Nas has been tapped as the executive producer of Steve Caple Jr.‘s forthcoming film The Land, as well as the curator to its soundtrack. Per the press release, The Land “follows four teenage boys who pursue professional skateboarding as a way escaping the streets of Cleveland, only to get caught up with a local drug queen-pin.” Its stars include Cleveland native Machine Gun Kelly, as well as Erykah Badu, Michael K. Williams, Kim Coates and more.
(Video) Idris Elba Officially Confirms Whether Or Not He Will Be The Next James Bond
On his way out of the airport, TMZ caught up with Idris Elba and asked the question we’d all been dying to hear the answer to. Will Idris Elba be the next James Bond?! Find out what he had to say after the jump!
T.I. Signs An Acting Deal With Warner Bros.
Looks like T.I. b.k.a Tip will be spending more time on the small screen. The Atlanta rapper just signed a talent holding/development deal with Warner Bros. Television. Tip will be working closely with Warner Bros. to develop a brand new series or cast him in a preexisting show. The Hustle Gang CEO, already has plenty of acting experience. He made his acting debut back in 2006 with ATL, and since then has appeared in several movies including AntMan and television shows such as Entourage, Boss, House of Lies and his own reality show T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle. In addition to planning a return to TV, T.I. recently dropped an EP titled the ‘Da Nic and fans are patiently waiting for his 10th studio album The Dime Trap.
(Video) Childish Gambino New Movie Trailer For “The Martian”
Childish Gambino has always been known for being a man of many talents. He’s dabbled in almost everything from music to comedy. Now Childish Gambino is headed in a direction he is still familiar with, movies. Read more about his new movie trailer for “The Martian”.
Straight Outta Compton Is #1 For The Third Week In A Row
In its third week in theaters, Straight Outta Compton is at number one once again! The biopic brought in another $13.2 million this past weekend, bringing its total to a whopping $134.1 million so far! This makes the F. Gary Gray film officially the highest-grossing music biopic of all time, taking the accolade from the Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line, which earned $119.5 million. These guys are killing it! They’re currently in Australia for the SOC premiere Down Under, so this is only going to get bigger!
‘Straight Outta Compton’ Will Be #1 Again This Weekend…Just Not In Compton
Straight Outta Compton exploded in the box offices last weekend, raking in an unprecedented $60.2 million and landing at number one for its debut. Looks like it wasn’t just beginner’s luck, either, as early forecasts predict they’ll easily take the number one spot again this weekend! The N.W.A. biopic is expected to bring in around $30 million in its second week, as they’ve added an additional 243 theaters in the U.S. to meet exhibitor demand. That brings the total number of theaters to 3,000 now…but zero of them are actually in the city of Compton. And no, it’s not that Compton isn’t supporting their hometown heroes…it’s simply because they don’t actually have a movie theater!
