Danielle Brooks to portray gospel legend Mahalia Jackson in Lifetime’s Robin Roberts Presents: The Mahalia Jackson Story. Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon, who helmed the all-Black remake of Steel Magnolias, will direct, and previously worked with Brooks on a 2019 stage production of Much Ado About Nothing. READ: National Girlfriends Day: 19 Best Female Friends […]
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Damon Wayans Jr. to Star in Bounty Hunter Comedy at NBC’s Peacock
Damon Wayans Jr. is reuniting with Happy Endings series’ creator David Caspe and former writers Matthew and Daniel Libman for a half-hour bounty hunter comedy at NBCU’s streaming platform Peacock. The Libman brothers will also pen this action-comedy that revolves around a struggling married couple who become bounty hunters. READ: Jeremy Pope to Star as Sammy […]
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Jeremy Pope to Star as Sammy Davis Jr. in Drama About Davis’ Forbidden Love Affair
Jeremy Pope to star as Sammy Davis Jr. in Scandalous!, a drama about Davis and Kim Novak’s love affair. At the time it was a forbidden interracial relationship between the entertainer and actress Novak, who at the time was the top box office draw in Hollywood. Janet Mock is on board to direct the drama. […]
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Octavia Spencer and Riz Ahmed to Star in Amazon Sci-fi Thriller Invasion
Octavia Spencer and Riz Ahmed are starring in the Amazon sci-fi thriller Invasion. BAFTA-winning UK filmmaker Michael Pearce (Beast) is directing the film and co-writing the script with Joe Barton. Invasion centers on two young brothers who go on the run with their father, a decorated Marine (Ahmed). He is on a rescue mission to […]
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Marsai Martin to Host Tiny Talk Show For Quibi
At just 15, young mogul, Marsai Martin is adding “host” to her resume. Known for her breakout role as Diane in black-ish, the young star is set to host her own talk show, Tiny Talk Show, for Quibi. And when we say “tiny”, the show means that literally. READ: There is a Training Day Prequel […]
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On This Day: TV and Film History on July 30th
On This Day: TV and Film History on July 30th History may be annoying to some, but it’s what shapes us in life, especially in film and TV. It allows us to celebrate the lives of celebrities who are entertaining us. READ: 12 Poetic Justice Movie Facts You Didn’t Know About As well as remember […]
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Issa Rae & Jordan Peele Are Teaming Up For Sinkhole
Coming off her historic Emmy nominations for Insecure, Issa Rae already has another project in the works. Issa Rae and Jordan Peele are teaming up for Sinkhole, which Universal won the bid for the film in a seven-figure deal. The Studio beat out 10 other bidders and packages for the screen rights to Leyna Krow’s […]
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John Leguizamo to Make Feature Directorial Debut with Critical Thinking — Micheal K. Williams to Star in
John Leguizamo is making his feature directorial debut with Critical Thinking, which Vertical Entertainment recently acquired the North American rights to it as well. Critical Thinking tells the true story of five LatinX and Black teenagers. They all attended Miami Jackson Senior High School in 1998. The school is located in one of the toughest […]
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Leslie Odom Jr and Nicolette Robinson Star in Love in the Time of Corona — Watch Teaser
Check out the teaser for Freeform’s four-part, two-night rom-com Love in the Time of Corona. The series was shot using remote technologies within the cast’s actual homes. It follows four interwoven stories about love and connection when you are quarantining with a lover, friend, your family, or yourself. The series will explore from the early […]
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To the Extreme: Vanilla Ice Biopic In The Works — Dave Franco to Portray The Rapper
Say it with me now, “Ice Ice Baby” There is a Vanilla Ice biopic in the works entitled To The Extreme with Dave Franco on board to portray the rapper. Since 2018 there have been rumors of a biopic on the rapper, whose real name is Rob Van Winkle, but it wasn’t until a recent […]