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Freeman, 86, told The Post. “But somewhere in my early teens it occurred to me, well, that’s fine, but where am I in this? I don’t see any representation of me and, when I did, I didn’t appreciate it as much.“The biggest [black] stars of my time were Mantan Moreland, Willie Best and Stepin Fetchit.”Freeman, who says in “761st Tank Battalion” that he’s “been chasing this story forever,” is an executive producer of the intensely researched two-hour documentary, which traces the history of the first black tank unit to serve in combat during World War II –– fighting the Nazis in France and, as part of the 71st Infantry Division, helping liberate the Mauthausen Nazi concentration camp in the closing days of the war.“History tends to overlook this,” said Freeman, who hosts the documentary and interviews Robert Andry, a 98-year-old survivor of the 761st Tank Battalion, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J.

EXCLUSIVE: Blackfin, the Lionsgate-backed production company behind series including Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez, has a new Head of Documentaries.

Thania Garcia Peso Pluma doesn’t need to prove his pop stardom. In just a span of a year, the 24-year-old Guadalajara, Mexico native has achieved many historic firsts, starting with his aptly titled “Genesis” LP — the first regional Mexican record to claim a top-five rank on the all-genre-inclusive Billboard 200 albums chart. He’s mastered a distinctive range, too, collaborating with Latin music’s biggest stars — Kali Uchis, Karol G and Becky G, just to name a few — and along the way, has represented the recent increase of regional Mexican music’s popularity in the United States and other parts of the world.

EXCLUSIVE: Lori McCreary and Morgan Freeman‘s Revelations Entertainment is partnering with the podcast Ear Hustle — part of the Radiotopia podcast network from PRX — on a docuseries adaptation.

My Dead Friend Zoe, directed by Kyle Hausmann-Stokes and co-written with AJ Bermudez, weaves a complex tapestry of trauma, memory, and the enduring strength of human connection. Starring Sonequa Martin-Green and Natalie Morales in the lead roles, with support from Utkarsh Ambudkar, Ed Harris, Gloria Reuben, and Morgan Freeman, this film delves deep into the psychological aftermath of warfare, presenting a narrative that is both intimate and expansive.

Selome Hailu Molly Shannon has joined the cast of “Only Murders in the Building” Season 4 in a recurring role. Though plot details for the season remain under wraps, Shannon will play a high powered Los Angeles businesswoman who finds herself drawn into the world of the investigation in New York.

Fresh off a Super Bowl win, Travis Kelce is on his way to Hollywood.Or, at least, to Austin, Texas.The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, and famous boyfriend of pop star Taylor Swift, will make his executive-producing debut with the new indie “My Dead Friend Zoe,” which will have its world premiere at the South by Southwest fest in early March.The dramedy, directed by Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, stars Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales, Ed Harris and Morgan Freeman, and is about a veteran reuniting with her Vietnam-vet dad — while having conversations with her deceased best friend.Interestingly, the film was financed with the help of green energy tax credits through President Biden’s 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. According to Variety, it’s the first film to do so.“Hollywood is risky, right? On a scale of one to 10, Hollywood, it is a 9.5.

Tatiana Siegel Joe Biden didn’t score an endorsement from Taylor Swift on Super Bowl Sunday, as some had predicted. But her boyfriend Travis Kelce is using the president’s renewable energy tax credits to finance the film “My Dead Friend Zoe.” The SXSW-bound indie, which stars Natalie Morales, Ed Harris and Morgan Freeman, marks Kelce’s first foray into movies, with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end serving as an executive producer.

Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan just competed on The Traitors together, but there seems to be trouble in paradise IRL.

Chris Pratt will be working with a familiar face on one of his next movies!

You might hear the title, Driving Madeleine (French title: Une Belle Course), and then read the logline about a driver taxiing a 92-year old woman around Paris and instantly think “Aha! It is a French Driving Miss Daisy!” Well, having absolutely nothing to do with that 1989 Best Picture Oscar winner that so memorably starred Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman, the two films do have something in common. They are both irresistibly cast with exceptional veteran stars who each grab the heart and never let go.

Dave Chappelle is back on Netflix with a new comedy special that drops on Dec. 31 and features Morgan Freeman.

Michaela Zee Netflix has released the official trailer for Dave Chappelle’s newest comedy special, “The Dreamer.” The trailer is narrated by Morgan Freeman, who also makes an appearance alongside Chappelle. “What do you dream about? Not the dreams you have in your sleep: the ones you hold in your heart.

George Clooney is hinting at a possible Ocean’s Eleven reunion movie!

George Clooney has confirmed that a fourth Ocean’s movie is currently in the works.While promoting his new film The Boys In the Boat, the actor told Uproxx that a script has been written for the next instalment of the heist franchise, and that the story will be set after the events of 2007’s Ocean’s 13.“We have a really good script for another Ocean’s now, so we may end up doing another one,” Clooney said. “It’s actually a great script.”Clooney added that the film won’t be called Ocean’s 14, saying: “Well… I don’t want to call it that… I mean, the idea is kind of like Going in Style.”The 1979 heist comedy Going In Style, directed by Martin Brest, saw three elderly men with no criminal experience attempt to rob a bank.

The Motion Picture & Television Fund’s second annual Lights, Camera, Take Action! Caring for Hollywood’s Crews telethon exceeded its fundraising goal by raising $786,512 on Saturday night, the nonprofit said.

In Taylor Sheridan’s Special Ops: Lioness on Paramount+, Laysla De Oliveira shocks and awes as Cruz Manuelos, a military recruit who escapes the mean streets to go undercover in the CIA’s war against terrorism.

