As director Antoine Fuqua preps to release a Michael Jackson biopic in 2025, we put together a few things we hope he and Lionsgate get right.
The Bobby DeBarge Story is heading to TV One. It tells the story of the eldest member of the DeBarge clan who was the lead singer in the 70’s group Switch. TV One has released a new clip from the movie. Check out the tense scene below showing Motown’s Berry Gordy (played by Outkast’s Big […]
TLC’s former manager Perri “Pebbles” Reid filed a defamation lawsuit against Viacom in 2014, claiming VH1’s 2013 TLC biopic “CrazySexyCool” portrayed her as a “conniving and dishonest businesswoman” who exploited the group for her own personal gain. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the case was set to go to trial September 24, but now is closed, as both parties have reached a settlement […]
TLC’s former manager Perri “Pebbles” Reid filed a defamation lawsuit against Viacom in 2014, claiming VH1’s 2013 TLC biopic “CrazySexyCool” portrayed her as a “conniving and dishonest businesswoman” who exploited the group for her own personal gain. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the case was set to go to trial September 24, but now is closed, as both parties have reached a settlement […]
Despite the family drama that has surround the 70’s hitmaking girl group Sister Sledge, apparently the surviving sisters have come to an agreement on one thing – making a movie about their rise from a Philadelphia family act to superstardom. Their big hit ‘We Are Family” was used as the theme for the Pittsburgh Pirates […]
Apparently, the Queen of Soul hand-picked the Oscar winner herself.
Music star and newly minted “American Idol” judge Lionel Richie has been granted the rights to produce a feature based on the life of legendary songwriter and musician Curtis Mayfield. Richie is developing the project via his RichLion Productions., which acquired the rights from the Curtis Mayfield Estate, according to Deadline. “It’s an honor for me to bring […]
Music star and newly minted “American Idol” judge Lionel Richie has been granted the rights to produce a feature based on the life of legendary songwriter and musician Curtis Mayfield. Richie is developing the project via his RichLion Productions., which acquired the rights from the Curtis Mayfield Estate, according to Deadline. “It’s an honor for me to bring […]
Lionsgate is in development on The Book Of Luke, a drama about Miami rap group 2 Live Crew and its leader Luther Campbell, whose parody of Roy Orbison’s “Oh Pretty Woman” was the center of a victorious Supreme Court case that paved the way for fair use sampling for music judged to be parody. Mike […]
Now that New Edition has enjoyed the biopic treatment with a resurgence of interest in the group that followed, it appears another 90’s R&B band will get their just due. Mr. Dalvin confirmed that VH1 will air the Jodeci biopic at some point in the near future. Shadow and Act reports: The Jodeci news was […]
