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‘Mistresses’ Casts Ella Thomas; Christopher J. Hanke Joins ‘Devious Maids’
15 April 2016 3:48 PM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Ella Thomas (Ballers) has booked a major recurring role on Season 4 of ABC’s summer series Mistresses. Thomas will play Jackie, a fitness instructor who befriends Joss (Jes Macallan). Based on the UK series, Mistresses is executive-produced by Rina Mimoun, Kj Steinberg, Robert Sertner and Douglas Rae. Thomas recently wrapped recurring roles on Ballers and NCIS: Los Angeles and will next be seen opposite Zoe Saldana and David Oyelowo in feature Nina. She’s repped by Global… »
The Mind’S Eye Acquired by Rlj Entertainment
12 April 2016 12:28 PM, PDT | DailyDead | See recent DailyDead news »
Almost Human writer/director Joe Begos’ latest film, The Mind’s Eye, has been acquired for North American distribution by Rlj Entertainment:
Press Release: Los Angeles, April 12, 2016 – Rlj Entertainment (Nasdaq: Rlje) has acquired all North American rights to the thriller, The Mind’S Eye. Written and directed by Joe Begos, the film reunites him with his Almost Human film star Graham Skipper, along with cast members Lauren Ashley Carter (Premium Rush, The Woman), John Speredakos (The House of the Devil), and Noah Segan (Some Kind of Hate, Looper). Rlje plans to release The Mind’S Eye in theaters and On Demand later this year. Mark Ward, Rlj Entertainment’s Chief Acquisitions Officer, made the announcement today.
The Mind’S Eye made its world premiere at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and won the award for Best Director, Horror Feature at the 2015 Fantastic Fest.
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- Derek Anderson
Rlj Entertainment picks up Tribeca premiere 'The Phenom'
5 April 2016 5:49 PM, PDT | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news »
Ethan Hawke and Paul Giamatti star in the upcoming world premiere drama set in the world of baseball.
Rlj Entertainment has acquired Us rights from Wme to Noah Buschel’s film, which will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on April.
The Phenom centres on a major league rookie pitcher with a confidence crisis who is dispatched to the minor leagues to work with an unorthodox sports psychologist as tensions with his overbearing father bubble to the surface.
Antonia Bogdanovich produced alongside Jeff Elliott, Kim Jose, and Jeff Rice. Johnny Simmons and Sophie Kennedy Clark round out the key cast.
Rlj Entertainment plans to release The Phenom in theatres and VOD on June 24.
The distributor’s recent features include Bone Tomahawk, Criminal Activities, The Cobbler, and the upcoming controversy-hit Nina Simone biopic Nina starring Zoe Saldana. »
- jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
Ethan Hawke’s Baseball Drama ‘The Phenom’ Sold to RLJ Entertainment
5 April 2016 5:01 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
RLJ Entertainment has acquired all U.S. rights to baseball drama “The Phenom,” starring Ethan Hawke, Paul Giamatti, Johnny Simmons and Sophie Kennedy Clark.
The film, written and directed by Noah Buschel (“The Missing Person”) will have its world premiere on April 17 at the Tribeca Film Festival. Rlj will release “The Phenom” in theaters and on demand on June 24.
Simmons portrays a Major League rookie pitcher who loses control over his pitching and is sent down to the minor leagues, where he begins sessions with an unorthodox sports psychologist, played by Giamatti. In the process, hidden conflicts with his overbearing father — played by Hawke — are brought to light.
Producers are Antonia Bogdanovich (“Phantom Halo”), Jeff Elliott, Kim Jose (“Precious”) and Jeff Rice (“Lone Survivor”). Bogdanovich is the daughter of Peter Bogdanovich.
