Jurnee Smollett
Jurnee Smollett Boards Dennis Lehane Drama ‘Firebug’ at Apple TV+
Apple TV+ has added Jurnee Smollett to its forthcoming drama series Firebug. The Emmy-nominated Lovecraft Country star joins Taron Egerton in the series from writer and executive producer Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, Apple’s Black Bird). The show is loosely based on real-life events chronicled in Truth.Media’s Firebug podcast hosted by Kary Antholis (who is an […]
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Inside THR’s Beauty Dinner With Charlize Theron, Janelle Monae and Ashley Park and Their Glam Squads
Oscar winner Charlize Theron was the last VIP to arrive at West Hollywood’s Holloway House shortly after 8 p.m. on Wednesday night, Oct. 25, for The Hollywood Reporter and Instagram’s exclusive party to toast the town’s most influential glam gurus. Theron had good reason for turning up just as guests were being seated for dinner […]
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Minhal Baig’s ‘We Grown Now’ Lands at Sony Pictures Classics
Sony Pictures Classics has nabbed the North American rights to Minhal Baig’s We Grown Now, which stars and is executive produced by Jurnee Smollett. Baig, whose debut film Hala premiered at Sundance in 2019, brought We Grown Now to Toronto for a world debut. Domestically, Sony Pictures Classics will release the film in partnership with […]
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‘The Burial’ Review: Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones in a Satisfyingly Old-School Courtroom Drama
The stars headline Maggie Betts' film about a man who goes up against a corporate titan in order to hold on to his family's funeral home.
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‘We Grown Now’ Review: A Delicate Coming-of-Age Story Set in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green Homes
In 'Hala' director Minhal Baig's latest feature, two best friends face growing pains in a misunderstood neighborhood.
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Inside The Hollywood Reporter and Jimmy Choo’s Power Stylists Dinner With Megan Thee Stallion, Riley Keough and the Fanning Sisters
To the casual observer, the fashion industry and all the glamorous red carpets, runways, photo shoots and campaigns where its wares are presented, posed and fawned over, the business can, at the very least, seem sprawling and intimidating. But when you get a chance to peek behind the curtain — like The Hollywood Reporter did […]
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Misha Green to Make Directorial Debut With Jurnee Smollett Thriller ‘Sunflower’
Lovecraft Country creator Misha Green is set to make her feature directorial debut with Sunflower, a thriller for Lionsgate set to star Jurnee Smollett. Green will write and helm the film about two women struggling to escape from a deranged college professor who holds them hostage on a remote sunflower farm. Green and Craig Flores […]
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Marion Cotillard, Andra Day, Kaitlyn Dever and Chloé Zhao Celebrate Chanel’s High-Jewelry Debut in L.A.
Make no mistake, women in Hollywood believe in the power of gemstones and jewelry. That was evident from the red carpet for Chanel’s “1932” dinner in West Hollywood on Thursday, designed to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the iconic house’s inaugural high-jewelry collection. “I have a smoky quartz in this bag,” noted Tick, Tick … […]
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Jurnee Smollett Discusses ‘Spiderhead’ Secrets and the Future of Black Canary
[This story contains spoilers for Netflix’s Spiderhead.] Jurnee Smollett knew she wanted to book some time with Spiderhead, even before her character’s path was fully locked down. The actress, who got her start as a child actor on shows like Full House and has established herself as a forceful presence in a wide range of […]
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Chris Hemsworth and Miles Teller in Netflix’s ‘Spiderhead’: Film Review
Jurnee Smollett also stars in Joseph Kosinski's darkly comic thriller based on a George Saunders short story.
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Jurnee Smollett, Taraji P. Henson Show Support for Jussie Smollett Following Sentencing: “Jussie Is Innocent”
Taraji P. Henson and Jurnee Smollett are speaking out in support of Jussie Smollet following the former Empire star being sentenced to 150 days in prison for falsely reporting a hate crime. In a post shared late Saturday, Jussie’s sister and Lovecraft Country star Jurnee Smollett shared an image of a black square featuring only […]
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Halle Berry on Conquering Self-Doubt to Direct First Film: “It’s F***ing Hard”
Halle Berry’s new film Bruised casts the groundbreaking Oscar winner as a down-and-out MMA fighter who heads back into the ring in search of redemption while facing her demons and juggling motherhood after the son she gave up reenters her life. The plot reads like a tall order and there’s more: Berry made her directorial […]
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