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First look: Will Smith and Jaden Smith’s Sci-Fi movie ‘After Earth’

Indiewire takes a first look into the latest Will Smith movie called After Earth, in which is his son Jaden joins him in the Sci-Fi adventure. The film is expected to be released next summer. Indiewire...

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Wendy Williams and Star Jones team up for ‘Satan’s Sisters’ film

Wendy Williams is joining forces with Star Jones to bring her novel Satan’s Sisters to life.  The self-proclaimed “Queen of All Media” will executive produce a made-for-TV film based on Satan’s Sisters...

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Robert De Niro teams up with 50 Cent in ‘Freelancers’

Two-time Academy award winner Robert De Niro joins rapper and actor 50 Cent in Jessy Terrero’s latest action film “Freelancers.” 50 plays Malo, the son of a slain NYPD officer who joins the police...

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Anthony Mackie to play Falcon in ‘Captain America’ sequel

Anthony Mackie is expected to star in a sequel to Captain America: The First Avenger called Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Mackie will play Falcon who is one of Marvel comics’ first black...

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Quentin Tarantino: I didn’t write ‘Django Unchained’ for Will Smith

Film director Quentin Tarantino says he didn’t write the lead role in Django Unchained for just anyone.  Tarantino chose Jamie Foxx to play the lead role after talking with six different actors,...

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Ne-Yo rejects MLK role because of weight requirements

Can you picture R&B star Ne-Yo playing Martin Luther King, Jr.? Apparently the singer was being seriously considered for a big screen biopic of the legendary civil rights leader but he decided to...

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Jennifer Hudson will star in ‘The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete’...

Singer and Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson will star in an upcoming film called The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete with Jeffrey Wright,  Anthony Mackie and Jordin Sparks. The movie...

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’2016: Obama’s America’: Anti-Obama documentary could win big at box office

If you are a supporter of President ,you may not have heard about the new documentary 2016: Obama’s America, which opened in limited release last month. The film, which is based on the books The Roots...

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Oprah’s behind the scenes look at ‘The Butler’ (SLIDESHOW)

Oprah Winfrey is currently in New Orleans shooting her upcoming historical drama The Butler. The movie, directed by Lee Daniels, centers around the career of a White House butler, Eugene Allen (played...

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KeKe Palmer talks new movie ‘Abducted’: ‘Some people want me to remain little...

KeKe Palmer is taking on a serious role in her new Lifetime movie, Abducted: The Carlina White Story, which also stars Sherri Shepherd. The film is based on the remarkable true story of the kidnapping...

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Lenny Kravitz cast as Marvin Gaye in upcoming biopic

Rock star Lenny Kravitz has been rapidly building up his filmography with high-profile supporting turns in 2009′s Precious and this year’s The Hunger Games. Yet his next major role may propel him to...

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Filming underway in Atlanta for Tyler Perry’s new movie ‘Single Mom’s Club’

ATLANTA – Media mogul Tyler Perry has begun shooting his upcoming flick, Single Mom’s Club, at various locations across metropolitan Atlanta. Early Monday morning his production crew descended on East...

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Marvin Gaye’s son says Lenny Kravitz playing his dad would be ‘wrong and...

Lenny Kravitz announced recently that his next major role would be playing Motown legend, Marvin Gaye on the big screen. The film will reportedly focus on Gaye’s “late career when he lived in the...

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Jamie Foxx confirms villain role in ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2′

In an exclusive interview with Entertainment Tonight correspondent Nancy O’Dell, Jamie Foxx confirmed that he will be taking on the villainous role of Max Dillon/Electro in the sequel to The Amazing...

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Donnie Andrews dead: Man who inspired Omar from ‘The Wire’ dies at 58

Donnie Andrews, the Baltimore gangster behind the Omar Little character on The Wire, died today in New York city after he suffered a heart attack, according to The Baltimore Sun. He was 58 years old....

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Will there be a post-Sandy Hook backlash to ‘Django Unchained’?

