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Vin Diesel told the Associated Press that the Fast and Furious storyline would end soon. During a press conference for the ninth installment of the franchise, F9, Diesel shared that Universal Pictures will end the story in two more films. “Every story deserves its own ending,” the actor said. “I …

Tony-nominated actress Sanaa Lathan will make her directorial debut with “On The Come Up.” The film adapts Angie Thomas’ New York Times bestseller book “On The Come Up.” The film centers around a 16-year-old girl named Bri that wants to become a rapper. Bri uses anger and frustration from her …

Issa Rae’s ‘Sweet Life: Los Angeles’ will premiere on HBO Max this summer. The unscripted series looks at young, Black life in South LA. “We are thrilled to partner with Issa Rae on this fun, dynamic series about a real group of friends and their unique, yet intertwined experiences in …

Bryon Allen is teaming up with Verizon to present a Black-owned media summit. The summit will increase media spending with Black-owned companies based in the United States. “I’m very proud of Verizon, one of the largest advertisers in the world, coming to the table to make sure we have real …

Season three of Tyler Perry’s hit television series, “Sistas,” will premiere on June 9 on BET. The second season, which ended on March 31, brought in 1.4 million viewers weekly. According to Variety, the scripted series is the first TV series to be completely produced during the pandemic.     …

British Actress Thandiwe Newton is the cover star of British Vogue’s May issue. The actress talked with Diana Evans over Zoom about her identity, the Me Too movement, and her experiences with racism. Newton’s mother is a Black Zimbabwean and granddaughter of a Shona chief. Her father is a white …

Chadwick Boseman is raking in awards in Hollywood. The late actor’s wife, Simone Ledward Boseman, accepted his 2021 Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role for his performance in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” “If you see the world unbalanced, be a crusader …

Ramiro Alanis broke the Guinness World Record for the most cinema productions attended of the same film. Alanis watched Avengers: Endgame in theaters 191 times. Alanis shared the news on social media. I’m Officially Amazing!!! A @GWR Title Holder for “The Most Cinema Productions Attended – Same Film”With 191 times seen …

Ava DuVernay has officially launched ARRAY Crew, a personnel database created to highlight women, people of color, and other underrepresented below-the-line crew members in Hollywood. Changing the narrative is one of DuVernay’s goals as a creative, and her latest movement in that mission is the launch of ARRAY Crew. ARRAY …

Are you ready to join Dorthy in the magical land of Oz? New Line Cinema is remaking “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” L. Frank Baum’s iconic novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” was made in 1900. The book is a cult classic and has been reinterpreted by many. The most …

“The Best Man” cast members are coming together again for a 10-episode series on Peacock. “The Best Man: Final Chapters” will take viewers into a world of love, friendship, and fights. “Here we go! The band is back together,” Malcolm D. Lee, executive producer, and writer said. “I am very …

A lot of us grew up watching ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ – so, it’s exciting news to hear that a reunion special is coming to television soon. The Banks family is reunited after 30 years. The special features most of the original cast – even the original Aunt Viv. …

Nearly two decades after the release of The Scorpion King, Dwayne Johnson has announced a revival of the award-winning film. However, the 48-year-old actor will not reprise his role in the new film. The actor will produce the reboot through his Seven Bucks Productions company with Dany Garcia at Universal …

In Matthew McConaughey’s new memoir, Greenlights, the actor writes about wanting to shift his career to more dramatic roles after performing in romantic comedies during the early 2000s. “If I couldn’t do what I wanted, I wasn’t going to do what I didn’t, no matter the price,” McConaughey wrote. According to IndieWire, …

Amazon closed a deal with Paramount for $125 million to stream Eddie Murphy’s Coming to America sequel digitally on Amazon Prime Video, according to Variety. The movie is about Murphy’s return to America after discovering that he has a son in Queens that he never knew about. To honor his …