GIVEAWAY: Win a ’42′ Movie Prize Pack
The triumphant life of Jackie Robinson is headed to the big screen next week with the release of Brian Helgeland’s 42, which tells the story of two men—the great Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) and legendary Brooklyn Dodgers GM Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford)—whose brave stand against prejudice forever changed the world by changing the game of baseball. To celebrate the... Read More »
First look at Brandon T. Jackson in ‘Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters’
Brandon T. Jackson returns as Grover Underwood, a half-goat, half-human satyr in the second installment of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians adventure film series, Sea of Monsters–and we have the first-look images and trailer. In the first film, The Lightning Thief, Jackson was a standout as the crippled best friend and protector of the lead character. In the upcoming sequel, Grover (Jackson) is captured and held on a dangerous... Read More »
Watch Denzel Washington and Paula Patton in ’2 Guns’ Trailer
Denzel Washington, Paula Patton and Mark Wahlberg star in what seems like the longest trailer in history for Baltasar Kormákur‘s 2 Guns. The film, based on a graphic novel by Steven Grant, follows Washington as a DEA agent and Wahlberg as an undercover naval intelligence officer who unknowingly investigate each other as each is stealing money from the mob.... Read More »
Idris Elba Says His Mandela Biopic Is ‘Hands Down The Best’
Idris Elba sat down with UK’s Guardian for a very insightful interview about his career at the launch of the Tanqueray Gin Palace in London. The Thor actor discussed, among other things, his role as the legendary political activist-turned-South African president Nelson Mandela in the upcoming biopic, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. Here are some of the highlights from the interview. On comparing his portrayal of Mandela with that of Morgan Freeman (Invictus) and Terrence Howard (Winnie):... Read More »
Bill Cosby Performs Stand-Up on ‘Letterman’ (VIDEO)
Legendary actor Bill Cosby made an appearance on the Late Show last week, performing a short stand-up routine about his old age before a colorful sit-down with David Letterman, where he discussed his early years in sports. The Cosby Show actor proved you don’t have to be nasty (or youthful) to be funny. Watch the clip below. RELATED ARTICLES: Black actors... Read More »
New ’42′ Images Featuring Chadwick Boseman, Nicole Beharie and Andre Holland
Warner Bros. Pictures has released a group of new photos from Brian Helgeland‘s Jackie Robinson biopic, 42. Chadwick Boseman stars as the legendary baseball player who broke color boundaries after signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers. The film also stars Nicole Beharie and Andre Holland. It’s due to hit theaters on April 12. Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson Harrison Ford and Nicole... Read More »
Jennifer Hudson, Ernie Hudson and Octavia Spencer to star in Lifetime’s ‘Call Me Crazy’
The Lifetime Original Movie event Call Me Crazy: A Five Film, which brings together an all-star ensemble cast with five interwoven stories about how everlasting bonds of love and family can overcome life’s most challenging hurdles, will make its world premiere on Saturday, April 20, at 8:00pm ET/PT. Through the five shorts named after each title character — Lucy, Eddie,... Read More »
Red Carpet Premieres: Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Isaiah Washington and more debut new films
March has been a red hot month for black actors. Several highly-buzzed films have debuted this month with black actors gracing red carpets from LA to NYC to ATL. Here’s a rundown of this month’s hottest film premieres. Olympus Has Fallen Stars Angela Basset and Morgan Freeman got decked out and hit the red carpet for the premiere of... Read More »
‘They Die By Dawn’: New Poster featuring Michael K Williams and Giancarlo Esposito Debuts
Jeymes Samuel’s star-studded western short film, They Die By Dawn, premiered yesterday at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas. Michael K. Williams, Nate Parker, Isaiah Washington, and Bokeem Woodbine star as four ruthless outlaws with a bounty on each of their heads. When the the outlaws arrange a shootout in Oklahoma, violence and mayhem ensue over... Read More »
First Look at Eddie Murphy and Brandon T. Jackson on the set of ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ Pilot (Photo)
It’s really going down! Eddie Murphy and rising star Brandon T. Jackson are shooting the pilot episode of the highly-buzzed Beverly Hills Cop television reboots. Beverly Hills Cop will center around Aaron (Jackson), who follows in his dad’s (Murphy) footsteps by chasing bad guys in Detroit to solving crimes in Beverly Hills. In the pilot, Murphy will be reunited... Read More »
All-Black ‘Julius Caesar’ at BAM
BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) will present an all-black production of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, to run April 10 through Apr 28, 2013 at the BAM Harvey Theater. Gregory Doran will direct a cast that includes Paterson Joseph as Brutus (pictured), Jeffrey Kissoon as Julius Caesar, and Ray Fearon as Marc Anthony. Brooklyn, NY—The world-renowned Royal Shakespeare Company returns to BAM with a new twist on Shakespeare’s Julius... Read More »
Jasika Nicole to Guest Star on ABC’s ‘Scandal’
Fringe alum Jasika Nicole has booked a guest-starring role on ABC’s Scandal, Blackactors.net has learned. Nicole, best known as Astrid Farnsworth on the cult Fox drama, will appear on the April 11th episode, Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes announced on Twitter late Wednesday. While Nicole’s role on the show is currently under wraps, Rhimes noted it would be “very surprising.”... Read More »
Cicely Tyson, Cuba Gooding Jr and the Cast of Broadways ‘The Trip to Bountiful’ Meet the Press (Photo)
With the Broadway production of The Trip to Bountiful fast approaching previews at the Sondheim, the all-star cast have begun making their promotional rounds and we have pics from their first official appearance together. Vanessa Williams, Cicely Tyson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Condola Rashad and Tom Wopat met the press yesterday at Sardis in New York City. Directed by Michael... Read More »
Lucien Laviscount Joins CW’s ‘The Selection’
CW’s The Selection has recast the role of Aspen for it’s second pilot. British actor Lucien Laviscount has landed a leading role in the network’s retooled drama pilot The Selection – a Hunger Games-esque drama based on a book series by Kiera Cass. Set 300 years in the future, an epic romance centering on a working class young woman chosen by lottery to participate in a competition with... Read More »
Omar Epps to Star in ABC’s ‘The Returned’
ABC’s The Returned has enlisted the help of a ‘House’ alum to lead their new pilot. Omar Epps, who played Dr. Eric Foreman on the long-running Fox drama, has been tapped to star in the network’s supernatural drama The Returned, Blackactors.net has learned. Based on a novel by Jason Mott, The Returned chronicles how the lives of the people... Read More »
Benjamin Charles Watson to Recur on AMC’s ‘The Killing’
L.A. Complex‘s Benjamin Charles Watson has landed a recurring role on the upcoming third season of AMC’s The Killing. The Jamaican-Canadian actor will recur in at least four episodes. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Watson will portray Gay Ray, a transgender teen who “left home because of a domineering and bigoted adoptive father and has found acceptance and love in his... Read More »
