"You think I'll mess it up, mess it up, mess it up all for you; You think I'm really, really, really gonna really make your dreams come true..." There's a new music video out that is worth a watch. If you haven't heard already, The Rolling Stones have released a brand new album this year called "Hackney Diamonds" - the first album of original material by the Rolling Stones since 2005's "A Bigger Bang." The music video is for the track known as "Mess It Up" and it's directed by the talented filmmaker Calmatic, also known for directing the recent House Party and White Men Can't Jump remakes. It features actor Nicholas Hoult getting angry at his relationship and running out her, thinking she messed it up, only to dance around and realize that he messed it up. It's actually pretty cool - always nice to see a good narrative...
- 12/24/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Rolling Stones have been leaning into a high level of theatrical spectacle in visuals for songs from Hackney Diamonds, their latest studio album. In the newly-released music video for “Mess It Up,” the British actor Nicholas Hoult stars as an ex-boyfriend who doesn’t know what he has until it’s gone.
In the visual, directed by Kendrick Lamar and Anderson .Paak collaborator Calmatic, Hoult walks out of a tumultuous relationship and dances his way through the seasons. As time passes, he grows a scruffy beard and the Stones sing: “Oh,...
In the visual, directed by Kendrick Lamar and Anderson .Paak collaborator Calmatic, Hoult walks out of a tumultuous relationship and dances his way through the seasons. As time passes, he grows a scruffy beard and the Stones sing: “Oh,...
- 12/19/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Every time Lance Reddick appeared in White Men Can’t Jump, my heart ached a little. Reddick, a solid character actor of our time, has been in so many popular things, from Lost to John Wick, and no matter how the movie or show has turned out to be, the man has always nailed his parts. This movie, which is his first posthumous release of many, is no exception either, where Reddick pretty much nails it as the worn-out dad of one of the two main leads. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about White Men Can’t Jump.
Let me be very clear: I am not against remakes. In fact, I do like the idea of reimagining stories in different contexts. Not every single piece of art needs to be wholly original. But when you are remaking something like White Men Can’t Jump, a widely admired basketball comedy from the nineties,...
Let me be very clear: I am not against remakes. In fact, I do like the idea of reimagining stories in different contexts. Not every single piece of art needs to be wholly original. But when you are remaking something like White Men Can’t Jump, a widely admired basketball comedy from the nineties,...
- 5/19/2023
- by Rohitavra Majumdar
- Film Fugitives
During a fraught time for L.A., the team behind the 1992 original White Men Can’t Jump took a shot on a personal story about the bonds forged through pickup basketball.
Writer-director Ron Shelton — who had helmed 1988’s Bull Durham, earning himself an Oscar nom for the script — got the idea for the film from his weekday routine: After working on screenplays in the morning, he would head to the Hollywood Ymca near his office to shoot hoops at lunch. White Men producer David V. Lester recalls Shelton’s fascination with the athletes’ squabbles and chatter.
“It annoyed him at first because he just wanted a workout, but the writer in him saw the magic of these moment-to-moment relationships on the basketball court,” Lester tells The Hollywood Reporter.
In the comedy, L.A. streetball players Sidney (Wesley Snipes) and Billy (Woody Harrelson) team up to hustle competitors who take Billy for...
Writer-director Ron Shelton — who had helmed 1988’s Bull Durham, earning himself an Oscar nom for the script — got the idea for the film from his weekday routine: After working on screenplays in the morning, he would head to the Hollywood Ymca near his office to shoot hoops at lunch. White Men producer David V. Lester recalls Shelton’s fascination with the athletes’ squabbles and chatter.
“It annoyed him at first because he just wanted a workout, but the writer in him saw the magic of these moment-to-moment relationships on the basketball court,” Lester tells The Hollywood Reporter.
In the comedy, L.A. streetball players Sidney (Wesley Snipes) and Billy (Woody Harrelson) team up to hustle competitors who take Billy for...
- 5/19/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jack Harlow is the latest rap star to try his hand at acting, making his debut in Hulu’s White Men Can’t Jump remake — and director Calmatic thinks Harlow has a bright future on screen.
“No matter what he does, it doesn’t feel fake or forced,” the director told The Hollywood Reporter at the film’s Los Angeles premiere on May 11 of what won Harlow the part. “I think once he started acting and things got real on that end it was like, yo man, he’s doing his thing, this is special. I was telling him, ‘I think 10 years from now, you’re going to be Jack Harlow the actor who knows how to rap well,’ so hopefully that’s what it is.”
Harlow takes on Woody Harrelson’s role from the 1992 basketball classic, while Sinqua Walls plays the part originated by Wesley Snipes. To prepare, the actors...
“No matter what he does, it doesn’t feel fake or forced,” the director told The Hollywood Reporter at the film’s Los Angeles premiere on May 11 of what won Harlow the part. “I think once he started acting and things got real on that end it was like, yo man, he’s doing his thing, this is special. I was telling him, ‘I think 10 years from now, you’re going to be Jack Harlow the actor who knows how to rap well,’ so hopefully that’s what it is.”
Harlow takes on Woody Harrelson’s role from the 1992 basketball classic, while Sinqua Walls plays the part originated by Wesley Snipes. To prepare, the actors...
