Jay-Z

Forty Acres: Jay-Z producing Netflix horror-thriller

Posted 5 years ago

Deadline reports that Netflix is going to develop a feature film adaptation of the Dwayne Alexander Smith novel 40 ACRES, to be produced by rapper Jay-Z, as well as James Lassiter and Aaron Kaplan. It will be written by LUKE...

Idris Elba to saddle up for Netflix western The Harder They Fall

Posted 6 years ago

Over the past few years, Netflix has greatly increased its slate of original films, but back in 2015, the very first Netflix Original Film was BEASTS OF NO NATION, a drama directed by Cary Fukunaga (NO TIME TO DIE) which...

Jay-Z & The Weinstein Co. teaming up for Trayvon Martin projects

Posted 8 years ago

Given the advent of social media and up-to-the-second release of news footage real life is becoming just as fascinating to behold as anything fictional. Just look at the 2016 election. Woody Allen has never made anything that hilarious and heartbreaking....

Jamie Foxx might join Quvenzhané Wallis in Jay-Z’s Annie remake as “Benjamin Stacks”

Posted 12 years ago

The Will Smith/Jay-Z produced ANNIE remake is slowly but surely moving forward. Quvenzhané Wallis was cast as the title character back in February and now there's news that they may have found their Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks but he'll be going...

Quvenzhané Wallis confirmed for the Will Smith/Jay-Z Annie remake

Posted 12 years ago

While Quvenzhané Wallis didn’t win an Oscar last night for Best Actress in BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD, she did get a bit of a consolation prize before the awards. It was officially announced by the Doug Belgrad, president of...

Director Ron Howard to film Jay-Z’s “Budweiser Made in America” music festival

Posted 13 years ago

If you’re looking for some WTF news today, I have a nice little slice for you right here.  It looks like director Ron Howard has signed on to film the Jay-Z Budweiser Made in America music festival that is taking...