Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
50 Cent is venturing into the world of comic book superheroes. The rapper/actor has optioned the rights to Christopher Priest and ChrisCross’s DC Comic series ‘Xerø.’ He is producing Xero into a live-action movie and potential film franchise through his G Unit Film & Television production company. READ: Crystal Fox + 2 […]
Niecy Nash is going from criminal activity in Claws to FBI newbie in the potential The Rookie spinoff. Nash will guest star in a two-episode arc during The Rookie’s current fourth season. She will portray the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy and the episodes will serve as a backdoor pilot to the potential spinoff. […]
Branden Cook is set as a series regular opposite Grace Van Patten and Jackson White in Hulu’s straight-to-series drama Tell Me Lies. Spencer House and Benjamin Wadsworth are also cast in the series based on Carola Lovering’s novel. Meaghan Oppenheimer is adapting the series that follows eight years in the life of a young woman […]
UPDATED: Andrea Bordeaux clarified on her Instagram page that she did not decide to leave the show nor did Lionsgate try to work with her, but rather she was fired. — Andrea Bordeaux has decided to not return to Starz’s hit series Run The World for its second season due to Lionsgate’s COVID mandate. According […]
Cynthia Bailey, Kelcey Mawema, Morgan Taylor Campbell, Camryn Manheim, and Viv Leacock are set to star in Lifetime’s new original movie Cruel Instruction. Inspired by true events, Cruel Instruction tells the story of Kayla Adams (Mawema), a 16-year-old who was sent to a youth residential treatment center by her mother Karen Adams (Bailey) at the […]
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 […]
Congratulations are in order! Venus and Serena Williams and Ava DuVernay’s portrait will soon hang in the Smithsonian. They are among seven recipients to receive such an honor. “We are proud to introduce the 2022 Portrait of a Nation Honorees who embody creativity, individuality, excellence, and service to the people of our country,” the Smithsonian […]
Lee Daniels has put together an all-star team for his based on a true horror story film which was recently acquired by Netflix for $65 Million dollars. The untitled horror thriller is based on the true story of Latoya Ammons and stars Octavia Spencer, Aunjanue Ellis, Caleb McLoughlin, Andra Day, Rob Morgan and Glenn Close. […]
Actor Hakeem Kae-Kazim is adding director to his resume. The Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End star is making his directorial debut with It’s the Blackness. Newcomer Dapo Oshiyemi is penning the script.. Set in South London, It’s the Blackness tells the story of two ambitious graduates from an elite university who must navigate […]
We are sending so much love and light to Regina King who is mourning the loss of her son, Ian Alexander Jr., who died by suicide, he was 26 (he just turned 26 on Wednesday, Jan 19). He was King’s only child, whom she shared with her ex-husband, record producer Ian Alexander Sr. Despite her […]