Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
The official trailer has arrived for Wildcards, the courtroom thriller from writer-director Wes Miller that opens exclusively in theaters nationwide on August 27, with special Q&A engagements at select stops. The film follows the trial of Theodore Sterling (Crew Morrow), a privileged young man accused of sexually assaulting a young Black woman. As jurors from […]
As Michael crosses $1 billion at the worldwide box office and cements itself as the highest-grossing music biopic in history, Jaafar Jackson is addressing one of the most charged questions surrounding the franchise: will the sequel finally confront the allegations of child sexual abuse that have followed his uncle’s name for three decades? In a […]
Lanterns is making history. The DC Studios series has scored the biggest premiere for any DC Studios series on Max while also landing among the top five series premieres of all time on the platform, drawing 9.3 million global viewers and 6.6 million in the US in its first three days of availability across HBO […]
Comedian and actor Lil Duval is taking his horror-comedy Camp Duval: Ain’t Nobody Dying Today on the road before it hits theaters. Swirl Films and Lil Duval have announced a six-city interactive premiere tour ahead of the film’s limited theatrical release in AMC theaters beginning September 24, with a VOD release on Apple TV and […]
Still waters run deep. Still Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. Universal Pictures’ upcoming biographical film Snoop has found its Dre, with Myles Bullock set to play the legendary rapper and producer opposite Jonathan Daviss, who stars as Snoop Dogg himself. The relationship between Snoop and Dre was instrumental to Snoop’s rise and will figure prominently […]
Emmy and Grammy winner Jasmine Cephas Jones among one of the leads of the New York premiere of 2:22 — A Ghost Story, the Olivier Award-nominated stage thriller heading to Off-Broadway’s Lucille Lortel Theatre this fall. Written by Danny Robins, creator of the hit BBC podcast The Battersea Poltergeist, the play follows Jenny (Cephas Jones), […]
Teyonah Parris is the latest to join the growing cast of Running, the Apple Original Films sports drama from director Gavin O’Connor. She joins Brian Tyree Henry, Spike Fearn, Rhea Seehorn, and Andrew Schulz in the film. Based on an original story by O’Connor and Bill Dubuque (Ozark, The Accountant), who also penned the script, […]
Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald is the latest to join Amazon MGM’s romantic comedy Love Love, alongside Adeline Rudolph (Mortal Kombat II) and Dylan McDermott (FBI: Most Wanted). Character details are being kept under wraps. The three join previously announced leads Isabel May and Tyriq Withers in the film, written by Joey Power and […]
Colman Domingo is heading back to Netflix. The Emmy winner will star in and executive produce The Headlands House, a thriller limited series that landed at the streamer following a competitive bidding war. Written and executive produced by Cameron B. Dupont (Yellowjackets), the series follows a gay couple whose marriage begins to fracture after they […]
Marcus Callender is bringing a Black cultural tradition to stages across the country. The actor, known for his roles in Power and Wu-Tang: An American Saga, has announced a 76-show national tour of Spades: The Play, his debut as both playwright and director, a production ten years in the making. Set in 2013 Harlem and […]