Author: Iesha Monae
How Long Is ‘The Odyssey’ Movie? What To Know About Christopher Nolan’s Runtime
Iconic director Christopher Nolan is not known for keeping things brief. His latest film, Universal’s The Odyssey, is already breaking box office records, opening to over $257 million globally in its first weekend, the best ever for a Nolan film, per Deadline. Now, audiences heading to theaters are wondering exactly how much time to block off. Here’s…
Colman Domingo Eyed To Write Live-Action Princess Tiana Film At Disney
Colman Domingo and Tony-nominated Slave Play director Robert O’Hara are in talks to write a live-action film about Princess Tiana. The project, in very early stages at Disney, is an original idea inspired by the 2009 animated film The Princess and the Frog rather than a direct remake. No deals have closed. Deadline first reported the news, with Variety later…
Idris Elba’s 22Summers, Nile Media Entertainment Group And Action Xtreme Partner To Build West African Action Film Slate
Idris Elba’s production company 22Summers, Moses Babatope’s Nile Media Entertainment Group and Chee Keong Cheung’s Action Xtreme have announced a new strategic partnership to develop and produce a slate of action films originating from across West Africa. According to the announcement, the initiative aims “to develop and produce a slate of high-energy, commercially driven action…
‘Game Day Murders’ ID Series, Executive Produced By Shaquille O’Neal, Sets Premiere: Here’s Every Case Set To Be Covered
Investigation Discovery has announced Game Day Murders, a new six-episode true crime series executive produced by Shaquille O’Neal, premiering this month. It is hosted by Lindsay Czarniak, featuring sports-themed murder cases. O’Neal said in a statement, “I’ve been a true-crime guy my whole life, so working with ID on Game Day Murders was a natural fit.…
Susan Kelechi Watson To Star With Dakota Fanning In Untitled Apple TV Thriller From ‘Homeland’ Creator
Susan Kelechi Watson has been cast as a series regular in the untitled Apple TV thriller from creator and showrunner Alex Cary, joining previously announced star Dakota Fanning. Deadline exclusively reported the news on Monday. Watson will play Dawn, “a handler for US governmental covert operations,” per Deadline. Fanning stars as an undercover Treasury agent inside…
Tyriq Withers To Star In, Exec Produce Amazon MGM Tennis Rom-Com ‘Love Love’ Opposite Isabel May
Tyriq Withers is set to star in and executive produce Love Love, Amazon MGM Studios’ new romantic comedy, with Isabel May also starring and executive producing. Deadline exclusively broke the news. According to Deadline, the script follows “a struggling tennis phenom who falls for a charismatic local ball boy at the U.S. Open. Their unlikely romance just might…