“As an avid baseball fan, I was immediately drawn to this story, but it is about much more than just the sport, »
- Dave McNary
Nina Star Mike Epps Responds to Zoë Saldana Casting Controversy: 'She Did a Good Job'
22 March 2016 4:40 PM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Nina star Mike Epps is responding to criticism over his costar, Zoë Saldana's, casting as singer Nina Simone. While promoting his latest film, Meet the Blacks on Tuesday, Epps tells People that overall he thinks Saldana "did a good" job portraying Nina Simone in the biopic. Controversy over the Guardians of the Galaxy star's casting has raged since the film's first movie poster was released. Images from the production drew criticism over the use of a prosthetic nose and skin-darkening makeup to make Saldana more closely resemble Simone. But Epps, who plays comedian Richard Pryor in the biopic, attributed »
- Michael Miller, @write_miller
Nina Star Mike Epps Responds to Zoë Saldana Casting Controversy: 'She Did a Good Job'
22 March 2016 4:40 PM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Nina star Mike Epps is responding to criticism over his costar, Zoë Saldana's, casting as singer Nina Simone. While promoting his latest film, Meet the Blacks on Tuesday, Epps tells People that overall he thinks Saldana "did a good" job portraying Nina Simone in the biopic. Controversy over the Guardians of the Galaxy star's casting has raged since the film's first movie poster was released. Images from the production drew criticism over the use of a prosthetic nose and skin-darkening makeup to make Saldana more closely resemble Simone. But Epps, who plays comedian Richard Pryor in the biopic, attributed »
- Michael Miller, @write_miller
The Amazing Nina Simone Director Slams Zoë Saldana Casting in Upcoming Biopic: 'Not Every Actor Can Play Every Role'
21 March 2016 8:55 AM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
The controversy surrounding the upcoming Nina Simone biopic starring Zoë Saldana rages on. In a Hollywood Reporter guest column, the director of the 2015 documentary The Amazing Nina Simone adds his voice to film's chorus of critics, lambasting both the casting and the content of the film while reacting to the film distributor's recent defense of the movie. "I am saddened by the ugly and inaccurate portrayal contained in the script and trailer for Nina and by Mr. [Robert L. Johnson]'s desperate attempt to defend the project," The Amazing Nina Simone director Jeff L. Lieberman wrote. Lieberman critiques filmmakers' decision to use makeup »
- Chancellor Agard, @chancelloragard
The Amazing Nina Simone Director Slams Zoë Saldana Casting in Upcoming Biopic: 'Not Every Actor Can Play Every Role'
21 March 2016 8:55 AM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
The controversy surrounding the upcoming Nina Simone biopic starring Zoë Saldana rages on. In a Hollywood Reporter guest column, the director of the 2015 documentary The Amazing Nina Simone adds his voice to film's chorus of critics, lambasting both the casting and the content of the film while reacting to the film distributor's recent defense of the movie. "I am saddened by the ugly and inaccurate portrayal contained in the script and trailer for Nina and by Mr. [Robert L. Johnson]'s desperate attempt to defend the project," The Amazing Nina Simone director Jeff L. Lieberman wrote. Lieberman critiques filmmakers' decision to use makeup »
- Chancellor Agard, @chancelloragard
‘Nina’ Distributor Compares Zoe Saldana Casting Backlash to Slavery
17 March 2016 8:21 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
The distributor of Zoe Saldana‘s upcoming film “Nina” has responded to the backlash over the actress’ casting in the role of African-American singer Nina Simone. According to the Associated Press, Robert L. Johnson, the founder of Rlj Entertainment, said that the complaints mirror “an interracial ‘pathology’ established by slave owners.” “It’s a tragic past that still exists today,” said Johnson, who earlier this month also defended Saldana, stating that she “delivers an exceptional and mesmerizing tribute to Nina Simone.” See Video: Queen Latifah, Paula Patton Defend Zoe Saldana Playing Nina Simone: 'Stop Judging A couple weeks ago, »
- Beatrice Verhoeven
‘Nina’ Distributor on Zoe Saldana Casting: "Who’s to Decide When You’re Black Enough?"
16 March 2016 6:09 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Two weeks after the trailer for Nina hit the Internet and caused an outcry over Zoe Saldana’s heavily altered appearance as Nina Simone, the film’s distributor is speaking to reporters in defense of the project. Critics of Nina, a biopic from U.K.-based Ealing Studios Entertainment, have protested the casting of Saldana, a light-skinned actress of Afro-Latina descent, to portray the legendary high priestess of soul, claiming that Simone’s physical appearance as a dark-skinned black woman had a major impact on her life and career. “It’s unfortunate that African Americans are talking about this in
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- Rebecca Sun
Actors defend Zoe Saldana over Nina Simone biopic 'blackface' claims
9 March 2016 1:28 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Simone’s daughter also criticises personal vilification of the actor for donning dark makeup and a prosthetic nose to play legendary singer
Queen Latifah and Paula Patton have defended Zoe Saldana against claims that she performed in “blackface” to star as Nina Simone in the forthcoming biopic of the singer.
The release last week of a new trailer and poster for Cynthia Mort’s film, titled Nina, which showed Saladana wearing dark makeup and a prosthetic nose, has reignited debate over whether producers were right to cast Saldana, an American of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent. Simone’s estate have since waded into the row, telling Saldana on Twitter: “Please take Nina’s name out your mouth. For the rest of your life.”
