Rihanna is among the bevy of actresses set for “Ocean’s Eight,” an all-female reboot of the Ocean’s Eleven franchise from The Hunger Games director Gary Ross. Sandra Bullock was announced in October as the lead. Warner Bros today announced that RiRi, Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling and Awkwafina (the stage name of […]
Stage and screen actor Hugh Jackman, best known to many fans for his role of Wolverine in the X Men, stars as Blackbeard in Pan, in theaters October 9th. “I always wanted to be a pirate. I always wanted to do one of those swashbuckling movies. Be careful what you ask for. This was the biggest movie […]
Sanaa Lathan found a way to use her recent headlines with French Montana and Diddy to her advantage. The actress, who stars alongside Michael Ealy and Morris Chestnut in the upcoming thriller The Perfect Guy, replaced her two co-stars on the movie poster with photoshopped images of French and Diddy. French responded to Sanaa’s handiwork, […]
We might have gotten used to Viola Davis as Annalise Keating on How To Get Away With Murder and Jennifer Lopez on American Idol and starring in the new fall TV cop show Shades Of Blue, but both got their start as film actresses. Thankfully the two have a chance to show off those chops […]
Mo’Nique has has one of the more controversial months in her career this year, when she told the media Lee Daniels said she was being ‘blackballed’ by Hollywood. Then she said she’d been cast in both The Butler and Empire when both Daniels and Empire producer Danny Strong said she hadn’t. Precious co-star Gabourey […]
NEW YORK (AP) — In the annals of film festival flops — from unexpected boos to red-carpet gaffes — the premiere of the Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart comedy “Get Hard” will go down as a doozy. After the film premiered last week at the South By Southwest Film Festival, during a Q&A with director Etan […]
After Tony-nominated performances on Broadway in Stick Fly and The Trip To Bountiful, Condola Rashad has taken her talents to feature films. According to Deadline.com, she’s been cast in a pair of upcoming features. She’ll play George Clooney’s assistant in the Jodie Foster-directed thriller Money Monster, about a Jim Cramer-style TV stock jockey taken hostage on […]
In Focus, Will Smith plays a con-man who falls for a woman, puts her up on game, ends their budding relationship before he gets too close, and then eventually becomes her biggest rival when she herself becomes a con-woman. The husband of Jada Pinkett Smith and father of Trey, Jaden and Willow, this is the kind […]
Fresh off receiving the President’s Award at the NAACP Image Awards, famed Director Spike Lee has two new projects going on. Da Sweet Blood of Jesus , the film he made via crowdfunding resources is in theaters on Friday, February 13th. He is also slated to coach the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game during NBA All-Star Weekend at […]
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 […]
Turns out Jamie Foxx’s character in Columbia’s Annie update isn’t just based on Daddy Warbucks. William “Will” Stacks is a contemporary, melanin-infused version of wealthy capitalist Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks from the 1924 comic strip “Little Orphan Annie.” Foxx’s Stacks is a billionaire New York politician who made his fortune in the cell phone game. He’s running a […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Jamie Foxx is calling for a tough dialogue in the wake of killings by police and recent protests over them. The actor says, “We’ll probably have to have a few uncomfortable conversations to sort of get things right, so everybody can walk and enjoy America like it’s supposed to be enjoyed.” […]
