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 […]
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Crystal Lee Brown, Cecil Blutcher Join Season 2 of Hightown in Recurring Role
Season 2 of Hightown will introduce us to four new players. Crystal Lee Brown, Cecil Blutcher, Carlos Gomez, and Barbara Weetman join the Starz series in a recurring role. They will star opposite series regular Monica Raymund. Set in beautiful but bleak Cape Cod, ‘Hightown’ follows one woman’s journey to sobriety, overshadowed by an unfolding […]
Naomi Ackie to Portray Whitney Houston in Biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker actress Naomi Ackie to portray Whitney Houston in the biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody from Sony and its TriStar division. The project is being made with the blessing of the Houston estate. That means that the estate has signed off on the screenplay, which grants the film to […]
Leon Joins City on a Hill Season 2
Leon joins City on a Hill for the second season of the Showtime series, opposite Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge. City on a Hill is set in early 1990s Boston when the city was rife with violent criminals emboldened by local law enforcement agencies in which corruption and racism was the norm. And then it […]
Essence Atkins, Michelle Mitchenor, Gary Dourdan Join First Wives Club Season 2
First Wives Club season 2 will introduce us to a few new faces. Lethal Weapon‘s Michelle Mitchenor joins First Wives Club season 2 as a series regular opposite Ryan Michelle Bathe, Jill Scott, and Michelle Buteau. Additionally, Essence Atkins, Gary Dourdan, Jordan Carlos, and Mikhail Keize join in recurring roles. Developed by Girls Trip co-writer […]
Boots Riley’s Series I’m a Virgo Starring Jharrel Jerome Heads to Amazon
A few months ago, Boots Riley posted on his Instagram about his series I’m a Virgo, that he was working on. He posted the cover art for the show and announced that Jharrel Jerome was already cast in the lead role. Amazon wasted no time snatching up the series to give it a home on […]
Gabrielle Union to Star in Cheaper By The Dozen Remake
Gabrielle Union’s family is growing to 12 for the Cheaper by the Dozen remake. The L.A.’s Finest star is teaming up with Black-ish creator Kenya Barris for a remake that will stream on Disney+. Disney announced the news during its Investor Day. This will be the third Cheaper by the Dozen remake. The film centers […]
Sister Act 3 is Officially in Development With Whoopi Goldberg and Tyler Perry Attached
Sister Mary Clarence is back. Almost 30 years since the last movie, and after Whoopi Goldberg’s vocal support and participation, Sister Act 3 is coming. Like officially. And Goldberg will reprise her role as Deloris Wilson aka Sister Mary Clarence for Sister Act 3. It will debut on Disney+ READ: Nia DaCosta is Tapped to […]
Taraji P Henson to make Directorial Debut with Dramedy Two-Faced
Taraji P. Henson to make her directorial debut with dramedy Two-Faced, which she will also star in and produce the film for BRON Studios. Tim K. Story is producing the project and it serves as a reunion for Henson and Story who worked together on the Think Like a Man movies. Cat Wilkins wrote the […]
Ayo Edebiri, Adrienne C. Moore to Voice Interactive Special For Netflix We Lost Our Human
Netflix is coming out with a new 2D-animated interactive comedy-adventure special, We Lost Our Human. Audiences will choose to experience the story from the perspective of a self-involved cat Pud (Ben Schwartz). Or they choose that of a loving, hyperactive dog Ham (Ayo Edebiri). Pud/Ham wakes up one day to find that their human and […]