https://youtu.be/CaeRGUsZLj8 Niko Rose | Shadow and Act The unexpected passing of Chadwick Boseman after his private battle with cancer was a shock to fans last year. The actor is beginning to scratch the surface of what many foresaw as a long and prosperous career....
By Mike Fleming Jr | Deadline Hollywood The Film That Lit My Fuse is a Deadline video series that aims to provide an antidote to headlines about industry uncertainty by swinging the conversation back to the creative ambitions, formative influences, and inspirations of...
Carey Mulligan and Zendaya went deep on rage for Variety's "Actors on Actors," presented by Amazon Studios. Zendaya, who was discussing her new Netflix film "Malcolm And Marie" opened up about how they filmed this movie during the pandemic. "Our producers really did...
By Angelique Jackson | Variety | Photographs by Trotter for Variety On the red carpet at the 2017 Emmys, Issa Rae told Variety, “I’m rooting for everybody Black.” The interview went viral, with memes, GIFs and unauthorized merchandise featuring her one-liner...
The pop and soul singer Andra Day transformed her body and her sound to take on the role of a late-career icon in Lee Daniels’ “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.” The historical drama, to be released on Hulu, depicts the “Strange Fruit” singer in all her...
By Jazz Tangcay| Variety In George C. Wolfe’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” tensions rise as Ma Rainey, played by Academy Award winner Viola Davis and her ambitious trumpet player, Levee, played by Chadwick Boseman. Based on the August Wilson play of the same name, it...
By Mike Fleming Jr | Deadline Hollywood The Film That Lit My Fuse is a Deadline video series that aims to provide an antidote to headlines about industry uncertainty by swinging the conversation back to the creative ambitions, formative influences, and inspirations of...
https://youtu.be/vRFTy9fdxwI Two Marvel Cinematic Universe members, Tom Holland and Daniel Kaluuya went deep on the elaborate process that is joining Kevin Feige's superhero team and how joining the Marvel movies opened doors for their current 2021 films. The...
by Delroy Lindo (guest columnist) | Variety I started writing these words on Jan. 20, 2021, a day of historical firsts: Kamala Harris was the first African American woman to be sworn in as Vice President of the United States of America. One of the first orders of...
By Dino-Ray Ramos | Deadline Warner Bros’ Judas and the Black Messiah may have been set in the late 1960s, but it could have very well taken place in 2021 as it puts a glaring spotlight on the treatment of the Black community, activism and identity. Director Shaka...
By Mike Fleming Jr | Deadline Morgan Freeman will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr Day tomorrow with a series of 12 videos that will begin playing hourly on Freeman’s Instagram page, at 8 AM Eastern time. Each video recalls Dr. King’s words, most of which have much...