Tag: If Beale Street Could Talk

  • ‘The Lion King’ Follow-Up in the Works With Director Barry Jenkins

    ‘The Lion King’ Follow-Up in the Works With Director Barry Jenkins

    Disney is returning to the Pride Lands for a follow-up to “The Lion King.” Barry Jenkins, the filmmaker behind “Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Could Talk,” will direct the upcoming feature based on the beloved family classic.“Helping my sister raise two young boys during the ’90s, I grew up with these characters,” Jenkins said. “Having…

  • Stephan James To Star Opposite Russell Crowe in Paramount’s ‘American Son’

    Stephan James To Star Opposite Russell Crowe in Paramount’s ‘American Son’

    Exclusive: If Beale Street Could Talk star Stephan James is in final negotiations to co-star with Russell Crowe in Paramount’s thriller American Son, which is based on the critically acclaimed French film A Prophet.Andrew “Rapman” Onwubolu is on board to direct the movie from a screenplay by Dennis Lehane. Neal H. Moritz and Toby Jaffe…

  • Regina King’s ‘One Night in Miami,’ Pedro Almodovar’s ‘The Human Voice’ Added to Venice Lineup

    Regina King’s ‘One Night in Miami,’ Pedro Almodovar’s ‘The Human Voice’ Added to Venice Lineup

    Regina King’s directorial debut “One Night in Miami” and Pedro Almodovar’s Jean Cocteau adaptation “The Human Voice,” starring Tilda Swinton, have been added to the lineup of the Venice Film Festival’s upcoming 77th edition.Both additions will screen out-of-competition.“One Night in Miami,” to which Amazon Studios recently acquired worldwide rights, takes place in 1964 and follows…

  • KiKi Layne: ‘It hasn’t hit me yet – I’m going to be Eddie Murphy’s daughter!’

    KiKi Layne: ‘It hasn’t hit me yet – I’m going to be Eddie Murphy’s daughter!’

    The If Beale Street Could Talk actor on the joy of learning to do stunts and her forthcoming role in Coming 2 AmericaKiKi Layne, 28, made her film debut as the female lead, Tish, in Barry Jenkins’s acclaimed 2018 drama If Beale Street Could Talk, a story of young love and institutional racism in 1970s…

  • 2020 Indie Spirit Awards Winners List (Updating Live)

    2020 Indie Spirit Awards Winners List (Updating Live)

    The winners of the 2020 Independent Spirit Awards are being announced live during today’s ceremony, hosted for the second year in a row by Aubrey Plaza (fresh off rave reviews from Sundance for her performance in the indie “Black Bear”). Unlike the Oscars where Netflix is the most-nominated studio, the Spirit Awards are dominated in…

  • Watch the 2020 Indie Spirit Awards: How to Live Stream the Ceremony

    Watch the 2020 Indie Spirit Awards: How to Live Stream the Ceremony

    Oscar weekend begins with the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards, hosted by Aubrey Plaza. The awards ceremony is celebrating its 35th year in 2020 and as always the show will be broadcast live from the beach in Santa Monica, California. Plaza is returning as Spirit Awards host after her successful stint emceeing the 2019 show,…

  • 2020 SAG Awards: The Full List of Winners, Updating Live

    2020 SAG Awards: The Full List of Winners, Updating Live

    The 26th Screen Actors Guild are underway, which should make Oscar predictions that much easier as the results roll in — actors who win big with SAG tend to do likewise with the Academy.Last year, the overlap didn’t happen as much as usual, though. Regina King, who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “If…

  • Annapurna, Plan B to Adapt Fashion Murder Thriller ‘The Silent Patient’

    Annapurna, Plan B to Adapt Fashion Murder Thriller ‘The Silent Patient’

    Hot off their Indie Spirit Award win for best feature for “If Beale Street Could Talk,” Annapurna and Plan B have set their next film project with an adaptation of Alex Michaelides’ best-selling novel “The Silent Patient.”As part of their three-year production pact, the companies have optioned the rights to the novel published under Celadon…

  • Oscar Shorts Hit Records as Specialty Box Office Waits for Academy Award Winners

    Oscar Shorts Hit Records as Specialty Box Office Waits for Academy Award Winners

    While possible winners “Roma,” “Vice,” “Free Solo,” “If Beale Street Could Talk” and “Green Book” could get a box-office boost from Sunday’s Oscar finale, the specialized world’s primary reliance on awards contenders is drawing to a close. That leaves room for other players to take center stage. Specialized mainstay Roadside Attractions is releasing “Run the…

  • WGA Awards 2019: Announcing Winners Live

    WGA Awards 2019: Announcing Winners Live

    The 71st annual Writers Guild Awards are underway at dual ceremonies at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. and at the Edison Ballroom in New York City.Chelsea Peretti hosted the West Coast ceremonies while Roy Wood Jr. was the emcee in New YorkOriginal screenplay nominees are Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma”; Adam McKay’s “Vice”; Bo…