Paramount Buys Musical Drama ‘Mighty Oak’ for June Theatrical Release (EXCLUSIVE)

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterWalt Disney Studios is developing an original movie musical based on the songs of American treasure Lionel Richie, Variety has learned exclusively.Tentatively titled “All Night Long,” the new project will use some of Richie’s greatest hits in a live-action project being developed with a theatrical release in mind, sources said.Richie and his manager Bruce Eskowitz are producing the project with Cavalry Media executives Dana Brunetti and Matt Del Piano.

John Oliver held back tears during a breathtaking episode of Last Week Tonight devoted to discussing the scourge of police brutality in the United States, and Donald Trump‘s “f**king disgusting” response to the protests. “All week long, protesters have continued to fill the streets in all 50 states in the wake of the horrific murder of George Floyd by the police,” Oliver said on the June 7 episode.

Mark Hamill has lauded his Star Wars co-star John Boyega for giving an emotional speech during a Black Lives Matter protest in London.

It seems that System of a Down bandmates Serj Tankian and John Dolmayan differ in their opinions. This week, both musicians shared their thoughts on President Donald Trump's handling of the protests breaking out across the country in Instagram posts.

Star Wars‘ Mark Hamill told co-star John Boyega he has “never been more proud of him” after the young actor gave an impassioned speech at London’s Black Lives Matter protest on Wednesday (June 3, 2020).

The drummer said Trump was "the most attacked president"

The tragic death of George Floyd in Minnesota last week sparked outrage and has seen people across the world move to take a stand in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.The 46-year-old African-American father died after a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, knelt on his neck for nine minutes until he could no longer breathe.

Maya Jama attended the peaceful protest held in London's Hyde Park in support of the Black Lives Matter movement on Wednesday.Thousands of people gathered in the capital's park to peacefully voice their outrage over the senseless killing of American man George Floyd at the hands of policemen last week.

Love Island winner Amber Gill and fellow co-star Yewande Biala, along with Liam Payne and Game of Thrones actress Nathalie Emmanuel joined the Hyde Park protest in support of Black Lives Matter.They were just some of the famous faces that came out to hear Star Wars actor John Boyega's passionate speech following the wrongful killing of African-American man George Floyd, 46, in Minneapolis.The police officer involved in Floyd's death, Derek Chauvin, 44, has since been arrested and charged with

John Boyega recently showed up to participate in the protests against the killing of George Floyd and all the other black victims of police brutality and fearlessly addressed the rally. Over the last few days, various Hollywood celebrities have broken the COVID 19 social distancing rule to join the anti-racism solidarity protests taking place across the USA.

Dream Hampton, the executive producer of Lifetime’s record-breaking documentary “Surviving R. Kelly,” has been attached to direct and executive produce a Cineflix Productions mini-series on the Tulsa race massacre.

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Earlier this week, Donald Trump sparked controversy when he used a song from the rapper, TI, to attack Joe Biden in a campaign ad. The video uses lyrics from the song, “Whatever You Like,” with much of the lyrical content changed to suit his message.

Darren Criss is becoming a force on TV in recent years. He won a Golden Globe and Emmy award for his work in “American Crime Story,” and he just recently starred in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series “Hollywood.” And now, he’s taking control of his next series, titled “Royalties,” on Quibi.

By Ellise Shafer