The View Co-Host Sunny Hostin Launches Inclusive Production Company Focused on Social Justice (EXCLUSIVE)
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May 4, 2021
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As a young girl, “The View” co-host and Emmy Award-winning legal journalist Sunny Hostin would use a hairbrush as a mic and mimic Barbara Walters and Diane Sawyer in the mirror. She didn’t have many broadcast idols she could emulate in those times, there weren’t many women of color headlining news shows.
Now, with the launch of her latest venture, Roots & Wings Productions, Hostin will be able to spotlight characters neglected by Hollywood. The global, multi-platform media company will develop and create content for film and television, highlighting important social justice issues and meaningful, inclusive stories.
Greg Berlanti-produced DC Comics series will have multiple Green Lanterns
Tim Baysinger | April 30, 2021 @ 8:16 AM
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“Green Lantern” has found one of its Green Lanterns. Finn Wittrock will play the Guy Gardner version of the DC Comics superhero on the upcoming HBO Max series.
Gardner is described as “a hulking mass of masculinity, and, as rendered in the comics, an embodiment of 1980s hyper-patriotism. And yet, Guy is somehow likable.”
Wittrock’s Guy will be joined by multiple Green Lanterns in the series, which spans multiple decades. Along with Gardner, it will feature the Jessica Cruz, Simon Baz and Alan Scott versions of the character, as well as other notable characters like Sinestro and Kilowog.
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Tawny Newsome, Will Catlett, Paul Adelstein Among Eight Cast in Kevin Hart Series True Story at Netflix
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Feb. 17, 2021
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“True Story,” Netflix’s upcoming fictional limited series executive produced by Eric Newman and starring Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes as two Philly-bred brothers, has just announced eight additional cast members: Tawny Newsome (“Space Force”), Will Catlett (“Black Lightning”), Paul Adelstein (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Ash Santos (“Night Teeth”), Lauren London (“Single Ladies”), John Ales (“Euphoria”), Chris Diamantopoulos (“Silicon Valley”) and Billy Zane (“Titanic”).
Hart will play Kid, a world-famous comedian and movie star who has struggled to leave a lasting impression in the industry. Kid returns to his hometown of Philadelphia to kick off a huge stand-up tour and visit his wayward older brother Carlton, played by Snipes. Their bond is
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Nat Geo’s ‘The Hot Zone’ Season 2 Casts Tony Goldwyn and Daniel Dae Kim as Leads
Follow-up to Ebola season centers on anthrax attacks following 9/11Tony Maglio | January 13, 2021 @ 9:00 AM Last Updated: January 13, 2021 @ 9:05 AM
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Nat Geo has cast Tony Goldwyn and Daniel Dae Kim as the leads for Season 2 of “The Hot Zone,” which is focused on the anthrax attacks following 9/11.
“The Hot Zone” was originally intended as a limited series. But when Season 1, which was about Ebola, became the most-watched scripted series in the cable channel’s history, “The Hot Zone” became an anthology series.