Arthur Ashe Biopic in Development From ‘Da 5 Bloods’ Writer Kevin Willmott

A biopic of music visionary, impresario and iconic The Beatles manager Brian Epstein is in the works, with Swedish filmmaker Jonas Akerlund tapped to direct it. Midas Man will chartEpstein's role in the cultural revolution of the 1960s and highlight his unparalleled yet often uncelebrated influence on pop music.

Respect, had its debut on Sunday night at the . The trailer starts off with Jennifer Hudson—in a shimmering gold dress—belting out the song Franklin made iconic, "Respect." The word is lit up behind her in giant letters.

Kanye West has promised that the first taste of his forthcoming album ‘God’s Country’ will be a track called ‘Wash Us In The Blood’, with a video coming later today.The video will be directed by filmmaker, cinematographer and contemporary artist Arthur Jafa, whose acclaimed 2016 work ‘Love is the message, the message is Death’ incorporated West’s track ‘Ultralight Beam’.KANYE WESTARTHUR JAFAPROJECT 02WASH US IN THE BLOODFROM THE FORTHCOMING ALBUM GOD'S COUNTRYTODAYSTILL #WESTDAYEVER

unch! In this throwback photo from 1993, 5-year-old Rob poses for a family portrait session.

MGM on Sunday released the teaser trailer for its upcoming Aretha Franklin biopic Respect, starring Jennifer Hudson. The film follows the rise of Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom.

Dave McNary Film ReporterCate Blanchett’s untitled Lucille Ball biopic and Sylvester Stallone’s “Little America” are among a dozen projects selected for $40 million tax credit allocations by the California Film Commission.The list, unveiled Monday, includes “Moonshadow,” the story of a transgender teen sent to conversion camp, which also has a trans creative team, cast and crew; “Ashes to Ocean,” which revolves around an Asian family; “The Test,” which focuses on immigration and citizenship;

Millie Bobby Brown‘s upcoming Netflix series, Enola Holmes, could be in a bit of trouble.

Millie Bobby Brown‘s upcoming Netflix series, Enola Holmes, could be in a bit of trouble.

Arthur Conan Doyle’s estate has filed a lawsuit against Netflix for copyright infringement after the streaming juggernauts used part of Sherlock Holmes’ works as a way to title one of their new series, Enola Holmes. More importantly, the series revolved around some of the author’s work and plotlines as well.

Also Read: Animator Glen Keane Reaches for the Stars in Trailer for Netflix's 'Over the Moon' (Video)“After the stories that are now in the public domain, and before the Copyrighted Stories, the Great War happened,” the lawsuit said. “In World War I Conan Doyle lost his eldest son, Arthur Alleyne Kingsley.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorThe estate of Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is suing Netflix, Legendary and the author, writer and director behind the upcoming film Enola Homes over copyright and trademark issues.The movie stars Millie Bobby Brown as the much-younger sister of Sherlock Holmes, who proves to be a highly capable detective in her own right. The pic is based on The Enola Holmes Mysteries book series by Nancy Springer, who also is a defendant.

Back in 2014, it was first reported that Jamie Foxx would be playing Mike Tyson in a biopic, yet the project wound up languishing in development for years — until now.

Also Read: Netflix Pulls Episode of Bob Odenkirk and David Cross's 2015 Comedy Show Over Blackface SketchThe 10-episode series, which Wheeler and Miller adapted themselves, is set to debut on July 17.Daniel Sharman, Matt Stokoe, Lily Newmark, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Emily Coates, Billy Jenkins, Bella Dayne and Peter Mullan also star. Executive producers are Wheeler, Miller and Leila Gerstein.

Donald Findlay has revealed successfully defending Paul Ferris for murder was his top courtroom moment.The QC represented Ferris when he was accused of killing Arthur Thompson junior in 1992.He was sensationally acquitted of the death and, at the time, it was the longest and most expensive criminal trial in Scottish legal history, costing £4 million and lasting 54 days.Ferris was a teenager when he was recruited as an enforcer for Glasgow's biggest crime clan boss, Arthur Thompson.He had been

Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and BlacKkKlansman co-writer Kevin Willmott have teamed for a biopic onArthur Ashe, the civil rights activist and the only Black man to have won the men's singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open and the Australian Open. Oscar-winner Willmott, a frequent collaborator of Spike Lee and co-writer of the filmmaker's latestDa 5 Bloods, will pen the screenplay.

Dave McNary Film ReporterA biopic about Wimbledon tennis champion and African American civil rights activist Arthur Ashe is in the works at Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group and Warner Music Group.Academy Award winner Kevin Willmott, whose credits include “BlacKkKlansman” and “Da 5 Bloods,” will write the screenplay, which has the full support of the Arthur Ashe Estate.Ashe’s inspirational story started on the public tennis courts in Richmond, Va., as he eventually rose to become