Each year Variety’s New Leaders feature profiles the most prominent up-and-comers in the entertainment business. To determine this year’s worthies, Variety looked across disciplines, from television, digital, music and film, to law and finance, as well as content creators. They were proposed by their bosses and peers who have worked with them and seen their rise. All are age 40 or under, and Variety has measured them by the progress of their career trajectories: do they take calculated risks? How fast have they risen in their companies? Are they innovative and employ solutions to problems that are creative? As part of the salute to the qualities that keep the town humming, filmmaker/producer Travis Knight, who founded Laika Studios and is finishing up the anticipated “Bumblebee” for Paramount, as well as Variety‘s 10 Assistants to Watch along with the New Leaders will be recognized Oct. 17, at the Jeremy Hotel rooftop in West Hollywood.
- 10/17/2018
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Update 1/12/16: Kat Graham has been cast to play Jada Pinkett Smith in the in-production Tupac Shakur biopic “All Eyez on Me." Graham, the "Vampire Diaries" star, is also currently attached to play Tammy Terrell in an upcoming biopic of the late singer, from writer/producer/director/actress Maryam Myika Day, and produced by Robert Teitel, Rose Ganguzza and Hilary Shor. The news of Graham's casting in "All Eyez on Me" was first reported by Variety. Previous updates on the film, including Danai Gurira's casting announcement yesterday, follow below... *** In a move I couldn't have predicted, Danai Gurira has joined the cast...
- 1/12/2016
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
I recall, 2+ years ago, when it was rumored that Taraji P. Henson had been cast as Tammi Terrell in Universal’s James Brown biopic, "Get On Up," which starred Chadwick Boseman. Needless to say, that didn't happen. It may have simply been wishful thinking by whomever started the rumor, especially given that there is indeed a slight resemblance between Taraji and Terrell (photo above). Skip ahead to earlier this year, when it was announced that "Vampire Diaries" star Kat Graham had been cast to play Terrell in an upcoming biopic of the late singer, from writer/producer/director/actress Maryam Myika Day, and produced...
- 10/5/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
I recall, 2 years ago, when it was rumored that Taraji P. Henson had been cast as Tammi Terrell in Universal’s James Brown biopic, "Get On Up," which starred Chadwick Boseman. Needless to say, that didn't happen. It may have simply been wishful thinking by whomever started the rumor, especially given that there is indeed a slight resemblance between Taraji and Terrell (photo above). But today's news is very real. Deadline is reporting that "Vampire Diaries" star Kat Graham will play Terrell in an upcoming biopic of the late singer, from writer/producer/director/actress Maryam Myika Day, and produced by Robert Teitel,...
- 5/27/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Exclusive: The woman who teamed with Marvin Gaye on a string of 1960s Motown hits before dying of a brain tumor at age 24 is getting her own biopic. Tammi Terrell will be played by The Vampire Diaries star Kat Graham, who also is working her debut album with producer Babyface. Maryam Myika Day wrote the untitled project, which marks Graham’s feature debut and is being produced by Robert Teitel, Rose Ganguzza and Hilary Shor. Shooting is set for next year. The film follows…...
- 5/27/2015
- Deadline
No need to tell you that the education system in this country is a wreck. And even more so for black and Poc students. Add to that the violence that takes place on a regular basis in communities across the country, and it’s a wonder how any student can make it through each day. So in an effort to bring the situation to light, and possibly to enact some real change, comes the independently produced TV pilot, “MysEducation,” created, written and executive produced by Yakira Chambers, along with co-exec-producer Jason Calabro, and directed by Jarrett Conaway. Starring Ashalyn Garner, Courtney Howe, Maryam Myika Day, Philip Prendergast, Chaize Macklin and Kenesha Hemmings,...
- 5/21/2015
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
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