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3 months ago

A project aims to show it's possible to harvest food and green energy on the same land

NPR

A project aims to show it's possible to harvest food and green energy on the same land Green energy advocates are promoting wind and solar facilities' compatibility with grazing animals, hoping to counter local opposition to new wind and solar projects. SAM FUQUA: Rolling hills of grass are most of what you see from rancher Ed Prosser's patio in Wyoming, …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Michael Jackson biopic to star Nia Long as Michael's mother

New Indian Express

Nia Long has been roped in to play the character Katherina Jackson, mother of Michael Jackson, in the music icon’s upcoming biopic titled Michael, helmed by Antoine Fuqua. The film, which has the pop star’s nephew Jafaar Jackson, essaying Michael’s role, is set for a theatrical release on April 18, 2025. Michael is set to cover all aspects of Michael …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Michael Jackson biopic starring the King Of Pop's nephew Jaafar Jackson gets spring 2025 release date by Lionsgate

Daily Mail

As the start of principal photography for the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic swiftly approaches, Lionsgate has officially given the film a global release date. The upcoming Michael Jackson biopic Michael, which stars the King Of Pop's nephew Jaafar Jackson, 27, as the music superstar, has been given a release date of April 18, 2025 'Michael will bring audiences a riveting …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Michael Jackson biopic starring late singer’s nephew sets 2025 release

The Independent

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Michael, a biopic of the late music …

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1 year, 3 months ago

In ‘Equalizer 3,’ Denzel Washington’s assassin goes to Italy

Associated Press

Filmmaker Antoine Fuqua has been dreaming about taking the Equalizer abroad for years. It’s the kind of place you’d believe someone like McCall might feel immediately tied to and protective of, which is what happens in “Equalizer 3,” debuting in theaters nationwide Friday. It was Washington who introduced Black and Fuqua for the first “Equalizer”, which all assumed would just …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Will Smith gives first awards acceptance speech since Oscars controversy

LA Times

Will Smith delivered his first acceptance speech since the 2022 Oscars after he received the Beacon Award on Wednesday at the African American Film Critics Assn. While accepting the honor alongside director Antoine Fuqua for their movie, “Emancipation,” Smith thanked everyone in the “room for keeping our stories alive.” The ceremony marked the actor’s first awards show appearance since the …

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2 years ago

The ‘Immaculate Reception’ remains a defining moment for Pittsburgh 50 years later

LA Times

Moments before Franco Harris made the most improbable play in NFL history, maybe in pro sports history, his mom sensed something was wrong, even from nearly 300 miles away. “There were a lot of people on the field, and one of the things I remember most,” Rooney said, “is that one of our former players from the ’60s, Brady Keys, …

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2 years ago

Emancipation: Will Smith says co-star Ben Foster didn’t make eye contact with him for six months while filming

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I was like, ‘Oh, he must not have seen me.’ And then for six months …

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2 years ago

Emancipation director Antoine Fuqua on his slavery drama and the Oscars fallout: ‘I’ve never met anyone like Will Smith’

The Independent

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2 years ago

Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’ role taught him lesson post-slap

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — While filming “Emancipation,” Will Smith routinely drew inspiration from the words “sacred motivation” that were written on the front page of a script. “It’s like when you can locate and center yourself in your divine purpose, you can withstand anything and everything,” Smith said of the phrase that greeted him when he took on the lead role …

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2 years ago

After the Slap, can Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’ get Oscar love?

LA Times

Will Smith as an escaped slave and Ben Foster as a bounty hunter in “Emancipation.” When Will Smith took the stage Wednesday night at Westwood’s Village Theatre to introduce his new slavery thriller “Emancipation,” the nearly full house cheered and took out their phones to capture the moment. Beneath the surface, however, the rollout of “Emancipation” has strayed well outside …

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2 years ago

Review: ‘Emancipation,’ with Will Smith, struggles to do its real-life survival story justice

LA Times

In March 1863, two months after President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, a Black man known as Peter escaped a Louisiana plantation, endured 10 days in alligator-infested marshes and found his way to Baton Rouge, where he received medical attention and soon enlisted in the Union Army. Director Antoine Fuqua and his star, Will Smith, reenact the shooting of that …

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2 years, 1 month ago

After Will Smith’s Oscar slap, Antoine Fuqua worried ‘Emancipation’ might ‘never be seen’

LA Times

Antoine Fuqua thought the worst was behind him. Early this year, the director of such films as “Training Day” and “The Equalizer” had just finished shooting his most ambitious movie yet, the period action thriller “Emancipation.” The story of an enslaved man named Peter who undertakes a perilous escape through the Louisiana swamp to find freedom and reunite with his …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Ending speculation, Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’ drops trailer and release date

