“Looking at the highest-profile Hollywood films with prominent black characters, one might think we exist only in relation to white people,” Jeremy Helligar writes
“Mass entertainment and deeper social messages are not mutually exclusive,” writes Peter Bisanz, executive director of the Skoll Center for Social Impact Entertainment at UCLA TFT
Macro recently set up “Jesus Was My Homeboy” with Ryan Coogler at Warner Bros.
“Jesus Was My Homeboy” will be released via Warner Bros.
Nominees for Entertainer of the Year are Beyoncé, Chadwick Boseman, LeBron James, Regina King and Ryan Coogler
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Alexandria Bombach and Jeff Orlowski will also appear on panel at Sundance Talent Forum
Oscar Wrap magazine: “Over the years Hollywood has not put its resources behind movies like this,” Boseman says
Lee is only the fifth black director ever nominated by the DGA; Peter Farrelly and Adam McKay also receive nominations
Co-hosts lavish compliments on Michael B. Jordan, Spike Lee, Amy Adams and more
TheWrap Oscar magazine: “They said, ‘You are too much trouble,'” Boseman says the soap told him when he was fired for voicing objections to the part — that Jordan then took over
For the first time, five films directed by black auteurs grossed more than $100 million domestically
“BlacKkKlansman,” “The Hate U Give” and “If Beale Street Could Talk” win two awards each
It is also the first superhero film in the history of the awards show to receive that recognition
The wide-ranging American Film Institute list also includes “BlacKkKlansman,” “The Favourite,” “Mary Poppins” returns and more
In the last four months, four prominent black executives have left Disney – two have gone to Netflix
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“I’m sure he’s going to find some kind of medium to make everyone drop their jaws,” composer tells TheWrap
“I’m just constantly figuring out new ways to reinvent myself. And if it’s combining ’70s jazz with Puccini and 808 drums, I’ll try that,” Childish Gambino collaborator says
There’s no more surprise to a franchise in its eighth round, but even without Ryan Coogler, the “Creed” model still has some fight in it
“Black Panther” has grossed $1.3 billion worldwide
“If we don’t do what we love, then we wouldn’t exist”
Terence Nance, the filmmaker behind HBO’s “Random Acts of Flyness,” will direct
Filmmakers explain in commentary how one of the most thrilling “Infinity War” moments was ad-libbed by “Black Panther” actors
Produced By 2018: Marvel Studios CEO calls Coogler’s blockbuster “transformative”
Director Ryan Coogler gives all kinds of interesting insights about the creation and symbolism in the best Marvel Studios movie
Ryan Coogler’s panel nabbed headlines while acquisitions are heating up
Director Ryan Coogler explains why Michael B. Jordan’s character grew up without a mom
Olympic darlings Adam Rippon and Chloe Kim are also on there
Insiders tell TheWrap Barber sparred one too many times with company director Kevin Ulrich
Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster isn’t just breaking box office records
