Ronald ‘Khalis’ Bell, Kool & the Gang Co-Founder, Dies at 68

Disney reportedly cast "Grown-ish" star Yara Shahidi to play Tinker Bell in its upcoming live-action adaptation of "Peter Pan." The film will be called "Peter Pan and Wendy" and is set to be directed by David Lowery ("Pete's Dragon," "The Old Man & the Gun"). Deadline reported the news of Shahidi's casting, and also reports that Jude Law will play Captain Hook.

Black-ish star Yara Shahidi has been cast as Tinker Bell in Disney‘s upcoming live-action Peter Pan movie, Peter Pan And Wendy.According to Deadline, Shahidi, best known for her role as Zoey Johnson in the shows Black-ish and Grown-ish, has been tapped up to star as the tritagonist fairy in David Lowery’s reworking of Disney’s 1953 animated classic.Shahidi’s casting marks the first time a person of colour has filled the role that has traditionally been played by white actors.It follows the news

Also Read: Jude Law in Talks to Play Captain Hook in Disney's Live-Action 'Peter Pan & Wendy'Shahidi is known for her roles on “Black-ish” and “Grown-ish” but has also carved out a movie career in films such as “The Sun Is Also a Star” and and the animated “Smallfoot.”Following its release of the live-action remake of “Mulan,” which opened in theaters abroad and also through premium video on demand, Disney has a handful of other live-action takes on animated classics in the works, including “The

Disney is making a live-action remake of Peter Pan and the role of Tinker Bell will be played by Yara Shahidi!

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles County health officials confirmed on Tuesday the county meets the criteria to move into a less-restrictive phase of the California’s economic-reopening roadmap. But there’s a catch.The county must maintain those numbers for two consecutive weeks before the state will move it out of the most-restrictive “purple” tier and into the slightly less onerous “red” tier.If L.A.

Kool & The Gang co-founder and producer Ronald “Khalis” Bell has died at the age of 68, Variety reports and Pitchfork points out. Bell, who composed, arranged, and performed on many of the band’s greatest hits including “Celebration,” formed the band with his brother Robert “Kool” in the mid-60s, and went on to find huge success, including two Grammys and induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Ronald Bell was a musician who co-founded Kool & the Gang and wrote and composed songs including their 1980 No. 1 hit, “Celebration.”Also known as Khalis Bayyan, Bell co-founded Kool & the Gang along with his brother, Robert “Kool” Bell, and several neighborhood friends in 1964.

Ronald "Khalis" Bell, one of the co-founders of the funk, R&B and pop supergroup Kool & the Gang, died suddenly Wednesday at his home in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Sujata Murthy of Universal Music Enterprises announced.

Ronald “Khalis” Bell, a co-founder, singer and producer of the group Kool & the Gang, has died. He was 68.

Kool & the Gang co-founder and singer, Ronald “Khalis” Bell, is dead. He was 68.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerRonald “Khalis” Bell, a cofounder and singer of Kool & the Gang who wrote some of the group’s biggest hits, has died at age 68. Bell died at his home in the US Virgin Islands Wednesday morning, according to publicist Sujata Murthy. No cause of death has been released.Kool & the Gang was formed in 1964 in Jersey City, New Jersey by brothers Robert “Kool” Bell and Ronald “Khalis” Bell.

Kool & The Gang co-founder Ronald Bell has died aged 68, a representative for the singer has said.

Kool & The Gang, has died, aged 68.According to a statement made by his publicist, the self-taught multi-instrumentalist died “suddenly” today (September 9) at his home in the U.S. Virgin Islands, with his wife Tia Sinclair Bell by his side.