Nine-year-old Juliano Krue Valdi has secured the coveted role of young Michael Jackson in the forthcoming Lionsgate and UIP film, "Michael," directed by Antoine Fuqua.

Regina King, the Academy Award-winning actress, is gearing up to embody the iconic political figure Shirley Chisholm in the upcoming film "Shirley." The highly anticipated movie, both written and directed by John Ridley, the Oscar-winning screenwriter behind "12 Years a Slave," delves into the groundbreaking 1972 presidential campaign of Shirley Chisholm, a trailblazer in American politics. Chisholm, who had previously made history as the first Black woman elected to the US Congress in 1968, shattered barriers once again by becoming the first Black candidate to vie for a major party's nomination for the presidency.

Universal Pictures is gearing up to create a cinematic biopic about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. The studio has optioned the rights to adapt Jonathan Eig’s critically acclaimed biography King: A Life. Chris Rock is in final talks to direct and produce, and Steven Spielberg will be executive producer.

Netflix has dropped the first trailer for the upcoming Bayard Rustin biopic, Rustin, which stars Colman Domingo.

Rustin was Martin Luther King Jr.’s right-hand man and creator of one of the most important events in American history, the March on Washington in 1963.

BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE celebrates the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love and unity. On the big screen for the first time, discover Bob’s powerful story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his revolutionary music.

Letitia Wright is set to take center stage in "In the Shadows," a gripping drama inspired by the true story of Ramla Ali, the pioneering Somali British professional boxing champion.

Billy Porter and Dan McCabe have been chosen by Allen Media Group Motion Pictures to write a James Baldwin biopic. The film will be based on David Leeming's 1994 book, James Baldwin: A Biography, which details the life of the celebrated writer and civil rights activist.

The film is about Hall of Famer Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, who makes history as the first African American to sign an NBA contract, forever changing how the game of basketball is played.

Janet Jackson & TLC Documentaries, Keyshia Cole Biopic Greenlit At Lifetime.

Baseball icon Roberto Clemente is getting the biopic treatment from producer Jonah Hirsch (Resistance: 1942, First) and actor/producer AJ Muñoz in collaboration with the Clemente family.