May 24, 2013

No ‘Love & Hip Hop ATL’ Reunion Show? and F. Gary Gray Fired from NWA Film?

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*OK, how about some straight up morning gossip? Alright then, here we go. According to scandalous website Diary of a Hollywood Street King or HSK, Season 2 couldn’t even be all the way over before the first “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” reunion show got canceled. Yeah, that’s right. The show is going to be [...]




F. Gary Gray to Direct NWA Biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’

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*F. Gary Gray is in final talks to direct “Straight Outta Compton,” the New Line film that traces the founding of groundbreaking rap group NWA, featuring Eazy E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, MC Ren and DJ Yella. Armed with such street anthems as “F*** tha Police” and “Dopeman,” their material reflected the growing ire of [...]




F. Gary Gray to Direct ‘Last Days of American Crime’

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*F. Gary Gray is now attached to direct “The Last Days of American Crime,” a heist movie for IM Global and Radical Pictures in which Sam Worthington is set to star, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The project, based on the Radical graphic novel written by Rick Remender, is set in a near-future where the [...]




F. Gary Gray Under Consideration for ‘G.I. Joe II’

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*Directors F. Gary Gray and Jon M. Chu have emerged as the frontrunners to direct Paramount’s sequel to “G.I. Joe.” The franchise follow-up is a high-priority project for the studio, which hopes to have production underway by June for a 2012 release, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura has met with a [...]




Director F. Gary Gray in Talks for Foxx/Willis Film

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*A deal is on the table for F. Gary Gray to direct “Kane and Lynch,” a video game adaptation starring Jamie Foxx and Bruce Willis. The game follows Kane (Willis), a death row inmate who, along with a schizophrenic killer named Lynch (Foxx), is sprung by Kane’s former team so that he can retrieve a [...]




Turman, Tatyana, Parker among PAFF ‘Tribute’ Honorees

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*The 2010 Pan African Film Festival Night of Tribute Awards Ceremony takes place in Los Angeles tonight (Feb. 12) beginning at 7 p.m. at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center (4718 Washington Blvd.). Billed as America’s largest and most prestigious black film and arts festival, the ceremony will be hosted by actress CCH Pounder and [...]




New DVD Celebrates Work of F. Gary Gray

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*The work of F. Gary Gray is featured in the new DVD “Shooter Series Volume Two: F. Gary Gray,” due Feb. 16 from Vivendi Entertainment and Genius Products. Gray’s resume swings from music videos (Dr. Dre, TLC, Mary J. Blige and more) to blockbuster features (“Law Abiding Citizen, “Set it Off,” “The Negotiator” and others). [...]