Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Ruth Negga is set to star opposite Jake Gyllenhaal (who is in final negotiations) in Apple TV+’s Presumed Innocent. The upcoming limited series is based on Scott Turow’s 1987 book that was first adapted into feature in 1990. The courtroom thriller starred Harrison Ford and Bonnie Bedelia in the role Gyllenhaal and Negga are expected […]
The upcoming 2023 holidays are already shaping up to be great. Tracee Ellis Ross is joining Eddie Murphy in the holiday comedy Candy Cane Lane with Reginald Hudlin attached to direct the film for Prime Video. Kelly Younger penned the script, inspired by his own childhood holiday experiences. The project marks the first time Ross […]
Bill Cosby is going on a comedy tour in 2023. According to Variety, Bill Cosby is planning a spring/summer comedy tour during a surprise radio interview (today, Dec. 28) on “WGH Talk” with host Scott Spears. When asked if 2023 is the year he finally might be able to tour again, Cosby, 85, answered “yes […]
Netflix is teaming up with Rapman to develop Supacell, a new sci-fi series about a group of Black super-powered people. Tosin Cole is attached to lead the series which also includes Nadine Mills, Eric Kofi Abrefa, Adelayo Adedayo, Calvin Demba, Josh Tedeku, Rayxia Ojo, and Giacomo Mancini. READ: 28 Documentaries and Movies by Black Directors […]
2022 has given us many great movies and documentaries. Some of the best movies and documentaries were also some of the most diverse selections Hollywood green lit. The Woman King, hands down took the title of the best film of the year. But other films such as Everything, Everywhere, All At Once, Devotion, RRR, and […]
NBC gave the drama pilot, The Irrational, which is based on Dan Ariely’s book Predictably Irrational, a series order. Jesse L. Martin leads the series as a behavioral scientist who helps solve high-stakes problems. Maahra Hill is cast as the female lead opposite, previously cast Jesse L. Martin with Travina Springer, Molly Kunz, and Arash […]
You may or may not know but Ryan Coogler penned Black Panther: Wakanda Forever prior to Chadwick Boseman’s passing. Coogler and his co-screenwriter Joe Robert Cole sent Boseman a first draft for the film in 2020. However much of the storyline which was going to center on T’Challa and his son Toussaint, changed due to […]
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We’re loving all who are guest starring on the second seasons of ‘The Proud Family Louder and Prouder.’ Gabrielle Union, Anthony Anderson, Holly Robinson Peete, and Leslie Odom Jr. are just some of the many new stars lending their voice to the series. READ: All The Shows Canceled or Ended in 2022 Chance the Rapper, […]
Mary J. Blige and her Blue Butterfly Production Company have inked first-look and second-look deal with BET. With her first look, Blige will develop unscripted projects for the network and for her second-look she will develop scripted projects. Under Blige’s non-scripted deal with BET, Blue Butterfly is developing The Wine Down, a new talk show […]
Them, Amazon’s Studio’s original anthology series has lined up their cast for season 2. Titled Them: The Scare, Deborah Ayorinde who starred in the first season is returning and is joined by Pam Grier and Luke James who will lead the upcoming seasons. READ: 11 Actors You Didn’t Know Were Twins…And Some You Did Joshua […]