Director: Liesl Tommy Writer(s): Janine Eser (screenplay), Trevor Noah (book) Starring: Lupita Nyong’o Synopsis: The film adaptation of The Daily Show host Trevor Noah’s bestselling debut autobiography Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood....
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood Writer(s): Maria Bello, Dana Stevens Starring: Viola Davis, Lupita Nyong’o Synopsis: Tells the story of a general of the all-female military unit, and her daughter, who together fought the French and neighboring tribes who...
By Bruce Haring | Deadline Hollywood The nominees for the 51st NAACP Image Awards were announced Thursday, the prelude to the two-hour live televised awards airing on BET on February 2 at 8 PM ET/PT. The Image Awards honors the accomplishments of people of color in...
By Denise Petski | Variety Jordan Peele’s Us has been named this year’s Best Film by the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA). The film, which earned over $255 million globally, received three total wins including Peele for Best Director and Lupita...
Director: J.J. Abrams Writer(s): J.J. Abrams, Chris Terrio, Colin Trevorrow, Derek Connolly, George Lucas (based on characters created by) Starring: Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall...
Director: John Woo Writer(s): Josh Campbell, Matt Stuecken, Eran Creevy Starring: Lupita Nyong’o Synopsis: English remake of John Woo’s hit, “The Killer”. In this version, Lupita Nyong’o plays an assassin who puts her own life on the line to save a...
Director: Abe Forsythe Writer(s): Abe Forsythe Starring: Lupita Nyong’o, Alexander England, Josh Gad, Kat Stewart, Diesel La Torraca, Nadia Townsend, Marshall Napier, Glenn Hazeldine, Ava Caryofyllis, Charlie Whitley, Mason Mansour, Kim Doan, Wolfgang Gledhill,...
Director: Unknown Writer(s): Unknown Starring: Lupita Nyong’o Synopsis: Commissioned by British broadcaster Channel 4, Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong’o will see the actress journey across Benin, West Africa to uncover the ‘Agoji’ – or as Europeans labelled them, the...
Director: Simon Kinberg Writer(s): Theresa Rebeck Starring: Sebastian Stan, Jessica Chastain, Penélope Cruz, Diane Kruger, Lupita Nyong’o, Edgar Ramírez, Bingbing Fan, Leo Staar, Julian Ferro, Jason Wong, Francisco Labbe, Waleed Elgadi, John Douglas Thompson, Sam...
By Pete Hammond | Deadline Hollywood The Avengers rule the day as Marvel and Disney’s box office juggernaut Avengers: Endgame picked up 14 Saturn Award nominations, along with another couple for Avengers: Infinity War. It was by far the biggest individual total for a...
LOS ANGELES, CA (February 13, 2019) –The nominees for the 50th NAACP Image Awards were exclusively announced today at the Television Critics Association’s (TCA) TV One’s joint press conference with Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP and Alfred Liggins,...
by Jordan Simon | Shadow and Act Us, Jordan Peele’s follow up to Get Out, has been the subject of huge critical and commercial acclaim. The film grossed a staggering $70 million in its opening weekend, making it the second-biggest opening of the year...
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...
Melissa McCarthy is best known for creating outsize comedic characters, but this year she took on a dramatic role in “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” Marielle Heller’s story of a forger desperately holding onto her place in a gentrifying New York. It’s a turn that’s...
…We’re Scratching Our Heads About by Jordan Simon | Shadow and Act The nominations for the 2019 Golden Globe Awards were announced Thursday morning, and while we are satisfied for the well-deserved nominations given to Black Panther,...
Director: Ryan Coogler Writer(s): Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Sterling K. Brown, Angela Bassett, Forest...
Director: Rian Johnson Writer(s): George Lucas, Rian Johnson Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern,...
Director: Francesco Carrozzini Writer(s): Jerry Peters, Anita Poree, Michael Burton, Dominic Maker, Sylvia Robinson, No I.D., James Blake & Jay-Z (song) Starring: Lupita Nyong’o, Loic Mabanza Synopsis: The video begins with Nyong’o and a partner taking a gleeful...
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: Mira Nair Writer(s): William Wheeler, Tim Crothers Starring: Madina Nalwanga, David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong’o, Martin Kabanza, Taryn Kyaze, Ivan Jacobo, Nicolas Levesque, Ronald Ssemaganda, Ethan Nazario Lubega, Nikita Waligwa, Edgar Kanyike, Esther Tebandeke,...
from Variety Variety is pleased to announce its annual list of 10 Actors to Watch, an honor the publication has bestowed since 1998. Past honorees include many future Oscar winners and nominees, such as Viola Davis, Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Brie Larson,...
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...
by Ross A. Lincoln | Deadline Hollywood DreamWorks is now searching for a new person to helm its upcoming sci-fi thriller Intelligent Life, as Selma director Ava DuVernay has opted to move on due to scheduling conflicts, Deadline has confirmed. She originally became...
Director: J.J. Abrams Writer(s): J.J. Abrams (screenplay), Lawrence Kasdan (screenplay), George Lucas (characters) Starring: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson,...
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act I really loved this! It looks like it was as fun to make as it is to watch. It actually gave me some ideas for a series I’ve been thinking about. But in short, Lupita Nyong’o, who is featured on the October cover of...
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act Talk about a formidable one-two punch! I’ve previously teased the possibility of Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira working together on the same project, but I didn’t expect it to happen on stage (this is a film blog...
