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Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer will star in a new film!

Also Read: Octavia Spencer on Bringing the Story of Madam CJ Walker to the Screen With 'Self Made'The project will be presented in association with Film4, which developed it with Raw. Film4’s Daniel Battsek, Ollie Madden and Julia Oh are executive producing.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer have been cast in Invasion, a sci-fi thriller pic from BAFTA-winning UK filmmaker Michael Pearce (Beast).I can also reveal that Amazon Studios has taken worldwide rights to the project and will produce alongside American Animals outfit Raw and UK funder Film4, which backed development.The script is written by Pearce with Joe Barton (The Ritual).

The full list of 2020 Emmy Award nominations were just released this morning and a ton of them are first time nominees!

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorDozens of 2020 Primetime Emmy nominees are celebrating their first-ever nods. They include Cate Blanchett for her work in Mrs.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterWhen it comes to the conversation of diversity and inclusion in Hollywood, representation of the disabled community is becoming more and more front and center.

BOSTON -- Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer says Hollywood needs to do better casting people with disabilities. The star of “The Help” and “Hidden Figures” is part of a new video campaign timed with the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act this month.

There have long been calls for more diversity in Hollywood casting, but Olivia Spencer is reminding that people with disabilities also need to be represented onscreen.

A six-year-old named Bridger is getting some big-time love from the Marvel Cinematic Universe after the brave boy placed himself between an attacking dog and his younger sister in order to keep her from harm, requiring 90 stitches after his act of heroism.

Mark Ruffalo and Octavia Spencer are cheering for a young boy after he put his life on the line in order to save his little sister’s life.

In a time when people are hoping to educate themselves on Black history and experiences, many have turned to watch The Help, the 2011 flick starring Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Emma Stone set in 1960s Mississippi.

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Viola Davis has previously said she has one major acting regret and it is starring in “The Help." Now, Davis is speaking out about the film again. The actress slammed the movie in a recent Vanity Fair article and said it was “created in the filter and the cesspool of systemic racism.” Davis, 54, played the role of maid Aibileen Clark who worked for a white family in the 1960s.

Will Thorne Staff WriterFor two seasons on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” June (Elisabeth Moss) had to repress her feelings and anger for fear of retribution. In Season 3 of the Hulu drama, she was finally able to forge her own path as a leader, to “give people a piece of her mind,” as Moss puts it.Many of the biggest female roles on TV this year involved capturing that same restraint.

As discussions of racism are driven to the forefront, a 2011 movie with racism at its core has jumped to the top spot on Netflix in the U.S. as “The Help” takes the #1 spot, as reported by People.

The Help is currently the number one film on Netflix and it’s problematic during this time.

Viola Davis, 54, took to social media to share some pics of her experience protesting with Octavia Spencer, 48, Yvette Nicole Brown, 48, and more at a protest to stop racial injustice in the wake of George Floyd‘s tragic death. The actress included a lengthy caption with her photos that described the passion she feels for standing up for black Americans as her and Octavia’s 2011 film The Help, in which they play black women serving white families, surges in views and gains criticism.

As discussions of racism are driven to the forefront, a 2011 movie with racism at its core has jumped to the top spot on Netflix in the U.S. as “The Help” takes the #1 spot, as reported by People.

Octavia Spencer is ensuring medical facilities are properly equipped.

Octavia Spencer has donated respiratory monitors to medical facilities in Alabama and New York.

Octavia Spencer is doing something wonderful to help out amid the global health crisis.

Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer put their friendship to the test on Monday's episode of The Tonight Show. Jimmy Fallon quizzed the friends of 20 years on simple facts about each other in a game called "BFF Showdown." The host kicked off the game by asking McCarthy where Spencer went to college.

How much do BFFs Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer really know about each other?

Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer are best friends—or so they thought. The Thunder Force stars put their 20-year friendship to the test during Monday's at-home episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with a virtual game called BFF Showdown, where host Jimmy Fallon asked Melissa and Octavia questions to see who knows each other better.

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Widespread efforts to get healthy meals to hospital workers are getting a boost from a cadre of Hollywood insiders. Octavia Spencer, Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, Joel McHale, Aimee Carpenter and Leslee Feldman have teamed with Frontline Foods, a grassroots organization formed amid the current novel coronavirus crisis that raises funds to pay local restaurants to prepare meals for hospital and health care workers.

By Bruce Haring

Tom Holland’s animated Pixar movie Onward has made up for its poor performance at the box office by leading the ‘Trending Titles’ on the Disney+ on-demand streaming service.

Bong Joon-ho’s well-regarded Snowpiercer is finally making its way to Blu-ray in May 2020. The 2013 movie has never been available before on the HD format, or DVD for that matter, but the Snowpiercer UK Blu-ray will finally make its debut on the 25th May. This is great news.

By Jenelle Riley

NEW YORK -- Madam C.J. Walker may be one of America’s most successful “pull yourself up by your own bootstrap” stories, but many have never heard of her. However, that’s changing, thanks to the recent release of a Netflix limited series starring Octavia Spencer.

Octavia Spencer is no stranger to playing inspiring women, and in her new miniseries, she's portraying a real-life icon.

Finding the look for Netflix’s new four-part series “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker” was something costume designer Karyn Wagner describes as “being in heaven, and a smorgasbord of design.”

Octavia Spencer initially appears as Madam C.J. Walker — the legendary turn-of-the-century hair entrepreneur and America's first self-made millionairess of any race — as a boxer in the ring.

1. WestworldSeason 3 debut The highly anticipated third season of the sci-fi western series returns following a chilling cliffhanger and a 16-month hiatus. Evan Rachel Wood, Tessa Thompson, Jeffrey Wright, Rodrigo Santoro and Ed Harris are all back with new additions to the cast — Aaron Paul, Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi, Lena Waithe, Vincent Cassel, and Marshawn Lynch.When: Sunday on HBO and Crave

Octavia Spencer is sending her best to Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson and all those affected by coronavirus.