Tiffany Haddish is set to star as the fastest woman in the world, Olympic runner Florence Griffith Joyner in a biopic about her life. Known as Flo-Jo, Joyner took the sports world by storm in the 1980s and helped bring women track and field to the forefront with her record-breaking Olympic run. With her record-setting […]
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Alfre Woodard, Sarah Silverman Joins Blair Underwood in Thriller Viral
Alfre Woodard and Sarah Silverman join Blair Underwood in the indie thriller Viral. Underwood is directing and producing the thriller Viral for York films. Joe McClean wrote the film which is about a man dealing with his wife’s disappearance. Underwood and McClean are producing alongside Daniel Cypress and York Films’ John Kalafatis, Joanna Kalafatis, and […]
LaMonica Garrett, Alexis Louder Join Thriller Series The Terminal List
LaMonica Garrett, Alexis Louder and Tom Amandes (not pictured) are recurring in Amazon’s conspiracy thriller series The Terminal List. They join previously announced series regulars Constance Wu, Chris Pratt, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Riley Keough, Taylor Kitsch. and Jeanne Tripplehorn. The series is based on Jack Carr’s bestselling novel and written by David DiGilio who also serves […]
Jonathan Majors in Talks to Get in the Ring Against Michael B Jordan For Creed III
Jonathan Majors is in talks to star opposite Michael B Jordan for Creed III. According to Deadline, negotiations are underway for Majors to star in the film as Adonis Creed’s ring nemesis. For the deal, they are trying to get around Major’s busy schedule. READ: Idris Elba to Produce and Star in Holiday Action Movie […]
Howard University to Rename College of Fine Arts After Chadwick Boseman
Howard University is renaming its College of Fine Arts after Chadwick Boseman. Boseman, who passed away last August at age 43 from colon cancer, attended Howard before becoming a household name in Hollywood. The news also comes after Howard recently named alumna Phylicia Rashad as the college’s dean. While Boseman was a student, Rashad befriended […]
Sophie Okonedo Joins Dominique Fishback in Modern Love Season 2
Amazon has added more to the cast of the second season of its romantic anthology series Modern Love. Sophie Okonedo and Tobias Menzies join previously cast stars Dominique Fishback, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Susan Blackwell, Zoe Chao, Maria Dizzia, and Grace Edwards. The series which is inspired by The New York Times column and developed by John […]
Trevante Rhodes to Portray Mike Tyson in Hulu’s Iron Mike
Trevante Rhodes is set to portray Mike Tyson in Hulu’s limited series, Iron Mike. The unauthorized series will explore the wild, tragic and controversial life and career of heavyweight champion Tyson – one of the most polarizing figures in sports culture. READ: Nicole Ari Parker, Brad James, and More Join NBC Pilot At That Age […]
La La Anthony Joins Hulu’s Wu Tang: An American Saga Season 2
Lala Anthony is set to recur on the second season of Hulu’s original drama Wu-Tang: An American Saga. Created and written by Wu-Tang Clan frontman The RZA and Alex Tse, the series is based on the Wu-Tang Clan, one of the most influential groups in hip-hop history. Set in early ’90s New York at the […]
Quinta B to Recur on Miracle Workers Season 3
Quinta B is set to recur in the third season of TBS’s anthology series Miracle Workers opposite Daniel Radcliffe, Steve Buscemi, Geraldine Viswanathan and Karan Soni. The anthology series is a Heaven-set workplace comedy based on Simon Rich’s book What in God’s Name. In the first season Radcliffe plays Craig, a low-level angel responsible for […]
Nafessa Williams Joins Cast of FX’s Pilot The Spook Who Sat By The Door
Black Lighting may have just ended but Nafessa Williams already has her next role lined up and it’s going to be dope! Nafessa Williams joins previously cast Y’lan Noel and Christina Jackson in FX’s The Spook Who Sat By The Door. Lucas Till, Nathan Darrow, and Tom Irwin have also been cast. The pilot is […]








