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Features, TV

‘The Vince Staples Show’: Vince Staples to Lead Kenya Barris’ New Comedy Series!!

Vince Staples is expanding his footprints in Hollywood as a new scripted comedy series loosely based on his life and career has just received the green light at Netflix. Titled The Vince Staples Show, the fictional series with Kenya Barris (Blackish, Grownish) at the helm, is said to be linked to Barris‘ previous multi-million dollar contract with the streamer. The semi-autobiographical series will fictionalize Staples‘ … Continue reading ‘The Vince Staples Show’: Vince Staples to Lead Kenya Barris’ New Comedy Series!!

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‘The Wizard of Oz’: Kenya Barris to Write and Direct Modern Reimagining For Warner Bros!!

A new adaptation of the beloved fantasy story, The Wizard of Oz, is coming to the big screen with Kenya Barris set to write and direct a new adaptation for Warner Bros, according to an exclusive from Deadline. The film will be produced by Khalabo Ink Society with Sheila Walcott overseeing the project. Little information about the new Wizard of Oz adaptation has been given … Continue reading ‘The Wizard of Oz’: Kenya Barris to Write and Direct Modern Reimagining For Warner Bros!!

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Kenya Barris’s Feature Debut Sets Eddie Murphy and Jonah Hill as Leads!!

Some comedic pairings instantly make sense the minute they’re mentioned. Abbott and Costello. Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. David Spade and Chris Farley. Add Eddie Murphy and Jonah Hill to that list. Isn’t it easy to picture Hill‘s nervous comedic anxiety playing perfectly against Murphy‘s boisterous comic swagger? Well you won’t have to imagine it for long, as the duo is now set to co-star … Continue reading Kenya Barris’s Feature Debut Sets Eddie Murphy and Jonah Hill as Leads!!

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‘#blackAF’: Netflix, Kenya Barris Working on Two Movies Instead of Season 2!!

In a wide-ranging interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Kenya Barris has revealed that he and Netflix are planning to make two standalone #blackAF movies rather than proceed with Season 2, which the streamer had already picked up. The movies will follow Barris and his TV family, including wife Rashida Jones, as they go on vacation, with the idea stemming from the Vacation movies that National … Continue reading ‘#blackAF’: Netflix, Kenya Barris Working on Two Movies Instead of Season 2!!

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Comedy, Trailers

‘#blackAF’: First Trailer Reveals Kenya Barris’ New Netflix Comedy Series!! Check It Out!!

From Kenya Barris, the Emmy-nominated creator of black-ish, comes the new comedy series #blackAF. Loosely inspired by Barris’ irreverent, highly flawed, unbelievably honest approach to parenting, relationships, race, and culture, #blackAF flips the script on what we’ve come to expect a family comedy series to be. Pulling back the curtain, #blackAF uncovers the messy, unfiltered and often hilarious world of what it means to be … Continue reading ‘#blackAF’: First Trailer Reveals Kenya Barris’ New Netflix Comedy Series!! Check It Out!!

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