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Ashton Sanders has been cast as Bobby Brown in the forthcoming Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Deadline reports. Kasi Lemmons will direct the biopic from a screenplay written by Anthony McCarten. It was previously reproted that British actress Naomi Ackie will play Houston. The film will be produced by McCarten’s Muse of Fire Productions, Pat Houston […]
After being named Adweek’s 2021 Brand Visionary, Jennifer Lopez’s boyfriend Ben Affleck said the honor is well-deserved and went on to say that he’s “in awe” of J-Lo. “All I can tell you is that I have seen firsthand the difference representation makes because I have seen, over and over and over and over, women of […]
The Oscar-winning editor of the original Star Wars franchise had a few choice words for J.J. Abrams, Kathleen Kennedy, and the series’s latest sequel trilogy. “It seems to me that Kathy Kennedy and J.J. Abrams don’t have a clue about Star Wars,” Marcia Lucas said in an interview for J.W. Rinzler’s book Howard Kazanjian: A Producer’s […]
A few years back, fans of Idris Elba and the James Bond franchise rallied to get the actor to take over the role of 007, and now a video from 1995 has resurfaced showing just how long Elba has been a fan of the film series. In a clip originally posted by a James Bond fan account, a […]
Anthony “A.J.” Johnson, best known for his roles in Friday and House Party, has died. He was 55. According to TMZ, Johnson’s nephew found the actor unresponsive inside a Los Angeles store earlier this month. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His cause of death has not yet been released. Johnson’s rep, LyNea Bell, confirmed his […]
After going mostly virtual for 2020’s edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Emmy Awards are back in-person for the 73rd annual ceremony. The pandemic certainly isn’t over just yet, but with the vaccine readily available the ceremony this year was held in Los Angeles with an audience. Attendees this time around have been asked to show proof of vaccination […]
Michael K. Williams may not have won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series on Sunday night, but he still was honored during the ceremony. During the 73rd annual Emmys, Kerry Washington presented the award, opting to pay tribute to Williams—who died at age 54 earlier this month—before reading the winner. “The nominees for this next award […]
Marvel’s hot streak at the box office continues. Its latest offering, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, continued its impressive run at the U.S box office, topping it for the third weekend in a row with $21.7 million, Deadline reports. With an estimated $176.9 million in total earnings, the film is projected to become the second-highest grossing fim in the […]
Dune beat expectations during its early release, earning $36.8 million in 24 overseas markets. The Denis Villeneuve-directed sci-fi pic is now the top film in the international box office, Deadline reports. Starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, Dune is the second feature film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel of the same name. It’s set to […]
Amy Schumer shared with her fans and followers that she recently had to have her uterus and appendix removed due to endometriosis. On Saturday, the comedian posted a video taken by her husband, Chris Fischer, which showed her in a hospital gown and bed, as she revealed details behind her health. “So, it’s the morning after […]
