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Back in 2022, it was reported that Jamie Foxx’s directorial debut, All-Star Weekend, was shelved and the reason has pointed to the controversial casting of Robert Downey Jr. in a role that has only been described as “Mexican.” Foxx and Downey Jr. have collaborated in the past and Foxx has been supportive of Downey Jr. when criticisms surface of his satirical role in Tropic Thunder when he appears in black face. Foxx spoke of the shelving, “It’s been tough…with the lay of the land of comedy…We’re trying to break open those sensitive corners where people go back to laughing again.”

While Foxx has moved on to other projects, this past week, he has taken to his YouTube channel to “leak” a trailer for All-Star Weekend. His strategy brings to mind when Ryan Reynolds spent years trying to get a Deadpool movie off the ground and it...

Gerard Butler and Den of Thieves director Christian Gudegast could head to the Big Apple as Butler is in talks to join the filmmaker for the comedic action-thriller Empire State. The upcoming project finds Butler and Gudegast re-teaming after joining forces for 2018’s Den of Thieves, Plane, and London Has Fallen.

According to Deadline‘s exclusive report, Empire State focuses on what happens when “the Empire State Building is attacked by a military contractor hellbent on revenge. Navy Seal turned NY firefighter Rhett (Butler) and NYPD Tactical officer Dani (yet to be cast) must put aside their relationship troubles as they work to rescue hostages and save the famous landmark.”

S. Craig Zahler of Bone Tomahawk fame co-wrote the script with Brian Tucker (Secret Invasion).

Butler recently wrapped his role as Stoick for the live-action adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon. Mason Thames, Julian Dennison, Gabriel Howell, Bronwyn James,...

So, the Oscars have been and gone and there were few surprises in the acting categories. Cillian Murphy won Best Actor for “Oppenheimer” while Best Actress went to Emma Stone (“Poor Things”). Best Supporting Actor was taken home by Robert Downey Jr. (“Oppenheimer”) and Da’Vine Joy Randolph claimed Best Supporting Actress for “The Holdovers.” But let’s not spend too much time looking back. Let’s look forward. With that in mind, what have these four acting winners got coming up next?

Murphy won his first Oscar for portraying J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan‘s biopic. His next project is “Small Things Like These,” which just premiered to great acclaim at Berlinale. Directed by BAFTA nominee Tim Mielants, the film follows Murphy as a father in 1985 who uncovers the shocking secrets of the local convent.

Stone, who just picked up her second Best Actress Oscar (she has one for...

Jamie Foxx’s daughter, Corinne, offered a significant update about her father amid widespread speculation regarding his health.

The 29-year-old actress shut down media outlets reporting that their family is preparing for the worst by clarifying that the actor has been “out of the hospital for weeks” now and is “recuperating.” She noted that he’s even been active, making time for some physical activity.

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“Update from the family: Sad to see how the media runs wild. My Dad has been out of the hospital for weeks, recuperating. In fact, he was playing pickleball yesterday!” Corinne wrote on her Instagram Story Friday.

She then thanked everyone for their “prayers and support,” and added that,”We have an exciting work announcement coming next week.”

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Jamie Foxx has been released from the hospital following a “medical complication” in April 2023.

The Oscar winner has been “out of the hospital for weeks” according to his daughter Corinne Foxx. During the production of Netflix’s “Back in Action” opposite Cameron Diaz, Foxx was hospitalized.

“We wanted to share that, my father, Jamie Foxx, experienced a medical complication yesterday,” Corinne wrote on Instagram April 12. “Luckily, due to quick action and great care, he is already on his way to recovery. We know how beloved he is and appreciate your prayers. The family asks for privacy during this time.”

On May 12, Corinne shared on Instagram Stories, “Update from the family: Sad to see how the media runs wild. My Dad has been out of the hospital for weeks, recuperating. In fact, he was playing pickleball yesterday! Thanks for everyone’s prayers and support!”

Corinne teased, “We have an exciting work announcement coming next week too!

As Jamie Foxx continues to recover from his hospitalization following an emergency “medical complication,” his friends, fans and co-stars are keeping him in their thoughts and prayers — including Natasha Blasick, who recently worked with Foxx on the “All-Star Weekend” movie.

