Author: Iesha Monae
‘Mr. Irrelevant’ Trailer: David Corenswet In NFL Underdog Biopic
Paramount Pictures and Skydance Sports have released the trailer for Mr. Irrelevant, a biopic starring David Corenswet as former New York Giants player John Tuggle, directed by Jonathan Levine. According to the official description, “Mr. Irrelevant is the inspiring true story of John Tuggle (Corenswet), the last player selected in the last round of the 1983…
Pluto TV Pairs ‘Friday’ With ‘A Hip Hop Story’ for Latest Double Feature Friday
Pluto TV’s Double Feature Fridays returns Sept. 11 with Friday and A Hip Hop Story. Friday, released in 1995, stars Ice Cube and Chris Tucker as two friends navigating one chaotic day in South Central Los Angeles. A Hip Hop Story stars Affion Crockett, Damaine Radcliff, Cedric the Entertainer, Wayne Brady and Lil Rel Howery in a satire about a…
Danielle Deadwyler, Connor Storrie And Ella Beatty Among Cast Joining Billie Eilish In Sarah Polley’s ‘The Bell Jar’
Focus Features has confirmed the supporting cast for Sarah Polley’s The Bell Jar, starring Billie Eilish in her feature acting debut, as production wraps on the film. Eilish plays Esther Greenwood, the protagonist of Sylvia Plath’s novel, an aspiring young writer who lands a magazine internship in New York City while grappling with ambition, identity and…
Halle Berry And Zoë Kravitz To Play Mother-Daughter In Rom-Com’ Otherwise Engaged’
Halle Berry and Zoë Kravitz have been cast in the rom-com Otherwise Engaged, alongside Colin Firth and Jack Whitehall. Deadline first reported the news. Suzanne Farwell, a longtime producer and collaborator of Nancy Meyers, will direct from a script she co-wrote with Gabriel Mizrahi. What is ‘Otherwise Engaged’ about? Per Deadline, “Charlie (Whitehall) is ready to…
Leslie Odom Jr., Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Asante Blackk And Jodie Turner Smith And More Set For Teyana Taylor’s Directorial Debut ‘Get Lite’
Leslie Odom Jr. and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor have joined the cast of Get Lite, Teyana Taylor’s feature feature directorial debut at Paramount. Variety exclusively broke the news. They join previously announced stars Storm Reid and NFL rookie-turned-actor Ceyair Wright. Khayr Bullock, Tylil James and Woody McClain have also been confirmed for the cast, per Variety, with Jodie Turner-Smith…
‘Beyond the Gates’ Adds Denzell Dandridge, Khiry Walker As Shanice’s Brothers
Beyond the Gates has cast Denzell Dandridge and Khiry Walker as brothers to Shanice Johnson (Ernestine Morrison), with Dandridge debuting as Lamont Johnson and Walker debuting as Cedric Johnson on the Sept. 8 episode, according to Michael Fairman TV. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Denzell Dandridge (@denzelldandridge) What role do Lamont and Cedric…