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MICHAEL B. JORDAN IS SET TO PRODUCE STATIC SHOCK MOVIE
October 19, 20200The beloved Static Shock series is getting adapted into a movie thanks to Michael B. Jordan. The actor made the announcement on Friday. “I’m proud to be a part of building a new universe centered around... -
SPIKE LEE MOVIE ACTOR THOMAS JEFFERSON BYRD SHOT AND KILLED IN ATLANTA
October 5, 2020According to an Instagram post from Spike Lee, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, a longtime actor in Lee’s Forty Acres And A Mule Filmworks, was shot and killed in Atlanta over the weekend. He was 70 years old.... -
CHADWICK BOSEMAN MAY SECURE POSTHUMOUS OSCAR NOMINATION
October 5, 2020The “In Memoriam” segment of the Oscars is going to hit different next year. Aside from the COVID-19 pandemic putting a pause on all TV and movie production, we’ve lost a number of beloved actors... -
Black writers and filmmakers are bringing new scares to the horror genre
October 5, 2020There’s a joke comedian has been telling for years about how Black and White people typically react to the supernatural. White folks, the joke goes, don’t run when confronted by some unholy entity. They choose to stay... -
EDDIE MURPHY WINS HIS FIRST EMMY AWARD FOR HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
September 21, 2020Eddie Murphy won his first Emmy ever for his Saturday Night Live hosting gig from 2019. Murphy has been nominated five times throughout his career but has not won until now “Thank you so much for... -
‘Candyman’ delayed until 2021 so audiences can see it in theaters
September 12, 2020The Nia DaCosta-directed slasher film was supposed to hit theaters on Oct. 16. The first trailer for Jordan Peele’s Candyman horror flick arrived back in February with an expected October theatrical debut, but as the world wrestles... -
JANET HUBERT IS SET TO APPEAR IN HBO MAX’S ‘FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR’ 30-YEAR REUNION SPECIAL
September 11, 20202020 is bringing about lots of strange activity. But one good thing that came out of it is it looks like Janet Hubert and Will Smith have buried the hatchet. A few weeks ago it was... -
JAMIE FOXX INKS FEATURE FILM PRODUCING DEAL WITH SONY
September 10, 2020Sony Pictures announced Wednesday that Jamie Foxx and his producing partner, Datari Turner, have signed an overall deal with the studio to develop and produce feature films. The first project set to be produced by the... -
MARA BROCK AKIL INKS MULTI-YEAR DEAL WITH NETFLIX TO CREATE ORIGINAL CONTENT
September 9, 2020The creative genius behind many of our beloved series and sitcoms like Girlfriends, The Game, Being Mary Jane, and Black Lightning, Mara Brock Akil, just inked a multi-year deal with Netflix. This deal comes ahead of Girlfriends‘ premiere... -
‘DA 5 BLOODS’ ACTOR TEARFULLY ADMITS HE REGRETS MISJUDGING CHADWICK BOSEMAN ON-SET
September 2, 2020The following story is an important lesson to mind the business that pays you. But it takes humility for Clarke Peters to admit that he judged a book by its cover while working on Netflix and... -
50 CENT ANNOUNCES THIRD ‘POWER’ SPIN-OFF WITH JOSEPH SIKORA
September 1, 202050 Cent announced today that Starz has greenlit the third Power spin-off with Joeseph Sikora set to reprise his role as Tommy Eagan. The announcement comes just 6 days before the premiere of Power Book II: Ghost. The Tommy... -
“Love 360”! Actress Yvonne Ossei & Jeffrey Nortey Feature In New TV Show
August 19, 2020Ghanaian actress Yvonne Ossei gives an impressive performance on the new Love 360 TV show with fellow actor Jeffrey Nortey. Yvonne became the first African woman to win the British Urban Film Festival Award for her... -
NETFLIX’S ‘MONEY HEIST’ RENEWED FOR FIFTH AND FINAL SEASON
August 1, 2020“The heist comes to an end,” Netflix’s company Twitter accounted tweeted on Friday afternoon regarding their most successful Spanish language series, Money Heist. “We’ve spent almost a year thinking about how to break up the band,”... -
Yvonne Nelson’s ‘Fix Us’ movie to premiere on Netflix
July 30, 2020Yvonne Nelson’s ‘Fix Us’ which was premiered in December last year is set to make its appearance on streaming service Netflix. It stars Yvonne Nelson, Yvonne Okoro, Prince David Osei, Michelle Atoh and Mofe Duncan from Nigeria. Fix... -
IDRIS ELBA TO BE HONORED WITH BAFTA’S SPECIAL AWARD FOR ‘CREATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS’ TO TELEVISION
July 23, 2020Idris Elba is a renowned actor from the UK and made a good name for himself on and off the screen. The upcoming BAFTA TV Awards will recognize his contributions by honoring him with the Special...