- 5/18/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“White Men Can’t Jump” holds a special place in a lot of moviegoers’ hearts; while not the enduring sports classic that writer-director Ron Shelton delivered with his baseball mash note “Bull Durham,” the buddy comedy vividly captures the world of pick-up basketball players, and features three standout performances by Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson and Rosie Perez. Director Calmatic’s 2023 remake not only fails to recapture the energy of the first film but seems to misunderstand the cinematic language of streetball, and is largely uninterested in utilizing stars Sinqua Walls and Jack Harlow except as delivery systems for exposition.
Updated only in its excess of contemporary slang and overwrought backstories, “White Men Can’t Jump” exemplifies the aversion to risk and lack of imagination in storytellers mining intellectual property at the behest of blandest-common-denominator-seeking corporate overlords.
Walls plays Kamal Allen, a onetime pro ball hopeful turned parcel deliveryman who relives old glories...
Updated only in its excess of contemporary slang and overwrought backstories, “White Men Can’t Jump” exemplifies the aversion to risk and lack of imagination in storytellers mining intellectual property at the behest of blandest-common-denominator-seeking corporate overlords.
Walls plays Kamal Allen, a onetime pro ball hopeful turned parcel deliveryman who relives old glories...
- 5/18/2023
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Variety Film + TV
If you were wondering what’s poppin’ with best-selling rap star Jack Harlow this month, well, he’s officially in the industry, baby. The film industry to be precise.
The same artist who recently claimed he was “the hardest white boy since the one who rapped about vomit and sweaters” makes his acting debut with a remake of the 1992 sports comedy classic “White Men Can’t Jump.”
But there’s nothing hard about this new movie, even with its R-rated language. It’s a near total Disneyfication of the original in which all the incredible dialogue, daredevil sports moves, charismatic acting and unpredictable plotting have been replaced with vaguely good-natured banter and shaggy underdog clichés.
“White Men Can’t Jump” stars Sinqua Walls — so excellent in Nikyatu Jusu’s “Nanny” — as Kamal, a former high school basketball legend who fell on hard times and now barely scrapes by as a delivery driver.
The same artist who recently claimed he was “the hardest white boy since the one who rapped about vomit and sweaters” makes his acting debut with a remake of the 1992 sports comedy classic “White Men Can’t Jump.”
But there’s nothing hard about this new movie, even with its R-rated language. It’s a near total Disneyfication of the original in which all the incredible dialogue, daredevil sports moves, charismatic acting and unpredictable plotting have been replaced with vaguely good-natured banter and shaggy underdog clichés.
“White Men Can’t Jump” stars Sinqua Walls — so excellent in Nikyatu Jusu’s “Nanny” — as Kamal, a former high school basketball legend who fell on hard times and now barely scrapes by as a delivery driver.
- 5/18/2023
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
Plot: Multi-platinum rap superstar Jack Harlow makes his big-screen debut as Jeremy, a former star of the game whose injuries stalled his career, and Sinqua Walls stars as Kamal, once a promising player who derailed his own future in the sport. Juggling tenuous relationships, financial pressures and serious internal struggles, the two ballers—opposites who are seemingly miles apart—find they might have more in common than they imagined possible.
Review: When White Men Can’t Jump was released in 1992, it came at a time when basketball was viewed much differently than it had been decades prior. The chemistry between Woody Harrelson’s unexpected baller and Wesley Snipes’ experienced player made for a mismatch that would work in their favor as Ron Shelton’s movie became a box office hit. Three decades later, White Men Can’t Jump gets a contemporary update as streamers continue to mine their IP. While the remake...
Review: When White Men Can’t Jump was released in 1992, it came at a time when basketball was viewed much differently than it had been decades prior. The chemistry between Woody Harrelson’s unexpected baller and Wesley Snipes’ experienced player made for a mismatch that would work in their favor as Ron Shelton’s movie became a box office hit. Three decades later, White Men Can’t Jump gets a contemporary update as streamers continue to mine their IP. While the remake...
- 5/18/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
The poster for the original 1992 film White Men Can’t Jump featured a photo of its two stars, identified merely as “Wesley” and “Woody.” They were, of course, Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, whose charismatic screen personas were already so well-defined that no further explanation was necessary.
That’s not exactly the case with this ill-advised remake, which comes across as an uninspired retread that lacks its own reason for being other than its appeal to baby boomer nostalgia. And no disrespect to the talents of the new film’s leads, but “Sinqua and Jack” just doesn’t have the same ring. Which is probably why the new White Men Can’t Jump is premiering domestically on Hulu rather than theatrically.
The film is directed by Calmatic, who, after this and the recent House Party, seems to be establishing a strange career pattern making inferior remakes of beloved ‘90s films. Sinqua Walls...
That’s not exactly the case with this ill-advised remake, which comes across as an uninspired retread that lacks its own reason for being other than its appeal to baby boomer nostalgia. And no disrespect to the talents of the new film’s leads, but “Sinqua and Jack” just doesn’t have the same ring. Which is probably why the new White Men Can’t Jump is premiering domestically on Hulu rather than theatrically.
The film is directed by Calmatic, who, after this and the recent House Party, seems to be establishing a strange career pattern making inferior remakes of beloved ‘90s films. Sinqua Walls...
- 5/18/2023
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sinqua Walls, Jack Harlow in White Men Can’t JumpPhoto: Peter Iovino
On the heels of his interracial romantic comedy You People, which arrived earlier this year on Netflix, comes Kenya Barris’ remake of the 1992 interracial buddy comedy White Men Can’t Jump, which arrives May 19 on Hulu. Race is often on Barris’ mind,...