Blasick came out to show her support for the John Ritter Foundation’s 20th annual Fundraiser: An Evening From the Heart in Los Angeles on Thursday, and opened up to Et’s Deidre Behar about Foxx’s frightening health battle.

“I was texting him, and just yesterday I talked to his friend, who’s like really in touch with him. I was, like, really freaking out [with] all of the news that he’s getting worse. So I was texting [his friend], and he’s like, ‘No, no, no, he’s recovering.’ So just hearing that he was recovering made me feel so much better.”

“I’m just praying. And my friend yesterday reached out to me,...

Actor Jamie Foxx (the second x is silent) is recovering after being taken to the hospital following an undisclosed “medical complication” on Wednesday.

Jamie Foxx’s daughter, Corinne, posted the following on Instagram: “We wanted to share that my father, Jamie Foxx, experienced a medical complication yesterday. Luckily, due to quick action and great care, he is already on his way to recovery. We know how beloved he is and appreciate your prayers. The family asks for privacy during this time. Much love, The Foxx family.” No further details from the family or officials have been provided at this time, but that the news of both the “complication” and his recovery came in the same post should indicate there is nothing too serious that will keep Foxx down for long.

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Robert Downey Jr. is reportedly zeroing in on his next project.

According to a report from Deadline, the “Avengers” star is exploring the idea of starring in Paramount’s new remake of “Vertigo”, the classic Alfred Hitchcock-directed thriller that premiered in 1958.

Downey and his wife, Susan Downey, are reportedly attached to the project as producers, alongside John Davis and John Fox of Davis Entertainment.

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If all goes as planned, Downey will be starring as a former police detective forced to retire after a traumatic incident in the line of duty that’s left him with vertigo and a crippling fear of heights, played by James Stewart in the original.

In the meantime, Downey has several projects lined up, in addition to a few awaiting release, including the Christopher Nolan-directed “Oppenheimer”, and the...

Comedians are having to reinvent themselves in the modern era of social awareness. Comedy has long been a device to promote social discourse, used as a space for comedians to bring awareness to social issues and get people talking about them. Think Norman Lear sitcoms like "All in the Family" or George Carlin's controversial takes on religion and media.

But with social media and a changing barometer of what's socially appropriate, the business of comedy is changing. For some, the threat of being canceled means taking past punch lines off the setlist. But not everyone is listening.

For example, in a time when transgender rights are being stripped, Ricky Gervais and Dave Chapelle still recently released Netflix specials that included transphobic jokes. It caused a fair amount of backlash, though neither has suffered any real consequence, short of one Chapelle show cancellation in Minneapolis.

Before we went all-in on cancel culture,...

Jamie Foxx is proving once again he’s the king of impersonations.

The actor dropped by the “Rap Radar” podcast to promote his upcoming vampire flick “Day Shift”, alongside Snoop Dogg. While there, he also wowed the hosts with his amazing impression of former U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Tmw. Fake News! #RapRadarPodcast @iamjamiefoxx + @SnoopDogg @strongblacklead @netflix @dayshiftmovie pic.twitter.com/GaV0ZZDJEX

— Elliott Wilson (@ElliottWilson) August 24, 2022

“There’s a lot of great people on both sides,” Foxx said in Trump’s exact voice. “I know Harry-o. He’s a great person. He couldn’t vote for me at the time. Now he can vote for me once he gets out.”

The actor began his impression with a reference to when Trump commuted the prison sentence of Michael “Harry-o” Harris, the co-founder of Death Row Records,...

Bill Maher caused a social media uproar after his HBO show “Real Time” Friday night when he said that abortion “doesn’t affect my life. I ain’t getting anybody pregnant,” while instead complaining about what does affect him — the shelving of Jamie Foxx and Shonda Rhimes projects because of sensitive race issues.

The conversation began with Maher telling his panelists — Washington Post op-ed columnist Catherine Rampell and Commentary Magazine’s Noah Rothman — that he didn’t care when televangelist Jerry Falwell claimed that the purple Teletubby was gay. “I’m not into the Teletubbies,” said Maher, who immediately flipped the subject. “Now? I want to see the Jamie Foxx movie. That affects my life.”

Foxx told CinemaBlend earlier this week that his 2016 film “All-Star Weekend” had been shelved because of some of its more outrageous characters, including Robert Downey Jr. as a Mexican man. “It’s been tough with...

