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SZA will make her movie acting debut alongside Euphoria’s Chloe Cherry in Tuna Melt, according to reports.The film is being written and directed by writer and restaurateur Eddie Huang and is the figure’s second movie project following his directorial debut Boogie last year.According to Deadline, Tuna Melt has been compared to “an updated Pulp Fiction meets High Fidelity”. Huang will also star in the film, taking the lead role as a hitman who, after rendering his services, meets the love of his life.SZA is set to play Huang’s love interest, while Cherry’s role has yet to be disclosed.

Angelique Jackson Filmmaker, actor, chef and television personality Eddie Huang (“Boogie,” “Fresh Off the Boat”) has signed on to direct a new documentary exploring the rise and surprising fall of Vice Media. In a dramatic turn of events, the digital media company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May after boasting a valuation of $5.7 billion in 2017. Earlier this month, Vice Media Group announced a new restructuring plan and layoffs in the wake of its bankruptcy and $350 million asset sale.

EXCLUSIVE: Hybe America has elevated James Shin to the role of President of Film and Television for both the company and its Scooter Braun subsidiary SB Projects, where he’s worked for seven years, most recently serving as EVP, Film & Television.

EXCLUSIVE: Showtime has axed King Shaka, its upcoming epic drama series, executive produced by Antoine Fuqua, which tells the sweeping story of the Zulu Empire founder.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Philippines-born, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter-producer Eyedress has signed with RCA Records and dropped a new, Valentine’s Day-themed single, “Flowers & Chocolate,” the label announced today (Feb. 13). The song’s accompanying music video, directed by Eddie Huang (author of “Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir” and director/writer of the upcoming film “Tuna Melt,” starring SZA and Chloe Cherry), finds Eyedress cruising around Los Angeles in a red convertible filled with flowers as he rushes home to impress his partner. Eyedress has moved between a multitude of musical styles since his 2019 breakthrough single “Jealous,” which has been certified platinum by the RIAA. Last year, he made his Coachella debut and released his “Full Time Lover” album, which featured the Neptunes’ Chad Hugo and got a remix from Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine on the song “House of Cards.”

SZA is pivoting to Hollywood. Deadline reports that the TDE artist will star opposite writer and director Eddie Huang in his upcoming movie Tuna Melt.

EXCLUSIVE: Grammy-winning singer SZA and Euphoria breakout Chloe Cherry have signed on to star alongside Eddie Huang (Boogie) in Tuna Melt, an off-beat dramedy that he wrote and will direct for SB Projects and Ryder Picture Company.

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh Off the Boat producer/author and Boogie filmmaker Eddie Huang has a new one hour drama in the works at Showtime, entitled Panda.

Constance Wu tweeted today after a three-year break from social media, and she’s opening up about her attempting suicide following the backlash she received over comments she made about the sixth-season renewal of her ABC series Fresh Off the Boat.

EXCLUSIVE: Taylour Paige (Zola) has signed on to star alongside Vito Schnabel in The Trainer, the upcoming dark comedy, which Tony Kaye (American History X) is directing from a script by Schnabel and Jeff Solomon.

Antonio Ferme editorReel Works honored industry leaders who are paving the way in terms of diversity and representation during its virtual 20th anniversary gala on May 26.Hosted by “Hamilton” star Bryan Terrell Clark, “Insecure” star Issa Rae was honored with a Changemaker award along with the inclusion rider trio of Fanshen Cox, Tasmin Plater and Kalpana Kotogal.

Haley Bosselman editorWith his feature directorial debut, “Boogie,” Eddie Huang wanted to challenge his audience.“It was always white people in school that were like, ‘Oh, I love “Catcher in the Rye,” I love Holden Caulfield,’” says Huang.

Shalini Dore Features News EditorVariety will bestow its inaugural Voice of Inspiration Award to filmmaker Eddie Huang at the Reel Works Film Festival.The honor will be presented each year to a creative who is using their platform to tell interesting stories and inspire others.

Eddie Huang is the true definition of a multi-hyphenate in Hollywood. We’re talking someone that is a famous chef and restauranteur, an author of a best-selling memoir, which was turned into a critically-acclaimed sitcom, “Fresh Off the Boat,” a TV show host of travel and cooking shows, and now a writer-director of a feature film, “Boogie.” And according to Huang, all that other stuff has been leading to the making of “Boogie” and his arrival as a feature filmmaker.

Great news for AMC which threw open the doors to its Century City and Burbank locations Monday after a year of being shutdown due to Covid restrictions:

EXCLUSIVE: “That’s the first time I’ve seen the movie in a movie theater; I get chills,” beamed filmmaker Eddie Huang tonight watching his feature directorial Boogie at the AMC Century City 15.

Today marks the release date of Boogie, the debut feature film from Taiwanese-American chef Eddie Huang. The film, a coming-of-age basketball drama, stars Pop Smoke as Monk in his first and final film role.

