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#FilmFriday -New Trailers & New Productions in the Works…

Steven Yeun appears in Minari by Lee Isaac Chung, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. All photos are copyrighted and may be used by press only for the purpose of news or editorial coverage of Sundance Institute programs. Photos must be accompanied by a credit to the photographer and/or 'Courtesy of Sundance Institute.' Unauthorized use, alteration, reproduction or sale of logos and/or photos is strictly prohibited.

I can’t seem to catch a break…I’ve been trying to catch “Minari” but it won’t let me be great — I’ve been hearing that Steven Yeun IS great in it and I want to see this — Glen has been my boy since Day 1!

What Went Down This Week…

  • Oscar Isaac is in talks to star in Marvel’s new “Moon Knight” for Disney+ — I like Oscar so I might check this one out…
  • Kenya Barris is set to direct MGM’s Richard Pryor biopic — Barris directed some episodes of #BlackAF and #Black-ish so this should be interesting — I got to interview Barris for AwardsCircuit and I had such a fun time talking to him — he’s quite the character…
  • Ava DuVernay‘s “Cherish the Day” scores a second season over at OWN — anybody watching…how is it?
  • Netflix has picked up the Idris Elba drama “Concrete Cowboy” — I caught this one at TIFF and it was kinda meh, but I’m glad it got picked up for distribution…
  • LeBron James‘ SpringHill Company and CNN Films are teaming up on “Dreamland: The Rise and Fall of Black Wall Street” — a look at the Tulsa race massacre which has been a pretty popular topic recently, but I’ll definitely be checking this out…
  • An official biopic of iconic blues musician B.B. King is going into to pre-production in 2021 — this production is different form the one starring Wendell Pierce which recently got the greenlight…
  • “Jurassic World: Dominion” has resumed filming…and I wish they hadn’t LOL
  • And apparently there’s going to be “The Meg 2”…which I also wish wasn’t a thing LOL
  • Jessica Chastain is replacing Michelle Williams in HBO’s “Scenes From a Marriage”…
  • Executives are bouncing from Netflix left and right…what’s going on over there?!
  • Claire Foy & Benedict Cumberbatch are teaming up to adapt Charlotte McConaghy’s novel “Migrations”
Director/Executive Producer Ava DuVernay (center) on the set of SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, PathÈ, and Harpo Films. SEL-09411
  • Ava DuVernay is developing the first drama about an Indigenous family on network television (NBC), called “Sovereign” — hella dope!
  • Women Directors could make history at next years Oscar with so many worthy contenders from Radha Banks to Regina King to Chloé Zhao — and I can’t wait to see where the chips fall…
  • Michael B. Jordan and his Outlier Society will produce the DC movie “Static Shock”
  • “God Friended Me” alum Javicia Leslie is suiting up as “Batwoman”…
I don’t own the rights to this photo, but whoever did this mashup, its pretty dope.
  • Netflix’s teen drama “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” comes to an end on New Year’s Eve with Season 4 — in the beginning, I thought that this show was going to be real stupid LOL, but it definitely grew on me and I’m a little sad to see it go…
  • Nicole Kidman is set to start in Amazon’s new drama series “Things I know to Be True”…
  • Mindy Kaling will produce and star in HBO Max’s film adaptation of “Good in Bed”…
  • “Ted Lasso” has scored a 3rd season over at Apple — I started watching the first few episodes and it was pretty fun..eventually I’ll get around to finishing it up…
  • Bebe Rexha (whom I love) is making her feature debut in Kristen Bell‘s comedy “Queenpins”…
  • MGM has delayed the Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect” starring Jennifer Hudson 7 months — new release date Aug. 11, 2020
  • “Mudbound” co-writer Virgil Williams is set to adapt “Blacktop Wasteland” for Picturestart and John Legend’s Get Lifted — I was impressed with “Mudbound” so I’ll be interested in seeing this…
  • Uzo Aduba will start in “In Treatment” revival at HBO…
  • Joel Kinnaman will star as NFL player Jerry Smith in a new football and civil rights drama — I really liked Kinnaman “Hanna” so I may add this one to the watchlist…
  • Netflix has picked up John David Washington‘s (“Blackkklansman” & “Tenant” — which I still have yet to see 🤷🏽‍♀️) thriller “Born to Be Murdered”…
  • There’s a new live-action “Assassin’s Creed” series in the works over at Netflix…
  • Acorn TV has scooped up the rights to Mira Nair‘s “A Suitable Boy” — which I unfortunately missed at TIFF…
  • In sad news…Peacock has given “Brave New World” the axe after just one season — I weirdly enjoyed this one so I’m a little disappointed to see it go…I don’t know if its a reflection on the show or if Peacock just hasn’t quite gotten enough traction…
  • Basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo a.k.a. “The Greek Freak” is getting a biopic over Disney+…
  • “Narcos: Mexico” is getting a 3rd season over at Netflix…unfortunately without Diego Luna — this show is so good…if you haven’t been watching, you should…and I’m a little sad to see Luna go…
  • Jennifer Lopez and Armie Hammer are set to star in the action-comedy “Shotgun Wedding” executive produced by Ryan Reynolds…
  • In other news…Netflix is upping their price by $1…
  • Lil Yachty Dramedy series “Public Figures” is moving from Quibi (for obvious reasons) over to HBO Max…
  • Awkwafina and Sandra Oh are set to play sisters in a yet untitled Gloria Sanchez comedy at Netflix…
  • Father-daughter duo Ethan and Maya Hawke will co-star in the upcoming film “Revolver” about Beatlemania hitting Alaska in the 1960s…

What I’m Looking Forward to Seeing…

November 10, 2020
November 17, 2020
On Demand November 24, 2020
November 25, 2020
December 23, 2020
November 25, 2020 — some magic you just can’t recreate…

Did I miss anything this week???