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Lashana Lynch Glistens in a Gold Sequinned Cape at “The Woman King” Premiere
Lashana Lynch took sequins to another level at “The Woman King” premiere in London’s Leicester Square on 3 Oct. The “No Time to Die” actor, who stars in the film, took to the blue carpet in top-to-toe sparkle as she chose a glamorous Jenny Packham gown with matching cape. Styled by Karla Welch, the 34-year-old looked the picture of elegance in the gorgeous embellished number from the pre-fall collection that was adorned with sequins, crystals, and beads. More was certainly more for Lynch who opted for a Garrard statement necklace and drop earrings. Strappy sandals were the perfect shoes to offset the dramatic outfit, while bronze makeup completed the look. She was joined at the premiere by Viola Davies, who plays the leading role of Nanisca in the movie, and h...
Boycott Deez N***: ‘The Woman King’ Slays Initial Projections, Tops Weekend Box Office With $19M Haul
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy / Sony Pictures The Woman King reigns supreme at the box office. The film, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, took in $19 million over the weekend. The Sony-distributed film starring Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis as General Nanisca, the leader of an African army of powerful Black women called the Agojie whose life mission is to protect the 18th-century African kingdom of Dahomey. The film is loosely based on historical facts, including the practice of kingdoms like Dahomey selling Africans and captured combatants into slavery. That became the subject of intense debate over the weekend with some people who decided to do their Google searches about the Black women warriors and the kingdom the film’s story was based on, calling for a boycott of ...
Oscar Winner Viola Davis to Play Lead Villain In ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Joe Maher / Getty The forthcoming Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, will star Academy Award-winner Viola Davis as deranged Head Gamemaker, Dr. Volumnia Gaul. The exciting announcement came from the film’s official Twitter account writing, “Meet your Head Gamemaker. Viola Davis has been cast as Dr. Volumnia Gaul in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes – arriving in theaters November 2023.” The Hunger Games movie franchise grossed over $2 billion worldwide. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the prequel’s synopsis reads: “Years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a ...
Girls Run the World in First Trailer for Showtime Series The First Lady: Watch
Behind every powerful man is a powerful woman, and The First Lady wants to tell their stories. Ahead of its April 17th premiere, Showtime has shared the first trailer for the anthology series, where Michelle Obama (Viola Davis), Betty Ford (Michelle Pfeiffer), and Eleanor Roosevelt (Gillian Anderson) hold their own behind White House doors. “In four years, I don’t want to look back and think, ‘What did I become living in that house?’” Davis says as Obama early on in the trailer, opening the flood gates for a two-minute compilation of drama. The First Lady peels back the curtain on the personal and political lives of three of America’s most beloved first ladies — all of whom made a point to serve a bigger role while in the White House than to just be the president’s wife. Da...
Regina King & Viola Davis Showcase Jaw Dropping Beauty In ‘Entertainment Weekly’ Oscars Issue
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Kravitz / Getty Regina King and Viola Davis are known for bringing talent and beauty on screen, but it appears the two leading ladies decided to take some of that Black Girl Magic and leave it on their latest covers with Entertainment Weekly. The special issue, which is centered around the upcoming Oscars features both Regina King and Viola Davis on separate covers donning stunning fashions and looking flawless, but it’s not all eye candy. During their respective interviews, both Davis and King reflected on their biggest Oscar moments before sharing their individual highs and lows throughout their careers. While reflecting on her massive success with her hit film, One Night in Miami, Regina King shared how she missed not being able to reach out ...
Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis Win Big At 2021 Sag Awards
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SAGAwards2021 / Getty The 2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards have concluded and a number of television and film stars took home honors for their contributions to the arts. Winning big were Viola Davis, Daniel Kaluuya, and the late Chadwick Boseman among many this past Sunday (April 4). The 2021 Sag Awards were prerecorded and much like other awards programs, the rules of social distancing in the pandemic era were in effect. Davis won the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture award for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, with her co-star in Boseman winning Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture award opposite of her. Kaluuya’s role as the late Fred Hampton Sr. notched the British actor the...
