Two of our favs published books this year: writer, director, producer and web TV phenom, Issa Rae (Awkward Black Girl) and writer, director, Justin Simien (Dear White People). Better still, Issa Rae is currently on a cross-country book tour, is stopping in the Bay Area for the weekend and will be sharing…
Here it is, superhero movie (and Michael B. Jordan) fans (I shouldn’t forget Reg E. Cathey, either)! The first teaser trailer for 20th Century Fox’s “Fantastic Four” reboot, directed by Josh Trank, and starring Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell and Toby…
Everyone’s favorite Shondaland lawyer has some big news for the world. Viola Davis herself has confirmed that she will be taking up the role of Amanda Waller in the upcoming Suicide Squad live-action film. Nerdreport.com spoke to the actress herself at the Blackhat press junket. Davis says she has yet to delve…
The Suicide Squad has found its boss. Latino Review is reporting Viola Davis (How To Get Away With Murder) has bagged the key role of Amanda Waller in David Ayer’sSuicide Squad. Only thing left is for Warner Bros. to figure out how to work round Davis busy schedule whilst she’s filming her hit TV show….
A free-to-download comic book in India is currently making waves across the Internet, and not just because its awesome female superhero rides a tiger into battle and gets her powers from a Hindu goddess. That’s just a kick ass bonus to the real theme of the book—enacting social change to improve…
The era of consuming television and cinematic entertainment strictly via mainstream sources is officially behind us. Advancements in technology have granted opportunities for film makers, screen writers and creative people of color worldwide to produce content that reflects their stories. While this…
Cartoonist, writer Calyn Pickens-Rich was born in Paris to American parents. After being introduced to Charles M. Schulz as a child – an adult who also habitually drew the same characters and made a career of it – she created the universe of Dill. Her experiences at her Parisian high school…
The Sundance channel has ordered an original series about a crime-fighting, Black gay veteran of the Vietnam war. Hap and Leonard, based on a novel series by the same name, follows the adventures of the temperamental veteran and his best friend who work for a former police officer turned private investigator…
