Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes are playing brothers in Netflix’s limited series, True Story. While the series will see Hart taking a break from his usual comedy movies, Hart is starring as a fictional version of himself. He will play a comedian named Kid (Hart) who reconnects with his wayward older brother Carlton (Snipes) during […]
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Kiki Layne to Star in Ring Shout — Kasi Lemmons Will Write and Direct
After a competitive bidding war, Skydance Television has landed the rights to adapt P. Djéli Clark’s fantasy historical novella Ring Shout into a TV series starring Kiki Layne. Kasi Lemmons is attached to write and direct. READ: James Earl Jones to Reprise Role in Coming to America 2 — Kiki Layne, Wesley Snipes, Leslie Jones, […]
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Issa Rae, Adam McKay to Adapt Podcast Nice White Parents into an HBO Series
Issa Rae and Adam McKay are adapting the podcast Nice White Parents into an HBO series following a competitive bidding war that included the Obamas and Netflix. The network has won the rights to adapt the five-part New York Times and Serial Productions podcast as a half-hour comedy. It has already given the project a […]
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Ava DuVernay is Developing Naomi Superhero Series For The CW
Ava DuVernay is developing Naomi, a superhero series for Th CW. She has teamed with Arrow writer and co-exec producer Jill Blankenship to write and exec produce the project. Naomi is a fairly new superhero as she debuted as a comic book series in 2019 with Naomi: Season One, which was co-written by Brian Michael […]
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13 Black Actors Who Have Starred in The Most Movies and TV Shows Ever
“Hardworking” is an understatement to these 13 black actors who have starred in the most movies and TV shows ever. With over 100 movies and TV projects apiece, it seems like they are never, not working. Check out who they are and let us know if you were surprised to see someone on this list […]
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Laurence Fishburne Join Thandie Newton to Star in All the Old Knives
Laurence Fishburne is set to star opposite Thandie Newton in ‘All The Old Knives.’ Chris Pine and Jonathan Pryce are also attached to the project for Amazon Studios. Directed by Janus Metz, the story is set in the town of Carmel-by-the-Sea and follows ex-lovers — one a CIA spy, one an ex-spy — meet over […]
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Jada Pinkett Smith to Star in Upcoming Drama Redd Zone For Netflix
Jada Pinkett Smith is set to star in “Redd Zone,” an upcoming drama for Netflix. The drama is based on the true story of Tia Magee (portrayed by Smith), a single mother who helps her sons and their high school football teammates, “The Bros”, heal after the tragic murder of their best friend, Dominic Redd. […]
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Countdown to Christmas: 25 Best Holiday Movies to Watch
2020 is not the year to plan for anything, but the one thing you can plan for is a movie-driven countdown to Christmas with the 25 best holiday movies to watch. 19 FAMILY MEMBERS TO EXPECT DURING THE HOLIDAYS And while most Christmas movies get a pass for being extremely cheesy, these are not one […]
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw to Lead Psychological Thriller Surface for Apple TV+
Gugu Mbatha-Raw is starring in her second Apple TV+ show. The Morning Show star to lead the new psychological thriller series Surface from High Fidelity co-creator and exec producer Veronica West. There are no other character or plot details about the series, as of yet, but the streaming platform gave ‘Surface’ a straight-to-series pickupd. Reese […]
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Forty Acres Adaptation Heads to Neflix With Cheo Hodari Coker, Jay-Z and Mike Epps Attached
Cheo Hodari Coker is writing and producing the feature adaptation of Dwayne Alexander Smith novel ‘Forty Acres’ for Netflix. A young black attorney confronts issues of race and power as he uncovers a shocking conspiracy in the most page-turning and provocative thriller since The Firm. Martin Grey, a smart, talented black lawyer working out […]