I am a cultural appropriator. I think I’m a white person from Colorado.

Even though it’s moving at a slower pace than many would like, the vaccine rollout is starting to gain some traction and in turn, moviegoers are going to start setting foot in theaters — safely of course. That said, the specialty box office space might be hearing some more coin drop into its piggy bank in the forthcoming months. It’s been quite a journey, but we’ll get there slowly yet surely.

“Fresh Off the Boat” was adapted into a network sitcom that he narrated, has also worked as a corporate lawyer, a chef and restaurateur, a clothing designer and a TV host.Now, with his new film “Boogie,” in theaters March 5, Huang is adding director to that list — and it just might be his favorite gig yet. “You get to play with people,” said Huang, who grew up in Orlando and now divides his time between New York, Los Angeles and Taiwan.

Taylor Takahashi has a hell of an origin story. Just five years ago, he moved from his Bay Area hometown of Alameda to Orange County to work as a personal trainer.

Eddie Huang in the final moments of our conversation. The disclaimer is unanticipated if completely unnecessary, considering Huang, a restaurateur-turned-memoirist-turned-culture critic-turned-filmmaker, has been outspoken about what's important to him his entire career, but never solely to provoke.Sure, his reaction to, the ABC series inspired by his memoir about growing up the child of Taiwanese immigrants, caused its fair share of hubbub.

Shortly before the 2015 series premiere of ABC’s Fresh Off the Boat, the network sitcom loosely based on Eddie Huang’s memoir, the lawyer-turned-chef-turned-author unleashed a take-no-prisoners denouncement of the the first Asian-American family comedy on broadcast TV in more than 20 years. “That show is a lie,” Huang recalls telling its executive producer Melvin Mar, whom he calls an “Uncle Chan” in the piece.

Also Read: 'Fresh Off The Boat' Writer Eddie Huang's Basketball Drama 'Boogie' Scores March ReleaseBoogie has transferred to City Prep, whose basketball team he describes as “hot trash,” because he wants to be noticed by college recruiters. He’s gotten some nibbles, but no scholarship offers, and his debt-ridden parents are pushing him to get a free ride on his way to the NBA.

Nick Schager Film CriticFor subtlety’s sake, it’s better if coming-of-age stories don’t feature subplots in which characters are asked to pen their own autobiographical tales of maturation, and then spend time debating the merits of J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye” as well as their personal similarities to its protagonist, Holden Caulfield.

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Pop Smoke features prominently in the new trailer for Eddie Huang’s upcoming film Boogie – you can check out the clip below.The late New York rapper, who was killed in a shooting in February last year, stars alongside Taylor Takahashi and Taylour Paige in the movie, which he also contributed music to.

On March 5, Eddie Huang's film BOOGIE will be released. The movie follows Alfred “Boogie” Chin (played by newcomer Taylor Takahashi) who chases his dreams of a basketball scholarship while dealing with school, love, and his rival Monk, played by the late rapper Pop Smoke.

As a postmodern jack-of-all-trades, restaurateur, author, and food personality Eddie Huang has never shied away from being an onscreen presence. He’s been on several food-related TV shows over the last decade on MTV, Viceland, and The Cooking Channel.

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Where you know her from: Playing Ahsha Hayes on VH1’s series “Hit the Floor” and Dussie Mae, girlfriend to the titular blues singer played by Viola Davis, in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”Where you’ll see her this year: In the title role of “Zola,” the 2020 Sundance-acclaimed (and then long-delayed) dramedy based on a 2015 tweetstorm about two strippers on a turbulent, violent road trip.

Pop Smoke will make his posthumous film debut in the upcoming film Boogie, set to arrive next year.The film, which will be released on March 5, follows high-school student Alfred “Boogie” Chin – played by Taylor Takahashi – who has dreams of becoming a basketball star. Pop Smoke takes on the role of Chin’s on-court rival, Monk.Boogie will also feature unreleased music from the late rapper, as well as a cameo from fellow New York MC, Dave East.“He gave me a thousand percent,” Eddie Huang, the

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

Also Read: Pop Smoke Death: Nicki Minaj, Chance the Rapper Lead Outpouring of Tributes to Slain Rapper“Boogie” also stars Taylour Paige, Pamelyn Chee, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Alexa Mareka, Mike Moh and Perry Yung.The producers are Josh Bratman of Immersive Pictures, Josh McLaughlin of Wink Productions, and Michael Tadross.

A number of Lynn Shelton’s famous friends and collaborators came together on Tuesday night for an emotional tribute honoring the late director three months after her death.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: HBO Max has won an auction and committed to a put pilot on Chinos, an original animated series idea from Fresh Off The Boat creator Eddie Huang. Raf Martinez, Huang’s producing partner under their Color Correct banner, acclaimed tattoo artist Dr.