On the heels of his interracial romantic comedy You People, which arrived earlier this year on Netflix, comes Kenya Barris’ remake of the 1992 interracial buddy comedy White Men Can’t Jump, which arrives May 19 on Hulu. Race is often on Barris’ mind,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Timothy Cogshell
- avclub.com
I feel like a broken record these days, and it makes me want to scream.
I watched Calmatic’s latest film, White Men Can’t Jump 2023, written by Kenya Barris, and Doug Hall, and was forced to ask myself once again: Why? What’s wrong with making another film about interracial relations and basketball? Why must it be a remake of White Men Can’t Jump? The 1992 version has so much going for it, but does this updated version have the juice to make its mark on pop culture the way the previous film did? The answer is no, of course not. The film stars Sinqua Walls, Jack Harlow, Teyana Taylor, Lauren Harrier and the late Lance Reddick.
It starts in 2010, and a young Kamal Allen (Walls) is a high school basketball phenom considered the country’s top prospect. His father, Benji Allen (Reddick), manages his career. The two have a good relationship,...
I watched Calmatic’s latest film, White Men Can’t Jump 2023, written by Kenya Barris, and Doug Hall, and was forced to ask myself once again: Why? What’s wrong with making another film about interracial relations and basketball? Why must it be a remake of White Men Can’t Jump? The 1992 version has so much going for it, but does this updated version have the juice to make its mark on pop culture the way the previous film did? The answer is no, of course not. The film stars Sinqua Walls, Jack Harlow, Teyana Taylor, Lauren Harrier and the late Lance Reddick.
It starts in 2010, and a young Kamal Allen (Walls) is a high school basketball phenom considered the country’s top prospect. His father, Benji Allen (Reddick), manages his career. The two have a good relationship,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Jack Harlow makes his acting debut in the new remake of “White Men Can’t Jump.”
“It was grueling. It was a hot summer,” the 25-year-old musician told Variety at the film’s premiere in Los Angeles on Thursday night. He stars in the movie as Jeremy, a basketball hustler.
While shooting the film, Harlow was also juggling the production of his latest album “Jackman.” “I just made it work,” Harlow said. “I’m a hardworker, I guess.”
Sinqua Walls plays Harlow’s partner in crime, Kamal. On working with Harlow, Walls told Variety, “It was easy. He was one of my first castmates to ever call me before shooting to work on lines together. I have a lot of love for him. I’m telling you right now, this is just the beginning because the sky is the limit for my brother.
“To get to merge my two loves — acting...
“It was grueling. It was a hot summer,” the 25-year-old musician told Variety at the film’s premiere in Los Angeles on Thursday night. He stars in the movie as Jeremy, a basketball hustler.
While shooting the film, Harlow was also juggling the production of his latest album “Jackman.” “I just made it work,” Harlow said. “I’m a hardworker, I guess.”
Sinqua Walls plays Harlow’s partner in crime, Kamal. On working with Harlow, Walls told Variety, “It was easy. He was one of my first castmates to ever call me before shooting to work on lines together. I have a lot of love for him. I’m telling you right now, this is just the beginning because the sky is the limit for my brother.
“To get to merge my two loves — acting...
- 5/13/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for The Little Mermaid, Platonic, The Mother and Book Club: The Next Chapter.
The Little Mermaid premiere
Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Javier Bardem, Melissa McCarthy, Noma Dumezweni and Art Malik joined director Rob Marshall at the world premiere of The Little Mermaid in Hollywood on Monday.
Jessica Alexander, Javier Bardem, Sienna King, Daveed Diggs, Marc E. Platt, Jonah Hauer-King, Alan Menken, Halle Bailey, Rob Marshall, Melissa McCarthy, John DeLuca, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina, Art Malik, Simone Ashley and Lorena Andrea Halle Bailey John DeLuca, Rob Marshall, Bob Iger, Halle Bailey and Disney Entertainment co-chairman Alan Bergman
Book Club: The Next Chapter premiere
Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen and Don Johnson reunited at the premiere of the Book Club sequel on Monday in NYC.
The Little Mermaid premiere
Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Javier Bardem, Melissa McCarthy, Noma Dumezweni and Art Malik joined director Rob Marshall at the world premiere of The Little Mermaid in Hollywood on Monday.
Jessica Alexander, Javier Bardem, Sienna King, Daveed Diggs, Marc E. Platt, Jonah Hauer-King, Alan Menken, Halle Bailey, Rob Marshall, Melissa McCarthy, John DeLuca, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina, Art Malik, Simone Ashley and Lorena Andrea Halle Bailey John DeLuca, Rob Marshall, Bob Iger, Halle Bailey and Disney Entertainment co-chairman Alan Bergman
Book Club: The Next Chapter premiere
Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen and Don Johnson reunited at the premiere of the Book Club sequel on Monday in NYC.
- 5/12/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
20th Century Studios has released the trailer for ‘White Men Can’t Jump,’ which begins streaming on 19 May 2023, exclusively on Disney+.
The all-new comedy is a modern remix of the 1992 film that celebrates the streetball hustling culture of Los Angeles. Multi-platinum rap superstar Jack Harlow makes his movie debut as Jeremy, a former star of the game whose injuries stalled his career, and Sinqua Walls stars as Kamal, once a promising player who derailed his own future in the sport. Juggling tenuous relationships, financial pressures and serious internal struggles, the two ballers—opposites who are seemingly miles apart—find they might have more in common than they imagined possible.
