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How Michael B. Jordan Directing ‘Creed III’ Strengthens Community And Preserves Legacy

Creed III opens on March 3 and the latest installment has Michael B. Jordan reprising his role as the titular Adonis Creed. It also has him sitting in the director's chair to helm his first feature film -- and it is a big one. Not one person is worried because this is...

DIASPORA BULLETIN: ‘Everything Everywhere’ And Angela Bassett Do The Awards Season Thing; Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade Call For More LGBTQ Advocacy

Awards season was out in these Hollywood streets in full force this weekend -- and it is pretty much the only news that film and TV people are paying attention to these days and right now the hottest gal on the awards season strip is Everything Everywhere All At...

Randall Park Talks His Feature Directorial Debut, Adapting To Change And The ‘Shortcomings’ Of It All

As I walked on to the plane for Park City in the general boarding group, I made that interesting walk from entrance to First Class to coach. It’s almost like a walk of shame and a hilarious division of class as you walk down the aisle of First Class on a plane. Seeing...

May 2021 12

Janelle Monae And Dave Bautista Get Their ‘Knives Out’ For Netflix Sequel

By Sheila East | Film | 0 Comments

Rian Johnson's upcoming Knives Out 2 just got a little more colorful. According to the girls at The Hollywood Reporter, Janelle Monae is in talks to join the sequel to the ensemble murder mystery which Lionsgate released in 2019 and is now at Netflix. Deadline also...

May 2021 11

Regina King To Direct Feature Adaptation Of Image Comics Series ‘Bitter Root’

By Team Diaspora | Film | 0 Comments

Regina King continues to reign! The Oscar winner and director of the critically acclaimed One Night In Miami is set to helm the big screen adaptation of the Image Comics series Bitter Root created by David F. Walker & Sanford Greene and Chuck Brown. All the...

Apr 2021 28

Kevin Feige Says Gemma Chan Is The Lead In Chloe Zhao’s ‘The Eternals’; Talks Inclusivity Of Magic Hour-Soaked Marvel Pic

By Mark Paul | Film | 0 Comments

After Chloe Zhao won the Oscar for Best Picture and Best Director for her acclaimed masterpiece of "magic hour" wanderlust Nomadland, audiences are going to be chomping at the bit more for the upcoming Marvel Studios pic The Eternals. Marvel Cinematic Universe boss...

Apr 2021 25

Oscars Complete Winners List: Those Who Were Expected To Win Did, Those Who You Wanted To Win Didn’t

By Team Diaspora | Culture, Film | 0 Comments

The 93rd annual Academy Awards were, as usual, filled with many white winners this year, but we did see some colorful victories. Nomadland's Chloe Zhao made history as the first woman of color to win Best Director. Her American wanderlust drama starring Frances...

Apr 2021 22

Justin Simien To Stir Up Scares With ‘Haunted Mansion’ At Disney

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Dear White People and Bad Hair director Justin Simien is about to serve us some Hatbox Ghost scares! Simien has been tapped to direct Disney's forthcoming Haunted Mansion. Deadline broke the news that Simien would take us into a spooky fantasy based on the iconic...

Apr 2021 22

Robin Thede Is ‘Killing It’ With New Zombie Pic At Amazon Studios

By Sheila East | Film | 0 Comments

A Black Lady Sketch Show mastermind and co-host of the you-need-to-be-watching-it dog grooming competition series Haute Dog Robin Thede is about to serve us some undead realness with Killing It a zombie action-comedy movie she is developing with Jax Media and...

Apr 2021 21

Antoine Fuqua To Helm ‘Cat On A Hot Tin Roof’ With All-Black Cast

By Sheila East | Film | 0 Comments

Antoine Fuqua is bringing some color to a new film adaptation of Tennessee Williams' iconic play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof...literally. Variety exclusively reported that the Training Day director is collaborating producers Stephen C. Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey for a...

Apr 2021 19

‘Shang Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings’ Teaser Trailer: Simu Liu Kicks Major Ass In First Look At Marvel’s First Asian Superhero Pic

By Team Diaspora | Film, Video | 0 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giWIr7U1deA Actor Simu Liu received quite a birthday gift today: the very first look at Marvel Studios' Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings. Liu stars as the iconic, titular Marvel comic book character -- and the very first...

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