Tag: Atlanta
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Eternals Star Brian Tyree Henry Says The Film Put ‘Power’ Back In Him Again
“Atlanta” star Brian Tyree Henry tends to play characters who have gone through a lot of personal trauma, whether it’s rising rapper Paper Boi on the FX series, crime boss Jamal in “Widows,” or Arkham Asylum’s clerk in “Joker.” He’s seen a lot of the dark side of humanity, and it was starting to take…
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Atlanta Season 3 Is ‘In The Can,’ Brian Tyree Henry Confirms
It’s been a long wait for fans of “Atlanta,” which remains by far one of the best and most formally inventive television shows currently ongoing. The final episode of season 2 aired back on May 10, 2018 and production has since taken an extended break to accommodate the busy schedules of its cast. The series…
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‘House Party’ Reboot Adds Melvin Gregg, Rotimi and Allen Maldonado (Exclusive)
Melvin Gregg, Rotimi and Allen Maldonado are the latest stars to join New Line’s reimagining of the 1990 hit comedy “House Party,” produced by the SpringHill Company for HBO Max.The trio join stars Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Tosin Cole, Karen Obilom and DC Young Fly for the new movie, produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter.The…
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Lakeith Stanfield Unconditionally Apologizes for Clubhouse Anti-Semitic Discussion
Lakeith Stanfield has issued an apology on social media for participating in a Clubhouse conversation that facilitated anti-Semitic remarks in a discussion about the teachings of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. The “Atlanta” star and “Judas and the Black Messiah” Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee contextualized the incident, which was exposed in a recent…
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Donald Glover Says ‘Atlanta’ Season 3 Will Probably Debut In Early 2022 & Says He’s Written A New Movie Trilogy
Comedian, musician, actor, writer, producer, and director Donald Glover is proving that he’s got creative juices for every occasion. It doesn’t look like he’s going to stop at creating television and music content as the talented renaissance man aims to make a big push with his own movies. He took to Twitter this week to…
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Donald Glover Team for ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ Series at Amazon
Buckle up: Fleabag and Childish Gambino are prepping a new project.Friday afternoon, “Atlanta” star Donald Glover dropped a video on his Instagram, wherein he starts to dance to Paul Anka’s “Put Your Head on My Shoulder” as Phoebe Waller-Bridge, of “Fleabag” fame, looks unimpressed. As she gets up to do a seductive dance of her…
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Winter TV Awards: With FX in Flux, Can ‘Mrs. America’ Break Through?
For the first time in ages, it doesn’t seem like the best year to be FX.Constructed under the watchful eye of John Landgraf, Chairman of FX Networks and FX Productions, the network developed a murderer’s row of projects that allowed them to stand shoulder-to-shoulder at the Emmy Awards with TV’s heaviest hitters, including HBO and…
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Lakeith Stanfield: ‘I’m Kind of Mad’ About Finding Out Teddy Perkins Is Donald Glover
No matter how big of a movie star Lakeith Stanfield becomes, he’s likely never going to stop being asked questions about “Teddy Perkins.” As a cast member on Donald Glover’s acclaimed FX series “Atlanta,” Stanfield took centerstage in the iconic second season episode where his character, Darius, goes to pick up a free piano from…
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Why horror keeps creeping into black drama
Shows such as I May Destroy You, Atlanta and Insecure depict a wide spectrum of black life, from hilarity to mundanity – but all these shows, at times, also have an impending sense of doom. This feeling of horror, this looming sense of dread, is intentional, but it plays on the common tropes we’ve been…
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‘Atlanta’ Seasons 3 and 4 Delayed as Filming Start Dates Moves to Early 2021
The long wait for “Atlanta” Season 3 is… not nearly over. Though the show was originally slated to return in January 2021, the ongoing production hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic means that work on “Atlanta” Season 3 will not be able to resume until next year.FX Networks and FX Productions chairman John Landgraf stated…