Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are reprising their roles as Agent J and Agent K in the science fiction/comedy franchise they made famous. MIB will be making a big-screen return after 10 years since the second film, and this time it has an interesting new angle.
The official trailer for the Screen Gems’ Think Like a Man, the film adaptation of Steve Harvey’s book was released earlier today. The ensemble cast includes Taraji P. Henson, Morris Chestnut, Michael Ealy, Kevin Hart, Meagan Good, and Gabrielle Union.
In the romantic comedy, four men have their love lives turned upside down when their ladies buy Harvey’s book and start taking his advice. But they decide to take matters into their own hands, shifting the tables on the women.
Chris Brown also has role in the film, playing the boyfriend of Meagan Good’s character and look for a cameo from Keri Hilson in the movie, which hits theaters nationwide on March 9.
Trey Songz is known for delivering thrills on stage, and now he’ll be cooking up frights on the big screen. The R&B crooner is set to make his acting debut in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Songz will play one of the leads in Lionsgate’s 3D horror flick, the latest revisualization of Tobe Hooper’s 1974 classic about a group of teenagers who encounters a family of cannibals in Texas.
The 26-year-old singer will star as the male lead and the boyfriend of actress Alexandra Daddario in the Millennium/Nu Image film directed by John Luessenhop (Takers). It will hit theaters on October 5, 2012.
Songz will get to show off his physical, romantic, and heroic sides in the movie, which shoots later this month in Shreveport, Louisiana, with a group of fresh-faced actors.
In between his foray into Hollywood, Trey is also working on music and is expected to deliver his fifth album this fall.
The rights to “Live 2 Tell,” the only screenplay written by rapper Tupac Shakur have been acquired by Nstar Studios. “Live 2 Tell” is the screenplay Tupac wrote while he was serving 11 months in prison in 1995, on a gun charge. The movie revolves around a college student who becomes a drug boss. Afeni Shakur is executive producing the movie, which will begin production in 2012 with an $11 million dollar budget.
Actress, Meagan Good will take a turn behind the cameras, producing and starring in “Video Girl,” a film about the life of a “video girl”. The film will star such highly esteemed video stars such as Melyssa Ford and Esther Baxter plus Hollywood socialites like Claudia Jordan. It will open April 29th in limited theaters. Last year, Meagan told VIBE. com about the project:
“I just produced a film that should be out by the end of the year called Video Girl. It’s very much like Gia––the HBO film Angelina Jolie did for HBO. It’s not the Karrine Steffans story. It’s about a very unassuming girl from a small town who used to be a professional dancer until she gets a knee injury. So she’s in a place where she’s trying to figure out what she wants to do professionally. She gets hooked into the video-modeling world, develops a drug habit and really gets caught up in the limelight.”
Morgan Creek Productions and Skee.TV/Karmaloop.TV are excited to announce the online casting call for the highly anticipated motion picture “Tupac,” based on the life of the legendary icon Tupac Shakur, directed by Antoine Fuqua.
The casting call began on Friday, March 18 and allows individuals who exemplify Tupac to upload their video audition to www.InSearchOfTupac.com. Fans and entrants are encouraged to check the website often, as important announcements and additional opportunities will be unveiled during the course of the month-long audition.
“We are excited to partner with Morgan Creek on this innovative casting call,” said Scott “DJ Skee” Keeney, founder of Skee.TV. “This audition process is a great example of utilizing today’s ever-evolving technology to reach fans and actors around the world to pay homage to a hip-hop legend.”
“Tupac” chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip hop artist and actor, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records, where he was steeped in the East Coast /West Coast rap war. “Tupac” will be directed by Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day,” “Tears of the Sun,” “Brooklyn’s Finest”). The film will be produced by James G. Robinson, David Robinson and LT Hutton, and executive produced by Tupac’s mother, Afeni Shakur. The screenplay was written by Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson and Steve Bagatourian. Universal Pictures distributes in the United States and co-distributes with Morgan Creek International overseas.
“We’re looking for someone with the right mix of raw charm and charisma for the role,” says producer David Robinson. “At this point, we’re more concerned about finding someone with the ability to give their entire heart into the performance than just looks and personality.”
Over the course of the campaign, www.InSearchOfTupac.com will feature rare video footage and exclusive interviews from Tupac Shakur’s life as seen on the official website www.2pac.com.
The Huffington Post reports:
Fantasia Barrino has had her problems over the past year, but unintentional weight gain is not one of them.
The “American Idol” winner has been seen with extra pounds of late, but she says it’s on purpose — she’s getting into character for a new movie, in which she’ll star as soul singer Mahalia Jackson.
“In fact, she’s just signed on to play the lead in Mahalia and has been told to gain 30 to 45 pounds for the role,” her rep confirmed.
The Euzhan Palcy directed movie begins shooting in April in Chicago and is slated for release at the year’s end. As relates to the story, the film is an adaptation of Jackson’s 1993 autobiography – ‘Got to Tell It: Mahalia Jackson, Queen of Gospel’.
Penned by James Evering, the big screen flick will chronicle the singer’s life; from her early years in poverty-lashed New Orleans to her rise to stardom. An early and avid advocate for the late, great Martin Luther King Jr, Jackson was also a major supporter of the Civil Rights Movement.
The Best Man cast hit BOA restaurant in L.A. Saturday night to kick it 12 years after they released the movie.
Director Malcolm Lee said about the cast’s reunion:
On Saturday, January 29th, the cast and the director of the 1999 film, The Best Man, which opened at #1 in the box-office, got together in West Hollywood for drinks and dinner to reminisce, catch up and discuss the future. It’s hard to believe we all haven’t been in the same space for over 12 years, but it was like we’ve seen each other everyday. It was a joy to reunite with the “Black Pack”, one of the best casts ever assembled in my view. Judging from the laughs, conversation and smiles we’d all love to find a way to collaborate again. God willing it’ll happen.
Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith and their partners at Overbrook Entertainment have formed a joint-venture with Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter to develop and produce major motion pictures. First up? A remake of the Broadway musical “Annie,” in which Will and Jada’s daughter, Willow — who recently signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label — will star in.
Although the project is in its preliminary stages, it will be developed with Sony Pictures Entertainment and produced by Overbrook and Jay.
The partnership between Will and Jada and Jay-Z began when the three decided to invest in the beauty line Carol’s Daughter. Their next venture together was when they joined forces again to co-produce the Broadway play “Fela!” Since then, Willow, who is managed by Overbrook’s Miguel Melendez, has signed to Roc Nation and released first single “Whip My Hair.”
“The Overbrook Entertainment family and I have a unified vision. We’ve already produced a Tony Award-winning play and we’re developing a true superstar in Willow,” said Jay-Z in a statement. “This venture into film development and production is a perfect next step with teams that are accomplished, creative and innovative.”
The Library of Congress announced the 25 films that will be among the selections to be preserved in its National Film Registry.
Among the chosen is Spike Lee’s 1992 biography “Malcom X,” which cast Denzel Washington as the Civil Rights leader, as well as a 1959 film dramatization titled “Cry of Jazz” which depicted the origins of jazz, expressed through Black and white actors holding varying points of view.
The National Film Registry began in 1989, with an intent to preserve films with artistic, cultural or historical meaning.
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