‘Wicked City’ Actor Shaquita Smith To Produce & Star In Indie Flick ‘Voyage Of The Forgotten’

Zac Ntim

30 December 2024 at 5:15 am·1-min read

EXCLUSIVE: Shaquita Smith (Wicked City) has signed on to produce and star in the action-adventure flick Voyage of the Forgotten.

The indie feature tells the story of a young historian (Smith) who embarks on a perilous journey to uncover the long-lost adventure gallery ship, laden with gold, only to find herself entangled in a deadly game of deception and betrayal.

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The film is set to shoot in the UK in the late spring of 2025. The film was written by Malcom Ali (The Changers).

Voyage of the Forgotten is a TreeHouse Productions film.

Best known for starring in AMC’s popular series Wicked City and the feature My Valentine Crush for Paramount Global’s BET+ opposite Travis Cure (The Oval) and Jeff Logan (Double Cross). My Valentine Crush is a rom-com in which a woman (Smith) makes an unexpected connection with an internet technician (Cure), leading her to have a Valentine’s Day she’ll never forget and evaluate her current relationship with her boyfriend (Logan).

Smith studied acting at Troy State University in Alabama. She was also previously a pageant girl and competed in Miss Georgia USA. She has also guest-starred in television series including New Amsterdam, NCIS: New Orleans, Hap & Leonard, Homicide Hunter, and Survivor’s Remorse, among others.

She is represented by Exclusive Talent, Untamed Artists, and Wonder Street.

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