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Danai Gurira is this week’s guest in this special episode, taken from our AwardsLine magazine piece entitled “On My Screen.” In the Black Panther sequel Wakanda Forever, the actress resumes her role of Okoye — a part she also played in the Avengers franchise — and here we discuss the night of the…

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has been a worldwide hit and moviegoers have found out that Letitia Wright’s Shuri is the new Black Panther. The writers of the sequel are opening up about what other characters they thought of to assume the role of the superhero following Chadwick Boseman’s…

EXCLUSIVE: Following his star-making role as Eddie Munson in Stranger Things, Joseph Quinn has found his next big project as he is in negotiations to for a leading role opposite Lupita Nyong’o, who is starring, in Paramount's A Quiet Place: Day One. The spinoff will be directed and written by Pig helmer Mi…

Lupita Nyong’o made her dream a reality by filming Black Panther: Wakanda Forever when she was able to speak Spanish. The Academy Award winner for 12 Years a Slave was born in México City to Kenyan parents. “I was so excited about it,” she said at a round table for Entertainment Weekly. “It was just…

The 2018 blockbuster Black Panther marked several milestones for Marvel and the whole MCU in ways that would be hard to follow, not least being its wide-ranging cultural impact, its groundbreaking and game-changing opening for Black filmmakers in front of and behind the camera, its imprint on social…

In anticipation of its release this coming week, Disney/Marvel's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever continued its promotional tour with a historic premiere in Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday evening. This was a major event — and the first time a Marvel movie has held a premiere locally — with a large group of…

EXCLUSIVE: As she readies to make her return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Lupita Nyong’o is looking to make the jump to another popular franchise: Sources tell Deadline that she is in final negotiations to star in Paramount’s A Quiet Place: Day One. The spinoff will b…

Stars, filmmakers and special guests hit the El Capitan Theatre on Wednesday night in Hollywood for the world premiere of Marvel Studios' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Disney begins overseas rollout of the highly anticipated sequel on November 9 and releases domestically November 11. Stars Letitia W…

Lupita Nyong’o has exited Lady In The Lake, Apple’s limited series adaptation of Laura Lippman's book. Nyong’o was to star alongside Natalie Portman, who remains in the series, sources confirm to Deadline. The series is currently in production and a search is underway for a new actress to take over her role. Nyong’o…

EXCLUSIVE: Discovery+ revealed its Earth Day programming slate to be featured from April 15-24. Included as part of the line-up is content that celebrates the exploration and conservation of our planet and the inspiring people, places, and wildlife that depend on it to survive. A full breakdown can be found below. Chas…

FINAL UPDATE, 4 PM: Oscarcast producers Will Packer and Shayla Cowan have opened the envelope on the final batch of presenters for the 94th annual Academy Awards on Sunday. Josh Brolin, Jacob Elordi, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jason Momoa, Jill Scott, J.K. Simmons, Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Rachel Zegler round out the…

EXCLUSIVE: Warrior Women With Lupita Nyong'o, a documentary about a forgotten female army, is heading to Smithsonian Channel. The Paramount Global-owned cable network will launch the doc, which was originally commissioned by Channel 4 in the UK, in the U.S. on Monday March 28. It will also air on its network in Latin…