Director: José Padilha Writer(s): Kevin Boyle (novel), Rodney Barnes Starring: David Oyelowo Synopsis: Based on a true story, Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age details the investigation and courtroom drama of Ossian Sweet – a...
Director: David Oyelowo Writer(s): Emily A. Needell Starring: Rosario Dawson, Maria Bello, Alfred Molina, David Oyelowo, Amiah Miller, Lonnie Chavis Synopsis: A boy sets out to save his dying mother by searching for a man who is said to have magical healing powers....
Director: Will Gluck Writer(s): Patrick Burleigh, Will Gluck Starring: Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, Dalip Sondhi, David Oyelowo Synopsis: Plot details are vague other than it following the adventures of Peter as he continues to stir up trouble with his fellow furry...
Director: Jacob Estes Writer(s): Jacob Estes Starring: David Oyelowo, Mykelti Williamson, Storm Reid, Byron Mann, Omar Leyva, Shinelle Azoroh, Daniel R. Lawson, Brian Tyree Henry, Alfred Molina Synopsis: After a man’s family dies in what appears to be a murder,...
The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the showcase of new independent feature films selected across all categories for the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The Festival hosts screenings in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort, from January...
Director: Brenda Chapman Writer(s): Marissa Kate Goodhill (script), J.M. Barrie (Peter Pan created by), Lewis Carroll (Alice in Wonderland created by) Starring: Angelina Jolie, Michael Caine, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Anna Chancellor, Derek Jacobi, David Oyelowo, Clarke...
Director: Doug Liman Writer(s): Patrick Ness, Charlie Kaufman Starring: Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, Mads Mikkelsen, Cynthia Erivo, Demián Bichir, Ray McKinnon, Nick Jonas, Kurt Sutter, David Oyelowo, Óscar Jaenada, Harrison Osterfield, Mylène Dinh-Robic, Olunike...
Director: Nash Edgerton Writer(s): Anthony Tambakis, Matthew Stone Starring: David Oyelowo, Joel Edgerton, Charlize Theron, Thandie Newton, Bashir Salahuddin, Glenn Kubota, Melonie Diaz, Amanda Seyfried, Harry Treadaway, Theo Taplitz, Paris Jackson, Yul Vazquez,...
Director: Julius Onah Writer(s): Oren Uziel, Doug Jung Starring: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo, Daniel Brühl, John Ortiz, Chris O’Dowd, Aksel Hennie, Ziyi Zhang, Elizabeth Debicki, Roger Davies, Clover Nee, Jordan Rivera, Michael Stokes III, Celeste Clark, Nathan...
Tambay Obenson | Shadow and Act Film directors are still overwhelmingly white and male, according to a University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative report published Thursday, January 5, 2018. Titled Inclusion in the Director’s Chair, the new year...
Tambay Obenson | Shadow and Act From Friday, November 10 through Thursday, November 16, BAMcinématek in Brooklyn, NY will present the screening series Strange Victories: Black Soldiers and World War II, a program inspired by the release of Dee Rees’...
Director: Unknown Writer(s): Tarell Alvin McCraney Starring: David Oyelowo Synopsis: A story inspired the two classics, Edmond Rostand’s “Cyrano de Bergerac” and William Shakespeare’s “Othello”. Release Date: Unknown | Length:...
Q&A with David Oyelowo. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. A UNITED KINGDOM is the true story of the forbidden love of King Seretse Khama of Botswana (David Oyelowo) and Ruth Williams (Rosamund Pike), a white woman from London, which caused an international...
Nominees were announced for the 48th NAACP Image Awards are in. Winners will be announced on February 11, 2017 at a ceremony airing live on TV One. Anthony Anderson will return as host. ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Beyoncé Knowles Viola Davis Regina King Dwayne “The Rock”...
Director: Amma Asante Writer(s): Guy Hibbert, Susan Williams (novel – ‘Colour Bar’) Starring: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Tom Felton, Jack Davenport, Laura Carmichael, Terry Pheto, Jessica Oyelowo, Vusi Kunene, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Arnold Oceng,...
Director: Mira Nair Writer(s): William Wheeler, Tim Crothers Starring: Lupita Nyong’o, David Oyelowo, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Russel Savadier, Maurice Kirya, Peter Odeke, Esther Tebandeke, Taryn Kyaze Synopsis: A young girl from Uganda trains to become a world...
VENUE: AMC Empire 25 in midtown Manhattan, with Opening Night at the SVA Theater in Chelsea in NYC. DATE: September 21 – 25, 2016 The Urbanworld Film Festival, founded in 1997 by Stacy Spikes, is the largest internationally competitive festival of its kind, hosted in...
July 13, 2016 | shadowandact Today, the BFI (British Film Institute) announced a new initiative titled “Black Star,” an exhaustive program described as the UK’s largest ever season of film and television that will be dedicated to celebrating the range, versatility and...
Director: Maris Curran Writer(s): Maris Curran Starring: Dianne Wiest, Rosie Perez, Teyonah Parris, David Oyelowo Synopsis: A young African American man, reeling from the tragic loss of his wife, travels to rural Maine to seek answers from his estranged mother-in-law,...
by Anita Busch and Amanda N’Duka | Deadline Hollywood EXCLUSIVE: David Oyelowo, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nonso Anozie, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. These are but a few of the actors of Nigerian descent who are working steadily in Hollywood — actors who...
