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Will Smith Delivers First In-Person Awards Speech Since That 2022 Oscars Slap - etcanada.com - USA
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02.03.2023

Will Smith Delivers First In-Person Awards Speech Since That 2022 Oscars Slap

Will Smith returned to an awards ceremony stage on Wednesday for his first in-person speech since he sparked controversy by slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.

Rob Kirkland Sets Return To ‘Mayor Of Kingstown’ For Season 3 - deadline.com - Taylor - Russia - county Sheridan - Michigan - city Pittsburgh - county Dillon - city Kingstown, state Michigan
deadline.com
27.03.2024

Rob Kirkland Sets Return To ‘Mayor Of Kingstown’ For Season 3

EXCLUSIVE: Rob Kirkland will return as Police Captain Walter in Season 3 of the Paramount+ Original series Mayor of Kingstown, currently in production.

‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’ Adds Robert Wisdom, Shiraz Tzarfati & Rona-Lee Shim’on - deadline.com - county Barry - city Sanction
deadline.com
26.03.2024

‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’ Adds Robert Wisdom, Shiraz Tzarfati & Rona-Lee Shim’on

EXCLUSIVE: The Prime Video sequel series The Terminal List: Dark Wolf has added three recurring stars to its freshman season: Robert Wisdom (Barry), Shiraz Tzarfati (Theodsia) and Rona-Lee Shim’ (Fauda). They join the previously announced cast: Taylor Kitsch, Tom Hopper, Chris Pratt and Dar Salim.

‘The Vampire Diaries’ star to portray Diana Ross in Michael Jackson biopic - www.nme.com - county Ross - county Jones - city Motown - Jackson
nme.com
26.03.2024

‘The Vampire Diaries’ star to portray Diana Ross in Michael Jackson biopic

Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, has announced a new collection of cast mates.Among the roles that have been newly cast for Michael, are legendary figures such as Diana Ross, Quincy Jones and the King of Pop’s older sister La Toya Jackson. According to a report from Variety, The Vampire Diaries star Kat Graham will portray the iconic Diana Ross.Graham wrote of her casting on social media: “Grateful to play the legendary Diana Ross… directed by the great Antoine Fuqua.

Michael Jackson Biopic Adds Kat Graham as Diana Ross, Larenz Tate as Berry Gordy - variety.com - county Jones - county Tate
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25.03.2024

Michael Jackson Biopic Adds Kat Graham as Diana Ross, Larenz Tate as Berry Gordy

Angelique Jackson The upcoming Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” is embracing the Motown sound — announcing key castings including Larenz Tate as Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and Kat Graham as the legendary Diana Ross. Other new cast members of the Lionsgate and Universal Pictures International project include Jessica Sula (“Split”) as La Toya Jackson; Liv Symone (“Power Book III: Raising Kanan”) as Gladys Knight; Kevin Shinick (“Robot Chicken”) as Dick Clark; KeiLyn Durrel Jones (“The Other Two,” “How to Die Alone”) as Jackson’s trusted friend and confidante Bill Bray; and Kendrick Sampson (“Insecure”) as industry icon Quincy Jones. “Michael,” from director Antoine Fuqua, is currently in production and has added a slew of stars in recent weeks.

Michael Jackson Biopic “A Complete Whitewash,” Claims ‘Leaving Neverland’ Director - deadline.com - Australia - London - Germany
deadline.com
17.03.2024

Michael Jackson Biopic “A Complete Whitewash,” Claims ‘Leaving Neverland’ Director

The forthcoming Michael Jackson biopic has been slammed by the maker of the documentary Leaving Neverland, with Dan Reed calling the movie’s script “a complete whitewash.”

Miles Teller defends his upcoming Michael Jackson biopic: He ‘deserves’ this - nypost.com
nypost.com
14.03.2024

Miles Teller defends his upcoming Michael Jackson biopic: He ‘deserves’ this

beat it.Miles Teller is defending the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, proclaiming that the late singer should get his own movie “regardless” of what critics think.“You only get so many opportunities in this business to make films,” Teller, 37, told Variety during the Vanity Fair Oscars party. “I’m really excited to be a part of it.

‘Leaving Neverland’ director says script for Michael Jackson biopic is “startlingly disingenuous” - www.nme.com - Britain - USA - Santa Monica - city Jackson
nme.com
14.03.2024

‘Leaving Neverland’ director says script for Michael Jackson biopic is “startlingly disingenuous”

Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed has described the script for the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic Michael as “startlingly disingenuous”.Michael has been confirmed to receive a theatrical release in the United States on April 18, 2025, per production house Lionsgate. A UK release date is yet to be announced.Given the project’s connection to the Jackson estate, it is unclear whether the film will explore the most controversial aspects of the singer’s life, including the allegations of child sexual abuse.However, according to Reed, who has read a draft of the script, the film makes a point to discredit Wade Robson and James Safechuck, the two men who allege that Jackson sexually assaulted them in the 2019 docuseries Leaving Neverland.“Jackson is only ever seen caring for children with childhood cancer, or dancing with a little girl in a wheelchair, or tucking up multiple little boys, mostly his nephews, at sleepovers,” Reed said of the script (via Variety).

