Jurnee Smollett on 'Lovecraft Country,' Becoming a Scream Queen and 'Birds of Prey' (Exclusive)

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[This story contains spoilers for the second episode of HBO's Lovecraft Country, "Whitey's on the Moon."] "You're darker than I expected." Those are the words Samuel Braithwhite (Tony Goldwyn) greets Tic (Jonathan Majors) with upon their first meeting in "Whitey's on the Moon," the second episode of HBO's Lovecraft Country — and it's a line that immediately informed Goldwyn's interpretation of the Order of the Ancient Dawn cult leader.

[This story contains spoilers for the second episode of HBO's Lovecraft Country, "Whitey's on the Moon."] With an opening scored to Ja'Net DuBois' "Movin' On Up," best known as the theme song for television's The Jeffersons, the first few minutes of Lovecraft Country's second episode suggest things are indeed moving on up for Tic (Jonathan Majors), Leti (Jurnee Smollett) and George (Courtney B.

Lovecraft Country, HBO's genre-melding new horror drama, has a predominately Black cast, which is rare to see in mainstream horror, sci-fi or any of the the other pulp genres the series operates in. Showrunner Misha Green, using author Matt Ruff's book as a template, consciously put her flag down for Black people on the cosmic horror subgenre of 1900s horror writer H.P.

Angelique Jackson Throughout Hollywood history, Black actors have played a limited role in onscreen explorations of the past, often serving in small supporting roles or simply not appearing at all. And, as such, Black people’s place in history often goes unnoticed off-screen and the context necessary to understand the racial tensions of the current moment is lost.“In essence, our history has been so overlooked.

Jurnee Smollett is dishing on the possibility of playing Black Canary again!

HBO’s new series “Lovecraft Country” — and is joined by nightmarish beasts from the works of author H.P. Lovecraft.In the series, produced by Jordan Peele and JJ Abrams, stars Jonathan Majors, Courtney B.

Audrey Cleo Yap “Lovecraft Country” marks the second time Jurnee Smollett and creator Misha Green have worked together, extending their creative relationship from two seasons on WGN’s historical drama “Underground” to HBO’s buzzy horror series, based on the novel of the same name by Matt Ruff. The show is executive produced by Jordan Peele and J.J.

is shining a light on buried histories of America. Created by Misha Green and executive produced by Jordan Peele and J.J.

Also Read: Monstrous Racists and Literal Monsters Come Out to Terrorize in HBO's 'Lovecraft Country' Trailer (Video)Based on Ruff’s book, “Lovecraft Country” follows Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors) as he journeys with his childhood friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett) and his uncle George (Courtney B. Vance) on a road trip from Chicago across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father Montrose (Michael Kenneth Williams).

Jurnee Smollett has signed with CAA. The actress, previously with ICM, will next been seen in Jordan Peele's period sci-fi series Lovecraft Country on HBO.

According to Jurnee Smollett, she has been subjected to sexual harassment on a regular basis while working in Hollywood. Hot New Hip Hop picked up on comments from the actress today in which she explained how she has been harassed on nearly every set.

Birds Of Prey actress, who maintains her brother’s innocence, said the incident has been an ordeal for the whole family, and that she was already in “a very dark space” when it happened.Her older brother Jussie was accused of orchestrating a racial hate crime in January 2019, to which he pleaded not guilty.

The Hollywood Reporter Thursday, stating her support loud and clear: “I believe my brother.”“It’s been f—ing painful,” Smollett said of the legal proceedings that have surrounded her brother since he was accused of faking a hate crime and filing a false police report last year.