Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Allen Hughes is attached to direct the biopic on Marvin Gaye, What’s Going On for Warner Bros. Poet/playwright Marcus Gardley penned the biopic which was acquired by the studio and with the blessing of the late singer’s estate. Motown is also a part of the deal, which will allow the film rights to use all […]
Amazon’s Them star Shahadi Wright Joseph is set to star in the musical dance dramedy, Throw It Back. Tiffany Haddish will also star in the project and produce it alongside Paul Feig. Shadae Lamar Smith will make his feature directorial debut with Throw It Back. He will direct based off a script he co-wrote with […]
Stephan James, Marianne Jean-Baptiste join Gugu Mbatha-Raw in the Apple TV series Surface from High Fidelity co-creator and exec producer Veronica West. Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ari Graynor, François Arnaud, and Millie Brady have also been cast. READ: Stephan James, J.K. Simmons to Star in College Sports Drama National Champions Veronica West created and wrote the series […]
Bokeem Woodbine and Raúl Castillo join Gabrielle Union and Jeremy Pope in The Inspection. The film comes from A24 and Gamechanger Films and is based on the life of filmmaker and photographer Elegance Bratton. Bratton wrote and will direct the film. “Elegance brings authenticity, heart and a fresh perspective to this compelling autobiographical story and […]
Cynthia Erivo is set to star in and produce The Rose remake. The film is a remake of the 1979 Twentieth Century Fox musical romantic drama The Rose, following a self-destructive female rock star who struggles to deal with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of those around her. While paying homage […]
Zoe Kravitz is set to make her directorial debut with the thriller Pussy Island. Channing Tatum is set to star in the film in which Kravitz and E.T. Feigenbaum co-wrote together. Tatum stars as a philanthropist and tech mogul named Slater who whisks away young, clever, Los Angeles cocktail waitress Frida to his mysterious private […]
Robin Thede and London Hughes are set to lead the Perfect Strangers reboot. Thede is also writing the remake of the ’80s sitcom which is in development at HBOMax. The half-hour, multi-camera comedy reboot follows perfect strangers Deja (Thede) and Poppy (Hughes) unexpectedly discover that they are half-sisters when they both inherit a one-bedroom apartment […]
In The Height’s Dascha Polanco is set to co-lead opposite Shanola Hampton in NBC pilot Dangerous Minds. The pilot comes from Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. READ: A Madea Homecoming: Tyler Perry is Bringing Madea Out of Retirement For Netflix Film The pilot is based on the Spanish […]
Moses Ingram (Queen’s Gambit) joins Naomi Ackie in the Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody from Sony and its TriStar division. Ingram is cast as Houston’s longtime assistant Robyn Crawford opposite Ackie’s Whitney Houston. Crawford later became Houston’s creative director while also remaining one of her closest friends. The project is being made […]
Prodigal Son alum Aurora Perrineau is joining the new season of HBO’s Westworld. Perrineau has a key recurring role in the upcoming fourth season but details on her character are being kept under wraps. She will star in at least five episodes. READ: Merle Dandridge to Reprise Video Game Role in HBO’s The Last of […]