Film
Joy Bryant joins ‘About Last Night’ remake, talks new film ‘Hit and Run’
Joy Bryant has landed the female lead role in the currently untitled Screen Gems’ romantic comedy that is based off of David Mamet‘s play “Sexual Perversity In Chicago,” which was turned into the 1986 film About Last Night. In the original film, a man (Rob Lowe) and woman (Demi Moore) meet and try to have a romantic affair, despite... Read More »
Garcelle Beauvais joins Jamie Foxx in action thriller ‘White House Down’
Roland Emmrich‘s upcoming presidential action thriller White House Down has elected it’s first family. Garcelle Beauvais will join Jamie Foxx, Lance Reddick, Channing Tatum and Maggie Gyllenhaal in the ensemle cast. White House Down centers on a secret service agent (Tatum) who saves the day when terrorists take over the white house and put the first family in danger. Foxx is playing the President  of the United States and Beauvais... Read More »
Terry Crews added to ‘Scary Movie 5′ cast
Get  ready for another crazy installment from the wildly popular Scary Movie franchise. Speaking with Blackfilm.com, actor Terry Crews revealed he will appear in the upcoming Scary Movie 5, which is scheduled for an April 2013 release. “I just finished a film called Atzec Warrior with Luis Guzman about the Lucha Libre movement. That was directed by Scott Sanders who did the funny film Black Dynamite.... Read More »
Maria Howell Joins ‘Hunger Games’ Sequel
What racist backlash? Lionsgate ignores the haters and casts a third black actor for it’s upcoming The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Maria Howell has been cast in the role of Seeder, a former Hunger Games winner from District 11. Seeder will compete in the Quarter Quell Games, which sees past Hunger Games champions compete in a vicious duel to the death. According to... Read More »
Donald Faison in talks to join ‘Kick-Ass 2′
Donald Faison, best known for his breakout role in 1995′s Clueless, is reportedly in serious talks to join Universal’s Kick-Ass: Balls to the Walls. The gory and violent comic book adaptation will see returning cast members Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Nicolas Cage, and possibly Omari Hardwick resume their roles as powerless superheroes gone wild in the upcoming sequel. Faison will play the... Read More »
E. Roger Mitchell cast in ‘Hunger Games’ Sequel
Great news! Another black actor will be joining The Hunger Games franchise. E. Roger Mitchell has been cast in the sequel Catching Fire as Chaff, a middle aged tribute and former winner from District 11. Catching Fire sees Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) returning to the Hunger Games arena for a special Quarter Quell Games. In a... Read More »
Nate Parker hung out with gang members to prep for ‘Red Hook Summer’
Like most serious actors, the cast of Spike Lee‘s Red Hook Summer did their research before shooting began. For  Nate Parker, 32, that meant spending time with real-life gang members. “Spike asked me if I would be interested in meeting real Bloods. I said, ‘yeah,’ so he got in touch with them,” he told Essence.com. “I don’t know how or what his connections... Read More »
‘Note To Self’ Trailer Debuts
The brand new trailer for urban rom-com Note to Self  has hit the web. Lead by Christian Keyes,  the film stars LeToya Luckett and Richard T. Jones in a coming-of-age tale of love, family drama and personal goals. The film, directed by Trey Haley, also stars Jason Weaver, Eva Pigford, singer Brian McKnight, Brely Evans, JT Jackson, Walter Fauntleroy, Willie Taylor, Mishon, Sebastian Siegal, Skye Marshall with Clifton... Read More »
Meta Golding Cast in ‘Hunger Games’ Sequel
Meta Golding has been cast  in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the follow up to this year’s wildly successful The Hunger Games movie. Golding will play Enobaria, a former career tribute from District 2. Her character is known for the particularly brutal, disturbing way in which she came to win The Hunger Games–by ripping someone’s throat out with her teeth! The daughter of an... Read More »
Michael K. Williams in talks to join ‘Robocop’
Michael Kenneth Williams, best known for his role as the gun-toting Omar Little on HBO’s The Wire, is in negotiations to join MGM’s Robocop remake. Production is slated to begin next month in Toronto. If negotiations pan out, Williams will join a cast that already includes Samuel L. Jackson, Joel Kinnaman, and Hugh Laurie. Williams will play the partner and family friend... Read More »
Star-studded ‘Miss Dial’ finds distribution (Photos)
Phase 4 Films has acquired David H. Steinberg‘s star-studded romantic comedy Miss Dial, picking up U.S. and Canadian multi-platform distribution rights, reports Variety. The film, written by Steinberg, follows a consumer affairs rep named Erica who has to deal with bizarre customer queries like whether dogs can drink the blue toilet water. When Erica finally decides to take off... Read More »
Oprah Winfrey ages several years for her new role in Lee Daniels’ ‘The Butler’ (Photos)
The talented Oprah Winfrey is undergoing an extensive special effects make-up application for her latest film, The Butler. The reporter-turned-actress shared photos on twitter capturing the lengthy process. However, photos of the final product haven’t hit the web until recently. In the new film, Winfrey plays Gloria Gaines, the wife of a White House butler who served eight different... Read More »
Bokeem Woodbine discusses ‘Total Recall’ role (Video)
Actor Bokeem Woodibne got on camera to discuss his mysterious role in the new Total Recall remake. The film, which hits theaters today, stars Colin Ferrel as a factory worker-turned-killed spy in a futuristic world where memories can be altered. Woodbine plays Ferrel’s best friend and somewhat of a surrogate big brother figure. “This was the role of a... Read More »
Set Photo Roundup: Oprah Winfrey, Anthony Mackie, and Halle Berry shoot new films
Oprah Winfrey on the set of Lee Daniels’ “The Butler’ in Louisana. Cuba Gooding Jr. on the set of Lee Daniels’ “The Butler’ in Louisana. The actor has a warrant out for his arrest for allegedly shoving a New Orleans bartender. Lenny Kravitz is still on his acting grind in ‘The Butler.’ This is Kravitz’s second film with Lee... Read More »
Octavia Spencer eyed for role in ‘Rush Hour 4′
Oscar winner Octavia Spencer is reportedly being considered to star alongside Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan in the fourth installment of the Rush Hour franchise. Producer Arthur Sarkissian made the revelation over the weekend during an interview with Crave Online at the Television Critics Association Summer press tour in Beverly Hills. When discussing revamping the aging franchise, the producer... Read More »
Nelsan Ellis to Play Martin Luther King in ‘The Butler’
Nelsan Ellis has been added to the ever-growing cast of Lee Daniels‘ new film, The Butler. Currently in production, the period piece follows the real-life story of an African-American man who served as a butler in the White House for over thirty years. From this unique vantage point, The Butler traces the dramatic changes that swept American society, from the... Read More »
