HBO Films has released the first full-length trailer for Native Son, the adaptation of Richard Wright’s classic, controversial novel. The film debuted at Sundance and A24, who initially planned to release it theatrically, sold it to HBO. It’ll debut on the premium cabler on April 6. The adaptation is written by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks and […]
Author Archives: African American Filmmaker
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The Wire alums Clarke Peters and Isiah Whitlock Jr. have joined the cast of Spike Lee‘s next film Da 5 Bloods along with Norm Lewis, Mélanie Thierry and Jasper Pääkkönen, Collider has learned. Netflix is backing the film, which will also star Delroy Lindo, Chadwick Boseman, Jonathan Majors, Jean Reno, and Paul Walter Hauser, who like Whitlock and Pääkkönen, just worked with Lee on BlacKkKlansman. Read More…
If you’re a screenwriter at just about any stage of your career, you should have the ScreenCraft Writers Summit on your calendar. The professional networking and instructional event will return to Atlanta from April 5th – 8th at the historic Georgian Terrace Hotel. The Summit, which sold out in its inaugural year of 2018, brings unparalleled screenwriting […]
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Spike Lee has tapped Chadwick Boseman to join the ensemble of his next film, “Da 5 Bloods.” Netflix is in talks to distribute the movie, with Delroy Lindo and Jean Reno also in negotiations to star. Lee will also write the film with Kevin Willmott, based on an original screenplay by Danny Bilson & Paul DeMeo, and rewrite […]
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Miley Cyrus paid tribute to Janice Freeman at the late singer’s celebration of life on Monday. Freeman, who competed on season 13 of NBC’s reality competition show The Voice in 2017, tragically died on March 2 at the age of 33. A spokesperson for Freeman’s family confirmed to E! News in a statement at the time that she passed away due to combined complications of […]
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“In recent years, Apple has introduced rules to the App Store that purposely limit choice and stifle innovation at the expense of the user experience — essentially acting as both a player and referee to deliberately disadvantage other app developers,” Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said. Streaming music giant Spotify has filed an anti-competition complaint against […]
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Hundreds of pink slips are coming for “duplicative administrative functions” in AT&T’s entertainment empire, and CEO John Stankey and TV chief Bob Greenblatt risk eroding “distinctive” individual brands like HBO and Turner in the process. When President Trump passed a tax-reform bill in December that lowered the corporate rate, AT&T celebrated by issuing $1,000 bonuses […]
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During the recent reality television boom, small-time producers that were once “the Rodney Dangerfields” of Hollywood sold their companies for hundreds of millions. Now many are looking for second acts, and for ‘Pawn Stars’ creator Brent Montgomery, that involves a high-stakes “VC to TV” business, Jimmy Kimmel and an invite-only L.A. “incubator” (just don’t call […]
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“There must be Collusion with the Democrats and, of course, Russia!” the president tweeted Sunday morning. “Such one sided media coverage, most of it Fake News.” President Donald Trump on Sunday morning took to Twitter to rail against NBC’s Saturday Night Live, even though last night’s episode was a rerun. In a Twitter tirade, the president […]
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The WGA wants to prohibit packaging fees and affiliated production altogether. A two-hour meeting Tuesday afternoon between the Writers Guild of America and the talent agencies was a “constructive” and “respectful” session, according to agency sources, during which the Association of Talent Agencies presented a set of counterproposals to the WGA titled “Statement of Choice.” […]