During a panel discussion at the 2021 Tribeca Festival, John Legend revealed that his production business Get Lifted collaborated with Bernie Mac estate and Legend’s producing partner Mike Jackson to develop a biopic on the late comedian. “We just partnered with Bernie Mac’s estate to cover Bernie Mac’s story,” Jackson …
Read More »Trevante Rhodes Will Portray Mike Tyson In New Hulu Series
Trevante Rhodes will put on the gloves to portray legendary boxer Mike Tyson in an eight-part Hulu series. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Trevante Rhodes (@_trevante_) The forthcoming series, titled “Iron Mike,” will follow Tyson’s personal and professional life, including the many controversies and career-defining …
Read More »Salt-N-Pepa Respond To Spinderella’s Claim Of Being “Wrongfully Excluded” From Lifetime Biopic
During a recent appearance on The Real, female hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa members Cheryl “Salt” James, and Sandra “Pepa” Denton took the opportunity to clarify the recent drama surrounding their Lifetime biopic, Salt-N-Pepa (which premiered on Jan. 23). Last month, former third member DJ Spinderella (née Deidra Roper) claimed that …
Read More »DJ Spinderella Says Exclusion From Salt-N-Pepa Film Made Her Feel “Inferior”
DJ Spinderella opened up about exclusion from Salt-N-Pepa’s biopic and her relationship with Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton. During her interview with Hollywood Unlocked, Spinderella, whose real name is Deidra Muriel Roper, revealed that the fallout from being left out of the film had triggered emotional issues within …
Read More »Snoop Dogg Says Actor Who Portrays Him Will Have To Win Him Over
Legendary rapper Snoop Dogg spoke with the Associated Press about the type of actor that would portray him in a biopic. Snoop says that the lucky performer will have to “win me over.” BIOPIC PICKS: Rapper @SnoopDogg is prepared to search high and low for the perfect person to play …
Read More »Wendy Williams’ Relationship Drama Featured In First Trailer For Lifetime Movie
A trailer of Lifetime’s movie of Wendy William’s gave a glimpse of the host’s rise to fame, troubles with addiction, and the downfall of her marriage to ex-husband Kevin Hunter. Williams is heavily involved in the biopic project with Lifetime as the executive producer. The movie stars Ciera Payton and …
Read More »Not So Fast: Marvin Gaye’s Son Wants Dr. Dre To Stop Promoting The Marvin Gaye Biopic Until Rights Have Been Secured
Earlier this week, we shared that Dr. Dre will be bringing Marvin Gaye’s Biopic to the big screens, after sharing with Variety that he has locked in Gaye’s song rights with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. According to the Blast, Marvin Gaye III states that the announcement about the biopic was …
Read More »Alicia Keys To Produce Alvin Ailey Biopic
Alicia Keys is stepping into the producing ring in conjunction with Fox Searchlight and iDeal partners production company to bring the biopic of idol choreographer Alvin Ailey to life. The Ailey Organization and his dance theatre’s artistic directors, Robert Battle and Emeritha Jamison, will also be assisting the production …
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