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‘Lady And The Tramp’ Reboot Casts Community’s Yvette Nicole Brown

The live-action Lady and the Tramp remake has found its Aunt Sarah.

Yvette Nicole Brown, who previously starred on Community and currently appears on CBS’ Mom in a recurring role, has been cast as the character in the upcoming live-action/CGI film.

In the classic 1955 animated film, Aunt Sarah is the aunt of Lady’s human co-owner Darling who arrives to help look after her niece’s baby. When Sarah’s trouble-making Siamese cats blame their mischief on Lady, she attempts to get the dog a muzzle only for Lady to escape in the middle of the city.

Kiersey Clemons will play Sarah’s niece in the remake which is being developed exclusively for Disney’s planned premium streaming service Disney Play along with a live-action remake of The Sword in the Stone.

While there’s no word on how closely the new film will adapt the original story or if Brown’s Aunt Sarah will come with two Siamese cats in tow, it’s virtually assured she will not get along with the titular cocker spaniel.

Directed by Charlie Bean (The LEGO Ninjago Movie), Lady and the Tramp stars Tessa Thompson, Justin Theroux, Benedict Wong, Kiersey Clemons, Thomas Mann, and Ashley Jensen. It is expected to premiere on Disney Play, Disney’s upcoming premium streaming service, sometime in 2019.

Sources: CBR.com, Variety

Rickey Smiley Reminisces On Playing Thieving Santa Claus In ‘Friday After Next’

In this clip, Rickey Smiley discussed his start on the comedy circuit. He talked about being a part of the legendary Def Comedy Jam as well as performing at other cultural institutions like the Apollo. Rickey Smiley also detailed his role in the film, Friday After Next. Despite being the franchise’s third installment, Rickey admitted that the original Friday is by far his favorite.

Source: Vlad TV

WATCH: The ‘Searching’ Movie Review!

Here is another episode of our weekly movie review; this week we review the new film titled SEARCHING. The new film stars actor John Cho (of Star Trek fame) as he launches a search for his missing daughter with the help of Debra Messing (of Will & Grace fame). As we state in the below review, this film has tons of twists and unexpected turns that will leave you on the edge of your seat. The most surprising thing about the film is that this type of film wasn’t expected from our review of the trailer before we viewed the film, and the unexpected drama and suspense were quickly welcomed.

But the best thing that stood out about the film was the way the film was shot; the audience witnessed the entire film from the perspective of the computer and smart devices that are our everyday tools of communication.

If you are unfamiliar with the film and you haven’t seen the trailer, please read the synopsis below;

Film synopsis-After David Kim (John Cho)’s 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter’s laptop. In a hyper-modern thriller told via the technology devices we use every day to communicate, David must trace his daughter’s digital footprints before she disappears forever.

Check out the review below;

Jaleel White Returns to ABC Lineup To Guest Star In A New Comedy

Our demand for ’90s  nostalgia just got kicked up a notch.

Jaleel White, best known for portraying the original black nerd Steve Urkel on the ’90s classic Family Matters, is slated to guest star on a season 5 episode of the hit ABC comedy Fresh Off The Boat. 

Light years removed from his famed portrayal from the bespectacled blerd, White will portray Calvin, a wisecracking manager of a car dealership where the show’s patriarch, Louis (Randall Park) purchases a car.

Jaleel’s casting is perfectly in line with the show’s premise, which details the Eddie Huang’s life as an Asian-American kid coming of age in Orlando, Florida during the mid-90s. Jaleel White’s casting is another of satisfaction for a show that is rife with popular cultural signifiers from the decade.

The fifth season of Fresh Off The Boat will premiere on ABC on Oct. 5 at 8  p.m.

Source: Shadow & Act

Comedian And Musician Bobby Law Passes Away!

Today we discovered the news that comedian and musician Bobby Law, also known as Cleophus the comedian, passed away from his long battle with cancer.

Not much is known about Bobby Law, except that Law was from Columbus, GA, and he later joined the Marines over 30 years ago and he eventually became a recruiter for them. He also joined a band and he did impressions for years while eventually becoming more and more of a stand-up comedian.

