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Ava DuVernay’s ’14th’ Is Coming To Netflix: Everything To Know About The Follow-Up To ’13th’
Netflix has announced 14th, a new documentary from Ava DuVernay examining the 14th Amendment and the ongoing battle over who it protects. The film arrives later this year from ARRAY Filmworks, marking DuVernay’s return to Netflix following her Oscar-nominated documentary 13th. DuVernay said of the film, “If 13th asked who gets caged, then 14th asks who gets…
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…
Jurnee Smollett To Take Over Kerry Washington’s Role In ‘The Whoopi Monologues’ Upon Her Exit
Jurnee Smollett is joining the company of The Whoopi Monologues at Lincoln Center Theater’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, taking over from Kerry Washington. Washington plays her final performance Aug. 2. The Whoopi Monologues is a reimagining of Whoopi Goldberg’s iconic 1984 solo show, which premiered at Dance Theatre Workshop before transferring to Broadway, written by Goldberg and directed…
‘I Play Rocky’ First Trailer: Anthony Ippolito Is Stallone, Stephan James Is Carl Weathers
Amazon MGM Studios has released the first trailer for I Play Rocky, the new film from Green Book director Peter Farrelly. The film arrives just in time for the 50th anniversary of Rocky, which was released Nov. 21, 1976. Amazon MGM has positioned the film for awards season, with a likely world premiere at TIFF in September, per Gold Derby. Rocky will…
‘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.…
‘Beyond The Gates’ Leads With 15 Nominations In Historic Daytime Emmy Debut — Full List Of 53rd Daytime Emmy Nominees
CBS’s groundbreaking Black soap Beyond the Gates has already made a stunning awards splash for the 53rd Daytime Emmy Awards, scoring 15 nominations in its first year of eligibility — second only to The Young and the Restless, which led all nominees with 18. The nominations were announced Tuesday by the National Academy of Television Arts…