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Colin Kaepernick Limited Series Is Coming To Netflix, Created By ’13th’ Director Ava DuVernay

Colin Kaepernick Limited Series Is Coming To Netflix, Created By ’13th’ Director Ava DuVernay

Colin Kaepernick may not have a job in the NFL, but that doesn’t mean he’s not pursuing other opportunities. Deadline reported that Kaepernick has teamed up with Ava DuVernay for a limited series focusing on the former NFL quarterback’s years in high school. The series will be six episodes and will be called Colin in […]

4y ago

Ava DuVernay’s ‘Selma’ Free To Rent On All Digital Platforms Through The End Of June

Ava DuVernay’s ‘Selma’ Free To Rent On All Digital Platforms Through The End Of June

On Friday, Paramount Pictures announced that Ava DuVernay’s Oscar-nominated movie about the civil rights movement, Selma, will be free to rent on all digital platforms for the entire month of June, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In a statement released by the studio, Paramount said that it wanted to make the film accessible so that […]

4y ago

‘Queen Sugar’ Season 4 Trailer Is Here

‘Queen Sugar’ Season 4 Trailer Is Here

Queen Sugar is returning for its fourth season and things are about to get a lot more complicated for the Bordelons, according to a report from Vibe Magazine. The show, which was brought to life by Ava DuVernay, follows the lives of siblings: Black Lives Matter activist and writer Nova Bordelon, played by Rutina Wesley; […]

5y ago

Celebrity Support Pours In For Jussie Smollett After He Is Cleared Of All Charges

Celebrity Support Pours In For Jussie Smollett After He Is Cleared Of All Charges

Several celebrities have expressed their support toward Empire star Jussie Smollett after prosecutors dropped all of his charges. The actor, who was accused of staging his own hate crime by the Chicago Police Department, was able to see his record cleared after all charges against him were dropped by the prosecution office. In the wake […]

5y ago

Cardi B Blasts Jussie Smollett For Ruining Black History Month After He Was Accused Of Staging Attack

Cardi B Blasts Jussie Smollett For Ruining Black History Month After He Was Accused Of Staging Attack

Cardi B weighed in on the news that actor Jussie Smollett may have staged the brutal attack he claims to have suffered, and she isn’t impressed. The rapper says that if the allegations are true, the Empire actor ruined Black History Month and gave Donald Trump the ability to openly mock black people without repercussions. […]

5y ago

Ava DuVernay Inks $100 Million Deal With Warner Bros TV

Ava DuVernay Inks $100 Million Deal With Warner Bros TV

Ava DuVernay has signed her first multi-year studio production deal. The Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated writer, producer, and director has partnered with Warner Bros. Television to create new content, according to a report from Deadline. Under this agreement, DuVernay and her company, Forward Movement, will be tasked with creating and developing a host of new projects […]

6y ago

‘Queen Sugar’ Renewed For Fourth Season By OWN

‘Queen Sugar’ Renewed For Fourth Season By OWN

The third and current season of Queen Sugar hasn’t ended yet, but already the show has been renewed for a fourth season by the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), according to reports from Variety. Queen Sugar premiered on September 6, 2016, and beautifully tells a story of love, loss, struggle, racial injustices, and the importance of […]

6y ago

Kristen Stewart, Jane Fonda, And Other Actresses Plan On Protesting At Cannes

Kristen Stewart, Jane Fonda, And Other Actresses Plan On Protesting At Cannes

It’s 2018 and women in Hollywood have had enough. After the Harvey Weinstein scandal ushered in the powerful #MeToo and #TimesUp movements in the industry, a handful of A-list actresses and directors are taking a step further by using one of the most prominent film festivals to fight for gender equity. According to The Wrap, […]

6y ago

Organization Will Give Underprivileged Children Free Tickets To See ‘A Wrinkle In Time’ At AMC Theaters

Organization Will Give Underprivileged Children Free Tickets To See ‘A Wrinkle In Time’ At AMC Theaters

A month ahead of the premiere of Disney’s upcoming film A Wrinkle in Time, AMC Theaters has announced that it is giving away free tickets to allow underprivileged children to watch the movie. The “Give a Child the Universe” initiative, led by racial justice organization Color of Change, has partnered with AMC Theaters to buy […]

6y ago

Trayvon Martin Remembered On Oscar Night As Celebrities Salute Slain Teen

Trayvon Martin Remembered On Oscar Night As Celebrities Salute Slain Teen

Sunday marks five years to the day that Trayvon Martin was killed by George Zimmerman. On such a macabre fifth anniversary, certain celebrities are honoring the slain teen’s life during a time when most of Hollywood’s attention is directed at the 89th Academy Awards ceremony, taking place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on […]

7y ago

Most Female Directors In Hollywood Made Only One Film In The Past Decade

Most Female Directors In Hollywood Made Only One Film In The Past Decade

A new study shows that female directors constituted only 4 percent of the 1,114 directors helming the top-grossing movies over the past decade. The study, released by USC Annenberg’s Media, Diversity & Social Change Initiative, also revealed that in Hollywood, female directors are usually “one and done.” According to the study, female directors were more […]