Directed by Calmatic, the movie also stars Teyana Taylor, Laura Harrier, Vince Staples, Myles Bullock and Lance Reddick.
The film is written by Kenya Barris and Doug Hall. It is produced by Kenya Barris and Paul Hall; it’s executive produced by Blake Griffin,...
The all-new comedy is a modern remix of the 1992 film that celebrates the streetball hustling culture of Los Angeles. Multi-platinum rap superstar Jack Harlow makes his movie debut as Jeremy, a former star of the game whose injuries stalled his career, and Sinqua Walls stars as Kamal, once a promising player who derailed his own future in the sport. Juggling tenuous relationships, financial pressures and serious internal struggles, the two ballers—opposites who are seemingly miles apart—find they might have more in common than they imagined possible.
Directed by Calmatic, the movie also stars Teyana Taylor, Laura Harrier, Vince Staples, Myles Bullock and Lance Reddick.
The film is written by Kenya Barris and Doug Hall. It is produced by Kenya Barris and Paul Hall; it’s executive produced by Blake Griffin,...
- 4/25/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Sinqua Walls and Jack Harlow are Los Angeles streetball hustlers in the official trailer for Hulu’s remake of White Men Can’t Jump.
Walls (Friday Night Lights) and rapper Harlow — making his film debut — take over the roles played by Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, respectively, in the 1992 hit comedy by writer-director Ron Shelton.
The trailer is full of the on-court trash-talk that the original machine-gunned so deftly, with Harlow being referred to as “a yoga teacher” who is allowed to enter the gym and told he’s dressed like “a white girl at Whole Foods” and “wearing a fake-ass Richard Simmons outfit,” among other slams.
In the new film, Sinqua Walls “stars as Kamal, once a promising player who derailed his future in the sport, and multi-platinum rap superstar Jack Harlow makes his movie debut as Jeremy, a former star of the game whose injuries stalled his own career.
Walls (Friday Night Lights) and rapper Harlow — making his film debut — take over the roles played by Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, respectively, in the 1992 hit comedy by writer-director Ron Shelton.
The trailer is full of the on-court trash-talk that the original machine-gunned so deftly, with Harlow being referred to as “a yoga teacher” who is allowed to enter the gym and told he’s dressed like “a white girl at Whole Foods” and “wearing a fake-ass Richard Simmons outfit,” among other slams.
In the new film, Sinqua Walls “stars as Kamal, once a promising player who derailed his future in the sport, and multi-platinum rap superstar Jack Harlow makes his movie debut as Jeremy, a former star of the game whose injuries stalled his own career.
- 4/20/2023
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Grab your Gatorade and a stack of Benjamins because an official White Men Can’t Jump trailer is here to show you how to hustle players on the basketball court. The all-new comedy starts streaming on May 19, 2023, exclusively on Hulu in the U.S., Star+ in Latin America, and Disney+ under the Star banner in all other territories.
Here’s the official synopsis:
White Men Can’t Jump is a modern retelling of the iconic 1992 film that celebrates the streetball hustling culture of Los Angeles. Sinqua Walls stars as Kamal, once a promising player who derailed his future in the sport, and multi-platinum rap superstar Jack Harlow makes his movie debut as Jeremy, a former star of the game whose injuries stalled his own career. Juggling tenuous relationships, financial pressures, and serious internal struggles, the two ballers—opposites who are seemingly miles apart—find they might have more in common than they imagined possible.
Here’s the official synopsis:
White Men Can’t Jump is a modern retelling of the iconic 1992 film that celebrates the streetball hustling culture of Los Angeles. Sinqua Walls stars as Kamal, once a promising player who derailed his future in the sport, and multi-platinum rap superstar Jack Harlow makes his movie debut as Jeremy, a former star of the game whose injuries stalled his own career. Juggling tenuous relationships, financial pressures, and serious internal struggles, the two ballers—opposites who are seemingly miles apart—find they might have more in common than they imagined possible.
- 4/20/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Watch as rapper Jack Harlow dribbles alongside Sinqua Walls into the remake of “White Men Can’t Jump” in the official trailer, which dropped Thursday.
The upcoming film, set to stream on Disney+, is a modern update of the 1992 classic, which originally depicted Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson as the film-favourite duo.
Walls will star in the flick as Kamal, an athlete with loads of potential who unfortunately derails his future in basketball. Harlow bursts onto the film scene, making his movie debut as Jeremy, a former star player whose injuries halt his career progress.
Read More: Jack Harlow To Star Alongside Matt Damon In New Apple Original Film ‘The Instigators’
‘White Men Can’t Jump’ — Photo: 20th Century Studios
Despite their initial conflict, the two conspire to hustle ballers to win a $550,000 tournament.
After a tense rollercoaster of up-and-downs, the two opposites learn they may have more in common with one another than previously thought.
The upcoming film, set to stream on Disney+, is a modern update of the 1992 classic, which originally depicted Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson as the film-favourite duo.
Walls will star in the flick as Kamal, an athlete with loads of potential who unfortunately derails his future in basketball. Harlow bursts onto the film scene, making his movie debut as Jeremy, a former star player whose injuries halt his career progress.
Read More: Jack Harlow To Star Alongside Matt Damon In New Apple Original Film ‘The Instigators’
‘White Men Can’t Jump’ — Photo: 20th Century Studios
Despite their initial conflict, the two conspire to hustle ballers to win a $550,000 tournament.
After a tense rollercoaster of up-and-downs, the two opposites learn they may have more in common with one another than previously thought.
