Lena Waithe to Produce ‘A Thousand And One,’ Directorial Debut of Sundance Fellow AV Rockwell

Robin Wright is starring in the upcoming movie Land and she also made her directorial debut on the feature film!

Robin Wright has certainly made her mark in front of the camera. She was the subject of Cary Elwes’ affection and left him—quite literally—rolling in “The Princess Bride.” She also played the same kind of role opposite Tom Hanks in “Forrest Gump,” beckoning him and generations of film fanatics to get those legs moving! And let’s not forget her portrayal of the Vice POTUS and POTUS in Netflix’s “House of Cards.” She’s done all that and much more in her 30+ year career.

Lena Waithe is launching a mentorship program to give marginalized storytellers a boost. Waithe’s production banner, Hillman Grad Productions, has unveiled the Hillman Grad Mentorship Lab, a program designed to provide opportunities for marginalized storytellers to connect, grow, and accelerate their careers in television and film, according to today’s announcement.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterEmmy winner Lena Waite’s production company has launched a 10-month mentorship lab to help shepherd a new generation of storytellers and executives.Hillman Grad Productions is now accepting applicants to its inaugural lab, one that provides opportunities for marginalized storytellers to connect, grow, and accelerate their careers in television and film.Tuition-free, the program grants 25 fellows the opportunity to enhance creative skills through personalized

Lena Waithe’s production company, Hillman Grad Productions, is launching a new mentorship program The Hilman Grad Mentorship Lab and accepting applications. The Lab provides opportunities for marginalized storytellers to connect, grow, and accelerate their careers in television and film.

EXCLUSIVE: Adam Anders, the producer of Netflix’s The Prom and the longtime executive music producer of the mutli-award winning series Glee, will make his directorial debut early next year on the Monarch Media, SPACE + ART Entertainment and STORY Collective musical feature Road To Bethlehem.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterRobin Wright’s directorial debut “Land” will debut in theaters next year.The drama, which stars Wright and Demian Bichir, is set to release in the U.S. on Feb.

Focus Features continues its steady rollout of movies into 2021 with the release of Robin Wright’s feature directorial debut drama Land on Feb. 12, 2021, just in time for Oscar qualifications which have a cutoff date of Feb. 28.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterBenicio Del Toro has joined the feature film “Reptile” as star and executive producer, Variety has learned exclusively.The Black Label Media project will also mark the feature directorial debut of Grant Singer, the prolific music video director whose collaborators include The Weeknd and Taylor Swift.Del Toro will play Nichols, a hardened New England detective unflinching in his pursuit of a case where nothing is as it seems, one that begins to dismantle the

Taraji P. Henson will be making her feature directorial debut with a high school-set comedy Two-Faced.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Lena Waithe has teamed with Amazon Studios and Big Beach to develop a series based on a play by Obehi Janice, titled Ole White Sugah Daddy.

Oscar nominated and Golden Globe winning actress Taraji P. Henson is making her feature directorial debut the Bron Studios’ drama Two-Faced in which she’ll also star.

Henson was nominated in 2009 for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and earned two Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe win for her work on the hit Fox TV series “Empire.” She is set to star in and produce a spinoff series based around her “Empire” character, Cookie Lyon.BRON Releasing and UTA Independent Film Group will oversee film sales and distribution. Henson is represented by M88, UTA, Ziffren Brittenham and The Lede Company.

Focus Features will release Boogie, Eddie Huang’s feature directorial debut, on March 5, 2021.

Viggo Mortensen makes his directorial debut and stars in the upcoming film, “Falling”.

Also Read: Viggo Mortensen Explains How His Family History Influenced Directorial Debut 'Falling' (Video)“Falling” follows John (Mortensen) who lives with his partner, Eric (Chen), and their daughter, Mónica (Gabby Velis), in California, far from the traditional rural life he left behind years ago. John’s father, Willis (Henriksen), a headstrong man from a bygone era, lives alone on the isolated farm where John grew up.

With “Falling,” Viggo Mortensen does it all. He stars in, wrote, and directed, and composed the score for the film.

EXCLUSIVE: Quiver Distribution has landed U.S. rights to Falling, the directorial debut of Oscar-nominated actor Viggo Mortensen that had its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. A theatrical, digital and on-demand release is set for February 5.

Meagan Good and Tamara Bass would team up to make their feature directorial debut,, a drama about the power of sisterhood. And ET can exclusively debut the trailer for their movie.The film is about four childhood friends — played by Bass, Good, Mekia Cox and Meagan Holder — who are forced back together when one of them suffers a crisis.