Get The Scoop On Nick Cannon’s ‘Wild ‘N Out’ New Season Premiere
Wild ‘N Out is back for its landmark season 15. Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out, which has already been renewed for season 16, returns for season 15 premiering Tuesday, April 21 on VH1. To celebrate, the show has planned a season full of old school vs. new school battles.
T.I., Chance the Rapper, Da Baby, Doja Cat, Lil Baby, Sisqó, Tommy Davidson, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Marsai Martin, MC Lyte, Miles Brown, Montel Williams, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Juvenile, Lil Durk, Naughty By Nature, Sean Paul, YBN Cordae, Ying Yang Twins and more are set to guest star in season 15.
Each episode of season 15 features Nick Cannon and a legendary special guest will lead the old school team against DC Young Fly who will pair up with new cast members and a special guest to represent the new school team. Through the comedy battles, the teams will end up at the “Wildstyle battle” to decide who takes home the WNO battle belt.
Over its 200+ episodes, Wild ‘N Out has featured some of today’s biggest names including Kevin Hart, Mike Epps, Katt Williams, Pete Davidson, Taran Killam, Affion Crockett, Mikey Day, Randall Park, DeRay Davis and more. The freestyle show has also featured celebrity guests including Kanye West, Chrissy Teigen, Mariah Carey, Jay Leno, Michael Strahan, Snoop Dogg, Zendaya, Wendy Williams, Pitbull, Tyra Banks, Scott Disick, Lil Wayne, Iggy Azalea, Chanel Iman and many more.
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out is executive produced by Cannon and Michael Goldman. Nile Evans and Annie Gillies serve as showrunners and executive producers, and Candida Boyette-Clemons is executive producer for the network.
Wild ‘N Out premieres Tuesday, April 21 at 8 p.m. on VH1.
Source: E!
WATCH: Lifetime Channel Debuts New Trailer To Salt-N-Pepa Biopic
Lifetime has released the trailer to the upcoming Salt-N-Pepa biopic. The first official trailer aired during the debut of The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel.
The three hour limited series stars G.G. Townson and Laila Odom, who will be playing Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton, respectively.
Additionally Cleveland Berto will star as music producer Hurby Azor, Jermel Howard as rapper Treach and Monique Paul as DJ Spinderella.
The miniseries Salt-N-Pepa follows the story of Queensborough Community College students Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton as they fall into the world of rap and hip hop, after recording for a song for their friend Hurby Azor. Salt-N-Pepa made a huge impact in hip hop by being one of the first all-female rap groups, changing the look of hip hop and unafraid to talk about sex and share their thoughts on men. Salt-N-Pepa became the first female rap act to go platinum and experienced ground-breaking success with multiple awards, including a Grammy, paving the way for all female rappers to follow.
It will also feature Salt-N-Pepa’s greatest hits, including “Let’s Talk About Sex,” “What a Man,” “Shoop” and “Push It,” among others.
The Salt-N-Pepa biopic is produced by Sony Pictures Television and directed by Mario Van Peebles, from a script by Abdul Williams. Robert Teitel from Slate Street Prods. serves as executive producer, as does Cheryl James, Sandra Denton, Shakim Compere and Queen Latifah. It is co-executive produced by James “Jimmy” Maynes and Hurby Azor.
CBS Drama ‘God Friended Me’ Ending With Season 2
It’s the end of the road for CBS’ God Friended Me.
The network has canceled the second-year drama, although the show’s producers were given enough warning to craft an ending for the series. The show will end with a two-hour finale on April 26.
God Friended Me comes from Warner Bros. TV and CBS Television Studios. Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt created the show, and it counts Greg Berlanti among its executive producers. The show was one of a record 22 scripted series Berlanti Productions had airing across all platforms this season.
“We’re extremely proud of the unique concept and uplifting stories God Friended Me has told over the past two seasons,” CBS and Warner Bros. TV said in a statement. “We thank the brilliant cast, writers, production team and crew for a show that stirred thoughtful conversation about faith, life and happiness, and made viewers feel good at the end of each episode. The creative team behind the show has one last ‘friend suggestion’ in mind, as well as an ending we hope brings a satisfying conclusion to Miles’ journey in search of the God Account.”
