Dominique Fishback and Anthony Ramos to co-lead the latest installment of Hollywood’s biggest franchise, Transformers. Creed II helmer Steven Caple Jr. is directing the film for Paramount, eOne and Hasbro as they talk final negotiations with Fishback to confirm her spot. While Ramos was always a frontrunner for the lead role, the role of Fishback’s […]
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Samuel L. Jackson’s Action Pic The Protege Gets Release Date
Samuel L Jackson’s action flick The Protege gets a release date. Maggie Q and Michael Keaton also star in the action movie. Martin Campbell directs the Lionsgate film off Richard Wenks script. READ: Marsha Stephanie Blake, Damon Gupton, and More Join Samuel L Jackson in The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey In the film assassin […]
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Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society to Develop Akwaeke Emezi’s Novel You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty For Amazon
Michael B. Jordan is developing Akwaeke Emezi’s novel You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty through his Outlier Society production company. The adaptation will be made for Amazon Studios after the streamer won an auction for the screen rights to the book that the Simon & Schuster imprint Atria will publish in 2022. […]
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Niecy Nash to Host the Reboot of Don’t Forget the Lyrics!
Fresh from guest-hosting The Masked Singer, Niecy Nash joins another show. She will host the reboot of Don’t Forget the Lyrics! for Fox. The series challenges contestants’ musical memory in a bid to win $1 million as long as they don’t forget the lyrics. Contestants will choose songs from different genres, decades and musical artists. […]
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Thuso Mbedu to Star Opposite Viola Davis in The Woman King — Gina Prince-Bythewood is Directing
Thuso Mbedu will star opposite Viola Davis in The Woman King for TriStar Pictures. Gina Prince Bythewood, who most recently directed Netflix’s The Old Guard will direct this project. Dana Stevens penned the script. The film is a historical epic inspired by actual events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey. It is one […]
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Jurnee Smollett to Star in and Executive Produce Lou
Jurnee Smollett is headed to Netflix to star in and executive produce Lou. She will star opposite Allison Janney who is also executive producing. READ: Antoine Fuqua is Directing & Producing the Film Adaptation of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof With All-Black Cast Lou follows the life of a young woman and her landlord […]
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Stephan James, J.K. Simmons to Star in College Sports Drama National Champions
Stephan James and J.K. Simmons are reuniting for the college sports drama National Champions for STXflims. The duo first starred together in 21 Bridges alongside the late Chadwick Boseman. National Champions examines the big business of college sports, as the story follows a star quarterback (James) who ignites a player’s strike 72 hours before the […]
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Robin Thede is Developing Zombie Action-Comedy Killing It
Robin Thede, the creator behind HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show is developing the zombie action-comedy feature Killing It. Thede wrote the screenplay and will produce the feature that is being described as Shaun of the Dead meets Girls Trip. READ: The Kings of Napa: Ebonee Noel, Rance Nix, Karen LeBlanc, Yaani King Mondschein Join […]
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David Alan Grier, Mustafa Speaks Joins Drama Series Joe Pickett
David Alan Grier and Mustafa Speaks are set as series regulars in Spectrum Originals drama series Joe Pickett. Julianna Guill, Sharon Lawrence, Paul Sparks, Skywalker Hughes, and Kamryn Pliva have also been cast in the hourlong drama series. READ: Brittany S. Hall, Erica Luttrell, And More Join David Makes Man For Season 2 They all […]
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Justin Simien to Direct Disney’s Haunted Mansion Remake
Justin Simien is set to direct Disney’s Haunted Mansion. Katie Dippold penned the script that is reportedly based on the studio’s iconic theme park attraction. The Haunted Mansion theme park ride debuted in 1969 and takes guests through a ghostly manor where strange sounds are heard. It also includes some classic characters like the spirit […]