May 23, 2013

Tessa Thompson: From ‘For Colored Girls’ to BBC America

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*Tessa Thompson, who appeared in the film “For Colored Girls,” has landed a co-starring role in the drama “Copper,” BBC America’s first original scripted series. British actor Tom Weston-Jones (“MI5”) has landed the lead, and Franka Potente (“Run Lola Run,” “The Bourne Identity”) will also co-star in the series co-created by Tom Fontana and Will [...]




Tessa Thompson Stars In ‘Mississippi Damned’

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*Tessa Thompson is quickly becoming a Hollywood “it” girl.  Whatever “it” is, she has plenty of “it.” She’s currently starring in the independent film, “Mississippi Damned,” helmed by director Tina Mabry (Brooklyn’s Bridge to Jordan) and set to air March 3 and 15 on The Movie Channel. The movie, an autobiographical tale written by Mabry, [...]




Nov. Release Date for Tyler Perry’s ‘Colored Girls’

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*Tyler Perry’s film adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf” will arrive in theaters on Nov. 5, according to Variety. The date was pushed up from its original release scheduled for January 2011. The film stars Whoopi Goldberg, Anika Noni Rose, Phylicia Rashad, Kerry Washington, Janet [...]