Author: Penson Kareem
André Holland Joins Michael B. Jordan And Austin Butler In ‘Miami Vice ’85’
André Holland is the latest actor to sign on to Universal’s Miami Vice ’85, the film starring Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler. Deadline first reported the news. His role hasn’t been disclosed. Who stars in ‘Miami Vice ’85’? Jordan and Butler lead the cast. Holland joins Alden Ehrenreich, Whitney Peak, Camila Morrone, John Leguizamo, Danny Ramirez…
Jermaine Fowler On ‘Appofeniacs’ And AI Anxiety: ‘Everything Is Cyclical’
Jermaine Fowler didn’t realize he was using AI until he started asking Google for boxing tips. Now he’s starring in Appofeniacs, writer-director Chris Marrs Piliero’s horror thriller about deepfakes made for fun that spiral into violent consequences across several intersecting stories. Fowler, who plays debt collector Cedric, spoke with BLKCinema.com about AI’s dangers, what Y2K taught…
What We Know About ‘A Different World’ Season 2 So Far
Netflix has renewed A Different World for a second season following the series’ Season 1 premiere on Sept. 24. Here’s what we know so far about the return to Hillman College. What is ‘A Different World’ Season 2 about? According to the official logline, “After transformative summers, Deborah and her Hillman classmates return to campus for sophomore…
Issa Rae’s HBO Comedy Pilot Casts Shane Paul McGhie And Dasan Frazier As Leads
Shane Paul McGhie and Dasan Frazier are set to star in the untitled male friendship comedy pilot from Issa Rae at HBO. Deadline first reported the news. Rae wrote the half-hour pilot and executive produces. Per Deadline, the pilot “centers on Menzel (McGhie), a 28-year-old barber, aspiring sports manager and professional best friend to JB (Frazier), a…
‘Baldwin: A Love Story’ Feature Adaptation In The Works From Anonymous Content, Higher Ground
Anonymous Content and Higher Ground will produce a feature film adaptation of Baldwin: A Love Story, Nicholas Boggs’ biography of James Baldwin. Anonymous Content has closed a deal to option the book, along with a deal for Boggs and his partner, Booker Prize-winning author Marlon James, to adapt it for the screen. What is ‘Baldwin: A…
Netflix’s ‘Women Like Us’ Adds Greg Tarzan Davis, Gail Bean, Tiffany Boone And 6 More
Women Like Us, the Netflix film from the Obamas’ Higher Ground and Charles D. King’s Macro Film Studios, has rounded out its cast with nine additions: Greg Tarzan Davis, Melanie Liburd, Harry Lennix, Joy Bryant, Danielle Pinnock, Dewayne Perkins, Samara Joy, Tiffany Boone and Gail Bean. Per Deadline‘s description, the film follows “a recently widowed…