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Kevin Turen, producer of Euphoria and The Idol, has died. He was 44.

Mansa, a free, ad-supported streaming service centered on Black culture, has struck a distribution deal with AMC Theatres to have its original features and series exhibited in theaters nationwide.

EXCLUSIVE: Theo Rossi has joined the Netflix Amblin Jaume Collet-Serra directed feature thriller Carry On opposite Jason Bateman, Taron Egerton and Sofia Carson.

American Skin and the screenplay for A Routine Stop are uncanny:As detailed in the complaint, “In 2017, the Shaw brothers submitted their screenplay to the TV One Screenplay competition, which is a contest organized with and supported by the American Black Film Festival. While the brothers’ screenplay did not win the competition, it was circulated to a group of industry professionals who served as judges.

The Sundance Institute will present the 2021 Vanguard Award to “CODA” filmmaker Siân Heder and “Summer of Soul” director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, the institute announced Thursday.

Also Read: Nate Parker Apologizes for Response to Rape Accusation, Gets Support From Spike LeeBut the film’s buzz was derailed after the resurfacing of rape accusations against Parker and his “Birth of a Nation” co-writer Jean Celestin in 1999, when he was a student at Penn State University. The two men were accused of raping a young white woman on campus and later starting a harassment campaign against her.

EXCLUSIVE: American Skin is coming to BET+ next week.

Several years ago, after his success debuting “The Birth of a Nation” at film festivals, it seemed that Nate Parker was bound to become one of the most exciting filmmakers in America.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentVertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Nate Parker’s police brutality drama “American Skin,” which world premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2019 and won the Sconfini section’s best film award.Vertical is planning a theatrical and digital release for January 2021, which would make the movie eligible for the Oscars.

Dave McNary Film ReporterDavid Oyelowo and director Nate Parker are collaborating again on the drama “Solitary.”The film also stars Olivia Washington, Barry Pepper and Jimmie Fails. Oyelowo will play a wrongfully imprisoned man who’s been released after seven years of solitary confinement.

David Oyelowo will soon be seen starring in “Sweet Thunder”, an upcoming big-screen biopic about legendary boxer Sugar Ray Robinson, and he was promoting the film Wednesday at TIFF.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorGiven the controversies and allegations that surrounded Nate Parker, it came as a surprise to many when it was announced that the filmmaker would be directing David Oyelowo’s new film “Sweet Thunder,” a biopic about boxing great Sugar Ray Robinson.“I have a pretty good discernment when it comes to good people,” Oyelowo said during a conversation at Variety’s Virtual TIFF Studio presented by Canada Goose while promoting his directorial