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Walt Disney Animation Studios’ upcoming animated feature Hexed will be scored by Kris Bowers, Variety reports. The film stars Hailee Steinfeld, Rashida Jones, Jodie Foster, and Walton Goggins, and opens exclusively in theaters November 25. Hexed follows Billie Doe, an impulsive teenager voiced by Steinfeld, who discovers hidden magical abilities that pull her into Hexe, […]
Tyra Banks, in partnership with Forbes Entertainment, will produce a film about Lisa Lindahl, Polly Smith, and Hinda Miller, the three women who invented Jogbra, the world’s first sports bra, in 1977. Britt Brewer is writing the screenplay, with Banks executive producing and producing through her SMiZE Productions, as well as taking a role in […]
John Leguizamo, who stars in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, will be honored at the São Paulo International Film Festival in Brazil, Deadline reports exclusively. The 50th edition of the festival runs through October 29, and will include a masterclass with Leguizamo alongside the presentation of the Leon Cakoff Award, named for the festival’s founder. On […]
Tatyana Ali and professional partner Jan Ravnik performed a Viennese waltz honoring the late James Avery during Dancing With the Stars’ Dedication Night, with fellow Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum Alfonso Ribeiro joining the routine partway through, Page Six reports. The performance earned a score of 32 out of 40. The routine was set to […]
Desmond Scott, a Houston-born chef known for making restaurant-caliber cooking feel achievable at home is bringing that philosophy to television. The Wrap reported that Scott has partnered with BET and Paramount to launch Let’s Get It Started, a 12-episode digital cooking series debuting November 3 across BET’s digital platforms, social media, and YouTube. The format […]
Kid Cudi announced on Instagram Wednesday that he’ll write, direct, and star in Jean, a film about the life of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, sharing a first look at himself in character. “For years people have asked me about playing Jean Michel Basquiat in a film,” Cudi wrote. “But no project actually came to be. This […]
BET has renewed ComicView: Rooftop Series for a second season, ordering 20 additional episodes of the revived stand-up franchise, which premiered in June. Chris “CP” Powell returns as host, with Season 2 featuring 60 comedians performing on a Hollywood rooftop, including veteran comics Affion Crockett, Cocoa Brown, Lavell Crawford, and Luenell alongside rising talent. ComicView […]
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 […]