Robyn McCall will answer the call no more. After five seasons on the network, Queen Latifah‘s crime drama series The Equalizer will not be renewed for a sixth run on CBS. The show was the last under the network’s purview that was awaiting a renewal decision for the 2025-26 season and, throughout that time, was believed to have about a 50/50 chance of getting picked … Continue reading ‘The Equalizer’ Cancelled After Five Seasons!!
It’s a no-go for The Equalizer universe expansion. CBS has officially decided not to move forward with the proposed spinoff starring Titus Welliver and Juani Feliz, Deadline has confirmed this morning. The potential offshoot was quietly in development and launched via a backdoor pilot that aired as The Equalizer Season 5, Episode 16 (“Sins of the Father”) on Sunday, April 20. The episode introduced Welliver … Continue reading ‘The Equalizer’: CBS Not Moving Forward with Titus Welliver led Spin-Off!!
Bosch fans are about to get “equalized”. A legendary team-up between a king and queen of crime drama is officially happening. Titus Welliver, best known for his decade as the titular Harry Bosch between Bosch and Bosch: Legacy, is joining the world of CBS‘s The Equalizer. Welliver has been tapped alongside Harlem‘s Juani Feliz to lead a potential spin-off series about two new characters connected … Continue reading ‘The Equalizer’: ‘Bosch’ Star Titus Welliver to Lead New New Spin-Off Series!!
A multi-hyphenate in every sense of the word, Queen Latifah has been an entertainment powerhouse for decades and counting. Now, the icon is set to detail her rise to the top with a biopic currently in development, Deadline reports. The biopic comes thanks to a collaboration between Flavor Unit Entertainment, Westbrook Studios, and Jesse Collins Entertainment, in a new project designed to tell the stories … Continue reading A Queen Latifah Biopic is in the Works; Co-Produced By Will Smith!!
It’s been a tough year for TV renewals but Queen Latifah will keep on fighting the good fight as CBS has renewed The Equalizer for a fifth season. The hit drama stars the celebrated actress as Robyn McCall – an ex-CIA agent who turned into an almost vigilante like people for those who have no one else in their corner. The renewal was a no-brainer … Continue reading ‘The Equalizer’ Renewed for Season 5!!
Girls Trip 2, the long-awaited sequel to the acclaimed Girls Trip, is finally happening and as confirmed by writer-producer Tracy Oliver, the sequel will see the girls reconnect once again for another fun getaway, and this time, the West African country, Ghana has been chosen as the rendezvous. Oliver revealed this exciting news at the ongoing Sundance Film Festival where she is promoting the second … Continue reading ‘Girls Trip 2’: Sequel to Head to Ghana with Original Cast Returning!!
Synopsis – In this high-octane action thriller, a cross-country road trip becomes a highway to hell for Brenda and her family. Alone in the New Mexico desert, they have to fight for their lives when they become the targets of a mysterious killer. Directed – Millicent Shelton Starring – Queen Latifah, Beau Bridges, Ludacris Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘End of the Road’ Trailer Teases the Queen Latifah led Family Road Trip Thriller!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A washed-up basketball scout discovers a phenomenal street ball player while in Spain and sees the prospect as his opportunity to get back into the NBA. My Take – Probably just because he has been at it for so long, Adam Sandler continues to remain the face of occasionally enjoyable absurd man-child films, that co-star his usual entourage and their shenanigans. However, in … Continue reading Hustle (2022) Review!!
Synopsis – A washed-up basketball scout discovers a phenomenal street ball player while in Spain and sees the prospect as his opportunity to get back into the NBA. Directed – Jeremiah Zagar Starring – Adam Sandler, Ben Foster, Robert Duvall Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Hustle’ Trailer Sees Adam Sandler Get Dramatic in Netflix’s Sports Drama!! Check It Out!!
CBS has announced that the Queen Latifah starring drama series The Equalizer, currently in its sophomore season, has been renewed for Seasons 3 and 4. This renewal comes as no surprise as the series has regularly been the number one scripted series for its Sunday night time slot on the network. The Equalizer is a reboot of the classic 80s television series of the same … Continue reading ‘The Equalizer’ Renewed for Seasons 3 and 4!!
