Issa Rae And David Heyman Team To Produce Tanya Smith’s Memoir ‘Ghost In The Machine’ For Netflix

In the wake of Black Pantherstar Chadwick Boseman's death from colon cancer on Friday, Hollywood figures took to social media to pay tribute to the actor, who died at age 43 after a four year struggle with the disease. According to an official statement from the actor's representatives, Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016.The actor died at his home in Los Angeles, surrounded by his wife and other family members.

earned a whopping eight Emmy nominations this year, including Outstanding Comedy Series and a Lead Actress nod for creator and star Issa Rae. As it turns out, Rae’s ripple effects of inspiration began many years ago for co-star Sujata Day.Day, best known for her role on the series as Sarah — part of the “We Got Y’all” gang — first met Rae on Twitter over eight years ago.

This year, the Television Academy nominated six women across the six cinematography categories. Though their field remains largely dominated by men, these women identify shifts in hiring practices as a step toward more diversity on set.

Octavian has finally announced details around his highly anticipated debut album, after a year filled with successful singles and features.In addition to the album announcement, he has also shared new single ‘Famous’, enlisting the likes of Gunna and SAINt JHN to jump on the track with him.“The concept of ‘Fame’ should be connected to the celebration of ones [sic] achievements, unfortunately nowadays it is the glamorisation of unthought-about entertainment,” Octavian explained of the track in a

Angelique Jackson The creative team behind HBO’s hit series “Insecure” has a lot to celebrate at the moment: The fourth season of the comedy nabbed eight Emmy nominations, including best comedy series.

In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Insecure co-creator and actress Issa Rae talked about knowing her worth as a Black creative in Hollywood."For me, my longevity will be opening the door for others," she said.Issa Rae is fully aware of the impact her career in Hollywood can have on opening the door for other Black creatives.

Daphne Greenfield celebrated her 100th birthday last weekend at her Sydney nursing home with family and friends.

Issa Rae is all about helping and elevating Black creatives in Hollywood. The creator and star has normalized Black lives onscreen with her HBO show and other projects — and it's something she prides herself on.«For me, my longevity will be opening the door for others,» Rae, 35, tells in a new interview published Wednesday, adding that it also means leaving a legacy with her work.

William Earl administratorHBO is bringing quarantined celebrities to the small screen with their new original film “Coastal Elites,” and the just-released trailer shows the lighter side of isolation. The film, the latest in a slew of pandemic programming, stars Issa Rae, Bette Midler, Kaitlyn Dever, Dan Levy and Sarah Paulson as several people telling their socially-distanced stories from across the United States.

Also Read: 17 New Summer TV Shows Ranked by Premiere Viewers, From 'Tough as Nails' to 'United We Fall' (Photos)From playwright and screenwriter Paul Rudnick and directed by Jay Roach, the 1-hour, 30-minute social-distancing satire, which “tells contemporary stories of characters breaking down and breaking through as they grapple with politics, culture, and the pandemic,” will debut Saturday, Sept.

We’re on the precipice of a million different shows and films taking the COVID-19 pandemic and turning it into fodder for plot and entertainment. And though that’s to be expected whenever a major world event happens, it’s pretty insane that we’ve seen something like “Coastal Elites” not only be conceived, written, and produced in such a short time, but it will actually get released while the US is still dealing with the pandemic on a day-to-day basis.

Fraser T Smith — renowned for producing hit records and critically acclaimed albums by the likes of Adele, Stormzy and Dave — has made excellent use of his packed contacts book in assembling ’12 Questions’, the ambitious, expansive and challenging debut album under his Future Utopia moniker.Set for release on October 23 via Platoon and Smith’s own label 70Hz, ‘12 Questions’ was built around a series of thought-provoking and universal topics, ranging from the environmental crisis to the

Angelique Jackson A film adaptation of Femi Fadugba’s YA fantasy novel “The Upper World” is in the works at Netflix, with Oscar nominee Daniel Kaluuya on board to star and produce.Kaluuya will play Esso, who is at the center of the film’s time-bending tale, producing the movie alongside Screen Arcade’s Eric Newman and Bryan Unkeless. Newman brought the novel to Netflix, which has acquired the worldwide rights to adapt it into a feature film.

Selling Sunset’s Heather Rae Young was overjoyed to say yes to Tarek El Moussa’s proposal on July 25 and now they’re wasting no time turning their attention to wedding planning.On their one year anniversary, HGTV’s Flipping 101 star shut down Descanso Beach on Santa Catalina Island to ask her to marry him and the Netflix star was thrilled to say yes.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTalk about a bad [bleep] Addison Rae!The future of TikTok may be uncertain — as the Chinese-owned app’s forced sale talks with Microsoft continue — but the the most popular influencers on the platform have reaped a huge haul from their short-form celebrity.Addison Rae leads a new list of the top-earning TikTok stars, generating income of about $5 million for the 12-month period ending in June 2020, according to a report from Forbes.

Issa Rae is opening up about preparing for her new role in Coastal Elites.

plays a philanthropist who runs in the same circles as Ivanka Trump.“For me, this is kind of an education because I do tend to try to avoid as much of the Trump family as possible.