SOHH.com is reporting that while on New York radio station Hot 97 recently, N.E.R.D. front man Pharrell Williams revealed to host Angie Martinez that the band is gearing for the release of their first film, directed by legendary hip-hop video director and filmmaker, Hype Williams. The movie, which is not yet titled, will depict the trio’s musical journey from the recording process to tours.
“[The movie] is going to be like The Beatles’ Hard Day’s Night,” Pharrell revealed. “[It's a] full length film. It’s for our fans.”
This can be a boost to there music if done well. Not a lot of people who are familiar with the Neptunes sound are even aware that they have a group called N.E.R.D. (that makes some dope music too). I have a feeling that this won’t be as huge as similar film like Jay-Z’s Fade to Black, just because of artist recognition. But hopefully it will be interesting enough to garner some interest.
Also be on the lookout for N.E.R.D.’s new disc, Seeing Sounds, which is slated for release on June 10.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the flick is set in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and focuses on a high school basketball coach (played by Forest Whitaker) who takes his team of displaced students from various city schools to a state championship. The film is directed by Tim Story.
I would suppose that if Wayne and Bow Wow are playing hoopers, they must be point guards because neither one of them look like they are over 5′ and weigh less than a buck-O-five. Seriously, I hope Lil’ Louisiana can stay off of the syzurrp so he can complete the filming.
According to an interview on Blackfilm.com, there are big changes in store for rapper’s recurring character when FX show returns this summer.
Andre “3000″ Benjamin will reprise his guest role on the FX drama The Shield when the show airs its seventh and final season this summer, reports Blackfilm.com.
“I’m actually playing a guy running for mayor in the show finale,” he told the Web site. “My character was first introduced years ago in a small role.”
In 2004, the rapper made a guest appearance as the owner of a comic book store who tried desperately to keep the area outside of his shop free of hookers and drug dealers.
Benjamin’s appearance this summer will take place in episode 13. In the meantime, his next film, Semi-Pro, is due in theaters Friday.
In the (sadly) last season of cable TV’s best show, The Wire, Method Man has seen his role as Cheese increase in screen time. As the nephew of the now deceased Prop Joe, Cheese has doing a little more on screen dirt than in the previous four seasons.
Method Man’s character has been very verbal at the Co-op; he has consisidered going after The Wire’s most dangerous character, Omar; and he has even possibly taken out one of Baltimore’s crime bosses Hungry Man; he ratted on his own flesh and blood, Proposition Joe; and he also gave up Butchie to Chris.
It may just be me but I have a feeling that Cheese won’t make it through the season finale breathing. Either he will be taken out or he will take out a menacing character like Omar or Marlo.
Stay tuned for the exciting final six episodes on HBO at 9 p.m.
Mark Wahlberg will play a mob kingpin in an untiltled filmed based on the life of international drug dealer Jon Roberts. The story will show how Roberts returned from Vietnam as a decorated war hero and became a cocaine distributor for the Medellin cartel.
This film is a ways out, being that The Lovely Bones, The Fighter, and The Brazilian Job are all due in 2009. So don’t expect to see Mark in this film until 2010.
According to EURweb.com the actor says Steven Spielberg has approached him to play. Black Panther Bobby Seale.
Will Smith says nothing is set in stone yet, but he has been contacted by director Steven Spielberg to star in his upcoming film “Chicago 7,” which will chronicle the 1969-70 trial of seven radicals accused of conspiring to riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. According to he Brazillian Web site Omelete,
Will Smith has confirmed his association with the project and said that Spielberg asked him to leave some free space in his schedule for the shoot.”When Steve is ready he will send it. I don’t know specifics, story, anything, but he told me the filming dates, so I can be free to do it,”Smith told the Web site. “It’s not a 100% sure thing yet, but I’m confident.”Smith is up for the part of Black Panther Bobby Seale, who was tried on federal conspiracy charges for the anti-war riots
The year 2008 looks to be a big year for hip hop in film. There are a number of films slated to come out and a slew of rappers with a lot of acting work. So we at filming hip hop have compiled a short list of our most anticipated films for 2008. The list includes films with either hip hop themes or hip hop actors/actresses with major roles in the film. Check out the list and tell us what you think.
Will Smith has come a long way from his early acting days on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Don’t get me wrong, Fresh Prince was the dude that every cat in high school in the late 1980s wanted to be like, but let’s not forget, you can actually catch will mouthing the lines of his co-stars while anticipating his next line. But after the first season he definitely stepped up his acting.
Now in 2007, I Am Legend, Will continues to prove that not only is he a lock for a big box office hit, but you can count on seeing a great performance in a film that’s well worth your hard-earned dollars.
Legend is another one of those films on Smith’s resume that wil go down as an acting triumph in a good film (Ali,Pursuit of Happyness, to name others).
Yo, the full video (or short film) for Common’s “Testify” from his 2005 release Be has been leaked and is available on youtube.
The film stars Taraji Henson, Wood Harris, Steve Harris, Kenny Burns and Kevin Black and was directed Anthony Mandler for Boxfresh Pictures.
The film was nicely done, following the story of a manipulative woman (Henson), who sets her husband (Harris) up for a murder that she committed. Halfway in to it, the song starts u and follows the story into the court room as the woman testifies against her husband.
Very dope concept. Props to Common for some creativity, even if it’s just getting out to the masses two years and one album later. Tell us what you think about it.
Will Smith is the biggest star in Hollywood. Period.
Once again Will was able to pull off a huge opening weekend with the release of Warner Bros. sci-fi flick I Am Legend, which brought in $76 .5 million over 3 days.
That made I Am Legend the film with the all time highest grossing opening weekend in December, beating out The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. Will also bested his own opening day gross with Friday’s box office results.
Big ups to Will and the whole Smith family of actors/actresses (his daughter Willow also stars in Legend).
Yo, the full video (or short film) for Common’s “Testify” from his 2005 release 