It's Raining Zest....

Evan Ross has been cast opposite former Disney Channel superstar-turned-pop singer Hilary Duff in the film "Greta," an interracial teen dramedy for Whitewater Films.

Duff plays the title role of a waitress who falls in love with her a cook at the restaurant they work. After they take their romance to the next level, Greta confronts the concern of her grandparents (Ellen Burstyn, Michael Murphy) about her new boo's criminal past.

Director Nancy Bardawil is currently shooting "Greta" in New Jersey. LaMike has also finished shooting "Black Water Transit" opposite Laurence Fishburne, as well as "Brooklyn to Manhattan," "Life is Hot in Cracktown" and "Linewatch."Hilary Duff has a crazy fan base so this movie may be a good crossover look for our boy. cd

From IW: Those zesty good looks are getting LaMichael pretty far in the game, but as I've said before, current mainstream Hollywood likes the leading men to look like 12 year old boys. A match with Hillary Duff is.....interesting.... but if The Duff is involved in an interracial relationship, it would have to be with the most non-threatening black (light) guy Hollywood--Diana Ross' son would certainly fit that bill. I wonder what kind of "criminal past" they'll give him? Probably something corny like somebody stole a car and he was riding in it and didn't know it was was stolen.

I have to look into that "Cracktown" movie tho.