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Idris Elba To Executive Produce New Netflix 8-Episode Series
Paula Patton’s New Thriller ‘Traffik’ About Sex Trafficking In Theaters Friday
In one haunting moment from Liongate’s upcoming thriller “Traffik,” a young woman is drugged and loaded into a waiting truck by sex traffickers after having spent much of the night run- ning for her life.
Nina Simone’s stirring “Strange Fruit” punctuates the scene, a touch that film- maker, Deon Taylor calls a “spiritual moment” intended to draw a parallel between
Paula Patton and Omar Epps star in ‘Traffik’.
trafficking and slavery. “Traffik,” which was “shot
with a microbudget,” was produced in part by its star Paula Patton’s Third Eye Productions.
“(Producing) is the only way to get the types of stories that I want to see made,” Patton recently said in Los Angeles.
Patton’s character, Brea, gets swept up in the world of trafficking while on a roman- tic getaway with her boyfriend, John, played by Omar Epps.
Netflix has given a straight-to-series, eight- episode order to Turn Up Charlie, a new series starring and executive produced by Idris Elba.
Elba will star in the titu- lar role as a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor who is given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a manny to his famous best friend's problem-child daugh- ter.
Elba began his career as a DJ before branching into film and TV.
I get to do more comedy? I’m funny. Watch me work. Well done Netflix for recog- nizing a brother," said Elba. Production will begin this May in the U.K.
Idris Elba started his career as a DJ, now he will star as one in a new comedy series for Net- flix.
This will be his second comedy series, joining his Sky One series In the Long Run.
Kodak Black Sentenced To 1 Year In Prison
Kodak Black has report- edly been sentenced to 1-year in prison.
The Florida rapper report- edly accepted an open plea deal for violating his proba- tion on Apr. 17.
Since Feb. 2018, he has been facing two felony charges – one charge for pos- session of a firearm, ammu- nition, and another for possession of more than 20 grams of marijuana. Those charges were recently dropped.
His year-sentence report- edly stems from probation vi-
Kodak Black was sentenced on April 17th after accepting plea deal.
olation charges of driving with a suspended license and associating with people en-
gaged in criminal activity. He originally plead not guilty to all counts. Those charges were filed after Kodak – whose real name is Dieuson Octave – was arrested in Jan. 2018, after he shared an Instagram Live video of a child around handguns and weed. Previous charges of grand theft of a firearm, child neglect, and possession were also dropped earlier this year.
According to his lawyer Bradford Cohen, with time served, Kodak could be get- ting out as early as Sept. 17 of this year.
Gabrielle Union Signs Mega-Deal With Sony TV
Gabrielle Union will de- velop broadcast, cable and digital projects in her new deal.
Gabrielle Union has just inked a first look deal with Sony Pictures TV, the studio behind the upcoming NBC drama series based on her character from the “Bad Boys” movie franchise.
Union is starring in and executive producing the se- ries, titled “LA’s Finest.”
Under her two-year pact with Sony, Union’s produc- tion company, I’ll Have An- other – named as a nod to her best-selling book, We’re Going to Need More Wine –
GABRIELLE UNION
will develop broadcast, cable and digital projects for Sony TV.
Tracy Morgan Gets ‘Star Of Fame’
Tracy Morgan got major support from comedian Martin Lawrence and Oscar-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele when the TV and movie actor was pre- sented with his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last Tuesday.
Also by Morgan's side were his wife, Megan, daughter Maven and son Tracy Jr.
Morgan, 49, is best known for his work in the small-screen comedies Sat- urday Night Live and 30
Tracy Morgan with his daughter, Maven during the event.
Rock.Herecentlyreturnedto series television in The Last O.G. This marks his first full-
time job since he was seri- ously injured as a passenger in a 2014 car crash.
Kanye West Writing His Philosophy Book On Twitter
St. Petersburg Native, Angela Bassett In Negotiations For Netflix Comedy
You can get Kanye West's philosophy book for free...on Twitter!
The "Stronger" rapper, who recently returned to the social media platform, just announced that his latest tweets are actually his book called Break the Simulation, that he's writing in real time. On Wednesday morning, West started sharing a series of tweets with his social media followers, giving them life advice.
"When you first wake up don't hop right on the phone or the internet or even speak to anyone for even up to an
Leave it to Kanye...he is writing free book on Twitter.
hour if possible," he tweeted. "Just be still and enjoy your own imagination. It's better than any movie.”
Versatile actress, Angela Bassett is negotiating a role in new comedy.
St. Petersburg native, and ‘Black Panther’ star, Angela Bassett and Patricia Ar- quette are in negotiations to star in the feature comedy Otherhood which Ci ndy Chupack (Modern Family, Sex In The City) is directing for Netflix.
The project was adapted by Chupack and Mark An-
ANGELA BASSETT
drus from the William Sutcliffe novel Whatever Makes You Happy.
The production is currently looking to cast one other top star in the film which will go for five weeks in New York on June 11.
The story has been de- scribed as a romantic comedy about three Moms who leave their suburban life to recon- nect with their estranged sons in NYC.
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