British actor Idris Elba is inviting fans to join him tonight for a live video web chat. 8:00pm EST Update:Web session ended. 7:56pm EST Update:Idris just premiered the new video for his new song ‘Robot.’ He appears at the very end. 7:48pm EST Update:Idris just took some questions: “Is Luther Season 3 done?” He hasn’t filmed it yet. Another...
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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, best known as the menacing Adebisi on HBO’s “Oz,” has landed a double role in Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World. The Brit actor has been added to the cast as one of the lead villains, playing the dual roles of Algrim the Strong and Kurse. The character Algrim the Strong is described in the comicbooks as the...
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Sony Pictures has released a new set of Skyfall posters featuring Naomie Harris‘s Eve character. Dressed down for her close-up, Harris portrays a hardcore M16 agent who carries out a lot of physically demanding tasks. If the trailers are anything to go by, it seems as though Harris may end up becoming one of James Bond’s lovers. Have a look below and check...
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The complete casting has been announced for the West End production of The Bodyguard, which begins performances at London’s Adelphi Theatre on November 6, prior to an official opening December 5. Joining previously announced Heather Headley are black actors Debbie Kurup and Ray Shell. Alternating the role of Rachel Marron’s young son Fletcher will be Luis Buddy, Caius Duncombe,...
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Why are black British dramas headed online instead of making their way onto British television? Entertainment writer Bim Adewunmi poses that question in a new article for The Guardian. The writer cites “small-screen traditions of whitewashing big cities” in both the United Kingdom and the United States as one of the reasons behind networks ostracizing black shows on television....
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Casting has been announced for the UK tour of the re-cast version of Broadway’s Driving Miss Daisy. Dom Warrington will reprise the role of Hoke Coleburn, the black chauffeur originally played by Morgan Freeman in Alfred Uhry‘s 1987 play and film adaptation. The role was then reprised by Clarke Peters in the original West End debut and James Earl...
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