Colman Domingo is set to make his feature directorial debut with the Miramax drama ‘Scandalous.’
The movie will follow the story of the clandestine love affair between film star Kim Novak, singer/dancer, and film star Sammy Davis Jr. in 1957 and the bigoted scrutiny the pair faced once their relationship came to light.
Sydney Sweeney will play Novak, and David Jonsson will play Davis. In 1956, Novak and Davis first met on “The Steve Allen Show”. They continued to meet, with Davis visiting the set of “Vertigo” the following year. They crossed paths again at a Thanksgiving charity ball in California, which led to the pair spending the holidays together. The public became aware of their romance in 1958. Davis eventually married Loray White, a Black chorus singer, but their union only lasted one year.
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Sweeney will produce...
The movie will follow the story of the clandestine love affair between film star Kim Novak, singer/dancer, and film star Sammy Davis Jr. in 1957 and the bigoted scrutiny the pair faced once their relationship came to light.
Sydney Sweeney will play Novak, and David Jonsson will play Davis. In 1956, Novak and Davis first met on “The Steve Allen Show”. They continued to meet, with Davis visiting the set of “Vertigo” the following year. They crossed paths again at a Thanksgiving charity ball in California, which led to the pair spending the holidays together. The public became aware of their romance in 1958. Davis eventually married Loray White, a Black chorus singer, but their union only lasted one year.
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Sweeney will produce...
- 10/23/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Colman Domingo is getting into the director’s chair for the first time for Scandalous. The movie will come from Miramax and has been fast-tracked to start production. Deadline is reporting that Domingo is planning to start filming after completing season 3 of Euphoria and he’ll be bringing along his co-star Sydney Sweeney along for the film. Sweeney is also on board as producer and will be active in its development like her involvement with Anyone But You. Sweeney is also producing the film alongside Tani Cohen and Bobby Rock, with Jon Levin executive producing. The movie will come from a script written by Matthew Fantaci.
The plot of the drama, per Deadline, is about the clandestine love affair between film star Kim Novak and singer/dancer and film star Sammy Davis Jr. in 1957. Sydney Sweeney will play Novak, and David Jonsson will play Davis Jr. Meanwhile, Sweeney was recently...
The plot of the drama, per Deadline, is about the clandestine love affair between film star Kim Novak and singer/dancer and film star Sammy Davis Jr. in 1957. Sydney Sweeney will play Novak, and David Jonsson will play Davis Jr. Meanwhile, Sweeney was recently...
- 10/22/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Sydney Sweeney is set to play legendary film star Kim Novak in Colman Domingo’s Sammy Davis Jr. biopic “Scandalous” at Miramax, according to an insider with knowledge of the project.
The project marks the “Rustin” Oscar nominee’s directorial debut and co-stars David Jonsson as the iconic entertainer. Although plot details are being kept under wraps, the film centers on the scandalous and brief love affair between Novak and the Rat Packer, which took place in 1957. Matthew Fantaci wrote the script.
Principal photography on “Scandalous” will take place in Los Angeles after Sweeney and Domingo wrap the third season of HBO series “Euphoria.” Sweeney will produce the project along with Tani Cohen and Bobby Rock. Jon Levin is the executive producer.
According to Deadline, which first reported the news, “Before he became Miramax CEO, Jon Glickman originated the project at Panoramic and remained high on it.”
Domingo most recently...
The project marks the “Rustin” Oscar nominee’s directorial debut and co-stars David Jonsson as the iconic entertainer. Although plot details are being kept under wraps, the film centers on the scandalous and brief love affair between Novak and the Rat Packer, which took place in 1957. Matthew Fantaci wrote the script.
Principal photography on “Scandalous” will take place in Los Angeles after Sweeney and Domingo wrap the third season of HBO series “Euphoria.” Sweeney will produce the project along with Tani Cohen and Bobby Rock. Jon Levin is the executive producer.
According to Deadline, which first reported the news, “Before he became Miramax CEO, Jon Glickman originated the project at Panoramic and remained high on it.”
Domingo most recently...
- 10/22/2024
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Colman Domingo will make his directorial debut in Scandalous, a fast tracked Miramax drama about the clandestine love affair between film star Kim Novak and singer/dancer and film star Sammy Davis Jr. in 1957. Sydney Sweeney will play Novak, and David Jonsson will play Davis Jr.
Plan is to shoot the film — imagine a movie about classic Hollywood being shot in Los Angeles — when Domingo and Sweeney complete Season 3 of the HBO series Euphoria.
Much the way she did with the sleeper hit Anyone But You, Sweeney was very active in putting this one together and she will be a producer along with Tani Cohen and Bobby Roth, with Jon Levin exec producing. Matthew Fantaci wrote the script.
Before he became Miramax CEO, Jon Glickman originated the project at Panoramic, and remained high on it. Novak, star of Vertigo and Rat Pack member Davis Jr were at the peak...
Plan is to shoot the film — imagine a movie about classic Hollywood being shot in Los Angeles — when Domingo and Sweeney complete Season 3 of the HBO series Euphoria.
Much the way she did with the sleeper hit Anyone But You, Sweeney was very active in putting this one together and she will be a producer along with Tani Cohen and Bobby Roth, with Jon Levin exec producing. Matthew Fantaci wrote the script.
Before he became Miramax CEO, Jon Glickman originated the project at Panoramic, and remained high on it. Novak, star of Vertigo and Rat Pack member Davis Jr were at the peak...
- 10/22/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
In recent years it’s become commonplace for A-list Hollywood stars to dip their toes in television, earning acclaim and awards attention for bringing their star power to the small screen. The slate of 2024 Emmy nominees included Oscar winners Robert Downey Jr., Jodie Foster, Brie Larson, Gary Oldman, Meryl Streep and Reese Witherspoon. Former Academy Award nominees in contention were Lily Gladstone, John Hawkes, Diane Lane, Lesley Manville, Jonathan Pryce, Imelda Staunton, and Naomi Watts.
As the line between movie and TV stars continues to blur, it’s no surprise that some of television’s most recognizable faces are making waves on the big screen in 2024. Scroll through our gallery of the Top 20 TV stars jockeying for 2025 Oscar nominations, above.
Topping our list is Mikey Madison, who had her television breakout on the FX series “Better Things” opposite Pamela Adlon and later starred in feature films like the Oscar-winning “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood...
As the line between movie and TV stars continues to blur, it’s no surprise that some of television’s most recognizable faces are making waves on the big screen in 2024. Scroll through our gallery of the Top 20 TV stars jockeying for 2025 Oscar nominations, above.
Topping our list is Mikey Madison, who had her television breakout on the FX series “Better Things” opposite Pamela Adlon and later starred in feature films like the Oscar-winning “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood...
- 10/16/2024
- by Denton Davidson and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Netflix is in early development on Pride, a movie based on the 2018 YA novel by Haitian American author Ibi Zoboi. The project, a modern — and timely — retelling of Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice, comes from President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground and the company behind the book, Alloy Entertainment. Karen Joseph Adcock (The Bear) is writing the adaptation.
Set in the gentrifying Bushwick area of Brooklyn, NY, Pride centers on Afro-Latina teen Zuri Benitez, who fights to preserve her neighborhood and manage family chaos. But when the wealthy Darcy family moves in next door, Zuri’s disdain for the arrogant Darius Darcy turns into an unexpected connection that forces her to reconsider everything she thought she knew about pride, prejudice and home.
Leslie Morgenstein and Elysa Koplovitz Dutton produce for Alloy Entertainment. Vinnie Malhotra, president of Higher Ground Productions, Anikah McLaren, Head of Film,...
Set in the gentrifying Bushwick area of Brooklyn, NY, Pride centers on Afro-Latina teen Zuri Benitez, who fights to preserve her neighborhood and manage family chaos. But when the wealthy Darcy family moves in next door, Zuri’s disdain for the arrogant Darius Darcy turns into an unexpected connection that forces her to reconsider everything she thought she knew about pride, prejudice and home.
Leslie Morgenstein and Elysa Koplovitz Dutton produce for Alloy Entertainment. Vinnie Malhotra, president of Higher Ground Productions, Anikah McLaren, Head of Film,...
- 10/15/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Colman Domingo has new plans on his weekend schedule.
The Oscar nominated actor has been selected to receive a Voice & Visibility Award from NewFest, New York’s LGBTQ+ film festival. He’ll receive the shine this Saturday at the city’s Sva Theatre during a program that will also feature a conversation between Domingo and Vanity Fair staff writer Chris Murphy.