LA Times

Contrary to reports that Will Smith’s next film would be postponed to next year because of the Oscars slap, Apple confirmed Monday that “Emancipation” — a slavery drama starring Smith and directed by Antoine Fuqua — will be released in December at the height of awards season. The trailer for “Emancipation” comes several months after the academy banned Smith from …

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2 years, 3 months ago

How producers are building a 'Legacy' with Lakers documentary

LA Times

Lakers star Kobe Bryant is mobbed by teammates after scoring 60 points in his final NBA game at the Staples Center in 2016. “Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers” is the highest-profile project undertaken by film production and financing firm Los Angeles Media Fund and its principals, Jeffrey Soros and Simon Horsman. Hulu’s “Legacy” documentary explores the experiences …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Review: Antoine Fuqua, Jake Gyllenhaal mostly justify remake of ‘The Guilty’

LA Times

The Times is committed to reviewing theatrical film releases during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s unmistakably a remake of Gustav Möller’s largely unimprovable 2018 Danish original, but if it scarcely differentiates itself on a story level from “Den Skyldige,” Fuqua’s faithful reworking, given a gloss of L.A. relevance by screenwriter Nic Pizzolatto, does lean heavily into the one pleasure Möller’s film …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Review: Jake Gyllenhaal carries claustrophobic ‘The Guilty’

The Independent

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3 years, 3 months ago

Gyllenhaal, Fuqua on the van that made 'The Guilty' possible

The Independent

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3 years, 3 months ago

A fall movie season (like everything else) in flux

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Filmmaker Cary Fukunaga has been waiting more than a year and a half for the biggest movie of his career, the James Bond film “No Time to Die,” to arrive in theaters. Yet summer’s last big movie, Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” gave the fall a major lift with an estimated $90 million …

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3 years, 3 months ago

A fall movie season (like everything else) in flux

The Independent

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3 years, 8 months ago

Will Smith, director Antoine Fuqua pull movie production from Georgia over state's anti-minority voting law

Firstpost

Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua have pulled production of their runaway slave drama Emancipation from Georgia over the state’s recently enacted law restricting voting access. The film is the largest and most high profile Hollywood production to depart the state since Georgia’s Republican-controlled state Legislature passed a law that introduced stiffer voter identification requirements for absentee balloting, limited drop …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Will Smith film departs Georgia over voting restrictions

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua have pulled production of their runaway slave drama “Emancipation” from Georgia over the state’s recently enacted law restricting voting access. The film is the largest and most high profile Hollywood production to depart the state since Georgia’s Republican-controlled state Legislature passed a law that introduced stiffer voter identification requirements for absentee …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Netflix buys rights to The Guilty... reuniting Jake Gyllenhaal with Southpaw director Antoine Fuqua

Daily Mail

Netflix has bought the worldwide rights to the upcoming dramatic thriller film -- The Guilty -- for around $30 million, according to Deadline. The project reunites American director Antoine Fuqua and leading man Jake Gyllenhaal, who have previously worked together on the 2015 boxing drama film Southpaw. Netflix has bought the worldwide rights to the film -- The Guilty -- …

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A project aims to show it's possible to harvest food and green energy on the same land

Michael Jackson biopic to star Nia Long as Michael's mother

Michael Jackson biopic starring the King Of Pop's nephew Jaafar Jackson gets spring 2025 release date by Lionsgate

Michael Jackson biopic starring late singer’s nephew sets 2025 release

In ‘Equalizer 3,’ Denzel Washington’s assassin goes to Italy

Will Smith gives first awards acceptance speech since Oscars controversy

The ‘Immaculate Reception’ remains a defining moment for Pittsburgh 50 years later

Emancipation: Will Smith says co-star Ben Foster didn’t make eye contact with him for six months while filming

Emancipation director Antoine Fuqua on his slavery drama and the Oscars fallout: ‘I’ve never met anyone like Will Smith’

Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’ role taught him lesson post-slap

After the Slap, can Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’ get Oscar love?

Review: ‘Emancipation,’ with Will Smith, struggles to do its real-life survival story justice

After Will Smith’s Oscar slap, Antoine Fuqua worried ‘Emancipation’ might ‘never be seen’

Ending speculation, Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’ drops trailer and release date

How producers are building a 'Legacy' with Lakers documentary

Review: Antoine Fuqua, Jake Gyllenhaal mostly justify remake of ‘The Guilty’

Review: Jake Gyllenhaal carries claustrophobic ‘The Guilty’

Gyllenhaal, Fuqua on the van that made 'The Guilty' possible

A fall movie season (like everything else) in flux

A fall movie season (like everything else) in flux

Will Smith, director Antoine Fuqua pull movie production from Georgia over state's anti-minority voting law

Will Smith film departs Georgia over voting restrictions

Netflix buys rights to The Guilty... reuniting Jake Gyllenhaal with Southpaw director Antoine Fuqua