It looks like the story of Roc-A-Fella Records will be finally be told. Kareem Burke revealed he is working on a film.
Viola Davis is currently taking fans and critics on a wild ride with the acclaimed heist caper Widows, and now she’s preparing to play one of political history’s greatest figures. It was recently announced that Davis will play Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress.
Snoop Dogg has been on the scene for nearly three decades and manages to remain a viable part of Hip-Hop and pop culture in ways few probably could have envisioned by in the early ’90’s. In a recent interview while in Washington, D.C., the D-O-Double-G expressed an interest in having a biopic of his life […]
The late Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson will forever be remembered as a feared brawler who gained fame in the now-infamous backyard bare-knuckle fights that used to be all the rage online. The brawny Winston Duke, who starred as the warrior M’Baku, has been tapped to play the lead role.
The story of Dapper Dan—the Harlem fashion icon whose couture streetwear made him a cult hero—is the stuff of legend. Now his story is coming to the big screen as his biopic is officially in development with Sony.
The Black film renaissance continues. Lupita Nyong’o has been confirmed to play Trevor Noah’s mother in his upcoming biopic.
The reinvention of Gucci Mane rolls on after the longtime East Atlanta star has morphed from celebrated trapper to a serene yet still capable talent on the mic. After penning The Autobiography of Gucci Mane book, Gucci is aiming to take his story to movie screens very soon.
Over the weekend, Lifetime aired Michel’le‘s intense Surviving Compton film, which revealed the R&B singer’s turbulent past with Dr. Dre. Twitter has banded together and has been tearing apart the producer’s domestic violence past in unrelenting fashion.
Jodeci, one of the most popular male R&B vocal bands of the 1990s, might be the subject of an upcoming biopic focusing on the quartet. One of the members of the group vaguely suggested that VH1 is producing a behind the scenes film but nothing has been set in stone just yet.
Lee Daniels, who is currently enjoying plenty of attention as the co-creator of Fox’s smash hit Empire, will no longer direct the Richard Pryor biopic. Although chatter in the industry spoke of some possible tension between the director and the film’s producers, it appears Daniels just has his hands full at the moment.
Pelé is considered by many to be the greatest soccer player ever, and he is still revered around the world and his contribution to “the beautiful game,” a phrase he’s said to have coined. An upcoming biopic Pelé: Birth of a Legend, focuses on the early life and rise of the Brazillian football star and will […]
When news came forth that veteran actor Don Cheadle was set to direct and star in the Miles Davis biopic, Miles Ahead, there was an enormous buzz around the film. Fans eagerly anticipating the film can satiate some of their curiosity as the first trailer for Miles Ahead was released today (Feb. 2).