Jamie Foxx’s directorial debut may never actually debut. This is chiefly due to the controversy over casting Robert Downey Jr. in what has only been described as a Mexican. While promoting his latest, the vampire comedy Day Shift, Foxx discussed the status of his shelved basketball-centric comedy All-Star Weekend.

It’s been tough…with the lay of the land of comedy…We’re trying to break open those sensitive corners where people go back to laughing again.”

It seems Foxx was actively avoiding the hot-button phrase “cancel culture”, a modern form of backlash that a movie like, say, Tropic Thunder, dodged by a few years.

Obvious comparisons can be made to Downey Jr.’s role in that movie, in which he (in)famously played a white Australian actor who gets “pigmentation alteration” surgery to play a Black soldier. That role did draw controversy–and was especially risky considering it...

As the NBA approaches another season, big questions linger. Will the Golden State Warriors repeat as champions? Will LeBron James surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in career points? Will Jamie Foxx‘s basketball comedy “All-Star Weekend” ever get released?

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Initially scheduled for a February 16, 2018 release to coincide with that year’s NBA All-Star Game, “All-Star Weekend” has yet to make it into theaters.

Continue reading ‘All-Star Weekend’: Is Robert Downey Jr.’s Mexican Character Holding Up The Release Of Jamie Foxx’s Basketball Comedy? at The Playlist.

Jamie Foxx is implying that political correctness is why his movie “All-Star Weekend” has yet to see the light of day.

In the comedy, in which Foxx makes his big-screen directorial debut, he heads an all-star cast that includes Jeremy Piven, Jessica Szohr, Eva Longoria, Robert Downey Jr., Ken Jeong, Gerard Butler, and Benicio del Toro. Foxx and Piven play basketball fanatics who win tickets to the annual NBA All-Star Game, but find themselves in a precarious predicament while on their way to the game after meeting a mysterious femme fatale (Longoria).

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Foxx also plays some other roles in the film, including a racist white cop, but it’s Downey’s role as a Mexican character (in a similar vein to his Blackface role in “Tropic Thunder”) that has been rumoured to be why the film — which was shot...

Jamie Foxx’s long-shelved feature directing effort “All-Star Weekend” won’t be seeing the light of day anytime soon, according to the actor.

Foxx stars opposite Jeremy Piven as two best friends who win tickets to the NBA All-Star game. Yet their travel plans get derailed due to a group of outrageous characters, including Robert Downey Jr. as a Mexican man and Foxx playing multiple roles including, allegedly, a racist, white police officer. “All-Star Weekend” was filmed in 2016 and also stars Benicio del Toro, Gerard Butler, and Eva Longoria.

“It’s been tough with the lay of the land when it comes to comedy,” Foxx told CinemaBlend about any upcoming release plans for the film while promoting vampire hunting Netflix film “Day Shift.” “We’re trying to break open the sensitive corners where people go back to laughing again. We hope to keep them laughing and run them right into...

Jamie Foxx recently told CinemaBlend that his unreleased directorial effort “All-Star Weekend” remains shelved due to the current state of comedy. The Oscar winner shot the comedy in 2016 with a cast that includes Jeremy Piven, Robert Downey Jr., Benicio del Toro, Gerard Butler and Eva Longoria.

“All-Star Weekend” stars Foxx and Piven as two best friends who win tickets to the annual NBA event. Their characters take a road trip to Los Angeles to attend the All-Star Game, but their journey is upended by a handful of wacky characters. Downey Jr. took a page from his “Tropic Thunder” playbook and starred as a Mexican man in “All-Star Weekend,” while one of Foxx’s multiple roles was allegedly a white racist cop. The film has sat on the shelf unreleased for several years.

“It’s been tough with the lay of the land when it comes to comedy,” Foxx told CinemaBlend...

Cameron Diaz (Charlie’s Angels) is coming out of retirement for a Netflix film titled Back in Action, in which she’ll star opposite Jamie Foxx (Day Shift).

The storyline for the action-comedy is being kept under wraps, but Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses) is directing from a scriupt he wrote with Brendan O’Brien’s (Neighbors). Beau Bauman (Central Intelligence) is producing for Good One Productions alongside Gordon for Exhibit A, with Foxx, Datari Turner, O’Brien and Mark McNair exec producing.

