Refinery 29 Joins Forces with NEON to Distribute Female Driven Films Ashley Turner August 17, 2018 digital, Diversity, Film The young women’s digital media and entertainment company Refinery29 is partnering with NEON, the studio behind I, Tonya and Ingrid Goes West, to “identify, purchase, and co-distribute films that align with bot... Read More
Orion Classics Acquires Nijla Mu’min’s Feature Debut ‘Jinn’ Ashley Turner August 15, 2018 Film Orion Classics has acquired the North American and Latin American rights to distribute Nijla Mu’min’s feature debut Jinn. The film stars Zoe Renee (BET’s The Quad), Simone Missick (Netflix’s The Defenders), Ke... Read More
Tessa Thompson To Voice Lady In Disney’s Live-Action ‘Lady And The Tramp’ Ashley Turner August 15, 2018 Film It's official....Tessa Thompson will voice the Lady in Disney’s Lady and the Tramp! Thompson has been tapped to voice the Cocker Spaniel opposite Justin Theroux's Tramp in Disney's live-action/CGI hybrid rem... Read More
Watch: First Full-Length Trailer for Upcoming Film ‘Widows’ Starring Viola Davis Ashley Turner August 15, 2018 Film, Video Oscar winner Viola Davis stars in the upcoming feature Widows, a new thriller from writer-director Steve McQueen. Davis plays Veronica, a widow who undertakes a mission left by her dead husband, played b... Read More
Michelle Sneed Named President of Production and Development of Tyler Perry Studios Ashley Turner August 14, 2018 Film Tyler Perry Studios has hired Veteran TV and film production executive Michelle Sneed as President of Production and Development. Sneed has spent almost 12 years working in both scripted and unscripted televisi... Read More
WATCH: Taraji P. Henson in ‘What Men Want’ Trailer Ashley Turner August 12, 2018 Film, Video The first trailer for Tajiri P. Henson's What Men Want has arrived, and all I can say is I hope this gender-bent reboot is better than the original which starred Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt. According to t... Read More
WATCH: Nakia Stephens’ Latest Short Film ‘Queer Of A Kind’ K. Nicole Mills August 10, 2018 Director to Watch, Film, Video The talented Nakia Stephens and her team at Damn Write Originals are bringing Christmas to August! Written by Stephens and directed by Charite Mattis, their latest short Queer of a Kind is set during the... Read More
WATCH: ‘A Boy. A Girl. A Dream’ Starring Meagan Good & Omari Hardwick Ashley Turner August 9, 2018 Film, Video Omari Hardwick and Meagan Good fall in love in the the upcoming indie drama A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. Hardwick stars as Cass, an L.A. club promoter and Good stars as Frida, a Midwestern visitor. Together t... Read More
Tichina Arnold to Star in Upcoming Thriller ‘Runt’ Ashley Turner August 8, 2018 Film Tichina Arnold has joined the ensemble cast of upcoming indie thriller Runt. Arnold will be starring alongside Cameron Boyce, Nicole Elizabeth Berger, Jason Patric , Brianna Hildebrand and Aramis Knight. Th... Read More
Julie Dash to Head Telefilm Canada’s Pitch This! Competition at TIFF Ashley Turner August 7, 2018 Film, Film Festivals, Programs/Competitions This year, pioneer filmmaker Julie Dash will head the 19th annual Telefilm Canada’s Pitch This! Competition at the Toronto International Film Festival. She will helm the competition alongside producer Cassian ... Read More
Tessa Thompson & Ruth Negga Star In Adaptation Of 1920s Novel ‘Passing’ Ashley Turner August 7, 2018 Film Tessa Thompson (Creed) and Ruth Negga (Loveless) are attached to star in the film Passing, an adaptation based on Nella Larsen’s 1920s Harlem Renaissance novel. It explores the practice of racial passing, a ter... Read More
Nijla Mu’min’s Debut Feature ‘Jinn’ Receives Honors at Black Star Film Festival Ashley Turner August 6, 2018 Awards/Events, Film, Film Festivals It was double the awards for Nijla Mu'min’s feature debut Jinn at the the 7th annual Blackstar Film Festival. Mu'min and her team walked away with Best Narrative Feature and the Audience Award! Jinn stars Z... Read More
Lifetime Teams Up with Robin Roberts to Produce Original Content Jamara August 3, 2018 Film, TV Robin Roberts Presents, the company by Good Morning America's Robin Roberts, has new projects underway as Roberts has partnered with Lifetime to produce original movies. For Lifetime, the partnership will lead... Read More
‘Jinn’ Director Nijla Mu’min Signs with CAA Ashley Turner August 1, 2018 Director to Watch, Film, TV, Writers After the successful launch of her debut feature Jinn, director Nijla Mu’min has signed a deal with CAA. Jinn received SXSW’s Special Jury Recognition for writing, and stars Zoe Renee and Luke Cage’s Simone ... Read More
Christine Swanson & More Named in NBC’s 1st ‘Female Forward’ Directors Class Ashley Turner July 31, 2018 Film, Programs/Competitions Female Forward is NBC’s latest initiative, designed to expand the presence of women in the field of scripted television. The network recently announced the members of the program’s inaugural class. The 10 di... Read More
First Look at Tessa Thompson in ‘Men in Black’ Reboot Ashley Turner July 31, 2018 Film Pictures have surfaced of Tessa Thompson in the new Men in Black Reboot and she looks ready to take the reins of the franchise! Behind-the-scenes pics were tweeted by Geeks Worldwide's Christopher Marc and t... Read More
WATCH: Promo Trailer for LaLa Anthony Produced Documentary ‘Killer Curves: Bodies To Die For’ Jamara July 27, 2018 Film LaLa Anthony is set to produce and narrate BET's latest documentary, Killer Curves: Bodies to Die For. The documentary tackles the trend of butt augmentation among black women. According to BET, the desc... Read More
Uzo Aduba, Naturi Naughton, Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing & More ‘Really Love’ Cast Jamara July 27, 2018 Film Uzo Aduba, Naturi Naughton, Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing, and Jade Eshete have been announced as the newest cast members to join the MACRO film, Really Love. Mack Wilds will also be joining the cast. Written by Ange... Read More
Anna Diop Set to Join Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke In Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Ashley Turner July 27, 2018 Film Senegalese-American Actress Anna Diop will star alongside Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in the upcoming social thriller US, Jordan Peele's highly-anticipated follow-up to Get Out. Th... Read More
Gina Prince-Bythewood To Direct Adaptation Of Fantasy Comic, ‘The Old Guard Ashley Turner July 25, 2018 Film Gina Prince-Bythewood has been tapped to direct the fantasy movie comic book adaptation“The Old Guard.” The film is based on the series created by author Greg Rucka, who is writing the adaptation. “The Old Gua... Read More