Per NewFest, “individuals awarded this honor are recognized for exceptionally demonstrating NewFest’s mission to give voice and visibility to LGBTQ+ stories and artists. Recipients have played an active and essential role in empowering and advancing the LGBTQ+ community in the media.” NewFest executive director David Hatkoff called out one of Domingo’s roles as evidence he fits the bill.
“Colman Domingo’s Academy Award-nominated performance as queer trailblazer Bayard Rustin in Rustin, the opening night film of NewFest’s 2023 festival, was one for the ages,” Hatkoff stated. “His work in television,...
The Oscar nominated actor has been selected to receive a Voice & Visibility Award from NewFest, New York’s LGBTQ+ film festival. He’ll receive the shine this Saturday at the city’s Sva Theatre during a program that will also feature a conversation between Domingo and Vanity Fair staff writer Chris Murphy.
Per NewFest, “individuals awarded this honor are recognized for exceptionally demonstrating NewFest’s mission to give voice and visibility to LGBTQ+ stories and artists. Recipients have played an active and essential role in empowering and advancing the LGBTQ+ community in the media.” NewFest executive director David Hatkoff called out one of Domingo’s roles as evidence he fits the bill.
“Colman Domingo’s Academy Award-nominated performance as queer trailblazer Bayard Rustin in Rustin, the opening night film of NewFest’s 2023 festival, was one for the ages,” Hatkoff stated. “His work in television,...
- 10/8/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Almost all of the Best Actor winners at this century’s 23 Academy Awards ceremonies have ticked at least one of these two boxes: they were over 40 or portraying a real-life fellow. [The only exceptions: Russell Crowe (“Gladiator”) and Jean Dujardin (“The Artist”) who were 36 and 39 respectively when they won for playing fictional characters.] Of this year’s leading contenders for Best Actor all but one (who stars in a long-awaited sequel to a Best Picture champ) tick at least one of those two boxes. (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2025 Oscar predictions for Best Actor.)
Ralph Fiennes, 61, is devilishly delightful as a cardinal in Edward Berger‘s thriller “Conclave.” It’s been almost three decades since he was last at the Oscars for his starring role in the Best Picture winner “The English Patient.” His only previous bid was for his scene-stealing role in the 1994 champ “Schindler’s List.”
Colman Domingo, 54, reaped his first...
Ralph Fiennes, 61, is devilishly delightful as a cardinal in Edward Berger‘s thriller “Conclave.” It’s been almost three decades since he was last at the Oscars for his starring role in the Best Picture winner “The English Patient.” His only previous bid was for his scene-stealing role in the 1994 champ “Schindler’s List.”
Colman Domingo, 54, reaped his first...
- 10/7/2024
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Netflix has lined up a blockbuster slate of short documentaries heading into Oscar season, including the latest from two-time Academy Award winner Ben Proudfoot in collaboration with the Obamas’ production company.
The streamer announced four acquisitions today, beginning with The Turnaround, directed by Kyle Thrash and Proudfoot, a documentary that “tells the story of Philadelphia Phillies’ superfan Jon McCann, who helped inspire an unlikely 2023 standing ovation for Phillies shortstop Trea Turner, which helped turn the team around after hitting a major roadblock.”.
As Deadline reported in late August, Higher Ground, the production company founded by former Pres. Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, came aboard The Turnaround. Higher Ground produces, along with Proudfoot’s Breakwater Studios, Cookie Jar & A...
The streamer announced four acquisitions today, beginning with The Turnaround, directed by Kyle Thrash and Proudfoot, a documentary that “tells the story of Philadelphia Phillies’ superfan Jon McCann, who helped inspire an unlikely 2023 standing ovation for Phillies shortstop Trea Turner, which helped turn the team around after hitting a major roadblock.”.
As Deadline reported in late August, Higher Ground, the production company founded by former Pres. Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, came aboard The Turnaround. Higher Ground produces, along with Proudfoot’s Breakwater Studios, Cookie Jar & A...
- 9/25/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Da’Vine Joy Randolph has already brought her vocal chops to “Rustin,” “High Fidelity,” and the upcoming Pharrell Williams biopic, but the Academy Award winner is ready to fully showcase her opera background onscreen.
Randolph told IndieWire while attending the “Through Her Lens” cocktail reception, hosted by Tribeca and Chanel, that Pablo Larraín’s buzzy Maria Callas film “Maria” has opened the door for opera biopics — and Randolph is more than ready to bring history-making Leontyne Price’s story to the screen.
“It’s ironic because Angelina Jolie has the Maria Callas biopic [‘Maria’] coming up,” Randolph said. “I’m a classically trained opera singer. I want to do a biopic of an opera singer.”
Leontyne Price is celebrated as one of the great modern vocalists — she played title roles in both “Porgy and Bess” and “Aida.” If a success, “Maria” — and Randolph — could be what ultimately ushers Price’s legacy into movie theaters.
Randolph told IndieWire while attending the “Through Her Lens” cocktail reception, hosted by Tribeca and Chanel, that Pablo Larraín’s buzzy Maria Callas film “Maria” has opened the door for opera biopics — and Randolph is more than ready to bring history-making Leontyne Price’s story to the screen.
“It’s ironic because Angelina Jolie has the Maria Callas biopic [‘Maria’] coming up,” Randolph said. “I’m a classically trained opera singer. I want to do a biopic of an opera singer.”
Leontyne Price is celebrated as one of the great modern vocalists — she played title roles in both “Porgy and Bess” and “Aida.” If a success, “Maria” — and Randolph — could be what ultimately ushers Price’s legacy into movie theaters.
- 9/23/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Oscar-nominated actor Colman Domingo has entered into early negotiations to star in Steven Spielberg’s currently untitled event movie.
Plot details are locked down but the movie is described as a two-hander, Emily Blunt is also onboard and is thought to be playing one of the leads in the project. Colin Firth and Eve Hewson are also on board. Based on a story by Spielberg, the film has his longtime collaborator David Koepp penning the script, with Kristie Macosko Krieger producing.
Currently, Universal and Amblin have the project slated for a release on May 15, 2026.
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Domingo earned him several accolades including Oscar, BAFTA and SAG nominations for his role in Netflix feature ‘Rustin.’ He is also tipped for several awards nominations for his role in the dramatic ‘Sing Sing.’
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Plot details are locked down but the movie is described as a two-hander, Emily Blunt is also onboard and is thought to be playing one of the leads in the project. Colin Firth and Eve Hewson are also on board. Based on a story by Spielberg, the film has his longtime collaborator David Koepp penning the script, with Kristie Macosko Krieger producing.
Currently, Universal and Amblin have the project slated for a release on May 15, 2026.
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Domingo earned him several accolades including Oscar, BAFTA and SAG nominations for his role in Netflix feature ‘Rustin.’ He is also tipped for several awards nominations for his role in the dramatic ‘Sing Sing.’
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- 9/17/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
GLAAD released the 12th installment of its Studio Responsibility Index, a study that tracks the “quantity, quality and diversity” of LGBTQ characters in films released in a calendar year by 10 Hollywood distributors. The report found that most of the companies received low grades and overall representation ticked down just slightly.
To compile the data, GLAAD investigated 256 films released in 2023 by A24, Amazon, Apple TV+, Lionsgate, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount Global, Sony Pictures Entertainment, the Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros. Discovery (including subsidiary distribution labels and streaming services). The organization found 70 films out of 256 contained an LGBTQ character (or 27.3 percent), a decrease from last year’s record high of 100 out of 350 films (or 28.5 percent). The 70 films featured a total of 170 LGBTQ characters, a decrease of 122 from last year, and of those 170, 78 represented characters of color, an increase of 6 percent.
The report called it “a welcome uptick” and cited such films as Rustin,...
To compile the data, GLAAD investigated 256 films released in 2023 by A24, Amazon, Apple TV+, Lionsgate, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount Global, Sony Pictures Entertainment, the Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros. Discovery (including subsidiary distribution labels and streaming services). The organization found 70 films out of 256 contained an LGBTQ character (or 27.3 percent), a decrease from last year’s record high of 100 out of 350 films (or 28.5 percent). The 70 films featured a total of 170 LGBTQ characters, a decrease of 122 from last year, and of those 170, 78 represented characters of color, an increase of 6 percent.
The report called it “a welcome uptick” and cited such films as Rustin,...
- 9/17/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rustin and Sing Sing star Colman Domingo may have a role in Steven Spielberg’s next film, The Dish, according to a new report.
Having just appeared in the acclaimed Sing Sing, Colman Domingo could be about to star in one of 2026’s most high-profile movies. According to Deadline, Domingo is in ‘early talks’ to take a role in Steven Spielberg’s secretive next movie, understood to be called The Dish.
