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[…] boxes or installation. The 2017 AT&T Hello Lab mentors include: Academy Award® Winner Octavia Spencer (Best Supporting Actress, The Help, 2012) Academy Award® Winner Common (Best Original Song,Selma, 2014) Rick Famuyiwa (director, Dope, Confirmation) Desiree Akhavan (director/actress, Appropriate Behavior) Nina Yang Bongiovi (producer, Fruitvale Station) In addition, each filmmaker will be supported by a community of industry advisors, including studio […]

[…] Pictures) · Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois, Grant Thompson – “McFarland USA” (Walt Disney Pictures) · Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley – “Inside Out” (Disney/Pixar) · Rick Famuyiwa – “Dope” (Open Road Films) · Ryan Coogler, Aaron Covington – “Creed” (Warner Bros. Pictures/Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Pictures) DIRECTING Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series · Aziz […]

[…] (Carl Weathers) in Lucasfilm’s THE MANDALORIAN, season three, exclusively on Disney+. ©2023 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved. The directors of the eight-episode season three include Rick Famuyiwa, Rachel Morrison, Lee Isaac Chung, Carl Weathers, Peter Ramsey and Bryce Dallas Howard. Jon Favreau is the showrunner/head writer and serves as an executive producer along […]

[…] leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself. Photo Gallery: "Dope" Film Director, Rick Famuyiwa “Dope” Film Director, Rick Famuyiwa dopeforest2 “Dope” Cast, Shameik Moore dopeforest3 “Dope” Cast, Chanel Iman & Kiersey Clemons dopeforest4 Kylie Jenner (Credit: RadarOnline.com) dopeforest5 Tyga, Rapper […]

The Wood – poster *Widely known as the work that thrust director Rick Famuyiwa into the world’s eye, coming of age comedy, “The Wood” is being remade into a pilot for a new comedy series on Showtime. Famuyiwa will direct the pilot as well as executive produce the series, while Justin Hillian will write and […]

[…] the folks at Disney, as they had missed out on a Princess Fairytale from an entire continent. This new attraction has been assigned a legendary producer – Rick Famuyiwa but still has to find a director. This story will see Sade use her magic to create strong warrior skills in order to protect her kingdom. […]

[…] Sundance’s hottest tickets. With Pharrell Williams and Sean “Diddy” Combs on the producing team, “Dope” follows LA nerds who get mixed up with a drug dealer. Its director, Rick Famuyiwa, is currently in the running to helm Kerry Washington in HBO’s film about the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination-hearings scandal. Watch the trailer below: Kravitz […]

[…] Gummer, Greg Kinnear, Jeffrey Wright, Dylan Baker and Alison Wright round out the cast. Oscar nominee Susannah Grant (“Erin Brockovich”) wrote the script and is executive producing. Rick Famuyiwa, whose indie film “Dope” hits theaters this weekend, is directing. FIRST LOOK. @KerryWashington as Anita Hill on the set of the HBO Film, CONFIRMATION. pic.twitter.com/Hc98wArzZO — […]

[…] never-before-seen footage and interviews with Johnson as well as figures from the world of business and politics and his inner circle.” The untitled series is directed by Rick Famuyiwa (Dope). The news coincides with the 30th anniversary of Johnson’s HIV diagnosis announcement on November 7. He recently opened up about the impact his HIV diagnosis […]

[…] as Clarence Thomas. Also signing on is Greg Kinnear to play Joe Biden, who was a prominent voice in the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Thomas during his tenure as a senator from Delaware. The film is written by Susannah Grant and directed by Rick Famuyiwa. Production is scheduled to begin next month in Atlanta. confirmation-hudson-wright

[…] FALL) Nailah Jefferson (VANISHING PEARLS) Neema Barnette (WOMEN THOU ART LOOSED) Patrik-Ian Polk (PUNKS) Pete Chatmon (PREMIUM) Rashaad Ernesto Green (GUN HILL ROAD) Reggie Bythewood (BIKER BOYZ) Rick Famuyiwa (DOPE) Roger Ross Williams (GOD LOVES UGANDA) Russ Parr (35 AND TICKING) Ryan Coogler (FRUITVALE STATION) Salim Akil (SPARKLE) Shaka King (NEWLYWEEDS) Sheldon Candis (LUV) Storm […]

[…] developing several pilots. “Opportunity is the difference between success and failure for so many people,” says Shepard, who has been mentored by actress Octavia Spencer and director Rick Famuyiwa. “So we should be taking some risks and just going for it.” Those sentiments are echoed by Nguvu in saluting Charles Burnett – whose independent directorial […]

[…] personal and resonant stories to tell about her beloved hometown.” In addition to Waithe, the series is also executive produced by Common, Elwood Reid, Aaron Kaplan, and Rick Famuyiwa, who also directed the pilot episode. “The Chi” airs Sunday nights at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime. *“The Chi” will return for a second season on […]

[…] Groundswell Productions in association with ABC Signature Studios, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Janice Williams will executive produce alongside Grant and star Washington. Sources tell THR that Rick Famuyiwa (Sundance hit “Dope,” “The Wood”) is in talks to direct the pic, but no deal is in place. Confirmation comes as Washington was poised to film […]

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