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Jodie Turner-Smith Will Star as 'an Elite Warrior' in Prequel to Netflix's The Witcher
Jodie Turner-Smith is continuing to do queen things! The Queen & Slim breakout star has been confirmed as the lead in The Witcher: Blood Origin, the prequel to Netflix’s original hit The Witcher starring Henry Cavill, Deadline reports. The upcoming live-action limited series will include six parts. More info about the upcoming prequel, via Deadline:…
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Spinderella Says She Was 'Wrongfully Excluded' From Lifetime's Salt-N-Pepa
Deidra “Spinderella” Roper, the illustrious DJ from the iconic hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa, is making sure she won’t be silenced and erased. On Friday morning leading up to the Sunday night premiere of Lifetime’s biopic titled Salt-N-Pepa, Spinderella decided to speak up about the film chronicling the lives and career of Cheryl “Salt” James (GG Townson)…
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Hi, She's Janice Johnston, and This Is the 1st Woman and 1st Black Executive Producer of 20/20
It’s a new year, and though we may not be able to make “Hi, I’m Barbara Walters…and this is 20/20” jokes anymore about the year, 2021 is kicking off with some historic news for the long-time news program. On Thursday, ABC News announced that Janice Johnston has been promoted to executive producer of 20/20. With…
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Trailer Roundup: Lupin Presents the Drip Report
How’d your week go? Did you get banned from virtually every social media platform in existence and then impeached for the second time? If you answered “no” to this question, then you deserve the delightful escape of these trailers! Well, unless you support the Coup-in-Chief…then, YOU GET NOTHING! By the way, if you need to…
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Tessa Thompson Launched Her Production Company and Already Has a First-Look Deal With HBO/HBO Max
You heard of Sylvie’s Love? Well, make way for Tessa’s Production Company! According to Deadline, the star and executive producer of the Amazon Prime Video romance film has launched her production company, Viva Maude. If that’s not already dope enough news, Thompson already landed a first-look deal with HBO and HBO Max! Under the deal,…
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Wet Ass Production: Cardi B’s 1st Leading Role Will Be in a Heist Film
Cardi B is a self-proclaimed “certified freak; seven days a week,” but she’s also found time in her busy schedule to fit in a whole leading role! According to Variety, Cardi B has scored her first starring role in Paramount’s upcoming film, Assisted Living. More scoop on the movie, via Variety: Assisted Living is being…
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Tyler Perry to Receive the Academy’s Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Tyler Perry has been on quite the “honorary award” streak lately and it looks like the biggest film organization will be giving him a statuette as well. On Thursday, The Academy announced that its Board of Governors will be presenting the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian award to Perry, as well as the Motion Picture & Television…
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Exclusive: Rhino Records to Release Iconic Classics on Limited Edition Colored Vinyl Throughout Black History Month
Black History Month is on the horizon and there are many ways to celebrate the unmatched contributions the Black community has gifted the world. Today, we’re going to focus on one of the best—music! Despite the mainstream industry’s constant attempt at erasure and appropriation, there is no doubt that Black folks are the architects and…
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Ray Fisher Confirms Warner Bros. Dismissed Him From The Flash, Claims DC Films President Undermined Abuse Investigation
Though Warner Bros. Pictures has concluded their investigation into Justice League co-star Ray Fisher’s work abuse claims against director Joss Whedon, the issue is far from resolved. On Wednesday, Fisher posted an extensive tweet confirming that WB has dismissed him from the upcoming film, The Flash—a film where he was set to continue his portrayal…
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Insecure Is Lowkey Done—HBO Series to End With Fifth Season
All hella good things must come to an end. That’s right, one of Black Twitter’s favorite argument-inciting television shows will be ending soon. HBO has confirmed that Insecure’s upcoming fifth season will be its final one. As Variety reports, Season 5 is scheduled to begin production later this month and will premiere later this year.…
