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Donald Glover, James Earl Jones to Star in Jon Favreau’s “Lion King” Movie
Jones voiced Mufasa in the original animated Lion King, while Glover continues his incredible year by landing the lead in this ambitious “reimagining.”
She’s the first actress of color to land a key role in Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars spinoffs.
The Directors Guild of America revealed the nominees for their 69th annual DGA Awards in the TV, commercials and documentary categories. Stranger Things, Westworld and The People v. O.J. received nods for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series while Golden Globe winner Atlanta and HBO favorites Silicon Valley and Veep were nominated for comedy.
A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging superhero.
The nominees for the 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards were announced today, and with no surprise, HBO took the top spot raking in 22 nominations while ABC and Netflix tied for second with 14 nods. With critically acclaimed shows like The Americans, the new Donald Glover comedy Atlanta, and the uber-successful The People Vs. OJ Simpson FX ranked fourth. 
Disney and Lucasfilm have announced fan-favorite actor Donald Glover has officially landed the role of Lando Calrissian in their upcoming Han Solo spinoff film. Christopher Miller and Phil Lord are directing the film, the second spinoff Star Wars movie, following this year’s Rogue One.
Live-action adaptation of the popular animated film from Disney.
Two cousins, with different views on art versus commerce, on their way up through the Atlanta rap scene; “Earnest ‘Earn’ Marks,” an ambitious college drop-out and his estranged cousin, who suddenly becomes a star.
It looks like the Community alum’s campaign efforts to be in a Spider-Man movie are paying off. He will join Tom Holland, Marisa Tomei, and Robert Downey Jr. in the latest reboot of the web-slinging superhero franchise.