- 4/20/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
Rapper Jack Harlow is set to make his acting debut in Kenya Barris’ reboot of White Men Can’t Jump, and Hulu has shared a new trailer ahead of the film’s premiere next month.
In the clip, Harlow’s streetball skills are established when he makes more baskets than his soon-to-be partner Kamal (Sinqua Walls). Before they team up, however, Harlow’s Jeremy takes offense to being underestimated with cringeworthy lines like, “You assumed I couldn’t hoop because I’m white, which is incredibly outdated.” Kamal responds by calling him out for dressing like “a white girl at Whole Foods.”
The movie is a remake of Ron Shelton’s 1992 film of the same name starring Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes, and centers around the story of Jeremy and Kamal getting on the same page while trying to win a $500,000 basketball tournament. Along the way, they balance “tenuous relationships, financial pressures,...
In the clip, Harlow’s streetball skills are established when he makes more baskets than his soon-to-be partner Kamal (Sinqua Walls). Before they team up, however, Harlow’s Jeremy takes offense to being underestimated with cringeworthy lines like, “You assumed I couldn’t hoop because I’m white, which is incredibly outdated.” Kamal responds by calling him out for dressing like “a white girl at Whole Foods.”
The movie is a remake of Ron Shelton’s 1992 film of the same name starring Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes, and centers around the story of Jeremy and Kamal getting on the same page while trying to win a $500,000 basketball tournament. Along the way, they balance “tenuous relationships, financial pressures,...
- 4/20/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Film News
"Hustle harder." 20th Century Studios has revealed the full-length official trailer for their upcoming remake of White Men Can't Jump, this one directed by Calmatic (following up his remake of House Party that opened earlier this year). The original White Men Can't Jump movie, co-starring Wesley Snipes & Woody Harrelson, opened in 1992 and was a huge hit at the time. I remember everyone talking about it then. This remake reuses the exact some concept with a few modern tweaks - moving it to the West Coast this time. It's about a pair of basketball hustlers who team up to earn some extra cash - starring Sinqua Walls and Jack Harlow in this update. The cast also includes Lance Reddick (Rip), Teyana Taylor, Laura Harrier, Tamera Kissen, Myles Bullock, Vince Staples, and Zak Steiner. This looks damn good! Better than expected, staying true to what made the original great. One of the...
- 4/20/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Actor and social media influencer Tamera “Tee” Kissen has signed on to lead the vampire horror flick Fanged for indies Empyrean Pictures and Rebel Maverick.
The pic is written and directed by the filmmaking duo George Watson and Kapers Williams. The cast is rounded out by Selena Anduze (WandaVision), Tyler Abron (Lace), Pauline Brown, Mataya Sweeting, Ravyn Rochelle (Good Intentions), Ashley Nocera (King Bachelor’s Pad), and Kylie Jordan (The Things We Survive: Amber Brown).
Watson and Williams are also producers, with Matt Nicholas and Nastassja Kayln serving as executive producers. The film has wrapped shooting in Atlanta, Georgia, and marks the feature debut of Watson and Williams as a directing team, following a series of music videos.
Empyrean Pictures and Rebel Maverick.
The film’s plot follows a group of young vampires celebrating the “Blood Day” of one of their own, Jasmine.
The pic is written and directed by the filmmaking duo George Watson and Kapers Williams. The cast is rounded out by Selena Anduze (WandaVision), Tyler Abron (Lace), Pauline Brown, Mataya Sweeting, Ravyn Rochelle (Good Intentions), Ashley Nocera (King Bachelor’s Pad), and Kylie Jordan (The Things We Survive: Amber Brown).
Watson and Williams are also producers, with Matt Nicholas and Nastassja Kayln serving as executive producers. The film has wrapped shooting in Atlanta, Georgia, and marks the feature debut of Watson and Williams as a directing team, following a series of music videos.
Empyrean Pictures and Rebel Maverick.
The film’s plot follows a group of young vampires celebrating the “Blood Day” of one of their own, Jasmine.
- 4/5/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
20th Century Studios has released a first-look image from ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ while also revealing the release date for the all-new comedy, which begins streaming on 19 May 2023, exclusively on Disney+.
The all-new comedy is a modern remix of the 1992 film that celebrates the streetball hustling culture of Los Angeles. Multi-platinum rap superstar Jack Harlow makes his movie debut as Jeremy, a former star of the game whose injuries stalled his career, and Sinqua Walls stars as Kamal, once a promising player who derailed his own future in the sport. Juggling tenuous relationships, financial pressures and serious internal struggles, the two ballers—opposites who are seemingly miles apart—find they might have more in common than they imagined possible.
Also in news – Tatiana Maslany set to lead sci-fi horror ‘Green Bank’
Directed by Calmatic, the movie also stars Teyana Taylor, Laura Harrier, Vince Staples, Myles Bullock and Lance Reddick.
The...
The all-new comedy is a modern remix of the 1992 film that celebrates the streetball hustling culture of Los Angeles. Multi-platinum rap superstar Jack Harlow makes his movie debut as Jeremy, a former star of the game whose injuries stalled his career, and Sinqua Walls stars as Kamal, once a promising player who derailed his own future in the sport. Juggling tenuous relationships, financial pressures and serious internal struggles, the two ballers—opposites who are seemingly miles apart—find they might have more in common than they imagined possible.