Michael Jackson Biopic Team Touts ‘Unbiased’ Look at Pop Star; ‘Leaving Neverland’ Director Calls Script Draft ‘Startlingly Disingenuous’ - variety.com
variety.com
14.03.2024

Michael Jackson Biopic Team Touts ‘Unbiased’ Look at Pop Star; ‘Leaving Neverland’ Director Calls Script Draft ‘Startlingly Disingenuous’

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer Since January, the Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” has released a series of announcements of the film’s cast, including recent Oscar nominee Colman Domingo as Jackson’s father, Joe, Nia Long as Jackson’s mother, Katherine, and Miles Teller as John Branca, Jackson’s attorney and the co-executor of his estate.

‘Mayor Of Kingstown’ Season 3 Will Welcome Back Natasha Marc As Cherry - deadline.com - USA - Russia - Netherlands - Michigan - county Cherry - city Pittsburgh - city Kingstown, state Michigan
deadline.com
07.03.2024

‘Mayor Of Kingstown’ Season 3 Will Welcome Back Natasha Marc As Cherry

EXCLUSIVE: Natasha Marc will reprise her role as ‘Cherry’ in Season 3 of the Paramount+ Original series Mayor of Kingstown. Marc made her last appearance in the ninth episode of Season 1 titled “The Lie of the Truth.”

Michael Jackson Biopic Adds Laura Harrier as Pioneering Music Exec Suzanne de Passe (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - city Motown
variety.com
07.03.2024

Michael Jackson Biopic Adds Laura Harrier as Pioneering Music Exec Suzanne de Passe (EXCLUSIVE)

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer “Michael,” the splashy forthcoming biopic about Michael Jackson from director Antoine Fuqua, has added actor Laura Harrier in a key role. Harrier, of “BlacKkKlansman” and “Spider-Man: Homecoming” fame, will portray pioneering female music executive Suzanne de Passe in the Lionsgate project. De Passe was a creative assistant to Motown founder Berry Gordy, and is credited with convincing Gordy to sign The Jackson 5 to his label.

David Castañeda & Sharon Duncan-Brewster Board Lionsgate’s ‘Ballerina’ Amid Reshoots - deadline.com - Chad
deadline.com
06.03.2024

David Castañeda & Sharon Duncan-Brewster Board Lionsgate’s ‘Ballerina’ Amid Reshoots

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate‘s female-driven John Wick spinoff Ballerina has added David Castañeda (The Umbrella Academy) and Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Sex Education) to its cast amid reshoots abroad, Deadline can reveal.

‘The Covenant’ Star Dar Salim Joins Prime Video’s ‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’ - deadline.com - New York - Denmark - Iraq
deadline.com
01.03.2024

‘The Covenant’ Star Dar Salim Joins Prime Video’s ‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’

Dar Salim (The Covenant) has joined the cast of The Terminal List: Dark Wolf in the recurring role of Mohammed ‘Mo’ Farooq.

‘Michael’ Biopic Casts Its Jackson 5 - deadline.com - Japan
deadline.com
28.02.2024

‘Michael’ Biopic Casts Its Jackson 5

Lionsgate and Universal Pictures International have announced the eight actors set to portray members of the Jackson 5 — Jermaine, Marlon, Tito and Jackie — at various stages of their lives in the Michael Jackson biopic Michael.

Michael Jackson Biopic Finds Its Jackson 5 - variety.com - California - Jackson
variety.com
27.02.2024

Michael Jackson Biopic Finds Its Jackson 5

Angelique Jackson The Jackson 5 have found their harmony once again for the upcoming biopic “Michael” from director Antoine Fuqua and Oscar winning producer Graham King. After a worldwide search led filmmakers to cast Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson, as the King of Pop, with 9-year-old Juliano Krue Valdi as the younger Michael, fans have been eagerly waiting to see who would round out the rest of the Jackson family. The film, which is scheduled to hit theaters on April 18, 2025, is currently in production.

