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A documentary about the relationship between Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali from Kenya Barris has been set at Netflix.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA television series based on the life of Malcolm X is in the works at Sony Pictures Television’s TriStar, Variety has learned exclusively.The series will be based on the novels “X: A Novel” and “The Awakening of Malcolm X,” both of which were co-written by Malcolm’s daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz. “X: A Novel” was also co-written by Kekla Magoon while “The Awakening of Malcolm X” was also co-written by Tiffany D.

Bumpy Johnson’s wild ride through New York’s criminal underworld continues on August 8, when Godfather of Harlem returns for the back half of its second season.

NEW YORK -- The Latest on the 2021 Pulitzer Prizes:NEW YORK — One of the country’s most esteemed novelists, Louise Erdrich, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for “The Night Watchman.” Other winners for books include the late Les Payne and daughter Tamara Payne for their Malcolm X biography “The Dead Are Arising.”Marcia Chatelain’s “Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America” won for history.

coronavirus pandemic, the racial reckoning after the police killing of George Floyd and the U.S. presidential election.Erdrich has drawn on her Native American background for such acclaimed novels as “The Round House” and “The Plague of Doves.” In “The Night Watchman,” she looks back to her grandfather, a night watchman whose reservation in rural North Dakota is threatened in the 1950s by congressional legislation.

Also Read: The Evolution of Denzel Washington, From 'Malcolm X' to 'The Little Things' (Photos)John Burnham Schwartz and Virgil Williams wrote the screenplay based on Canedy’s article and memoir from 2008. The film’s producers are Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch and Aaron L.

The Casting Society of America is handing out its 36th annual Artios Awards in a virtual ceremony tonight, and Deadline is updating the winners as they are announced. Check out the list below.

Robi Reed wants to help tell stories that represent what the world truly looks like. And with more than 30 years and 70 films as a casting director, that’s what she’s dedicated her career to.

When it premiered last September at the Venice Film Festival, Regina King’s directorial debut One Night In Miami was an early frontrunner for awards.

Lisa Kennedy At the start of “The Inheritance” — an experimental film about the formation of a Black collective, set in the early ’90s — Julian (Eric Lockley) rummages through a wooden crate of books he found in the West Philadelphia row house his grandmother left him.

starring Andra Day as the jazz singer, was named best picture, while the Korean American family drama “Minari” got best intergenerational film. Spike Lee’s Vietnam-themed “Da 5 Bloods” picked up best buddy picture and Regina King’s “One Night in Miami…,” about the fictional meeting of Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, Cassius Clay and Jim Brown, got best ensemble.“We focus on films made by and for grownups,” said Tim Appelo, the film and television critic for AARP.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorMakeup head and prosthetics designer Scott Wheeler put four distinct transformations into Regina King’s “One Night in Miami.”Wheeler, who is on the Academy shortlist for makeup and hairstyling, was tasked with re-creating four icons for the film: Cassius Clay, played by Eli Goree; Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge); Malcolm X, played by Kingsley Ben-Adir and Sam Cooke, played by Leslie Odom Jr.Wheeler and his team had four actors with different preferences about makeup and

NEW YORK -- “Caste,” Isabel Wilkerson's exploration of racism in the United States, and “The Dead are Arising,” an acclaimed biography of Malcolm X, are among this year's nominees for awards presented by the J.

Here's what we know happened Feb. 25, 1964: 22-year-old Cassius Clay (soon to become Muhammad Ali) became the heavyweight boxing champion of the world by defeating Sonny Liston.

One Night in Miami,” Shaka King’s “Judas and the Black Messiah” and Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” serve as a triptych of the Black experience, inviting viewers inside the great debates that accompanied an earlier generation’s fight for equality.

The New Hollywood Podcast loves celebrating people of color and other underrepresented voices with every episode so it would be remiss if we didn’t celebrate Black History Month — and we’re doing exactly that with this week’s episode featuring Kingsley Ben-Adir.

Jeremy Helligar The crux of Regina King’s critically acclaimed new film “One Night in Miami” is the friendship between civil-rights activist Malcolm X and legendary crooner Sam Cooke, and that friendship is tested by a series of explosive – and fictional – verbal throwdowns.

taking a shot at anti-police protesters.The 66-year-old “Malcolm X” actor said he’s had a first-hand look at the value of police work, after playing law enforcement in several roles throughout his career.“I have the utmost respect for what they do, for what our soldiers do, (people) that sacrifice their lives.

Martyrs demark the African-American experience. The documented lineage began with Emmett Till’s murder, his ravaged visage strewn across Jet Magazine’s issues, and continued through Medgar Evers’ assassinations, the four girls in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing, Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, and a cruel, etc.

UPDATED with latest winner: The Palm Springs Film Festival continues revealing this year’s film-awards honors, on Monday saying that Leslie Odom Jr will receive the Spotlight Award, Actor for his work in Amazon’s One Night In Miami.

Also Read: 'One Night in Miami' Film Review: Regina King Goes the Distance in Impressive Feature Directorial Debut“Leslie Odom Jr. is a truly talented performer,” PSIFF Chairman Harold Matzner said in a statement.

The stars of Regina King’s “One Night in Miami” have earned a ton of well-deserved acclaim since its world premiere at the 2020 Venice Film Festival. Kingsley Ben-Adir has already won a Gotham Award for his portrayal of Malcolm X and both Eli Goree and Leslie Odom, Jr., who play Cassius Clay and Sam Cooke, respectively, have also earned raves.

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.MOVIES— Regina King’s directorial debut “One Night in Miami” brings Muhammad Ali (Eli Goree), Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge), and Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr.) gather into a Miami hotel in February 1964, celebrating Ali’s knockout of Sonny Liston.

One Night in Miami is all about. After all, the four main characters are real people: boxer Muhammad Ali (Eli Goree), activist Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), singer Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr.), and football player Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge).

Angelique Jackson Storied filmmaker Spike Lee is the latest in a long line of auteurs to be awarded honors by the American Cinematheque.The ceremony celebrating Lee’s more than three decade-career was presented virtually due to the ongoing pandemic.

The potential pitfalls of a movie that brings together Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown for a night on February 25, 1964, seem so numerous, so prone to falling into caricature, that “One Night in Miami ...” feels like a miracle.The concept comes from Kemp Powers (co-director of the recent Pixar film “Soul”), a playwright who used a real occurrence — the four Black icons did gather that night, after 22-year-old Cassius Clay dethroned world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston —

Aldis Hodge is good at filling big shoes. After portraying the likes of MC Ren in and Brian Banks in the NFL player's biopic, Hodge stars as the legendary running back Jim Brown in, alongside Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Muhammad Ali.Directed by Regina King, the film is a dramatized account of an evening the four friends spent together in the '60s.

Regina King is all about the performance, not where an actor is from.