ahhh First i want to see MYa on broadway where is mya at?!?!?!?!

Mya broke her foot and won’t perform until next month.

kerry look so pretty in that pic

Rihanna? Act? rotflmao!!!!! She cant even sing and dance. She also couldnt even play herself in that wack cheerleading movie. SMH Where are the REAL actors/actresses at? They are just giving anybody record deals and movie roles today.SMH

Very interesting ….. Rihanna and a movie hmmm… l love Ri but I wanna know how she’s gonna pull the southern drawl off with the heavy Carib accent she has. I’m from the island s and I know first had its not easy switching up…

Terence Howard has the most beautiful eyes….Spike Lee scares me. And why is Rhianna joinin that cast? Leave that spot for someone with actual talent.

MJ that should be interesting

Lmao at number 4 you said everything I was thinking about Rihanna.

I will read the book I have heard of it.

how the hell is rihanna gonna play a girl from mississippi????? she hasnt been in the u.s. that long to even be familiar with the various accents. wow

i hope rihanna can act. cause the rest of that cast is stellar.

Cant wait to see Rihanna do a Southern drawl. it might be kinda comical, which is certainly not the effect Spike is going for,but we’ll see…

okay so im guessing rihanna is going to have to pull of a southern accent. HELL SHE CANT EVEN PULL OFF ENGLISH!!!! as much as i like this girl im not sure about this one.

how tha hell rihanna gone be in a movie and damn near cant even speak english well and im sure her acting is as bad as her singing, my god people!!! they really said to hell with some talent

anywho Mos Def is sexy to me i dont care what anybody says he been my crush since i was like 13 mhmm

clair huxtable aka phylicia rashad has aged she still looks nice i dont why i wont her to stay the same as she was on the cosbys she reminds me of one of my aunts

terrance howard…COON!!! he one of them people if he got knocked the hell out by a bus and died i WOULDNT care, forgive me lord but i just do like this man

and how many movies micheal jordan black ass need, i dont like him either he on my COONtastical list alone with terrance howard

hmmmm….rihanna acting….smh..sooo not a good idea, i really do hope she gets coaching with dat southern accent or those criticisms will be hitting her in the head like bricks

I thought Iceberg Slim only wrote about his hood ways before jail and while he was in jail…

hmmmm..guess he had a lil bit of actual literature in him.

Terrance Howard scares me with those eyes…Spike Lee is a genius…Rihanna will need all the help she can get to pull this role off.

how in the hell is Rihanna gonna pull off a Southern accent. Oh well, go Ri Ri!!

Terrence Howard Is So Sexy His Eyes Are Captivating Ands Screams Seduction. Terrence Can Get It!

I cannot wait to see Rihanna do her thang on the big screen…. with a bit of coaching she can go far who knows. She’ll know when she tries….!!

why must americans insult others who have a different way of pronouncing the english language?

the last time i checked barbados uses the british system.

if beyonce could be called an actress, rihanna sure could be called one. go head rihanna, let dem know that u will get ur oscar soon from now. they thought u would never get a grammy, but u show dem gal that they have to stand under ur umbrella.

AMERICANS ARE THE ONES WHO BUTCHER/MURDER THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

the british know wat i am talkin about.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is my ish, they better not mess it up like they did “A Rasin in the Sun” *rolls eyes*

okay… even though i am a rihanna fan…

i don’t think this is the role for her…

and if it is… she would have to be the sister… that was adopted from the carribean… and just so happened to be in a movie with people who can pull off a southern accent…

but who knows… maybe she didn’t join the cast… and like ciara or somebody is in it…

no doubt i love riri! but yeah… i’m honest enough with myself to know.. it isn’t for her…!

well as seeing as rhi rhi has just murdered “mama black widow” im going to see the cat on a tin roof and MJ doc seems worth it

SMH @ #20. I knew you aka ‘a rihanna stan’ wouldnt be able to keep Beyonce name out your mouth. You just proved my theory that rihanna stans are jealous of Beyonce’s success. She has NOTHING to do with Rihanna no talent behind. Beyonce keeps getting every role she wants and all her movies are a success so dont compare her to a newbie like rihanna. Rihanna has no musical talent and her getting this role proves that nobody cares about talent. Oh and FYI she got that grammy for best collaboration. She does not have a grammy of her own or for best album. She has not done anything amazing and until she starts taking some singing/dancing/acting classes I wont be impressed.

Rihanna just killed the Mama Black Widow movie. I was looking forward to seeing it until they announced she was in it. People dont even like to see her perform so what the hell makes them think people want to see her act?