The series stars Brandon Micheal Hall as an outspoken atheist who receives a social-media friend request from “God” and unwittingly becomes an agent of change for the people around him. The cast also includes Violett Beane, Suraj Sharma, Javicia Leslie, Joe Morton and Erica Gimpel.
The Sunday-night show averages a little under 7.7 million viewers and a 0.8 rating among adults 18-49 with a week of delayed viewing. It’s down 20 percent in viewers and 33 percent in the 18-49 demo compared to its inaugural season in 2018-19 and is drawing the smallest audience of CBS’ current Sunday lineup, which also includes NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans.
God Friended Me is the fourth CBS drama to bow out this season, following the longer-lived Madam Secretary (six seasons), Hawaii Five-0 (10 seasons) and Criminal Minds (15 seasons). The network has renewed comedies Mom and Young Sheldon and first-year drama Evil but has yet to make a decision on the bulk of its scripted offerings.
With the novel coronavirus pandemic having shut down production on hundreds of TV shows and movies, including the bulk of pilots for next season, broadcast networks are facing uncertainty as to how to fill out their schedules. CBS will launch a movie night on Sundays in May and has a completed season of The Amazing Race on tap for summer, but the fall schedule remains an open question.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Kenya Barris And Antoni Porowski To Produce Netflix Comedy Titled ‘Girls & Boys’
The movie, loosely based on Porowski’s experiences dating as a sexually fluid man, will be written by ‘Plus One’ filmmakers Andrew Rhymer and Jeff Chan.
Netflix is going in-house for the inspiration behind a new romantic comedy.
According to sources familiar with the project, the streamer is in the works on a feature titled Girls & Boys, which is loosely based on Queer Eye star Antoni Porowski’s real-life dating experiences as a sexually fluid man.
Porowski developed the story with Black-ish creative Kenya Barris. Barris, who has a rich overall television deal with the streamer, will produce under his banner Khalabo Ink Society.
Andrew Rhymer and Jeff Chan — the filmmakers behind Hulu’s rom-com Plus One — have been tapped to pen the screenplay for Girls & Boys.
Rhymer and Chan, repped by Verve, Anonymous Content and Jackoway Austen, were just brought on board for New Line’s romantic comedy Singles Day, with Chan set to direct and Rhymer to produce. Their other credits include writing for the Hulu series PEN15, which earned them WGA Award nominations.
As one of the Fab Five on Netflix’s Emmy-nominated Queer Eye reboot, Porowski acts as the show’s food and wine expert, having recently released two cookbooks. He is repped by CAA.
Barris’ upcoming credits include the screenplays for Paramount’s Coming to America sequel and Robert Zemeckis’ The Witches remake. He is repped by CAA, Artists First and Morris Yorn.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Pixar’s ‘Soul’ Starring Jamie Foxx Pushed Back To Nov. 20th
April 14 (UPI) — Disney and Pixar’s next animated film Soul, has been delayed until Nov. 20 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Movie theaters around the world have shut down due to the pandemic. Soul was originally set to hit theaters on June 19th.
Soul features the voice of Jamie Foxx as aspiring jazz musician and middle school band teacher Joe Gardner. Joe’s soul is separated from his body right before his big break.
Joe receives help from a fellow soul named 22 (Tina Fey) as he desperately attempts to return to his body.
Questlove, Daveed Diggs and Phylicia Rashad also provide voices to the film which is directed by Pete Docter and Kemp Powers.
Disney and Pixar last released Onward into theaters before they were shut down on March 6. Onward then moved onto the Disney+ streaming service on April 3.
Disney has also pushed back the release date of animated film Raya and the Last Dragon, from Nov. 15 to March 12, 2021.
Will Smith Launches New Stay-At-Home Snapchat Series
‘Will From Home’ will feature appearances by Smith’s family, celebrity friends and everyday people who are isolating indoors.
Will Smith is bringing his self-isolation to the public with a new original series for Snapchat, Will From Home.
The series, which dropped on Snapchat on Friday morning, will feature the actor and musician hanging out in his garage during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Over 12 episodes, Smith will talk to his family, special guests like Tyra Banks and everyday people who are also practicing social distancing by staying at home.
