Seven women-focused film advocacy organizations have launched REEL BALANCE, a continent-wide initiative aimed at securing gender equity commitments from African film festivals. The project, initiated by The Ladima Foundation and the Durban FilmMart, officially launched October 10, with 19 festivals already signing on. Early research conducted by The Ladima Foundation across 12 African film festivals […]

The Golden Globes have denied Lionsgate’s bid to have its Michael Jackson biopic Michael compete in the comedy or musical category, Variety confirmed, with the news first reported by Gold Derby. The decision places the film, starring Jaafar Jackson as the King of Pop, into the drama category, where it will compete for one of […]

Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black has kicked off production on Season 4 in Atlanta, Georgia, Netflix announced. The show joins a growing lineup of Netflix productions filmed in the city, including Perry’s Where There’s Smoke and Give Me Some Sugah, along with A Different World Season 1, Scooby-Doo: Origins, Stranger Things, His & Hers, and […]

Colorado filmmaker Nkosi Roma has completed Blue Check, his feature directorial debut, an independent black-and-white comedy-drama shot in just four days. The film stars Iman Shakur, Summer Marie Thomas, Jonathan Bynoe, and Mark Thomas. Blue Check follows a controversial online influencer, played by Shakur, who spends an awkward evening with old friends who knew him […]

Disney+ and Hulu have officially ordered a Glee reboot to series, confirming months of speculation after co-creator Ryan Murphy repeatedly discussed the show’s potential return while promoting FX’s The Shards. The original series ran for six seasons on Fox from 2009 to 2015, following the New Directions glee club at William McKinley High School in […]

Nicholas Christopher will take over the role of Bobby Darin in Broadway’s Just in Time beginning November 10, succeeding Matthew Morrison, who begins a three-week limited run October 20 following Jeremy Jordan’s final performance on October 18. Christopher’s casting makes him the third actor to play Darin in the production’s run so far. The show […]

Hosea Chanchez, who played star quarterback Malik Wright on The Game, says he has retired from acting. The Montgomery, Alabama, native made the revelation on Cam Newton’s Funky Friday podcast. About 46 minutes into the nearly two-hour conversation, Newton asked him directly whether he was retired. Chanchez paused before answering. “I would definitely say I’m […]

Durango, Hulu’s drama pilot starring Cooper Hoffman and Kathryn Newton, has been picked up to series. Merritt Wever, Mason Gooding, and Abbey Lee have joined the cast, Variety reports. Created by Eliza Clarke, the series follows Mikey, a ski bum townie chasing a buzz, and Bunny, a homeschooled runaway working as a diner waitress, as […]

Leslie Grace will co-star alongside Patrick Schwarzenegger in The Journeyman, a crime thriller directed by Ángel Manuel Soto, Deadline reports. Schwarzenegger plays a down-on-his-luck tennis pro drawn into match-fixing to support his family, while Grace plays his fiercely loyal fiancée. The script comes from husband-wife writing duo The Roberts, with revisions by Bill Dubuque. AGC […]

Dwayne Johnson was spotted shooting Lizard Music in Brooklyn this week, sporting a dramatic prosthetic transformation into a 70-year-old character known as the Chicken Man. Set photos show Johnson in a tan bucket hat and coat, holding a slice of pizza, walking alongside young co-star Theo Clark Leber, who carries an oversized lizard plush. Kazu […]