I LOOOOOOOOVE Mos Def!!!!!!!!!!

I really don’t think MAMA BLACK WIDOW will get theatrical distribution…not with the subject matter and that cast …may have to go limted release, cable or straight to DVD

I would give my left pinky toe to see Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, i absolutely love Phylicia Rashad.

Im not really interested in the Rihanna acting thing, but she might suprise us.

TERRANCE HOWARD IS ONE SEXY BROTHA DAMN!!!

@ #4 WTF???
hahahah why did i say the exact same thing when i heard this lol great minds think alike………..this role seems extremely serious and hard core…shes a fembot, she has no emotions lol

Clair!!!!!

Good to see Terrance and Anika

And Mos def

that movie, “mama black widow” is gone go straight to dvd with rihanna in it! for realzzzz!

TIANNA….just for CL Peeps Info and yours

My God Mother went to see this other night….”Slick Back Ivanhoe”…”aka Mr. Baby Wipes” (Terrance Howard) is no longer appearing in this all black production….his replacement is the next Denzel…. Robert Christopher Riley.

I heard that Debbie Allen is the director of this production….It sounds great, although my God Mother said that it was ghetto as hell…they waited until the lights were off before the show started to let people know that Mr. Baby Wipes was no longer in the show…..I heard that Robert Christopher Riley did an excellent job and that this brother is on his way! Cannot wait for it this to hit the Bay Area/ S.F.

Glad to hear about Ice Berg Slims and black cast is hitting the screen. It don’t get no grimier than Ice Berg Slim.

The cast for Mama Black Widow looks good….Interesting, I needa check out Rihanna’s performance, lol

Checking for ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ AMAZING CAST, just the 4, i know the rest will be amazing!! I wonder is Debbie will direct this too.

MJ, film, hmm, idk i don’t know much bout him than ball, not that interested like the Widow film, Macy was decent in Training Day, love Mos Def, Kerry, Anthony’s ok to me too, i got love for him, what about Rihanna’s accent?? hopefulgy this is her nitch, she’s a MADE INTO MODEL, HER BIG FOREHEAD PON DE REPLAY DAYS, NOT A MODEL, HER BIG FOREHEAD UMBRELLA DAYS, ARE BETTER, SOO IDK, WHO CARES THO, ALL ABOUT THE ALL BLACK CAST IN ‘CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF”!!1

When I read Spike to make a movie on MJ…I immediately thought Michael Jackson, lol….but now I see its Jordan haha

Just because someone has an accent does not mean they dont know how to speak English well. You guys need to get that into your ignorant heads.. Hell! American English is not even correct!

You people are NEVER satisfied.

You guys don’t even KNOW if Rihanna doesn’t have ACTING SKILLS but you already down her, even if you don’t like her music what does acting have to do with it?

I’m tired of yall complaining mofos.

And I’m so tired of people saying Rihanna can’t speak english………she speaks better than 80% of AMERICAN RAPPERS. Please, British people are the ones speaking REAL english, all the rest is just derived from REAL ENGLISH, uncliding what is spoken in America. America is NO better than Trinidad, Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, etc. It’s a shame that black people diss yet another BLACK girl, you don’t hear white people diss Catherine Deneuve (legendary french actress) for having a french accent but blacks gonna laugh at someone’s Barbadian accent. We really are pitiful.

@40, I dont think they were trying to say Rihanna couldnt speak English well. They worded it wrong, but I get what they mean. Rihanna speaks English fine and well. But she has a Caribbean accent and its Strong.

So they’re wondering how is she gonna be able to pull of an American SOUTHERN accent in this film when she can barely talk in a normal American dialect, which over here, is considered normal speech. That’s our society, whichever way you look at it. Just like Britains think Americans speak funny b/c thats THEIR speech and their perspective looking over at us.

I dont think she’s a good artist and I wish she would go back to her Caribbean roots, when I liked her, but still didnt care for her music. She can sound good in the studio, but on stage She is talentless. Cant sing or dance. Sorry, but she has absolutely no stage presence. In fact, her background singers are actually better than her and they prove it every time by overpowering her vocals.

OMG, he looks so handsome. Just saw his profiile on millionaiire&celeb datiing site i “W e a l t h y R o m a n c e. co m” last week. I am wondering what kind of relationship he is looking for on that siite.

there is what they call speech coaches out there to work with all these actors… rihanna will not be the first non-american attempting to play an american with an extremely distinct accent.

and for everyone ’shitting on her’ before she even shows what she can do.. sad. i have seen her evolve from the ‘big forhead pon-da-replay girl’ into a very beautiful woman with a huge fan base. as far as she goes, i cant put anything past her… and im not even a fan, just one black female wishing another one the best.