Since the December 14th Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting political figures and activists have called for immediate action on gun control. They believe that stricter laws on gun control could have...

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Sacha Baron Cohen dropped ‘Django Unchained’ role for ‘Les Miserables’

Comedic actor Sacha Boren Cohen (Borat) is just one of several stars who at one point considered joining the cast of Django Unchained, according to the Huffington Post. Kevin Coster, Kurt Russell,...

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Common says his new film ‘LUV’ will open gun control dialogue

Common is back on the big screen today in her new movie LUV. The rapper turned actor stars alongside Danny Glover, Dennis Haysbert, Charles S. Dutton and Michael Rainey Jr. in the story of an...

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Willow Smith reportedly exiting ‘Annie’ film remake

Fans of Willow Smith that were waiting for her to belt out the lyrics to “Tomorrow” from the musical Annie, shouldn’t hold their breath. According to reports from Deadline Hollywood, the youngest...

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Is Sweet Brown ready for her close-up?

Nearly a year ago, Sweet Brown became a media darling and a YouTube celebrity after an interview she gave detailing how she survived a house fire became a viral sensation. Just months after her local...

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Kenya Moore wants to collaborate with Beyoncé on music

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10 things you may not know about Jackie Robinson

As the 2013 baseball season kicks off, the legacy of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American player to take the field in the 20th Century, is remembered. This weekend, 42, a biopic starring...

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Will Smith and son Jaden star in new action-packed ‘After Earth’ trailer (VIDEO)

Will Smith and son Jaden are teaming up onscreen for the first time since 2006′s The Pursuit of Happyness in the upcoming science-fiction thriller After Earth.   Will plays Cypher Raige, a general who...

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Nicki Minaj to make film debut in upcoming Cameron Diaz comedy ‘The Other Woman’

Rapper and American Idol judge Nicki Minaj will be making her film debut in the upcoming Cameron Diaz comedy The Other Woman. Minaj will be joining a cast that includes Diaz, Leslie Mann, Nikolaj...

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First trailer for Lee Daniels’‘The Butler’ released

The first trailer for the the upcoming Lee Daniels film The Butler has been released. Starring Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines, the movie is based on the life of Eugene Allen, a...

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‘Pacific Rim’ official trailer featuring Idris Elba is released (VIDEO)

Actor Idris Elba returns in an action-packed movie this summer. Pacific Rim, which is produced and released by Warner Bros, films humanity’s fight for survival against giant aliens that rise from the...

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First look: Idris Elba’s ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’ poster

Idris Elba is poised to make a big splash at the movies this year. Not only is the sexy British actor headlining Guillermo del Toro‘s latest sci-fi epic Pacific Rim, he will be also playing Nelson...

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Ex-child star Alfonso Ribiero stands up for Amanda Bynes

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‘Pacific Rim’ director Guillermo Del Toro: ‘I would love to make a movie with...

Guillermo Del Toro’s sci-fi action film Pacific Rim hits theaters Friday, but has already generated significant buzz, including positive reviews from critics, and several high-profile celebrity...

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Spike Lee hopes there will be a Trayvon Martin documentary

This morning Spike Lee opened up his Brooklyn-based production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, to select members of the press to make a big announcement. The Do The Right Thing director has...

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Andre 3000 rep denies 2014 solo album

Andre 3000, actor and one half of the rap duo Outkast, has a very passionate fan base that has been waiting patiently for new music. Rumors of a new Andre 3000 project generated gossip over the...

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‘Captain Phillips’ trailer: Somali actor Barkhad Abdi sparks supporting Oscar...

A new trailer for the upcoming film Captain Phillips features Tom Hanks starring as Captain Richard Phillips, and Barkhad Abdi as Muse, the Somali pirate who leads a group aboard the U.S. cargo ship....

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Conservatives slam Oprah for Trayvon Martin-Emmett Till comparison

After theGrio’s entertainment editor Chris Witherspoon’s interview with Oprah Winfrey about her upcoming film The Butler aired, various conservatives attacked the media mogul for her comparison of...