Snap head of original content Sean Mills says that the idea for the show came out of conversations between Snapchat and Smith’s production company, Westbrook Media, about how the constraints imposed by the global shutdown would birth “new forms of creativity and new ways to tell stories.”
“Will was feeling a lot of pent-up creative energy and was excited to do something with it in a new and different way,” Mills adds.
Will From Home is part of Snapchat’s response to the pandemic. The app’s Discover platform now has a dedicated section for coronavirus-related news and updates from partners including CNN, NBC News and The Wall Street Journal. The company says more than 68 million users have viewed content about COVID-19 on the platform, which has seen an overall increase in engagement.
“Our first reaction was to shore up the news coverage and really deliver on that,” Mills says. “But after a week-and-a-half or so, we started to see a huge surge in interest in entertainment content, especially humor and comedy.”
He adds, “The kinds of things that the community wants are things that are positive, that feel empowering. It’s not just about escapism but it’s about actually what is the good that can come of a challenging moment in time. Will From Home fits perfectly with that.”
Smith, who is active across all social media including Instagram and YouTube, has made shows for several platforms. He bungee jumped out of a helicopter live on YouTube, where he has nearly 8 million followers, for his 50th birthday. He also starred in Will Smith’s Bucket List for Facebook and is set to produce stand-up comedy show This Joka for Quibi.
Will From Home is produced by Westbrook Media. New episodes will stream on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Jordan Peele’s new ‘Candyman’ Remake Pushes Back Its Release Date
Universal Pictures’ release of MGM and Monkeypaw Productions’ CANDYMAN, in association with BRON Creative, will move from June 12, 2020, to Friday, September 25, 2020.
Universal Pictures’ PRAISE THIS, previously set for release on September 25, 2020, is now unset and will be redated at a later time.
ABOUT CANDYMAN
Don’t say his name.
This September, Oscar® winner Jordan Peele unleashes a fresh take on the blood-chilling urban legend that your friend’s older sibling probably told you about at a sleepover: Candyman. Rising filmmaker Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) directs this contemporary incarnation of the cult classic.
For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror. In present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, visual artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II; HBO’s Watchmen, Us) and his girlfriend, gallery director Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris; If Beale Street Could Talk, The Photograph), move into a luxury loft condo in Cabrini, now gentrified beyond recognition and inhabited by upwardly mobile millennials.
With Anthony’s painting career on the brink of stalling, a chance encounter with a Cabrini Green old-timer (Colman Domingo; HBO’s Eurphoria, Assassination Nation) exposes Anthony to the tragically horrific nature of the true story behind Candyman. Anxious to maintain his status in the Chicago art world, Anthony begins to explore these macabre details in his studio as fresh grist for paintings, unknowingly opening a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifyingly wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny.
Universal Pictures presents, from Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures and Monkeypaw Productions, in association with BRON Creative, Candyman.Candyman is directed by DaCosta, and produced by Ian Cooper (Us), Monkeypaw President Win Rosenfeld and Jordan Peele. The screenplay is by Peele & Rosenfeld and DaCosta. The film is based on the 1992 film Candyman, written by Bernard Rose, and the short story “The Forbidden” by Clive Barker. The film’s executive producers are David Kern, Aaron L. Gilbert and Jason Cloth.
WATCH: TBS Releases New Trailer For Season 3 Of ‘The Last O.G.’
TBS has released the official trailer to Season 3 of The Last O.G. starring Tracy Morgan and Tiffany Haddish and co-created by Academy Award winner Jordan Peele.
The series returns Tuesday, April 7 at 10:30pm ET/PT.
In season 3, after serving his time at the halfway house and having his food truck go up in flames, Tray (Morgan) is forced into finding a new place to live, and new forms of income. He lands in gentrified Brooklyn with a host of colorful, hipster neighbors, where he begins to give “hood legend” walking tours of the city that is forever changing around him. Meanwhile, Tray’s ex-girlfriend Shay (Haddish) is presented with the business opportunity of a lifetime, which could mean big changes for the whole family.
