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Game of Thrones originator George R.R. Martin detailed his appreciation for J.R.R. Tolkien and his Lord of the Rings series while attending the premiere of the biopic Tolkien. During his green carpet appearance, the 70-year-old A Song of Ice and Fire author explained to Variety how Tolkien shaped the genre Martin is now famous for occupying, and how the Lord of the Rings creator influenced the world of Thrones. “He made […]
Romantic comedies are always based around improbable meetings, and Genie Bouchard has one of the least likely meet-cutes of all time. That’s why the story of her highly unlikely Twitter bet date has been optioned for a movie. If you’ll recall, the Canadian tennis star went on a date with a man back in 2017 […]
Deadline reports Tyrese Gibson has been tapped to portray Teddy Pendergrass in an upcoming biopic after Warner Bros. acquired the life rights of the late singer. “I am honored to take this journey… this is the role that I feel I was born to play,” Gibson said in a statement. “Teddy Pendergrass embraced me and before he […]
DMX has been freed, according to TMZ. The Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood rapper began his sentence in January 2018 after “failing to comply with conditions of his bail” in connection with a tax evasion guilty plea. “I’m saddened and disappointed,” his attorney Murray Richman told TMZ at the time. “We’ll have to […]
A new biopic focused on Rosa Parks is on the way. According to Deadline, the first-ever scripted feature film that will hit U.S. theaters about the Civil Rights activist will start shooting in 2019. The movie industry website claims that Rosa will focus on the immediate aftermath of Parks’ arrest in 1955, after she refused to […]
Deadline reports that Janelle Monáe has signed on to The Glorias: A Life On The Road, a biopic based on Gloria Steinem’s memoir. Monáe is joining a cast that already includes Julianne Moore and Alicia Vikander, who will be playing Steinem at various points in her life. Steinem became a voice for equal rights through her work as a journalist in the late 1960s, […]
Snoop Dogg wants to take his life story to the screen. The legendary West Coast rapper announced the news Wednesday during an appearance on D.C.’s Majic 102.3. Speaking to hist Vic Jagger, Snoop explained he wants the film to have a multi-part structure, similar to Netflix’s original series Narcos. “You see how like Narcos went from Escobar to […]
Quincy Jones made headlines recently, when he gave a hugely candid interview to Vulture. Jones was at it again on Wednesday, when he sat down with Scott Feinberg for the latest episode of the Awards Chatter podcast. In a wide-ranging interview, the legendary musician, composer and producer revealed that Ray Charles got him hooked on heroin when he […]