2021 Golden Globes Predictions: Who Will Win, Who Shouldn’t Be There, and Who’s Missing
Every year, we say we’re not going to watch the Golden Globes. “They’re pay-for-play opportunists who trade awards for access,” we plea in the mirror. “Remember Pia Zadora?” And yet, just like Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part III, they pull us back in. Maybe it’s the pandemic insisting upon things to look forward to amidst the threat of impending doom. Or, more likely, we just love TV and the people who make it too much to not want to root for them to get recognition — no matter how dubious the award. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, an enigmatic collective of 93 non-American journalists who nonetheless live in LA, give out their trophies every year, and the picks are virtually impossible to guess. Sometimes, it’s recognition of the best work in film and TV that year. Other t...
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Is an Exclamation Point on Chadwick Boseman’s Inspiring Life: Review
The Pitch: By definition, the word value means “the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.” A person’s value, however, is most often overlooked, under-appreciated or even unknown. To understand one’s worth is a unique ability that not many possess – that attribute alone can change the trajectory of an individual’s life, drastically. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom digs deep into the core of one of America’s most beautiful artforms, during a time where segregation and racial oppression escalated across the country. Based on August Wilson’s Broadway play, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom chronicles an emotional recording session housed within a Chicago studio in 1927. Along with a string of talented actors, George C. Wolfe’s direction explores the dicho...
Netflix Debuts Trailer for ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’, Chadwick Boseman’s Final Film
Source: Courtesy Netflix / Netflix Netflix has premiered the trailer for Chadwick Boseman‘s final film, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, based on August Wilson’s award-winning 1984 stage play. Set in 1927 Chicago, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is centered on the incredible story of one of America’s first Black professional Blues singer, Ma Rainey, and the tension and conflict between her and the white ownership of the clubs where she performed. Although Boseman’s character, Levee, is fictitious, the film shows how the actual creation of her hit song, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” came to fruition and also revealing that the song was written for a dance by the same name. Helmed by George C. Wolfe, who won Tony awards for directing the play “Angels in America: Millennium Approaches” and the musical “B...
Netflix Releases Trailer for Chadwick Boseman’s Final Film Role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: Watch
Chadwick Boseman’s final on-screen role comes in Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Ahead of the film’s December 18th release, the first trailer has been released. Watch it below. Originally written as a play by August Wilson in 1982, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom explores race, art, religion, and the exploitation of Black recording artists by white producers through the eyes of Black blues singer Ma Rainey. Like the play, the film will be set over the course of an afternoon recording session in 1920s Chicago. “Late to the session, the fearless, fiery Ma engages in a battle of wills with her white manager and producer over control of her music, reads a plot synopsis shared by Netflix. “As the band waits in the studio’s claustrophobic rehearsal ...
Netflix Shares Images From Chadwick Boseman’s Final Film, ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
Source: Netflix / Netflix Netflix has released a few amazing photos from Chadwick Boseman‘s final film, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and fans can’t get over the excellence-—even in still images. On Wednesday (Sept 30), the streaming powerhouse took to social media to share the images along with the release date to the film, which is produced by legendary actor Denzel Washington and directed by George C. Wolfe, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom stars Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman in his final film performance. During an interview with the New York Times, both Davis and Washington recall their time working with Boseman on the film recalling his phenomenal stage presence and work ethic. “He did a brilliant job, and he’s gone,” said Denzel Washington. “I still can’t believe it.” Viol...
Nigerian doctor named one of TIME’s Most Influential People in the world
TIME named Nigerian physician Tunji Funsho to the 2020 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The full list and related tributes are available now at time.com/time100, and Mr Funsho’s TIME100 profile is available here. The list, now in its seventeenth year, recognizes the activism, innovation and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. Mr Funsho, a cardiologist based in Lagos, Nigeria, is the first Rotary member to receive this honour for the organisation’s work to eradicate polio, having played an essential role in ensuring Africa’s certification as wild polio-free in August of 2020. “I’m honored to be recognized by TIME for my part in ensuring that no child in Africa will ever again be paralyzed by wild polio, a disease that once disabl...
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