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Angelique Jackson MACRO Film Studios and Confluential Films has announced the start of production on the new film “Young. Wild. Free.”Directed by Thembi Banks (“Insecure,” “The Sex Lives of College Girls”), the movie stars Sanaa Lathan, Algee Smith, Sierra Capri and Mike Epps.

EXCLUSIVE: The “Pay It Forward” PSA was launched during the Producers Guild Awards tonight, featuring a group of producers discussing producing.

Hello, and welcome to the Scene to Seen Podcast. I am Valerie Complex Associate editor and film writer at Deadline. 

Charna Flam Netflix has released the first official trailer for the satirical conspiracy film “They Cloned Tyrone,” starring Oscar winner Jamie Foxx, Golden Globe winner John Boyega and Teyonah Parris. “They Cloned Tyrone” will premiere on Netflix on July 21. Ahead of its streaming release, the movie will debut at the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) on June 14. The film wrapped in April 2021, according to Boyega’s Instagram account. Per the film’s official logline, “A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio (Boyega, Parris and Foxx) onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy in this pulpy mystery caper.”

Today, Dr. L Stacy Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, in collaboration with the Adobe Foundation, debuts a new, first-of-its kind ranking system, The Inclusion List, to show the world just who is doing it best when it comes to representation in theatrically-released films.

www.Inclusionlist.org, The Inclusion List is a new, data-driven ranking that provides the 100 most inclusive theatrical releases from 2019 to 2022. Topping the list among all such movies was Gina Prince-Bythewood’s acclaimed and crowd-pleasing “The Woman King.” The Inclusion List, appearing at www.inclusionlist.org, is a new data-driven ranking that provides the titles of the 100 most inclusive theatrically released films from 2019 to 2022.

EXCLUSIVE: Macro Film Studios, Confluential Films and No Label Productions are collaborating on the film Young. Wild. Free. Sanaa Lathan (The Perfect Guy), Algee Smith (Judas and the Black Messiah), Sierra Capri (On My Block) and Mike Epps (The Upshaws) star.

Sasha Urban editorAfter a two-year hiatus, the Producers Guild of America  is returning for its 12th annual Produced By Conference — to be held on June 11 and 12 at the Fox Studio Lot in Century City — and announced on Friday the first round of speakers.The confirmed speakers include Academy Award winner Viola Davis, her husband and producing partner, veteran producer Julius Tennon (“The First Lady”), “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane, television producer Betsy Beers (creative partner at Shondaland) and comedy leader Mike Farah (CEO, Funny or Die).The conference will feature a networking reception, panels, Q&As and its signature Mentoring Roundtables. This year’s Produced By will also feature the return of the Pitch Perfect session, which sees a handful of pre-selected attendees pitching their projects in front of an audience of producers and executives.

Sports drama Like It's the Lastfrom Queen Sugar writer Felicia Pride is in development with mega-producer Will Packer. Pride will pen the screenplay for the project that is set in the world ofcollegiatetrack and field.

Will Packer and James Lopez are developing Like It’s the Last, a romantic drama set in the world of collegiate track & field, from Grey’s Anatomy and Queen Sugar writer Felicia Pride. Packer and Lopez will produce the project via the Will Packer Productions banner.

iHeartMedia and Will Packer Media,the production and branded content company led by producerWill Packer, will partner on a slate of original scripted and unscripted podcasts. iHeartMedia and Packer previously worked together on the true-crime podcast “Fight Night,” an examination of one of Atlanta’s most infamous armed robberies that took place on the night of Muhammad Ali’s historic 1970 return to boxing.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: Actress and recording artist Ryan Destiny, best known for starring in the Lee Daniels Fox series, Star, has been tapped as the lead in Oracle, a psychological horror film that is being produced by Will Packer and James Lopez via Will Packer Productions.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerWill Packer Productions has hired Johanna Byer as Executive Vice President of Motion Pictures.

Will Packer Productions has tapped Johanna Byer to be the executive vice president of motion pictures, reporting directly to the banner's president, James Lopez. In her new role, Byer, who joins Will Packer Productions from France's Gaumont, will develop and produce the company’s feature film projects, working closely with filmmakers, directors and other talent.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorChad Sanders and Chris Spencer are set to write the Universal Pictures-Will Packer Productions sports drama One and Done. One and Done will center around one of the nation’s top high school athletes and his unprecedented decision to attend an HBCU.“This is a timely story about a young man’s journey of discovery at an HBCU and his fight against the NCAA system,” said Packer about One and Done which he’ll produce with James Lopez.Universal

Kevin Hart and Malcolm D. Lee are reteaming for a Universal comedy from Broad City writers Lucia Aniello and Paul W.