Tag: Fences
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‘Queen Sugar’s Kofi Siriboe To Star In ‘Really Love’ Film From MacRo & Director Angel Kristi Williams
Exclusive: Kofi Siriboe, star of the Own series Queen Sugar, has been tapped as the lead in the film Really Love, which is being helmed by first-time feature director Angel Kristi Williams, who also co-wrote the script with Felicia A. Pride. Charles D. King’s MacRo, the production company behind the Oscar-nominated film, Fences, is financing…
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Angelina Jolie To Produce Jim Thorpe Biopic With Martin Sensmeier Starring
Angelina Jolie is teaming with Fences producer Todd Black, Steve Tisch of Escape Artists Productions, and Abraham Taylor to produce Bright Path: The Jim Thorpe Story, a biopic on legendary Native American athlete Jim Thorpe, who will be played by Martin Sensmeier. Taylor penned the script with Alex Nibley and Sterlin Harjo. Executive producers are…
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‘The Equalizer 2’ First Trailer: Denzel Washington Wants You to Know He Can Still Kick Ass
Denzel Washington has making movies since 1981, but the one thing he hasn’t done in Hollywood until now is make a sequel. “The Equalizer 2” gives the movie icon his first franchise, and Sony has debuted the ass-kicking first trailer to the sequel to 2014’s box office hit.“The Equalizer 2” finds Washington resuming the role…
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Film News Roundup: Russell Hornsby Joins ‘Creed’ Sequel for MGM-Warner Bros.
In today’s film news roundup, “Creed II” rounds out its cast, the African American Film Critics Association starts a screening series with American Cinematheque and Sundance award winner Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers begins shooting her first feature. Castings “Fences” star Russell Hornsby has joined Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone in MGM-Warner Bros.’ “Creed II,” which began…
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Russell Hornsby Joins ‘Creed II’; Melvin Gregg Cast In ‘High Flying Bird’
Russell Hornsby, last seen on the big screen in the Denzel Washington-directed Oscar-nominated film, Fences, has been cast in Warner Bros/MGM’s Creed II, starring Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone, reprising their roles of Adonis Creed and Rocky Balboa respectively. Production is officially underway with director Steven Caple Jr. at the helm and Ryan Coogler,…
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Viola Davis to Star in Amazon Film ‘Troupe Zero’ (Exclusive)
Viola Davis is attached to star in Amazon Studios film “Troupe Zero,” sources tell Variety.Duo Bert & Bertie are also attached to direct “Troupe Zero” for Amazon from a script by Lucy Alibar, with Todd Black producing. The duo has credits in film, animation, documentaries, video games, and commercials and is repped by Verve and…
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Viola Davis Knows She’s ‘Worthy’ of Being Paid the Same as Men and White Women
Viola Davis is one of the most respected actresses working today. She’s an Oscar winner for “Fences” and a historic Emmy winner for “How to Get Away With Murder,” and yet she still isn’t getting equal pay compared to her male and white female co-stars. During an appearance at the Women in the World Los…