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Tiffany Haddish is set to star in the live-action hybrid family comedy I.F. for Universal Pictures. Mike Mitchell is attached to direct based on a script by Darren Lemke. Specific details on the film, I.F. are under wraps but the story centers around an imaginary friend and uses both animation with live-action. Think Who Framed […]
The Lion King prequel has found its Mufasa and Scar. Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre will head to the Pride Lands, to voice at-odds brothers Mufasa and Scar. Barry Jenkins is attached to direct the prequel to the 2019 adaptation which will further explore the mythology of the iconic characters, including Mufasa’s origin story. […]
Victoria Mahoney will direct The Old Guard 2 for Netflix and Skydance. And it seems she’s the only new person on the project as the original cast: Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Veronica Ngo and Chiwetel Ejiofor are returning to reprise their roles in the sequel. Gina Prince-Bythewood directed the […]
Netflix ordered two seasons of an untitled docuseries about African queens. The project comes from Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studios and Nutopia, with Pinkett Smith set to executive produce. “As the mother of a young Black woman, it is immensely important to me that she learns the lessons of the African Queens […]
Game of Thrones alum Jacob Anderson will star as Louis opposite Sam Reid in Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire series for AMC and its sister streamer, AMC+. The casting will reunite Anderson with GoT director Alan Taylor, who is helming the show’s first two episodes. Rolin Jones is creator, showrunner and executive producer of […]
Marlon Wayans is giving fans another frightening laugh with the untitled father-daughter Halloween comedy movie for Netflix which he will star in and produce. Jeff Wadlow will direct the comedy with Rob Rugan, Todd Berger and John R. Morey writing the script. The story follows a teenage girl, who after accidentally unleashing an ancient and […]
Showtime has ordered a comedy TV pilot based on Rick Famuyiwa’s 1999 film, The Wood. The project comes from the film’s director Rick Famuyiwa, Justin Hillian and Showtime sibling Paramount Television Studios. Famuyiwa will return to direct the pilot while Hillian, will write the script. READ: Dominique Fishback, Anthony Ramos to Lead in New Transformers […]
After a nationwide, virtual search for a young actor to play the title role, Annie Live! has found its lead with Celina Smith. The character, long considered one of the great musical theater roles for young actresses, gets to sing the show’s most famous showstopper – “Tomorrow” – as well as “Maybe” and “It’s a […]
Jurnee Smollett and Misha Green are reteaming up for Black Canary, a spinoff from Warner Bros.’s 2020 DC movie Birds of Prey. The project, which is in early development at HBO Max sees Smollett reprising her supporting Birds of Prey character Black Canary as the lead in the film. And according to Cinelinx, Green is […]
It’s like official, official now. Anthony Mackie is picking up the shield in Marvel’s upcoming “Captain America 4” movie. Deadline reported Wednesday that Mackie has signed a deal to return to the MCU, this time as Captain America, months after the project was initially reported on. Mackie first appeared as Sam Wilson (aka the Falcon) […]