It’s official, Tokstarr is in the building! Starting August 3rd, fans can expect an exciting BBNaija scoop with Toke Makinwa as she kicks off hosting duties on the brand new Showmax exclusive, BBN S6: The Buzz. Streaming on Showmax Tuesdays and Saturdays from 7pm WAT, BBN S6: The Buzz will see the award-winning media personality share her no-holds barred opinion …

The Lovecraft Country creator and showrunner, Misha Green has inked a multiple-year overall deal with Apple, following what sources say was a competitive bidding process for the writer/exec producer. The deal reunites Green with former Sony TV presidents-turned-Apple heads of worldwide video Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht and former WGN America chief and Apple’s head of U.S. programming Matt …

The Weeknd is teaming up with HBO for a limited series titled ‘The Idol’. The Grammy award winning artiste will co-write, executive produce and star in the show, which centres around a female pop singer who starts a romance with an enigmatic L.A. club owner who is the leader of the leader of a secret cult. Reza Fahim and Sam …

It was three years ago when Ebony Reigns won Artiste of the Year at what is considered the biggest night in the Ghana Music Industry – the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. The late dancehall artiste and self-acclaimed bad girl’s posthumous win was everything but a rig. Leading to the 2019 edition, no female artiste had ever been associated with the …

Timothee Chalamet’s sci/fi led thriller ‘Dune’ has received a Venice International Film premiere slate. The film, which also stars Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa in visible characters, is based on Frank Herbert’s fictional novel which tells the story of Paul Atreides (Chalamet), a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny …

Going by the theme ‘Year of the Black Woman’, Oscar-nominee Taraji P. Henson has been tapped to host the 2021 BET Awards. ”For more than 20 years, the BET Awards have been a celebration of Black creativity, art and excellence,” said Henson. “Returning live, this year’s show will be unlike anything we have ever seen before, and I am honored …

John Legend’s production company, Get Lifted, has partnered with the Bernie Mac estate to make a biopic about the late comedian, Legend’s producing partner Mike Jackson revealed during a panel discussion at the 2021 Tribeca Festival. The project would be a feature film biopic. Further details were not revealed, but Jackson explained that the project marks a full-circle moment as …

Two-time Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan are in talks to star as Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, the New York Times reporters who penned the revealing article in 2017 that brought about the downfall of industry mogul Harvey Weinstein as well as the establishment of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movement. The developing project starring Mulligan and Kazan is …

After scoring zero nominations at the Golden Globe this year, ‘I May Destroy You’ star and writer Michaela Coel has picked up a well-deserved BAFTA mask at last Sunday’s BAFTAs Coel won best leading actress beating equally good contenders Billie Piper (The Hate You Give), Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People), Hayley Squires (Adult Material), Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) and Letitia Wright …

Tiffany Haddish is finally stepping into the biopic bracket. The ‘Girls Trip’ actress will play the late Florence Griffith Joyner, the American track and field athlete rated the fastest woman of all time. According to Variety, Haddish will star in and also produce alongside Game1 Co-CEOs Basil Iwanyk and Greg Economou. Florence’s widower and former coach, Al Joyner is also …