>>> My people workin…..thats what I like to see. Those r going 2 be some good >>>movies. I have to say I am a little skeptical about the M.J. movie

Should be interesting. Looking forward to see how it pans out.

LOVE Macy Grays new look!

Nice. It is good to see our black folks working. Mos Def I absolutely adore. I really like Macy Gray’s look. She looks good.

yall sum haters i bet she can act better than beyonces gold diggi ass rihanna can sing fuck u hoes

Hmm #48 are you tone deaf Rihanna sound ok on her cd but she can’t sing live to save her life.

For those that don’t know, Brian White will be playing a transvestite hooker…he must be trying to get that Oscar (or BET award, lol).

And for all of you’ll complaining, you’ll will all be there because Rihanna is in it. That’s why they casted her. If they had casted a talented new comer you’ll wouldn’t care, so shut it up!

Interested to see all 3 movies, but really excited to see Black Mama Widow, I am a fan of Kerry Washington and Mos Def. I hope they dont try to put all the shine on Rihanna just cuz she is in it because Ms. Kerry Washington is a bona fide actress!

#48 is delusional as hell. Beyonce got more talent in her pinky than Rihyawnna has in her whole body. That’s why Beyonce got 2 movies coming out, an album, and doing a james bond song, while Rihyawnna has to use Chris to stay relevant and nobody is checking for her no talent ass in this movie. ROTFLMAO!!!!

——–Michael needs to lay off the weed, white girls, and cocaine.

Kerry Washington looks absolutely flawless in that pic.

What, Rihanna act?? ROFLMAOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The child cant sing, dance, perform live - what makes her think she act WTFFF!!!???

She couldnt even act HERSELF in Bring It On with Solange…thats why Im finding it hard to take her serious. SOLANGE did a better job in that film and it was HER first time too LOLL…

Rihanna should sit her delusional small ass DOWNN before she embarrasses herself thinking she ‘great’ at everything SMH!!

AND apparently Rihanna’s ass has only a small part in this film so with Kerry Washington and Mos Def in there you’ll forget shes even there…

I LOVE LOVE LOVE MOS DEF!!! He is a GREAt rapper, great actor and a fine piece of ass lol..

48 - Shut up Rihanna stan, TYPICAL of you to bring up Beyonces name..smh
Rihanna is the Beyonce imitation wanting to do everything Beyonce does, so shut up if you gonna bring her name into it smh!!..

I can not wait to see this movie u never know ri-ri might blow it out the water. Im so tried of all this hate when i come to us black people that why we never get no where because we do not support each other. Im going to support the movie because i am a fan of hers.

Hmm..i fink rihanna is gnna suprise us..im very intrested to see wot she cn bring to this film x

Love the cast line-up…. but um Rihanna acting I will have to see on-screen.

Rihanna along side those seasoned actors should be interesting to say the least.

You guys are some straight up haters….and don’t say you’re not because if you weren’t you would atleast wait to SEE the girl act before you start criticizing. Everyone of ya’ll are pathetic,stupid and insecure.I am not going to this movie because I am a Rih fan because i was when i heard Brian/Kerry were in it. If she were in fact a bad actor,WTF! y would they keep her in a cast with such talent…I swear do you people have brains?? if she were in fact that bad (like other artist who debuted into the acting world roughly,not speakin on just beyonce,either,lots have) y would they keep her in a movie that’s going to be AMAZING,with alot of great talent. You can have your opinions on whether she can sing,because we all know the only reason americans don’t like her is her accent which is another black vs. black situation,but i digress. PLEASE if you are going to say un-educated things keep it to yourself and don’t let the world know how self-concious you are. Rihanna may not be your favorite musician (and idk y you guys are bringing that up if we’re talking about acting) and she may have not did good in BIO:AON (which was nearly 3 years and a VERY much stronger accent ago) but you honestly owe it to yourself as a CIVIL human being to atleast wait until she acts to give an opinion. Because right now,I can only imagine our ancestors seeing these comments and breaking down that they fought for our freedom and equality just so we can criticize each other and prevent others from making it. IDK about you but while i don’t like: Beyonce,Plies,T-Pain,etc. you don’t see me going on their post and saying they’re “untalented” or calling someone idk a “hoe”. This is juvenile and reminiscent of a Jr. High classroom,im sorry but i refuse to act in a way that would cause me to lose dignity. Does typing all of these negative comments help you in life? I thought not,while I,now feel very good about myself that I have never said stuff about another african-american woman,and disrespected her even though I’ve never met her. To quote comedian,Charlie Murphy, “We’ve Got to do better,black people”,so simple but nearly 80% of these comments prove that its true.And if you feel that she has infact “no talent” why are you talking about her?? Why not hate on me,a fan,or maybe Jay-Z,her managers,her other fans,her label,etc. there are so many people that believe in this girl’s talent yet you sit here and instead of finding amazing people like this you hate.Karma is all to real people,and sooner or later you will realize that “hating” on someone is not the road to success.