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Long-awaited Tupac Shakur biopic finds new financiers

A biopic about the late hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur has recently received new financial backing from Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films. The film has long been in the works and with the new co-financer, the...

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Ja Rule looks ahead after prison with new film

ATLANTA (AP) — Ja Rule, who recently spent nearly two years behind bars for illegal gun possession, landed a role in a new movie because screenwriter Galley Molina empathized with the rapper’s...

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Brian McKnight on new Lifetime movie ‘A Country Christmas Story’

Brian McKnight is on the phone. His voice sounds as velvety as the ballads for which he’s known, and his manner is as warm as the sunny spot he’s calling from: Hollywood. Not the celebrity-soaked town,...

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Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhane Wallis, cast of ‘Annie’ perform on streets of Harlem

Actors Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhane Wallis and Cameron Diaz were in Harlem, filming the upcoming film Annie. The stars were caught on a video that first appeared online last week, dancing and singing to one...

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‘Ride Along’ stars say they’d be on board for sequel

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Oliver stone takes to Twitter to explain why he pulled out of MLK biopic

Director Oliver Stone announced Friday that he would no longer be involved in the previously announced Martin Luther King Jr. biopic. Stone was originally on board to write and direct the film. The...

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Kanye West reportedly developing ‘Yeezus’ movie

Last week it was reported that Kanye West would be working with American Psycho author Brett Easton Ellis on a Yeezus movie project in the near future. That day may be closer than we think. The fashion...

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Will ‘Noah’ film survive the flood of criticism from Christians?

The new bible epic Noah hits theaters nationwide today amid a storm of controversy. The $130-million film, directed by Darren Aronofsky, starring Oscar winners Russell Crowe, Anthony Hopkins, and...

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James Brown biopic ‘Get On Up’ gets second trailer

A new trailer has been released for the upcoming James Brown biopic Get On Up. Chadwick Boseman stars as Brown in the Tate Taylor film. The movie, which is due out this summer, will chronicle the...

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Angela Bassett set to direct Whitney Houston biopic on Lifetime

Angela Bassett is set to direct an upcoming Whitney Houston biopic that will air as a Lifetime Original Movie. The new film will be the talented actress’s directorial debut. “I have such regard for...

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Wendy Williams will EP ‘Aaliyah’ film, new lead selected

Talk show host Wendy Williams took to her Twitter account to announce that she is an executive producer for Lifetime’s upcoming Aaliyah biopic, alongside Debra Martin Chase. Williams also announced...

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Mike Tyson: Jamie Foxx is ‘willing’ to portray me in biopic

TORONTO (AP) — Mike Tyson says he’s met with Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx about collaborating on a possible biopic on his life. “Me and Jamie Foxx have been talking and he’s willing to take that...

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Alvin Ailey Dance Theater to make big screen debut in 400 screens nationwide

On Thursday, October 22 at 7pm, audiences across the country will be able to see Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on the big screen, in a production called Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great...

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Viola Davis to star in ‘Fences’ film directed by Denzel Washington

Viola Davis is going to work with Denzel Washington in a film adaptation of “Fences.” “They are making ‘Fences,’ August Wilson’s play, into a feature that Denzel Washington is directing and I’m going...

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Alvin Ailey dance company movie in theaters today

Today, fans of the world-renowned Alvin Ailey Dance Theater can see the company perform on the big screen in select movie theaters nationwide for one night only. In advance of Alvin Ailey American...

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Michael Jackson tells Oprah he never wants to be played by white actor during...

Michael Jackson might be turning over in his grave after learning that he’s going to be played in a TV series by white British actor Joseph Fiennes. Fiennes responded to backlash from fans that he...

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Zendaya reportedly lands lead role in ‘Spiderman’ reboot

Zendaya has reportedly landed a lead role in the new Spiderman reboot movie. Zendaya Is The New Face Of CoverGirl  The reboot is supposed to focus on Peter Parker’s teenage years, with Tom Holland...

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