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*Every Black person in the film industry doesn’t think the same. Director Antoine Fuqua made that plain recently when he told black British publication The Voice that Hollywood isn’t racist. “I wouldn’t use the term racist, as much as I would say the playing field is not even in Hollywood,” Fuqua he said. “But ultimately, [...]
*According to Deadline, Antoine Fuqua‘s “Olympus Has Fallen,” released by FilmDistrict, is looking solid at the box office in its opening weekend. “Olympus,” which cost $70 million, grossed $10 million on Friday and $12.8 on Saturday for $30.8 million. Pic scored an ‘A-’ with audiences which helped word of mouth. That’s a relief because the [...]
*As one of the most controversial people in the music industry, a lot has been written and said about Marion “Suge” Knight, Jr. Now it’s the rap mogul’s turn to tell his story, via an upcoming documentary from director Antoine Fuqua. According to Fuqua, the film, tentatively titled “Suge Knight,” will finally see the light [...]
*“Olympus Has Fallen” may be the title of Antoine Fuqua’s new film, but the Pittsburgh, Pa. native’s career is far from that. Speaking to EUR’s Lee Bailey, Fuqua noted the challenges of balancing a quality story with memorable action scenes. While he admitted to the project being “a lot of hard work,” Fuqua added that [...]
*Spike Lee should have called Quentin Tarantino personally rather than criticize him in public with charges of racism, the director of 2001 Oscar winner “Training Day” said, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Lee, the director behind “Do the Right Thing” (1989), “Malcolm X” (1992) and the thriller “Inside Man” (2006), made headlines before Christmas when [...]
*It’s a busy summer for filmmakers as producers attempt to make that award winning film that will blow fans’ socks off. Among the frenzy is Antoine Fuqua who is directing “Olympus Has Fallen,” a political action flick about a North Korean attempt to take over the White House. He’s also heading “Baggage Claim,” a romantic [...]
*Antoine Fuqua is in early talks to direct “Olympus Has Fallen,” an action thriller that has been described as “Die Hard in the White House,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project achieved new urgency last week after Columbia acquired “White House Down,” its own Die Hard-esque script set at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The studio [...]
*The new MGM has just acquired “Southpaw,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. As previously reported, the gritty boxing drama about a left-handed boxer will star rapper Eminem in his first major movie role since the acclaimed 2002 drama “8 Mile,” and Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day”) will direct. Written by Eminem and “Sons of Anarchy” creator [...]
*The Black film industry is really bursting with talent. Anthony Mackie is being awarded this year at the Chicago International Film Festival with the Artistic Achievement Award at its Black Perspective Tribute. The celebration of his achievements will include highlights from some of his most memorable performances over his career, as well as a discussion [...]
*Showtime has just gone into business with Suge Knight. The cable network tapped “Training Day’s” Antoine Fuqua to direct and produce a documentary about the Death Row Records co-founder, with “Black Swan’s” Bradley J. Fischer as co-producer and Knight himself signed on to oversee the film’s soundtrack. Tentatively titled “Suge Knight,” the film is the [...]
*Deadline.com is reporting that the Eminem boxing drama “Southpaw” from director Antoine Fuqua is down for the count at DreamWorks. Deadline’s Mike Fleming reports: The plan was to start in January. DreamWorks’ Stacey Snider, who worked closely with Eminem and his team on “8 Mile” while she ran Universal, basically gave the project back to [...]
*Deadline.com is reporting that Antoine Fuqua will direct Summit Entertainment’s adaptation of John Huddy’s non-fiction book “Storming Las Vegas: How a Cuban-Born, Soviet-Trained Commando Took Down The Strip to the Tune of Five World Class Hotels, Three Armored Cars, and Millions of Dollars.” Renamed “Storming Las Vegas” for the big screen, the story tells the [...]
*It looks like the news that spread so fast that Antoine Fuqua was no longer a part of a Tupac biopic isn’t true at all. It was reported that the director was pulling out of the production to direct another film starring Eminem called “Southpaw.” But it turns out he’s doing both. In fact, he [...]
*Eminem ‘s first movie since “8 Mile” has set it sights on director Antoine Fuqua. “Southpaw,” a boxing film set up at DreamWorks with the rapper attached to star, has been in search of a director and now looks to be zeroing on Fuqua, best known for his helming of “Training Day.” The filmmaker, who [...]
*Director Antoine Fuqua has signed on to direct a 200 million yuan (US $30 million) biopic on legendary Tang Dynasty imperial concubine Yang Guifei, according to producer Xi’an Qujiang Film & TV Investment Group. The Xi’an Qujiang group is the sole investor in the historical epic, set to begin production in locations across China later [...]
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