Jill Scott to star as Mahalia Jackson in new biopic

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.

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.

Pete Davidson, John Cena and Idris Elba‘s comic book supervillains were revealed in a new Suicide Squad teaser on Saturday, August 22.Director and writer James Gunn shared a behind-the scenes look at the movie and the cast during the DC FanDome virtual convention, telling fans of the eagerly awaited sequel that “it’s going to be different from any superhero movie ever made.”Margot Robbie reprises her role from the 2016 movie as Harley Quinn, alongside other returning stars Viola Davis (Amanda

Project Power is Netflix's newest big, dumb, seemingly algorithmically-generated action movie. It's about a drug that gives people superpowers for five minutes at a time that's sweeping the streets of New Orleans and causing a lot of problems.

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.

Miley Cyrus, 27, and Cody Simpson, 23, have called it quits — but there’s no bad blood! The Aussie crooner took to his Instagram Story after she dropped her new single “Midnight Sky” on August 14, and congratulated her on the song. “So proud of you.

In “Project Power,” a new supercharged, high-concept Netflix film and oblique run at the superhero genre; 1) disposable black and brown people in New Orleans are used as guinea pigs for a new experimental street drug that gives users unpredictable and fleeting superpowers for five minutes; 2) a sympathetic cop uses those same narcotics to “level the playing field” in a city riddled with crime and corrupt superiors who pass on amplified bad guys to secretive feds or men in black without

Machine Gun Kelly instantly bonded with his Oscar-winning co-star on the set of their Netflix movie “Project Power,” which premieres Friday.“I’ll never forget walking on the set my first day, and I hear [my song] ‘Rap Devil’ blaring,” Machine Gun Kelly told The Post of the New Orleans shoot. “And I was looking for the source of the music, and it was Jamie Foxx playing it out of a loud boombox in his chair … What a cool way to start off a relationship between an O.G.

Jill Scott is ready to play the queen. The Grammy-winning singer and sometimes actress has signed on to topline Mahalia! playing the queen of gospel Mahalia Jackson in a new biopic that counts collaborators in Jamie Foxx and Queen Latifah, two stars who have navigated the moves from music and movies to critically acclaimed biopics with successful results.

Sharon Osbourne and Ozzy Osbourne promise their biopic will be far more authentic than “Bohemian Rhapsody”.

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