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*In his biggest series commitment to date, Jeffrey Wright has joined the cast of HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” as a new series regular for the drama’s upcoming fourth season reports Deadline.com. He will play Valentin Narcisse, Doctor of Divinity, philanthropist, student of culture and the man who runs Harlem. Season 4 is currently in production and [...]
*ICM Partners has signed Michael Kenneth Williams, currently starring as Chalky White in HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire.” He just wrapped production on Steve McQueen’s upcoming film “12 Years A Slave,” as well as Ric Roman Waugh’s “Snitch” opposite Dwayne Johnson. And he was considered for the title role in Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” until Jamie Foxx [...]
*“Boardwalk Empire” actor Michael Kenneth Williams is in negotiations to join the cast of “Robocop,” MGM and Sony’s remake of the classic 1987 sci-fi action movie. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Production is set to begin in September in Toronto and so far includes Joel Kinnaman in the title role, Hugh Laurie as the villain, [...]
*Michael Kenneth Williams has joined the cast of “Twelve Years a Slave,” an adaptation of Solomon Northup’s 1853 book about a free black man who is drugged and dragged to the South to be sold into slavery. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The actor joins Michael Fassbender, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Brad Pitt in the Steve [...]
*Michael K. Williams, best known for his work in HBO’s “The Wire,” will star as the late hip-hop artist Ol’ Dirty Bastard, (real name Russell Jones), in the feature film “Dirty White Boy.” The film is based on the true story of Jarred Weisfeld, a 22-year-old VH1 intern who eventually became the rapper’s manager. The [...]
*Earlier today, there were reports that actor Michael Kenneth Williams was again being considered to join the cast of Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained,” which stars Jamie Foxx in the title role. But Deadline.com is reporting that talks with Williams just won’t work out because of his schedule on HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire.” So they are scrapping [...]
*The Emmy nominations were announced this morning “Mad Men” leads the series pack with 19 bids, including best drama. The 1960s-set show about an advertising agency in Manhattan received 19 Emmy nominations Thursday and has a chance to repeat for a fourth time as TV’s best drama. Stars Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss are up [...]
*At the 68th Golden Globes on Sunday “The Social Network” and “The Kids Are All Right” won the top film awards for drama and comedy or musical. On the TV side, HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” won for drama series, and Fox’s “Glee” won for comedy or musical series. The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. handed out the [...]
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