‘The Color Purple’ Musical Being Turned Into Film From ‘Black Is King’ Director Blitz Bazawule

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: LBI Entertainment has signed award-winning Emmanuel Adjei for management. Adjei most recently co-directed Beyonce’s virtual album Black Is King, along with Beyonce, Ibra Ake and Blitz Bazawule.

Also Read: Regina King's Feature Film Directorial Debut 'One Night in Miami' Acquired by AmazonThe men in question are Cassius Clay (Eli Goree, “Riverdale”), in Miami to battle Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship; his friend and spiritual adviser Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir, “Noelle”), who’s helping Clay embrace Islam even as Malcolm is parting ways with his own mentor, Elijah Muhammad; NFL legend Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge, “The Invisible Man”), who’s just starting to dip his toes into a

John Oliver on Sunday used the entirety ofLast Week Tonight to discuss the incendiary rhetoric from Donald Trump and others during the Republican National Convention, which the host tied to the deadly shooting during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin last week.

WNBA players made a strong statement in honor of 29-year-old Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man who was shot by a Kenosha, WI police seven times. The Washington Mystics took the court in white shirts that spelled out Jacob’s name on the front, and had seven bullet holes on the back, representing the seven times he was shot.

NBA, WNBA, MLB, NHL and MLS. They also turned what was supposed to be a routine telecast — by COVID-era standards — for Zora Stephenson into a breaking-news situation.Stephenson, the Bucks sideline reporter with Fox Sports Wisconsin, was on the air just before team members read a statement declaring that “our focus today cannot be on basketball,” after the killing Sunday in Kenosha, Wisc.

Lil Rel Howery delivered a poignant message about social justice while guest hosting the latest episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live“.

Lil Rel Howery delivered a poignant message about social justice, while guest hosting the latest episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live“.

sat out of their scheduled playoff game against the Orlando Magic in the wake of Jacob Blake's shooting. Blake, a 29-year-old Wisconsin man, was shot in the back multiple times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday.

Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old Black man who was shot several times by police. Authorities on Wednesday hunted for a possible vigilante seen on cellphone video opening fire in the middle of the street with a rifle.

Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Wisconsin man, was shot in the back multiple times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday. Graphic video footage of the incident shows Blake — who was reportedly trying to break up a fight when police arrived on the scene — walking away from officers, who have their weapons drawn. When he approaches the driver's side door of a parked SUV, one officer reaches out to grab his shirt and fires multiple shots into his back.

Hirokazu Kore-eda is one of the best filmmakers working today. Full stop.

Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Wisconsin man, was shot in the back multiple times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday. Graphic video footage of the incident shows Blake — who was reportedly trying to break up a fight when police arrived on the scene — walking away from officers, who have their weapons drawn. When he approaches the driver's side door of a parked SUV, one officer reaches out to grab his shirt and fires multiple shots into his back.

Also Read: 'The Color Purple' Broadway Musical to Get Movie AdaptationScott Sanders, who produced the Tony-winning Broadway version, will produce the big-screen musical with Oprah Winfrey and Quincy Jones. Steven Spielberg is back as well, as producer.The book was previously adapted as a 1985 feature film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Whoopi Goldberg in her film debut as Celie.