According to TV Guide Canada’s Nelson Branco’s Suds Report, America’s Next Top Model runner-up Yaya DaCosta who plays Cassandra is leaving All My Children in mid-August. Dang, homegirl just got the gig!
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Don Cheadle will star and “Training Day’s” Antoine Fuqua will direct the crime thriller spec titled “Brooklyn’s Finest” from first time screenwriter Michael Martin.
Living in Brooklyn, Michael Martin had just totaled his car in an accident. While in physical therapy, he entered a screenwriting competition, hoping to win the prize money for his new set of wheels.
“I had never written a screenplay before,” said Martin, who had studied film in college. “I thought, ‘How hard can it be?’ I was more like, ‘If I win this, I can get a new car.’ ”
Who would you cast in a remake of Spike Lee Classic, SCHOOL DAZE?
PageSix.com is reporting that Oprah Winfrey has taken control of the long-gestating Lena Horne biopic and has cast Alicia Keys in the title role.
“We’re going to start filming next year, and we’ve got Alicia,” Oprah reportedly told the New York Post column during an interview for her film “The Great Debaters.”
The announcement comes as a final blow for Janet Jackson, who for years has expressed interest in playing the legendary entertainer on screen, and was actually in serious consideration when the project was set up as a TV movie at ABC until ‘nipplegate’ a few years ago, and Lena and daughter jumped on the media bandwagon, asked Janet to be booted off the project. Where’s the unity?!
What star will take on the role of Heavy Duty for Paramount and Stephen Sommers upcoming live action adaptation of G.I. Joe?
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Queen Latifah continues to get projects! Yes, ‘Perfect Holiday’ and a few other movies she’s produced have been, well…flops! But, she’s also acted in a few films that keep her relevant like ‘Hairspray’ and HBO’s ‘Life Support’ both up for awards this season.
Fox Searchlight is boarding “The Secret Life of Bees,” distributing and overseeing the production of the big-screen adaptation of the Sue Monk Kidd best-seller. Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson and Sophie Okonedo will star. (SOURCE)
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Joining the budding Keke Palmer in the role of Roxanne Shante in the upcoming indie film about the hip hop’s Juice Crew will be Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr. as founder/producer Marley Marl, rapper David Banner as Biz Markie and Diana Ross’ son Evan Ross as MC Shan, reports blackfilm.com.
Also joining the cast is Idris Elba as Tyrone “Fly Ty” Williams and our fav Jackie Long as Mr. “Smooth Operator,” Big Daddy Kane. It’s about time someone did a movie about hip-hop/urban world in the 80’s!
Director John Singleton is bringing 80’s cult classic THE A-TEAM to the big screen! ICE CUBE is rumored to be cast as MR. T, but we’re guessing maybe 50 Cent, or LL…anyone but Tyrese in another John Singleton movie!
AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL WINNER EVA MARCILLE GUEST STARS on Season 7 of Smallville. Catch the episode titled “Fierce” on the CW.
Eva will play Tyler one of three meteor-infected vixens who plan to use their powers to steal a treasure map to the hidden Smallville time capsule.
