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On Day 1 of ABC's Virtu-Fall Presentations, Black-ish stars Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross and Laurence Fishburne joined creator Kenya Barris and showrunner Courtney Lilly to tease an upcoming, hour-long special, which will air ahead of the show's Season 7 premiere. At the beginning of the panel, the cast and EPs…

The Black-ish franchise continues to expand with another ‘Ish’ offshoot in the works. ABC has put in development Old-ish. It would be the third spinoff from Kenya Barris’ flagship series Black-ish, with Laurence Fishburne and Jenifer Lewis reprising their Black-ish roles, Deadline has confirmed. Written by Barris, Old…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated and Tony- and two-time Emmy-winning actor, producer and director Laurence Fishburne has signed with CAA for representation in all areas. Fishburne, who had been a long-time Paradigm client, is currently nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Emmy for Quibi’s…

Quibi released #FreeRayshawn as part of its inaugural slate of originals when the mobile video site launched earlier this year. The powerful shortform drama, which picked up three Emmy nominations last month, has no shortage of heart-pumping action as a wronged Black man takes on a police department that framed…

In the Quibi original drama #FreeRayshawn, from director Seith Mann and executive producer Antoine Fuqua, a young Black man is pursued aggressively by law enforcement officials for a crime he did not commit. It’s a sadly all-too-familiar story that addresses an issue many African Americans still face. “It seemed like…

EXCLUSIVE: We hear that Film Bridge International will be handling the international and domestic rights to the Milo Gibson-Laurence Fishburne sports drama Brother’s Keeper. Deadline first told you about the project coming together in August 2018 from Minneapolis-based upstart production company Winsterstate…

Nick Jonas (Jumanji) and Laurence Fishburne (Matrix) have signed on to star in Pierre Morel (Taken) action-thriller The Blacksmith, which AGC is financing and producing. Morel and Liam Neeson had enormous success with action franchise Taken. This time it will be Jonas with the very particular set of skills. The actor…

Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 film Contagion about a horrific pandemic has been getting plenty of new attention lately, and now five of its key cast members have recorded PSAs for the coronavirus era. Watch the clips from Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne, Marion Cotillard and Jennifer Ehle below. The actors…

 Quibi has released the official trailer for #Freerayshawn, one of its “Movies In Chapters” lineup. The film is executive produced by Antoine Fuqua and stars Stephan James and Laurence Fishburne. #FreeRayshawn tells the story of a young black Iraq War veteran named Rayshawn (James) who is set up by New Orleans police…

EXCLUSIVE: Laurence Fishburne is to host and narrate a new strand for History that will investigate a range of mysteries surrounding the Titanic, D.B. Cooper, Roswell and John Wilkes Booth. The Matrix and Black-ish star is to front History's Greatest Mysteries for the A+E Networks broadcaster, launching in summer…

EXCLUSIVE: Laurence Fishburne is set to join Liam Neeson to star in the upcoming action adventure film The Ice Road, which Jonathan Hensleigh will direct from his screenplay. Shivani Rawat's ShivHans Pictures is boarding the action film as producer and co-financier alongside producer/financier CODE Entertainment. Pic…

EXCLUSIVE: Laurence Fishburne and his Cinema Gypsy Productions are behind a half-hour ensemble comedy starring teacher-turned-comedian Eddie B, which is in development via ABC Studios, where Cinema Gypsy is under an overall deal. Written by Richard Manus (Merry Happy Whatever, Grown-ish), the untitled single-camera…