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- Ben Child
Nina Simone’s Daughter Defends Zoe Saldana: ‘She’s Not Responsible’ for ‘Lies’
7 March 2016 6:56 AM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Nina Simone’s daughter didn’t exactly rush to the defense of Zoe Saldana, but she more or less got there over the course of a recent interview. “It’s unfortunate that Zoe Saldana is being attacked so viciously when she is someone who is part of a larger picture,” the 53-year-old Simone Kelly told Time magazine. “It’s clear she brought her best to this project, but unfortunately she’s being attacked when she’s not responsible for any of the writing or the lies.” What Kelly was referring to is the blowback against Saldana’s portrayal of the »
- Tony Maglio
India.Arie Weighs in on Nina Controversy: 'They Cast Zoë Saldana Because They Wanted A Big Name'
6 March 2016 9:45 AM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
"Video" singer India.Arie is adding her voice to the chorus of those against the casting of Zoë Saldana as Nina Simone in the upcoming biographical film about her life. The 40-year-old told The Hollywood Reporter (via Billboard) that she was saddened by the choice of Saldana to play the iconic dark-skinned singer. Arie, who saw an early version of Nina three years ago and has even portrayed Simone onscreen (in a 2003 episode of American Dreams), said, "the way she looked in the movie was ugly." "I think the best way to say it is that they casted her against type »
- Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
India.Arie Weighs in on Nina Controversy: 'They Cast Zoë Saldana Because They Wanted A Big Name'
6 March 2016 9:45 AM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
"Video" singer India.Arie is adding her voice to the chorus of those against the casting of Zoë Saldana as Nina Simone in the upcoming biographical film about her life. The 40-year-old told The Hollywood Reporter (via Billboard) that she was saddened by the choice of Saldana to play the iconic dark-skinned singer. Arie, who saw an early version of Nina three years ago and has even portrayed Simone onscreen (in a 2003 episode of American Dreams), said, "the way she looked in the movie was ugly." "I think the best way to say it is that they casted her against type »
- Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
Nina Simone's Daughter Defends Zoe Saldana, Slams Biopic
5 March 2016 7:56 AM, PST | Rollingstone.com | See recent Rolling Stone news »
Lisa Simone Kelly, the daughter of Nina Simone, has defended Zoe Saldana following the backlash stemming from the actress' appearance in the long-delayed, controversial biopic Nina. However, Simone Kelly, like many members of the Simone family, remained critical of the biopic itself.
"It's unfortunate that Zoe Saldana is being attacked so viciously when she is someone who is part of a larger picture," Simone Kelly told Time. "It's clear she brought her best to this project, but unfortunately she's being attacked when she's not responsible for any of the writing or the lies. »
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4 March 2016 1:05 PM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
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THR Have you been keeping up with this Nina biopic drama? The Nina Simone estate is Not having it with the new biopic starring Zoe Saldana (opening in April). But Simone's daughter feels bad for the backlash against Zaldana
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Nina Simone's Daughter Defends Casting of Zoë Saldana in Biopic But Still Opposes Film: 'This Is Not How You Want Your Loved Ones Remembered'
4 March 2016 12:20 PM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Nina Simone's daughter is coming to Zoë Saldana's defense. Lisa Simone Kelly, Simone's only daughter, has said that despite the ongoing controversy, she is "not upset" with Saldana for her portraying her mother in the upcoming biopic Nina. "It's unfortunate that Zoë Saldana is being attacked so viciously when she is someone who is part of a larger picture," Simone Kelly, 53, told Time. "it's clear she brought her best to this project but unfortunately she's being attached when she's not responsible for any of the writing or the lies." When Saldana was cast in 2012, many commentators objected to »
- Jodi Guglielmi, @JodiGug3
Nina Simone's Daughter Defends Casting of Zoë Saldana in Biopic But Still Opposes Film: 'This Is Not How You Want Your Loved Ones Remembered'
4 March 2016 12:20 PM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Nina Simone's daughter is coming to Zoë Saldana's defense. Lisa Simone Kelly, Simone's only daughter, has said that despite the ongoing controversy, she is "not upset" with Saldana for her portraying her mother in the upcoming biopic Nina. "It's unfortunate that Zoë Saldana is being attacked so viciously when she is someone who is part of a larger picture," Simone Kelly, 53, told Time. "it's clear she brought her best to this project but unfortunately she's being attached when she's not responsible for any of the writing or the lies." When Saldana was cast in 2012, many commentators objected to »
- Jodi Guglielmi, @JodiGug3
Nina Simone's Daughter Reacts to Nina Controversy: "It's Unfortunate Zoe Saldana Is Being Attacked So Viciously"
4 March 2016 12:01 PM, PST | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Nina Simone's family is "not upset" with Zoe Saldana after all. A poster and trailer for the biopic Nina were released earlier this week. To portray the late R&B singer, Saldana wore a prosthetic nose and dark makeup. In response to the casting backlash, she quoted Simone on Twitter Tuesday. "I'll tell you what freedom is to me- No Fear... I mean really, no fear," she wrote. A verified tweet from Simone's estate slammed her immediately after, writing, "Cool story but please take Nina's name out your mouth. For the rest of your life." Lisa Simone Kelly, the singer's only child, was unaware of the tweet. Aaron Overfield, a family friend, manages Simone's website and »
Nina Simone's Family -- Nina Would Be Outraged by 'Blackface' Actress
4 March 2016 12:30 AM, PST | TMZ | See recent TMZ news »
Nina Simone would go ballistic if she knew a light-skinned actress with dark makeup was portraying her in an upcoming biopic ... so say members of the late singer's family. Nina's brother, Sam Waymon, tells us Nina would blanch at the studio's choice of Zoe Saldana -- whose skin was drastically darkened to resemble her. Sam says "painting up" a light-skinned actress is insulting, and "raping Nina's legacy." Nina was a civil rights activist, »
- TMZ Staff
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