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The reason why they casted Rihanna is because of popularity…not talent, we know she cant act, didnt you see Bring it on? She is overexposed, obviously they wanted to cast Rihanna because of her large fanbase wanting to go see the movie, AKA you and other Rihanna stans/fans, these movie folks arent stupid they know how to get the bucks rolling in..Rihanna is just a product in the acting industry thats why you have these other amazing actors casted, I know the majority of fans/stans who will go and see this movie is because she is in it..do you realise how big her fanbase is because of her overexposion..

And you got to face and deal with opinions of her either negative or positive…you cant expect everyone to have the same opinion about how ‘great’ she is, there will be lots of people who will not think that and you just got to respect their opinion good or bad thats why this is a blogging site, you’ve just got to deal with it…

you obviously didn’t read my post…which for the most part,wasn’t concerning rih
plz go back,read again and try to tell me about that.idc what you think of her,and if you read and not skimmed it you would know that.

i love that book Mama Black Widow. i read it a while back and placed it on my dresser and never moved it. i would advised that to someone who love to read stories of trial, tribulation, and being strong enough to overcome problems.

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I indeed read your comment before I even wrote mine. I answered on your first part of your paragraph - ” If she were in fact a bad actor,WTF! y would they keep her in a cast with such talent…” And there you go I explained my opinion on WHY they would cast her in such a great talented cast because of popularity. I wasnt speaking on the WHOLE of your comment…didnt you know which bit of your comment I was on about? My bad then I guess

ANd I also said aswell just dealing with opinions on this site because the rest of your comment you seem distraught over the ‘hateness’ of this girl, and the fact you wouldnt comment like that over other people you dont like. Thats how the world is, they are not going to have the same opinions as everybody else. Shame there is HATE in the world but can anyone stop it? You just got to deal with it Im sorry..

It’s hilarious to see that non-blacks find Rihanna’s accent exotic, yet blacks are quick to clown “her english”! But some of you times out of 10 can’t make the difference between “there”, “they’re” and “their”. And you’re laughing at some else’s english? Damn shame!

* 9 times out of 10

WELL NICOLE KIDMAN IS FROM OVERSEAS WITH AN ACCENT AND WHEN SHE ACTS U CANT EVEN TELL THAT SHE HAS AN ACCENT…SOOO YEAH..AND PEOPLE DONT KNOW WHAT RIHANNA IS DOING TO PREPARE FOR THIS ROLE

I hate this trend of “others” getting roles when seasoned thespians cannot. Honestly, I hate the idea of Rihanna in this movie because it IS such a good storyline for us. This movie sounds like a really, really good movie, ya’ll. And because it does, I have no idea why Rihanna would have been chosen. But, in the same breath, I’ve got to say I love Macy Gray as an actress and I cannot wait to see her in this film. She blew me away in “Training Day,” “Lackawana Blues,” and “Shadow Boxer.” And, #69 Rihanna has been touring and getting tats for a year straight as far as I can tell…so I don’t know when she would have prepared. But then again, she did say she went to strip club to do research for a film. And that was early last summer.

I think it is wonderful that they believe enough in a paying audience that will support a movie after the broadway sucess it has had but PLEASE bring Borris somewhere in the movie because don’t count out the women who went to go see the show SPECIFICALLY when T “Babywipe” Howard was away and Borris filled in for his absence!!!!!! Love him all day, married or single!

You know @WTF? at first I laughed w/you at your comment when it hit me how deep it is? I don’t have anything against my Sistahs doin’ it 4 theyselves! But when
you think of the myriad of talent that lies in the pool of Black women. Then you see talentless skanky caucasian chicks featured almost daily, it becomes upsetting when they pull from a flash-in-the-pan or the latest mediocre talent of R&B singer or rapper and true thespians are left by the side of the road?

What do we have to do to see fresh new Black talented females on the silver screen again? Guess y’all better get you sex tapes ready…