Before the gold chains, the mohawk and the catchphrase that defined a decade, there was Laurence Tureaud. Netflix has released the official trailer and key art for Untold Mr. T: I Pity the Fool, a new documentary arriving on the streamer September 8. The film tells the origin story of one of pop culture’s most […]

Comedian Chris “CP” Powell is taking center stage. BET has announced that Sunday After Six, Powell’s acclaimed 90-minute stand-up special, arrives on the network Tuesday, September 1 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Currently starring in Diarra from Detroit and serving as host of the revived ComicView: Rooftop Series, Powell turns the lens on everyday life in […]

Aaron Sorkin is back in the world of Facebook. Sony Pictures has dropped a new trailer for The Social Reckoning, Sorkin’s companion piece to his Oscar-nominated The Social Network, and it is darker, sharper and more urgent than anything the original film promised. More than 16 years after David Fincher’s The Social Network introduced audiences […]

Universal Pictures’ Snoop is adding more familiar faces from hip-hop history to its growing roster. Laya DeLeon Hayes, Olly Sholotan, Corey Champagne and Jonica Booth have joined the biopic, with production set to begin mid-September in and around Los Angeles. DeLeon Hayes will portray Shante Broadus, Snoop’s wife. Sholotan will play rapper Kurupt. Champagne will […]

Tyler Perry is opening a new door for independent filmmakers. The mogul has launched Maxscene, a new specialty division of Tyler Perry Studios dedicated to expanding theatrical opportunities for filmmakers with distinctive voices, Variety exclusively reports. The division will be overseen by Antoinetta Stallings, Head of Development and Acquisitions at Tyler Perry Studios, who previously […]

The cast of Universal Pictures’ upcoming Snoop Dogg biopic continues to take shape. Algee Smith has been set to play Warren G and Camron Jones will portray Tupac Shakur in Snoop, the definitive biopic of the entertainment mogul and rap legend, set for release August 6, 2027. The film chronicles the life of Calvin Broadus […]

The Top Boy universe is expanding in two directions at once. Netflix has greenlit both a spinoff centered on Jaq and a prequel series following Jonny McGee, with both projects announced at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Wednesday. First up, Jasmine Jobson (MobLand, In the Shadows) will reprise her BAFTA-winning role as Jaq in the […]

WOLV3S ONLY FILMS has announced Expect Me Tomorrow, an emotionally charged dramatic feature written, directed by and starring Tyris Terrell McKnight, set for release in 2027. Set in New Orleans, the film follows Gregory Marks, a Vietnam War veteran whose life after combat has been shaped by psychological wounds, fractured relationships and years of unresolved […]

Roland Buck III is returning to the Wolf Entertainment universe. The actor has been cast as FBI Special Agent Isaiah Green in CBS’s hit drama FBI, stepping in as the new partner to longtime series lead Missy Peregrym’s Agent Maggie Bell when the show returns for Season 9. FBI is the flagship drama from Wolf […]

Netflix has set a December 16 premiere date for Give Me Some Sugah, formerly titled ‘Tis So Sweet, the faith-driven drama directed by Tasha Smith and starring Taraji P. Henson, as we previously reported. Formerly titled ‘Tis So Sweet, the film is inspired by the viral real-life journey of Chicago baker Lenore Lindsey. Based on […]