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Amazon Studios announced on Monday that it has closed a four-picture film deal Tyler Perry. Under his pact with the studio he will write, direct, and produce four features that will be released on Prime Video which is in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. READ: 14 of the Blackest Movies to Watch on […]
Remember her name. Irene Cara. Rest in Peace Irene Cara. The singer and actress passed away Nov 26. She was 63. Cara’s publicist, Judith A. Moose, announced her passing via the singer’s Twitter account early Saturday morning. “It is with profound sadness that on behalf of her family I announce the passing of Irene Cara,” […]
Black Mafia Family/BMF is inspired by the true story of two brothers of the Flenory brothers — Meech and Terry — who rose from the decaying streets of southwest Detroit in the late 1980’s and gave birth to one of the most influential crime families in this country. READ: 50 Cent is Producing Adaptation of […]
Amazon’s Alex Cross series led by Aldis Hodge has found its opening director with Nzingha Stewart. Stewart is attached to direct and executive produce the first two episodes of Cross, which is based on James Patterson’s series of novels by the same name. READ: Aldis Hodge to Star in Romantic Heist Film Marmalade Oppositte Joe […]
TI, Joseph Sikora, Andrew “King Bach” Bachelor, Terrence J, Ruby Modine, Annie Ilonzeh, Jessica Allain, and Iddo Goldberg are all starring in Deon Taylor’s horror picture Fear. Deon Taylor directed and co-write the psychological thriller about a celebratory weekend turning into a nightmare alongside John Ferry. Fear hits theaters on January 27, 2023 READ: Black […]
Hulu’s Mike star Ash Santos is joining the cast of Paramount+ original series Mayor of Kingstown for Season 2. Mayor of Kingstown is a crime drama centering around America’s prison system. The series follows the McLusky family in Kingstown, Mich., where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry. The family of power brokers […]
Richard Roundtree is starring in the action comedy Thelma. 93-year-old Oscar nominee June Squibb will lead the cast that also includes Fred Hechinger, Parker Posey, Clark Gregg, and Malcolm McDowell. Josh Margolin wrote and directed the film that is based on a real-life experience involving his grandmother and it is billed as Nebraska meets Mission: […]
Check out the trailer for Paramount+ The Game season 2. Hosea Chanchez, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Adriyan Rae, Vaughn Hebron, Analisa Velez and Toby Sandeman star in the series. Coby Bell, Tim Daly and Rockmond Dunbar will return as guest stars Jason Pitts, Colonel Ulysses S. Thatcher and Pookie. Season 2 will also include appearances by […]
Brandy is reviving her role as Cinderella for the Descendants sequel, The Pocketwatch. Rita Ora, China Anne McClain, Kylie Cantrall, Malia Baker, Ruby Rose Turner, Morgan Dudley, Dara Reneé, and Joshua Colley have also been cast. Melanie Paxson will reprise her role as Fairy Godmother from the previous Descendants movies. Jennifer Phang is the directing […]
Check out the trailer to the Disney animated explorer film, Strange World. Gabrielle Union, Jaboukie Young-White, Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Lucy Liu. Strange World introduces a legendary family of explorers, the Clades, who must set aside their differences as they embark on a journey to a mysterious planet named Avalonia, inhabited by surreal lifeforms. Strange […]