Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Annie Ilonzeh is set to lead the NBC drama pilot, Getaway. Written by JJ Bailey and Moira Kirland, Getaway follows a destination wedding at an isolated luxury resort that quickly descends into chaos after a group of dangerous criminals takes the island hostage. The small group of guests, led by a fearless female Army vet […]
Gina Torres joins Gabrielle Union and Keith Powers in the Netflix romantic comedy film The Perfect Find. She’s taking over for Niecy Nash who left the project due to a scheduling conflict. Numa Perrier is set to direct the romantic comedy that will be released on Netflix. And Leigh Davenport adapted Williams’ book for the […]
Lacretta to star in NBC’s Night Court reboot pilot. She joins previously cast Melissa Rauch, Anna Villafane, and original series star John Larroquette who will reprise his role. Dan Rubin is writing and The half hour legal comedy which centers on unapologetic optimist judge Abby Stone (Rauch), the daughter of the late Harry Stone, who […]
Wiz Khalifa, Tayla Parx, Ledisi, and Lyndsy Fonseca have joined the cast of the music biopic Spinning Gold. It is about 1970s Casablanca Records chief Neil Bogart. Bogart’s son Timothy Scott Bogart wrote and will direct the film. Jeremy Jordan plays Neil Bogart, taking over for Justin Timberlake who was originally cast. READ: Allen Hughes […]
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 […]