Film
‘Cloud Atlas’ To Begin Production Next Month
Halle Berry‘s new film ‘Cloud Atlas,’ is set to begin production next month in Germany. It’s been delayed by ongoing contract negotiations with talent. The film stars Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugo Weaving, Susan Sarandon, Ben Whishaw and Jim Broadbent. The project was rumored to have a budget of $100 – 150 Million. However, a producer for the film,... Read More »
Anthony Mackie, Sanaa Lathan On Set of ‘Vipaka’
We get a behind the scenes look at Anthony Mackie and Sanaa Lathan in the new voodoo horror flick Vipaka, which is currently filming in New Orleans. Sanaa tweeted a photo of herself with a “beat up” Mackie between takes. Anthony plays the role of a life coach who gets kidnapped and tortured by a psycho voodoo worshipper, played... Read More »
Will Smith Wanted For ‘Fantastic Voyage’ Reboot
Reports are swirling about Will Smith being courted for a big-budgeted James Cameron-produced remake of the 1966 sci-fi flick Fantastic Voyage. In the film, a diplomat is nearly assassinated. In order to save him, a submarine is shrunken to microscopic size and injected into his blood stream with a small crew of scientists. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a... Read More »
NYILFF: Watch ‘Blacktino’ Trailer
A new film about a “half-black, half-latino” nerd is being introduced at the New York International Latino Film Festival. The dark comedy (Did you see the movie poster with the fried chicken and taco?!) tackles identity issues and the qualms of high school. The film stars Austin Marshall, Danny Trejo, and Michelle Rodriguez. Blacktino is a dark teen comedy... Read More »
Laurence Fishburne Appears in Official ‘Contagion’ Posters
Check out the hot new movie posters for the upcoming film 'Contagion' due in theaters Sept 9. Read More »
Watch ‘Red Tails’ Second Trailer + New Poster
The second official trailer for the long awaited film about the Tuskegee Airmen was just released. Red Tails will be released in theaters on Jan 20, 2012 and features some of the best black actors in the business. Along with the new trailer comes a very dynamic new movie poster. The film stars Terrance Howard, David Oyelowo, Cuba Gooding... Read More »
Watch ‘The Custom Mary’ Trailer + Our Exclusive Interview with James Jolly
By Christion Peterman Newcomer James Jolly stars alongside Alicia Sixtos in the new Indie thriller The Custom Mary, which is being screened this week at the New York International Latino Film Festival. The Custom Mary is about the cultural and spiritual journey of Mary (Sixtos), a young modest Latina, in East LA, set amidst the world of Lowriders, storefront... Read More »
‘Treme’s’ Wendell Pierce Disses ‘The Help’
The world might be smitten over the new film ‘The Help,’ but one black actor isn’t so impressed with it. Wendell Pierce of HBO’s Treme sent off a few scowling tweets about the film. “The movie The Help was painful to watch.” “This passive segregation lite was hurtful,” he tweeted last night. Pierce went to a screening with his... Read More »
Chiwetel Ejiofor To Star in Slavery Film ’12 Years a Slave’
“Shame” director Steve McQueen is set to direct Chiwetel Ejiofor in “12 Years a Slave,” which Brad Pitt’s Plan B shingle is producing, Variety‘s Jeff Sneider exclusively reports. Pic tells the true story of Solomon Northrup, a New York citizen who’s kidnapped in Washington in 1841 and rescued from a cotton plantation in Louisiana in 1853. Read More »
Eddie Murphy Lands Voiceover Role In Animated Film ‘Hong Kong Phooey’
Studios love Eddie Murphy‘s voice. The actor has landed yet another voiceover role in a new animated film version of 70s’ cartoon character Hong Kong Phooey from the Hannah-Barbera series. The film revolves around a dog, Penry, to be played by Murphy, who is granted mystic powers, including the ability to walk, talk and do kung fu. Donning a... Read More »
Kim Fields Joins ‘What To Expect When You’re Expecting’
Actress/Director Kim Fields (“Living Single”) has been added to the star studded cast of the new film “What To Expect WHen You’re Expecting.” The actress will be joining an ensemble cast that includes appearances by Chris Rock and Jennifer Lopez. Fields will play a social worker who helps a couple with an adoption. This is the first feature film... Read More »
Naturi Naughton Joins X-Men Franchise ‘The Wolverine’
Naturi Naughton (‘Fame,’ ‘Notorious’) is set to join the cast of the upcoming Wolverine sequel. Naughton will play the role of Cecilia Reyes, a former X-Men member and doctor with the ability to generate a forcefield that is tied to her life force. Somehow her force can be used to provide her with basic weaponry. The Wolverine, directed by... Read More »
Behind The Scenes of ‘Think Like A Man’ With Michael Ealy, Meagan Good, and Romany Malco
The film adaptation of Steve Harvey‘s best selling book ‘Act Like A Lady, Think Like a Man’ is currently being filmed in Los Angeles. The star studded cast of Think Like A Man includes appearances by Gabrielle Union, Michael Ealy, Taraji P Henson, Meagan Good, Regina Hall, Romany Malco, Kevin Hart, and many more. Pictures have finally surfaced from the... Read More »
Sanaa Lathan, Forest Whitaker, Mike Epps, and Anthony Mackie To Star in ‘Vipaka’
Sanaa Lathan, Forest Whitaker, Mike Epps, and Anthony Mackie have been cast in the new horror film Vipaka. The film is described as a psychological voodoo horror indie. Vipaka is about a disturbed contractor (Whitaker) who kidnaps his life coach (Mackie) during a therapy session, and then uses voodoo to torture him and his family while playing dangerous psychological... Read More »
Laurence Fishburne Cast as Perry White in Superman Reboot ‘Man of Steel’
Laurence Fishburne has joined the cast of the new Superman flick Man of Steel, EW reports. Fisburne will play Daily Planet‘s editor-in-chief Perry White. Daily Planet is the newspaper where Lois Lane and Clark Kent work as top news reporters. Fishburne joins Harry Lennix as the second black actor to join the cast. Man Of Steel, produced by Christopher... Read More »
Jaleel White, ‘Rent’s’ Frenchie Davis Join Cast of ‘Dumbbells’
Jaleel White (“Family Matters”) and Broadway’s Frenchie Davis (“Rent”, “The Voice”) have joined the star studded cast of the Indie film Dumbbells. The comedy is written and produced by Briann Drolet and Jordan Eubanks. Details on Davis and White’s roles in the film are being kept secret for now. However, producers of the project have revealed the two will... Read More »
