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Governors Awards to Honor Cicely Tyson

Governors Awards to Honor Cicely Tyson

By Dave McNary | Variety The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted to present Honorary Awards to publicist Marvin Levy, composer Lalo Schifrin, and actress Cicely Tyson, and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producers...

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Idris Elba to Play Villain in “Fast” Spinoff

Idris Elba to Play Villain in “Fast” Spinoff

Jordan Simon | Shadow and Act Anyone who has seen the film No Good Deed will know that acclaimed actor (and future James Bond in our heads) Idris Elba is no stranger to playing the villain. With that said, The Fast and the Furious franchise just received a significant...

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Dr. Dre to Produce Marvin Gaye Biopic

Dr. Dre to Produce Marvin Gaye Biopic

Shirley Halperin and Justin Kroll | Variety.com Dr. Dre is working on a movie about the late singer Marvin Gaye, Variety has learned. The rapper, whose film credits include 2015’s “Straight Outta Compton,” on which he served as producer and inspiration for the film,...

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Jack Johnson Pardoned

Jack Johnson Pardoned

ESPN News Services Jack Johnson, the first black man to become world heavyweight champion, was posthumously pardoned Thursday by President Donald Trump for a 1913 conviction for violating the Mann Act. Trump had said in April that he was considering the pardon after...

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Byron Allen Inspires Exhibitors at CinemaCon

Byron Allen Inspires Exhibitors at CinemaCon

By Anthony D'Alessandro | Deadline Entertainment Studios CEO, chairman and founder Byron Allen touched several topics in his CinemaCon breakfast session today, from his beginnings as a kid hanging around the Universal and NBC lots where his mother worked to breaking...

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Gabrielle Union Inks First-Look Deal With Sony

Gabrielle Union Inks First-Look Deal With Sony

By Nellie Andreeva | Deadline Gabrielle Union, star and executive producer of NBC’s drama pilot L.A.’s Finest, has signed a first look deal with Sony Pictures TV, the studio behind the offshoot from the Bad Boys movie franchise. Under the two-year pact, Union’s...

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Vin Diesel Nabs xXx Franchise Rights

Vin Diesel Nabs xXx Franchise Rights

By Dave Mcnary | Variety The H Collective and Vin Diesel’s One Race Films have acquired rights from Revolution Studios to the “xXx” film franchise and plan to begin shooting the fourth film in December. Revolution Studios retains its rights to the first three films....

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