‘What’s Going On’: Allen Hughes To Direct WB’s Marvin Gaye Biopic Coming In 2023

“Saturday Night Live” director Paul Briganti is set to direct Chris Pratt in the indie comedy “The Black Belt” for Monarch Media, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.The coming-of-age film will star Pratt as an eccentric uncle who trains his shy teenage nephew in the ways of karate.

“Saturday Night Live” director Paul Brigandi is set to direct Chris Pratt in the indie comedy “The Black Belt” for Monarch Media, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.The coming-of-age film will star Pratt as an eccentric uncle who trains his shy teenage nephew in the ways of karate.

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A new Marvin Gaye biopic is on the way, a script by poet and playwright Marcus Gardley having been snapped up by Warner Bros. The project will be brought to the screen by ‘Menace II Society’ director Allen Hughes, with Dr Dre and Jimmy Iovine also on board as producers.“This is so personal for me”, Hughes tells Deadline.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterThe pandemic brought TV and film production to a screeching halt last spring, and even when it restarted, it put the kibosh on live audiences for a while. For stand-up comedians from Kevin Hart to Chelsea Handler, figuring out how to make people laugh — safely — in the middle of one of the toughest years in modern history was a feat unto itself.British comedian London Hughes moved to the U.S.

Marvin Gaye biopic What’s Going On, directed by Allen Hughes.Hughes, who is best known for directing films such as Menace II Society and Dead Presidents with his brother Albert, will also produce the film alongside Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine – both of whom were the subject of his 2018 docu-series The Defiant Ones – and Andrew Lazar.“This is so personal for me,” Hughes told Deadline.

Ellise Shafer administratorIn celebration of the 50th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s seminal album “What’s Going On,” a street in Detroit has been named “Marvin Gaye Drive.”The street naming was revealed during an event on Saturday hosted by Motown Museum and Detroit City Councilman Roy McCalister, kicking off the Detroit Avenue of Fashion’s Juneteenth festivities. The celebration was attended by Gaye’s brother, Antwaun Gay, along with other members of his family.

Sophia Bush has a big smile on her face while out with boyfriend Grant Hughes on a walk around New York City on Friday (June 18).

Haley Bosselman editorWarner Bros. has acquired Marvin Gaye biopic “What’s Going On,” Variety has confirmed.“What’s Going On” has been in the works for a number of years.

Sophia Bush holds hands with boyfriend Grant Hughes while leaving her hotel on Thursday (June 17) in New York City.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 for his contribution to soul music and the Motown sound. Rolling Stone ranked the “What’s Going On” album No.

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has landed What’s Going On, a biopic of iconic soul singer Marvin Gaye that Allen Hughes will direct, and produce with Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine and Andrew Lazar.