Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese’s high-priced period thriller that has the filmmaker’s frequent collaborator Leonardo DiCaprio attached to star, has found a deep-pocketed partner. Apple is in final talks with Paramount to partner and produce the project, which carries a price tag of more than $150 million, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The move comes after months of …

Tom Cruise’s developing outer space film has found its director in Doug Liman, the man behind hit films such as ‘Mr. & Mrs Smith’. Deadline reports that both Cruise and Liman’s conversation about the making of the film is complete as the latter has already penned the first draft of the screenplay and is producing alongside Cruise as well. With …

Universal Music Group is setting up label camp, Def Jam Records in Africa that focuses on the best of hip hop and afrobeats music on the continent. The label will be based in Johannesburg, South Africa and Lagos, Nigeria, but its entire makeup will be sourced across the continent. According to Variety, it will be supported by dedicated A&R, marketing, …

Two pop queens have at last crossed paths in the highly anticipated “Rain on Me,” which dropped on Friday. The song showcases both Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga’s unmatched vocals, and comes just one week after the duo announced the release date for their high-profile collab. “I said to her, ‘OK, now everything that you care about while you sing, …

Apple TV Plus has acquired release rights over Tom Hanks WWII movie, ‘Greyhound’. Written and starred in by Hanks as George Krause, rights to release the movie was previously owned by Sony Pictures which had a Father’s Day weekend, June 19 theatrical release on the pipeline before COVID-19 wrecked everything planned for theaters in the coming months. Deadline reports that, …

Before all of the angry tweets and social media rants, Burna Boy and South African rapper, AKA used to be pretty cool with each other. Okay, let’s backtrack a bit. We all know Burna Boy. He’s one of Nigeria’s biggest musical exports and has even gotten a Grammy award nomination for his 2019 album, African Giant. Burna Boy can be …

Just when we thought Reese Witherspoon’s rom-com character comeback will feature two of Netflix developing films ‘Your Place or Mine’ and ‘The Cactus’, it has been announced that the actress is returning to play her famous Elle Woods character in the third installment of ‘Legally Blonde’. The Oscar winner will co-produce the film under her production banner Hello Sunshine. Legally …

Adam Sandler is set to star in the Netflix film Hustle, with We the Animals director Jeremiah Zagar on board to helm and NBA superstar LeBron James set to produce. In the drama, Sandler will play an American basketball scout who is unjustly fired after discovering a once-in-a-lifetime player abroad. He then decides to bring the player to the U.S. …

“The excitement generated by this year’s #VGMA20 is testimony to the amazing talent that we have in the creative arts industry. As I have said before, my government will continue to support the development of the creative arts industry. #MoNeYo to all the nominees,” read an early morning tweet from Ghana’s president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo a year ago. Drawing …

  Stonebwoy, Burna Boy, Sauti Sol, Nasty C, Diamond Platnumz, Yemi Alade,  Angelique Kidjo, Fally Ipupa, AKA, Teni and a host of others have been named headline acts for the ‘Africa Day Benefit Concert At Home’ in honor of the annual Africa Day celebration on May 25. The upcoming virtual event hosted by ViacomCBS Networks Africa and YouTube in partnership …