An article on hollywoodsblackrenaissance.com touches on the history of Black women in superhero movies–from the doubt that minority leads could sell to minorities being heavily sought for both in front and behind the camera: “Wonder Woman was declared a hit with superhero fans and feminists. The fantasy/science fiction film directed by Patty Jenkins grossed over […]
Macro, media company behind projects such as ‘Mudbound,’ ‘Fences,’ and blavity.com, recently raised $150 million for new film and TV projects: “Charles King’s Macro, the production banner behind “Fences” and “Mudbound,” has raised another $150 million to help finance an annual slate of four to six film and TV projects. The debt and equity financing comes […]
With 10 years of experience working with BET, including bringing the network’s attention to “Black Girls Rock!” Connie Orlando has been named the network’s Head of Programming: “BET Networks has officially named Connie Orlando as its executive vice president, head of programming! Orlando was named interim head of programming after the departure of network programming […]
FOX recently picked up a hour long drama loosely based around the life of choreographer Fatima Robinson during the early start of Hip-Hop culture in 1990s Los Angeles: “Fox has given a script commitment plus penalty to hourlong semi-autobiographical hip-hop dance drama Take It From The Top (working title) from top choreographer Fatima Robinson, producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron and Universal Television. […]
Jordan Peele has moved his Monkeypaw and Sonar Entertainment collaboration to Amazon Studios. Under the new first-look deal, Peele will develop and create original content for the online streamer. Read the full story here. (Source: Hollywoodreporter.com) Originally published: 06/05/2018