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Wesley Snipes is the latest to join the cast of Paramount’s forthcoming Coming to America sequel, Deadline has confirmed. Craig Brewer is set to direct the follow-up to the 1988 comedy written by Kenya Barris. Eddie Murphy is set to reprise his role as Akeem, the pampered African prince who became bored of potential…

When Kevin Feige dropped the news at Comic-Con that Oscar-winning actor Mahershala Ali will be taking the lead in Marvel Studios’ forthcoming Blade reboot, the crowd in Hall H lost their minds. But since we live in a Twitter age of trolls and naysayers, some didn’t like the news — and Wesley Snipes, who played the…

Wu-tang Clan member turned filmmaker RZA is known for his affinity for anything and everything in the martial arts ilk, but as seen in the first trailer of Cut Throat City, he is going a different route. He took the Comic-Con stage in Hall H  to wax poetic about how he relates to martial arts and how he honors it…

EXCLUSIVE: Well Go USA has secured all North American rights to the New Orleans-set heist drama Cut Throat City CUT THROAT CITY, directed Wu-Tang Clan's by RZA, with plans for a 2019 theatrical release. The film stars Terrence Howard, Wesley Snipes, Eiza González (Baby Driver), Tip "T.I." Harris (Ant-Man), Rob Morgan…

EXCLUSIVE: Empire star Terrence Howard, Wesley Snipes (Blade), Eiza González (Baby Driver), rapper and actor Tip "T.I." Harris (Ant-Man), Demetrius Shipp Jr. (All Eyez on Me) and Shameik Moore (Netflix’s The Get Down) have all been tapped to star in post-Katrina heist drama, Cut Throat City, with Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA at…

Mauro Borelli’s sci-fi thriller The Recall starring Wesley Snipes will bow in select theaters June 2 with the Barco Escape panoramic format, Snipes announced today at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. The film will be released in 2D format June 16 in select cities and on VOD platforms. The Recall centers on a group of friends…

Wesley Snipes is adding author to his résumé: The Blade actor’s first novel, a supernatural thriller called Talon of God, has landed at HarperCollins’ imprint Harper Voyager. The book, co-authored with Ray Norman, will be published in July. The novel’s lead characters are Lauren Jefferson, a young doctor who becomes…

Exclusive: With geek culture ascendent like never before – see the fantastic opening for Suicide Squad despite the critical drubbing – the documentary From The Bridge examines the community’s four-decades long journey from niche to billion dollar industry through the eyes of one of the influential publisher who helped…

EXCLUSIVE: WWE Studios and Wesley Snipes’ Maandi Media DMM production company have signed a multi-film deal with the aim of developing and producing elevated branded content, according to the companies. The first pic under the deal is the just-unveiled Temple, which stars Snipes, Anne Heche, Dave Annable and WWE…

EXCLUSIVE: Erebus Pictures, the genre specialty label formed by KISS co-founder Gene Simmons and WWE Studios, has locked Wesley Snipes, Anne Heche, Dave Annable (Brothers And Sisters) and WWE star Seth Rollins to star in Temple, a thriller that will be directed by John Stockwell. Filming begins this week and Snipes is…

Hot off its U.S. debut, Wesley Snipes-starrer The Player has scored deals for Sony Pictures Television in 105 territories. The series, which premiered on NBC to a solid total viewership of 7 million across its first three days, tells the story of former FBI agent Alex Kane (Philip Winchester) who becomes embroiled in…

EXCLUSIVE: There's going to be an Expendables reunion of sorts October 8 on NBC. That's when Eric Roberts will show up on the Wesley Snipes-led series The Player. In what I hear is a one-time appearance, The Dark Knight actor will play imprisoned ex-crime boss Pauly Agostino on the new 10 PM drama, which debuts…