Director: Robin Bissell Writer(s): Robin Bissell (adaptation), Osha Gray Davidson (book) Starring: Wes Bentley, Sam Rockwell, Taraji P. Henson, Anne Heche, Bruce McGill, John Gallagher Jr., Perla Middleton, Nick Searcy, Babou Ceesay, Rhoda Griffis, Brody Rose, Caitlin...
Director: Adam Shankman Writer(s): Nancy Meyers (story) Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Max Greenfield, Aldis Hodge, Tamala Jones, Tracy Morgan, Jason Jones, Brian Bosworth, Chris Witaske, Phoebe Robinson, Shane Paul McGhie, Charles Green, Ashani...
Director: Phil Johnston, Rich Moore Writer(s): Pamela Ribon, Phil Johnston, Jim Reardon Starring: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Gal Gadot, Taraji P. Henson, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk, Alfred Molina, Ed O’Neill, Sean Giambrone, Flula Borg, Timothy...
Director: Babak Najafi Writer(s): John Stewart Newman, Christian Swegal Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Neal McDonough, Danny Glover, Xander Berkeley, Billy Brown, Margaret Avery, Alex Ziwak, Leah Procito, Owen Burke, Rob Lévesque, Marinko Radakovic, Jose Guns Alves, Jahi...
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”...
Ryan Reynolds and Taraji P. Henson sat down to chat about everything from bad auditions to social media, to their characters Deadpool and Cookie for Variety’s “Actors on Actors.” For more, tune in when the fifth season of the series, presented by The Venetian Las...
Shadow and Act | Tambay Obenson Taraji P. Henson’s memoir, “Around the Way Girl,” hits bookstores (on- and offline) today, October 11, 2016. I have a copy of the book, which includes a chapter titled “On Being a Black Woman in Hollywood,” and which I read first, for...
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,...
Director: Peter Billingsley Writer(s): Andy Lieberman, Nick Thornborrow Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Taraji P. Henson, Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Terrence Howard, Mike Epps, Gregory Fears, Cranston Johnson, Sunny Kelley Synopsis: A guy wanted around town by various hit...
Justin Kroll | Variety Octavia Spencer is on board to co-star opposite Taraji P. Henson in Fox 2000’s “Hidden Figures.” The studio has been developing the adaptation of Margot Lee Shetterly’s book “Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win...
Director: Ava DuVernay Writer: Unknown Starring: Kerry Washington, Taraji P. Henson, Mary J. Blige Synopsis: Actresses Kerry Washington and Taraji P. Henson are hanging out in Mary J. Blige’s kitchen while she experiments with cooking a new recipe. Kerry picks...
Director: Ava DuVernay Writer: Unknown Starring: Kerry Washington, Taraji P. Henson, Mary J. Blige Synopsis: In this Apple Music commercial that aired during the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, “Scandal” star Kerry Washington and “Empire” actress...
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act As Martin Lawrence’s character in “Bad Boys 2” said, “shit just got real!” Vivica A. Fox has signed on to play Taraji P. Henson’s (Cookie Lyon’s) older sister on Season 2 of...
Elizabeth Wagmeister | Variety Debbie Allen rose to fame with “Fame,” serving as a director, producer and choreographer. She was also the first black woman to be Emmy-nominated in the dramatic lead actress category. More than three decades later, she has a recurring...
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act Maybe the most salacious bit of news revealed at FX’s Television Critics Assn. (TCA) press tour last month, was that star Lady Gaga will “romance” Angela Bassett’s character in “American Horror Story:...
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 Mike Fleming Jr. | Variety Empire star Taraji P. Henson is poised to reunite with that hit Fox show’s creator Danny Strong by playing the lead in The Best Of Enemies. That film will mark the directorial debut for Hunger Games producer Robin Bissell, who wrote the...
Debra Birnbaum | Variety.com Freshman shows topped the Television Critics Association annual awards, with Fox’s “Empire” and Amazon’s “Transparent” leading the pack with four nods each, including the prestigious program of the year. The nominations were particularly...
Debra Birnbaum | @debrabirnbaum | 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...
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...
Anthony Vieira | ScreenRant Fox’s hip hop drama Empire, from series creator and executive producer Lee Daniels (Precious, The Butler) was a midseason hit, immediately proving itself to be one of the network’s most popular and entertaining new shows and picking up a...
Director: Ava DuVernay Writer: Unknown Starring: Kerry Washington, Taraji P. Henson, Mary J. Blige Synopsis: Star of “Empire” Taraji P. Henson, “Scandal” actress Kerry Washington and recording artist Mary J. Blige reminisce about boyfriends...
Director: Chris Rock Writer(s): Chris Rock Starring: Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, J.B. Smoove, Gabrielle Union, Romany Malco, Hayley Marie Norman, Anders Holm, Cedric the Entertainer, Karlie Redd, Kevin Barnett, Genevieve Angelson, Ben Cole, Corey Brown, Maia Wilson,...
Director: Sam Miller Writer(s): Aimee Lagos Starring: Idris Elba, Taraji P. Henson, Leslie Bibb, Kate del Castillo, Henry Simmons, Mirage Moonschein, Kenny Alfonso, Dan Caudill, Tatom Pender, Kelly O’Neal, Mark Rhino Smith, Bobbie Elzey, Leon Lamar, Frank Brennan,...
Director: Pierre Bagley Writer(s): Pierre Bagley, Mike Critelli (story & screenplay), Christopher Ward (story) Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Michael Clarke Duncan, Tom Felton, Henry Simmons, Letoya Luckett, Justin Chon, Marcus Lyle Brown, Hunter Burke, Donna...
Director: Leslie Small, Tim Story Writer(s): Kevin Hart, Na’im Lynn, Joey Wells Starring: Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Will ‘Spank’ Horton, Harry Ratchford, Na’im Lynn, Dwayne Brown, Nathan L. Smith, Joey Wells, Jeanette Branch, Franklin...
Director: Tim Story Writer(s): Robert Eisele Starring: Forest Whitaker, Isaiah Washington, Shad Moss, Taraji P. Henson, China Anne McClain, Khleo Thomas, J.B. Smoove, Courtney B. Vance, Robbie Jones, Jackie Long, Lil’ Wayne, Irma P. Hall, Lindsey G. Smith, Lance...
Director: Kasi Lemmons Writer(s): Michael Genet, Rick Famuyiwa Starring: Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Bruce McFee, Mike Epps, Peter MacNeill, Adam Gaudreau, Taraji P. Henson, Cedric the Entertainer, Martin Sheen, J. Miles Dale, Sean MacMahon, Richard Chevolleau,...
Director: Craig Brewer Writer(s): Craig Brewer Starring: Terrence Howard, Ludacris, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, Paula Jai Parker, DJ Qualls, Elise Neal, Isaac Hayes, Jordan Houston, William Engram, Bobby Sandimanie, Haystak, Claude...
