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*Adam Brody has been added to the sequel “Think Like A Man Too” in a role designed to shock the rest of the characters, reports Deadline.com. His character Isaac is a former frat brother of Kevin Hart’s Cedric who shows up and, to everyone’s surprise, is white. The movie, like the first 2012 Screen Gems [...]
*The African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) honored the special achievements of iconic actress Cicely Tyson, vanguard film studio Screen Gems and the renowned Pan African Film Festival. During this year’s ceremony, the organization also introduced its Ashley Boone Award, named for the pioneering former president at Fox Studios, which was presented to Will Packer and [...]
*Universal Pictures has acquired “Ride Along” out of turnaround from New Line and the studio has set a late October production start with Kevin Hart and Ice Cube in the lead, and Tim Story in the director’s chair, according to Deadline.com. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The project had languished at New Line, partly over [...]
*It’s official – Screen Gems has announced that it will move forward with a sequel to “Think Like a Man,” the box office hit based on Steve Harvey’s relationship book, “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man.” [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The African American ensemble comedy grossed more than $91 million in the [...]
*Idris Elba and Taraji P. Henson have been cast as the leads in the upcoming Screen Gems thriller “No Good Deed.” British helmer Sam Miller, who directed episodes of Elba’s BBC series “Luther” as well as shows such as “MI-5,” is sitting behind the camera for “Deed,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Per Screen Gems, [...]
*For twenty years Ayuko Babu (pictured) has set at the helm of what was once perceived as an impossible dream. Undaunted by the challenges, he trudged forth with the noble assistance of Danny Glover and Ja’Net Dubois and founded the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF). Babu is an African Affairs specialist in legal, cultural, and political [...]
*Chris Brown and Laz Alonso join “Lost” star Josh Holloway, Josh Peck and Caity Lotz in the ensemble cast of “Planet B Boy,” a music-themed drama from Screen Gems. The movie, based on the award-winning documentary “Planet B-Boy,” began production in Los Angeles this week under director Benson Lee. Production will eventually move to Montpellier, [...]
*Los Angeles, CA – Production for “Think Like a Man” has begun in Los Angeles, CA. The highly-anticipated comedy is an adaptation of comedian and nationally-syndicated radio host Steve Harvey’s New York Times best-selling book, “Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man.” In the film, four interconnected and diverse friends have their love lives [...]
*Screen Gems has announced the full cast that will surround Kevin Hart in “Think Like A Man,” the comedy based on Steve Harvey’s bestselling book. In addition to the previously reported Michael Ealy and Taraji Henson, rounding out the cast is Jerry Ferrara, Romany Malco, Gary Owen and Gabrielle Union, according to Deadline. In the [...]
*A woman is seeking $20 million in damages against Chris Rock, Sony Pictures and other producers of the April comedy “Death at a Funeral” claiming the film ripped off her 1995 book about her embarrassment at a funeral in Jamaica when she was stripped of her clothing. Pamela Lawrence, who is representing herself in court, [...]
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