Casting for Spielberg’s film appears to be ongoing at a decent clip, with Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor said to be in the running for lead roles in recent months. Most recently, Irish actor Eve Hewson, who previously appeared in Spielberg’s Bridge Of Spies, was also singled out as a potential addition to the growing roster, which may also include Colin Firth.
Domingo has turned in some reliably magnetic performances over the past four years or so,...
Having just appeared in the acclaimed Sing Sing, Colman Domingo could be about to star in one of 2026’s most high-profile movies. According to Deadline, Domingo is in ‘early talks’ to take a role in Steven Spielberg’s secretive next movie, understood to be called The Dish.
Casting for Spielberg’s film appears to be ongoing at a decent clip, with Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor said to be in the running for lead roles in recent months. Most recently, Irish actor Eve Hewson, who previously appeared in Spielberg’s Bridge Of Spies, was also singled out as a potential addition to the growing roster, which may also include Colin Firth.
Domingo has turned in some reliably magnetic performances over the past four years or so,...
- 9/17/2024
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
Steven Spielberg has been putting together quite the cast for his next major project, and Deadline reports that Colman Domingo (Euphoria) is in early talks to join up.
Should Domingo sign on the dotted line, he would join a cast that includes Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer), Colin Firth (Kingsman: The Secret Service), and Eve Hewson (Hedda). As for the project itself, we don’t know much about it, only that it’s said to be a UFO movie based on Spielberg’s own original idea, with David Koepp (Jurassic Park) writing the screenplay. A UFO movie from the man who gave us Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and War of the Worlds is pretty much all I need to know. Bring it on. Universal Pictures has already slated the project for a May 15, 2026 release.
Domingo has been enjoying a hell of a run over the last year.
Should Domingo sign on the dotted line, he would join a cast that includes Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer), Colin Firth (Kingsman: The Secret Service), and Eve Hewson (Hedda). As for the project itself, we don’t know much about it, only that it’s said to be a UFO movie based on Spielberg’s own original idea, with David Koepp (Jurassic Park) writing the screenplay. A UFO movie from the man who gave us Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and War of the Worlds is pretty much all I need to know. Bring it on. Universal Pictures has already slated the project for a May 15, 2026 release.
Domingo has been enjoying a hell of a run over the last year.
- 9/16/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Steven Spielberg isn’t done adding to the A-list ensemble for his next event film as sources tell Deadline Oscar-nominated actor Colman Domingo is in early talks to join the untitled film from Spielberg, Amblin and Universal. Domingo joins a cast that includes Emily Blunt, Colin Firth and Eve Hewson.
The pic is based on a story by Spielberg and has the filmmaker’s longtime collaborator David Koepp penning the script.
Universal and Amblin had no comment.
Kristie Macosko Krieger is producing. Plot details have been kept under lock and key.
Universal has dated the film for May 15, 2026, landing it in the summer tentpole zone Spielberg practically created decades ago with such films as Jaws and Raiders of the Lost Ark. It would mark his fist major summer release in quite some time.
Domingo has been on quite a run that started last fall with his critically acclaim role in Netflix’s Rustin.
The pic is based on a story by Spielberg and has the filmmaker’s longtime collaborator David Koepp penning the script.
Universal and Amblin had no comment.
Kristie Macosko Krieger is producing. Plot details have been kept under lock and key.
Universal has dated the film for May 15, 2026, landing it in the summer tentpole zone Spielberg practically created decades ago with such films as Jaws and Raiders of the Lost Ark. It would mark his fist major summer release in quite some time.
Domingo has been on quite a run that started last fall with his critically acclaim role in Netflix’s Rustin.
- 9/16/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
James Bond. Benoit Blanc. Joe Bang. These characters have become synonymous with Daniel Craig’s career. Now, Craig adds William Lee, a drug-addicted gay American expat, to that list in Luca Guadagnino’s sexually charged and fantastical love story, “Queer.” The film made its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday, where Guadagnino and co-star Drew Starkey participated in a post-screening Q&a.
Craig’s sensitive and transformative portrayal of a emotionally fractured man could be his greatest performance yet. It might even land him at the center of the Oscar race for best actor — if the more conservative Academy voters aren’t squeamish about the film’s sexually graphic scenes or put off by its non-traditional narrative.
Based on William S. Burroughs’ 1985 novel, “Queer” follows Lee, an American expat living a life of near isolation, save for brief encounters with a small group of acquaintances. When...
Craig’s sensitive and transformative portrayal of a emotionally fractured man could be his greatest performance yet. It might even land him at the center of the Oscar race for best actor — if the more conservative Academy voters aren’t squeamish about the film’s sexually graphic scenes or put off by its non-traditional narrative.
Based on William S. Burroughs’ 1985 novel, “Queer” follows Lee, an American expat living a life of near isolation, save for brief encounters with a small group of acquaintances. When...
- 9/11/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The US actor heads a cast largely made up of former inmates in Greg Kwedar’s low-key tale about the redemptive power of theatre
Colman Domingo is at the peak of his considerable powers in Greg Kwedar’s inspirational, fact-based prison drama Sing Sing. The actor, who was Oscar-nominated last year for his lead performance in Rustin, and who has given eye-catching supporting turns in If Beale Street Could Talk, The Color Purple, Zola and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, to barely scratch the surface, has an effortless magnetism that draws the eye and makes him the focus of every frame. The kind of performer who doesn’t need to say a word to speak volumes, he is, without doubt, one of the finest actors currently working. All of which makes his casting in this small-scale, intimate, ripped-from-reality tale an unexpectedly risky decision.
Domingo, who plays real-life prisoner (now released) John Whitfield,...
Colman Domingo is at the peak of his considerable powers in Greg Kwedar’s inspirational, fact-based prison drama Sing Sing. The actor, who was Oscar-nominated last year for his lead performance in Rustin, and who has given eye-catching supporting turns in If Beale Street Could Talk, The Color Purple, Zola and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, to barely scratch the surface, has an effortless magnetism that draws the eye and makes him the focus of every frame. The kind of performer who doesn’t need to say a word to speak volumes, he is, without doubt, one of the finest actors currently working. All of which makes his casting in this small-scale, intimate, ripped-from-reality tale an unexpectedly risky decision.
Domingo, who plays real-life prisoner (now released) John Whitfield,...
- 9/1/2024
- by Wendy Ide
- The Guardian - Film News
Emmy winner Colman Domingo isn't quite done collaborating with Netflix just yet. After starring in the 2023 Netflix biographical drama film Rustin, Domingo is set to star in a new conspiracy thriller series for the streamer called The Madness. It's slated to be released this Thanksgiving, so make sure to add this show to your watchlist!
The Madness is an upcoming Netflix limited series created by Stephen Belber. Belber also serves as co-showrunner with executive producer VJ Boyd. Clément Virgo is signed on as the director and is an executive producer as well. Other executive producers include Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, and Kaitlin Dahill. Additionally, Chernin Entertainment is the production company behind the eight-episode series.
In The Madness, Domingo takes on the role of media pundit Muncie Daniels, who finds himself having to fight for his life and prove his innocence after he accidentally stumbles upon a murder in the woods of the Poconos mountains.
The Madness is an upcoming Netflix limited series created by Stephen Belber. Belber also serves as co-showrunner with executive producer VJ Boyd. Clément Virgo is signed on as the director and is an executive producer as well. Other executive producers include Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, and Kaitlin Dahill. Additionally, Chernin Entertainment is the production company behind the eight-episode series.
In The Madness, Domingo takes on the role of media pundit Muncie Daniels, who finds himself having to fight for his life and prove his innocence after he accidentally stumbles upon a murder in the woods of the Poconos mountains.
- 8/31/2024
- by Crystal George
- Netflix Life
Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry’s star-studded musical film now has its title and release date. Universal Pictures will release “Atlantis” wide on May 9, 2025.
While plot details remain under wraps, the film is described as an expedition into the summer of 1977 in the Virginia Beach neighborhood inspired by the Atlantis Apartments of Williams’ childhood.
The all-star cast includes Kelvin Harrison Jr., Halle Bailey, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Brian Tyree Henry, Quinta Brunson, Anderson .Paak, Janelle Monáe, Tim Meadows, Jayson Lee, Jamilah Rosemond, Jaboukie Young-White and Missy Elliott.
Academy Award-winning “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “The Science of Sleep” filmmaker Gondry directs a screenplay by Martin Hynes (“Toy Story 4″) and Steven Levenson.
The coming-of-age film features songs by Williams and the decorated musical duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. “Atlantis” is produced by Williams, Mimi Valdés and Gil Netter.
The film is executive produced by Matthew Hirsch, Raffi Adlan, Jennie Lee,...