Ryan Gaul, Allen Maldonado, Taylor Mosby, Dante Hoagland, Bresha Webb, Anna Maria Horsford, Derek Gaines and Joel Marsh Garland will all return for season three.
This season’s guest stars include Mike Tyson, Katt Williams, J.B. Smoove, Sasheer Zamata, Marla Gibbs, John Amos, Zach Cherry, Chelsea Frei, Lord Jamar, Clifton Powell, Roy Wood Jr., H. Michael Croner and Andrew Richardson, with appearances by Karrueche Tran and Chris Bosh.
The Last O.G. is executive produced by Morgan; Peele for Monkeypaw Productions; Eric Tannenbaum and Kim Tannenbaum for The Tannenbaum Company; Joel Zadak of Artists First; Keenen Ivory Wayans, Carl Jones, and Steve Ast. Co-executive producers include Jason Wang for The Tannenbaum Company and Win Rosenfeld for Monkeypaw Productions.
Bill Withers, ‘Lean on Me’ And ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ Singer, Passes Away At 81
(UPI) —Bill Withers, a singer-songwriter and musician known for the songs “Lean on Me” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died at age 81.
Withers’ family said in a statement to The Independent that the Grammy-winning recording artist died from heart complications.
“We are devastated by the loss of our beloved, devoted husband and father,” Withers’ family said in a statement. “A solitary man with a heart driven to connect to the world at large, with his poetry and music, he spoke honestly to people and connected them to each other.”
“As private a life as he lived close to intimate family and friends, his music forever belongs to the world. In this difficult time, we pray his music offers comfort and entertainment as fans hold tight to loved ones,” the family added.
Withers was born in the small coal-mining town of Slab Fork, W.V., in 1938, and served nine years in the Navy as a young man. He moved to Los Angeles in 1967 to pursue music, and eventually signed with Sussex Records.
“Ain’t No Sunshine” appears on Withers’ debut studio album, Just As I Am, released in 1971, while “Lean on Me” appears on the singer’s second album, Still Bill, released in 1972. “Ain’t No Sunshine” won Withers his first Grammy for Best R&B song.
Withers also wrote and recorded the hit songs “Use Me,” “Just the Two of Us” and “Lovely Day. “Just the Two of Us” has been sampled by several other artists, including by Will Smith in his 1997 single of the same name.
Withers released his eighth album, Watching You Watching Me, in 1985, and largely retired from music after the album failed to chart.
Withers’ life, music and early retirement is explored in the 2009 documentary Still Bill. The singer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.
Just For Laughs Group Announces The Postponement Of The Just For Laughs Festival To This Fall
Montréal, April 3, 2020 – Due to the evolving global situation of COVID-19, the Just For Laughs Group announces today the postponement of its Montréal Just for Laughs Festival, presented in collaboration with Loto-Québec. The festival initially slated to take place this coming July will now take place September 29 to October 11, 2020. This decision was not taken lightly, however made possible by the agility, vitality and creative strength of the company.
Further details on the festival will be announced this summer. The Just for Laughs Group continues to monitor the evolution of COVID-19 very closely, as well as, the guidelines issued by the Québec government and will adapt accordingly.
“We are energized by the ability of our teams to adapt to current conditions and present a festival redesigned in its form and content as early as the fall,” says Charles Décarie, President and CEO of the Just For Laughs Group. “If the situation permits, we will resume work in the interim and thus be able to play an important role in reviving the cultural sector, but also in the social healing that we all need” he adds.
“The teams in place at Just For Laughs worked hard to achieve this feat and look forward to offering Quebecers, and our International visitors the very best in comedy this fall. I would like to add that in doing so, they are also working to ensure that their colleagues return to the company as quickly as possible,” continues Charles Décarie. “So, we hope that our audiences will come in large numbers this Fall, and that together we can celebrate life that is resuming its course.”
Just For Laughs is currently evaluating various scenarios for the outdoor part of its festival. The decision on this component will be communicated later, depending on the changing context and of course the indications and restrictions put in place by the government regarding urban gatherings.
Passport-holders will also be pleased to learn that their pass remains valid and applicable to shows that will be part of the Just For Laughs Festival in the fall of 2020.
