Men in Black actor Will Smith has been selected to star in an upcoming Quentin Tarantino film entitled Django Unchained, a Western about a freed slave in search of his slave wife in the Old South:
Sources prepped for those meetings say Tarantino would like Smith to star in the film, the script for which has been making the rounds in recent days to wide acclaim. No official offer has been made to Smith, and any deal would of course be subject to working out financials, which might be difficult given Smith’s status as one of Hollywood’s few sure-thing stars. [Source]
Samuel L. Jackson is also rumored to possibly being included in the film. Jackson would play a house slave to the bad guy, Monsieur Calvin Candie. The slave is also an expert manipulator who will face off with Will Smith’s character. Tarantino is aiming for a fall shoot in the South, possibly in Louisiana, but the exact location has yet to be determined.
Mary J. Blige To Play Nina Simone In Biopic
Mary J. Blige will be exercising her acting chops this year! The R&B diva will be playing jazz/soul/blues singer Nina Simone in a biopic that will begin filming at the end of this month (May 2011). The Grammy award winning actress will also be acting alongside Alec Baldwin and Tom Cruise in the musical Rock Of Ages, as she plays Justice Charlier, a gentleman’s club owner. Well alright, Mary! We see you! [Source]
Next Stop For Oprah: Broadway!
With her popular daytime television show coming to a close, Oprah Winfrey is now setting her sights on making her Broadway acting dream come true:
“I have a stack of plays in my bag right now that I am reading. And just this past weekend, I was in New York meeting with producers. We were just talking about what would be the best route to take. I had always wanted to do Fences. I went through the idea of trying to take my show to New York, shoot a show during the daytime and appear on Broadway at night. But I couldn’t do it. And finally, Kenny [Leon] said he couldn’t wait any longer. [...] But yes, this is really going to happen. … Life is too short.” [Source]
Glad to hear that she’ll still be doing something new involving an audience. As you all know Oprah Winfrey will be saying her goodbyes on May 25, the last broadcast date of The Oprah Winfrey Show. I mean…can a sister get a pair of tickets? Any Harpo employees out there? Lol (Laughing but very serious…)
Will is on of the best actors. Its a damn shame he doesn’t have an oscar…smh.
Ummm Im not sure about Mary acting. I saw her Tyler’s Perry movie and it wasn’t to good. But maybe she pull through.
Oprah is everything.
*one
*saw her in Tyler Perry’s movie and it wasn’t too good
*Oprah is EVERYTHING
too many typos
exactly right..he deserves it..he can make you laugh..cry and whatever…Apple giving away iPad, because they were getting sued about giving away users locations..I got 2..haha http://goo.gl/5wVVj
Black White Cupid) c/o-m
Ｔｈｅ ｂｅｓｔ ｃｌｕｂ ｆｏｒ ｓｅｅｋｉｎｇ H O T ｓｉｎｇｌｅｓ，ｈｏｔ ａｎｄ ｓｅｘｙ ｂｅａｕｔｉｅｓ．
You’ll find the best selection of hot babies,
sexy singles at the exclusive interracial dating community,．Join it right now and have fun….
I would’nt expect Mary J. Blige to play Nina Simone’s character, but it may be a better pick than Alicia Keys who was rumored to embody the singer at first.
I think Mary J. Blige, is a perfect choice to play Nina Simone, Will Smith possibly teaming up with Tarentino and Samuel L. Jackson, sounds very interesting, and Oprah is not a good actress , on film or on Broadway !
Quentin Tarantino and his mess. I love it when white directors assume an authoritative role in shaping the perception black culture. What I want to know is what exactly all the black Hollywood elite are working on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGoQWVJ_PLw&feature=watch_response
I love Quentin Tarantino but do we really need him to lens a movie about slavery? As a matter of fact, do we really need another slave movie? And I’m not feeling MJP as Nina at all! Ledisi or Lauryn Hill would have been my choices!
I AGREE IM SICK AND TIRED OF HOLLYWOOD SHOWING BLACK PEOPLE IN THIS WAY.ALL THE TIME.WHY NOT MAKE A FILM ON US BEFROE SLAVERY WHEN WE WERE ROYALTY AND RUNNING THINGS..EGYPT…
Actually it’s a about an vengeful ex-slave, think Nat Turner. People said the same about seeing a Holocaust type movie but I thought Inglorious Bastards was great.
I would be very surprised if Will Smith does not take this role.
Quentin Tarantino make great movies. If Him and Will team up, it’s automatic blockbuster. I just hope his children are not featured in the movie at all.
yes
I see you Christine trying to get tickets!!!!!! If you get one holla at ya girl!! Just kidding…but totally not.
Knowing Quentin Tarantino and that stellar job he did on ‘Inglorious Bastards’ I’m SUPER anxious for this flick, Now the last time I checked Will was commanding at least $22 Million and this was around the time he did ‘I Am Legend’.
I’m still kind of Nervous for Mary J. portraying Nina Simone, I think she said she was taking alot of acting classes and thats a plus, and I don’t think she did a bad job on ‘I Can Do Bad All By Myself,’ but it wasnt the best, I thought she still needed some work (Kudos to Tyler Perry for giving her a chance though)
Oprah stay getting it. Nuff Said.
I hate being negative but I wish Mary the best of luck on that role. She still struggles on her interviews
Ok so I’m pissed that mary j blige is going to be honeing her acting chops on the set of the nina simone movie. She better get it right! People don’t realize that acting isn’t for everyone! & She just doesn’t come accross as an actor to me ;-/ they should have considered *estelle *j hud *missy elliot even! Ill be going to see oprah on broadway buhlee dat!
That is what I am talking about, I would love a pair of tickets to attend the Oprah Winfrey Show.