Dayo Okeniyi (“The Hunger Games”) has landed a pivotal role in “Terminator: Genesis,” a reboot of the franchise for Skydance Productions and Paramount Pictures. The studios will film three installments, with the second and third films shooting back to back over nine months. Okeniyi will play a Steve Jobs-type genius named Danny Dyson, who figures […]
If you went to see more than one movie in 2013, then you are not alone. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a recent study from the Motion Picture Association of America found a significant increase in African-American attendance at movie theaters last year. The MPAA estimates that more than 170 million African-Americans went to the movies […]
Mike Epps, who is best known for his hilarious role as Day-Day in the “Friday” franchise is joining the cast of BET’s “Being Mary Jane”. Epps will play Chris Warren, a husband and father in a great marriage, something Mary Jane (played by Gabrielle Union) covets. He shared the news via Twitter: Only time […]
MGM is reportedly negotiating a mid-seven-figure deal with Ice Cube to reprise his role in a planned “Barbershop 3.” The 2002 original cost $12 million and grossed $75 million domestic while the 2004 sequel cost $30 million and grossed $65 million. Cube has been thriving in franchise work. He reprises his role in Sony’s “22 […]
Idris Elba is doing his part to give others a big break. The actor has teamed with Samsung as a mentor for the company’s online talent competition. Potential competitors that were invited had until March 6 to apply for the competition via Facebook with a two-minute film that highlighed their particular project. Since the competition launched […]
Biopics about black musicians are on the rise again, so it only makes sense that black Hollywood want to take part in the resurgence. Case in point, Mekhi Phifer. The actor best known for his role as ‘Lem’ in the hit movie “Soul Food”, wants to play Al Green in a biopic about the singer and […]
Lifetime has adapted Terry McMillan’s novel A Day Late and a Dollar Short with Whoopi Goldberg and Ving Rhames headlining an all-star cast that includes Mekhi Phifer,Kimberly Elise, Anika Noni Rose and Tichina Arnold. Based on McMillan’s 2001 New York Times bestseller, the film follows a mother who tries to help her dysfunctional family through life’s ups and downs. When irascible matriarch Viola Price […]
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — There wasn’t a dry eye in the house Thursday when Lupita Nyong’o delivered an emotional speech while accepting her honor for best breakout performance at Essence magazine’s seventh annual Women in Hollywood luncheon. The 12 Years a Slave star and Oscar nominee for Best Supporting Actress confessed that as a […]
Get ready for the 45th annual Image Awards. Airing for the first time on TV One, the red carpet coverage starts at 8 p.m. ET and the show comes on at 9 p.m. Live from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, the show is hosted by Anthony Anderson and includes appearances by Kevin Hart, Lupita Nyong’o, Tony […]
At a recent luncheon celebrating the 2014 Oscar nominees, a group of A-list stars, directors, sound mixers and more gathered round a life-size model of…
If you missed it in the theaters,the romantic comedy Baggage Claim can be picked up on DVD, Blu Ray and on demand starting tomorrow. Actress Jenifer Lewis, the go-to Black movie mom, plays star Paula Patton’s marriage-minded mother in the movie. Although it’s been reported that she’s been in 300 movies, it must be her larger-than-life […]
Watching the Grammys last night was a snoozefest. There’s gotta be something wrong with an awards show where the most exciting moment is the Twitter feedback on Pharrell Williams‘ hat, which now has its own Twitter account. Sure, there were highlights. Pharrell, Grammy’s Producer of the Year, performed with Stevie Wonder and Daft Punk in an […]