Gerard Butler’s ‘Has Fallen’ Film Franchise Gets an Event TV Series Makeover in Studiocanal’s ‘Paris Has Fallen’ - variety.com - France - Germany - Poland - Czech Republic - Hungary - Slovakia - Romania
variety.com
27.02.2024

Gerard Butler’s ‘Has Fallen’ Film Franchise Gets an Event TV Series Makeover in Studiocanal’s ‘Paris Has Fallen’

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Is this now an age of TV caution? A brace of big swings at this week’s London TV Screenings belie that trend, and few come bigger than the English-language action thriller “Paris Has Fallen,” which Studiocanal launches at this week’s London TV Screenings. Like other major LTVS plays, it takes a mainstream genre – such as, elsewhere, the historical drama (“Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light”), true crime (“A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story”) and the bio (“So Long, Marianne”) – and aims to elevate them to another level.

‘Sons’ Review: Gustav Möller Delivers A Compellingly Schematic Prison Drama & Character Study [Berlinale] - theplaylist.net - Sweden
theplaylist.net
23.02.2024

‘Sons’ Review: Gustav Möller Delivers A Compellingly Schematic Prison Drama & Character Study [Berlinale]

Following his claustrophobic debut “The Guilty” (remade, to lesser effect, by Antoine Fuqua), Swedish filmmaker Gustav Möller returns with a second feature that may expand its call sheet but is still confined in its approach to characters and settings. Trading out an emergency service center for a prison, “Sons” narrows in on a single prison guard and her attempts to exert control over a prisoner with whom she has a history with.

Here’s who’s playing who in the Michael Jackson biopic - www.nme.com - Britain - USA - Santa Monica - county Graham - city Jackson
nme.com
20.02.2024

Here’s who’s playing who in the Michael Jackson biopic

Michael Jackson, titled Michael, is set to be released in 2025, and the cast is coming together – read on to see who will star in the film.Michael has been confirmed to receive a theatrical release in the United States on April 18, 2025, per production house Lionsgate. A UK release date is yet to be announced.It will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, who is known for films including Training Day, The Equalizer and Brooklyn’s Finest.

Jaafar Jackson Transforms Into Michael Jackson While Filming Biopic with On-Screen Mom Nia Long - www.justjared.com
justjared.com
16.02.2024

Jaafar Jackson Transforms Into Michael Jackson While Filming Biopic with On-Screen Mom Nia Long

Jaafar Jackson is hard at work at his highly-anticipated new Michael Jackson biopic!

Will Smith to Play Iraq War Vet in Action Thriller ‘Sugar Bandits’ (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Jordan - Smith - Berlin - Iraq - Boston
variety.com
14.02.2024

Will Smith to Play Iraq War Vet in Action Thriller ‘Sugar Bandits’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Alex Ritman Will Smith has lined up another hot title to his list of upcoming projects, having signed up to lead the cast of high-octane action thriller “Sugar Bandits.” Based on the Chuck Hogan book “Devils in Exile,” the thriller centres on an Iraq War veteran who teams up with a crew of fellow vets to target the drug trade in Boston. Hogan — whose writing credits include “The Town” and “The Strain” (which he co-wrote with Guillermo del Toro) — penned the screenplay. AGC International and CAA Media Finance represent the film’s worldwide distribution rights and will introduce the film to buyers at the upcoming EFM.

Michael Jackson’s nephew ‘embodies’ the King of Pop in first image from biopic - nypost.com - Jackson
nypost.com
13.02.2024

Michael Jackson’s nephew ‘embodies’ the King of Pop in first image from biopic

Michael Jackson fans worldwide.Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson is the reincarnation of his uncle in the first image released from Antoine Fuqua’s “Michael.” “With Jaafar, every look, every note, every dance move is Michael,” said Oscar-winning producer Graham King told Deadline. “He embodies Michael in a way that no other actor could.”The highly anticipated biopic centered on the “King of Pop” from Lionsgate and Universal will be released in theaters April 18, 2025.In the image, Jaafar wears an ensemble similar to one that Jackson wore during his performance at the 12th annual MTV Video Music Awards in 1995.

First look at Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar in new biopic - www.nme.com - Britain - USA - county Graham
nme.com
13.02.2024

First look at Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar in new biopic

Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar portraying the late singer in the forthcoming biopic Michael has been shared.The pic, which you can view below, sees Jaafar performing as Jackson during his Dangerous Tour from 1992-93.“With Jaafar, every look, every note, every dance move is Michael,” said producer Graham King in a statement via Variety. “He embodies Michael in a way that no other actor could.”Jaafar and nine-year-old Juliano Krue Valdi will play an adult and child version of Michael respectively in the forthcoming biopic.Colman Domingo was also recently cast as Michael Jackson’s father, Joe Jackson.Domingo previously said of his casting: “It’s exciting to do it with Jaafar.

