Southside with You will tell the story of the Obamas’ first date in the summer of 1989, during which the couple went to see Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thingand shared their first kiss outside an ice cream parlor.

Sumpter – best known for her role as Layla Williamson on the ABC soap operaOne Life to Live – was tapped to play Michelle in December 2014, but the hunt for young Barack took a little longer.

After months of searching, Sawyers, a West London actor and newcomer to the American screen, was finally chosen in May to portray the president.

Got the drop at People . . .