I was not ready. I thought I was. I have been following this film since the announcement, read every article, watched every piece of content that has come out, and I still was not ready for what happened in that room at MVAAFF on August 7. The evening started with an exclusive behind-the-scenes video and […]

The pioneering gossip columnist, TV personality, and author became a defining voice in Black entertainment journalism across four decades Florence “Flo” Anthony, the celebrity journalist who broke through some of tabloid media’s most entrenched color lines, died Thursday, August 6, after a battle with cancer. She was 74. Her death was confirmed by Jack Hirsch, […]

Justice Smith is joining the cast of Heated Rivalry Season 2 as lead alongisde fellow newcomer Charlie Gillespie and returning stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie. The second season of the globally popular queer hockey romance series is confirmed to premiere in spring 2027, with production now underway in Canada. Smith will play Harris Drover, […]

New York City Center has announced the cast for its Encores! production of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, running February 3 through 14, 2027. Danielle Brooks and Ayo Edebiri are among the highlights of a starry ensemble that also includes David Hyde Pierce in the title role and Jin Ha as Linus. Based on […]

Ariana DeBose is stepping into one of musical theater’s most iconic roles. An autumn workshop is planned for a new production of the Neil Simon and Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields classic Sweet Charity, starring the Academy Award winner. All-new direction and choreography will come from Tony Award nominees Jeff and Rick Kuperman, known for […]

National Geographic has released the official trailer for Lion, a four-part natural history event series executive produced by The Lion King live-action director Jon Favreau and BBC Studios Natural History Unit creative director Mike Gunton. The series premieres August 19 on National Geographic at 9/8c, with all episodes streaming the next day on Disney+ and […]

The gang is getting back together and they are bringing some new faces along. Netflix has announced the full cast for Grown Ups 3, with production already underway in New Jersey. Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James, David Spade, Rob Schneider, Maya Rudolph, Maria Bello and Salma Hayek Pinault all return as leads alongside Happy […]

The Walt Disney Company and TikTok have announced a wide-ranging global partnership that will allow TikTok creators to use assets from Disney’s vast library of films and series to create fan content, with a curated selection of those videos appearing on both TikTok and Disney+. Under the deal, TikTok creators who opt into the program […]

Writer-director Michael Cooke’s debut feature Forget Me Not is in the home stretch. Principal photography on the Brooklyn-shot magical realism romance is complete, and the film has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Seed&Spark to fund post-production, including visual effects, sound, color, score and festival delivery. The campaign has reached 71 percent of its $35,000 goal […]

DeWanda Wise, Tian Richards and Marcus Mitchell have been set as series regulars in the untitled rodeo drama from creator and showrunner Kirk A. Moore, known for Demascus and American Crime. The one-hour, eight-episode series is expected to begin production in Atlanta later this month and is the second fully owned scripted series Starz has […]