When it was announced a film was going to be made about the life and times of legend James Brown, music fans said, “Finally!” Now…
Actress Zoe Saldana has been the subject of criticism over the last year after it was decided she’d star in Nina Simone‘s biopic as the iconic singer. Most of the controversy, if not all, was simply because of the color of Saldana’s skin. Nina Simone was a woman with a dark chocolate complexion that often donned […]
Open Road Films has acquired U.S. rights to “Tupac,” the long-awaited feature on the life of rapper Tupac Shakur directed by John Singleton. Written by Jeremy Haft, Ed Gonzalez and Singleton, the film follows ‘Pac from his East Harlem upbringing as the son of activist Black Panther Party members, to blowing up as a songwriter, […]
The Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that Toni Braxton is set to star as Darlene Love in the network’s first scripted TV film “My Name is Love: The Darlene Love Story.” Executive produced by Oprah Winfrey and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville (“Twenty Feet From Stardom”), “My Name is Love: The Darlene Love Story” features […]
The biopic about the life of the Godfather of Soul is finally going to hit theaters this year. To drum up even more excitement and…
The life and death of legendary rapper Tupac is a story that has been trying to make it to the big screen since his murder…
Ava DuVernay’s upcoming “Selma” just got some major star wattage. Oprah Winfrey has signed on as a producer alongside Brad Pitt and Christian Colson. READ:…
2013 proved to be a windfall for Black male biopics – “Fruitvale Station,” “12 Years A Slave,” and “42″ all proved to be box office…
The long-gestating Tupac Shakur biopic has finally set a shooting date, with producers/financiers Morgan Creek and Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films announcing plans to begin principal photography on the film next spring, notes The Hollywood Reporter. The two companies held a reception for friends and supporters of the late hip hop artist at the Zanzibar in Santa Monica […]
Just when we thought things had blown over in the TLC/Pebbles beef, things got taken to a level they didn’t need to be taken to…
Let’s file this under “Bizarre Casting News.” The Huffington Post is reporting that producer W Lance Reynolds wants Rihanna for an upcoming biopic on Josephine…
The struggle of getting a Richard Pryor biopic made is real. Oscar Award-winning actor and producer Forest Whitaker is up for the challenge. He is the latest person to try to bring the life of the legendary comedian’s life to the silver screen. If you’re a person who stays up on the movie news, you’re probably saying, “Wait, but […]