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Mike Colter Fatale

Mike Colter continues to burnish his reputation as one of Hollywood’s most versatile actors. In his most recent role, he co-stars Rafe in the thriller Fatale. As Derrick’s (Michael Ealy) best friend and business partner, he’s a reminder of their early years. Ahead of the film’s premiere, Colter explained to rolling out how he selects…

Michael Jackson’s famed estate Neverland Ranch in California has been sold to billionaire investor Ron Burkle for $22 million. According to The Wall Street Journal, the property was renamed Sycamore Valley Ranch several years ago. Because of its ties to child molestation allegations against the music legend, the estate’s asking price had been reduced considerably…

Noma Dumezweni The Undoing

Noma Dumezweni performance in “The Undoing” was more than memorable. The HBO limited series featured Dumezweni as no-nonsense attorney, Haley Fitzgerald. Charged with representing Jonathan Fraser (Hugh Grant) in his murder trial, the lines between consciousness and duty become blurred. Following the explosive season finale, Dumezweni spoke to rolling out about the phenomenal show and…

Michael Ealy Fatale

Michael Ealy finds himself juggling danger and deception in the new thriller, Fatale. Ealy stars in the film as Derrick, a successful businessman born from humble beginnings and currently living what seems to be a perfect life. After a momentary lapse in judgment, he finds himself trapped in a dangerous game that he doesn’t know…

Jay-Z is set to produce an adaptation of Dwayne Alexander Smith’s novel Forty Acres. The rap legend — who was previously involved with the all-Black western The Harder They Fall — is returning to Netflix to produce the new movie, which has been likened to a cross between The Firm and Get Out. The streaming…

Omari Hardwick, Loretta Devine and John Beasley star in the terrifying thriller Spell. Rolling out caught up with Hardwick to discuss his role in the thriller. The film centers around Hardwick’s character Marquis, who has just learned his father has died and he, along with his immediate family, has to travel back to rural Appalachia…

Loretta Devine Spell

Loretta Devine is known for portraying warm, comforting characters. But in the film Spell, she completely shakes her well-known moniker. Co-starring opposite Omari Hardwick as Eloise, a hoodoo practitioner, she delivers a spine chilling performance. In a recent interview with rolling out, Devine explains how she didn’t have to lean into anything new for this…

Omari Hardwick, Loretta Devine and John Beasley star in the terrifying thriller Spell, coming to premium video-on-demand and digital in time for Halloween on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, from Paramount Home Entertainment. While flying to his father’s funeral in rural Appalachia, an intense storm causes Marquis (Hardwick) to lose control of the plane carrying him…

Eva Longoria has joined Ice Cube in the cast of Universal’s new sci-fi film. The 45-year-old actress has boarded the untitled project, which has been fast-tracked by the studio and is due to begin production next month. Plot details are vague but it is being described as a grounded movie similar to the 2009 flick…

Nia Long & Omar Epps

Nia Long and Omar Epps star as college friends who reconnect after 20 years in the suspense thriller “Fatal Affair.” What seems like a chance encounter becomes a dangerous game when David (Epps) begins to stalk Ellie’s (Long) every move. When she discovers his true intentions, it becomes a race to keep herself and her…

Will Smith is to star in Emancipation. The 51-year-old actor will play a slave named Peter in the movie, which is being directed by Training Day filmmaker Antoine Fuqua from a screenplay written by William N. Collage that is based on a true story. Peter had to show his body during a medical exam for the…

Letitia Wright is to lead the cast of The Silent Twins. The Black Panther star will appear in the thriller, which is based on the true story of June and Jennifer Gibbons. They became known as The Silent Twins as they refused to communicate with anyone but each other. June and Jennifer — who were originally…

David Oyelowo, during a visit to Atlanta, sat down with Romeo International for a one-on-one conversation about cultural representation in the movie industry, being good vs. being great and working alongside the talented Storm Reid in the intense new psycho-thriller Don’t Let Go.

Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video helped catapult the album of the same name to become the bestselling ever (Photo: circa 1982) Despite being one of the greatest musical entertainers of all time and having his “Thriller” video considered the best ever, executives at MTV may snatch Michael Jackson’s name from the Video Vanguard Award. According to…

On the 10th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s tragic death, his sister and fellow Hall of Fame pop star, Janet Jackson, has finally spoken up about the King of Pop’s indelible and unassailable music. The Thriller singer died on June 25, 2009, at the age of 50 in Bel Air, California, from acute poisoning from the…

Michael Jackson’s family has released their own documentary in response to “Leaving Neverland.” The family of the late King of Pop — who died in 2009 — released “Neverland Firsthand: Investigating the Michael Jackson Documentary” on YouTube, and the 30-minute film aims to refute allegations of child sexual abuse against the hitmaker in the HBO…

Michael Jackson’s legendary producing partner, Quincy Jones, once told this writer that, nearly four decades after the two launched Thriller and Off the Wall into orbit, he still hears the King of Pop’s music played in nightclubs in many countries around the world. However, on the 10-year anniversary of the venerated singer’s premature death at…

Gabrielle Union is starring in a new thriller Breaking In, where she plays a mother who encounters many challenges in a desperate fight to save their lives. Earlier this week, Universal Pictures held a special screening premiere of Breaking In at the ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood. Union, the film’s leading lady, her hubby Miami Heat player Dwyane…

At 84 years old, Quincy Jones has a multitude of girlfriends in different area codes. During an explosive interview with GQ, the legendary producer revealed that he has 22 girlfriends around the world. When asked about his 22 girlfriends, Jones answered by saying, “Hell yeah. Everywhere. Cape Town. Cairo. Stockholm—she’s coming in next week. Brazil—Belo Horizonte,…

Next Mother’s Day, Gabrielle Union stars as a woman who will stop at nothing to rescue her two children being held hostage in a house designed with impenetrable security. No trap, no trick and especially no man inside can match a mother with a mission when she is determined.