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HBO Max has dropped the official trailer for its upcoming four-part miniseries DMZ. Based on the DC Comics book series of the same name, the Rosario Dawson-starring show is set to debut later this month on March 17. Created by Roberto Patino, DMZ takes place in a dystopian New York City where a mom (Dawson) is looking for her son […]
What a difference a year makes. Last January, I received an email out of the blue from none other than Sujata Day, who I’d known of initially from her work with Issa Rae. At the time, I wasn’t aware that her feature-length directorial debut, Definition Please, had been killing it on the festival circuit for a […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Colin Kaepernick’s 6-episode limited series, Colin in Black and White debuted on Netflix this weekend, where the former quarterback […]
The winners for the 25th Annual Webby Awards were announced on Tuesday. The 2021 ceremony, hosted by Jameela Jamil, was dedicated to those who found innovative ways to use the internet to help people stay connected amid a grueling pandemic year. In that spirit, it’s no surprise the Webby Person of the Year distinction went […]
Warner Bros. will not be moving forward with New Gods, the Ava DuVernay-directed film based on the comic created by the late legendary artist Jack Kirby, and James Wan’s Aquaman spinoff The Trench, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “As part of our DC slate, some legacy development titles including New Gods and The Trench will not be moving forward,” Warner […]
Colin in Black & White, the forthcoming limited Netflix series created by Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay, has found its lead. Jaden Michael, whose previous credits include The Get Down and Wonderstruck, will star in the series as a young Kaepernick during his high school years. Image via Netflix The first entry in the six-episode […]
Netflix has announced Colin in Black & White, a new scripted limited series created by Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay. The series is centered on Kaepernick’s high school years and promises “meaningful insight” into the formative experiences that later inspired him to become an activist for social justice. Kaepernick will narrate the series, which boasts writing […]
On Monday, a judge dismissed a lawsuit against Ava DuVernay and Netflix over a scene from the Central Park jogger case-based miniseries When They See Us. That series was created and directed by DuVernay, and aired on that particular streaming platform in May 2019. The suit which was dismissed on Monday was actually filed in […]
Netflix has reportedly won a bidding war for an Ava DuVernay-produced and directed feature-length documentary about Nipsey Hussle, according to Deadline. The rumored figure that secured the deal is believed to have been in the “high eight figures,” following a competition for the rights that was also described as “intense.” The Hollywood Reporter adds that […]