7y ago

Ava DuVernay Fixed A ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Lightsaber Battle, Admits J.J. Abrams

Ava DuVernay Fixed A ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Lightsaber Battle, Admits J.J. Abrams

While J.J. Abrams was tasked with overseeing Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the director wasn’t above seeking out help from different filmmakers as he looked to hone and create the perfect edit for release. This included celebrated filmmaker Ava DuVernay, who in recent years has directed the powerful Selma as well as the celebrated documentary […]

8y ago

Misty Copeland Barbie Doll Looks White, Triggers Skin Color Controversy

Misty Copeland Barbie Doll Looks White, Triggers Skin Color Controversy

Misty Copeland is the newest star to get her own Barbie, part of Mattel’s “You Can Be Anything” campaign, according to the Washington Post. The new Barbie doll became available for sale last Monday, but the doll has already triggered quite a controversy because the doll’s skin color appears much whiter than the ballerina herself. […]

8y ago

Flint, Michigan Benefit: Ava DuVernay, Ryan Coogler Attending, Skipping Academy Awards — #JusticeForFlint

Flint, Michigan Benefit: Ava DuVernay, Ryan Coogler Attending, Skipping Academy Awards — #JusticeForFlint

Flint, Michigan, will be holding a fundraising event on February 28, 2016, the same night as the Academy Awards, and there are several black celebrities who will be attending, skipping out on the award show, reports Blavity. #advocateforhumanrights #JUSTICEFORFLINT Free Special Event in Flint MI at 5pm Livestream on 2/28 @RevoltTV pic.twitter.com/hMGMy4X49b — ledisi (@ledisi) […]

8y ago

‘A Wrinkle In Time’: Ava DuVernay To Direct Big Screen Fantasy Flick For Disney

‘A Wrinkle In Time’: Ava DuVernay To Direct Big Screen Fantasy Flick For Disney

A Wrinkle In Time is coming to the big screen, and Ava DuVernay has been announced as the director of the fantasy flick. The Selma director will be the head honcho for Disney’s movie adaption of Madeleine L’Engle’s classic bestselling story, according to Deadline. And DuVernay isn’t the first interesting name to become attached to […]

8y ago

Ryan Coogler NOT YET Officially Directing Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’

Ryan Coogler NOT YET Officially Directing Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’

Updated December 31, 2015 at 1:48 p.m. PST: Variety has back-tracked on its confirmation of Coogler as Black Panther‘s director and deleted their article. Looking into The Verge‘s source of Empire, the article to which they are referring does not in fact confirm that Coogler has been hired. Correction: Ryan Coogler is still in talks […]

9y ago

Ava DuVernay Look-Alike Barbie Sold Out Within Minutes Of Release

Ava DuVernay Look-Alike Barbie Sold Out Within Minutes Of Release

Academy Award-nominated Selma director Ava DuVernay got a Barbie made after her likeness! The African-American director is not just making waves in the field of filmmaking, but also serving as a mouthpiece for women and people of color. This is why DuVernay was among the few chosen women who were honored with their own Barbies […]

9y ago

Ava DuVernay Not Directing ‘Black Panther,’ Cites ‘Different Ideas’ As The Reason

Ava DuVernay Not Directing ‘Black Panther,’ Cites ‘Different Ideas’ As The Reason

Last month, the Inquisitr reported that Selma director Ava DuVernay was rumored to possibly be the director of Marvel’s cinematic adaptation of Black Panther, the Captain Marvel adaptation, or both. DuVernay had previously worked with the studio as a publicist for 2004’s Spider-Man 2, and she was seeking to direct her first comic book movie […]

9y ago

Ava DuVernay Considering Marvel: Will She Direct ‘Black Panther’ Or ‘Captain Marvel’?

Ava DuVernay Considering Marvel: Will She Direct ‘Black Panther’ Or ‘Captain Marvel’?

Ava DuVernay, director of widely acclaimed Selma, says that she may be turning her movie focus to Marvel. As she states that “it’s a good time,” two major comics come to mind. Ava was recently honored for her directing expertise at the Women In Film award ceremony. By April 12, 2015, DuVernay‘s Selma had grossed […]

9y ago

Ava DuVernay Says MLK Biopic Delayed Because Studios ‘Aren’t Lining Up’ To Produce Films With Black Protagonists

Ava DuVernay Says MLK Biopic Delayed Because Studios ‘Aren’t Lining Up’ To Produce Films With Black Protagonists

According to Ava DuVernay, director of last year’s Oscar-nominated Martin Luther King, Jr., biopic Selma, film studios have little interest in African-American stories. That was the reason it took so long for the story of the legendary civil rights leader to hit the big screen. DuVernay made the statements during a Q&A that followed her […]

9y ago

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