Foxx teased the new project this morning on Twitter via an audio clip of a phone conversation with Diaz, who confesses that she’s “so excited” yet “anxious” about getting back into acting. Says Diaz, “I don’t know how to do this, you know?”

Subsequently brought onto the line to offer her “a few tips on how to un-retire” is Tom Brady — the NFL icon Foxx refers to as “the Goat,...

Exclusive: Sicario and Traffic star Benicio Del Toro is teaming up with L.A.-based Exile Content Studio to develop a slate of scripted and unscripted TV projects from emerging creatives.

The partnership will look to support talent from Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic market who are working on Spanish- and English-language projects.

Traffic Oscar winner Del Toro, who was Emmy-nominated for Showtime series Escape At Dannemora, is joining the creative advisory board of the company, which is led by Wharton professor Adam Grant. The deal marks the actor-producer’s first such agreement with a production company.

“I’m excited to bring life to these underrepresented voices and stories by partnering with Exile Content,” Del Toro said. “For some time, I been impressed by the company’s vision and look forward to bringing our stories to global audiences.”

Alejandro Uribe, CEO of Exile Content Studio, commented: “Benicio del Toro is an icon,...

In today's Horror Highlights, we have the trailer for Kane Hodder's Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation, details on Grave Hill (the remake of The Housemaid), and the trailer for Darkness in Tenement 45!

Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation: "Kane Hodder recently premiered the trailer for his new project, “Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation” at Mad Monster Party Arizona. Kane Hodder has been working with producer and director Tony H. Cadwell (Behind The Sightings) to produce a documentary entitled "Balsam: A Paranormal Investigation."

Synopsis: Kane Hodder leads a team of paranormal investigators as they investigate The Grand Old Lady Hotel in Balsam, North Carolina. The Grand Old Lady Hotel is a 112-year-old, 40,000 square foot hotel with a disturbing past. Nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, the hotel is referred to by locals as the South's Stanley Hotel.

Director Tony H. Cadwell stated, "We wanted to put together a project for horror...

Deon Taylor is to direct the horror-thriller “Grave Hill” for Cj Entertainment, the Korean studio behind Oscar winner “Parasite.” The film is an English-language remake of the hit Vietnamese horror film “The Housemaid.”

The original romance-horror “Housemaid,” which premiered in the U.S. in 2017, explores racial and social themes. “Grave Hill” will stay true to this concept and will be set in the American South during the Reconstruction era.

Cj Entertainment is financing, developing and producing “Grave Hill” with production to start in early 2021. Executive producers are Cj Group vice chairwoman Miky Lee, Cj Entertainment’s Jinnie Choi and head of international Jerry Ko along with Hidden Empire’s Roxanne Taylor and Motor’s Sean Sorensen. Producers are Don Handfield (“The Founder”) through his Motor production banner, Linh Bui from Happy Canvas, “Housemaid” writer and director Derek Nguyen, and Cj Entertainment’s Choi Yeonu.

“Deon is a filmmaker who will...

Parasite producer Cj Entertainment has tapped Black And Blue and Traffik filmmaker Deon Taylor to direct gothic horror-thriller Grave Hill, the company’s English-language remake of the hit Vietnamese horror film The Housemaid.

As we previously revealed, Oscar-winner Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious) wrote the adapted screenplay with Derek Nguyen, writer-director of 2016 pic The Housemaid, which explores racial and social themes through a genre lens. The remake will take place in the American South during the Reconstruction Era.

In the original, an orphaned Vietnamese girl is hired to be a housemaid at a haunted rubber plantation in 1953 French Indochina. However, she unexpectedly falls in love with the French landowner and awakens the vengeful ghost of his dead wife.

Cj Entertainment is financing, developing and producing the new English-language remake. Executive producers are Cj Group Vice Chairwoman Miky Lee, Cj Entertainment’s Jinnie Choi and Jerry Ko along with Hidden Empire’s Roxanne...

“Traffik” filmmaker Deon Taylor will direct an English-language remake of the Vietnamese horror film “The Housemaid” that will be produced by “Parasite” studio Cj Entertainment, the studio announced Thursday.

The remake is now titled “Grave Hill,” and Derek Nguyen, who wrote and directed the 2016 Gothic horror film, also adapted the screenplay alongside Geoffrey Fletcher (“Precious”).