Anyone who met him will tell you he was one of the nicest people you would ever meet, and we here at the Humor Mill wish his family our most sincere condolences.

We will have info on where the funeral arrangements will b.

 

 

 

Kevin Hart’s NIGHT SCHOOL to Make New York Premiere at Urbanworld Film Festival

The 22nd Annual Urbanworld Film Festival (www.urbanworld.org), presented by AT&T’s The Humanity of Connection along with founding partner HBO, presented its 2018 festival slate today. The slate of 69 official selections and 7 spotlight selections represent inclusion BEYOND ethnicity. The annual showcase of diverse culture and sensibility will be experienced in Manhattan September 19-23, 2018 at AMC EMPIRE 25 on 234 West 42nd Street.

“As we continue to evolve our programming slate to reflect the broadest lens of inclusion across stories, characters, themes and cultures, we are thrilled to collaborate with our presenting partner AT&T and founding partner HBO to showcase a collection of films, web originals, screenplays and music videos that represent distinct voices from around the world,” said Gabrielle Glore, Festival Director & Head of Programming, Urbanworld Film Festival. “Each year, we welcome content creators, studios, networks and film enthusiasts into our festival family to experience the magical energy that is Urbanworld.”

Universal Pictures’ Night School will open the festival on Wednesday, September 19, at 7:30 P.M. at New York’s SVA Theater on 333 West 23rd Street. Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish star in the new comedy from director Malcolm D. Lee (Girls Trip) and producer Will Packer that follows a group of misfits who are forced to attend adult classes in the longshot chance they’ll pass the GED exam. Co- stars Rob Riggle, Taran Killam and Romany Malco join Hart and Haddish on-screen for the film that Hart produces for his Hartbeat Productions and Packer via his Will Packer Productions. Hart and Haddish are confirmed to attend the festival and a conversation with Lee will immediately follow the screening.

HBO will present two spotlight selections for festival-goers. The Sentence, screens on Thursday, September 20, 2018. Directed by first-time filmmaker Rudy Valdez, the documentary takes a searing look at the devastating consequences of mandatory minimum sentencing through the lens of his own family. Cindy Shank, sister of Valdez and mother of three, is taken from her family to spend 15 years in federal prison for conspiracy charges. Valdez copes with the tragedy by filming his nieces for over a

decade to capture the moments his sister misses. United Skates explores what happens when America’s last standing roller rinks are threatened with closure and a community of thousands battle in a racially charged environment to save an underground subculture. Co-directed and produced by Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown, the documentary screens on Friday, September 21, 2018.

Inspired by the life of Lil Rel Howery (Get Out), Fox’s “Rel” will debut at the festival on Saturday, September 22, 2018. The multi-camera comedy stars Howery as a successful, hardworking father and husband on the West Side of Chicago, whose life is perfectly on track. That is, until he discovers his wife is having an affair with his own barber – the worst person for your wife to sleep with, because as hard as it is to find love, it’s even harder to find a good barber. Howery will appear at the festival for a post-screening Q&A.

Along with founding partner HBO, key supporters include BET as prestige partner and NBCUniversal as premiere partner. Industry partners include AMC Independent, ARRAY, MPAA, Directors Guild of America, Producers Guild of America and Writers Guild of America East.

Passes for the festival are on sale now and tickets for official selections and spotlights will be available in September on urbanworld.org. Additional festival announcements will also be made in September. Follow @UWFilmFest and use #Urbanworld to join the conversation about Urbanworld on social media.

