Oprah Winfrey and The OWN Network will be premiering a new television special titled "Honoring Our Kings: Own Honors Black Fatherhood," hosted by celebrated actor Sterling K. Brown.
Someone finally got the legendary Clarence Avant to talk and share his story! Reginald Hudlin directed a documentary called The Black Godfather that tells his story. Hudlin says Avant is “one of those guys who has been shaping Black popular culture but you’ve never heard of him.” That’s how he wanted it to be, he […]
Morgan Freeman will take on the role of former Secretary of State Colin Powell in “Powell,” a biopic from Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Reginald Hudlin, fresh from his Thurgood Marshall biopic “Marshall,” will direct the drama, which will be produced by Amritraj and Lori McCreary, Freeman’s partner at Revelations […]
Director Reginald Hudlin is usually known for humor in movies like House Party, Boomerang, and The Ladies Man. However, he proves to be a director of all genres in directing the film Marshall starring Chadwick Boseman. It goes through the life of a young Thurgood Marshall as a lawyer. “It’s rare that I get to show my other side. I’ve always been very political and loved drama, ” explained Hudlin. […]
Academy Awards producer Reginald Hudlin says host Chris Rock is hard at work rewriting his material for next month’s Oscar show. Hudlin told “Entertainment Tonight” on Saturday that Rock is eager to host the 88th Academy Awards on Feb. 28, even as a few black celebrities have decided not to attend the show for its lack […]
Writer/producer/director Reginald Hudlin has had his own success as a filmmaker with movies like “House Party” and “Boomerang.” But these days, he’s also celebrating his work as a producer on “Django Unchained,” the Oscar-winning movie starring Jamie Foxx directed by Quentin Tarantino. Hudlin joins only three other African-Americans to be nominated or included in a […]
