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The Wonder Years is getting a Black family reboot at ABC

ABC has announced that they're flipping the script on a beloved television series after giving a pilot production order to The Wonder Years, a new take on the network's 1980s family comedy-drama. The new version of ABC's coming-of-age comedy hails...

Posted 6 years ago

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Studio 8 and Black Mask to adapt Black superhero comic book series to screen

Posted 8 years ago

With superheroes being the hottest ticket in Hollywood, these days, it's no wonder that studios are hoping to grab their own slice of the page-to-screen renaissance. Today, it's been announced that Studio 8 is collaborating with filmmaker Seith Mann (FIVE BREATHS...

Studio 8 options African-American superpowers comic Black for big screen

Posted 9 years ago

In case you missed it last week, it's been announced that Studio 8 – the production label created by Jeff Robinov, formerly of Warner Bros. film division – has optioned the comic book publisher Black Mask Studio's BLACK. The controversial comic adaptation came to Studio...

HBO casts Tyler Perry as black film pioneer Oscar Micheaux

Posted 9 years ago

Apparently HBO is developing a biopic about Oscar Micheaux, considered to be one of the earliest black film directors. Not only that, but they have also cast Tyler Perry in the lead role. The film will be based on the 2007 biography OSCAR MICHEAUX:...

Nightshade is yet another villain to appear in Black Panther

Posted 9 years ago

Overstuffing comic-book movies with tons of villains is a complaint that goes back to the '90s. And BLACK PANTHER already has a few, including Andy Serkis' Ulysses Klaw, Michael B. Jordan's Killmonger, and Winston Duke's Man-Ape. We can now add...

Black Panther’s Chadwick Boseman stars in Thurgood Marshall biopic

Posted 9 years ago

From Jackie Robinson, to James Brown, to now Thurgood Marshall, BLACK PANTHER's Chadwick Boseman loves playing in biopics. Which is fine by me, because Boseman has gravitas and charisma to spare. And, however the films themselves came out, he was...

FX’s Fargo series releases trailer for their third season, dont’cha know?

Posted 9 years ago

Not gonna lie, FARGO is probably one of my biggest blind-spots when it comes to TV shows I should be watching, but haven't yet. I mean, I just found out the second season had Bruce Campbell as f*cking Ronald Reagan? Holy...

Black Panther concept art shows off more of Wakanda

Posted 9 years ago

Chadwick Boseman's intense portrayal of Black Panther in CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR was definitely a highlight of the well-received film. So it's no surprise that anticipation for his solo debut is at an all-time high. Directed by Ryan Coogler (FRUITVALE...

LeBron James developing new television series There Goes the Neighborhood

Posted 10 years ago

Now, I'm not a sports guy. At all. I, no joke, thought for the longest time LeBron James was a football player, not a basketball player. So I don't care how many home runs he makes per game, or how...

Ink & Pixel: Piranha 3D

Posted 10 years ago

Steve Ink & Pixel is a source of pride and joy for me as a writer and as such, I'm always striving to take this column further for those who read and enjoy it. In an effort to widen the...