The legendary Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actress and singer Sheryl Lee Ralph will be honored with the Sidney Poitier Icon Tribute at this year’s Gotham TV Awards on Monday, June 2nd in New York City. The Sidney Poitier Initiative, in partnership with The Gotham, honors the groundbreaking actor, director, and activist by supporting inclusive film and media programs for underrepresented students, professionals, and organizations. This year’s honoree, Sheryl Lee Ralph, is recognized for her inspiration, uplifting presence, and pioneering contributions across stage, screen, and community.

Michael B. Jordan is set to receive the 39th American Cinematheque Award, honoring his outstanding contributions to the film industry. The award will be presented on November 20 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.

"Old Gray Mare," written and directed by Courtney Glaudé —fresh off an overall deal with Tyler Perry Studios —delivers a gripping exploration of the emotional weight carried by families affected by dementia. What begins as minor memory lapses quietly escalates into something far more unsettling. When Steven and Robin return from a peaceful cruise and visit Eileen’s home, they’re confronted with a chilling new reality. This time, it’s more than forgotten groceries or misplaced keys—this time, the truth is impossible to ignore. With a deeply personal perspective, Glaudé crafts a poignant and haunting portrait of love, loss, and the slow unraveling of memory.

The 4th Wall is a bold, immersive stageplay that blurs the lines between performance and reality. Set inside a high-security psychiatric unit, the story follows a group of inmates participating in an experimental rehabilitation program led by an unexpected figure from their past. Through raw storytelling, fourth-wall breaks, and deeply human revelations, the play explores mental health, justice, and redemption in a system that rarely allows space for healing.

Starz has confirmed that Power Book III: Raising Kanan will conclude with its fifth season. The news came on the heels of the Season 4 finale, which also introduced a long-anticipated character from the original Power universe — Branford “Breeze” Frady, played by Shameik Moore.

Different With Me, the debut feature film from writer-director Kinnedy “ScribeCash” Storay, is a refreshing and emotionally resonant romantic comedy that redefines what it means to choose love in the modern world.

Led by rising star Ashley Chestang, the film follows Kali, a confident and career-driven woman who has everything—except a relationship that truly feeds her soul. After being blindsided by her longtime boyfriend, Kali turns inward to heal. But when she falls for Jeremy, a grounded, blue-collar dreamer with a heart of gold, her life is flipped once again by the unexpected return of her wealthy ex, now desperate to rekindle their past. Kali is faced with the ultimate choice: comfort and status, or authenticity and love.

Damon Idris is gearing up for his next big role in the Mick Jagger-produced romance film ‘Miles & Juliette’, which explores the passionate love life of legendary jazz musician Miles Davis. Idris will portray the young pioneering artist alongside Anamaria Vartolomei as Juliette Gréco–his lover, the esteemed French singer and actress he met during a life-changing trip to Paris in 1946. Pulitzer Prize finalist Zora Howard is writing the screenplay, with Bill Pohlad directing.

Global Peace 360° is proud to announce the return of the Creative Director/Programing Director Timothy Starks and Executive Director Derrick Brown to the festival circuit with a groundbreaking new initiative: URBANFEST 360°. In collaboration with the Global Peace 360° and the Global Peace Film Festival, URBANFEST 360° will celebrate bold storytelling, transformative cinema, and dynamic voices from urban communities across the globe.

As Stranger Things gears up for its final season, star Caleb McLaughlin is stepping into the world of scripted audio drama with Sacrilege: Curse of the Mbirwi. The supernatural podcast, produced by QCODE for Audible, premieres May 29.

Taraji P. Henson is stepping into new territory with Straw, a gripping Netflix thriller from Tyler Perry that was shot in just four days. The film, premiering June 6, follows Janiyah—a single mother struggling to care for her sick daughter—who finds herself trapped in a chaotic web of suspicion and survival.

