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According to a Variety exclusive, Will Packer will serve as the jury president for the 2021 American Black Film Festival. As jury president, the film and television producer aims to help the festival by expanding its jury and curating “a diverse slate of film and television content.” The long-time supporter has previously served on …

Producer Will Packer is getting ready to take over the podcast world with various original scripted and unscripted podcasts. The first project announced is described as an urban scripted drama series set in present-day Oakland, Calif., which is slated to launch later this year. “We are excited to partner with …

Alaya High, known as Lay Lay, has a new comedy series coming out on Nickelodeon. “That Girl Lay Lay” will consist of 13 episodes. “We’re so excited to have That Girl Lay Lay star in a series that just as fierce and funny as she is,” Zach Olin, senior vice …

Will Packer has teamed up with iHeartMedia and Doghouse Pictures to produce a true-crime podcast series about the mass armed robbery that took place at an after-party following Muhammad Ali’s comeback match against Jerry Quary, where hundreds of guests were robbed at gunpoint in one of the largest armed robberies …

Film producer Will Packer is joining forces with Universal Pictures to create One and Done, an original sports drama that will follow one of the nation’s top high school standouts who chooses to attend an HBCU (Historically Black College, University). “This is a timely story about a young man’s journey …

On February 14th, Valentine’s Day, Issa Rae is set to star in Stella Meghie’s romance/drama, ”The Photograph,” alongside Lakieth Stanfield. Ahead of the film’s release, Issa Rae, creator and star of “Insecure,” opened up about the film, her fan-favorite television show, and shot down rumors of longer episodes. “Stella Meghie, …

Will Packer opened up about his latest movie “The Photograph,” starring Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield, opening in theaters on Valentine’s Day. In the Baller Alert Exclusive, Packer, the producer behind hit movies like “Little,” “Girls Trip” and “Night School,” shared that he had been wanting to make a love …

Wendy Williams has had a tumultuous year so far, and for the remaining months, she’ll be putting together her own biopic alongside mega-producer Will Packer for Lifetime, and apparently, she’ll be spilling her own tea. Sources at Lifetime told TMZ the biopic spans Wendy’s life from ages 10 to 55 …

Chris Rock is putting on his director’s hat for a new #KevinHart film. Chris Rock will be teaming up with Will Packer to produce a comedy titled “Coparenting” for Universal Pictures. The comedy, which will star Hart, will be written by “Black-Ish” writer Yamara Taylor. The film will tell the …

After the overwhelming success of “Girls Trip” and “Straight Outta Compton,” WillPacker is taking his talents to the small screen to spearhead a new reality dating show for #OprahWinfrey’s OWN Network. “If I feel like there is a story to tell…I am able to produce it around multiple mediums. So …

Upon the news that Game of Thrones creators were considering a television series where slavery never ended, Filmmaker Will Packer and Boondocks’ Aaron McGruder have announced “Black America.”   Game Of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, announced a new show titled, “Confederate,” in which, according to Deadline,  they will discuss …