Jennifer Hudson was actually among the list of celebrities the Queen of Soul picked to be in her big production. Others included Nia Long, as her older sister, Kerry Washington as her younger sister, and Blair Underwood as her older brother. At one point, HalleBerry was her top choice to play the star role.

It looks as if actor Idris Elba has just scored his dream role of playing Nelson Mandela in the biopic Long Walk To Freedom now that the project…

Actress Vivica A. Fox talks about wanting to play late singer Whitney Houston in a biopic in the latest issue of Denim magazine. Just like everyone else, I’ve…

(via The Hollywood Reporter) Looks like Hollywood has finally gotten the memo on the lack of diversity on the big screen.  Director George Tillman (Notorious, Soul Food) has been commissioned to develop and direct a film adaptation of jazz legend Miles Davis.  The movie will be loosely based on the book, “Dark Magus: The Jekyll […]