Viola Davis’ Warrior Epic ‘The Woman King’ Set for 2022; George Foreman Biopic Moves to 2023

by the murder of George Floyd by a white police officer the following month.The criminals in the Arbery case had claimed without evidence that the 25-year-old was involved in a spate of neighbourhood burglaries and said they were acting in self-defence.All three men were convicted today (November 24) after the jury returned unanimous decisions in court in south Georgia [via The Guardian].Travis, who shot Arbery three times with a pump action shotgun, was convicted on all nine counts, including

“The Last Defense.” The seven-part series explored the racial injustices baked into the American justice system and capital punishment process through the lens of Jones’ story. It also covered the case of Darlie Routier, a Texas mother convicted and sentenced to death for the 1996 murders of her two children.

John Davis and John Fox from Davis Entertainment.“To say getting to make a show about a place I love, with my friends Jackie and David, and Randall Park as our star is a dream come true, somehow feels like an understatement,” Ramos said in a statement.

EXCLUSIVE: Star Trek: Discovery is heading home.

Will Smith is one giving guy! The star spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier about what it was like to play Venus and Serena Williams' father, Richard, in the film, and why he gave everyone on set of the film a special bonus.«All I can do is my part, so it's always an honor and a pleasure for me to do my part, and everybody put in brilliant work.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMagnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, has acquired North American rights to “Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend.” The film is a currently in-production sequel to “Ip Man: Kung Fu Master,” which Magnet previously released.“Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend” is written and directed by Li Liming and produced by Beijing-based Kai Pictures.

Angelique Jackson “The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks” is set to be framed in a new documentary on Peacock, from award-winning directors Yoruba Richen and Johanna Hamilton and produced by Emmy Award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien’s SO’B Productions.Currently in production, the project marks the first ever full-length documentary about the civil right icon, which expands Parks’ story beyond her historic bus boycott in Montgomery, Ala.

who died in September, was previously attached to play Doc Broadus.Whitaker most recently starred opposite Jennifer Hudson in the Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect” and he can currently be seen in Epix’s “Godfather of Harlem,” for which he also serves as executive producer. He is next set to star in “Havoc,” opposite Tom Hardy and Timothy Olyphant.

The First Lady.The political drama series will focus on the lives of three first ladies: Michelle Obama (played by Viola Davis); Betty Ford (played by Michelle Pfeiffer), and Eleanor Roosevelt (played by Gillian Anderson).According to Showtime, the first season will trace “their journeys to Washington through an enlightening intimacy”.You can check out the first photo of Davis as Michelle Obama below (via Entertainment Weekly), alongside O-T Fagbenle (Black Widow) as President Barack Obama.A

EXCLUSIVE: Four-time Grammy Award winner Angelique Kidjo, Jimmy Odukoya, Thando Dlomo and Jordan Bolger have rounded out the ensemble of TriStar Pictures’ The Woman King, starring Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis and Thuso Mbedu. Lashana Lynch, Adrienne Warren and John Boyega are also on board with Gina Prince-Bythewood directing. eOne is on board to co-finance the pic.

Big news stories always tend to find themselves turned into films and TV shows eventually. And when the evacuation of the American military in Afghanistan became headline news this summer, mainly for how it was seemingly mishandled, it became clear that someone in Hollywood would quickly jump on it.

who recently passed away, was previously attached to play Doc Broadus, who was Foreman’s trainer and mentor.“The Woman King” is a historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Sony has dated TriStar’s The Woman King from Gina Prince-Bythewood to open on Sept. 16, 2022.

Terese Davis, costume designer for the film "Rust," has spoken out regarding the on-set tragedy. On Oct.

Helen George and her partner Jack Ashton pulled out all the stops for Halloween this year by dressing up as characters from The Addams Family.MORE: Helen George sparks sweet reaction with rare snap of her mini-me daughterTaking to her Instagram page on Monday, the Call the Midwife star shared a fabulous new picture of herself Morticia and Jack as Gomez Addams while their daughter Wren looked pretty uncanny as the couple's daughter, Wednesday Addams.WATCH: Helen George in Call the Midwife season

EXCLUSIVE: Even with his latest film The Tender Bar gearing up its awards-season campaign, George Clooney’s next film is gaining momentum. The Oscar winner has tapped Callum Turner to star in The Boys in the Boat from MGM and Smokehouse Pictures, with Clooney and his Smokehouse partner Grant Heslov co-directing. Mark L. Smith adapted the screenplay.