Tag: Black-ish
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Eva Longoria to Direct Action-Comedy ‘Spa Day’ at Sony Pictures (Exclusive)
Eva Longoria is checking in for “Spa Day,” an action comedy feature she will direct and co-star in at Sony Pictures.Variety has learned that Longoria, who has two other films lined up as director at Searchlight and Universal, is also producing the project with her partner Ben Spector at their banner UnbeliEVAble Entertainment. Greg Silverman…
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‘Black-ish’ Spinoff ‘Old-ish’ Starring Laurence Fishburne in Development at ABC
ABC is currently developing a spinoff of the popular sitcom Black-ish. Titled Old-ish, the series would focus on Earl “Pops” Johnson and Ruby Johnson, the parents of lead character Dre Johnson (Anthony Anderson) portrayed by Laurence Fishburne and Jenifer Lewis. Image via ABC/caption] As reported by Variety, the spinoff series would follow Earl and Ruby…
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‘Black-ish’ to Have an Election-Themed Animated Special This October
Black-ish has not shied away from tackling timely topics, with the ABC sitcom frequently addressing issues of race, racism, and even the turbulent political landscape. So it’s no surprise that Black-ish is getting political with an upcoming election-themed special set to air this October ahead of the show’s season 7 premiere. With a critical presidential…
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Larry Wilmore Has “Diversity Day” Outtakes from ‘The Office’ That Would Shock You
Larry Wilmore is one of our best comedy voices we’ve got. The acclaimed writer/producer/performer has been an integral voice to influential works like The Bernie Mac Show, The Daily Show, Insecure, Black-ish, and of course, The Office. I’m excited Wilmore will be heading back in front of TV cameras on a regular basis (Rip The…
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Tracee Ellis Ross: ‘As a kid, singing was too scary a dream’
She’s acted, modelled, worked with Kanye West and Drake. But the Black-ish star didn’t dare follow her mother, Diana Ross – until nowThere is a strange noise coming from Tracee Ellis Ross’s Los Angeles garden. Hang on, she says, looking away from her computer screen to the window with an alarmed expression. “I’m just going…
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NAACP Image Awards Complete Winners List: Lizzo Named Entertainer of the Year
The 51st NAACP Image Awards were handed out Saturday night, with rapper Lizzo taking home the prize for Entertainer of the Year.Anthony Anderson hosted this year’s event, which celebrated the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film and also honored individuals or groups who promote social justice through…
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NAACP Winners List 2020: Updating Live
The 51st annual NAACP Awards, hosted by Anthony Anderson, are currently underway in Los Angeles.Angela Bassett, Billy Porter, Lizzo, Regina King and Tyler Perry are competing for entertainer of the year.On Friday night, early winners were announced, including “Just Mercy,” which picked up the award for best ensemble in a motion picture. Own’s “Greenleaf” won…
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Blue Ivy, Beyoncé and Marsai Martin Collect Early Wins at NAACP Image Awards Dinner (Full List)
Blue Ivy Carter is an NAACP Image Award winner at just 8 years old.The 51st annual NAACP Image awards held their non-televised dinner on Friday where Beyoncé dominated the music categories, picking up 6 wins, including outstanding female artist, album for “Homecoming: The Live Experience, soundtrack/compilation for “The Lion King: The Gift” and outstanding duo/group…
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Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross Co-Starring in Comedy ‘Covers’
Dakota Johnson and Tracee Ellis Ross will co-star in “Covers,” a comedy set in the music scene in Hollywood.“Late Night” director Nisha Ganatra is helming from a screenplay by Flora Greeson. Focus Features is partnering with Working Title Films on the movie. Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner will produce with Alexandra Loewy as…
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‘Little’ Review: Marsai Martin’s Big Performance Almost Saves a Very Stunted Comedy
The word on Tina Gordon’s “Little,” a slapdash modern inversion of “Big,” is that “Black-ish” star Marsai Martin came up with the idea for the movie when she was only 10 years old, and became the youngest executive producer in Hollywood history when the thing actually went into production a few years later. That’s a…