Insecure star Natasha Rothwell to star in and executive produce Malltown, Comedy Central’s new animated pilot. Rothwell will voice the shows’ main character, 13-year-old Libby. Set in a declining mall, Malltown follows the coming-of-age adventures of Libby. Seen through the eyes of the budding teen, the mall is a microcosm of America and everything that’s […]
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Kasi Lemmons Will Adapt and Direct The Shadow King Into a Feature Film
Kasi Lemmons will adapt and direct The Shadow King, Maaza Mengiste’s historical fiction novel, into a feature film. Atlas Entertainment will produce it. The Shadow King is set during Mussolini’s 1935 invasion of Ethiopia. It takes us back to the first real conflict of World War II. The book also casts a light on the […]
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Where Are They Now: The Cast of Love & Basketball
20 years ago Love & Basketball was released in theaters across the US. The cast of Love & Basketball consisted of Omar Epps, Sanaa Lathan, Alfre Woodard, Dennis Haysbert, Regina Hall, and more. It was directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and produced by Spike Lee. And the film’s storyline was felt generationally. It centered on two […]
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#DontRushChallenge: 12 Fictional Characters Who Could Participate in the Don’t Rush Challenge
So the #DontRushChallenge is taking over social media. It involves you looking one way and then switching to look completely different and usually involves a makeup brush or another object that pertains to your transformation as a baton you toss amongst one another involved in the video. READ: 16 Movies to Get You in the Easter […]
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50 Cent’s Crime Drama Black Mafia Family Gets the Greenlight by Starz
On Tuesday Starz greenlit 50 Cent’s crime drama Black Mafia Family. Black Mafia Family is inspired by the true story of two brothers, Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory and Terry “Southwest T” Flenory, who rose from the decaying streets of southwest Detroit in the late 1980s and gave birth to one of the most influential crime […]
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16 Movies to Get You in the Easter Spirit
It’s Easter weekend and I think we’re unanimous in saying that this year is drastically different from every year. Thanks to the coronavirus. But don’t let that one thing stop your Easter spirit. Because you may not be able to physically go to church. You may be quarantined away from your family. But you can […]
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15 Actors You Didn’t Know were British…Or Maybe Just Forgot They Were
You think you know all the British actors and then you find out there are so many actors you didn’t know were British. I mean for the longest, the biggest shocker was Idris Elba. By the time it made major headlines he was known for his role as Stringer Bell in The Wire and other […]
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The 12 Best and Worst Eddie Murphy Films
Updated in Apr 1, 2024 Do you agree with our list of the 12 best and worst Eddie Murphy films of his career? The multi-hyphenated man has hit some major home runs in his career. Whether it be his stand up or his directorial debut film, Harlem Nights. But as many amazing films he’s starred […]
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Newcomer Savannah Smith Joins Gossip Girl Reboot
Newcomer Savannah Smith joins Gossip Girl reboot as a lead in the 10-episode HBO Max series. She joins already announced leads Emily Alyn Lind, Tavi Gevinson, Whitney Peak, Eli Brown, Johnathan Fernandez and Jason Gotay as well as Thomas Doherty, Adam Chanler-Berat and Zion Moreno Like the original series, the new iteration of Gossip Girl, […]
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Lex Scott Davis and Shamier Anderson to Star in A Lot of Nothing
Lex Scott Davis and Shamier Anderson have joined the cast of Mo McRae’s directorial debut, A Lot of Nothing. The join the already announced cast that includes Y’lan Noel and Cleopatra Coleman. David Oyelowo is executive producing the project and McRae and Sarah Kelly Kaplan wrote the script. The film centers on a married couple […]