Ryan Shepard, Author at Def Pen

Movies

Apple Acquires Will Smith And Antoine Fuqua’s ‘Emancipation’ For More Than $120 Million

The bar has been raised in film festival acquisition deals. According to multiple reports, Apple Studios has reportedly acquired Will Smith, William N. Collage and Antoine Fuqua’s Emancipation for more…

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Movies

Paramount Pictures Acquires The Rights To Lee Daniels’ ‘The United States Vs. Billie Holiday’ Starring Andra Day

Paramount Pictures has acquired the North American rights for the Lee Daniels led film, The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, for eight figures. The acquisition is the first major purchase…

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Mahershala Ali Lands ‘Dream Role’ As Legendary Boxer Jack Johnson In HBO’s ‘Unruly’

Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali has landed his “dream role” as legendary boxer Jack Johnson in the HBO limited series, Unruly. Led by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, the series…

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Music

Music Video: Phocuz & J-Mac – P.O.M.E.

Music has been and will continue to be a way to speak to larger issues. Throughout the last two months, a number of artists ranging from Lil’ Baby to H.E.R…

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Music Video: Shotta Spence – Starship

New Jersey’s own Shotta Spence is back with the release of a new visual for “Starship” produced by Mohntra. Directed by Max, the video finds the Garden State native taking…

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas Finalizes First Look Deal With Amazon

Priyanka Chopra Jonas has signed a first-look TV deal with Amazon. Under the two-year deal, Chopra Jonas will continue to work on her reality dance show, Sangeet, with her husband,…

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Netflix Renews ‘Ozark’ For Fourth And Final Season

Netflix has renewed Ozark for a fourth and final season. The show’s finale will be split into seven episode segments as the family completes their journey from Chicago to the…

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