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Letitia Wright stars opposite the late Michael K. Williams in his last movie role, Surrounded. Jamie Bell, Jeffrey Donovan, and Brett Gelman also star in the western. READ: Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele Are Back Together For Animated Dark Comedy Wendell & Wild [Trailer] Anthony Mandler directed the feature based on Andrew Pagana and Justin […]
Ron Cephas Jones, Gary Carr and Hubert Point-Du Jour are joining the cast of the Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. anthology series Genius: MLK/X as series regular. Lennie James, LisaGay Hamilton, Ashley Romans, Donal Logue, and Griffin Matthews will recur in the series. The above join previously cast Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron […]
Well that’s one way you host SNL. Keke’s pregnant! In the world’s worst kept secret, while hosting her first Saturday Night Live during her opening monologue, Keke Palmer announced she’s expecting her first child. While making the announcement she addressed online rumors: “There’s some rumors going around, people have been in my comments saying, ‘Keke’s […]
Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, Erika Alexander, Adam Brody, Myra Lucretia Taylor, and John Ortiz are set to star in the film adaptation of Percival Everett’s novel, Erasure. They all join Jeffrey Wright who was previously cast in the main role. The project which was just acquired by Orion Pictures will be […]
An all-new production of The Wiz will play a national tour before easing on down the road to Broadway. Ambassador Theatre Group and producers Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson and Brian Anthony Moreland announced a brand-new production of The Wiz will launch a national tour, fall 2023. The musical will then head to Broadway for a […]
Say it with us now: “Call me now for your free tarot reading.” That infamous phrase and its originator (or at least the only one we recognize), Miss Cleo are the subject of a new documentary, Call Me Miss Cleo, the documentary will premiere on HBO Max, December 15. READ: Is That Black Enough For […]
You know how the story goes, when the clock strikes 12 it’s all over. Netflix canceled their young adult series The Midnight Club after only one season. Adapted from a book by Christopher Pike, the story examined terminally ill teens living at Brightcliffe Hospice, a spooky mansion with its own secrets. Flanagan and Leah Fong […]
Apple TV+ is staying above the Surface with their new show. The Gugu Mbatha-Raw-led thriller Surface was renewed for for a second season just three months after its eight-episode first season. Stephan James, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ari Graynor, François Arnaud, and Millie Brady also star in the series created by Veronica West. READ: 14 […]
Nicholas Pinnock is starring in the BBC drama This Town opposite Michelle Dockery and David Dawson from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight Knight wrote and executive produces the six-part series that tells the story of an extended family and four young people who are drawn into the world of ska and two-tone music. Both a […]
Gamora’s back for the guardians’ last mission. Marvel released the first trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and which will give viewers Rocket Raccoon’s (Bradley Cooper) origin story. In the film, the Guardians embark on a mission to defend the universe and protect one of their own. And while Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) […]