Tessa Thompson to executive produce adaptation of The Left Right Game podcast. Amazon won the screen rights to the QCode mystery sci-fi podcast in a seven-figure deal. Emma Tammi directed the podcast and Jack Anderson wrote it based on his online blog of the same name. The ten-part series follows an idealistic journalist (Thompson) as she […]
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Aldis Hodge is Reprising his Role in Leverage Reboot
There is a Leverage reboot coming and we are very excited about this. IMDB TV added Dean Devlin, John Rogers and Chris Downey’s cult 2008 crime drama series Leverage to its library when it launched July 2019. Since then it has been a popular title and now it will be a popular reboot with a […]
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Stella Meghie to Direct Whitney Houston Biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody — Estate Involved in Film
The estate of Whitney Houston has approved a biopic that will make Houston’s life the subject of another biopic. According to Deadline, Stella Meghie to direct Whitney Houston biopic, I Wanna Dance With Somebody. Clive Davis is producing the project along with Anthony McCarten. The biopic came together after Davis approached screenwriter and producer McCarten […]
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Niles Fitch Makes History as Disney’s First Black, Live Action Prince
It’s 2020 and black people are still out here making history…on things they should’ve already made history on. The latest actor to make history is Niles Fitch. Fitch is making history as Disney’s first black, live action prince. Fitch will star in the Disney+ sci-fi film, Secret Society of Second-Born Royals as Prince Tuma. READ: […]
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La La is Executive Producing a Docuseries About Alabama State University’s Plus-Size Dance Squad
La La is executive producing a docuseries about Alabama State University’s plus-size dance squad, The Honeybeez. She’s partnered with ITV America’s Leftfield Pictures to produce the docuseries for Snapchat. READ: Where Are They Now: The Cast of Love & Basketball The docuseries is called The Honeybeez of ASU and will consist of 10-episodes. It will […]
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Natasha Rothwell to Star in and Executive Produce Malltown, Comedy Central’s New Animated Pilot
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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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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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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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 […]