Amandla Stenberg, best known for her role in The Hunger Games, is in talks to star in a period piece from Belle director Amma Asante.
Amandla Stenberg
British exports, David Oyelowo and Gugu Mbatha-Raw have been cast in sci-fi-thrilled God Particle to be directed by Julius Onah and produced by Paramount along with Star Wars: The Force Awakens director, J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot.
According to The Wrap – the story centers on “an American space station crew who, believing they have destroyed Earth via a Hadron accelerator, allow the crew of hostile nations to board their ship with disastrous results.”
In the spirit of International Women’s Day, we are pleased to confirm that there are a couple of free thinking celebs who are not against actress Zoe Saldana’s quest to portray the late singer and activist, Nina Simone – in a movie based on her life.
Zoe Saldana’s casting as the legendary Nina Simone in the biopic Nina – that aims to capture the late singer and activist’s somewhat turbulent relationship with her former caretaker and manager Clifton Henderson, played by David Oyelowo, who happens to be one of the producers of the film has caused quite a stir for obvious reasons.
Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone
The issue of diversity in Hollywood has pretty much become a dominant topic of discussion in 2016, despite the fact this isn’t necessarily a recent development. But for reasons that could be rooted in the stimulus of social media – there has been a continuum which has led to an active need by members of the privileged community to put actions behind their words.
Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o may have been cheated out of screen time in The Force Awakens, but it looks like she will be making up for it sooner rather than later.
About a year and a half ago, it was announced that Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo had both secured roles in the Disney film The Queen of Katwe, which depicts the story of a young Ugandan chess player, Phiona Mutsei, played by newcomer Madina Nalwanga, who rises from modest circumstances to the heights of international success as she pursues her dreams of being an undefeated champion.
The nominations for the 73rd annual Golden Globe were announced on Thursday morning and it is clear that streaming giant Nextflix is doing something right after garnering an impressive number of salutes in key categories including a nod to veteran actress and comedian, Lily Tomlin for her hilariously affecting turn on the hit show Grace and Frankie
Uzo Aduba continued her good luck streak by securing another nomination for her role in Orange Is The New Black.
This has to be the best casting news since God knows when. Two of the sexiest men in the industry are pairing up to resurrect Shakespeare’s most lauded piece of art – Othello.
Daniel Craig, who recently dominated headlines due to his public declaration that he is done roaming the world as James Bond (he was kidding of course), will play the role of Iago, while Oyelowo, fresh off his Oscar-worthy turn as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr in the critically-acclaimed and Oscar-nominated Selma, will step into the role of Othello.
Oscar 2015 didn’t deviate that far from the norm. Neil Patrick Harris held down the fort and despite mixed reviews – he did a decent job navigating the choppy waters that manifest when you are tasked with keeping Hollywood’s elite in check.