Also in news – Tatiana Maslany set to lead sci-fi horror ‘Green Bank’
Directed by Calmatic, the movie also stars Teyana Taylor, Laura Harrier, Vince Staples, Myles Bullock and Lance Reddick.
The...
- 2/7/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
To paraphrase Wesley Snipes circa 1992, "I only have [five] words for you: 'White Men Can't Jump' [remake]." That's right, you favorite comedic basketball hustlers, or a 2023 facsimile of them, are back in a Hulu original film that's coming your way this May. It's been over 30 years since Snipes issued his immortal declaration to Woody Harrelson about the slam-dunking abilities, or lack thereof, of white guys on the b-ball court, and now a new generation of actors and filmmakers is here to update the story for the streaming age.
We first heard about the "White Men Can't Jump" remake way back in early 2017, so it's been gestating for a while, with "black-ish" creator Kenya Barris attached to write. NBA player Blake Griffin and former NFL player Ryan Kalil are set to produce alongside Barris through their production company Mortal Media. In late 2021, we finally got an update on the project with the news that Calmatic,...
We first heard about the "White Men Can't Jump" remake way back in early 2017, so it's been gestating for a while, with "black-ish" creator Kenya Barris attached to write. NBA player Blake Griffin and former NFL player Ryan Kalil are set to produce alongside Barris through their production company Mortal Media. In late 2021, we finally got an update on the project with the news that Calmatic,...
- 2/6/2023
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Jack Harlow’s film debut in the “White Men Can’t Jump” remake is finally here, and we are getting a “First Class,” first look into the Kenya Barris-written flick.
The remake, which riffs on the 1992 comedy starring Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, stars Harlow and Sinqua Walls as an unsuspecting duo who wins a fortune in pickup basketball by hustling their opponents.
The film’s teaser highlights the unlikely friendship between Harlow and Walls’ characters — cue Harlow meditating courtside before a game and Walls promising their rivals “he’s almost done” — while giving a peek behind the curtain of the duo’s signature hustle and what can go wrong in their plan.
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“I probably should have asked this earlier, but how much cash do you have on you?” Harlow asks Walls before starting a 2:2 game. “Did you...
The remake, which riffs on the 1992 comedy starring Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, stars Harlow and Sinqua Walls as an unsuspecting duo who wins a fortune in pickup basketball by hustling their opponents.
The film’s teaser highlights the unlikely friendship between Harlow and Walls’ characters — cue Harlow meditating courtside before a game and Walls promising their rivals “he’s almost done” — while giving a peek behind the curtain of the duo’s signature hustle and what can go wrong in their plan.
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“I probably should have asked this earlier, but how much cash do you have on you?” Harlow asks Walls before starting a 2:2 game. “Did you...
- 2/5/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Jack Harlow is making his film debut in the remake of White Men Can’t Jump and he’s starring alongside Sinqua Walls. Watch the full preview in the video posted above!
A teaser for the upcoming movie dropped and shows the banter between Harlow’s Jeremy and Walls’ Kamal. In the preview, the stars of the film argue about who is the best living film director.
“I am like the P.T. Anderson of basketball psychological warfare,” Jeremy says with Kamal drawing a blank as to who he was.
Jeremy adds, “Our greatest living director,” to which Kamal fires back and says, “Spike Lee is our greatest living director.”
“Spike Lee is not even a good Knicks fan,” Jeremy retaliates.
“I knew this was a mistake,” Kamal adds.
Jeremy was referring to Paul Thomas Anderson, the film director behind Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, There Will Be Blood, and Licorice Pizza,...
A teaser for the upcoming movie dropped and shows the banter between Harlow’s Jeremy and Walls’ Kamal. In the preview, the stars of the film argue about who is the best living film director.
“I am like the P.T. Anderson of basketball psychological warfare,” Jeremy says with Kamal drawing a blank as to who he was.
Jeremy adds, “Our greatest living director,” to which Kamal fires back and says, “Spike Lee is our greatest living director.”
“Spike Lee is not even a good Knicks fan,” Jeremy retaliates.
“I knew this was a mistake,” Kamal adds.
Jeremy was referring to Paul Thomas Anderson, the film director behind Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, There Will Be Blood, and Licorice Pizza,...
- 2/5/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
20th Century Studios has unveiled the first footage of its remake of “White Men Can’t Jump,” starring Sinqua Walls and Jack Harlow.
Set to Skee-Lo’s “I Wish,” the 30-second clip features footage of the two playing basketball and arguing the merits of the finest cinematic artists of our time.
“I’m like the P. T. Anderson of basketball psychological warfare,” Harlow’s character, named Jeremy, says in the trailer, referring to Anderson as “our greatest living director.”
“Spike Lee is our greatest living director,” Walls’ Kamal responds.
Released in 1992, the original “White Men Can’t Jump” starred Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson as a pair of street basketball hustlers who team up for a big match-up. Written and directed by Ron Shelton, the sports comedy was a box office success upon release and has garnered a reputation as one of the more beloved studio films of the ’90s.
Charles Kidd II,...
Set to Skee-Lo’s “I Wish,” the 30-second clip features footage of the two playing basketball and arguing the merits of the finest cinematic artists of our time.
“I’m like the P. T. Anderson of basketball psychological warfare,” Harlow’s character, named Jeremy, says in the trailer, referring to Anderson as “our greatest living director.”
“Spike Lee is our greatest living director,” Walls’ Kamal responds.
