
Justin Simien
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‘Urban Cowboy’ Series in the Works at Paramount+; Justin Simien to Write and Direct ‘Flashdance’ Adaptation
By Brian Welk | February 1, 2022 @ 9:43 AMJames Ponsoldt will direct and co-write the series based on the 1980 John Travolta film
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Justin Simien in Talks to Direct Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’ Movie
By Umberto Gonzalez | April 22, 2021 @ 10:33 AMKatie Dippold wrote the most recent draft of the script
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Justin Simien’s ‘Bad Hair’ About a Killer Weave Gets New Trailer, October Release on Hulu (Video)
By Jeremy Fuster | August 13, 2020 @ 1:52 PM”Dear White People“ director’s new satire takes a look at the societal pressures Black women face
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Justin Simien on the Korean and Japanese Influence of ‘Bad Hair’ (Video)
By Umberto Gonzalez | January 31, 2020 @ 5:52 PMSundance 2020: ”The idea really came from a conversation about a sub-genre of horror in Korean and Japanese horror films about hair specifically,“ Simien tells TheWrap’s Beatrice Verhoeven
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Hulu Nears Worldwide Deal for Justin Simien’s ‘Bad Hair’
By Beatrice Verhoeven | January 31, 2020 @ 11:47 AMSundance 2020: The film premiered at the festival last Thursday
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Sundance Lessons: How the Trump Era Has Focused Indie Filmmakers’ Lens
By Sharon Waxman | January 29, 2020 @ 7:03 AMSundance 2020: A sense of loss in the Trump era and a longing for escape from our current reality suffused the festival
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‘Bad Hair’ Film Review: Justin Simien Puts Thoughtful Twists in a Creepy Horror Movie
By Monica Castillo | January 24, 2020 @ 1:19 AMSundance 2020: Elle Lorraine is riveting to watch as she plays an ambitious producer forced to solve the unexplained mysteries of her sentient hair weave
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‘Dear White People’ Renewed for Fourth and Final Season by Netflix
By Jennifer Maas | October 2, 2019 @ 10:00 AMSeries creator Justin Simien will return as co-showrunner alongside Yvette Lee Bowser
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‘Dear White People’ Season 3 Guest Stars Include Yvette Nicole Brown, Laverne Cox and Flavor Flav (Video)
By Tony Maglio | July 17, 2019 @ 7:00 AMBlair Underwood and series creator Justin Simien will also appear
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‘Dear White People’ Creator Justin Simien Takes on Biopic for Sugar Hill Records Founder Sylvia Robinson
By Trey Williams | October 4, 2018 @ 5:10 PMRobinson was a prominent record producer, writing and producing for artists such as Ike and Tina Turner, Kid Rock, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg
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Kristen Bell Says ‘Good Place’ Set Really Is a Good Place – Thanks to ‘No Jerks’ Policy (Video)
By Brian Welk | May 31, 2018 @ 3:31 PM”You don’t really ever need to be a dick,“ Bell said on TheWrap’s Emmys panel Wednesday
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Charles King’s MACRO Raises Additional $150 Million for Film, TV Projects
By Beatrice Verhoeven | October 3, 2017 @ 9:00 AMCompany closed initial funding in 2015 for an undisclosed eight-figure amount
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‘Dear White People’ Renewed by Netflix for Season 2
By Ryan Gajewski | June 30, 2017 @ 10:00 AMCreator Justin Simien and the cast announced the pickup at the Essence Festival
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New ‘Dear White People’ Trailer Doesn’t Let Up, Starts With a Trigger Warning (Video)
By Carli Velocci | April 13, 2017 @ 9:34 AMThe preview is simultaneously biting and self-deprecating, but that hasn’t stopped trolls from crying racism
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Edgar Wright’s ‘Baby Driver,’ Noel Wells Debut ‘Mr. Roosevelt’ Win SXSW Audience Awards
By Matt Donnelly | March 18, 2017 @ 12:52 PMBlind magician film ”Dealt,“ Judd Apatow’s latest and ”Dear White People“ also among winners