The 27th American Black Film Festival (ABFF) just made it impossible to miss their opening night by announcing the highly-anticipated summer release, “They Cloned Tyrone,” as the festival’s kick-off feature. Directed by Juel Taylor, the film follows an unlikely trio – John Boyega, Teyonah Parris, and Jamie Foxx – as they delve into a government […]
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Sterling K Brown to Headline New Hulu Series From ‘This Is Us’ Creator Dan Fogelman
Sterling K. Brown, is set to headline a new series created by This Is Us show’s creator Dan Fogelman — reuniting the two. Less than a year after the popular show’s six-season run, Hulu has given a straight-to-series order for the untitled drama, which will feature Brown as the lead actor and executive producer. READ: […]
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Kristen Dodson, Karim Diané, Kassandra Lee Diaz, Tisha Campbell and More Join 1266
Kristin Dodson, Karim Diané, and Kassandra Lee Diaz have joined the cast of Gabourey Sidibe phone sex comedy 1266 from 20th Television and Onyx Collective. The trio will star as leads opposite Sidibe in the pilot which was ordered by Onyx earlier this year. Additionally, Tisha Campbell, Judy Reyes, and Anna Maria Horsford will recur […]
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André Holland Joins Cast of Neon’s Film The Actor
Neon, a leading American film production and distribution company, has announced that its upcoming film, The Actor, directed by the Oscar-nominated Duke Johnson, has completed its production phase. The movie features André Holland and Gemma Chan in lead roles and is based on the bestselling novel Memory by Donald E. Westlake. The plot revolves around […]
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Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk to Star in It Prequel Series
HBO Max’s “It” prequel series, titled “Welcome to Derry,” has added its first four cast members. Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, and James Remar will all star in the It prequel series. The upcoming series expands the Stephen King “It” universe established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the feature films “It” and “It Chapter […]
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Showtime Picks Up Heist 88 Starring Courtney B. Vance, Keesha Sharp, Keith David and More
Despite shows like ‘King Shaka’ and ‘The Wood’ being axed at Showtime, the upcoming movie Heist 88, which is inspired by true events finds a new home at Showtime As to why this film was picked up, is because it falls into one of the three new programming lanes that Chris McCarthy, President and CEO […]
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Idris Elba, Priyanka Chopra, John Cena to Star in Heads of State For Amazon Studios
Amazon Studios’ upcoming movie Heads of State, will feature a star-studded cast that includes Idris Elba, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and John Cena. Cameras are set to roll in May, with filming taking place under the direction of filmmaker Ilya Naishuller. The script for Heads of State was written by Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec, with […]
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Showtime Cancels The Wood Series –TV Show Remake to be Shopped Around
Showtime has made a decision to cancel ‘The Wood’ tv show remake. However Paramount Television Studios, which produces The Wood, will be shopping it elsewhere. Most recently Tamala Jones, who will be reprising her role in the series if it does get picked up at a new network, told Tamron Hall on The Tamron Hall […]
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Ryan Michelle Bathe, Terry Crews to Star in Comedy Pilot JumpStart
Ryan Michelle Bathé and Terry Crews have been cast as the lead actors in the CBS multi-camera comedy pilot JumpStart. The series hopeful is based on the long-running comic strip by Robb Armstrong that first debuted in 1989. The show follows the lives of Joe, a cop played by Crews, his wife Marcy, played by […]
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Regina Hall Joins Kelvin Harrison Jr. in Rock Opera O’Dessa
Regina Hall joins Kelvin Harrison Jr. in the Searchlight Pictures‘ original rock opera O’Dessa which also stars Sadie Sink and Murray Bartlett. READ: A Lovers Playlist: 25 Best Romantic Movies to Watch The movie follows the character O’Dessa, played by Sadie Sink, on a journey to retrieve a cherished family heirloom in a post-apocalyptic future. […]