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Jay-Z and Will Smith Producing Films Together

wordlife — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:48:43 +0000

Jay-Z, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith, James Lassiter, and Ken Stovitz are partnering to form a major motion film production company. The first film slated to be produced is the remake of Annie starring Willow Smith, Will and Jada’s 10 year old daughter. The film will be developed along with Sony Pictures Entertainment Willow, who is signed [...]

Beats, Rhymes & Life Drawing Sundance Attention

wordlife — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 02:28:21 +0000

Michael Rapaport’s new documentary, Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest, is generating some great buzz at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Over the past weekend the film was screened before an audience of over 300 ATCQ fans. There has been some controversy surrounding the documentary. A month [...]

RZA in New Film ‘Funny People’

wordlife — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:30:33 +0000

Wu-Tang producer/emcee RZA will be co-starring in the upcoming comedy Funny People which is set to hit theaters on July 31. The film, directed by Judd Apatow, also stars Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann. The film is about a very successful stand up comedian (Sandler) who learns that he has an untreatable blood disorder [...]

Terminator Salvation: Quick Review

wordlife — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:22:58 +0000

Common's new film, Terminator Salvation brought in $43 million over the past weekend, coming in second behind Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian's $53.5 million.

...For the most part, it just seemed like Common dressed up in some post-apocalyptic army gear, acting out the part, but not becoming Barnes.

Ludacris in ‘Gamer’ Trailer

wordlife — Mon, 25 May 2009 13:16:45 +0000

Check out the new trailer for the upcoming fall action flick, Gamer, starring Gerard Butler and Ludacris. This looks like an updated take on the 80s action packed Arnold Schwarenegger joint The Running Man. The official plot summary: Set in a future-world where humans can control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online gaming environments, a [...]

Will Takes on Katrina

wordlife — Sun, 24 May 2009 21:02:03 +0000

Cinematical is reporting that Will Smith’s production company, Overbrook Entertaiment, and Sony have bought the rights to the life sory of Hurricane Karina hero John “The Can Man” Keller. The film, The American Can is being helmed by John Lee Hancock. Keller, who was a resident of the American Can Company at the time of [...]

Common and McG Talk Terminator Salvation

Kenny Garner — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:22:26 +0000

Your boy Common is making rounds talking about his role as Barnes in the new film Terminator Salvation. Check out the MySpace video (after the jump) as he talks with the director McG about his role as John Connor’s (Christian Bale) right hand man in his war aganist the machines and future possibilities for his [...]

50 Cent & Forest Whitaker are Jekyll and Hyde

wordlife — Thu, 14 May 2009 11:25:04 +0000

Hmmm, this morning is starting off to be an interesting day. News just came around that a new Jekyll and Hyde film is in the works (actually two are, but we’ll just focus on this one). Yes, and you read the title correctly 50 Cent is set to take on the role of Dr. Jekyll [...]

Common Doing Press for Terminator

wordlife — Tue, 12 May 2009 01:03:01 +0000

Common posted a video on his blog talking about doing a press junket for the upcoming Terminator Salvation which premieres on May 21. Share and Enjoy:

Hip Hop Up for Next 007?

wordlife — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:50:55 +0000

Ok, maybe I’m a little out of the loop, but what is it with the talks about a black James Bond? It seems like since the latest Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, came out last Fall there has been this constant buzz about who can be the first black James Bond. My question is, are [...]