After U.K.’s Sky channel pulled their controversial Urban Myths episode following outcry from Michael Jackson’s family, I thought we put a end (at least temporarily) to these projects. It appears that I was wrong. Lifetime just greenlit a two-hour film based on the singer’s finals years and seen through the eyes of his bodyguards. While I remain skeptical of the final product, the cable network seems to be putting a great deal of effort in ensuring that it won’t be a disastor. For one, they’ve enlisted executive producer Suzanne de Passe who worked on the critically acclaimed miniseries, The Jacksons: An American Dream.
The film will be based on the book Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days by Bill Whitfield and Javon Beard, and has employed a number of women behind the scenes including screenwriter Elizabeth Hunter (Greenleaf, Charmed, The Fighting Temptations) and director Dianne Houston (who wrote Lifetime’s Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le and the 2006 film Take the Lead). The big question will be whether or not tribute artist Navi can pull off playing the King of Pop. I’m gonna go out on a limb and say no. Judge for yourself here. (via The Hollywood Reporter)
- Looking for kickass women who save the day? Here’s seven female superheros from independent comics. (via The Portalist)
- Queen Latifah is apparently working on a revival of the ’90s sitcome Living Single. It’s a great series that unfortunately got pushed to the side when Friends came along. Here’s what Latifah said about it in 1996: “It just pisses me off every time I see that Friends billboard and the little piece of our billboard. I mean, how much more of a push do they need?” (via Entertainment Weekly)
- When you buy the complete works of “Weird Al” Yankovic, the parodies spanning 33 years will come in fake accordion packaging. Super. (via Gizmodo)
- If you love low budget cosplay, you’ll probably be into this video of anime intros created with things lying around the house. (via Fashionably Geek)
- Here’s your sweet moment of the day: Octavia Spencer bought out a screening of Hidden Figures for families who want to see it but can’t afford to go. (via Twitter)
- The official synopsis for Logan is here in case you were wondering. (via Collider)
- A excerpt from the follow up to the hit novel The Girl With All The Gifts has surfaced. The film is being adapted into a movie set to arrive in theaters next month. (via Gizmodo)
- Sending good vibes to Quantico star Priyanka Chopra who suffered a concussion while performing a stunt. She’s currently home resting on doctor’s orders. Production remains on schedule. (via The Hollywood Reporter)
- Kevin Hart will star in the History Channel special Kevin Hart Presents: The Black Man’s Guide to History. When his daughter assumes that black history is just about slavery, he is compelled to educate her on black figures throughout history many people might not have heard of. (via Variety)
That’s it on my end. What did you all see?
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Published: Jan 13, 2017 05:13 pm