There is an All American spin-off in the works and the spin-off will be based on an unsuspecting character. The All American spin-off is still in the dealmaking stages but if it gets greenlit it will center on Simone Hicks character, played by Geffri Maya. Maya’s character Simone was introduced on All American‘s second season. […]
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Hollywood’s Next Big Thing: 25 Actors To Keep on Your Radar
Hollywood is full of talent. Many get their just due, while others go overlooked and underappreciated. But not by us. We are highlighting 25 actors to keep on your radar. They are making waves in Hollywood and you should make sure you know who they are now and follow their career because it is only […]
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Lorraine Toussaint, Cree Summers, Brian Tyree Henry to Lend Voice in The Magician Elephant
Lorraine Toussaint, Brian Tyree Henry, and Cree Summers are just a few of the stars attached to Netflix’s new animation The Magician’s Elephant. The film is based on two-time Newbery Award-winner Kate DiCamillo’s novel of the same name and it will mark Wendy Rogers’ directorial debut. She will direct based on a script by Martin […]
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Jennifer Lopez to Star in The Cipher Adaptation For Netflix
Jennifer Lopez is set to star in and produce The Cipher for Netflix. The feature film is an adaptation of Isabella Maldonado’s crime novel of the same name. The story centers on FBI agent Nina Guerrero (Lopez), who finds herself drawn into a serial killer’s web after he posts complex codes and riddles online corresponding […]
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Blair Underwood to Reprise Role in L.A. Law Sequel in Development
There is a L.A. Law sequel in the works with Blair Underwood to executive produce as well as reprise his role as attorney Jonathan Rollins. ABC is developing a sequel to the iconic series which ran originally aired on NBC from 1986 to 1994. Anthony Hemingway is directing from a script written by Marc […]
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Ray Fisher Joins Women of the Movement Limited Series
Ray Fisher joins Women of the Movement, the limited series for ABC from creator-writer Marissa Jo Cerar and a producing team that includes Jay-Z, Will Smith and Aaron Kaplan. He joins the already cast Glynn Turman, Adrienne Warren, Cedric Joe, and Niecy Nash as Alma, Emmett Till’s grandmother. The limited series will center on Mamie […]
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Samuel L Jackson to Star in The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey For Apple TV+
Samuel L. Jackson to star in The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, the limited series for Apple TV+. It is based on Walter Mosley’s best-selling novel of the same name and Mosley will pen the series as well as executive produce. READ: Crystal Lee Brown, Cecil Blutcher Join Season 2 of Hightown in Recurring Role […]
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Steve Harris, Russell Hornsby, Kash Doll Join Black Mafia Family Series From 50 Cent
Steve Harris, Russell Hornsby, and Kash Doll have joined Black Mafia Family, the upcoming Starz drama series from executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. Hornsby and Harris join as series regulars while rapper Arkeisha “Kash Doll” Knight joins in a recurring capacity. Black Mafia Family is inspired by the true story of two brothers who […]
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Keith Powers to Co-Star Opposite Gabrielle Union in The Perfect Find
Keith Powers to co-star opposite Gabrielle Union in the Netflix/AGC Studios romantic comedy The Perfect Find. Numa Perrier is set to direct the romantic comedy that will be released on Netflix. And Leigh Davenport adapted Williams’ book for the screen. The Perfect Find centers on Jenna Jones (Union), a woman who hopes that her new […]
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Shola Amoo is Directing a Film on Muhammad Ali’s Refusal to Serve in the Army
Shora Amoo is directing a feature film centered on Muhammad Ali’s refusal to join the U.S. Army in 1967 during the Vietnam War. Amoo will direct the Searchlight film based on a script by script by Philip Howze which is based on Leigh Montville’s “Sting Like a Bee: Muhammad Ali vs. The United States of […]