The Witcher has added seven additional cast members to season two in roles recognizable to the fans of Andrzej Sapkowski’s books. Here are the new cast members and their official character names. The descriptions of the characters, however, are from the books and games, so those might change in the show. Adjoa Andoh (Bridgerton, Silent Witness) in the role of …

Johannesburg, 19 March 2021 – Apple Music launches its Spirits Rejoice campaign which celebrates the best and brightest Gospel voices with exclusive playlists from South Africa’s Joyous Celebration, Ntokozo Mbambo, Hle and Dr. Tumi, as well as Nigeria’s Sinach, Mercy Chinwo, Nathaniel Bassey, Tim Godfrey and Ada Ehi. The music selections seek to inspire, uplift and encourage with a whole …

Natalie Portman is leaning further towards Apple. In less than a month after it was announced she is starring opposite Lupita Nyong’o in a developing limited series ‘Lady In the Lake’ on Apple TV +, the Oscar winner has signed a first look TV deal with the streaming service. The multi-year agreement will have Portman develop television shows via her …

In a single night at the 2011 Ghana Movie Awards, Majid Michel walked home with two acting trophies for best actor and best supporting actor (English language). Both wins were feted him, thanks to his multiple performances in the Frank Rajah Arase directed film ‘Somewhere in Africa’. Set in a fictional African country, Kimbala, the blood-filled drama centres around a …

Having just received their second Oscar nominations, Carey Mulligan and Daniel Kaluuya will have their very first Saturday Night Live experience. Kaluuya will come in on April 3 as host with ST. Vincent as his musical guest. This marks the second time ST. Vincent will appear on the show.  Mulligan will make her appearance on April 10, as show host, …

Spike Lee has been named Jury President for the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. The Oscar winning writer was initially scheduled to serve as Jury President for last year’s festival, but due to the Coronavirus upset, which brought the festival to a pause, his role became dysfunctional. “Loyal to his commitments, the American director promised to support the festival on its …

LAGOS and SANTA MONICA, March 17, 2021 – Boomplay, the leading music streaming and download service based in Africa and Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, today announced a new landmark licensing agreement that will extend licensing of UMG’s global music catalog from 7 to 47 countries across the African continent, as part of an extended …

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled its list of nominees for the 2021 Oscars. Leading the field is David Fincher’s ‘Mank’, with 10 total nominations including best picture and best director. Fincher races in the best director category alongside Chloe Zhao (Nomadland), Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman), Thomas Vinterberg (Another Round) and Lee Isaac Chung (Minari). …

Only the best of music gets noticed at the Grammys. At last night’s Premiere Ceremony, the preceding event before the main Grammy night, Africa’s biggest stars Burna Boy and Wizkid won their first Grammy awards. Burna won the Best World Music Album with ‘Twice as Tall’, making him the very first Nigerian artist ever, to win the international trophy with …

Kunle Afolayan has extended his Netflix partnership. The Nollywood filmmaker, whose exuberant works congregate larger audience will produce three films, all centred in Nigeria, for the streaming platform. The three new films from Afolayan will capture a historical drama, a folklore fantasy and a character drama. Already licensed to begin pre-production is an adaptation of Sefi Atta’s third novel ‘Swallow’, …