Showtime’s upcoming TV comedy pilot based on Rick Famuyiwa’s 1999 film, The Wood has set its cast. Richard T. Jones and Tamala Jones are set to reprise their roles as Slim and Tanya and they will join newly cast Melvin Gregg, Xavier Mills, Karen Obilom, Vince Staples, and Essence Renae. The project comes from the […]
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A Great Day in Animation: Celebrating Black Excellence in the World of Toons
Nickelodeon Animation and Paramount Pictures teamed up earlier this month (June 5, 2022), to pay homage to Black animators with “A Great Day in Animation.” The event was inspired by the iconic 1958 “A Great Day in Harlem,” photographed by Art Kane. The image, which was later recreated in 1998 for Hip Hop, featured 57 […]
Moses Ingram Replaces Lupita Nyong’o in Series Lady in the Lake
Moses Ingram is replacing Lupita Nyong’o in the upcoming series adaptation of Lady in the Lake for Apple. Nyong’o exited the series last month where she was supposed to co-lead opposite Natalie Portman. Y’Lan Noel, Mikey Madison, and Brett Gelman also star in the series, which is currently in production and is based on Laura […]
James Lesure Joins The Rookie: Feds
James Lesure joins the cast of The Rookie spin-off, The Rookie: Feds, led by Niecy Nash-Betts. Frankie Faison, Kat Foster, Felix Solis, Britt Robertson, and Kevin Zegers have also been cast in the new series. The spinoff, follows the premise of The Rookie, which centers on the oldest rookie in the LAPD. However, the new […]
Godfather of Harlem: Jason Alan Carvell to Portray Malcolm X in Recasting
In a shocking recasting, Nigel Thatch is leaving Epix’s hit series Godfather of Harlem where he portrayed Malcolm X and Jason Alan Carvell is stepping into the role. We’re unsure why Thatch is leaving the series which is entering its third seasons. Production begins this week in New York. Created by Chris Brancato and Paul […]
Janet Hubert to Star in Comedic Sci-Fi Series Demascus
Janet Hubert, Caleb Eberhardt, and Shakira Ja’nai Paye have joined the cast of AMC’s upcoming science-fiction comedy series Demascus. They will join as series regulars opposite previously cast Okieriete Onaodowan in the series from playwright Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm and AMC Studios. The six-episode series is set to premiere next year on AMC and AMC+. READ: […]
Denzel Washington is Reuniting with ‘Man on Fire’ Co-Star Dakota Fanning For Equalizer 3
Denzel Washington is reuniting with his Man on Fire co-star Dakota Fanning, nearly 20 years since their hit action thriller was released, for The Equalizer 3. Washington is also re-teaming with longtime director collaborator, Antoine Fuqua who is returning to direct The Equalizer 3 for Sony Pictures. READ: 16 Remakes in the Works With no […]
Tiffany Boone Joins Andre Holland in Huey P. Newton Limited Series The Big Cigar
Tiffany Boone is set to star opposite André Holland in the Huey P. Newton limited series The Big Cigar for Apple TV. The series, which is about how the Black Panther leader eluded a nationwide manhunt and escaped to Cuba, is based on Joshuah Bearman’s Playboy article of the same name. Bearman is also attached […]
Watch the Trailer to Deitrick Haddon’s Biopic The Fallen
ALLBlk released the trailer to Deitrick Haddon’s The Fallen, a faith-based dramatic feature film. The project, which is written, directed, and starring Haddon, serves as a follow-up to 2010 film, Blessed and Cursed. Singer Q Parker, Jonathan Slocumb, gospel artist B Slade, Jo él Quinn, and Brittany Lucio also star in the film. According to […]
Yahya Abdul Mateen II, Corey Hawkins to Star in Broadway Play Topdog/Underdog
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Corey Hawkins are set to star as brothers in the revival of Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play Topdog/Underdog. Acclaimed by the New York Times as “The Greatest American Play of the Past 25 Years,” the darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity, will return to Broadway this fall for […]









