Dope’s Kiersey Clemons will star in and produce a film about 23-year-old Lauren Simmons, the youngest female trader to work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. As reported by Deadline, Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios acquired the life rights to Simmons’ story. Currently, Simmons is the youngest as well as the only female […]
For his second project under his deal at Lionsgate TV, Common will adapt Zora Neale Hurston’s recently published non-fiction book, Barracoon, into a limited television series. The critically acclaimed Barracoon is based on Hurston’s interviews from 1927 with 86-year-old Cudjo Lewis, the last known enslaved person to survive the Middle Passage. The profound story was […]
Marcus Gardley’s award-winning historical play The House That Will Not Stand is on its way to becoming a full-length feature film. As reported by Deadline, MWM Studios will be in charge of the adaptation, with Gardley writing the screenplay. Set in the backdrop of 1800s New Orleans, The House That Will Not Stand is […]
Creed II is not a movie about boxing. It’s about perseverance and balance. It’s about manifesting dreams. It’s about finding the resolve to continue chasing the thing that your heart must have even as you take on new roles and responsibilities. In the film, Adonis Creed, played by Michael B. Jordan, navigates his roles to […]
Laurence Fishburne reports that he is finally moving forward with his The Alchemist project, which is based on Paulo Coelho’s best-selling novel by the same name. The magical novel The Alchemist tells the story of Santiago, a shepherd boy who wished to travel from his home in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of […]
In 2019, Netflix will add its first original African series to the streaming platform. The South African drama series Queen Sono follows a secret agent who fights crime while handling issues in her personal life. Queen Sono stars South African actress Pearl Thusi, who tweeted a video on Monday, saying, “It’s going to change the […]
Singer-songwriter and actress Janelle Monáe has scored a role in the upcoming Gloria Steinem biopic titled The Glorias: A Life on the Road. Deadline reports that Monáe will star as civil rights activist Dorothy Pitman Hughes, who co-founded Ms. Magazine with the widely recognized feminist Gloria Steinem. The role fits Monáe well, as she is […]
In 1898, two black actors shared an intimate moment through a playful silent film that depicts the first on-screen display of affection between African Americans. Titled Something Good – Negro Kiss, the 21-second silent picture film features dance partners and vaudeville actors Gertie Brown and Saint Suttle. Recently uncovered by film scholars at the University […]
A full-length feature film about Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks may be hitting theaters for the first time. Titled Rosa, the biopic will be produced by Winter State Entertainment, and filming will begin in 2019. Written by Charlie Kessler and Hamid Torabpour, the film aims to explore the first 24-hours following the famous arrest of […]
The USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative has released a new study that examined Hollywood’s steps towards diversity and inclusion in front of and behind the camera in 2018. Overall, it revealed an impressive increase in Black directors who helmed films in the 100 top-performing movies of the year. The study, titled “Inclusion in the […]