While plot details remain under wraps, the film is described as an expedition into the summer of 1977 in the Virginia Beach neighborhood inspired by the Atlantis Apartments of Williams’ childhood.
The all-star cast includes Kelvin Harrison Jr., Halle Bailey, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Brian Tyree Henry, Quinta Brunson, Anderson .Paak, Janelle Monáe, Tim Meadows, Jayson Lee, Jamilah Rosemond, Jaboukie Young-White and Missy Elliott.
Academy Award-winning “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “The Science of Sleep” filmmaker Gondry directs a screenplay by Martin Hynes (“Toy Story 4″) and Steven Levenson.
The coming-of-age film features songs by Williams and the decorated musical duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. “Atlantis” is produced by Williams, Mimi Valdés and Gil Netter.
The film is executive produced by Matthew Hirsch, Raffi Adlan, Jennie Lee,...
- 8/29/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has announced its newest sports series, Starting 5, which will premiere on October 9, 2024. The 10-part series provides an intense, behind-the-scenes look at the 2023-24 NBA season through the eyes of five of the league’s biggest players – Jimmy Butler (Miami Heat), Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves), LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers), Domantas Sabonis (Sacramento Kings), and Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics).
The series captures their battles on and off the court as they chase greatness, push through injuries, and balance the demands of family and legacy. James pushes himself harder than ever to stay healthy – and dominant – in his 21st season, while Edwards electrifies with his rapid rise.
Photo Courtesy of Netflix
Butler’s relentless drive propels the Heat, Sabonis anchors the Kings with his versatile play, and Tatum leads the Celtics in their quest for a record 18th championship. Starting 5 delivers an unfiltered view of life at the pinnacle of professional basketball.
The series captures their battles on and off the court as they chase greatness, push through injuries, and balance the demands of family and legacy. James pushes himself harder than ever to stay healthy – and dominant – in his 21st season, while Edwards electrifies with his rapid rise.
Photo Courtesy of Netflix
Butler’s relentless drive propels the Heat, Sabonis anchors the Kings with his versatile play, and Tatum leads the Celtics in their quest for a record 18th championship. Starting 5 delivers an unfiltered view of life at the pinnacle of professional basketball.
- 8/28/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Fresh off of an Oscar-nominated turn in Rustin, Colman Domingo seems to be headed towards another awards season run with Sing Sing. Directed by Greg Kwedar, Domingo stars as John "Divine G" Whitfield, a wrongly imprisoned artist who is a performer in the Rehabilitation Through the Arts (Rta) program. He...
- 8/21/2024
- by Mary Kate Carr
- avclub.com
Colman Domingo in Sing Sing. Courtesy of A24
Sing Sing is not about vocalizing but a powerful, moving drama about the transformative power of art in an deeply human story about men incarcerated at the Sing Sing penitentiary in rural New York. Nonetheless, Sing Sing does indeed sing, with a tour-de-force performance by Colman Domingo as one of the men participating in the prison theater arts program, a program that transforms the lives of those incarcerated through performing in plays and expressing their humanity and finding uplift.
Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison about 30 miles north of Manhattan on the east bank of the Hudson River in New York, is the setting for the true story-based Sing Sing. In this very different kind of prison drama, Colman Domingo stars as John “Divine G” Whitfield, a man imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, who finds emotional release...
Sing Sing is not about vocalizing but a powerful, moving drama about the transformative power of art in an deeply human story about men incarcerated at the Sing Sing penitentiary in rural New York. Nonetheless, Sing Sing does indeed sing, with a tour-de-force performance by Colman Domingo as one of the men participating in the prison theater arts program, a program that transforms the lives of those incarcerated through performing in plays and expressing their humanity and finding uplift.
Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison about 30 miles north of Manhattan on the east bank of the Hudson River in New York, is the setting for the true story-based Sing Sing. In this very different kind of prison drama, Colman Domingo stars as John “Divine G” Whitfield, a man imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, who finds emotional release...
- 8/16/2024
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Exclusive: Higher Ground, the production company of President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, has appointed Anikah McLaren to serve as Head of Film, Deadline can exclusively reveal.
McLaren joins from the recently shuttered Participant, where she spent a little over five years as Executive Vice President of Narrative Film, co-running the department as a key member of the leadership team. In her new role, she will lead Higher Ground’s scripted film division, reporting to President Vinnie Malhotra.
McLaren joins a team that also includes Jessie Dicovitsky, who is Head of Television, and Ethan Lewis, who oversees Higher Ground’s unscripted and non-fiction content. She’ll be based out of Los Angeles and will have VP of Film Mark Wright reporting to her.
“Throughout her wide-ranging career, Anikah has proven she can make bold, provocative, and cinematic visions a reality,” observed Malhotra in a statement to Deadline. “She brings invaluable experience,...
McLaren joins from the recently shuttered Participant, where she spent a little over five years as Executive Vice President of Narrative Film, co-running the department as a key member of the leadership team. In her new role, she will lead Higher Ground’s scripted film division, reporting to President Vinnie Malhotra.
McLaren joins a team that also includes Jessie Dicovitsky, who is Head of Television, and Ethan Lewis, who oversees Higher Ground’s unscripted and non-fiction content. She’ll be based out of Los Angeles and will have VP of Film Mark Wright reporting to her.
“Throughout her wide-ranging career, Anikah has proven she can make bold, provocative, and cinematic visions a reality,” observed Malhotra in a statement to Deadline. “She brings invaluable experience,...
- 8/15/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Filmland Film Festival is returning to the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts from Aug. 14 through 18, hosted by the Arkansas Cinema Society. Colman Domingo with be honored with the inaugural Southern Storytellers award at the festival.
Domingo is receiving the honor in recognition of his performance in A24’s “Sing Sing,” in which he stars as Divine G, a man wrongfully imprisoned who finds purpose by acting in a theater group with other incarcerated men. The actor, who also served as executive producer on the film, will join co-writer and producer Bentley, producer Walton and moderator Nichols in a post-screening conversation.
Variety‘s chief film critic Peter Debruge will host the Southern Storytellers panel, presented by Variety, featuring speakers Domingo, Jeff Nichols (“The Bikeriders”), Craig Brewer, Kyle Hausmann-Stokes (“My Dead Friend Zoe”), Michael Schwartz, Christy Hall, Clint Bentley and Monique Walton.
Additionally, Hart Denton and actor and executive producer Dylan Sprouse will present their film,...
Domingo is receiving the honor in recognition of his performance in A24’s “Sing Sing,” in which he stars as Divine G, a man wrongfully imprisoned who finds purpose by acting in a theater group with other incarcerated men. The actor, who also served as executive producer on the film, will join co-writer and producer Bentley, producer Walton and moderator Nichols in a post-screening conversation.
Variety‘s chief film critic Peter Debruge will host the Southern Storytellers panel, presented by Variety, featuring speakers Domingo, Jeff Nichols (“The Bikeriders”), Craig Brewer, Kyle Hausmann-Stokes (“My Dead Friend Zoe”), Michael Schwartz, Christy Hall, Clint Bentley and Monique Walton.
Additionally, Hart Denton and actor and executive producer Dylan Sprouse will present their film,...
- 8/12/2024
- by Selena Kuznikov
- Variety Film + TV
Norman Osborn a.k.a. the Green Goblin is not just one of the most important supervillains of all time; he’s also one of the most well-known. Thanks to Willem Dafoe’s performance in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man films, and in Spider-Man: No Way Home, and the character’s prominence in Marvel’s Spider-Man and its sequels on the PlayStation, Gobby is a recognizable baddie.
News coming out of Disney’s D23 presentation promises that the upcoming animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man will offer a very different, and very compelling version of Peter Parker’s archenemy.
Norman Osborn will be voiced by Colman Domingo, the Tony and Oscar-nominated actor best known for his stunning turns in Euphoria and Rustin. Domingo will bring his significant presence and charisma to the role, helping to sell the force of personality that makes Osborn such a powerful figure in the Marvel Universe.
News coming out of Disney’s D23 presentation promises that the upcoming animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man will offer a very different, and very compelling version of Peter Parker’s archenemy.
Norman Osborn will be voiced by Colman Domingo, the Tony and Oscar-nominated actor best known for his stunning turns in Euphoria and Rustin. Domingo will bring his significant presence and charisma to the role, helping to sell the force of personality that makes Osborn such a powerful figure in the Marvel Universe.
- 8/12/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
We just learned some web-tastic news at D23, when Marvel announced their upcoming animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. Initially thought to be taking place in the MCU, the show was later announced to be a sort of multiverse show, like What If… ? But hold on! That’s not the most interesting thing about it. The real surprise came when they announced Colman Domingo would voice Norman Osborn.
Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin in Rustin | Higher Ground Production
Created by Jeff Trammell, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man will take the web-slinger back to high school and put a twist to the storyline. Exploring what it would be like if Norman Osborn was Peter Parker’s mentor, instead of Iron Man, the upcoming show is set to deliver some epic stuff. More than anything, with Colman Domingo playing Osborn aka Green Goblin, the show is set to have more eyes on it.
Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin in Rustin | Higher Ground Production
Created by Jeff Trammell, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man will take the web-slinger back to high school and put a twist to the storyline. Exploring what it would be like if Norman Osborn was Peter Parker’s mentor, instead of Iron Man, the upcoming show is set to deliver some epic stuff. More than anything, with Colman Domingo playing Osborn aka Green Goblin, the show is set to have more eyes on it.
- 8/11/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
Colman Domingo still can’t believe he’s become a “54-year-old heartthrob,” all thanks to his role on Euphoria.
The Emmy-winning actor, who plays Rue’s (Zendaya) sponsor Ali on the hit HBO series, recently opened up to Jessica Shaw on SiriusXM’s The Spotlight about this newfound attention he’s received from the younger generation.
“It’s really kind of incredible,” Domingo said. “They’re like, ‘Oh my god, Ali!’ And usually what’s so sweet, they look at me and they want me to be their big brother, their father figure, their counselor or something.”
However, the Rustin star admitted he’s also experienced some wilder run-ins with younger fans.
“I was literally driving down the 405 in L.A. and a group of young girls kept looking at me and my husband was like, ‘Those girls are looking at you. Is something wrong?'” he recalled of the encounter.
The Emmy-winning actor, who plays Rue’s (Zendaya) sponsor Ali on the hit HBO series, recently opened up to Jessica Shaw on SiriusXM’s The Spotlight about this newfound attention he’s received from the younger generation.
“It’s really kind of incredible,” Domingo said. “They’re like, ‘Oh my god, Ali!’ And usually what’s so sweet, they look at me and they want me to be their big brother, their father figure, their counselor or something.”
However, the Rustin star admitted he’s also experienced some wilder run-ins with younger fans.
“I was literally driving down the 405 in L.A. and a group of young girls kept looking at me and my husband was like, ‘Those girls are looking at you. Is something wrong?'” he recalled of the encounter.
- 8/8/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hans Zimmer, Billie Eilish and Ludwig Göransson are among the first wave of nominees at the World Soundtrack Awards (Wsa) 2024.
The winners will be announced on October 16 at the Wsa ceremony and concert, held during Belgium’s Film Fest Ghent.
Zimmer is nominated in film composer of the year for his work on Dune: Part Two and The Creator. He is competing alongside recent Oscar winner Göransson (Oppenheimer); Jerskin Fendrix, who scored Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest features Kinds Of Kindness and Poor Things; Anthony Willis (Saltburn); and Laura Karpman, who worked on American Fiction, The Marvels and Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed.
The winners will be announced on October 16 at the Wsa ceremony and concert, held during Belgium’s Film Fest Ghent.
Zimmer is nominated in film composer of the year for his work on Dune: Part Two and The Creator. He is competing alongside recent Oscar winner Göransson (Oppenheimer); Jerskin Fendrix, who scored Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest features Kinds Of Kindness and Poor Things; Anthony Willis (Saltburn); and Laura Karpman, who worked on American Fiction, The Marvels and Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed.
- 8/7/2024
- ScreenDaily
Colman Domingo’s star has been on the rise for over a decade now with his Tony-nominated role in Kander and Ebb’s “The Scottsboro Boys” on Broadway leading to roles in Spike Lee films “Miracle at St. Anna” and “Red Hook Summer,” as well as parts in Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” and Ava Duvernay’s “Selma.” Last year alone saw Domingo featured in four feature films and his performance in “Rustin” earned him his first Academy-Award nomination.
This weekend saw the wide release of his latest awards contender, “Sing Sing,” which sees Domingo as an inmate of the eponymous prison and participant in their Rehabilitation Through the Arts (Rta) program. The film also features actual former members of the Rta program playing versions of themselves. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Domingo reflected on the process of making the film and how it was unlike any other...
This weekend saw the wide release of his latest awards contender, “Sing Sing,” which sees Domingo as an inmate of the eponymous prison and participant in their Rehabilitation Through the Arts (Rta) program. The film also features actual former members of the Rta program playing versions of themselves. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Domingo reflected on the process of making the film and how it was unlike any other...
- 8/4/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
With their last Joker film, Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix reinvented the character from the ground up. Now, they’re about to change the game all over again in Joker: Folie À Deux – a follow-up that sends Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck (and Lady Gaga’s Harley ‘Lee’ Quinzel) into song-and-dance territory. It’s one of the year’s most eagerly-anticipated films, and the new issue of Empire is your all-access guide.
The September 2024 issue isn’t on newsstands until tomorrow, Thursday 1 August – but you can take a sneak peek at what’s in story below. Order a copy online here.
Joker: Folie À Deux
How do you follow up a billion-dollar character drama take on one of the world’s most famous villains? Why, you make a music-fuelled romance, of course! Empire speaks with filmmaker Todd Phillips, stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, and more, getting the inside story on...
The September 2024 issue isn’t on newsstands until tomorrow, Thursday 1 August – but you can take a sneak peek at what’s in story below. Order a copy online here.
Joker: Folie À Deux
How do you follow up a billion-dollar character drama take on one of the world’s most famous villains? Why, you make a music-fuelled romance, of course! Empire speaks with filmmaker Todd Phillips, stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, and more, getting the inside story on...
- 8/1/2024
- by Ben Travis
- Empire - Movies
“The Terror” Season 3 has rounded out its main cast, Variety has learned.
A dozen actors have now joined previously announced lead Dan Stevens in the new season, which is officially titled “The Terror: Devil in Silver.” It is based on the novel “The Devil in Silver” written by Victor Lavalle.
The new additions are: Judith Light, Cch Pounder, Chinaza Uche, Hampton Fluker, b, Aasif Mandvi, John Benjamin Hickey, Stephen Root, Hayward Leach, Michael Aronov, Marin Ireland, and Philip Ettinger.
Per the official series description, Stevens will play Pepper, described as “a working-class moving man who, through a combination of bad luck and a bad temper, finds himself wrongfully committed to New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital – an institution filled with the people society would rather forget. There, he must contend with patients who work against him, doctors who harbor grim secrets, and perhaps even the very Devil himself. As Pepper navigates a...
A dozen actors have now joined previously announced lead Dan Stevens in the new season, which is officially titled “The Terror: Devil in Silver.” It is based on the novel “The Devil in Silver” written by Victor Lavalle.
The new additions are: Judith Light, Cch Pounder, Chinaza Uche, Hampton Fluker, b, Aasif Mandvi, John Benjamin Hickey, Stephen Root, Hayward Leach, Michael Aronov, Marin Ireland, and Philip Ettinger.
Per the official series description, Stevens will play Pepper, described as “a working-class moving man who, through a combination of bad luck and a bad temper, finds himself wrongfully committed to New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital – an institution filled with the people society would rather forget. There, he must contend with patients who work against him, doctors who harbor grim secrets, and perhaps even the very Devil himself. As Pepper navigates a...
- 7/23/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
MCU has been known for its ever-changing lineup of characters and actors, capturing the imagination of fans. Therefore, as the excitement around upcoming Marvel projects heightens, the discussion about potential castings takes center stage. More than anything, with Jonathan Majors out of the scene, there appeared a significant buzz surrounding the possibility of Colman Domingo stepping into the role of Kang the Conqueror.
Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror in Loki season 1 | Disney+
Especially after Colman Domingo’s interview on Jake’s Takes, where he coyly hinted at the possibility of taking over Jonathan Majors’ mantle, excitement and speculation surged. Although there has been no official confirmation and several actors are still running for the role, Domingo’s interview almost made fans believe that MCU has perhaps found its next big villain.
Colman Domingo Addressed the Possibility of Replacing Jonathan Majors as Kang
Ever since Jonathan Majors was fired from...
Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror in Loki season 1 | Disney+
Especially after Colman Domingo’s interview on Jake’s Takes, where he coyly hinted at the possibility of taking over Jonathan Majors’ mantle, excitement and speculation surged. Although there has been no official confirmation and several actors are still running for the role, Domingo’s interview almost made fans believe that MCU has perhaps found its next big villain.
Colman Domingo Addressed the Possibility of Replacing Jonathan Majors as Kang
Ever since Jonathan Majors was fired from...
