Mary J. Blige is set to play “The High Priestess of Soul.” The singer will portray jazz legend Nina Simone who is known for songs like “My Baby Just Cares for Me” and “I Put a Spell on You.”
The film, “Nina” will focus on Simone’s relationship later in life with her assistant Clifton Henderson, played by David Oyelowo (“The Last King of Scotland”), reports Variety. The $10 million movie will begin filming in France in September.
Will Smith is back to policing aliens. This time in 3D. Smith has signed on to reprise his role in “Men in Black 3,” which is set to be released May 25, 2012. Columbia Pictures is still in negotiations with Tommy Lee Jones, who plays Smith’s partner. The first two “Men in Black” movies earned more than one billion combined worldwide.
Chris Rock and Tracy Morgan talked with Suite 411 about their new movie, Death at a Funeral, which is in theaters Friday. The remake of the 2007 British film features an all-star cast that includes: Martin Lawrence, Loretta Devine, Danny Glover and Zoey Saldana. During the interview, Rock and Morgan discuss their views on mentoring comedians, bad credit and Jay-Z.
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Chris Rock wants to deliver your eulogy. In anticipation of his April 16 film release, “Death at a Funeral,” you can prepare your eulogy for Rock to convey. Visit DieLaughingNow.com to join the fun.
The film follows a family as secrets are revealed and mayhem erupts at the funeral of the clan’s patriarch. Martin Lawrence, Loretta Devine and Danny Glover also star.
Actress Angela Bassett joins the cast of the movie,”Green Lantern,” which is currently filming in New Orleans. Bassett will play government agent Dr. Amanda Waller. The film also stars Ryan Reynolds, who plays the lead role, and Peter Sarsgaard, reports Variety.
Attention all married couples! Want to get away? Come out Saturday, March 20 to the ICE Theaters Chatham 14 and share why you got married for a chance to win a free Caribbean trip and have your testimonial video shown on BET.
The first animated African American princess movie is ready to leap into homes across the country. Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” is available Wednesday on DVD. Tony-award winning actress Anika Noni Rose — the voice of the character Princess Tiana — talked with Suite 411 about how the movie could affect future generations of children.
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Actor Robert Downey, Jr. is back in the movie, “Iron Man 2,” which hits theaters May 7. Actor Don Cheadle also joins the cast this time around.
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Filming a movie in one of the most dangerous and violent places in the country, Brooklyn’s Van Dykes Houses, wasn’t easy, said Antoine Fuqua, director of “Brooklyn’s Finest,” which opens March 5. Not due to crime or violence, but politics.
“Police and government officials told me if I go in there I am on my own,” he said. “I had to fight the system to get in there and to bring [the actors] into the hood so the kids can see and be a part of a positive experience like making a movie. It was challenging.”
Fuqua said he was happy to cast hundreds of the housing project residents in “Brooklyn’s Finest,” which follows the lives of three Brooklyn police officers who are involved in a massive drug operation. The cast is comprised of notable veteran actors Wesley Snipes, Don Cheadle, Richard Gere and Ethan Hawke. Fuqua previously worked with Hawke when he directed the 2001 film, “Training Day,” which actor Denzel Washington won an Academy Award for best actor in a leading role.
Fuqua and co-star Wesley Snipes recently visited Chicago to promote the film. Fuqua said he was impressed with the script written by first-time African American screenwriter, Michael Martin, a former construction flagger in the New York subways. Martin was born and raised in the Brooklyn projects.