The Netflix TV Top 10 was shaken up last week due to a few new offerings.

Bill Burr has taken over Netflix for the second week in a row.

Now You See Me franchise has officially been confirmed.According to Screen Daily, major film studio Lionsgate International are set to launch AFM (American Film Market) sales next week for the sequel, with Ruben Fleischer (Venom, Zombieland) to direct, and Alex Kurtzman and Bobby Cohen returning to produce.The franchise, which launched in 2013, follows a group of highly skilled magicians and illusionists using their talents and tricks to commit crimes and stage multi-million dollar heists. With the franchise as a whole earning close to $700 million, it was only a matter of time before another sequel would be announced, with the third instalment first hinted at back in 2015.The third movie in the series will see reprisals from some of Hollywood’s greats, with Woody Harrelson, Morgan Freeman and Jesse Eisenberg returning in their main roles.

Morgan Freeman is sharing his thoughts on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.

EXCLUSIVE: Former NFL star Vernon Davis (The Serial Killer, Chariot) has joined the cast of Destry Allyn Spielberg‘s feature debut Please Don’t Feed the Children.

Joseph Baena is celebrating entering his late 20’s. The athlete and actor revealed that he spent his birthday participating in the Malibu Triathlon, showing off his hard work while in a Speedo. Arnold Schwarzenegger shares a hilarious post about subscribing to his newsletterJoseph Baena reveals how his father Arnold Schwarzenegger has impacted his fitnessA post shared by Joseph Baena (@joebaena)Baena shared his birthday post on Instagram, where he shared a clip of himself running out of the water, exhausted after completing the triathlon.

Brad Pitt finally got to take home his brand-new custom motorcycle this week.

David Fincher’s latest feature, The Killer, earned 6 minutes and 45 seconds of applause Sunday evening after the lights went up on the film’s world premiere screening at the Venice Film Festival.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Chloe Melas, a journalist whose work covering the entertainment industry has helped her gain traction at CNN, will join NBC News starting August 21. Melas will be charged with coverage of “the intersection of entertainment, business and culture and report for all platforms of NBC News, including Digital, and MSNBC,” according to a memo from Catherine Kim, senior vice president of NBC News Editorial.

The trailer for Josh Hutcherson and Morgan Freeman‘s new action thriller has been released!

G20, an action-thriller from Amazon and MRC that Viola Davis was set in November to both produce and lead, has been granted an interim agreement from SAG-AFTRA, the guild revealed via its website on Friday.

Billy Ray is back for the 13th installment of Deadline Strike Talk, the weekly podcast that began at the start of the Writers Guild strike against AMPTP. With writers and actors petrified at the job cutting and ecosystem-destroying potential of AI, Ray re-engages the technology in conversation, as he did in his week seven podcast. But this time, with a new twist.

shredded the Sheridan-created show in a near-lethal takedown, where she calls out the series as “an unabashed work of military propaganda that positions the United States Armed Forces as the ‘strong’ who ‘protect the weak.'”Described by Paramount+ as being “inspired by an actual US Military program,” the show follows Joe (Zoë Saldaña) through her work and private life as “the tip of the CIA’s spear in the war on terror.” The series boasts boldfacers like Nicole Kidman (who executive produced as well) and Morgan Freeman. It offers a fictionalized account of a group of female fighters who worked to root out women terrorists at the height of the War on Terror, after 9/11.

The Gray House, a Civil War spy drama series that is being produced by Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman, is the latest high-profile project to land an interim agreement from SAG-AFTRA.

in Thursday's which is probably my favorite episode of the series so far. (Don't read into that in regards to whether they rekindle their romance or not!) However you feel about Aidan—or Carrie and Aidan—I think you'll appreciate the growth from both of these characters. “I'm not surprised that people have strong feelings about Aidan,” Sarah Jessica Parker tells Glamour about his return. “There's so much affection for him, but there are those that had huge affection for Mr.

inspiration for Paramount’s forthcoming action thriller “Special Ops: Lioness,” which debuts Sunday and stars Zoe Saldaña, 45, alongside Oscar winners Nicole Kidman, 56, and Morgan Freeman, 86. The eight-part series — a brainchild of Taylor Sheridan, the visionary behind “Yellowstone” and “Sons of Anarchy” — follows the journey of a young Marine named Cruz Manuelos (Laysla De Oliveria, 31, of Netflix’s “Locke & Key”).She’s recruited by the CIA’s Lioness Engagement Team to befriend the daughter of a terrorist group leader in an effort to ravage the criminal organization. Saldaña, who plays “Joe,” the station chief charged with readying new recruits for undercover operations, explains the significance of the niche program to De Oliveira’s “Manuelos” in the first episode, noting the evolution of their task force’s duties over the past two decades. “When the Lioness team was first formed we needed female soldiers to frisk and interrogate female insurgents,” she says. “What we do now is locate the wives and the girlfriends and daughters of these high value targets and we place an operative close to them,” continues Joe.

Christopher Nolan‘s Dark Knight trilogy are some of the most beloved superhero movies of all time, but does he intend to return to the genre?

Laysla De Oliveira still can’t believe she got to work with such huge names on “Special Ops: Lioness”.

Paramount+ has canceled the red carpet premiere of upcoming series “Special Ops: Lioness” amid the recently enacted SAG-AFTRA strike, TheWrap has confirmed.“In light of today’s news of an official SAG strike, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the red carpet premiere of ‘Special Ops: Lioness,’ planned for Tuesday, July 18,” the streamer wrote in a statement. “We recognize this is disappointing news and apologize for any inconvenience it causes.