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Regina King to Star in a New Shirley Chisholm Biopic!!

Regina King is on a serious hot streak, professionally speaking, right now. The One Night in Miami director and Watchmen star has been set as the lead of a new biopic about Shirley Chisholm. King is the most recent actor to sign on to a project where Chisholm, America’s first Black congresswoman who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972, is a leading character. Previously, Uzo Aduba portrayed Chisholm in the FX limited … Continue reading Regina King to Star in a New Shirley Chisholm Biopic!!

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Warner Bros. Signs First-Look Deal with Brad Pitt’s Plan B!!

Brad Pitt is one of the most famous men in the world, and as of this year, an Oscar-winning actor, but the thing that has set him apart in recent years has been the exceptional taste he has shown as a producer via his company Plan B Entertainment. Run by his partners Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Plan B has produced three Best Picture winners … Continue reading Warner Bros. Signs First-Look Deal with Brad Pitt’s Plan B!!

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Fox Searchlight Movies Will Release in Theaters, Asserts Disney’s Alan Horn!!

Fans of the output from Fox Searchlight can breathe another sigh of relief. One big concern when Disney purchased 20th Century Fox—aside from the thousands of employees losing their jobs—was what Disney would do with the Fox Searchlight label. To put it bluntly, Disney does not make the kinds of movies that Fox Searchlight makes. The Fox subdivision has earned a reputation for producing challenging, … Continue reading Fox Searchlight Movies Will Release in Theaters, Asserts Disney’s Alan Horn!!

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Steve McQueen to Direct Tupac Shakur Documentary!!!

12 Years a Slave and Shame director Steve McQueen has signed on to direct a feature-length documentary about the life of the late hop-hop icon Tupac Shakur. The Academy Award-winning director has closed a deal with Shakur Estate trustee Tom Whalley and Amaru Entertainment, the company created by Shakur’s recently deceased mother Afeni Shakur to chronicle the life of the recording artist, writer, and poet, who … Continue reading Steve McQueen to Direct Tupac Shakur Documentary!!!

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