Tag: Love & Basketball
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‘The Woman King’ Trailer: Viola Davis Rules an All-Female African Army in Sweeping Historical Epic
Viola Davis’ commanding presence has been put to good use: The Oscar and Emmy winner has transformed into a real-life African Agoji general for the historical epic “The Woman King.”Dubbed a female version of “Braveheart,” the film is directed by Gina Prince-Blythewood (“Love & Basketball”) and written by Dana Stevens. Davis plays General Nanisca, who…
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Making ‘The Old Guard’: Gina Prince-Bythewood Turned Her Marvel Loss Into Her Own Netflix Franchise
On July 10, opening day for the summer’s first major action flick, “The Old Guard” director Gina Prince-Bythewood took her two sons, who are 16 and 19, up to Sunset Boulevard to see her first Netflix billboard. “The Old Guard” marks the UCLA track star’s biggest budget yet after such modest hits as “Love &…
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‘The Old Guard’ Director Gina Prince-Bythewood on Casting KiKi Layne
Gina Prince-Bythewood has always wanted to direct an action movie.Her dream was finally realized with “The Old Guard,” an adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name about a group of immortal mercenaries.“I, for a long while, never thought I’d get the opportunity to make one given the way Hollywood loves to work,” Prince-Bythewood,…
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How ‘Love & Basketball’ Allowed Issa Rae to Dream
Issa Rae says she had every reason to think she could be a filmmaker when she was growing up.“The ’90s had lots of black television and film … a lot of the shows were helmed by black people,” she recalls. “That’s what inspired me to at least try it.”She may have only been 5 years…
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Gina Prince-Bythewood to Direct ‘The Old Guard’ for Skydance
Skydance Media has tapped Gina Prince-Bythewood to direct the fantasy movie “The Old Guard.”The film is based on the comic book series created by author Greg Rucka and illustrator Leandro Fernández with Rucka writing the adaptation. Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger will produce the female-led action drama, set to release in 2019.“The…