Synopsis – A washed-up basketball scout discovers a phenomenal street ball player while in Spain and sees the prospect as his opportunity to get back into the NBA. Directed – Jeremiah Zagar Starring – Adam Sandler, Ben Foster, Robert Duvall Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Hustle’ Teaser Sees Adam Sandler Get Dramatic in Netflix’s Sports Drama!! Check It Out!!
One of the main things people missed during the worst parts of the pandemic was taking a trip. As most of us plan to have a week (or weekend) away with friends to try not to think about the coronavirus for a couple of days, turns out there are four famous girlfriends who are gearing up to do just the same: in an interview on … Continue reading ‘Girls Trip 2’: Sequel Officially in Works with Original Cast Returning!!
Synopsis – Queen Latifah and Dennis Quaid star in this beloved tale based on the New York Times best-selling book by Kate DiCamillo. When 12-year-old Rob Horton (Christian Convery) discovers a caged tiger in the woods near his home, his imagination runs wild and life begins to change in the most unexpected ways. With the help of a wise and mysterious maid, Willie May (Queen … Continue reading ‘The Tiger Rising’ Trailer Reveals the Upcoming Adaption!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – The fearless one-eyed weasel Buck teams up mischievous possum brothers Crash & Eddie as they head off on a new adventure into Buck’s home: The Dinosaur World. Directed – John C. Donkin, Marshall Fels Elliott Starring (voices of) – Simon Pegg, Vincent Tong Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild’ Trailer Teases the Sixth ‘Ice Age’ Film!! Check It Out!!
Netflix has posted a brand new featurette for the critically acclaimed miniseries Maya and the Three. The new video takes a look at the journey from storyboard to the series’ eye-catching animation. Posted on Netflix‘s Twitter, the brand new featurette shows the evolution of the show from still images to the animation that has had fans and critics raving. The video shows a scene where … Continue reading ‘Maya and the Three’ Featurette Goes Behind the Animation Evolution!! Check It Out!!
Netflix has premiered a new trailer for Maya and the Three, the upcoming animated event that hails from creator and director Jorge R. Gutiérrez (El Tigre, The Book of Life) and features the voices of Zoe Saldaña, Stephanie Beatriz, Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal, and so many more. Netflix also revealed the poster for the animated show, which will consist of 9 chapters and premiere … Continue reading ‘Maya and the Three’: New Trailer Teases Netflix’s Animated Fantasy Epic!! Check It Out!!
Just eight months after the premiere of Season 1, The Equalizer is coming back. Fans will be happy to know that Season 2 premieres this October, and a trailer for the new season has been released online. The series starring Queen Latifah brought excellent numbers in ratings for CBS, becoming the number one scripted show on television on Sunday nights, drawing in over 14 million … Continue reading ‘The Equalizer’ Season 2 Gets a Trailer!! Check It Out!!
Netflix‘s latest animated epic Maya and the Three adds a lot of fuel to the “TV show is actually a movie” debate fire by billing itself as “an animated event told in 9 chapters.” The streamer unveiled the first teaser for the movie, promising an epic adventure in animated form. Jorge R. Gutiérrez directs Maya and the Three, which he co-wrote with Silvia Olivas, Doug … Continue reading ‘Maya and the Three’ Trailer Promises an Epic Animated Mini Series!! Check It Out!!
Queen Latifah‘s hit series The Equalizer has been renewed for a second season, as CBS audiences just can’t seem to get enough of the Queen in action — literally. It seems the tribe has spoken, and the people are saying “Long live the Queen!” After four episodes, The Equalizer is television’s #1 scripted series in viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49, averaging 14.6 million viewers, according to … Continue reading ‘The Equalizer’ Renewed for Season 2!!
To say that CBS has high hopes for The Equalizer would be an understatement. The network has given the vigilante reboot starring Queen Latifah a splashy premiere slot on Feb. 7 following the Super Bowl, which just so happens to be the most-watched TV event of the year, so the pressure is on this show to explode out of the gate, and now we have … Continue reading ‘The Equalizer’ Trailer Sees Queen Latifah Seeking Justice!! Check It Out!!