URBANWORLD 2018 FILM SLATE

*As of 08.28.18*

SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATIONS

“Night School” – Directed by Malcolm D. Lee (Presented by Universal Pictures)

“Rel” – Executive Produced by Lil Rel Howery & Jerrod Carmichael (Presented by 20th Century Fox)

“The Sentence” – Directed by Rudy Valdez (Presented by HBO)

“United Skates” – Directed by Dyana Winker & Tina Brown (Presented by HBO)

“Little Woods” – Directed by Nia DaCasta (Presented by NEON)

“Tyrel” – Directed by Sebastian Silva (Presented by Magnolia Pictures)

Jinn” – Directed by Nijla Mu’min (Presented by Orion Classics)

YOUNG CREATORS SHOWCASE

“Casey” – Directed by Shanrica Evans (New York Premiere)

“Kinto” – Directed by Joshua Paul (New York Premiere)

“Same, Old” – Directed by Haya Alghanim (World Premiere)

“Silvia In The Waves” – Directed by Giovana Olmos (New York Premiere)

“Sugar” – Directed by Emiliana Ammirata (New York Premiere)

Three In Stride – Directed by Sasha Whittle (World Premiere)

Woke – Directed by Venk Potula (New York Premiere)

U.S. NARRATIVE FEATURES

“1 Angry Black Man” – Directed by Menelek Lumumba (New York Premiere)

“Flavor of Life” – Directed by Rajesh Golla (East Coast Premiere)

“It’s A Party” – Directed by Weldon Wong Powers (New York Premiere)

“PIMP” – Directed by Christine Crokos (World Premiere)

“Skin In The Game” – Directed by Adisa (World Premiere)

WORLD CINEMA NARRATIVE FEATURES

“El Chata / The Sparring Partner” (Puerto Rico) – Directed by Gustavo Ramos (U.S. Premiere)

“The Burial of Kojo” (Ghana) – Directed by Blitz Bazawule (World Premiere)

“Three And A Half” / “Teen aur Aadha” (India) – Directed by Dar Gai (U.S. Premiere)

“Respeto” (Philippines) – Directed by Alberto Monteras II

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES

“21 and Done” – Directed by Kiara C. Jones (World Premiere)

“Don’t Be Nice” – Directed by Max Powers (New York Premiere)

“Mr. Soul!” – Directed by Melissa Haizlip

“She Did That.” – Directed by Renae Bluitt

“The Pushouts” – Directed by Katie Galloway (New York Premiere)

NARRATIVE SHORTS

“8 Million Miles from Hintahood” – Directed by Justin Luis Denis (New York Premiere)

“Are We Good Parents?” – Directed by Bola Ogun (East Coast Premiere)

“Blood Runs Down” – Directed by Zandashé Brown (East Coast Premiere)

“Cross My Heart” – Directed by Sontenish Myers (New York Premiere)

“French Fries” – Directed by Janine Sherman Barrois

“Hunger” – Directed by Wesley Wingo (World Premiere)

“I Am My Own Mother” – Directed by Andrew Zox (U.S. Premiere)

“Jitters” – Directed by Otoja Abit (New York Premiere)

“Kyenvu” – Directed by Kemiyondo Coutinho (New York Premiere)

“LABOR” – Directed by Cecilia Albertini (East Coast Premiere)

“Let Them Die Like Lovers” – Directed by Jesse Atlas

“Mama Said No White Barbies” – Directed by Tiye Amenechi

“Myself When I Am Real” – Directed by Nefertite Nguvu (New York Premiere)

“Piu Piu” – Directed by Naima Ramos-Chapman (New York Premiere)

“Salam” – Directed by Claire Fowler

“Shame” – Directed by Anusha Bose

“Sin Cielo” – Directed by Jianna Maarten

“Sojourn” – Directed by Jonathan Lewis (World Premiere)

“Somebody’s Daughter” – Directed by Shalini Adnani (World Premiere)

“The Announcement” – Directed by Attika J. Torrence (World Premiere)

“The Hangman” – Directed by Zwelethu Radebe (New York Premiere)

“The Mute” / “Câm L?Ng” – Directed by Pham Thien An (East Coast Premiere)

“Time 2 Surrender” – Directed by Elvis Nolasco (New York Premiere)

“Unspoken” – Directed by Danae Grandison (World Premiere)

“Wale” – Directed by Barnaby Blackburn

“We Know Where You Live” – Directed by Honora Talbott

“What Happened to Evie” – Directed by Kate Cheeseman (East Coast Premiere)

“Wolf” – Directed by Brittany Ballard (East Coast Premiere)

LATE NIGHT SCREENING

“Asian Mob” – Directed by Hezues R (World Premiere)