“The Housemaid” is set in French Indochina in 1953 and follows a Vietnamese orphan girl hired to work as a housemaid at a haunted rubber plantation. When she falls in love with the estate’s landowner, she attracts the fury of the ghost of the landowner’s dead wife. Taylor’s film will take place in the American South during the Reconstruction Era and aim to remain true to the original’s racial and social themes.

Principal photography on “Grave Hill” hopes to begin in early 2021.

Cj Entertainment, which financed and produced “The Housemaid,” is also financing,...

Today (April 4th) marks the 55th birthday of the Hollywood legend that is Mr. Robert Downey Jr. The actor’s been a major name in the business for decades, earning himself an Oscar nomination back in 1992 for Chaplin, but as we all know, his portrayal of Tony Stark in the McU is what lifted him to a phenomenal level of fame and acclaim.

He officially vacated the role of Iron Man, at least on a regular basis, in last year’s Avengers: Endgame, but all the birthday messages that Marvel fans have been sharing on social media today make clear that his contribution to the franchise will never be forgotten.

To begin with, fan artist Boss Logic shared this awesome piece to commemorate Downey’s big day.

Happy 55 @RobertDowneyJr here is to a minimum of 55 more pic.twitter.com/CrzZDT3m3p

— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) April 4, 2020

The one and only.

Happy...

Even though Jamie Foxx’s first film as a director, “All-Star Weekend,” has yet to be released, apparently the actor-turned-filmmaker enjoyed the job so much he’s anxious to get back behind the camera for a new faith-based film titled “When We Pray.”

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According to Deadline, Foxx has teamed up with Cinema Libre Studio and Fight to Fame Films to direct a new feature, “When We Pray.” As you might expect from the title of the film, “When We Pray” is a faith-based project, and it tells the story of two brothers that start two separate churches with very different methods.

Continue reading Jamie Foxx To Direct The Upcoming Faith-Based Film, ‘When We Pray’ at The Playlist.

Exclusive: Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx has signed on to direct When We Pray, a faith-based feature from Cinema Libre Studio and Hong Kong-based Fight to Fame Films. Foxx co-wrote the script with Donald Ray “Speedy” Caldwell. The pic marks Foxx’s sophomore directorial outing following his debut film, All-Star Weekend.

The plot is about two brothers who become pastors at different churches in the same community. One brother develops his church into a modern, high-tech congregation that uses digital devices and ATMs. The other brother follows a humbler path but soon finds his church in decline and in need of financial help.

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Production will commence sometime before the end of the year.

On Wednesday night in Salt Lake City, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard put up 25 points in 29 minutes in a preseason win against the Utah Jazz. The next morning, Dame D.O.L.L.A. — Lillard’s hip-hop pseudonym — dropped his new music video for “Money Ball.” Later that night brought another preseason game for Lillard, this time versus the Nuggets in Denver, and the following morning Dame D.O.L.L.A. readied the deluxe-edition release of his best album to date.

This balancing act is the new normal...

In recent months, Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes have taken their relationship more public than ever since they were first seen together in 2013. They even wrapped up 2018 with a Dec. 28 yacht outing in Miami, and rode a pair of Jet Skis the next day.

“They chilled, swam and enjoyed the sun and beach activities,” a source tells People in this week’s issue of their Miami vacation. “It was a chance to get away and enjoy each other.”

The Robin Hood star, 51, then spent New Year’s Eve in Florida with his children Corinne, 24, and Annalise, 10, while Holmes, 40, rang in 2019 by skiing with daughter Suri,...

Michael Ealy (“The Perfect Guy”) and Mike Colter (“Luke Cage”) will star opposite Hilary Swank in Deon Taylor’s noir thriller “Fatale,” Variety has learned exclusively.

Ealy will portray a married man who is tricked into a murder scheme by a seductive female police detective, played by Swank. Colter plays Ealy’s best friend and business partner. Tyrin Turner (“Menace II Society”) has also been cast in a supporting role.

Taylor is directing “Fatale” from a script by David Loughery (“Lakeview Terrace”). He is also producing the film with his Hidden Empire Film Group partners Roxanne Avent and Robert F. Smith. Two-time Oscar nominee Dante Spinotti will be the director of photography.

The film begins shooting Monday in Los Angeles. Endeavor Content will handle worldwide sales of the film, and Avent is overseeing the production for Hidden Empire Film Group, which is fully financing the movie.

“Fatale” marks the second collaboration between Ealy and Taylor.

