Issa Rae

Date of Birth

1985-01-12

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Known for

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Barbie, American Fiction, The Hate U Give

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Black Mirror Season 7 TV Review: The anthology is back with a sequel and unique original tales

Posted 1 year ago

Charlie Brooker's acclaimed series features two sequel episodes amongst six stellar and twisted tales featuring Rashida Jones, Awkwafina, Will Poulter, and more.

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Syreeta Singleton gives an update on the status of Issa Rae’s Set It Off remake

Posted 2 years ago

The writer of One of Them Days talks about honoring the original movie while incorporating some humor into the remake.

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Bob Marley: One Love Review

Posted 3 years ago

Featuring tremendous performances from Kingsley Ben-Adir and Lashana Lynch, there's very little to connect with here outside of the great tunes.

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Barbie rumors suggest that Greta Gerwig’s film will feature multiple versions of Ken and Barbie

Posted 4 years ago

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is one of the most talked-about films in Holywood, thanks in part to its all-star cast and mystery surrounding the plot. So far, Gerwig and company have remained mum about the story’s events, but now Kyle Buchanan may have...

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse: Part One, 2023, Marvel, Sony Pictures

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Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse: Part One swings to 2023

Posted 4 years ago

One of the most highly anticipated releases of the year is shifting its release date. It has been announced that Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse: Part One is moving to 2023. The sequel, originally dated October 7, 2022, will now swing...

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Barbie movie: Issa Rae and Michael Cera join Greta Gerwig’s anticipated take on the iconic toy

Posted 4 years ago

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie cast is getting bigger by the day. The highly-anticipated film recently added Issa Rae (A Black Lady Sketch Show, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Part 1) and Michael Cera (Arrested Development, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) to its...

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Into the Spider-Verse 2: Issa Rae is Spider-Woman

Posted 5 years ago

Sony Pictures Animation’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2 is moving forward and THR has reported that yet another Spider-person will be joining Shameik Moore (Miles Morales) and Hailee Steinfeld’s (Spider-Gwen) latest adventure. THR revealed that Issa Rae (Insecure) has joined...

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sequel welcomes Issa Rae as Spider-Woman

Posted 5 years ago

Sony Pictures Animation's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sequel is moving forward and THR has reported that yet another Spider-person will be joining Shameik Moore (Miles Morales) and Hailee Steinfeld's (Spider-Gwen) latest adventure. The outlet revealed that Issa Rae (Insecure) has...

Issa Rae comedy Insecure ending with fifth season on HBO

Posted 6 years ago

HBO is bringing one of its critical darling series to an end. It has been announced that Insecure will end after its upcoming fifth season. The critically-acclaimed comedy was renewed for a fifth season in May 2020 as Season 4 was just...

Vengeance: B.J. Novak’s Blumhouse thriller adds Isabella Amara to cast

Posted 6 years ago

Last March, we shared the news that B.J. Novak, best known for his work on the U.S. version of The Office, was directing a thriller for Blumhouse when the pandemic hit and production had to be shut down. That film,...

Juju: Issa Rae producing, Thembi Banks directing Universal horror comedy

Posted 6 years ago

Director Thembi Banks recently helmed an episode of the HBO comedy series Insecure, and now she's set to continue her working relationship with that show's star and co-creator Issa Rae on a horror comedy titled Juju. Set up at Universal...

Issa Rae and Jordan Peele team up for female identity horror movie Sinkhole

Posted 6 years ago

Issa Rae – creator and star of INSECURE – has teamed up with horror maestro Jordan Peele (GET OUT, US) to develop a film based on Leyna Krow’s short story SINKHOLE, "a thought-provoking genre movie that engages with questions of female...

Review: The Lovebirds

Posted 6 years ago

Review: The newest, highly-digestible comedy to hit Netflix, THE LOVEBIRDS, is one made with the understanding of how incredibly talented leads Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae are. They take center stage of every gag, awkward encounter, and funny back-and-forth the flick dishes out,...