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Movie Review – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)

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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, 2020. Directed by George C. Wolfe. Starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Jeremy Shamos, Taylour Paige, Jonny Coyne, Michael Potts, and Dusan Brown. SYNOPSIS: Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey, her ambitious horn player, and the white management determined to control the uncontrollable “Mother […]

Movie Review – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)

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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, 2020. Directed by George C. Wolfe. Starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Jeremy Shamos, Taylour Paige, Jonny Coyne, Michael Potts, and Dusan Brown. SYNOPSIS: Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey (Viola Davis), her ambitious horn player (Chadwick Boseman) and the white management determined to […]

Marvel pays tribute to Chadwick Boseman with new Black Panther intro

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To mark what would have been the 44th birthday of Chadwick Boseman yesterday, Disney and Marvel have unveiled a new Marvel Studios logo intro for 2018’s Black Panther on Disney+, with the sequence paying tribute to the late actor by showcasing Boseman’s work as T’Challa in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Disney’s Bob Iger announced the […]

Movie Review – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)

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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, 2020. Directed by George C. Wolfe. Starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Michael Potts, Jonny Coyne, Taylour Paige, Jeremy Shamos, and Dusan Brown. SYNOPSIS: Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey, her ambitious horn player and the white management determined to control the uncontrollable “Mother […]

Marvel rules out using a digital double of Chadwick Boseman for Black Panther 2

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With rumours circulating suggesting that Marvel is considering the use of a digital double to recreate the late Chadwick Boseman for Black Panther II, Marvel Studios’ EVP Victoria Alonso has moved to stamp out the speculation during a recent interview. “No,” Alonso replied categorically when asked about a digital double by Argentine newspaper Clarin (via […]

Netflix to campaign for the late Chadwick Boseman as Best Actor in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

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While the award season heats up, one thing seems set in stone, and that is a nomination for Chadwick Boseman in either of his two films this year for Netflix. Before his passing, Boseman completed Da 5 Bloods and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, both awards contenders in their own right. It seems now like Netflix […]

Black Panther’s Letitia Wright doesn’t even want to think about a sequel

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Letitia Wright, one of the stars of Black Panther, says that she doesn’t even want to think about making a sequel in the aftermath of Chadwick Boseman’s recent passing. The tragic death of Chadwick Boseman shook Hollywood and fans all around the world. The star of the colossal hit Black Panther, his loss has been […]

Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman star in trailer for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

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Netflix has released the first trailer for the upcoming film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Starring Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman in his final role, this first look at the biopic of Ma Rainey looks to be as powerful as expected. Check out the trailer below along with the poster and official synopsis… Tensions […]

Todd McFarlane pays tribute to Chadwick Boseman with Spawn #311 cover

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Image Comics President Todd McFarlane is set to pay tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman this month with the cover to Spawn #311 honouring the actor who brought Marvel’s Black Panther to life on screen. Check it out here… “Given the limited amount of minority characters in the comic industry today that are considered major […]

First images from Chadwick Boseman’s final film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

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Netflix has revealed four first look images from Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, the upcoming adaptation of Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson’s 1984 play which stars Viola Davis alongside the late Chadwick Boseman in his final role; take a look at the images here… Tensions and temperatures rise over the course of an afternoon recording session […]