Director Gina Prince-Bythewood Says Revealed That Sony Is Unsure ‘Silver & Black’ Will Work Without Spider-Man

Angelique Jackson On her way to becoming one of the most prominent Black female writer-directors in Hollywood, Gina Prince-Bythewood heard her fair share of the word “No.”But the director of “The Old Guard” says overcoming her fear of failure has been key to her success.

This past week has been pretty great for filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood.

The Old Guard director Gina Prince Bythewood is reportedly going to direct a historic drama called The Woman King which will feature Oscar winning actress Viola Davis. A news report in Variety states that the upcoming historical drama titled, The Kingdom of Dahomey will see Viola Davis essaying the role of Nanisca.

After releasing comic book movie Old Guard on Netflix to critical acclaim, Gina Prince-Bythewood has found her next project. Prince-Bythewood will direct Viola Davis in period action drama The Woman King for Sony's TriStar.

Janet Lee editorShooting a love scene is not so different than filming an action sequence.Just ask director Gina Prince-Bythewood, who makes her action debut with Netflix’s “The Old Guard.” Until now, she’s been known for romantic dramas like “Love and Basketball” and “Beyond the Lights.” “Have a beginning, middle and end. Make sure it’s character-driven.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorIn the wake of Netflix recently streaming Skydance’s Old Guard, that pic’s director Gina Prince-Bythewood is looking to direct The Woman King at TriStar for Oscar winner Viola Davis.The movie is set in The Kingdom of Dahomey, which was a powerful state of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Justin Kroll Film ReporterGina Prince-Bythewood is set to direct TriStar Pictures’ “The Woman King,” starring Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis.The film is a historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

While the world has finally been able to witness what filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood is able to do with a big action blockbuster in the Netflix feature, “The Old Guard,” the film isn’t the first attempt by the filmmaker to launch a comic book franchise.

This past weekend arguably saw the largest number of original films enter the streaming and VOD markets since movie theaters closed down in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. While “Palm Springs” looks like it was the first significant movie hit in Hulu history it’s clear that another film dominated viewership across the globe.

The latest news update about Charlize Theron's recently released Netflix film suggests that the action thriller could have a possible sequel. The film which ended on a suspense note, when one of the immortals who was perceived to be dead, shows up alive.

According to a royal photographer who worked with Prince Harry throughout much of his adult life, the ex-royal has simply “lost the plot,” Page Six reported. Arthur Edwards, 79, claims the Prince’s recent criticism of the British Commonwealth was a massive insult to the Queen and the family’s legacy.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorGina Prince-Bythewood has always wanted to direct an action movie.Her dream was finally realized with “The Old Guard,” an adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name about a group of immortal mercenaries (Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthew Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari and Luca Marinelli).“I, for a long while, never thought I’d get the opportunity to make one given the way Hollywood loves to work,” Prince-Bythewood, 51, tells

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerGina Prince-Bythewood is very intentional about her projects, which explains why she’s only directed five films in a 20 year-career that began with her helming debut, 2000’s Love & Basketball. “I don’t ever want to put something out that is not good, so that’s my internal drive,” she told Deadline.That intentionally is what led Prince-Bythewood to The Old Guard, and a comic book genre that she had been itching to tackle.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIt’s 2020 and “Love and Basketball” director Gina Prince-Bythewood has achieved a Hollywood first — she’s the first Black woman to direct an action-comic book film, and her editor, Terilyn Shropshire (“When They See Us”) has the same distinction.“It’s whack,” comments Prince-Bythewood of the historic moment.“The Old Guard,” which premieres on Netflix July 10, is based on the graphic novel by Greg Rucka, who also wrote the screenplay.

As a good rule of thumb, assume that whatever filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood is doing now will become common industry practice within five years. Her films have always served as a beacon of quiet yet radical corrective energy pointing towards a cinema that practices the virtues it so frequently signals.

Jenny Slate has addressed her decision to step aside from voicing her lead character on the Netflix animated series “Big Mouth”.

50 Cent, 45, thinks ex Vivica A. Fox, 55, is “still in love” with him after she responded to his recent controversial comments about black women getting “angry” when he dates “exotic” women. The rapper shared a video clip of the actress talking about her feelings on the topic and although she said she thinks he has “f**kboy tendencies” and “can’t handle a black woman”, he didn’t hesitate to claim that her anger means she’s not romantically over him.

the reach of films with Black leads. Her biggest to date, “The Secret Life of Bees,” from 2008, made just under $40 million.

Scarlett Johansson will play Black Widow for what seems like the last time in Marvel Cinematic Universe in the standalone movie. The Black Widow movie was set to release in May.