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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 […]
Netflix’s upcoming limited series, The Perfect Couple, based on Elin Hilderbrand’s best-selling novel, has added Omar Epps to its already impressive cast. The show will feature a star-studded ensemble cast that includes Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Eve Hewson, Billy Howle, Dakota Fanning, Meghann Fahy, Ishaan Khattar, Jack Reynor, Sam Nivola, Mia Isaac, Donna Lynne Champlin, […]
Showtime’s upcoming TV comedy pilot based on Rick Famuyiwa’s 1999 film, The Wood has set its cast. Richard T. Jones and Tamala Jones are set to reprise their roles as Slim and Tanya and they will join newly cast Melvin Gregg, Xavier Mills, Karen Obilom, Vince Staples, and Essence Renae. The project comes from the […]
Omar Epps and Michael Ealy are starring in the thriller The Devil You Know for Lionsgate and Command Films. Will Catlett, Glynn Turman, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Theo Rossi, BJ Britt, Vaughn Hebron, Erica Tazel, Curtiss Cook, Keisha Epps, and Ashley Williams also star in the film. READ: Showtime Orders TV Pilot of The Wood — Based […]
Showtime has ordered a comedy TV pilot based on Rick Famuyiwa’s 1999 film, The Wood. The project comes from the film’s director Rick Famuyiwa, Justin Hillian and Showtime sibling Paramount Television Studios. Famuyiwa will return to direct the pilot while Hillian, will write the script. READ: Dominique Fishback, Anthony Ramos to Lead in New Transformers […]
20 years ago Love & Basketball was released in theaters across the US. The cast of Love & Basketball consisted of Omar Epps, Sanaa Lathan, Alfre Woodard, Dennis Haysbert, Regina Hall, and more. It was directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and produced by Spike Lee. And the film’s storyline was felt generationally. It centered on two […]
The full cast of Power Book III: Raising Kanan is being revealed. The third chapter of Courtney A. Kemp’ Power franchise, Power Book III: Raising Kanan is a prequel that takes viewers back to the ‘90s and the early years of the now-deceased iconic Power character Kanan Stark, portrayed in the original series by Curtis […]