- 7/19/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
The first and best reason to see Sing Sing, the new feature from Transpecos director Greg Kwedar, is for the lead performance of Colman Domingo. One year after receiving an Academy Award nomination for his title role in Rustin, Domingo is even better as John “Divine G” Whitfield, a wrongfully incarcerated inmate of Sing Sing Correctional Facility. An accomplished author, Divine G was a member of Rehabilitation Through the Arts (Rta), a program founded at Sing Sing in 1996 that “helps people in prison develop critical life skills through the arts, modeling an approach to the justice system based on […]
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- 7/18/2024
- by Erik Luers
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
The first and best reason to see Sing Sing, the new feature from Transpecos director Greg Kwedar, is for the lead performance of Colman Domingo. One year after receiving an Academy Award nomination for his title role in Rustin, Domingo is even better as John “Divine G” Whitfield, a wrongfully incarcerated inmate of Sing Sing Correctional Facility. An accomplished author, Divine G was a member of Rehabilitation Through the Arts (Rta), a program founded at Sing Sing in 1996 that “helps people in prison develop critical life skills through the arts, modeling an approach to the justice system based on […]
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- 7/18/2024
- by Erik Luers
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Editor’s note: this list was originally published in January 2024. It has since been updated to coincide with the release of “Sing Sing.”
Last Oscar season, Colman Domingo became the first Afro Latino to receive a Best Actor nomination from the Academy, for his powerhouse performance in “Rustin.” It’s a deserving nod for a performer who has only recently broken through, but already has an incredible resume of performances to his name.
Initially a stage actor, Domingo first gained acting recognition in 2008 for his role in the ensemble of “Passing Strange”; he earned Tony and Olivier nominations for his acclaimed role in the 2010 musical “The Scottsboro Boys.” Despite his onstage success, his attempts to cross over to television and film proved more difficult. In an interview with the New York Times, he spoke about considering quitting acting entirely after facing numerous rejections for bit parts in prestige dramas. But...
Last Oscar season, Colman Domingo became the first Afro Latino to receive a Best Actor nomination from the Academy, for his powerhouse performance in “Rustin.” It’s a deserving nod for a performer who has only recently broken through, but already has an incredible resume of performances to his name.
Initially a stage actor, Domingo first gained acting recognition in 2008 for his role in the ensemble of “Passing Strange”; he earned Tony and Olivier nominations for his acclaimed role in the 2010 musical “The Scottsboro Boys.” Despite his onstage success, his attempts to cross over to television and film proved more difficult. In an interview with the New York Times, he spoke about considering quitting acting entirely after facing numerous rejections for bit parts in prestige dramas. But...
- 7/18/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Rustin and A Man In Full star Aml Ameen is leading feature thriller Killing of a Nation, about political unrest and crime in Haiti.
Also starring are Jimmy Jean-Louis (Heroes), Aïssa Maïga (Russian Dolls), O-t Fagbenle (The Handmaid’s Tale), Amaury Nolasco (Prison Break), Ayoola Ayolola (The Chosen), Jairo Ordoñez (Sound of Freedom), Grainger Hines (Dr. Death) and Grace Van Dien (Stranger Things).
Ameen plays Anderson Toussaint, a young American lobbyist for an investment fund in Haiti who becomes entangled in a web of corruption and power struggles after gaining access to President Jovenel Moise’s inner circle. The country’s political woes ultimately lead to the shocking assassination of Moïse and the country descends further into chaos.
Filming wrapped last month in Panama on the under-the-radar English-language project from director Carlos Bolado (Under California) and writer Jimena Gallardo. Olga Segura is producing with Harold Sánchez.
Actress and producer Segura is known for starring in and producing Amazon series Veronica and has produced movies including Johnny Depp starrer Waiting for the Barbarians, and exec-produced Oren Moverman’s The Dinner and Sundance title The Truth About Emanuel. Bolado is a regular director on long-running Mexican telenovela La Reina del Sur.
I May Destroy You, Porter and The Maze Runner actor Ameen most recently starred opposite Jeff Daniels in the Netflix limited series A Man In Full from David E. Kelley, and portrayed Martin Luther King Jr opposite Colman Domingo in Netflix’s Oscar-nominated Rustin from director George C. Wolfe. He is currently working on a sequel to Christmas rom-com Boxing Day, which he co-wrote, starred in and directed.
Ameen is repped by The Artists Partnership, UTA, Link Entertainment, and attorney Dave Feldman.
Also starring are Jimmy Jean-Louis (Heroes), Aïssa Maïga (Russian Dolls), O-t Fagbenle (The Handmaid’s Tale), Amaury Nolasco (Prison Break), Ayoola Ayolola (The Chosen), Jairo Ordoñez (Sound of Freedom), Grainger Hines (Dr. Death) and Grace Van Dien (Stranger Things).
Ameen plays Anderson Toussaint, a young American lobbyist for an investment fund in Haiti who becomes entangled in a web of corruption and power struggles after gaining access to President Jovenel Moise’s inner circle. The country’s political woes ultimately lead to the shocking assassination of Moïse and the country descends further into chaos.
Filming wrapped last month in Panama on the under-the-radar English-language project from director Carlos Bolado (Under California) and writer Jimena Gallardo. Olga Segura is producing with Harold Sánchez.
Actress and producer Segura is known for starring in and producing Amazon series Veronica and has produced movies including Johnny Depp starrer Waiting for the Barbarians, and exec-produced Oren Moverman’s The Dinner and Sundance title The Truth About Emanuel. Bolado is a regular director on long-running Mexican telenovela La Reina del Sur.
I May Destroy You, Porter and The Maze Runner actor Ameen most recently starred opposite Jeff Daniels in the Netflix limited series A Man In Full from David E. Kelley, and portrayed Martin Luther King Jr opposite Colman Domingo in Netflix’s Oscar-nominated Rustin from director George C. Wolfe. He is currently working on a sequel to Christmas rom-com Boxing Day, which he co-wrote, starred in and directed.
Ameen is repped by The Artists Partnership, UTA, Link Entertainment, and attorney Dave Feldman.
- 7/11/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Audra McDonald (The Gilded Age), K. Todd Freeman (The Horror of Dolores Roach), Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds), Richard Kind (Only Murders in the Building) and Ben Vereen (All That Jazz) have been set to topline The Auction, a new indie from writer-director William Atticus Parker.
Described by the filmmaker as “a workplace drama with elements of fantasy and horror,” the film is a loose adaptation of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. Further plot details are being kept under wraps.
The son of Mary-Louise Parker, William will also make his feature acting debut in The Auction and produce alongside Sabina Friedman-Seitz (Atrabilious) and Cory Asinofsky. William’s sister, Ash Parker, will write and compose an original song for the pic, with production to kick off in New York this summer.
Currently starring on HBO’s The Gilded Age, which has been renewed for a third season, McDonald is...
Described by the filmmaker as “a workplace drama with elements of fantasy and horror,” the film is a loose adaptation of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. Further plot details are being kept under wraps.
The son of Mary-Louise Parker, William will also make his feature acting debut in The Auction and produce alongside Sabina Friedman-Seitz (Atrabilious) and Cory Asinofsky. William’s sister, Ash Parker, will write and compose an original song for the pic, with production to kick off in New York this summer.
Currently starring on HBO’s The Gilded Age, which has been renewed for a third season, McDonald is...
- 7/10/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
2024 is halfway over, so Gold Derby editors and Experts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng are here with some updates to their ridiculously early Oscar predictions.
The first half of the year has seen some huge smashes (new billion club member “Inside Out 2”), some… not so much (poor “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”) and some Cannes hits. Save for 2021’s “Titane,” the last three Palme d’Or champs have been nominated for Best Picture, with “Parasite” (2019) winning, so Sean Baker’s “Anora” feels solid for a nomination. Will either “Emilia Perez,” which received the Best Actress prize for Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofia Gascon, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz, or Mohammad Rasoulof‘s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” which received a special award, join “Anora” for double Cannes representation?
See Experts slugfest: Our ridiculously early 2025 Oscar predictions
In acting, neither of us expects a second straight Best Actress nomination for...
The first half of the year has seen some huge smashes (new billion club member “Inside Out 2”), some… not so much (poor “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”) and some Cannes hits. Save for 2021’s “Titane,” the last three Palme d’Or champs have been nominated for Best Picture, with “Parasite” (2019) winning, so Sean Baker’s “Anora” feels solid for a nomination. Will either “Emilia Perez,” which received the Best Actress prize for Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofia Gascon, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz, or Mohammad Rasoulof‘s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” which received a special award, join “Anora” for double Cannes representation?
See Experts slugfest: Our ridiculously early 2025 Oscar predictions
In acting, neither of us expects a second straight Best Actress nomination for...
