Jill Scott Set to Play Mahalia Jackson in Biopic for Executive Producers Queen Latifah, Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx‘s new show is heading to Netflix!

Netflix has ordered a comedy series starring Jamie Foxx titled “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me,” Variety has learned.The multi-camera series is inspired by Foxx’s relationship with his daughter, Corinne Foxx. The series will also star David Alan Grier, Kyla-Drew, Porscha Coleman, and Jonathan Kite.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVNetflix has given a formal series green light to Dad Stop Embarrassing Me, a father daughter comedy starring and executive produced by Oscar winner Jamie Foxx.

Also Read: Lily Collins Is an Adorable, Dorky American in First 'Emily in Paris' Teaser (Video)The series marks Foxx’s return to scripted TV, where he got his start with “The Jamie Foxx Show” at The WB, which he co-created with Evans. That series ran for five seasons.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNetflix has ordered a comedy series starring Jamie Foxx titled “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me,” Variety has learned.The multi-camera series is inspired by Foxx’s relationship with his daughter, Corinne Foxx. The series will also star David Alan Grier, Kyla-Drew, Porscha Coleman, and Jonathan Kite.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaVery few fundraising events bring together the combined talents of Zooey Deschanel and former United States Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, but that’s exactly what’s happening Sunday with United to Save the Vote.

"This is our first thing back from the pandemic," says actor Matt Bomer (star of Netflix'supcoming The Boys in the Band) of his new gender-neutral eyewear capsule collection with actress Ashley Benson (Pretty Little Liars). Their collaboration is the latest from Benson’s Privé Revaux brand, which also has backers including Jamie Foxx and Hailee Steinfeld.

Superpowered people can be extremely tough to put on film.It’s really easy for them to look “cartoony”, and unrealistic to viewers. Directors of ‘Project Power’ Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman know that, so they decided to use as many practical effects as possible, and I’m always for that.In the above interview, Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Dominique Fishback take us behind the scenes and into their super-powered world.

Jamie Foxx is no stranger to superhero films. While he has yet to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Oscar-winning actor has played a villain in the ‘Spider-Man’ franchise (though in a terrible movie) and is a superpowered badass in the new Netflix film, “Project Power.” And, if the stars align, he’s supposed to suit up and play the protagonist in the “Spawn” film.

Dominique Fishback was flying from her home in New York City to Los Angeles for a chemistry test with Jamie Foxx when she lost her wallet. Having appeared in and HBO's, the 29-year-old was up for perhaps her largest part yet — a leading role in Netflix's summer blockbuster — and wasn't going to let the mishap distract her from this opportunity.

Super Mario Bros. at some point.

Jill Scott is set to play Mahalia Jackson in the upcoming biopic Mahalia!, based on the novel Mahalia Jackson written by Darlene Donloe.As reported by Deadline, Mahalia! will also be produced by Queen Latifah, Jamie Foxx, Shakim Compere and Holly Carter.

Eli Countryman Queen Latifah and Jamie Foxx have teamed up to executive produce a new film about the life of civil rights activist and gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, starring Jill Scott.Shakim Compere and Holly Carter will also executive produce “Mahalia!.”“This is such an incredibly important story to tell and we’re thrilled to work with Jamie on the project,” Latifah said in a statement.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Grammy award winning Black Lightning and Why Did I Get Married? actress Jill Scott will play the Queen of Gospel, Mahalia Jackson in a new big screen version, Mahalia!, that’s being executive produced by Jamie Foxx, Queen Latifah and her partner Shakim Compere and Clark Sisters EP  Holly Carter.Written by Richard Hocutt, Mark Gould and Tricia Woodgett, Mahalia! is based on the novel, Mahalia Jackson, by Darlene Donloe.During a

Jamie Foxx is remembering his late friend Kobe Bryant. During Wednesday's episode of , the 52-year-old actor joked about the «incredible cantankerous relationship» he shared with Bryant, who died earlier this year in a helicopter crash.«We would always go after each other,» Foxx recalled. «I remember he came to see my show, when I was doing a show in Los Angeles, and my whole group was Lakers fans.