Founder Of BET Releases Statement Supporting Nina Simone Biopic Starring Zoe Saldana

People have been giving Zoe Saldana a hard time about starring in the Nina Simone biopic, ‘Nina.’ Simone’s estate even released a harsh tweet telling Saldana to keep the singers name out of her mouth forever. Founder of BET Robert L. Johnson shows his support for Saldana and the movie.


There Will Be A Obama Biopic Coming Soon

President Obama has made his way to the big screen with a biopic. This movie will talk about Obamas experiences in New York City in the early 1980s. Devon Terrell will be playing Obama in the movie. The title of the film will be “Barry.”


Toni Braxton’s Biopic ‘Unbreak My Heart’ Is Lifetime’s Most Watched Movie In A Year

Drawing in a total of 3.6 million total viewers on Saturday night, the Toni Braxton Lifetime biopic Unbreak My Heart has become the most-watched original movie on the network over a year. As for the numbers breakdown:

“The movie drew 1.8 million adults ages 25-54, 1.7 million adults 18-49, 1.4 million women 25-54 and 1.3 million women 18-49 in live-plus-same day numbers.”

Prior to Unbreak My Heart, the Whitney Houston biopic Whitney was the most-watched in some time on the network. Looks like the Aaliyah biopic fell between the cracks.


RZA Reveals The ODB Biopic Is “In Motion”

Thanks to the success of Straight Outta Compton, the doors have opened for a lot of other artists’ stories to be told on the big screen, and one of those stories is that of none other than Ol’ Dirty Bastard. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the late rapper’s cousin and fellow Wu-Tang Clan member RZA revealed that an ODB biopic is finally “in motion.” “I think it’s a great idea, and there has been talk about it,” RZA told the mag. “There are a few wheels in motion with one done by our first cousin Rayshawn. He was the young guy there watching everything that happened. Him and ODB’s wife have been talking and he has a pretty interesting script. I just saw a 12-minute teaser that he shot about a year ago and it felt pretty fucking cool. I watched it and was like, ‘Wow, you may have something here.’ He has the best thing that I’ve seen so far.”


(Photo) Take Look A On The Set Of Tupac Biopic ‘All Eyez On Me’

The long awaited Tupac biopic ‘All Eyez on Me’ has finally been set in motion. The film is currently in production down in Atlanta after landing director Benny Boom and locking in a star studded cast, including Kat Graham, Jamal Wooldard, and Demetrius Shipp Jr. Check out photos from the set in the gallery!


Kat Graham To Play Jada Pinkett Smith In Tupac Biopic ‘All Eyez on Me’

The production of the Tupac biopic, ‘All Eyez On Me’ is currently in motion and it has recently been reported that actress Kat Graham has been casted to play Jada Pinkett Smith. The Vampire Diaries actress, will join an already stacked cast which includes actors, Danai Gurira, Jamal Woolard and Demetrius Shipp Jr. More below.


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