Actress/Singer Jennifer Hudson will have a starring role in the new movie “Winnie” about Nelson Mandela’s ex wife, Winnie Mandela (pictured above at an event last week).
According to Variety, production begins May 30 in the South African locations of Johannesburg, Capt Town, and the Transkei and Robben Island where the future president spent 18 of his 27 years in prison.
Check out the movie trailer to Tyler Perry’s sequel to his ‘07 hit, “Why Did I Get Married?”. Set in the Bahamas, the film brings back the same cast and will be in theaters on April 2nd 2010.
After some delays and re-shoots, ‘Mama, I Want To Sing!’ will premiere at the 13th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival.
Presented by BET Networks, the musical starring singer Ciara and actress Lynn Whitfield will screen on Sept. 26. According to AOL BLACK VOICES, the movie isn’t completely finished but will still screen during the Film Festival. Peep the trailer above.
Platinum selling Capitol Records recording artist LeToya Luckett will be starring in the new movie, The Preacher’s Kid. The movie will be released on October 30th. Peep the trailer above.
LeToya, who will be releasing her upcoming album ‘LADY LOVE’ on August 25th, will be joining Radio One’s Russ Parr Morning Show Bus Tour, with stops in the midwest and Parr’s home market, Washington, DC.
When Chris Rock’s daughter, Lola, came up to him crying and asked, “Daddy, how come I don’t have good hair?” The comic committed himself to search the ends of the earth and the depths of black culture to find out who had put that question into his little girl’s head.
Director Jeff Stilsons camera followed Rock, and the result is the documentary Good Hair. Peep the trailer above and get more info at the official website.
Check out the trailer of Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself starring Perry, as well as Taraji P. Henson, Mary J. Blige, Gladys Knight, Brian J. White, and Alex Rodriguez.
The film is based on Tyler Perry’s 2005 stage play and brings back his famed character Madea. It also centers around April (played by Henson) and her struggles of life, including that of caring for her niece and nephews. April meets Sandino (played by Rodriguez) who helps to change her prospective of life and goes on from there. I Can Do Bad All By Myself hits theaters September 11th, 2009.
Lionsgate has debuted the new trailer for Lee Daniels’ ‘Precious’, originally known as ‘Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire’ earlier this week. The film, adapted from the 1996 novel about a teenage girl living in Harlem. The film premiered in January 2009 at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize for best drama, as well as a Special Jury Prize for supporting actress Mo’Nique.
Some of you may remember our post from earlier this year speaking about the film; now with the backing of Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry the movie will open in theaters nationwide later this year.
The movie stars: newcomer Gabby Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey and Paula Patton.
