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*Mike Epps has stepped up his Hollywood game by signing with major talent agency CAA. The standup comedian and actor can be seen in this weekend’s “The Hangover Part III,” in which he reprises his role of drug dealer Black Doug seen in the first “Hangover” movie. Other recent credits include Screen Gems’ “Sparkle,” in [...]
*Charles Ramsey is a hero and we’re just waiting for the White House to reach out to him and give him some recognition. But until that magical moment, the jokes are rolling in. Mike Epps has spoofed Ramsey and of course, he’s ridiculous doing it! He’s surrounded by reporters interviewing him after the incident, as [...]
*Mike Epps and Katt Williams will go heads up in “Blazin Four,” a Blazing Saddles-style action comedy about a ragtag quartet of gunslingers hired to protect a small town from marauding Mexican bandits. Epps is playing Noah, a rather lowlife preacher who takes the job on in the hopes of finding redemption. Williams is El [...]
*Hot British actor David Oyelowo portrays the manager and love interest of Nina Simone in the biopic about Simone’s life, coming out later this year. The film has been met with controversy because the part of Nina Simone is being played by Zoe Saldana, a Latina actress with lighter skin. While Zoe has been criticized, [...]
*The long-gestating Richard Pryor biopic is starting over from scratch with Forest Whitaker now in charge. Fresh from producing the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award winner “Fruitvale,” Whitaker has taken over the nearly two-decade effort to bring the legendary comic’s life of the big screen, reports Deadline.com. Whitaker is teaming with the late [...]
*Director Salim Akil knew he was stepping into some delicate territory when he agreed to take on the remake of “Sparkle,” the 1976 musical film starring Irene Cara and Philip Michael Thomas that went on to become a cult fave. “Black folk love this movie,” the filmmaker said of the original in an interview alongside his [...]
*Although Zoe Saldana has been criticized to no end about playing the role of Nina Simone, she might have to get props for singing in the film as well. Yes, the actress did a lot of her own singing. RELATED STORY: Scathing Open Letter Laments Casting and Covert Tactics for Nina Simone Film Co-star David Oyelowo [...]
*BET has announced it is teaming with AEG to create “BET Experience at L.A. Live (BETX),” which involves three days and nights of music and comedy concerts, film screenings, “106 & Park” tapings, BET Fan Fest, seminars, BET Grammy Museum exhibit, various social events and celebrity appearances at the sprawling entertainment complex in downtown Los [...]
*The film “Sparkle” was recently released to DVD this past Friday, November 30th. In honor of that, take a look at EURweb’s associate Crystal Shaw-King’s one-on-one with one of the film’s stars, Mike Epps. As usual Epps kept it all the way real on how he, out of all the cast members may have related [...]
*Rapper-turned-reality star, The Game, threw a helluva birthday party Wednesday evening at Hollywood’s Lure Night Club. Turning the big 33, everybody and their play cousin came out to celebrate. We spotted Mike Epps, Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson (when’s the last time we spotted him partying at a club LOL), Rosa Acosta, Camilla Poindexter, Soulja Boy, Draya Michelle and some other A-listers. Visit theJasmineBrand.com for more [...]
*TMZ is reporting that a shot was fired inside a Hollywood nightclub during a showdown between Mike Epps’ posse and other clubbers. According to law enforcement sources, police rushed to Tru nightclub just after midnight, responding to a call that a shot was fired inside the club, where the “Sparkle” actor was celebrating his birthday. [...]
*Actor Mike Epps will get to play Richard Pryor on the big screen…but not in a biopic of the late comedian as had been planned for years. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The actor is joining the cast of “Nina,” the Nina Simone biopic written and directed by Cynthia Mort. Pryor opened for Simone during [...]
*New movie, “Sparkle,” partially-produced by the late Whitney Houston, along with being her final on-screen effort, features a dynamic cast of familiar Hollywood faces such as Mike Epps (Satin), Derek Luke (Stix), and Omari Hardwick (Levi). But there are also a few Tinseltown up and comers that lend their talents to helping the film, well [...]
*TriStar Pictures presents the Bishop T.D. Jakes and Whitney Houston executive produced remake of Sparkle, starring Jordan Sparks as Sparkle, Whitney Houston, Mike Epps (Friday After Next), Omar Hardwick (The A-Team), Derek Luke (Antwone Fisher), Carmen Ejogo (Glory) and Tika Sumpter (“Gossip Girl”) – it arrives in theaters August 17, 2012. The film offers stellar [...]
*The highly anticipated remake of “Sparkle” is due in theaters this coming Friday, August 17. Unlike the original, in the new version of the film, the men get get quite a bit more screen time. The three male stars of the new production: Omari Hardwick, Derek Luke and Mike Epps sat down with BlackTreeTv to [...]
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