- 7/3/2024
- by Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
“The Bear,” “The Chi,” Ayo Edebiri and Wendell Pierce are among the winners announced Monday for the Sixth Annual Aafca TV Honors recognizing distinguished achievement in television and streaming, with a special focus on the Black diaspora. Presented by the African American Film Critics Association. The honors also celebrate individuals and their standout contributions to television. The Aafca Honors ceremony will take place August 24 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.
Winners in the competitive categories are:
Best Documentary – “Black Twitter: A People’s History”
Best Ensemble – “Masters of the Air”
Best Limited Series/Special – “Genius: MLK/X”
Best New Show – “Bookie”
Best TV Acting (Female) – Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”)
SEEWatch 10 exclusive Aafca Awards 2024 red carpet interviews: Colman Domingo, Ava DuVernay, Cord Jefferson and more …
Best TV Acting (Male) – Wendell Pierce (“Elsbeth”)
Best TV Comedy – “Unprisoned”
Best TV Directing – Channing Godfrey Peoples (“Genius: MLK/X – Episode 401 ‘Graduation'”)
Best TV...
Winners in the competitive categories are:
Best Documentary – “Black Twitter: A People’s History”
Best Ensemble – “Masters of the Air”
Best Limited Series/Special – “Genius: MLK/X”
Best New Show – “Bookie”
Best TV Acting (Female) – Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”)
SEEWatch 10 exclusive Aafca Awards 2024 red carpet interviews: Colman Domingo, Ava DuVernay, Cord Jefferson and more …
Best TV Acting (Male) – Wendell Pierce (“Elsbeth”)
Best TV Comedy – “Unprisoned”
Best TV Directing – Channing Godfrey Peoples (“Genius: MLK/X – Episode 401 ‘Graduation'”)
Best TV...
- 7/1/2024
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
The Chi, Unprisoned and Bookie are among the winners of the Sixth Annual Aafca TV Honors, which celebrate distinguished achievements in television and streaming.
Hosted by the African American Film Critics Association, the honors also celebrate individuals for their work in the industry and beyond. The ceremony will take place Aug. 24 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.
Winners in the competitive categories are:
Best Documentary – Black Twitter: A People’s History
Best Ensemble – Masters of the Air
Best Limited Series/Special – Genius: MLK/X
Best New Show – Bookie
Best TV Acting (Female) – Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)
Best TV Acting (Male) – Wendell Pierce (Elsbeth)
Best TV Comedy – Unprisoned
Best TV Directing – Channing Godfrey Peoples (Genius: MLK/X – Episode 401 “Graduation)
Best TV Drama – The Chi
Best Writing – The Bear
Breakout Star – Josiah Cross (Masters of the Air)
Special achievement honorees are:
Legacy Award – Glynn Turman. Starting on Broadway at just...
Hosted by the African American Film Critics Association, the honors also celebrate individuals for their work in the industry and beyond. The ceremony will take place Aug. 24 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.
Winners in the competitive categories are:
Best Documentary – Black Twitter: A People’s History
Best Ensemble – Masters of the Air
Best Limited Series/Special – Genius: MLK/X
Best New Show – Bookie
Best TV Acting (Female) – Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)
Best TV Acting (Male) – Wendell Pierce (Elsbeth)
Best TV Comedy – Unprisoned
Best TV Directing – Channing Godfrey Peoples (Genius: MLK/X – Episode 401 “Graduation)
Best TV Drama – The Chi
Best Writing – The Bear
Breakout Star – Josiah Cross (Masters of the Air)
Special achievement honorees are:
Legacy Award – Glynn Turman. Starting on Broadway at just...
- 7/1/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Red carpets are hectic places. Even for seasoned actors, they can be disorienting and frustrating. At a movie premiere, no moment better epitomizes a red carpet’s chaos than the “group photo,” when hordes of publicists and studio staff wrangle, like cats, a dozen or more movie stars and gabbing producers to stand in one place and smile.
But on a red carpet in Brooklyn Wednesday evening, at the premiere for the film “Sing Sing,” Colman Domingo, the film’s star, assembled his cast with ease. Amid the clamor and usual dysfunction, he usurped the studio staff and halted the photographers. He collected the actors into a photo-ready group, turned his back to the cameras, and gave the cast a pep talk before the photos began. The red carpet went quiet.
“This is a strong image, and we want the world to see it. Stand up and hold on to each other,...
But on a red carpet in Brooklyn Wednesday evening, at the premiere for the film “Sing Sing,” Colman Domingo, the film’s star, assembled his cast with ease. Amid the clamor and usual dysfunction, he usurped the studio staff and halted the photographers. He collected the actors into a photo-ready group, turned his back to the cameras, and gave the cast a pep talk before the photos began. The red carpet went quiet.
“This is a strong image, and we want the world to see it. Stand up and hold on to each other,...
- 6/30/2024
- by Michael Appler
- Variety Film + TV
Could Sean Penn make “Milk” today?
It’s a question the actor answered himself, in a recent profile by Maureen Dowd in the New York Times. “It could not happen in a time like this,” he said, of his performance as the slain gay politician. “It’s a time of tremendous overreach. It’s a timid and artless policy toward the human imagination.”
Penn is clearly passionate about the Gus Van Sant-directed film, which won him his second Oscar and which, he says, was “the last time I had a good time” on sets more than 15 years after its 2008 release. He’s part of a class of A-listers from an age where the celebrity class was untouchable, and — like Jerry Seinfeld and Jennifer Aniston — he seems visibly irritated by the shifts in power toward the audience. In fairness, it is perhaps hard to believe that the precise way “Milk...
It’s a question the actor answered himself, in a recent profile by Maureen Dowd in the New York Times. “It could not happen in a time like this,” he said, of his performance as the slain gay politician. “It’s a time of tremendous overreach. It’s a timid and artless policy toward the human imagination.”
Penn is clearly passionate about the Gus Van Sant-directed film, which won him his second Oscar and which, he says, was “the last time I had a good time” on sets more than 15 years after its 2008 release. He’s part of a class of A-listers from an age where the celebrity class was untouchable, and — like Jerry Seinfeld and Jennifer Aniston — he seems visibly irritated by the shifts in power toward the audience. In fairness, it is perhaps hard to believe that the precise way “Milk...
- 6/26/2024
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
Paramount+ has signed a new operative for its CIA thriller The Agency.
Jeffrey Wright has joined the series, which has begun production in London. He’ll star opposite Michael Fassbender, who plays an agency operative called in from an undercover assignment. The series (formerly titled The Department) is based on the acclaimed French drama Le Bureau des Legendes and will stream on the Paramount+ With Showtime premium tier.
The role is the second high-profile TV job Wright has landed in the past month. He’s also set to join season two of HBO’s The Last of Us as Isaac, the leader of a militia group (Wright also voiced the character in The Last of Us Part II video game). The Agency will reunite Wright with his Syriana co-star George Clooney, who’s an executive producer.
In The Agency, Fassbender plays Martian, who’s ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station.
Jeffrey Wright has joined the series, which has begun production in London. He’ll star opposite Michael Fassbender, who plays an agency operative called in from an undercover assignment. The series (formerly titled The Department) is based on the acclaimed French drama Le Bureau des Legendes and will stream on the Paramount+ With Showtime premium tier.
The role is the second high-profile TV job Wright has landed in the past month. He’s also set to join season two of HBO’s The Last of Us as Isaac, the leader of a militia group (Wright also voiced the character in The Last of Us Part II video game). The Agency will reunite Wright with his Syriana co-star George Clooney, who’s an executive producer.
In The Agency, Fassbender plays Martian, who’s ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station.
- 6/26/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former President Barack Obama and Matt Damon had a famous back-and-forth in 2011 when they went at each other in public. Damon had supported Obama in the 2008 U.S. Presidential elections but went on to state in a 2011 interview that he was no longer a fan of him. Obama also fired back, joking that he felt the same after watching Damon’s film The Adjustment Bureau.
Barack Obama with the cast of The Monument Men including Matt Damon (credits: White House | Wikimedia Commons)
While Damon found the joke funny, he was still critical of the 44th U.S. President. The Adjustment Bureau starred Damon and Emily Blunt, who played the roles of a young congressman and a beautiful ballerina.
Barack Obama Destroyed Matt Damon With A Joke After Actor Spoke Against Him Emily Blunt and Matt Damon in a still from The Adjustment Bureau | Media Rights Capital
Jason Bourne actor Matt...
Barack Obama with the cast of The Monument Men including Matt Damon (credits: White House | Wikimedia Commons)
While Damon found the joke funny, he was still critical of the 44th U.S. President. The Adjustment Bureau starred Damon and Emily Blunt, who played the roles of a young congressman and a beautiful ballerina.
