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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Production Starts In Atlanta: ‘We’re Going To Make Chad Proud’
Kenya Barris On Why He Left His $100M Netflix Deal To Launch BET Studios
Marvel Studios has re- turned to Wakanda.
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — the highly antici- pated sequel to the Oscar- winning, billion-dollar blockbuster “Black Panther” — started production on Tuesday at Pinewood Studios in Atlanta, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige tells Va- riety.
Director Ryan Coogler is returning to direct from his screenplay, and Feige says that everyone from the origi- nal cast is also coming back — without, of course, star Chadwick Boseman, who died in August 2020 after a four year battle with colon
BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER
On an otherwise quiet Fri- day in October, Kenya Bar- ris watched as his name hurtled through the head- lines.
The stories weren’t about a new project he was writing or directing, though there were plenty of those; instead, the creative force behind Black- ish, #blackAF and Girls Trip was eyeing an exit from Net- flix — the first of the streamer’s nine-figure pro- ducers to depart, and only halfway through his multi- year deal. His next act, per the flurry of reports, would be a stake in some sort of studio venture with ViacomCBS. The details were still spotty, accelerating the gossip mill and leaving many in Holly- wood wondering: What had gone wrong?
“I think a lot of people thought I got fired or I quit,
cancer.
“It’s clearly very emotional
without Chad,” Feige said before the “Black Widow” Global Fan Event in Los An- geles on Tuesday night. “But
everyone is also very excited to bring the world of Wakanda back to the public and back to the fans. We’re goingtodoitinawaythat would make Chad proud.”
KENYA BARRIS
like ‘F**k this,’ over some kind of beef with Netflix,” says Barris, speaking pub- licly about the move for the first time — but the truth was more complicated, as he re- vealed over a series of conver- sations, which began with lunch at the members-only San Vicente Bungalows in early June.
‘House Party’ Reboot Adds Melvin Gregg, Rotimi And Allen Maldonado
Melvin Gregg, Rotimi and Allen Maldonado are the latest stars to join New Line’s reimagining of the 1990 hit comedy “House Party,” produced by the SpringHill Company for HBO Max.
The trio join stars Jorge Lendeborg, Jr., Tosin Cole, Karen Obilom and DC Young Fly for the new movie, produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter.
The reimagining of the cult classic, which starred Christopher “Kid” Reid and Christopher “Play” Martin of the hip-hop group Kid ‘n Play, is set to be di- rected by award-winning
MELVIN GREGG, ROTIMI AND ALLEN MALDONADO
music video helmer Calmatic in his feature directorial debut. The movie’s script comes from Emmy-nomi- nated “Atlanta” duo Stephen Glover and Jamal Olori.
The 1990 movie, written and directed by Reginald Hudlin, was a major finan- cial success for New Line, earning $26.4 million at the box office and cult status with fans.
Saweetie Pushed Back Her Album After Talking To Cher Gave Her An 'Epiphany'
Saweetie fans were disap- pointed to learn that the “Fast (Motion)” rapper’s album wasn’t coming out as promised last week when she delayed her album Pretty B*tch Music again to “recon- struct some songs.” Now, thanks to Billboard, those fans know who they can (par- tially) blame: None other than music icon Cher, who Saweetie met to work on a “really big campaign.” After the Bay Area rapper met the
SAWEETIE
pop goddess, she realized her album wasn’t done and needed just one more thing.
As Saweetie told Bill- board, I thought [the album] was done, but after I met her, I had an epiphany. This album needs to have feelings, it needs to have soul, it needs to have spirit. And I have a lot of room for improvement, so I’m gonna work on that. And once it’s done, the album will be released.”
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