Ryan Coogler’s Sinners premiered on April 18 and made box office history, garnering critical acclaim for its heartfelt story, homage to blues music and U.S. Black Southern culture, captivating cinematography, sound design, and the actors who brought it all to life. Coogler takes us back to 1932 in the Mississippi Delta, with some of the liveliest church-going, harmonica-blowing, juke joint-jamming sinners thirsting for a holy oasis in bottles of whiskey and corn liquor at Smoke’s and Stack’s Club Juke. While bloodthirsty vampires threaten to drag them to the underworld, the film reminds us that the devil has no dominion in holy waters, as the sinners journey through and between the secular and sacred, baptizing souls with corn liquor, pure spiritual milk, pickled garlic, and the Lord’s Prayer to repel the dominion of the evil vampires.

Emmy Award winner Colman Domingo, affectionately known as “Mr. Put That Sh*t On,” is one of the co-chairs for this year’s Met Gala happening just one week away! He serves as co-chair alongside Anna Wintour, Pharrell Williams, A$AP Rocky, and Lewis Hamilton, with LeBron James joining as Honorary Chair of the committee. 

Michael B. Jordan is hot off the press tour for ‘Sinners,’ where he stars as the leading men for Coogler’s groundbreaking movie that has audiences raving and anticipating more of Jordan on the big screen. Now, the award-winning actor is set to direct his second feature film, ‘The Thomas Crown Affair,’ to be released by Amazon MGM Studios on March 5, 2027. Jordan will also star in the film opposite Taylor Russell in this reimagining of Norman Jewison’s original 1968 movie of the same name, which starred Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. 

Make way for Tyler Perry’s She the People. In Perry’s first comedy series on Netflix, Terri J. Vaughn stars as a politician who wins her election — and then realizes her new job will involve a lot more than what she originally signed up for. The 16 episodes in Season 1 will premiere in two batches. Part 1 will debut May 22, with Part 2 releasing Aug. 14.

Amazon Prime Video is set to release ‘The Greatest,’ a limited series about the life and legacy of the legendary heavyweight champion and social activist, Muhammad Ali. Michael Ealy has been tapped to play Malcolm X, the prominent Black revolutionary and close, though ultimately estranged, friend of Ali. Jaalen Best is set to star as Ali in this highly anticipated forthcoming series executive produced by Michael B. Jordan, Ben Watkins, and Ali’s widow, Lonnie Ali.

Jesse Eisenberg is back with a new feature following the success of A Real Pain, and A24 is once again on board. Production has officially started on the untitled film, which reunites Eisenberg with his A Real Pain team—including producers Emma Stone, Dave McCary, and Ali Herting of Fruit Tree, alongside Topic Studios as executive producers.

The magic returns! The ‘Now You See Me’ franchise continues with the third installment, ‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t,’ set to hit theaters on November 14. Morgan Freeman reprises his role as Thaddeus Bradley, joining returning stars Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Jesse Eisenberg, and Isla Fisher. This sequel to 2016’s ‘Now You See Me 2’ will also feature franchise newcomers Justice Smith, Ariana Greenblatt, Rosamund Pike, and Dominic Sessa. 

Kendrick Lamar dropped his long-awaited music video for “Luther,” featuring Grammy Award winner SZA, and it quickly became a fan-favorite, garnering more than six million views just one day after its release. “Luther” celebrates Black love and displays performances of intimacy, subtlety, and tenderness between Lamar and Annahstasia Enuke, and SZA and Geron McKinley, as the sampled sweet melodies of Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn serenade the couples.

Malcolm D. Lee is bringing The Best Man crew back—this time in book form. The Best Man: Unfinished Business, co-written with bestselling author Jayne Allen, is set to release July 1, 2025, through Storehouse Voices, an imprint of Crown Publishing under Penguin Random House. The novel will be available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats.

Congratulations to the incomparable EGOT-winning actress, producer, author, and icon Viola Davis on being honored with a wax figure in Madame Tussauds! The renowned wax museum unveiled her regal wax figure, adorned in a beautiful red Armani gown and a sleek pixie cut with a complementary bracelet and metallic clutch. The costume is a tribute to her glamorous 2017 Oscars red carpet look, honoring her win for Best Supporting Actress for her striking performance in the 2016 film adaptation of Fences.