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Jermaine Jackson’s son Jaafar Jackson has been cast to portray his late uncle, Michael Jackson in the upcoming biopic Michael. Antoine Fuqua, who is on board to direct confirmed the news via Instagram. “Proud to announce @jafaarjackson as Michael — the motion picture event that explores the journey of the man who became the King […]
The Sundance 2023 has concluded its first-in person festival since 2020 and has announced its winners with an in-person awards show. A.V. Rockwell’s feature-film directorial debut “A Thousand and One” and the Nikki Giovanni project won the top Jury Prizes in dramatic and documentary categories. They are just two of the films we highlighted here […]
Here is a full list of new tv and movie releases to watch this week and weekend. The list includes new projects that were released the week of Jan 23, 2023 (unless noted). Check them out below and add them to your watch list. READ: New TV and Movie Trailers + Releases That Dropped This Week […]
Ayo Edebiri has lined up her next role in Marvel Studios’ villain-centric Thunderbolts. She joins Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Wyatt Russell, Hannah John-Kamen and Olga Kurylenko, who were previously cast. Little is known about the plot of the film, but in the comics, The Thunderbolts centers on a team of Marvel […]
Larry Wilmore who is no stranger to late-night talk shows is taking fans on a behind-the-scenes journey in his new scripted comedy Lately for ABC Wilmore is starring in, writing, and executive producing the series which is described as a behind-the-scenes look at the upstairs-downstairs dynamics of the people who work at a late-night talk […]
I May Destroy You alum Paapa Essiedu is starring opposite Melissa McCarthy in the untitled Christmas movie. Set in New York, the upcoming Christmas Movie is described as a fairy-tale comedy about a workaholic man who enlists the help of a magical genie to help win his family back before Christmas. READ: Danielle Pinnock Joins […]
Niecy Nash-Betts, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Nick Offerman, and Connie Nielsen are joining Ava DuVernay’s upcoming feature Caste for Netflix. They join previously cast Aunjanue Ellis who is leading Caste, which is an adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller ‘Caste: Origins of Our Discontent. DuVernay directing, penning, and producing the film […]
Rita Moreno, King Bach, Bashir Salahuddin, Xosha Roquemore and more are joining the cast of the upcoming Netflix movie Family Leave. They join previously cast Jennifer Garner, Ed Helms, Emma Myers, and Brady Noon in the body swapping comedy inspired by New York Times bestselling author Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s book, Bedtime for Mommy. Joseph McGinty […]
Updated in 2025 Being in a relationship is hard enough. Even healthy relationships have their hurdles. But somehow these married actors find a way to add more chaos to their coupledom by working together. The long hours, many reshoots, and all that, that goes into making a great film or series doesn’t affect the love […]
Over 20 years after the original Gabrielle Union is officially developing a Bring It On sequel. And before you say it, we are aware the franchise has four direct-to-video sequels, however Union’s Bring It On sequel will center on the East Compton Clovers. “We’ve been developing a sequel that centers on the [Clovers],” she told […]