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EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Jamie Foxx is set to produce and star in Amazon’s The Burial, with Maggie Betts on board to direct. Foxx joins the two-handed drama and will star opposite a legendary role currently being cast. Pulitzer Prize winner Doug Wright penned the screenplay. Amazon Studios, Bobby Shriver Inc. and…

Jamie Foxx is back at Netflix with Day Shift, a vampire hunter feature which is being directed by first-time feature director JJ Perry. John Wick franchise director Chad Stahelski and Jason Spitz are producing for 87Eleven Entertainment along with Shaun Redick (BlackKklansman) and Yvette Yates Redick (Malicious) for…

Disney and Pixar dropped the second official trailer for its upcoming Jamie Foxx-led animated title, Soul. The first clip since the Disney moved the film’s release date to Christmas Day due to COVID-19, the teaser starts by giving viewers a glimpse into the musical life of Joe Gardner. “Music’s all I think about, from…

Shark Tank regular and FUBU founder Daymond John is set to host Black Entrepreneurs Day, a virtual event October 24 that will include John in conversation with business leaders including Shaquille O'Neal, Gabrielle Union, Jamie Foxx, Robert Johnson, LL Cool J and others. The event will also feature live performances…

Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and his producing partner, Datari Turner, have signed an overall deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment where they’ll develop and produce feature films. The first project in development that Foxx and Turner are producing for the studio under their new deal is an untitled action thriller written…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and Teyonah Parris, who stars in the upcoming Candyman reboot, have come aboard They Cloned Tyrone. The pair join previously announced lead John Boyega in Macro and Netflix’s sci-fi feature film, which will mark the directorial debut of Creed 2 scribe Juel Taylor. Taylor penned the…

Netflix has given a formal series green light to Dad Stop Embarrassing Me, a father-daughter comedy starring and executive produced by Oscar winner Jamie Foxx. The series is inspired by Foxx’s relationship with his daughter, Corinne Foxx, who produces alongside Alex Avant. Kyla-Drew (The Good Doctor, Jessie) will play…

There obviously have been countless takes on the superhero formula, so what fresh spin could possibly be left? Debuting screenwriter Mattson Tomlin has come up with a clever twist on the tired genre. The writer whose next job was co-writing another comic book flick, the upcoming The Batman, asks the simple question…

EXCLUSIVE: Grammy-winning singer and Black Lightning and Why Did I Get Married? actor Jill Scott will play the Queen of Gospel, Mahalia Jackson, in Mahalia!, a new big-screen take that’s being executive produced by Jamie Foxx, Queen Latifah and her partner Shakim Compere and Clark Sisters EP Holly Carter. Written by…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx has teamed Cinema Libre Studio and Hong Kong-based Fight to Fame Films to develop When We Pray, a faith-based feature, which Foxx plans to direct. He’s co-writing the script with Donald Ray “Speedy” Caldwell. The pic marks Foxx’s sophomore directorial outing following his debut film…

The first full trailer of Disney/Pixar’s Soul hit the internet today. Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx leads the pic, which marks the first time a Black character is at the center of a Pixar movie. Tina Fey Daveed Diggs, Phylicia Rashad, and Questlove are also part of the voice cast. Directed by two-time Oscar winner Pete…

Netflix is about to serve a flood of funny in Los Angeles with its Netflix is a Joke Fest, set for April 27-May 3. For one week, the streaming giant is partnering with Live Nation to bring over 100 live shows and events to various venues in L.A. with recorded shows available on the platform later this year. Netflix Is…