Exclusive: Filmmaker Deon Taylor is set to direct Sony Screen Gems’ Exposure, off Peter A. Dowling’s spec which the label acquired a year ago, as Deadline reported exclusively.

Exposure follows a rookie Detroit African-American female cop who stumbles upon corrupt officers who are murdering a drug dealer, an incident captured by her body cam. They pursue her through the night in an attempt to destroy the footage, but to make matters worse, they’ve tipped off a criminal gang that she’s responsible for the dealer’s death.

Eric Paquette is overseeing the project for Screen Gems. In a major worldwide rights deal, Paquette also brought Taylor’s latest movie The Intruder into the studio. That psychological thriller stars Dennis Quaid, Meaghan Good, and Michael Ealy and follows a young married couple who after buying a huge Napa Valley estate are threatened by its previous owner.

Sean Sorensen is...

All-Star Weekend is the glammed out event of the NBA calendar, bringing together showmanship, music, branding and basketball. EA Sports took a page from the All-Star Weekend playbook for the launch of this year’s edition of the classic franchise, NBA Live 19.

Attendees at Goya in Hollywood crowded an indoor court on Friday Night for a dunk contest scored by judges Nick Young, Jadakiss and Lil Dickey, followed by a performance from La hip-hop icon Nipsey Hussle, with a cameo from fellow west coaster, Yg. Meanwhile, gamers got to try out NBA Live, which included an updated LeBron in Lakers purple and gold.

Seeing a video game version of themselves is a childhood fantasy come true — and way to further connect with fans — for NBA players.

“I used to be the kid looking up to other athletes,” says Devin Booker, the go-to guard the Phoenix Suns signed to a five-year,...

Exclusive: Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank has been set to star in Deon Taylor’s noir thriller Fatale.

Fatale centers on a married man who is tricked into a murder scheme by a seductive female police detective. Swank plays the detective. Taylor, whose next film is the Screen Gems’ thriller The Intruder, is directing Fatale and producing with his Hidden Empire Film Group partners Roxanne Avent and Robert F. Smith. David Loughery (Lakeview Terrace and Obsessed) wrote the screenplay. Dante Spinotti will be the Dp, marking his third collaboration with Taylor.

Production begins in Los Angeles next month. Endeavor Content will handle worldwide sales. Roxanne Avent will oversee the production for Hidden Empire Film Group, which is fully financing the movie.

Said Taylor: “Getting tough, smart, beautiful, and perplexing all in one performance is daunting – until you get Hilary Swank, then you breathe easier and things get really exciting. We...

The LeBron James-Steph Curry rivalry is always newsworthy, but is even more pronounced now that the former has joined the latter in NBA's Western Conference (and the same state) by signing with the L.A. Lakers in a four-year deal. Jamie Foxx didn’t need any prodding to comment on sports’ biggest story because he’s been on a deep dive into that world via his directorial debut All-Star Weekend.

The film, readying for release in 2019, is a buddy rivalry comedy about two guys — one is a Curry superfan and the other loves James — who travel from ...

The LeBron James-Steph Curry rivalry is always newsworthy, but is even more pronounced now that the former has joined the latter in NBA's Western Conference (and the same state) by signing with the L.A. Lakers in a four-year deal. Jamie Foxx didn’t need any prodding to comment on sports’ biggest story because he’s been on a deep dive into that world via his directorial debut All-Star Weekend.

The film, readying for release in 2019, is a buddy rivalry comedy about two guys — one is a Curry superfan and the other loves James — who travel from ...

After more than a year on the market with an in-hindsight pie-in-the-sky initial asking price of $10.495 million that incrementally dropped to a still too aggressive $8.995 million, Jeremy Piven has engaged the services of a new, high-profile real estate agent and re-listed his beach front residence in Malibu, Calif., with a once-again reduced price of $8.5 million. The former “Entourage” star, whose CBS series “Wisdom of the Crowd” was cancelled last year during its freshman season amid mounting allegations of sexual assault, which the actor has denied, purchased the 4,404-square-foot, three-story home in 2004 for $3.5 million and the four-bedroom and 3.5-bathroom residence, along one of Malibu’s most sought after streets, according the marketing materials, had also been available in recent years as a furnished short-term rental at prices that fluctuated between $30,000 and $50,000 per month.

