Why the Jussie Smollett hoax is bad for blacks, gays, Democrats, the media and the country
From an article on Thursday: “It’s been roughly 12 hours since the last time we wrote about the racist and homophobic attack launched against Empire star Jussie Smollett on the streets of Chicago last More...
New TV spot, posters for Disney’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’
Disney invites audiences to “tesser” into 2018 with a new TV spot and motion posters for the forthcoming Ava DuVernay-directed adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s classic young adult novel, A Wrinkle in More...
‘A Wrinkle in Time’ trailer sells more stunning visuals and hints at strong characters
Disney has released a new trailer for the upcoming adventure film A Wrinkle in Time, an expensive and eye grabbing adaptation of the popular book. Based on the beloved Madeleine L’Engle book of the same name, More...
‘Inside Out’ co-writer Meg LeFauve set as ‘Gigantic’ co-director
Disney’s animated retelling of the Jack and the Beanstalk story has a new creator, meet co-director Meg LeFauve. LeFauve brings an amazing resume, earning an Oscar nomination earlier this year for co-writing More...
Disney sets ‘Jungle Book’ ‘Mary Poppins’ and ‘Maleficent’ sequels
Disney announced its growing live-action reboot/remake schedule, claiming five more release dates for its upcoming projects and officially confirming several previously reported films, including The Jungle Book More...
‘Creed’ star Tessa Thompson joins ‘Thor Ragnarok’
Creed star Tessa Thompson is joining the expanding Marvel Universe, first with an appearance in Thor: Ragnarok and likely returning for several other films. The Wrap reported the news while Natalie Portman is More...
Will Smith, Spike Lee, Jada Pinkett-Smith to boycott Oscars
The backlash against this year’s Academy Award nominations escalated Monday with announcements by director Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith that they would boycott the Feb. 28 Oscars ceremony, citing More...
Anthony Mackie talks ‘Black Panther’ director, ‘job is to tell story’
While promoting his current film, Our Brand is Crisis, Anthony Mackie was asked about Marvel’s pursuit of a director for Black Panther. “I don’t think it’s important at all,” the actor told More...
Ava DuVernay discusses turning down ‘Black Panther’ film, notes her different vision
Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige said that Marvel will soon choose directors for Black Panther and Captain Marvel and confirmed that Marvel had talked with Selma director Ava DuVernay about helming one of the studio’s More...