Michael Jackson Biopic First Look Photo: See Jaafar Jackson, His Nephew, as the King of Pop! - www.justjared.com
justjared.com
13.02.2024

Michael Jackson Biopic First Look Photo: See Jaafar Jackson, His Nephew, as the King of Pop!

We have the incredible first look at Jaafar Jackson as his uncle, Michael Jackson, for the Michael Jackson biopic film!

‘Michael’ First Look: Here’s Jaafar Jackson Playing The Iconic Michael Jackson In Antoine Fuqua’s Biopic - theplaylist.net - Jackson - city Jackson
theplaylist.net
13.02.2024

‘Michael’ First Look: Here’s Jaafar Jackson Playing The Iconic Michael Jackson In Antoine Fuqua’s Biopic

As you might expect, there are a lot of people anticipating the release of Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic, simply titled “Michael.” Is it going to be a warts and all look into the life of one of the most famous pop stars to ever live? Or perhaps it’s going to be more like “Bohemian Rhapsody” (it shares the same producer) and present a more family-friendly look at his life? Continue reading ‘Michael’ First Look: Here’s Jaafar Jackson Playing The Iconic Michael Jackson In Antoine Fuqua’s Biopic at The Playlist.

Michael Jackson’s Nephew Recreates the King of Pop’s Iconic Dangerous Tour in ‘Michael’ Biopic First Look - variety.com - Jordan - county Graham
variety.com
13.02.2024

Michael Jackson’s Nephew Recreates the King of Pop’s Iconic Dangerous Tour in ‘Michael’ Biopic First Look

Jordan Moreau The first look at the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic has been released, and it recreates one of the singer’s most iconic outfits. Michael Jackson’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, plays the King of Pop in “Michael,” which releases in theaters on April 18, 2025. The film is now in production.

Antoine Fuqua to Direct Feature Documentary About Nelson Mandela (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - South Africa
variety.com
11.02.2024

Antoine Fuqua to Direct Feature Documentary About Nelson Mandela (EXCLUSIVE)

K.J. Yossman Antoine Fuqua is set to direct a feature documentary about Nelson Mandela, Variety has learned. Provisionally titled “Troublemaker: The Story Behind the Mandela Tapes,” the doc will use newly discovered audio interviews with Mandela himself to deliver an “honest, accurate and definitive depiction” of the man who remains a global symbol of justice, hope and universal human dignity, according to a press release.

Lakers Lift The Curtain On Kobe Bryant Statue Outside Crypto.com Arena, Release Tribute Video From Denzel Washington & Antoine Fuqua - deadline.com - Washington - Washington
deadline.com
09.02.2024

Lakers Lift The Curtain On Kobe Bryant Statue Outside Crypto.com Arena, Release Tribute Video From Denzel Washington & Antoine Fuqua

“Kobe picked the pose you’re about to see,” said Vanessa Bryant at the unveiling of the statue honoring her late husband today, “so if anyone has any problems with it, tough sh*t.”

‘Michael’ Jackson: Miles Teller, Colman Domingo Latest Stars Joining The King Of Pop Biopic - theplaylist.net - Jackson
theplaylist.net
01.02.2024

‘Michael’ Jackson: Miles Teller, Colman Domingo Latest Stars Joining The King Of Pop Biopic

Antoine Fuqua‘s Michael Jackson biopic deviates from the director’s usual modus operandi of actioners. But with the cast he’s accrued for “Michael,” the upcoming film could be a sleeper hit.

‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’ Prequel Series Adds Tom Hopper As Series Regular - deadline.com - county Pratt
deadline.com
26.01.2024

‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’ Prequel Series Adds Tom Hopper As Series Regular

The Umbrella Academy‘s Tom Hopper is set as a lead opposite Taylor Kitsch and Chris Pratt in The Terminal List: Dark Wolf prequel series at Prime Video.

Colman Domingo cast as Joe Jackson in Michael Jackson biopic - www.nme.com - USA - Chicago - Indiana - Jackson - city Jackson
nme.com
26.01.2024

Colman Domingo cast as Joe Jackson in Michael Jackson biopic

Michael Jackson’s father, Joe Jackson, in an upcoming biopic based on the King of Pop.According to a Variety report, Domingo will play Joe Jackson in the upcoming film alongside Michael’s nephew Jaafar and 9-year-old Juliano Krue Valdi – both of whom will play an adult and child version of Michael respectively.Domingo said of his casting via Variety: “It’s exciting to do it with Jaafar. Jermaine Jackson’s son is playing Michael, and he is breathtaking, and I think Graham King, the producer, has assembled an incredible cast.”He added: “I’m excited to be a part of a film that explores both the complicated soul of the legendary Michael Jackson as well as his impact on music and culture as a global icon.

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