Oscar-winner Helen Mirren will play Golda Mier, Israel’s only female Prime Minister in a developing film titled ‘Golda’ by fellow Oscar-winner Guy Nattiv (Skin). Nicholas Martin is writing the script, which centres around the dramatic and high-stake decisions that Meir also known as the ‘Iron Lady of Israel’ faced during the Yom Kippur War, which followed Egypt, Syria, and Jordan’s …

Netflix will soon premiere a documentary series about Grammy award-winning artiste Kanye West. According to multiple sources, the streaming platform landed rights over the project at an estimated figure of $30 million, which is a little bit above the pay grade of sourcing a docu-series. The untitled project will parade the unseen footages from his early career in music as …

The Africa Movie Academy Awards has rolled out its 2021 process. The prestigious event, which honours the best and good in the Africa film industry is prompting filmmakers across the continent to submit their projects for possible nomination. The submission window is expected to run from now to July 31. Final lists of nominees will be announced on September 30, …

Netflix is going for the full ‘Knives Out’ package. The streaming platform has acquired rights to produce the second and third instalment of the murder mystery thriller in a deal worth $450 million. Director Rian Johnson and star Daniel Craig will reunite for the sequels. Johnson is producing alongside Ram Bergman via their production banner T-Street. The first sequel is …

Amanda Seyfried has been approved to play Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of defunct health and technology company, Theranos. Seyfried will play Holmes in the developing limited Hulu series ‘The Dropout’, which she is also producing. Elizabeth Meriwether will serve as showrunner and executive producer on the series, with Liz Heldens, Liz Hannah, Katherine Pope, Rebecca Jarvis, Victoria Thompson, and …

The 4th annual 3Music Awards were handed out last Saturday, March 27. ‘Say Cheese’ hit maker KiDi was awarded Artist of the year, plus three other mentions including Song of the year (Enjoyment). Tied up as the most awarded artiste of the evening with KiDi is celebrated act Stonebwoy, who picked up Album of the year (Anjola Junction), Viral song …

Radio and television personalities Jay Foley and Naa Ashorkor Mensah-Doku are set to host the fourth annual 3Music Awards. This marks the second time the duo will mount the stage as hosts. Last year, they hosted the very first virtual ceremony of the awards scheme, as a result of the COVID – 19 Pandemic. Due to the continuous surge in …

The most discussed artist in Ghana’s music industry right now, Gyakie is boarding the Sony Music train. The ‘Forever’ hit maker has signed on with RCA records UK, a flagship recording label of Sony Music Entertainment. ”I am excited to join RCA/Sony Music International with my label Flip the Music on my journey to become a global superstar,” Gyakie disclosed …

On the second night of the NAACP virtual awards handout, ‘I May Destroy You’ writer, producer, director and actress, Michaela Coel picked up Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series. Coel was up against ‘Insecure’s Issa Rae, ‘The Rock’s credited writers Lee Eisenberg, Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon, Netflix’s ‘Pilot’ show writers Mindy Kaling, Lang Fisher, and Rajiv Joseph of ‘The …

Jamie Foxx is set to play boxing giant Mike Tyson. Titled ‘Tyson’, the developing limited series is a biographical project, which highlights the full life of Tyson. Antoine Fuqua is directing and executive producing via his production banner Fuqua Films. Martin Scorsese is also onboard to executive produce via Sikelia Productions. No major studio or streaming platform is currently attached. …