Apple has won a multiple studio bidding war for Cin Fabré’s novel ‘Wolf Hustle’ about a young Black woman’s ascent in the male dominated Wall Street. Till filmmaker Chinonye Chukwu is adapting as a feature, directing and producing under her Where’s the Fire banner alongside Entertainment 360.

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

NEON announced today the acquisition of the North American rights to Academy Award®-nominated and BAFTA-winning director, Raoul Peck’s (I Am Not Your Negro) documentary ‘Orwell,’ the definitive feature-length documentary on visionary author George Orwell.

David E. Talbert has sold the single-camera comedy ‘Overtime,’ about a retired NBA player, to ABC, with Warren Littlefield (The Handmaid’s Tale, Fargo) executive producing and Courtney Lilly (Black-ish, Grown-ish) in negotiations to also executive produce.

A year after Black-ish ended its run, Anthony Anderson is returning to ABC as a star of another single-camera comedy pilot, ‘Public Defenders.’ Randall Einhorn has come on board to direct the pilot written by Eddie Quintana.

Actor John Boyega is set to star in the upcoming sci-fi romance film, ‘The Freshening,’ directed by Cathy Yan of Birds of Prey fame.

Jonathan Majors is set to star in and produce ‘Da Understudy’ from Westbrook Studios and Amazon Studios. Majors will produce the feature under his Tall Street Productions umbrella. Sources said that Spike Lee is circling to direct.

The creator of Luther: The Fallen Sun has revealed that he couldn’t resist a playful snipe at James Bond amid continued speculation linking Idris Elba to Ian Fleming’s iconic character.

Mike Gauyo, Writer Of ‘Insecure’ And ‘Ginny And Georgia’ Signs With M88.

Paramount is considering selling a controlling stake in its BET business, comprising BET, VH1, and the BET+ streaming service.

Macro will use the influx of capital to expand its multiplatform operations across production, branding and talent representation units, said King, who is founder and CEO of Macro.

Boots Riley’s upcoming Amazon series ‘I’m a Virgo,’ which is led by Jharrel Jerome, has added six to its cast. Actors Brett Gray, Kara Young, Allius Barnes, and Olivia Washington join I’m a Virgo as series regulars with Mike Epps and Carmen Ejogo set to recur.

Reality TV veteran Tami Roman and multi-platinum hip-hop recording artist Remy Ma, have joined forces for a new Lifetime movie that will premiere on March 11, 2023.

Rachel Hilson has been tapped to star in HBO Max’s upcoming series Duster, which is from J.J. Abrams and LaToya Morgan.

Sony has dated Jeymes Samuel’s biblical-times feature ‘The Book of Clarence’ for September 22 this year.

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.

Danielle Nicolet (The Flash) is set to write and executive produce a feature adaptation of her short ‘Black Karen’ for Kevin Hart‘s multi-platform media company, Hartbeat.

Several Black playwrights have canceled productions of their works, in some cases after performances started, because of concerns about conditions at the theaters presenting them.

Will Smith made a triumphant return to the awards season circuit on Wednesday, as he accepted the Beacon Award at the African American Film Critics Association Awards.

With Michael B. Jordan making his feature directorial debut, the film about Apollo Creed’s son is eyeing a potential franchise-high opening with an estimated $38M-$40M debut across 4,007 theaters.