Shirley, 2024. Written and Directed by John Ridley. Starring Regina King, Lance Reddick, Lucas Hedges, André Holland, Terrence Howard, Michael Cherrie, W. Earl Brown, Christina Jackson, Dorian Missick, Amirah Vann, Ethan Jones Romero, Loren Escandon, Mellanie Hubert, Mike Seely, Alex Barone, Micaela Wittman, Aqeel Ash-Shakoor, Marcellus Bassman Shepard, Rob Grant, Clark Harris, and Brad James. […]
Regina King is Shirley Chisholm in trailer for John Ridley’s Shirley
Netflix has debuted the first trailer, a poster and images for Shirley, the upcoming drama from writer-director John Ridley which stars Regina King as political icon Shirley Chisholm and tells the story of how the first Black congresswoman made her trailblazing run for president of the United States in 1972. Joining King in the cast […]
John Ridley reveals he was working on “a TV version of Eternals… but good”
Way back in the early days of Marvel Television circa 2015, Oscar-winning writer J0hn Ridley (12 Years a Slave) signed on to create a Marvel show for ABC, which would have featured alongside the network’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter had it not fizzled out during development. While previous rumours had suggested that the […]
Movie Review – Needle in a Timestack (2021)
Needle in a Timestack, 2021. Directed by John Ridley. Starring Leslie Odom Jr., Cynthia Erivo, Freida Pinto, Orlando Bloom, Laysla De Oliveira, Alessandro Juliani, James Kirk, Hiro Kanagawa, Ulka Simone Mohanty, Gourav Shah, Kaylah Zander, Elizabeth Weinstein, Natalie D’Amico, Charles Singh, Samantha Hum, and Jadyn Wong. SYNOPSIS: Nick and Janine live in marital bliss until […]
Marvel releases trailer for John Ridley’s Black Panther series
This November sees Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley teaming with Marvel’s Stormbreak artist Juann Cabal to launch the next chapter in T’Challa’s story with Black Panther #1. “It’s a hybrid espionage-Super Hero thriller, but at its core, it’s a love story,” said Ridley of the new series. “And I don’t mean just romantic love, although there’s […]
First trailer for sci-fi romance Needle in a Timestack
Lionsgate has debuted the first trailer for writer-director John Ridley’s sci-fi romance Needle in a Timestack. Based on Robert Silverberg’s short story of the same name, the film focuses on couple Nick (Leslie Odom Jr.) and Janine (Cynthia Erivo) as they find their marriage at risk when Janine’s ex (Orlando Bloom) warps time, affecting the […]
Leslie Odom Jr. and Cynthia Erivo time travel drama Needle in a Timestack gets a poster, images and synopsis
Academy Award winning 12 Years a Slave scribe John Ridley graduates to the director’s chair for his forthcoming adaptation of Robert Silverberg’s short story Needle in a Timestack, and Lionsgate have released a poster, images and synopsis ahead of its October release. Starring Cynthia Erivo (Bad Times at the El Royale) Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton), […]
Marvel announces new Black Panther series from Oscar-winner John Ridley
With Ta-Nehisi Coates’ groundbreaking Black Panther run coming to a close this month, Marvel has announced that Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) is set to take the reins alongside Marvel’s Stormbreaker artist Juann Cabal (Guardians of the Galaxy) for a brand new volume launching with Black Panther #1 in August. Check out […]
The Next Batman to return with Second Son miniseries
DC Comics has announced that Tim Fox – a.k.a. The Next Batman – is set to make his return post-Future State will a new digital first miniseries from award-winning screenwriter John Ridley entitled The Next Batman: Second Son. Now that the world knows Tim Fox is behind the mask fighting against The Magistrate in Gotham […]
John Ridley to direct Project Poltergeist for Blumhouse
Along with the news that Patrick Wilson is set to make his directorial debut with Insidious 5, yesterday’s virtual BlumFest event from Blumhouse Productions also brought word that Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Salve) is set to write and direct an adaptation of the recent Truly*Adventurous article, Project Poltergeist, written by Saleah Blancaflor. Project […]
