by Jazz Tangcay | Variety Kerry Washington, Zoë Kravitz, Rosario Dawson, Don Cheadle and Niecy Nash-Betts were among the 160,000 SAG-AFTRA members who urged Congress to pass the CROWN Act, which prohibits discrimination based on hair style and texture. In a strongly...
By J. Kim Murphy, Marc Malkin | Variety Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss returned to the Matrix last year with “The Matrix Resurrections,” the fourth mainline entry in the sci-fi action franchise and the first in over 18 years. Picking up decades after the...
by Clayton Davis | Variety With new Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Bill Kramer in place, the next big question mark for the organization that hosts the Oscars revolves around who will replace outgoing president David Rubin, whose term ends this...
By Wilson Chapman | Variety Denzel Washington can now add Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient to his list of accolades. President Joe Biden announced the 17 honorees on Friday. Presented annually, the medal recognizes public figures who have made notable...
by Joe Otterson | Variety Robin Thede has signed a three-year overall deal with HBO. Under the deal, Thede will develop content exclusively for HBO, HBO Max, and Warner Bros. Television. The deal expands upon Thede’s previous overall deal with Warner Bros. TV alone,...
Clayton Davis | Variety Euzhan Palcy, Diane Warren and Peter Weir will receive honorary Oscars at this year’s Governors Awards ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Tuesday. In addition, actor Michael J. Fox will receive the Jean...
by Selome Hailu | Variety Billy Porter has signed a first look deal with FX Productions to develop new content through his production company Incognegro with his producing partner D.J. Gugenheim. The deal is a continuation of Porter’s with FX, as he starred as...
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Nick Vivarelli | Variety Actor and producer Viola Davis will be honored with the 2022 Women In Motion Award bestowed by Kering Group and the Cannes Film Festival. Davis currently appears on screen in the Showtime series “The First Lady,” where she plays Michelle...
By Jesse Whittock | Deadline More than three decades after he first attended the Cannes Film Festival, Forest Whitaker will receive the honorary Palme d’Or at the event’s 75th opening ceremony this month. Academy Award winner Whitaker follows Jodie Foster in receiving...
By J. Kim Murphy | Variety Spike Lee will receive the lifetime achievement award for distinguished achievement in motion picture direction from the Directors Guild of America. The group announced Lee as the recipient of the organization’s top honor on Wednesday...
by Manori Ravindran | Variety Rolling off the smashing success of “Lupin,” Netflix and French star Omar Sy have entered a multi-year feature film deal. It’s the streamer’s first deal with a French talent or filmmaker. The partnership will see Sy’s Paris and L.A.-based...