Idris Elba will replace Jamie Foxx as a gangster rapper in Harmony Korine’s “The Trap,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Benicio Del Toro, Robert Pattinson, James Franco and Al Pacino also star in the film, which Focus Features is in negotiations to acquire for U.S. distribution. Set against the backdrop of the Miami music scene, […]
Actor Columbus Short’s last appearance on the Tom Joyner Morning Show didn’t go so well and he was fired from Scandal soon after. Fortunately, he has rebounded with a starring role in Fear Files, premiering tonight on TV One. His well-documented issues with his estranged wife Tanee McCall Short, including alleged domestic violence and his own admission […]
Actor Demond Wilson has done a lot of work on TV and in film but he’s still best known for his role opposite Redd Foxx as Fred Sanford’s long-suffering son, Lamont Sanford, in the 1970s’ NBC sitcom Sanford and Son. His second book, Second Banana: The Bittersweet Memories of the Sanford & Son Years has just been released. […]
The show went off the air 25 years ago, but actor Antonio Fargas is still best known for his role as Huggy Bear on Starsky and Hutch. Since then, the veteran actor has accomplished many things – including being a bandleader. His band The New Jump Blues has been touring around the country. “55 […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith’s con-man caper “Focus” disrobed “Fifty Shades of Grey” at the box office, but the film’s modest $19.1 million opening still left questions about the drawing power of the once unstoppable star. According to studio estimates Sunday, Warner Bros.’ “Focus” easily topped all competitors on a weekend with little competition […]
Comedian/actor Affion Crockett graduated from Fayetteville State University and credits the HBCU experience as the reason he’s a comedian today. “FSU was like living in School Daze movie. You have to understand, I was an Army brat, so my dad was stationed at Fort Bragg,” Crockett says. “I lived in Germany prior to coming […]
Roland Martin talks to one of Hollywood’s hardest-working actors, Samuel L. Jackson. He’s starring in the new movie Kingsman: The Secret Service, where he plays a uber cool villain of sorts. “I get to be the guy with a different idea,” Jackson says. “You can call him a villain if you’d like.” Kingsman is about a […]
Not too many people are hanging around in the entertainment industry after their 70th birthday, but Garrett Morris is one of the few. He was part of Saturday Night Live’s inaugural season 40 years ago and will be part of the celebration on February 15 that also includes Eddie Murphy. “Providence has blessed me,” […]
Fox’s Empire just keeps growing. The Lee Daniels drama just beat American Idol in their Wednesday night ratings for the first time, bringing in a total of 11.3 million…
Benedict Cumberbatch, the Oscar-nominated actor who recently came under fire for calling black actors ‘colored’ in an interview with Tavis Smiley, has apologized over his offensive…
Actor and comedian Eddie Murphy is mostly known for his famous roles in the Shrek franchise, Coming to America and Beverly Hills Cop, but what many may not know is the funny man has a passion for music and has recorded songs with Luther Vandross, Sir Elton John, Paul McCartney and Garth Brooks. Some of […]
Actor Anthony Mackie of Captain America fame may have alienated his fans with his views on ‘Selma’ and Black men wearing locs, but he has a chance to redeem himself, at least onscreen, in his new movie Black orWhite. He co-stars with Kevin Costner, who plays a grandfather who must deal with a custody […]