Director: Cynthia Mort Writer(s): Cynthia Mort Starring: Zoe Saldana, David Oyelowo, Mike Epps, Ronald Guttman, Ella Thomas, Ella Joyce, Nana Ghana, Chuma Gault, Stevens Gaston, Calvin C. Winbush, Nia Imani, Kenneth I. Brown, Kelechi Kalu, Samm Allen, Christina Leone,...
Brennan Williams | Huffington Post Black Voices Despite landing a role alongside the likes of Denzel Washington in “The Great Debaters” or his phenomenal performance in “The Secret Life of Bees,” Nate Parker says the availability of quality...
Director: Jerry Jameson Writer(s): Brian Bird, Ashley Smith Starring: Kate Mara, David Oyelowo, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mimi Rogers, Leonor Varela, E. Roger Mitchell, Kevin J. O’Connor, Matt Lowe, Elle Graham, Johanna Jowett, Fred Galle, Scott Parks, Michael...
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act And so it begins… I’ve long wondered what distribution company would pick this up. Question answered! RLJ Entertainment has announced its acquisition of all North American rights to “Nina,” the Nina Simone biopic...
by Anthony D’Alessandro | Deadline Hollywood The Primetime Emmys showed substantial progress this year in recognizing African-American thesps, who received 18 nominations across all acting categories — easily eclipsing last year’s record high of 11 noms. The...
by Seth Kelley | Variety Actor David Oyelowo spoke candidly on Thursday about his faith, his perception of the faith-based movie market and the role that divine intervention played in setting him on the path to play the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the...
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...
Ali Jaafar | Deadline Hollywood Disney is in discussions with Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films and David Oyelowo’s Yoruba Saxon to come on board and produce feature project The Water Man, written by newbie writer Emma Needell. This is a fairytale moment for Needell,...
Variety Staff | Variety.com The 5th annual Critics’ Choice TV Awards took place Sunday at the Beverly Hilton hotel and aired live on A&E. “So You Think You Can Dance” host Cat Deeley emceed the proceedings — and also found time to accept the prize for best reality...
Antonia Blyth | Deadline Hollywood Following his notorious Oscar snub earlier this year, David Oyelowo is coming out fighting with a dramatically different project: Nightingale. As the film’s sole cast member, Oyelowo plays Peter Snowden, a sexually-repressed war vet...
Carole Horst reporting from Cannes | Variety.com David Oyelowo has joined Luke Evans in thriller Three Seconds,” directed by Otto Bathurst. SEE MORE: Cannes Film Festival Bloom is handling international sales; CAA and WME are repping domestic rights for the adaptation...
Ramin Setoodeh | Film Editor, New York | @RaminSetoodeh Ava DuVernay had an epiphany while attending this year’s Oscars ceremony, where “Selma” received two nominations including best picture, but was snubbed in categories like acting and directing. “It was a room in...
by Nev Pierce | Empire David Oyelowo’s faith pays off WRAPPED IN JULY AND NOW IN THE OSCAR RACE, Martin Luther King pic Selma has been a sprint and a marathon for David Oyelowo. Now, he’s a rising star who’s worked with Cruise, Spielberg and Nolan, but when he read...
Director: J.C. Chandor Writer(s): J.C. Chandor Starring: Oscar Isaac, Elyes Gabel, Jessica Chastain, Lorna Pruce, Christopher Abbott, Matthew Maher, Albert Brooks, Jerry Adler, Quinn Meyers, Chester Jones III, David Oyelowo, Glenn Fleshler, Jimmy Palumbo, Daisy Tahan,...
Q&A with David Oyelowo of SELMA. Moderated by Pete Hammond, Deadline. SYNOPSIS: Selma is the story of a movement. The film chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting...
Director: Ava DuVernay Writer(s): Paul Webb Starring: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Jim France, Trinity Simone, Mikeria Howard, Jordan Rice, Ebony Billups, Nadej k Bailey, Elijah Oliver, Oprah Winfrey, Clay Chappell, Tom Wilkinson, Giovanni Ribisi, Haviland Stillwell,...
Director: Lee Daniels Writer(s): Danny Strong, Wil Haygood Starring: Forest Whitaker, David Banner, Michael Rainey Jr., LaJessie Smith, Mariah Carey, Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Redgrave, Aml Ameen, Clarence Williams III, John P. Fertitta, Jim Gleason, Oprah Winfrey, Isaac...
Director: Anthony Hemingway Writer(s): John Ridley (story and screenplay), Aaron McGruder (screenplay), John B. Holway (book) Starring: Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr., Nate Parker, David Oyelowo, Tristan Mack Wilds, Ne-Yo, Elijah Kelley, Marcus T. Paulk, Leslie...
Director: Kevin Macdonald Writer(s): Peter Morgan, Jeremy Brock Starring: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Simon McBurney, David Oyelowo, Stephen Rwangyezi, Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga, Adam Kotz, Sam Okelo, Sarah Nagayi, Chris Wilson, Dick...