CBS has given straight-to-season orders to TV spin-offs based on movies Silence of the Lambs and The Equalizer. The Silence of the Lambs series, titled Clarice, will star Pretty Little Liars‘ Rebecca Breeds as FBI agent Clarice Starling, who was portrayed by Jodie Foster and later Julianne Moore on the big screen. It takes place a year after the events of The Silence of the … Continue reading ‘Silence of the Lambs’ Sequel and ‘The Equalizer’ Reboot Get Straight-to-Series Orders!!
“The summer of 1995 was the hottest summer in years.” That’s the way the first trailer for Quibi’s new “Movies in Chapters” show When the Streetlights Go On starts out. It’s both hilarious and frustrating to hear the nostalgic 90s described this way 25 years later; it may have been true at the time and even historically, but more recent years have put the 1995 … Continue reading ‘When the Streetlights Go On’ Trailer Reveals Quibi’s Teen Murder Mystery Series!! Check It Out!!
Tiffany Haddish has revealed a script for Girls Trip 2 is being written by the ladies from the original film. The first Girls Trip debuted in theaters in 2017 and became a major hit. It earned $140.8 million at the worldwide box office on a budget of about $20 million in a much-needed win for the comedy genre at the time. Additionally, it performed well with critics, scoring 91% on … Continue reading ‘Girls Trip 2’: Tiffany Haddish Confirms that a Script Is Being Written by the Cast!!
The Equalizer, which started its life as a TV series and then became a Denzel Washington movie series, is about to become a TV series again. And Queen Latifah is going to star. Like the original series (and the movies), the story focuses on a mysterious figure who uses their specific set of skills to help those who have no one left to turn to. … Continue reading ‘The Equalizer’ TV Series Starring Queen Latifah in the Works at CBS!!
It looks like Disney is doubling down on its live-action adaptations of their 1989 animated movie The Little Mermaid. The studio already has a live-action feature-length film remake in the works with Black-ish star Halle Bailey set to play the titular sea creature who is granted the ability to live as a human by a nefarious sea witch in order to be with a man she’s fallen in … Continue reading ‘The Little Mermaid’ Will Also Be an ABC Live TV Musical!!
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is set for a hip hop makeover courtesy of Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment and Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit Entertainment. THR is reporting that the two are set to produce a “a contemporary musical take set against the urban rhythms of New York,” which will follow “a young waitress from the streets of Brooklyn and an aspiring musician from a wealthy … Continue reading ‘Romeo and Juliet’: Will Smith and Queen Latifah Producing a Hip-Hop Musical Remake!!
Synopsis – Manny, Diego, and Sid join up with Buck to fend off a meteor strike that would destroy the world. My Take – Sequels, sequels, sequels! It seems that the only thing that Hollywood wants to make is a sequel these days, at least in the animation world. And what franchise is a better example of this than Ice Age. Fourteen years ago, the low … Continue reading Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) Review!!!
This morning, Fox unveiled its schedule for the upcoming 2016-17 TV season, and now the network has released first-look trailers at many of its new programs. Briefly, the new shows are as follows: The Exorcist – Drama series starring Alfonso Herrera, Ben Daniels, and Geena Davis. Lethal Weapon – Drama/comedy series starring Damon Wayans Sr., Clayne Crawford, and Jordana Brewster. Son of Zorn – Comedy series starring Jason Sudeikis, Johnny Pemberton, Cheryl Hines, and Tim Meadows. The Rocky … Continue reading Check Out the Trailers for Fox’s New Shows: ’24: Legacy’, ‘The Exorcist’, ‘Lethal Weapon’, and More!!
Synopsis – Scrat’s epic pursuit of his elusive acorn catapults him outside of Earth, where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the planet. To save themselves from peril, Manny, Sid, Diego, and the rest of the herd leave their home and embark on a quest full of thrills and spills, highs and lows, laughter and adventure while traveling … Continue reading New ‘Ice Age: Collision Course’ Trailer Traverses Biblical & Futuristic Eras in a Blink!!
Hope springs eternal, right? Or does it? The Academy Awards seem pretty pre-ordained right now, and the Screen Actor’s Guild Awards are a very strong augur on how things will go down the night of Oscars. But, holding out for some hope, instead of “The Big Short,” which is now the frontrunner to win Best Picture, “Spotlight” took the well-deserved Best Ensemble Award. Is it … Continue reading Check out the list of winners from last night’s 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards!!
