Disney(LOS ANGELES) — Variety is reporting that, arguably, one of the coolest actors working in Hollywood today, Michael B. Jordan, will be playing, arguably, the coolest character created by the late thriller author Tom Clancy. The trade notes that the Creed and Black Panther veteran will play John Clark in a new series about the Navy SEAL-turned vigilante-turned head of the elite international …
‘The House with a Clock in Its Walls’ and ‘Farenheit 11/9’ top this week’s new releases
Storyteller Distribution Co., LLC(LOS ANGELES) — Here are the films opening nationwide on Friday: * The House with a Clock in Its Walls — This dark fantasy comedy, based on John Bellairs’ 1973 novel of the same name, centers on a young orphan — played by Daddy’s Home and Daddy’s Home 2‘s Owen Vaccaro — who …
The Smithsonian African American Film Festival announces inaugural lineup
Netflix(WASHINGTON D.C.) — The National Museum of African American History and Culture is teaming up with Netflix for its first film festival in October. The festival, titled The Smithsonian African American Film Festival, will take place from October 24 through 27 and will screen Netflix’s upcoming documentary, Quincy. The film, which premiered at the Toronto International Film …
‘Atlanta’ Emmy nominee Brian Tyree Henry, Aubrey Plaza tapped to headline reboot of ‘Child’s Play’ movies
Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Atlanta‘s Brian Tyree Henry and Parks and Recreation alum-turned Legion star Aubrey Plaza will go head-to-head with a twenty-nine inch psychopath named Chucky. According to Entertainment Weekly, the upcoming Child’s Play reboot has cast the pair for the film’s lead roles. The original 1988 film, which spawned six spinoff movies, centered on a …
Watch now: Jordan Peele narrates famous ‘Twilight Zone’ intro in teaser-trailer for series reboot
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — What more proof do we need? CBS has confirmed Jordan Peele will officially serve as host of their forthcoming Twilight Zone reboot, by releasing a teaser-trailer featuring Peele narrating the series’ classic opening. The teaser features the Oscar-winning Get Out writer and director echoing the introductory monologue spoken by the late …
‘True Detective’ Emmy-winner Cary Fukunaga named the first-ever American James Bond movie director
Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images(LONDON) — For the first time in the movie series’ 62-year history, an American filmmaker will call the shots on a James Bond movie. The lucky Yank is Cary Joji Fukunaga, who won an Emmy for directing the first season of True Detective. He also wrote the award-winning war drama …
‘RHOA’ star Porsha Williams reveals she is pregnant with first child
Photo by: Alex Martinez/Bravo(LOS ANGELES) — Congrats are officially in order to Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams. In an interview with People magazine, Williams revealed she is expecting her first child with boyfriend Dennis McKinley. “When I found out I was pregnant, I was excited [but] I had mixed feelings. The other feeling that …
‘Downton Abbey’ movie to hit theaters September 20, 2019
Courtesy of © Carnival Film and Television Limited for MASTERPIECE(LONDON) — The Downton Abbey movie has been given a September 20, 2019 release date, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The historical period drama about the lives of an aristocratic family and their domestic servants in the post-Edwardian era will star the original principal cast from …
‘Space Jam 2’ brings on a starting lineup of LeBron James, Ryan Coogler and Terence Nance
Jim Spellman/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — More than twenty years since the original film’s release, Space Jam officially has a sequel with NBA star LeBron James as its lead. According to The Hollywood Reporter, James will take the reigns from NBA legend Michael Jordan, who starred in the 1996 original that quickly became a box office …
Magician Shin Lim is ‘America’s Got Talent’ season 13 winner
NBC/Trae Patton(LOS ANGELES) — Closeup magician Shin Lim was crowned the winner of the 13th season of NBC’s America’s Got Talent during the star-studded live finale at Hollywood’s Dolby Theater Wednesday night. Judges Heidi Klum, Mel B, Simon Cowell and Howie Mandel were on hand as host Tyra Banks announced the results. Lim walked away …