Martin Lawrence and Snoop Dogg to lead Game, DC-based drama series from Jerry Bruckheimer TV & CBS TV Studios. The Game is a political drama set in Washington, D.C. that Martin Lawrence and Snoop Dogg co-wrote the project from a story by Patrick Aison. Game revolves around lifelong best friends Bobby and Dice (Martin Lawrence […]
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13 Powerful TV Episodes That Address Police Brutality and Racism
13 of the most powerful TV episodes that address police brutality. It seems like police brutality will never go away. As the years go by the hashtags remain and the problems stay problems. From Rodney King to Mike Brown, Freddie Gray, to George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. READ: 15 Actors You Didn’t Know were British…Or […]
OWN Gives Straight-to-Series Order For Delilah Drama Series Starring Jill Marie Jones, Maahra Hill and More
Greenleaf creator Craig Wright just wrapped the church series after five-seasons and already has a straight-to-series commitment for Delilah drama series. The same Greenleaf creative team, Warner Bros. Television, and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films are on-board for the OWN upcoming series. It stars Maahra Hill in the titular role, Jill Marie Jones, Susan Heyward, and Ozioma […]
Blitz Bazawule to Direct The Color Purple Musical Film
Blitz Bazawule is going from black to purple. Fresh off co-directing the visually enticing Beyonce-led film, Black is King. Blitz Bazawule to helm The Color Purple musical film. Marcus Gardley is penning the Warner Bros. movie based on the Tony-winning Broadway musical which is a reimagining of Alice Walker’s 1982 novel. The story follows the […]
Filmmaker Reginald Hudlin Revealed a Static Shock Movie is in the Works
During a surprise, DC Fandome panel about Milestone Media, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Reginald Hudlin announced there is a Static Shock movie in the works. Static Shock follows a teenage boy, Virgil Hawkins, in the city of Dakota with electricity-based powers, who with the help of his inventive friend, fights crime as a superhero. After walking into […]
On This Day: TV and Film History on Aug 22
On This Day: TV and Film History on Aug 22nd. History may be annoying to some, but it’s what shapes us in life, especially in film and TV. It allows us to celebrate the lives of celebrities who are entertaining us. READ: 11 Coming to America Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About As well as […]
10 ‘Do The Right Thing’ Topics That Are Still True
25 years ago today (June 30th), Spike Lee premiered one of his most controversial films to date, Do The Right Thing. Still a young filmmaker, Lee focused on underlying issues of gentrification and poverty while the subject of racial tension was plastered all over the cult classic. The racial break down 5-part monologue speeches: “Dago, […]
Taryn Manning to Star in Coke Daniels’ Karen Movie
Say hello to a movie the Karens are going to be all upset about. Coke Daniels’ is directing a Karen movie. Literally entitled, Karen, a suspense thriller starring Orange Is The New Black’s Taryn Manning. If you know anything about the term, that Karens in Karen-like-fashion have deemed racist, it is used to describe caucasion […]
Jason Mitchell to Star in Sean Bell Biopic 50 Shots
Jason Mitchell is set to star in Sean Bell biopic as Bell, a 23-year-old man who was shot by police the night before his wedding. The incident occurred on November 25, 2006. Bell was having his bachelor party at a strip club in Queens, New York. At the same time, the police were undercover investigating […]
O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Pete Davidson Starring In American Sole — Kevin Hart & Chris Paul Producing
O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Pete Davidson are co-starring in the after-market sneakers comedy American Sole for STXfilms. Kevin Hart and Chris Paul are on board to produce the film based on the fastest-growing area of in-demand streetwear. Ian Edelman is directing the comedy that follows two twentysomethings (Davidson and Jackson) with mountains of college debt […]