Released in 1992, the original “White Men Can’t Jump” starred Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson as a pair of street basketball hustlers who team up for a big match-up. Written and directed by Ron Shelton, the sports comedy was a box office success upon release and has garnered a reputation as one of the more beloved studio films of the ’90s.
Charles Kidd II,...
- 2/5/2023
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Sinqua Walls and Jack Harlow are ready to play ball in the first teaser for Hulu's "White Men Can't Jump" reboot - or at least they will be once Harlow stops meditating. On Feb. 5, the streamer debuted the first look at the upcoming film, which is set to put a modern spin on the classic 1992 film starring Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson.
In the teaser, Walls and Harlow test out their buddy comedy energy as they debate who the best director alive is. Harlow is team Paul Thomas Anderson, while Walls's character's vote goes to Spike Lee. "Spike Lee is our greatest living director," Walls says. This prompts Harlow to shoot back, "Spike Lee isn't even a good Knicks fan."
News that Walls was joining Harlow in the reboot of the classic 1992 sports comedy first broke in April 2022. The actor previously appeared in Netflix 2021 rom-com "Resort to Love" opposite Christina Milian.
In the teaser, Walls and Harlow test out their buddy comedy energy as they debate who the best director alive is. Harlow is team Paul Thomas Anderson, while Walls's character's vote goes to Spike Lee. "Spike Lee is our greatest living director," Walls says. This prompts Harlow to shoot back, "Spike Lee isn't even a good Knicks fan."
News that Walls was joining Harlow in the reboot of the classic 1992 sports comedy first broke in April 2022. The actor previously appeared in Netflix 2021 rom-com "Resort to Love" opposite Christina Milian.
- 2/5/2023
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
Stars: Jacob Latimore, Tosin Cole, Karen Obilom, D.C. Young Fly, Shakira Ja’nai Paye | Written by Stephen Glover, Jamal Olori | Directed by Calmatic
Aspiring club promoters and best buds Damon and Kevin are barely keeping things together. Out of money, down on their luck and about to lose the roofs over their heads—and freshly fired from their low-lift jobs as house cleaners—the pair needs a huge windfall to make their problems go away. In a ‘what the hell?’ move, they decide to host the party of the year at an exclusive mansion, the site of their last cleaning job, which just happens to belong to none other than LeBron James. No permission? No problem. What could go wrong?
Usually, I love the type of comedy that’s not by the book and doesn’t play by the rules, with one of my all-time favourites being F. Gary Gray‘s Friday.
Aspiring club promoters and best buds Damon and Kevin are barely keeping things together. Out of money, down on their luck and about to lose the roofs over their heads—and freshly fired from their low-lift jobs as house cleaners—the pair needs a huge windfall to make their problems go away. In a ‘what the hell?’ move, they decide to host the party of the year at an exclusive mansion, the site of their last cleaning job, which just happens to belong to none other than LeBron James. No permission? No problem. What could go wrong?
Usually, I love the type of comedy that’s not by the book and doesn’t play by the rules, with one of my all-time favourites being F. Gary Gray‘s Friday.
- 1/19/2023
- by Caillou Pettis
- Nerdly
House Party Review — House Party (2023) Film Review, a movie directed by Calmatic, written by Stephen Glover and Jamal Olon and starring Jacob Latimore, Tosin Cole, LeBron James, Andrew Santino, Allen Maldonado, Karen Obilom, Tamera Kissen, Melvin Gregg, Rotimi, Bill Bellamy, Shakira Ja’nai Paye, Nakia Burrise, D.C. Young Fly, Olivia Sky, Bottara Angele, [...]
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- 1/14/2023
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
After much back-and-forth, Warner Bros. Discovery is releasing “House Party” into theaters nationwide. This charmingly offbeat remake (of sorts) of the 1990 original was directed by music video whiz Calmatic and written by Jamal Olori and Stephen Glover, both veterans of FX’s beloved series “Atlanta.”
And while the film eventually starred Tosin Cole and Jacob Latimore, as a couple of knuckleheads who decide to throw a house party at LeBron James’ house (while he’s away reaching spiritual enlightenment), the movie almost took a very different turn.
When discussing the film with TheWrap, they said that, much like the original film was built as a vehicle for hip hop duo Kid ‘n Play, the “House Party” remake was once built around a different pairing. “The original thing that they came to us with was, perhaps they were going to have LeBron and Drake play Kid ‘n Play, basically, and have a party at a house,...
And while the film eventually starred Tosin Cole and Jacob Latimore, as a couple of knuckleheads who decide to throw a house party at LeBron James’ house (while he’s away reaching spiritual enlightenment), the movie almost took a very different turn.
When discussing the film with TheWrap, they said that, much like the original film was built as a vehicle for hip hop duo Kid ‘n Play, the “House Party” remake was once built around a different pairing. “The original thing that they came to us with was, perhaps they were going to have LeBron and Drake play Kid ‘n Play, basically, and have a party at a house,...
- 1/13/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
The much-loved 1990 hit gets a flat, unnecessary upgrade with help from LeBron James and a host of other misfiring guests
“Party at LeBron’s” is a dynamite premise for a movie, especially if the King in question is the cheapskate egotist who stole the 2015 romcom Trainwreck as effortlessly as he would a lazy crosscourt pass. But it’s one thing for Judd Apatow and Amy Schumer to caricature the NBA great, quite another for James to take himself down a few pegs and bring one of the more beloved franchises in Black film cinema history with him.
