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Will Smith is “King Richard”! In the forthcoming film, Smith will star as the father of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams. The movie follows the journey of Richard Williams, raising two of the most extraordinarily gifted athletes of all time. Saniyaa Sidney (“Hidden Figures,” “Fences”) stars as Venus Williams, Demi Singleton stars as […]
Jacob Latimore is set to co-star in the reimagined 1990 cult comedy “House Party”. Latimore will now co-star opposite Tosin Cole. Award-winning music video director Calmatic is making his feature film debut. SpringHill’s LeBron James and Maverick Carter will produce. The original House Party follows a high schooler (played by Christopher “Kid” Reid) sneaking out to […]
News just broke, exclusively, that Michaela Coel will be joining the “Black Panther” sequel, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Details of her role have not been shared, however, she was seen with director Ryan Coogler at Atlanta’s Pinewood Studios. Variety reported: “Coel exploded onto Hollywood’s radar in 2020 with her critically acclaimed HBO Max series ‘I […]
The new film, “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” ruled the box office charts this past weekend. The new film features LeBron James with the animated Looney Tunes crew. Further, the film brought in 31.6 million in ticket sales. Variety reported: “The Warner Bros. sequel to 1996’s ‘Space Jam’ sailed past forecasts, which projected the film […]
The Lovecraft County creator Misha Green is moving on from the canceled show. According to Deadline.com, Green signed an overall deal with Apple to create and develop projects for streamer AppleTV+. For the WGA Award winner it’s the first overall deal for the filmmaker. Who will reunite at Apple with worldwide video chiefs Zack Van Amburg […]
Cannes Film Festival is now testing for COVID-19 using an extensive spit test. On Monday, a new intern, Olivia Wilson, working at the American Pavilion underwent the test. Wilson estimated she spit about 15 times and that it was difficult to produce saliva after awhile. Variety reported: “The annual Cannes Film Festival launches this week […]
Monday, director Richard Donner died at age 91. Following his death Steven Spielberg, Mel Gibson and Danny Glover gave heartfelt tributes. Donner directed the “Superman” film, “The Goonies,” and the “Lethal Weapon” series. Spielberg, who wrote the story for “The Goonies” told Variety: “Dick had such a powerful command of his movies, and was so […]
On June 29th, Filmmaker, Dees Rees’ debut feature, “Pariah,” joined the Criterion Collection and made history. Dees’ film was nominated for an Oscar and an Emmy making her the first Black woman to be included. Rees stated: “It feels like a formal acknowledgment of the film’s impact to the canon and being a part of the […]
The latest “Fast & Furious” movie, “F9” finally debuted on June 25th after many delays due to the pandemic. The film opened to $70 million, the biggest start for a movie since 2019’s “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” Variety reports: “The big-screen homage to hulking men, speedy cars, gravity-defying stunts and, of course, family […]
Samuel L. Jackson and Danny Glover will receive honorary Oscars, from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Glover will be honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in recognition of his philanthropic efforts. Samuel L. Jackson will receive honorary Oscar statuettes for their contributions to the industry along with Elaine May and Liv […]
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