By Diane Haithman | Deadline Hollywood Queen Latifah’s “new” movie, HBO’s Bessie, actually has been on her radar for more than 20 years. Latifah was best known as a rap artist in the 1990s when producers Richard D. Zanuck and Lili Fini Zanuck approached her about...
Andrew Barker | Variety David Oyelowo is a devout Christian, and his faith plays a pivotal part in every decision he makes as an actor. Before agreeing to take on a role, he takes time to pray, and considers a potential project in light of how it reflects or comments...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlsfVR3k_b0 Variety Staff | Variety.com The following story is part of Variety’s Actors on Actors Emmy Studio. For more videos, click here. Kerry Washington has been a frequent guest on Jimmy Kimmel’s latenight talkshow. But when the...
Career Q&A with Jada Pinkett Smith. Moderated by Pete Hammond, Deadline. A talented actress, producer, director, author, singer-songwriter and businesswoman, Jada Pinkett Smith has approached her career with the utmost poise and versatility, capturing the hearts...
Career Q&A with Louis Gossett, Jr. Moderated by Scott Mantz, Access Hollywood. GUEST BIO Award winning actor, Louis Gossett Jr. is recognized as one of the most respected and beloved actors on stage, screen and television. Off screen, he has spent his life as a...
By Antonia Blyth | Deadline Hollywood In The Knick, Andre Holland plays the marginalized Dr. Algernon Edwards, battling prejudice in the Knickerbocker hospital in early-1900s New York. The Steven Soderbergh-directed period drama not only covers racial and societal...
Anthony Vieira | ScreenRant Director Alan Taylor’s Terminator Genisys opens in just a few weeks, and will prove whether or not a fifth film in the venerable sci-fi/action series established by James Cameron’s 1984 original film was worth the wait. Cameron himself has...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooaekXdwzP4 Variety Staff | Variety.com The following story is part of Variety’s Actors on Actors Emmy Studio. For more videos, click here. Claire Danes: What do you look for in a role? What attracts you to a project? Don Cheadle: I...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXOQ5kkmOMA Variety Staff | Variety.com The following is part of Variety’s Actors on Actor Emmy Studio. For more videos, click here. Gina Rodriguez: I’ve seen you for the past two years, and you’ve done such amazing things. You think...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECryBVVh-i4 Variety Staff | Variety.com The following is part of Variety’s Actors on Actor Emmy Studio. For more videos, click here. Jane Fonda: What is so interesting to me about movie acting and television acting — acting in front of...
Amanda N'Duka | Deadline Hollywood Whatever take one might have on Lifetime’s biopic Whitney, it is safe to say that it had an impact on people, which was quite evident at the Awardsline Emmy screening last night at the Landmark Theatre on Pico Blvd. The film marks...
Debra Birnbaum | Variety.com The following is part of Variety’s Actors on Actor Emmy Studio. For more videos, click here. You could almost hear the music as Queen Latifah joined Taraji P. Henson in Variety’s Actors on Actors studio for a candid conversation about...