Posts Tagged: directorial debut

Jussie Smollett

Jussie Smollett And Mona Scott Team Up for Movie

Jussie Smollett and Mona Scott will be working together on “B-Boy Blues.” This will be his first post-trial project. The movie will air on BET+ on June 9th Will Jussie’s career ever get back to normal?

Anthony Mackie

Anthony Mackie Making Directorial Debut

Anthony Mackie will make his directorial debut with “Spark.”  The project will center on Civil Rights pioneer Claudette Colvin, and Saniyya Sidney will star in it.   In 1955, 15-year-old Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a bus.  The incident occurred nine months before Rosa Parks did the exact… Read more »

Halle Berry

Halle Berry Broke Her Ribs While Filming

Halle Berry  makes her directorial debut in Netflix’s “Bruised,” where she portrays MMA fighter Jackie Justice. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the Oscar-winner revealed that she broke two ribs on the first day filming — and refused to stop production because of it.  What??  Yep, and according to stunt coordinator Eric Brown, Halle’s injury was… Read more »