Michaela Coel Says She Turned Down $1 Million To Bring ‘I May Destroy You’ To Netflix

Jake Kanter International TV EditorPaapa Essiedu, one of the breakout stars of BBC/HBO’s I May Destroy You, and Gangs Of London actor Joe Cole have joined the cast of ITV’s Black Lives Matter-inspired drama shorts series Unsaid Stories….Deadline last week revealed the four-part anthology series, which will be made by Greenacre Films, the producer behind Netflix’s Michaela Coel-fronted feature Been So Long.Essiedu and Pippa Bennett-Warner (Maxxx) will feature in Lynette Linton’s Look At Me, which

Lisa Marie Presley‘s estranged husband, Michael Lockwood, filed documents in their custody case saying he fears she’ll have a drug relapse after her son Benjamin Keough’s suicide.Lockwood, 59, who shares twin daughters Harper and Finley, 11, with the only child of the late Elvis Presley, made the claim in a trial brief filed with the Superior Court of the State of California on Thursday, July 23, in which he argued that awarding him full custody of the girls might be best for all involved for

The Theatre Artists Fund, spearheaded by Sam Mendes to help support freelancers in the U.K. stage industry struggling during the lockdown due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, has raised £1.6 million ($2 million) since it launched on July 6, with donations from a number of major stars.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThree weeks after filmmaker Sam Mendes teamed up with Netflix to launch a $620K (£500K) fund to support the UK’s embattled theater workers, the pot has swollen to $2M (£1.6M) and counting.Prominent figures to contribute include the estate of the late Peter Saunders and Lady Saunders, the UK theater impresario behind The Mousetrap, which joins Netflix as the headline supporter.

I May Destroy You creator Michaela Coel has revealed that the BBC show was littered with many easter eggs and secret messages.Coel told Obsessed with… I May Destroy You podcast: “There are Easter eggs littered all over that show and I think you have to rewatch and rewatch and rewatch to really begin enjoying it.”While on the podcast with presenter Sophie Duker, the writer who starred as Arabella talked about a Metro UK article where hair and makeup artist Bethany Swan explained the significance

I May Destroy You.Speaking about her recent hit BBC/HBO series, Coel said on Obsessed with… I May Destroy You that she has “a little something on my mind”.“It is in the back of my mind,” Coel said regarding a new show.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorI May Destroy You creator Michaela Coel and Cynthia Erivo, the Grammy-winning singer and actress, are to headline the BBC’s first Creative Diversity Xperience.The online event will take place on 28-29 July with the ambition of showcasing the vibrancy, innovation and leadership of Black, Asian, and minority ethnic talent in the creative industry.Over the course of 12 hours of content, Coel will provide a masterclass on her BBC/HBO hit series I May Destroy You,

Naman Ramachandran Michaela Coel, creator and star of BBC and HBO Max series “I May Destroy You,” and Cynthia Erivo, the Oscar and BAFTA-nominated star of “Harriet,” are set to headline the BBC’s first ‘Creative Diversity Xperience’ (CDX).CDX is a two-day virtual event taking place July 28-29, aimed at younger audiences that will showcase Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic talent in the U.K. creative industry.

I May Destroy You actor Paapa Essiedu has shared his thoughts on the future of his character.Essiedu, who plays Kwame in Michaela Coel’s BBC/HBO series focusing on the varying nuances of sexual assault, says, “I definitely have hope for Kwame.”In an interview with Digital Spy, Essiedu said, responding to the question of a potential second season: “It’s really interesting – I think it’s quite short-sighted to think, ‘How can we bring closure to Kwame’s story?’“That’s not how it works.

It’s been 20 years since the world was introduced to Bryan Singer’s film, “X-Men.” And though it wasn’t the first (superhero films existed decades prior) and it wasn’t the most successful (Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man” would break records two years later), “X-Men” holds a significant place in the history of superhero films—proving they could be serious and meaningful in a post-“Batman & Robin” world and that they could be blockbusters once again.

[Warning: The following contains spoilers for Monday's episode I May Destroy You. Read at your own risk!]This show keeps getting better with every episode, doesn't it? Those of us who have been keeping up with Michaela Coel's genre-shattering and groundbreaking dark comedy I May Destroy Youare by now accustomed to having our perspective turned upside down as we watch its lead characters Arabella (Coel), Terry (Weruche Opia), and Kwame (Paapa Essiedu) reckon with varying dimensions of sexual

Tackling issues such as sexual consent, gender, race, class, drugs, victim shaming and social media obsession with the sort of raw, unflinching, angry, often hilarious, at times deeply upsetting and frequently hedonistic honesty unseen on TV before, I May Destroy You has become one of the summer's must-watch events.

Michaela Coel’s new show I May Destroy You, which premiered on BBC One and HBO Max on June 7, is an unflinching tale of the ongoing violence Black women are subject to, as well as its lasting impact.The show centres Arabella, a young Black working class writer from Hackney in east London, who, upon the success of her self-published memoir Chronicles of a Fed-Up Millennial, is thrust into the world of traditional publishing, where she is surrounded by those unlike the people in her close circle –

Michael Morpurgo has said that literature should not shy away from tackling “deeply uncomfortable” topics.

Charlie's Angels movie—telling that Amy Pascal used "stereotypes of how to be more convincing as a Black character" during a meeting.

Thandie Newton is explaining why she passed on a major film role In a new profile for , the 47-year-old biracial British actress opens up about the sexism and racism she's faced in Hollywood, including an audition she had for the 2000 hit action film . «One of the biggest movies I didn’t end up doing was because the director said to me, 'I can’t wait for this.

The most recent episode of “The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons — Ever!” took rose lovers on a journey through the franchise’s first-ever season of “The Bachelor”, with Alex Michel as its leading man.

The 2000 movie “Charlie’s Angels” very nearly starred British actress Thandie Newton until her interactions with former studio head Amy Pascal and director McG led her to drop out.

If the #MeToo movement, Time’s Up, and the recent BLM protests have proven anything over the past several years, it’s that society can be a pretty terrible place for those who are women and People of Color. And in the case of Thandie Newton, a Golden Globe-nominated actress, she’s apparently had to face issues due to both her ethnicity and her gender, as she revealed in a new, incredible interview over at Vulture.