Casting News | In The Meantime

Former Tyler Perry executive and producing partner, Roger M. Bobb has cast his upcoming film, In the Meantime. The film will feature a mix of familiar faces and even award-winning musician making his film debut.

Casting News | Delroy Lindo

Outstanding character actor Delroy Lindo has been cast to co-star in NBC’s drama pilot Believe, from the pen of J.J. Abrams.

Casting News | Quvenzhané Wallis

Two-time Black Reel Award winner Quvenzhané Wallis, the Oscar-nominated star of Beasts of the Southern Wild, will play the title role in Annie. The film is scheduled to be released during the holiday season, 2014.

Fuqua Preps Tupac Biopic

The life and times of Tupac Shakur are heading to big screen. Director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day and Brooklyn’s Finest) will helm the much-anticipated project slated to begin shooting this April.

Big Willie Ponders Smith Family Dynasty!

Less than a year after the success of son Jaden in the remake of The Karate Kid, global superstar Will Smith is meticulously planning daughter Willow’s future. According to Variety Magazine, Will is considering doing a new adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, Annie as a vehicle for Willow.

Rihanna Ready for “Battlefield!”

Pop princess, Rihanna has finally decided to try her hand at acting. She will make her feature film debut in Universal’s “Battleship,” the Hasbro adaptation to be directed by Peter Berg.

Mendes is “Ghost” for Sequel!

Just days after the sequel to the “Ghost Rider” was greenlit, comes the announcement that co-star Eva Mendes has decided to not to “ride” with the filmmakers for the next installment.

Smith’s “Book of Cain!”

Earlier this year, Denzel Washington gained notieriety as a man protecting a special book from harm in the futuristic, “Book of Eli.” Well Will Smith’s next film will combine the biblical aspects of that story with the popularity of vampire lore in “The Legend of Cain.”