A secured and sun-dappled courtyard entrance partly shaded by a vine-draped trellis leads to open-plan living and dining...

Exclusive: Inside The NBA analyst and former NBA star Kenny Smith has inked a multi-series pact with director-producer Deon Taylor (Meet The Blacks), which includes a zinger out the gate in the shape of new reality TV show Ready For The League, showcasing 2018’s hottest college basketball talent.

The pact is formally between Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group and Smith’s Seg Productions and the duo are already underway on their first show, in which Smith, one of the most respected NBA analysts around, will profile a different draft prospect in each 30-minute episode. Taylor, himself a former college player at San Diego State and later a pro in Germany, will direct.

In a similar vein to Jon Gruden’s Qb Camp series for ESPN, two-time NBA champ Smith will sit down with college stars and discuss what it takes to make it in the pro league both on and off the court.

Exclusive: Wme has signed Deon Taylor, the writer, director and producer whose recently completed thriller Intruder was acquired for wide release in a world rights deal with Sony Screen Gems. Hidden Empire Film Group — which Taylor runs with Roxanne Avent and Robert F. Smith — enters into a strategic partnership with Endeavor Content, which is packaging Taylor’s next film, the noir thriller Fatale.

This comes after Endeavor Content negotiated the Screen Gems deal for Intruder, a psychological thriller about a young married couple who buy a beautiful Napa Valley home only to find that the seller (Dennis Quaid) is a lunatic who refuses to leave. Robert F. Smith financed the film.

Taylor and Hidden Empire next tackle Fatale. The psychological noir thriller was written by Intruder screenwriter David Loughery and centers on a married man who is tricked into a murder scheme by a seductive female police detective.

Jamie Foxx is set to star in the latest “Spawn” from Todd McFarlane and Blumhouse Productions, sources confirm to Variety.

McFarlane, who created the original comic, is on board to write and direct the pic. He will also produce with Jason Blum.

The Spawn character first appeared in print in 1992, and gained popularity in the comics community almost instantly. In 1997, New Line adapted the character into a feature film starring Michael Jai White. HBO also took a crack at the antihero in an animated series that lasted for three seasons, each with six episodes, and earned two Emmy Awards.

In the comics, Spawn is a human-turned-Hellspawn who possesses superhuman strength and speed, and near immortality. Spawn also has the ability to teleport, shapeshift, and heal.

For Foxx, this will mark his second comic book film, having previously played Electro in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2.” He can be seen next in...

In the film world, it’s rare to run across a unionized position that doesn’t have a set pay scale, but such is the case with production office coordinators, who just happen to be the indispensable individuals who keep the entire set running smoothly. Every department — from the bottom rung up to the studio level — interacts with POCs on a regular basis.

Production coordinators, who report to the unit production manager or producer, help tie together all the elements required to ensure a production’s success. Yet even though they perform such critical functions as balancing responsibilities and pay rates, they’re left to justify their worth at each job negotiation, unlike most other film workers.

Producer-upm Butch Kaplan, now working on Jamie Foxx’s “All-Star Weekend,” says television Poc salaries are generally budgeted at a flat $1,800 per week based on a 70-hour workweek. That amount can vary significantly by show or producer,...

Is it just us or are all celebrity kids good looking? The acting and modeling world has been taken over by attractive celebrity spawns like Brandon Thomas Lee, Lourdes Leon, and Corinne Foxx. Hey, that's what happens when you're blessed in the gene department! Last year, Jamie Foxx's daughter Corinne walked the red carpet with her famous father before she was named Miss Golden Globe 2016. In a very touching television moment, Jamie took the stage to introduce the then 22-year-old. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) "This young lady never asked me for money. This young lady never asked me for anything. This young lady's never been in trouble. This young lady deserves this moment," he said. "She was here when she was 10 years old when she was in the fifth grade, and she came with her father to this event. This young lady is absolutely the love of my life.

Eva Longoria is a woman of many hats.

Not just because she dons an assortment of them as Margot Beste-Chetwynde, a feminist and bourgeois widow, in the 1930s-set miniseries Decline and Fall, premiering in the U.S. Monday, May 15 on Acorn TV. But Longoria, who funded her quinceañera working at a Wendy's in her hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas, at 15 years old, is a bona fide go-getter.

