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DeWanda Wise joins Shailene Woodley in Showtime’s series Three Women. The upcoming drama is based on Lisa Taddeo’s non-fiction bestselling book of the same name. Taddeo is adapting her book into an hour-long series which is described as an intimate, haunting portrayal of American female desire and follows three women, Sloane, Maggie, and Lina who […]
Ron Cephas Jones and Vinnie Jones are joining season 2 of NBC’s Law & Order: Organized Crime in recurring roles. Created by Dick Wolf, in Law & Order: Organized Crime, Meloni, reprising his role as Elliot Stabler, returns to the NYPD to battle organized crime after a devastating personal loss. However, the city and police […]
Danny Glover and Richard Grieco are joining Wesley Snipes among others in Robert Gilling’s new series Paper Empire. Denise Richards, Robert Davi, Steve Guttenberg, Michael Nouri, Robert Knepper, and Anne Archer are also starring in the picture. READ: The Thomas Crown Affair Remake Starring Michael B Jordan Has Found Its Writer Robert Gillings also wrote […]
Kerry Washington has found her next project with the Netflix adaptation of Diane Cardwell’s memoir Rockaway: Surfing Headlong Into a New Life. And the title is interestingly accurate as the film tells the story of the Cardwell’s own reinvention as she discovered the world of surfing. Washington will star in and produce Rockaway which centers […]
Mustafa Shakir, Charmaine Bingwa, Ben Foster, and Gilbert Owuor are joining Will Smith in Emancipation. Antoine Fuqua is directing the Apple Original Film and Willam N. Collage penned the script. Emancipation is based on the true story of runaway slave named Peter (Smith). He is forced to outwit cold-blooded hunters and the punishing Louisiana swamp […]
Updated with trailer: —- Teyana Taylor may be retiring from music, but she is expanding her acting resume. The multi-hyphenate entertainer is set to star in A.V. Rockwell’s feature debut A Thousand and One. The film follows Inez (Taylor), who kidnaps six-year-old Terry from the foster care system. Holding onto their secret and each other, […]
Allen Maldonado is the latest to join the cast of the Wonder Years reboot. He is cast in a recurring role. Written by Saladin Patterson and directed by Fred Savage, the revival of the classic 1980s family comedy-drama is set in the same era as the original. It looks at how the Williamses, a Black […]
Bridgerton breakout actor Regé-Jean Page’s is cast in The Saint remake for Paramount Pictures. Playwright and actor Kwame Kwei-Armah is penning the script for the adventure thriller. There is no director attached as of yet. READ: Rising Above: Common Producing Film About Howard University’s Soccer Team and Coach’s Historical NCAA Win Saint is based on Leslie […]
The Game reboot is underway with two original cast members returning. Brittany Daniel and Pooch Hall will reprise their roles as Kelly Pitts and Derwin “Ding Dong” Davis. They will make special appearances in the 10-episode Paramount+ series. The revival shifts the action from San Diego to Las Vegas and combines original cast members with […]
Jacob Latimore is joining the House Party reboot, replacing Jorge Lendeborg Jr. for the co-lead role opposite Tosin Cole. Lendeborg Jr. recently left the project to focus on his mental well-being; insiders say the exit was supported by the studio and filmmakers. Music video director Calmatic will be making his feature directorial debut based on […]