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A member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association took to Twitter Monday to apologize and explain what led many viewers to think she mistook Daniel Kaluuya with another Black actor. “I’ve been following you since the beginning of your career, and I was wondering what it meant for you to be directed by Regina, what this means for you […]

For his performance as Fred Hampton in Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah, Daniel Kaluuya has been awarded the Best Supporting Actor distinction at the 2021 Oscars. Kaluuya delivered an emotional acceptance speech, in which he thanked “the gift that is LaKeith Stanfield.” He also shouted out Hampton and the Black Panther party for showing him […]

Movies can do many great things. They can make you laugh, cry, think, and sometimes inspire you to try and make changes to institutions that still exist today.  Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee, during his appearance on Yahoo News’ Skullduggery podcast, said that he will reintroduce his bill pushing for J. Edgar Hoover’s name to be removed from the FBI […]

Daniel Kaluuya was rewarded for his excellence while the Golden Globes revealed that even celebrities suffer pandemic-related technical difficulties. Kaluuya was given the first award of the mostly remote night, winning Best Supporting Actor for playing Black Panther Fred Hampton in the film Judas & The Black Messiah. As the one up first, Kaluuya had to work […]

Lakeith Stanfield put together a scene-stealing performance when he portrayed FBI informant William O’Neal in Judas and The Black Messiah. Yet, to do this, Stanfield had to explore some darker parts of himself to bring the character to life, which has now thrown off his emotional equilibrium once the production wrapped.  During a recent interview with Level, Stanfield revealed that […]

LaKeith Stanfield let it be known that he didn’t agree with some suggestive questions Charlamagne tha God asked Daniel Kaluuya when the Judas and the Black Messiah star made his virtual visit to The Breakfast Club. On the morning radio show, Charlamagne asked Kaluuya if the role that Stanfield, his costar, played in the film as informant William O’Neal made him look at Stanfield any […]

Longtime Nipsey Hussle producers Mike & Keys have stepped up and cleared the air about claims that rapper Tito Lopez made about Nipsey’s verse on “What It Feels Like” initially being for one of his songs. The song appears on the soundtrack for Judas and the Black Messiah and has been getting more attention than some of the others […]

Following a premiere earlier this month as part of the mid-pandemic 2021 edition of the Sundance Film Festival, Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah—starring Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield—is out today in select theaters and on HBO Max. Accompanying the film’s multi-platform release is the arrival of Judas and the Black Messiah: The Inspired […]

LeBron James took to social media on Tuesday night to preview the highly anticipated Nipsey Hussle and Jay-Z track “What It Feels Like,” which will be featured on the soundtrack to the Shaka King-directed film Judas and the Black Messiah. LeBron’s preview of the record sees Jay-Z mentioning Drake and OVO producer 40. “What It Feels Like” is […]