Tag: Film

Tyler Perry is dominating the Netflix top 10 with the latest season of Beauty in Black. On August 27, the third season of the soapy drama about an exotic dancer who gets tangled up with the powerful family behind a cosmetics dynasty dropped on the streamer.

Black Hollywood is rolling out the red carpet at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival with highly anticipated films including the action-drama Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother starring Mahershala Ali and the complex family saga The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives. Other standout features include Misty Green directed by Chris Rock, Prima Facie with Cynthia Erivo, and Clarissa set in modern-day Nigeria. The festival also showcases Love of Your Life featuring Aaron Pierre and documentaries celebrating cultural legacies and personal journeys of resilience.

David Jonsson will take on the role of T'Challa's son in Black Panther 3, introducing another Black British powerhouse to Hollywood. Black British talent has steadily dominated the industry, from Chiwetel Ejiofor leading horror films to Aaron Pierre becoming the face of DC's Lanterns. Other notable Black British actors making waves include Naomi Ackie, Tosin Cole, and Cynthia Erivo, who earned an Oscar nomination for Wicked. Veterans like Idris Elba, Daniel Kaluuya, and Lashana Lynch continue commanding major roles across franchises. Emerging stars like Damson Idris and Regé-Jean Page are solidifying their status as leading men in Hollywood.

FKA twigs is stepping into the role of legendary entertainer and activist Josephine Baker in a newly announced biopic from filmmaker Maïmouna Doucouré. The project, backed by Studiocanal, is expected to begin filming this fall.

Talk of a sequel to the Michael biopic is picking up momentum after the film’s strong $97 million domestic opening, with Lionsgate vice chair Adam Fogelson saying production could begin as early as this year or next.

The Michael Jackson biopic is making history, smashing box office records and becoming the biggest opening day ever for a biopic, outpacing major films like Oppenheimer and Bohemian Rhapsody.