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Cheo Hodari Coker to Write Forty Acres Film Adaptation for Netflix; James Lassiter and Jay-Z Producing
Luke Cage creator Cheo Hodari Coker is set to write the film adaptation script for Forty Acres, based on the novel of the same name by Dwayne Alexander Smith. The film is in early development at Netflix and will be produced by James Lassiter, Jay-Z, Aaron Kaplan (Kapital Entertainment), Niles Kirchner and Bill Strauss. Dana…
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Luke Cage Might Be Out, But Cheo Hodari Coker Is in With Amazon, Securing Overall Deal
The abrupt cancelation of Netflix’s Luke Cage sent shockwaves amongst the television show’s fans, but showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker gon’ be alright. According to Deadline, the man who penned the 2009 Biggie biopic Notorious has landed an overall deal with Amazon Studios. The new slew of upcoming projects will come from his Fighting 99th Entertainment…
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Knockouts: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson and More Kill It at the Creed II Premiere
Black excellence was once again on display last night in New York City. And while the cast of Creed II was conspicuously missing its prequel’s writer and director, Ryan Coogler, sequel writer (and Root 100 honoree) Cheo Hodari Coker was on hand, as was sequel director Steven Caple, Jr. Of course, star Michael “Bae” Jordan,…
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The Hangover: We've Finally Recovered from The Root 100 Gala (and Gee, Did We Clean Up Nice)
What do you get when you put hundreds of well-dressed black folk, a great DJ, an open bar, and boundless black excellence into a trendy event space in New York City ? Well, if you’re me, you likely get a weeklong hangover, but you also get The Root 100 gala, our annual celebration of the…
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Damn … Luke Cage Knocked Off by Netflix
Looks like we’ll only have Black Panther and Black Lightning to keep our black superhero fix going. We also have Shuri, for those who still read. Netflix and Marvel announced on Friday that Luke Cage, set in Harlem and helmed by Cheo Hodari Coker (along with musical direction by Raphael Saadiq, Adrian Younge, and Ali…
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Luke Cage, Season 2: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Netflix has found its niche when it comes to its Marvel series. But not all of those series are created equal. Most people were left unimpressed with Iron Fist, partly because of the blandness of Danny Rand. Although I was initially excited about Jessica Jones’ second season, I found it hard to get to the…
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Luke Cage: A Bulletproof Black Man in the Black Lives Matter Era
To deal with my anger over the seemingly unending number of black men and women killed at the hands of those tasked with the duty to serve and protect, I often play N.W.A’s “F—k tha Police” to cope—except I don’t play it loud. I’m afraid the boys in blue (not the Crips; I’m cool with…