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Ethan Coen’s latest cinematic endeavor, “Drive-Away Dolls,” promises a thrilling ride filled with mishaps and unexpected twists. The film, set to hit theaters on February 23, 2024, stars Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan as Jamie and Marian, two friends whose impromptu road trip to Tallahassee takes an unforeseen turn into chaos. Colman Domingo, Matt Damon, […]
Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg have joined forces once again to bring the beloved story of “The Color Purple” back to the big screen, this time as a movie musical. Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for the new adaptation, directed by Blitz Bazawule, and it is set to premiere in North America on […]
Cynthia Erivo has joined the producing team of James Ijames’ Broadway play Fat Ham, as it heads to Broadway, one year after winning the Pulitzer Prize in Drama. “Almost 10 years ago, I was introduced to the Broadway community in a musical that shook my world and changed my life irrevocably,” Erivo said in a […]
Netflix’s limited series The Madness, led by Colman Domingo has added four new cast members, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Gabrielle Graham, John Ortiz, and Tamsin Topolski to its line up. The conspiracy thriller follows media pundit Muncie Daniels, played by Domingo, who finds himself embroiled in a murder investigation after discovering a crime scene in the […]
The cast of The Color Purple just got more star-studded as Aunjanue Ellis joins The Color Purple musical film, directed by Blitz Bazawule. The Color Purple is set for a global theatrical release in December of 2023. She joins previously cast Danielle Brooks, Fantasia Barrino, Colman Domingo, Halle Bailey, Taraji P Henson, H.E.R., and Corey […]
Ciara is the latest star to join the cast of the star-studded Color Purple musical film, directed by Blitz Bazawule. She joins previously cast Danielle Brooks, Fantasia Barrino, Colman Domingo, Halle Bailey, Taraji P Henson, H.E.R., and Corey Hawkins. Louis Gossett, Jr., David Alan Grier, Tamela J. Mann, Deon Cole , Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, and […]
The film Rustin has added many to its cast. Those recently added include Jeffrey Wright, Grantham Coleman, Lilli Kay, Jordan-Amanda Hall, Jakeem Dante Powell, Ayana Workman, Jamilah Nadege Rosemond, Jules Latimer, Maxwell Whittington-Cooper, Frank Harts, and Kevin Mambo. They join previously announced cast members that include Colman Domingo in the title role, portraying Bayard Rustin, […]
Aml Ameen, CCH Pounder, Adrienne Warren, Michael Potts, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Bill Irwin, Gus Halper, Carra Patterson, and Johnny Ramey have boarded the upcoming Netflix biopic Rustin. They join previously announced cast members that include Colman Domingo in the title role, portraying Bayard Rustin, the gay, civil rights activist, as well as Audra McDonald, Chris […]
Colman Domingo is set to portray Bayard Rustin in the upcoming biopic, Rustin, about the gay, civil rights activist. Audra McDonald, Chris Rock, and Glynn Turman join Domingo in the feature. George C. Wolfe is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Dustin Lance Black. The film tells the story of how Rustin overcame an […]
Colman Domingo is adapting his award-winning play Dot into the dramedy series West Philly, Baby for AMC. The half-hour series follows the journey of a Philadelphia family. They are forced to grapple with their matriarch’s declining memory amidst uncovering long-held family secrets that shake the foundation of their home. Midlife crises, troubling revelations, childhood trauma, […]