Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
The highly-anticipated live-action remake of the classic Disney film “The Little Mermaid” is set to hit theaters on May 26. The movie, which stars Halle Bailey as Ariel and Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, promises to be a magical adventure under the sea. The plot of the movie is based on the original 1989 animated […]
BET Her has greenlit Black Girl, Erupted, a feature film from Vanessa Bell Calloway and executive producer Tressa Azarel Smallwood of MegaMind Media. This is the first feature film under the BET Her Presents: The Couch franchise. READ: Diarra Kilpatrick Signs BET Deal + Sets Comedy Series Diarra from Detroit At BETPlus The film which […]
NBC is set to produce a new mockumentary comedy series that will feature NBA legend Steph Curry. Titled “Mr. Throwback”, the show is about a struggling memorabilia dealer who seeks redemption by reconnecting with his sixth-grade teammate, the famous basketball player. The series is created by David Caspe, the mind behind popular shows like “Happy […]
Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Murray Bartlett have joined the cast of the upcoming original rock opera, O’Dessa for Searchlight Pictures. They join previously cast lead, Stranger Things breakout star Sadie Sink. READ: A Lovers Playlist: 25 Best Romantic Movies to Watch The movie follows the character O’Dessa, played by Sadie Sink, on a journey to […]
Get ready to head back to the swamp because Illumination Studios has officially confirmed that the “Shrek” franchise is set to be rebooted. Founder and CEO Chris Meledandri recently revealed to Variety that offers for Shrek 5 have already been sent out to the original cast, including Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, and Eddie Murphy, with […]
It’s a new week, and that means a new batch of trailers and movie releases to look forward to! Here are the exciting TV and movie trailers and releases that dropped this week, Apr 3, 2023. Check out the trailers and let us know what you are looking forward to watching. PS. We’re adding new […]
Zoë Kravitz has signed on to star and produce a new dark comedy film called “Biter.” The film tells the story of a young woman who fantasizes about biting her coworker and is part of Cat Person‘s Kristen Roupenian’s debut short story collection, “You Know You Want This.” No writer or director has been attached […]
The upcoming epic drama series, King Shaka, executive produced by Antoine Fuqua and centered around the founder of the Zulu Empire, has been canceled by Showtime. This cancellation is part of a wider programming overhaul at Showtime, which is merging with sister streamer Paramount+ and will be renamed Paramount+ with Showtime. The show, which was […]
Gabrielle Union is set to release a two-part docu-series titled “My Journey to 50” as part of her overall deal with BET. The series will be available for streaming exclusively on BET+ from June 15th. The documentary follows Union as she travels to Africa with her husband, Dwyane Wade, and other close family and friends […]
Brandee Evans, Skye Townsend, Kandi Burruss-Tucker, Pretty Vee, Paris Berelc, and more are starring in the MTV all-new original comedy Pretty Stoned. The film, which is written by Blayne Weaver and directed by Jonathan Hawk also stars Porsha Williams, DreamDoll, Jess Hilarious, Chris Renfro, D.C. Young Fly, and Navv Greene. Pretty Stoned debuts April 19 […]