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

“Pa’lante” (Puerto Rico) – Directed by Ramón Rodríguez (New York Premiere)

ANIMATION SHORTS

“iRony” – Directed by Radheya Jegatheva (New York Premiere)

“Lazare” (France) – Directed by Mélisandre Hennuyer, Pierre Chupeau, Victor Besseau, Cassandra Haulot & Cyprien Beyaert

“Riot” – Directed by Frank Ternier (New York Premiere)

WEB ORIGINALS

“40 and Single” – Directed by Leila Djansi (East Coast Premiere)

“Brooklynification” – Directed by Keith Miller

“F*N Your Life Up” – Directed by Fredrick Leach

“Frank and Lamar” – Directed by Fred Soligan

“I Used to Love Her” – Directed by Steven Chew (World Premiere)

“Otis” – Directed by Alexander Etseyatse (New York Premiere)

MUSIC VIDEOS

“New Phone, Who Dis?” (Featuring Cyanca) – Directed by Alexander Hall

“Pa’lante” (Featuring Hurray for the Riff Raff) – Directed by Kristian Mercado Figueroa

“Panic” (Featuring Pablo Nouvelle and Fiona Daniel) – Directed by Maximilian Speidel (U.S. Premiere)

“Run This” (Featuring Vinida + DJ Mustard) – Directed by Arden Tse (East Coast Premiere)

“Scandal” (Featuring Bashton and Maya Azucena) – Directed by Pablo Mengin

SCREENPLAYS

“A Precise Understanding of Darkness” – Written by Robin Shanea Williams

“Johnny Ace” – Written by Moon Molson

“Northern Cross” – Written by Melody Cooper

“The Mujahid’s Bride” – Written by Rafa Russo

 

Bounce TV To Air Aretha Franklin’s Memorial Service Live This Friday August 31st!

ATLANTA (Aug. 28, 2018) – The Bounce television network and the Brown Sugar streaming service are teaming up to carry Aretha Franklin’s farewell memorial service live this Friday, Aug. 31.
The funeral will take place at the Greater Grace Temple in Franklin’s beloved hometown of Detroit. Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson, Chaka Khan, Ronald Isley, Yolanda Adams, Shirley Caesar, The Clark Sisters and Marvin Sapp are among the 19 artists scheduled to perform at the family-and-friends-only service. Smokey Robinson, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Former President Bill Clinton will be among the high-profile speakers.
Bounce and Brown Sugar will partner with Bounce’s local Detroit affiliate, WXYZ-TV,for the special event, airing and streaming WXYZ’s hometown coverage and commentary nationwide.
“Celebrating the Queen of Soul” will begin at 9:00 a.m. ET. WXYZ news anchors and longtime friends of Franklin, Carolyn Clifford and Glenda Lewis, will host the hour-long event. The special will include highlights and remembrances of the legendary singer’s career interspersed with live reports from outside Greater Grace Temple as celebrities, politicians, friends and loved ones arrive to pay their respects. The memorial service is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. ET.
Bounce (@BounceTV) airs on the broadcast signals of local television stations with corresponding cable carriage and features a programming mix of original and off-network series, theatrical motion pictures, special events, live sports and more.Visit BounceTV.com for local channel information.
Brown Sugar (@BrownSugarApp) is Bounce’s popular new streaming service featuring the biggest collection of iconic African-American movies available, as well as Bounce originals, live special events and more. It is available on Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Channels, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Kindle, Android and Apple smartphones and tablets and web browsers via BrownSugar.com. Brown Sugar also has Google Chromecast capabilities which allow video to play on televisions directly from mobile devices and tablets for consumers with Android and iOS devices. There is a free initial trial period for subscribers with a retail price of $3.99/month thereafter.Visit www.BrownSugar.com for more information.

Regina King To Exec Produce And Direct ABC Drama Series In Development

Rapidly expanding her output both in front of and behind the camera, Regina King has set a new project at ABC.

She is attached to direct and executive produce Warriors.

The one-hour drama is description: It takes place in a Midwestern community where two friends–a semi-retired NFL player and an idealistic high school principal–will attempt to overcome their conflicting styles of teaching as they mentor a new generation and confront the long-buried sins of their past.

