In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Beauty and the Beast is getting an animated/live-action hybrid special on ABC with H.E.R. attached to star as Princess Belle. Titled, Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration, Jon M. Chu is executive producing with Hamish Hamilton directing. H.E.R.’s casting marks the first time an Afro Filipina woman will […]
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Alexis Floyd to Join Grey’s Anatomy Season 19 as a Series Regular
Alexis Floyd is continuing her journey within the Shondaland universe. After her break out role in Shonda Rhimes’ Inventing Anna, Floyd will join season 19 of Grey’s Anatomy as a series regular. Floyd will play a new surgical resident, Simone Griffin, at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. Griffin is a funny, whip smart, high achiever with […]
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Eddie Murphy to Star in Holiday Comedy Candy Cane Lane
Eddie Murphy to star in the holiday comedy Candy Cane Lane with Reginald Hudlin attached to direct the film for Prime Video. Via Deadline: Produced by Amazon Studios, Imagine Entertainment, and Eddie Murphy Productions, the comedy was acquired as a spec script written by Kelly Younger and inspired by Younger’s childhood holiday experiences. Production begins […]
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Kevin Daniels, Kyla Pratt, Tisha Campbell, LaMorne Morris, and More to Star in Spoof-Comedy Not Another Church Movie
Kevin Daniels, Kyla Pratt, Lamorne Morris, Tisha Campbell, Mickey Rourke, Vivica A. Fox, and Jasmine Guy are set to star in the spoof-comedy Not Another Church Movie. The film comes from Monty the Dog Productions with James Michael Cummings directing based on a script from Johnny Mack. The film centers on the fabulous world of […]
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Martin Lawrence Joins Janet Hubert and More in Comedic Sci-Fi Series Demascus
Martin Lawrence is joining the cast of AMC’s upcoming science-fiction comedy series Demascus. He will recur in the series opposite previously cast series regulars Okieriete Onaodowan, Janet Hubert, Caleb Eberhardt, and Shakira Ja’nai Paye. The series comes from playwright Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm and AMC Studios and the six-episode series is set to premiere next year […]
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Omar Epps, Demi Singleton and More Join Cast of Lee Daniels’ Netflix Horror The Deliverance
Omar Epps, Demi Singleton, Miss Lawrence and Anthony B. Jenkins have been added to the cast of Lee Daniels’ upcoming Netflix exorcism thriller The Deliverance. Daniels is directing the horror which is based on the true story of Latoya Ammons and her children who became demonically possessed. They joins previously cast Mo’Nique, Aunjanue Ellis, Caleb […]
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Daniel Kaluuya Will NOT Reprise Role in Black Panther Sequel
Nope you will not see Daniel Kaluuya in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Rotten Tomatoes Awards Editor Jacqueline Coley made the announcement through a tweet that the actor confirmed he is not reprising his role in the sequel. Kaluuya cited scheduling conflicts with Jordan Peele’s “Nope.” Coley tweeted, BREAKING NEWS: Fresh from my NOPE interview with […]
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Aldis Hodge to Star in Romantic Heist Film Marmalade Oppositte Joe Keery and Camila Morrone
Aldis Hodge is starring in the romantic heist film Marmalade alongside Joe Keery and Camila Morrone. And the project which comes from Signature Films just wrapped filming earlier this month in Minnesota. Keir O’Donnell is making his directorial debut with Marmalade, based off the script he wrote. Marmalade centers on a naive small-town man who […]
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Emayatzy Corinealdi Cast as Lead in Hulu Legal Series Reasonable Doubt — Kerry Washington to Direct
Check out the first look at Onyx Collective’s Reasonable Doubt, a new legal drama series led by Emayatzy Corinealdi. The series will premiere Tuesday, September 27, on Hulu. The series also stars Michael Ealy, Thadeus J. Mixson, Tim Jo, McKinley Freeman, Angela Grovey, and newcomer Aderinsola Olabode as series regular. Pauletta Washington and Sean Patrick […]
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Myles Bullock, Vince Staples Join Cast of White Men Can’t Jump Remake
Myles Bullock and Vince Staples have joined the cast of the White Men Can’t Jump remake for 20th Century Studios. They will star opposite previously announced leads Jack Harlow and Sinqua Walls who will take on the roles originated by Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson. This movie will be Harlow’s acting debut. Lance Reddick, Teyana […]