That same moxie eventually landed the 42-year-old stalwart her breakout role as the amusingly self-obsessed, gardener-bedding Gabrielle Solis on ABC's juicy dramedy Desperate Housewives. Later, she worked behind the camera, producing and directing episodes of Lifetime's Devious Maids and NBC's short-lived romp Telenovela, which also cast her as a lurid soap star.

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In addition to a recent Empire stint, Longoria de-glams for the gritty drama Lowriders, released this past weekend, and stars in Jamie Foxx's summer-bound directorial...

The Roots are bringing some Philadelphia magic to the Big Easy.

The group will perform as openers for the 2017 NBA All-Star game in New Orleans this coming February.

Taking center court at the Smoothie King Center, the Grammy-winning band will celebrate the history of basketball through their performance, which is part of the Entertainment Series presented by Jbl.

After The Roots’ set, John Legend will perform a compilation of his biggest hits for the halftime show.

In addition to serving as the house band for The Tonight Show, The Roots are also soon embarking on a special holiday tour in Boston,...

This year’s NBA All-Star game will bring some of the best players in the world to the court — and not just in basketball.

Music all star John Legend, 37, will perform the halftime show of the 66th annual NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans, People confirms exclusively.

The Grammy Award-winning artist is on a roll coming off the release of his fifth studio album, Darkness and Light. He can also be seen costarring alongside Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone on the big screen in La La Land.

Sting performed at last year’s All-Star game, and past years have featured...

This past year was rough for a lot of people, but it's in our lowest moments where we get to see who the real heroes are among us.

For better or worse, 2016 gave many opportunities for heroic acts and we're looking back at a few people who rose to the challenge.

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1. Shannen Doherty

The 45-year-old actress has bravely shared her bout with cancer, documenting her journey for fans on social media and giving strength to those in a similar situation. After being diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2015, Doherty announced this year that the cancer spread to her lymph nodes.

"The unknown is always the scariest part," she told Et. "Is the chemo going to work? Is the radiation going to work? You know, am I going to have to go through this again, or am I going to get secondary cancer? Everything else is...

[[tmz:video id="0_ns54x1uo"]] Jamie Foxx Got Hands!! We've already seen him throw ... but now the "Ray" star is proving he can haul in passes too -- even when the ball is being fired at him at 100 Mph! Foxx was training at the Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks while shooting his new flick "All-Star Weekend" -- when his buddy, Tony Besson, challenged him to get into the "100 Mph Club." The ball was shot at him by a Jugs machine...

With acting, writing and producing credits already to his name, Jamie Foxx is poised to add another feather to his proverbial cap with All-Star Weekend, an upcoming dramedy that’ll stand as his directorial debut.

Deadline has the scoop, confirming that Foxx will star in the feature alongside Eva Longoria, Jeremy Piven and Jessica Szohr, and the cameras are already rolling in California. The outlet goes on to reveal that Foxx, having penned the screenplay himself, will play one of two tow-truck drivers in All-Star Weekend – Malik (Foxx) and Danny (Piven), to be specific – who think they’ve struck gold upon landing a pair of tickets to the NBA All-Star Game, much to the dismay of Danny’s better half, Abby (Szohr).

As life-long basketball aficionados, it’s a dream come true for Malik and Danny, but en route to the big match, they cross paths with Asia (Longoria), a...

All-Star Weekend, the first film written and helmed by Jamie Foxx, has tapped Eva Longoria, Jeremy Pivens, and Jessica Szohr to star alongside Foxx. Production began today on the pic, which features cameos from Snoop Dogg, The Game, DJ Khaled, and Floyd Mayweather Jr.. The comedy centers on two tow-truck drivers, Malik (Foxx), and Danny (Piven), who are basketball fanatics and would take a bullet for their respective favorite players, LeBron James and Steph Curry. Danny's…...

Deciding on the "best" films of any particular year is never an easy task, especially depending on how seriously you take that task. On the final page of this list of my top ten films of 2012 I've included links to my previous top ten lists from the years 2003-2011 and while the majority of the films on those lists remain favorites of mine, it's quite evident how much more seriously I take this process from one year to the next, not to mention how many more films I actually see each year. Going through the list of films I saw in 2012, I was pleased to see how much easier I found it to come up with movies I considered candidates for my top ten. Two thousand and eleven offered several good films, but I had a hard time making a list of ten I considered "great". This year, from numbers...