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First Look. Florence Kasumba as The Wicked Witch of the East in NBC’s...
After the success of The Wiz Live!, NBC is headed back to Oz again. This time with Emerald City, a darker, musical take on L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz , directed by Tarsem Singh....
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Gabourey Sidibe is Directing a Short Film.
Actress Gabourey Sidibe is set to make her directorial debut with VR29 Studios, a new project by beauty and fashion portal Refinery29. VR29 Studios is a virtual-reality production studio, that...
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Lupita Nyong’o Might Be Starring in ‘Black Panther.’
Just weeks after writing an online essay, defending her career choices, Lupita Nyong’o is officially killing it. According to recent reports, Nyong’o is in talks to star in the upcoming Ryan...
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First Look. Lashana Lynch in Upcoming Shondaland ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Drama...
Along with the announcement of a series order, ABC recently offered a sneak peek at “Still Star-Crossed,” the upcoming Romeo and Juliet-inspired drama brought to you by Shondaland productions. The...
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Watch a Trailer for ‘Pitch.’ An Upcoming FOX Series About the First Woman to...
Canadian model/actress Kylie Bunbury stars in Pitch, a new series about the first woman to break the gender barrier in Major League baseball. According to creator Dan Fogelman, the series will focus...
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First Look. Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monáe in ‘Hidden...
Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monáe star in the upcoming film Hidden Figures. The movie centers around a little known group of black women scientists and master mathematicians who...
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VH1’s ‘Hip Hop Honors’ Returns to Celebrate the Women of Hip-Hop.
Twelve years since it first premiered and six years since it last aired, VH1’s Hip Hop Honors is making a grand return to the network this summer. The show will be all about celebrating the women...
View ArticleIssa Rae’s New Series ‘Insecure’ Comes to TV This Fall.
After over a year of news, Insecure, Issa Rae’s upcoming HBO series, finally gets a premiere. HBO recently made the big announcement. @IssaRae joins the #HBO family this fall in #InsecureHBO....
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Queen Latifah and Jada Pinkett Smith to Star in New Drama About Four Friends...
Queen Latifah and Jada Pinkett Smith are headed to the big screen together for the first time in 20 years. The two stars are in talks to play lifelong friends in Universal Pictures’ Girl Trip. The...
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Anika Noni Rose Set to Star in and Produce Shirley Chisholm Film.
Roots and Dreamgirls star Anika Noni Rose is set to star in CHISHOLM, a Shirley Chisholm film that is currently in development. The news comes after the historic nomination of Hillary Clinton has...
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Newcomer Sennia Nanua Stars in ‘The Girl with All the Gifts .’ A Different...
Following the release of a much-awaited trailer, The Girl with All the Gifts is already being credited with bringing major changes to the zombie film genre. The upcoming British post-apocalyptic...
View ArticleJessica Williams is Leaving ‘The Daily Show’ to Work on Her Own Scripted Series.
Embed from Getty Images After four amazing years at Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, Jessica Williams will be the leaving to work on her own series. Williams who joined the show in 2012, at the age of...
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Another Look at Florence Kasumba as The Wicked Witch of the East in NBC’s...
NBC recently unveiled a new set of teaser images from upcoming series Emerald City. Directed by Tarsem Singh, Emerald City is based on the original 14-book series by Frank L. Baum. The series is a...
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FKA twigs Reveals The Premiere of a Major Film Project.
Last March, FKA twigs announced that she would be creating a series of 7 films in front of a live audience, as part of a 7-day residency at the Manchester International Festival. Small groups of...
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Brandon P. Bell and Logan Browning Set to Star in ‘Dear White People’ Series.
After indie filmmaker Justin Simien dropped the much anticipated crowdfunded feature Dear White People back in 2014, he teased the possibility of turning the film into a series. Back in May, it was...
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Renée Elise Goldsberry Set to Play Henrietta Lacks in Upcoming HBO Film.
After exiting the hit Broadway play “Hamilton” star Renée Elise Goldsberry has already been securing some pretty major roles. Goldsberry has been cast to star, alongside Oprah, in the upcoming film...
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Ava DuVernay Will Be The First African American Woman to Direct a $100...
Back in February, news broke that Selma filmmaker Ava DuVernay would be directing a Disney adaptation of the 1963 classic fantasy novel by Madeleine L’Engle, A Wrinkle in Time. After a list of CA film...
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There’s an Angela Davis Biopic in the Works.
Iconic activist and educator Angela Davis is the subject of a planned biopic. According to Variety, Codeblack Films has acquired the film rights to Davis’ Book Angela Davis: An Autobiography. Davis...
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Watch This. Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monáe, and Octavia Spencer in the First...
20th Century FOX just dropped the first official trailer for Hidden Figures, a-film that tells the true story of a little known group of black women scientists and master mathematicians who helped...
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John Legend and Tika Sumpter to Produce WGN Series About Black Wall Street.
John Legend and Tika Sumpter are set to produce a WGN series that tells the story of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Greenwood neighborhood. Also known as Black Wall Street, Greenwood was considered to be one of...
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