Barack Obama Destroyed Matt Damon With A Joke After Actor Spoke Against Him Emily Blunt and Matt Damon in a still from The Adjustment Bureau | Media Rights Capital
Jason Bourne actor Matt...
- 6/22/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Chris Rock headlines the voice cast of animated sequel Everybody Still Hates Chris, and here are the details.
Chris Rock attained superstardom following his second HBO stand-up special Bring The Pain in 1996. Hollywood beckoned, and he took supporting roles in the likes of Lethal Weapon 4 and Nurse Betty, as well as writing and directing feature films Down To Earth and Head Of State. After the much publicized incident at the Oscars two years ago, Rock released Netflix special Selective Outrage and co-starred in civil rights drama Rustin.
In 2005, autobiographical sitcom Everybody Hates Chris premiered on television. Broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK, the show portrays a semi-fictionalized version of Rock’s childhood. Tyler James Williams portrayed a teenage Rock, alongside Terry Crews as father Julius, Tichina Arnold as mother Rochelle, Tequan Richmond as younger brother Drew, Imani Hakim as younger sister Tonya and Vincent Martella as Rock’s school friend Greg.
Chris Rock attained superstardom following his second HBO stand-up special Bring The Pain in 1996. Hollywood beckoned, and he took supporting roles in the likes of Lethal Weapon 4 and Nurse Betty, as well as writing and directing feature films Down To Earth and Head Of State. After the much publicized incident at the Oscars two years ago, Rock released Netflix special Selective Outrage and co-starred in civil rights drama Rustin.
In 2005, autobiographical sitcom Everybody Hates Chris premiered on television. Broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK, the show portrays a semi-fictionalized version of Rock’s childhood. Tyler James Williams portrayed a teenage Rock, alongside Terry Crews as father Julius, Tichina Arnold as mother Rochelle, Tequan Richmond as younger brother Drew, Imani Hakim as younger sister Tonya and Vincent Martella as Rock’s school friend Greg.
- 6/19/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Expect to hear some familiar voices on “Everybody Still Hates Chris,” Comedy Central’s upcoming animated take on the hit 2000s live action comedy “Everybody Hates Chris.” That includes star and executive producer Chris Rock, who narrated the original series and will do the same in the new version.
Also back are original stars Terry Crews and Tichina Arnold, who played Chris’ parents in the original series and will voice them in the animated edition. New cast members include Tim Johnson Jr., Ozioma Akagha, Terrence Little Gardenhigh and Gunnar Sizemore.
“Everybody Still Hates Chris” was first announced in August 2022. CBS Studios, Chris Rock Enterprises and 3 Arts Entertainment are behind the half-hour animated series, which premieres on Comedy Central later this year. (It will also air on Paramount+ at a later date.)
“I’m very excited to introduce the world to another funny side of my childhood,” Rock said in a statement.
Also back are original stars Terry Crews and Tichina Arnold, who played Chris’ parents in the original series and will voice them in the animated edition. New cast members include Tim Johnson Jr., Ozioma Akagha, Terrence Little Gardenhigh and Gunnar Sizemore.
“Everybody Still Hates Chris” was first announced in August 2022. CBS Studios, Chris Rock Enterprises and 3 Arts Entertainment are behind the half-hour animated series, which premieres on Comedy Central later this year. (It will also air on Paramount+ at a later date.)
“I’m very excited to introduce the world to another funny side of my childhood,” Rock said in a statement.
- 6/18/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Higher Ground, the media company started by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, has extended its creative partnership with Netflix. As part of the deal, Higher Ground will have a multiyear first-look deal with Netflix for all of its film and TV projects.
The relationship has been a fruitful one so far, as Higher Ground has become one of Netflix’s top suppliers of tastemaker film and TV projects. This comes on the heels of Netflix revealing that the Higher Ground film Leave the World Behind with Mahershala Ali and Julia Roberts topped all of Netflix viewing in the second half of 2023 and that Bodkin, the Will Forte crime drama series, debuted on Netflix’s Top 10 weekly global list.
Higher Ground’s recent projects with Netflix include Rustin, American Symphony, Leave the World Behind, Working: What We Do All Day and Bodkin. Rustin, a feature film that tells the...
The relationship has been a fruitful one so far, as Higher Ground has become one of Netflix’s top suppliers of tastemaker film and TV projects. This comes on the heels of Netflix revealing that the Higher Ground film Leave the World Behind with Mahershala Ali and Julia Roberts topped all of Netflix viewing in the second half of 2023 and that Bodkin, the Will Forte crime drama series, debuted on Netflix’s Top 10 weekly global list.
Higher Ground’s recent projects with Netflix include Rustin, American Symphony, Leave the World Behind, Working: What We Do All Day and Bodkin. Rustin, a feature film that tells the...
- 6/13/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
The attendees of CAA Amplify are accustomed to an annual lineup comprising their own high-wattage, high-impact peers, but one of this year’s speakers was truly peerless.
Michelle Obama took the stage at the Ojai Valley Inn on Tuesday with Regina King for a conversation in which the former first lady reflected on her life since the White House and what she and president Barack Obama are looking to do with their production company, Higher Ground.
“What’s the format that people come together and learn? It’s movies, it’s short films, it’s stories,” said Obama, whose banner’s releases in the past year included the Jon Batiste documentary American Symphony, biopic Rustin and mystery thriller Leave the World Behind. “This is where America is, and you’ve got to meet people where they are. If Hollywood is where they are, as Barack and I think, then how...
Michelle Obama took the stage at the Ojai Valley Inn on Tuesday with Regina King for a conversation in which the former first lady reflected on her life since the White House and what she and president Barack Obama are looking to do with their production company, Higher Ground.
“What’s the format that people come together and learn? It’s movies, it’s short films, it’s stories,” said Obama, whose banner’s releases in the past year included the Jon Batiste documentary American Symphony, biopic Rustin and mystery thriller Leave the World Behind. “This is where America is, and you’ve got to meet people where they are. If Hollywood is where they are, as Barack and I think, then how...
- 6/13/2024
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Gus Halper (Rustin), Aliyah Camacho (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness) and Michael Mando (Better Call Saul) have joined the cast of Prime Video‘s graphic novel series, Criminal, in recurring roles. They join the previously announced cast of Charlie Hunnam, Adria Arjona, Richard Jenkins, Kadeem Hardison, Logan Browning, Pat Healy, Taylor Selé and John Hawkes.
Criminal is an interlocking universe of crime stories based on the multi-Eisner Award-winning graphic novel series created by Brubaker and Sean Phillips.
Halper will portray Ricky, an unstable guy who likes booze, coke, and speed (and not within moderation), Ricky Lawless has known Leo since they were teenagers. Like Leo, he’s the son of a criminal — only his dad was the most-feared man in the city, Teeg Lawless. Camacho will play Angie, Greta’s (Arjona) daughter. Angie is sharp, alert and maybe a little too adult for her age. Having lost...
Criminal is an interlocking universe of crime stories based on the multi-Eisner Award-winning graphic novel series created by Brubaker and Sean Phillips.
Halper will portray Ricky, an unstable guy who likes booze, coke, and speed (and not within moderation), Ricky Lawless has known Leo since they were teenagers. Like Leo, he’s the son of a criminal — only his dad was the most-feared man in the city, Teeg Lawless. Camacho will play Angie, Greta’s (Arjona) daughter. Angie is sharp, alert and maybe a little too adult for her age. Having lost...
- 6/10/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Tyler Perry’s body of work transcends genres. He’s conquered comedy with his iconic Madea adventures, unspooled steamy legal thrillers, brought history to life, and is soon venturing into faith-based narratives. The latest installment from the prolific producer, writer, and director follows a mother on a harrowing journey. Read on to learn more about Straw.
A single mother faces a series of unfortunate events that lead her down an unexpected path. Struggling against circumstances beyond her control, she becomes entangled in a situation she never imagined. Fueled by desperation, she finds herself at the center of suspicion in a world that seems indifferent to her existence.
The cast of Straw includes Taraji P. Henson, Sherri Shepherd, Teyana Taylor (A Thousand and One), Glynn Turman, Sinbad, Rockmond Dunbar, Mike Merrill...
A single mother faces a series of unfortunate events that lead her down an unexpected path. Struggling against circumstances beyond her control, she becomes entangled in a situation she never imagined. Fueled by desperation, she finds herself at the center of suspicion in a world that seems indifferent to her existence.
The cast of Straw includes Taraji P. Henson, Sherri Shepherd, Teyana Taylor (A Thousand and One), Glynn Turman, Sinbad, Rockmond Dunbar, Mike Merrill...
- 6/5/2024
- by Erin Corbett
- Tudum - Netflix
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