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It’s safe to say Terrence Howard is not retiring after all. Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr., Clifton Powell have been cast in the horror movie Skeletons in the Closet. Valery M. Ortiz is also cast in the La Llorona-themed thriller, directed by Lance Kawas. Koji Steven Sakai and Joshua A. Cohen wrote the script based […]
Crystal Fox, Djouliet Amara, and Ally Maki have joined the cast of The Big Door Prize, rounding out the cast Apple’s The Big Door Prize. They join previously cast Gabrielle Dennis, Damon Gupton, Chris O’Dowd, Josh Segarra and Sammy Fourlas. The half-hour comedy is based on M.O. Walsh’s bestselling novel. The 10-episode series tells a […]
Daveed Diggs has joined The Crossover, Disney+’s basketball drama series, as its narrator. The project which was recently given a series order is based on Kwame Alexander’s novel of the same name that is told entirely through verse. Alexander and Damani Johnson penned the pilot with Dee Johnson supervising. READ: 19 Best Teachers in TV […]
After an extensive, year-long search, Paramount Pictures has found their leading man. British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir, fresh off of playing Malcolm X in One Night in Miami, will portray Bob Marley in the studio’s biopic about the reggae icon. Reinaldo Marcus Green will helm the film and he is re-teaming up with Zach Baylin, who […]
Court is almost in session and with a few new faces. Roger Guenveur Smith and Christian Keyes are joining the cast of All Rise for its third season, and first season on its new network, OWN. They join returning cast members Simone Missick, Wilson Bethel, Jessica Camacho, J. Alex Brinson, Ruthie Ann Miles, Lindsay Mendez, […]
Felicia D. Henderson (The Punisher, Gossip Girl) is attached to adapt Tracy Deonn’s YA novel Legendborn, a fantasy that gives a modern twist to the King Arthur story with a sprinkle of Black Girl Magic. The series currently does not have a network, but production company Black Bear Television is currently shopping the program around […]
The cast for the updated Color Purple has rounded out. Danielle Brooks and Fantasia Barrino have joined to reprise their roles as Sofia and Celie in The Color Purple musical film. Colman Domingo and Halle Bailey have also been cast. They all join Taraji P Henson, H.E.R., and Corey Hawkins, who were previously cast. Blitz […]
Terry Crew has been added to the cast of Tales of the Walking Dead, AMC’s new spinoff series set in The Walking Dead universe. Anthony Edwards, Parker Posey, Poppy Liu, and Jillian Bell will also star in the episodic anthology series. Each one-hour standalone episode of Tales of the Walking Dead will focus on both […]
Season 2 of P-Valley is coming and two new faces are joining the Pynk family. Snowfall’s Gail Bean and Psalms Salazar (Girl Lost: A Hollywood Thriller) have joined season 2 of Katori Hall hit starz series. They join returning cast members Brandee Evans, Shannon Thornton, Parker Sawyers, Nicco Annan, Elarica Johnson, Harriett D. Foy, Dan […]
Justin Simien is taking on another reboot. Simien who directing the Haunted Mansion reboot for Disney is now also attached to adapt and direct Paramount+’s forthcoming Flashdance reboot series. The now-series has been in the works for over a year and is based on the 1983 Jennifer Beals-led blockbuster hit romantic drama film. Adrian Lyne […]