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Although it didn’t enjoy the cinematic lasting power of the endless iterations of the likes of Michael Myers, Jason or Freddy to name three horror icons, the 1990s boogeyman Candyman produced a cult following and sleeper status all its own. Now it is getting a new chance at cinematic mortality with what is essentially…

Across five MCU movies, Elizabeth Olsen has played the sorceress Wanda Maximoff aka Scarlet Witch, but it arguably wasn't until the Disney+ series WandaVision that she saw the character in her entire zenith. A master of chaos magic and a native of the fictional war-torn Eastern European country of Sokovia, Wanda saw…

Captain Marvel 2 is continuing to take shape ahead of its November 2022 release date, with Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani and Teyonah Parris as the WandaVision character Monica Rambeau joining the cast. Brie Larson returns as the lead in the sequel, which is being directed by Nia DaCosta. In September, Deadline broke…

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…

EXCLUSIVE: Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Misfits) and Colman Domingo (Fear the Walking Dead) are ready to say his name five times in the mirror. The two actors have joined Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Us) and Teyonah Parris (If Beale Street Could Talk) in MGM and Jordan Peele’s forthcoming reboot of the classic horror film Candyma…

In another Disney+ news reveal in Hall H at Comic-Con. Marvel boss Kevin Feige revealed the logo and news for the new series WandaVision. He brought out Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch) and Paul Bettany (Vision) to talk about the new series which will be “like nothing you ever seen before” in the MCU. After discussing…

EXCLUSIVE: More casting news for Universal’s The Photograph. The Stella Meghie-helmed romantic drama has added Lil Rel Howery, star of Fox’s sitcom Rel, If Beale Street Could Talk’s Teyonah Parris and Daredevil and Luke Cage actor Rob Morgan. The latest additions join Issa Rae, LaKeith Stanfield, Kelvin Harrison Jr.…

EXCLUSIVE: Teyonah Parris (AMC’s Mad Men, Empire), Jahi Winston (Netflix’s Everything Sucks!, The New Edition Story), and Will Catlett (OWN’s Love Is__, Black Lightning) are attached to star in the dirt-bike drama, 12 O'Clock Boys, with Puerto Rican filmmaker Angel Manuel Soto at the helm. Moonlight‘s Barry Jenkins…

Former Survivor’s Remorse star Teyonah Parris is set as the female lead in CBS drama pilot Murder, based on the BBC miniseries, from producer Dan Lin. Written by Amanda Green, this new take on the investigative drama explores crime through the unique and often-conflicting perspectives of cops and killers, witnesses…

EXCLUSIVE: Teyonah Parris, who stars in Survivor's Remorse on Starz, has landed a recurring arc on the new season of Fox’s hit drama Empire, which returns tonight. She joins previously announced recurrings Demi Moore, who appeared at the end of Season 3, and Forest Whitaker. Parris will play Pamela Rose, a New York…

EXCLUSIVE: Teyonah Parris (Chi-Raq, Mad Men) is in talks to star in Buffalo Soldier Girl, the story of a woman who, disguised as a man, enlisted and fought with the African American Post Civil War era as a ‘Buffalo Soldier.’ The project will be directed by Christine Swanson for production company, Pantheon of Women…

As had been widely expected — and reported — Amazon has now confirmed that Spike Lee’s Chi-raq will be its first original movie. Chi-Raq will feature Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson, D.B. Sweeney, Harry Lennix, Steve Harris, Angela Basset with John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson. Teyonah Parris will play the…