Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins has replaced Niecy Nash in ABC’s upcoming limited series Women of the Movement, Deadline reports. Inspired by Devery S. Anderson's book Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement, the project centers on Emmett's mother Mamie Till-Mobley (played, as previously announced, by current Tina [...]
ABC’s historical series, Women of the Movement, won’t premiere until next year, but the casting announcements have begun to roll in. According to Deadline, Ray Fisher will co-star as Gene Mobley, “the man who would have been Emmett Till’s stepfather, if not for his murder.” The series revolves around Mamie Till-Mobley, mother of Emmett [...]
Ray Fisher is following up his role in the Justice League with a historical turn on the small screen. On Thursday, Deadline reported that Fisher will star in the ABC limited series Women of the Movement. From creator-writer Marissa Jo Cerar with a producing team that includes Jay-Z, Will Smith, and Aaron Kaplan, Women [...]
CBS has put in development Little Shells, a multi-hybrid semi-autobiographical comedy, from writer Brian Donovan (American Housewife), director Todd Holland (The Real O’Neals), Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and CBS Studios. Written by Donovan inspired by his life and to be directed by Holland, Little Shells is the story of a 20-something agoraphobe who discovers an [...]
The 16th annual The Black List was announced this morning by Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, and below are the rankings of the year’s hot unproduced (or on the verge of being produced) screenplays. Leading this year’s list with 29 votes is Sophie Dawson’s Headhunter, which follows a high-functioning cannibal who selects his [...]
Jay Z is set to produce a Netflix thriller film that has been compared to the films The Firm and Get Out. Deadline has reported that the thriller will be released on Netflix and is an adaptation of the novel Forty Acres by author Dwayne Alexander Smith.The publication writes: "Forty Acres follows a civil rights [...]
A MILLION LITTLE THINGS Season 3 Episode 3 Photos Letting Go – s03e03 3×03 – “letting go”– Katherine discovers a possible connection between Eddie’s accident and Alex’s mysterious death. Meanwhile, Rome seeks help to address some pent-up anger issues, and Maggie continues on her journey of self-discovery in England. As Delilah prepares for her trip, [...]
Los Angeles, Dec 9 (PTI) "Designated Survivor" alum Maggie Q will star opposite Eliza Coupe and Ginnifer Goodwin in Fox’s comedy pilot "Pivoting". The pilot, which hails from writer Liz Astrof, is about three women who try to come to terms with the death of their childhood best friend, Coleen. Faced with the reality that [...]
Maggie Q (Nikita, Designated Survivor) is set as the co-lead opposite Eliza Coupe and Ginnifer Goodwin in Fox’s comedy pilot Pivoting, from writer Liz Astrof, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and Warner Bros TV.Written by Astrof and to be directed by Tristram Shapeero, Pivoting follows three women — Amy (Coupe), Jodie (Goodwin) and Sarah — after [...]
After an extensive nationwide talent search, young actor Cedric Joe has landed the role of Emmett Till in ABC’s limited series Women of the Movement, from creator-writer Marissa Jo Cerar and a producing team that includes Jay-Z, Will Smith and Aaron Kaplan. The six-episode limited series, set to premiere in 2021, centers on Mamie Till-Mobley [...]