Former pro football player Wade Davis will co-executive produce with King. Michael Narducci, who the project is from, will exec produce and write, and Michael J. McDonald is also an exec producer.

King is under an overall deal at ABC Studios. She exec produced and directed The Finest, a drama series that would have starred Amirah Vann and Tisha Campbell-Martin on five black sisters who were cops, but it didn’t make it to series. McDonald and Narducci are also under overall deals at ABC.

King has directed many episodes of television, including This is Us, The Good Doctor and Greenleaf. 

WATCH: ‘True Detective’ Season 3 Trailer Released With Mahershala Ali

Mahershala Ali is on the case.The Oscar winner is starring in season 3 of HBO’s limited series “True Detective,” and in the new trailer, which was just released by the cabler, he looks like he’s in for a challenge.The trailer shows his character, Arkansas state police detective Wayne Hays, at three different ages, clearly haunted by a case. “Before you ever knew me, I wasn’t scared much. That wasn’t a fear for me. Things I’ve seen, things I know, wouldn’t do anything but cause harm. My whole brain’s a bunch of missing pieces,” he says in the voiceover for the trailer.

“My job…. there’s no certainty. This peace… is more haunting than anything. I want to know the whole story.”

Season 3, which also stars Mamie Gummer, Stephen Dorff and Carmen Ejogo, was directed by Daniel Sackheim, who took over from Jeremy Saulnier as Variety reported exclusively. Saulnier directed the first two episodes; Sackheim divided up the final six with series creator/exec producer Nic Pizzolatto, marking his directorial debut.

The critically acclaimed first season one was directed entirely by Cary Fukunaga; he was replaced in season two by a rotating lineup of directors.

Season 3 of “True Detective” will premiere in January 2019 on HBO.

Source: Variety

Marlon Wayans To Play Six Lead Roles In New Netflix Comedy Titled ‘Sextuplets’

Marlon Wayans is back in business with Netflix on the new comedy Sextuplets and he’s reuniting with his Marlon TV series star Bresha Webb. The pic, which goes into production next month in Atlanta, is eyeing a worldwide stream date next year.

Written by Mike Glock, Rick Alvarez and Wayans, Sextuplets tells the story of Alan (Wayans), a man embarking on a personal journey to meet his birth mother before the arrival of his first child. When Alan meets his brother, Russell, he discovers that he was born a sextuplet and decides to seek out his four other siblings (all played by Wayans). Together, the two brothers set out on a road trip to track down the rest of the family that they’ve never known, and Alan quickly realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.

Michael Tiddes, who directed Wayans’ previous Netflix movie, Naked, a re-make of the 2000 Swedish movie Naken is back at the helm. Sextuplets will mark the fifth time that Tiddes and Wayans have collaborated together as director and actor, their previous credits include A Haunted House, A Haunted Houses 2, and Fifty Shades of Black. Wayans and Alvarez are producing through their Wayans Alvarez Productions banner, alongside Nathan Reimann.

“Excited to be in business with Netflix on yet another project. I love how they embrace comedy and diversity. I am looking forward to doing the thing I love most… comedy,” said Wayans in a statement. He also toplined a stand-up special on Netflix, Marlon Wayans: Woke-ish.

Added Alvarez, “Ever since we received the script from Nathan Reimann, Marlon and I have considered this movie a labor of love. Couldn’t be happier to team up once again with Mike Tiddes and Netflix.”

Webb is currently recurring on The Last O.G. opposite Tiffany Haddish and Tracy Morgan, and she will next be seen in Universal’s Sept. 28 release Night School. She is repped by Greene & Associates Talent Agency and attorney Karl Austen. Reps for Michael Tiddes are Artists First, Rick Genow, and UTA. Wayans is repped by 3 Arts Entertainment, UTA and Morris Yorn Barnes Levine Krintzman Rubenstein Kohner & Gellman. Alvarez is repped by UTA and Morris Yorn Barnes Levine Krintzman Rubenstein Kohner & Gellman.

Source: Deadline

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