House Party – like the forthcoming White Men Can’t Jump remake, also directed by Charles Kidd II (Aka Calmatic) – makes no titular attempt to distinguish itself from the 1990 classic. This latest edition, which premieres this weekend, doesn’t so much build on the story of the previous three films, or the two straight-to-dvd postscripts,...
“Party at LeBron’s” is a dynamite premise for a movie, especially if the King in question is the cheapskate egotist who stole the 2015 romcom Trainwreck as effortlessly as he would a lazy crosscourt pass. But it’s one thing for Judd Apatow and Amy Schumer to caricature the NBA great, quite another for James to take himself down a few pegs and bring one of the more beloved franchises in Black film cinema history with him.
House Party – like the forthcoming White Men Can’t Jump remake, also directed by Charles Kidd II (Aka Calmatic) – makes no titular attempt to distinguish itself from the 1990 classic. This latest edition, which premieres this weekend, doesn’t so much build on the story of the previous three films, or the two straight-to-dvd postscripts,...
- 1/13/2023
- by Andrew Lawrence
- The Guardian - Film News
Why? It’s a question I ask myself when I watch reboots and remakes of older films. Whether I like them or not, I always ask why. Why was this rebooted? Why was it remade? And then I look for any details about the film that help it stand on its own. I found no answers to those questions while watching Calmatic’s House Party reboot.
As one of my favorite films growing up, I think about the things I really liked about the 1990 version of House Party. Not only was it a lot of fun, but it was intelligent and had some subtle but effective social commentary. The 2023 version, written by Jamal Olori and Stephen Glover, is just a slapstick comedy, with boneheaded characters and a narrative so incomprehensible I often forgot what I was watching.
The film takes place in Los Angeles and follows childhood friends Kevin (Jacob Latimore...
As one of my favorite films growing up, I think about the things I really liked about the 1990 version of House Party. Not only was it a lot of fun, but it was intelligent and had some subtle but effective social commentary. The 2023 version, written by Jamal Olori and Stephen Glover, is just a slapstick comedy, with boneheaded characters and a narrative so incomprehensible I often forgot what I was watching.
The film takes place in Los Angeles and follows childhood friends Kevin (Jacob Latimore...
- 1/12/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
The 1990 bubblegum hip-hop comedy “House Party,” starring Kid ‘n Play, was a movie that channeled the flavor of its moment, and influenced a lot of what came afterward. It opened in March 1990 and helped to launch the spirit of the ’90s — something at once edgy and optimistic, infused with a rogue bravura that was made to conquer. Hip-hop had been on the rise for a decade, and by the late ’80s the preeminence of N.W.A. and Public Enemy had brought an ominous new profound power to hip-hop. In the summer of 1989, Spike Lee released “Do the Right Thing,” and that movie, with its fight-the-power core, was of course a Black cinematic apotheosis suffused with equal parts exuberance and trauma.
Somehow landing in the middle of all that, here was “House Party,” a naughty rollicking New Line comedy that was comparable, in many ways, to the John Hughes films or “Animal House.
Somehow landing in the middle of all that, here was “House Party,” a naughty rollicking New Line comedy that was comparable, in many ways, to the John Hughes films or “Animal House.
- 1/12/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Reginald Hudlin’s original “House Party” is, if you haven’t rewatched it recently, an absolute firework of a motion picture. Lively, rich with character, and mostly very funny, the cult hit comedy of 1990 still feels fresh and exciting to this very day, right up until a shameful climactic volcano of rampant homophobia that makes the film frustratingly hard to recommend.
But a hit is a hit, and Hollywood did what Hollywood does best, churning out one follow-up after another until they ran that “House Party” right into the ground. One pretty good sequel and three completely forgettable ones later — unless the direct-to-video installments, “Down to the Minute” and “Tonight’s the Night,” have a passionate fanbase I’m unaware of — the time is just about right to revitalize the franchise with as straightforward a premise as it gets.
It’s time to throw a house party, again, and find...
But a hit is a hit, and Hollywood did what Hollywood does best, churning out one follow-up after another until they ran that “House Party” right into the ground. One pretty good sequel and three completely forgettable ones later — unless the direct-to-video installments, “Down to the Minute” and “Tonight’s the Night,” have a passionate fanbase I’m unaware of — the time is just about right to revitalize the franchise with as straightforward a premise as it gets.
It’s time to throw a house party, again, and find...
- 1/12/2023
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
The original 1990 House Party was no masterpiece, but it featured infectious energy, enjoyable hijinks, two appealing leads in Christopher Reid and Christopher Martin (better known as the hip-hop duo “Kid ‘n Play”), and a very talented supporting cast including Robin Harris, Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell and John Witherspoon among others. The landmark teen comedy went on to spawn four sequels (the less said about, the better) and has now been given, in the words of director Calmatic, “a remix, not a remake.” The problem is that this remixed House Party is one to which audiences will regret accepting the invitation.
This film’s party doesn’t take place in any old house, but rather a palatial L.A. mansion belonging to LeBron James. Apparently not learning the lesson taught by Space Jam: A New Legacy that, as an actor, James makes a great basketball player, screenwriters Jamal Olori and Stephen Glover...
This film’s party doesn’t take place in any old house, but rather a palatial L.A. mansion belonging to LeBron James. Apparently not learning the lesson taught by Space Jam: A New Legacy that, as an actor, James makes a great basketball player, screenwriters Jamal Olori and Stephen Glover...
- 1/12/2023
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With the film industry as a whole taking a significant hit during the early years of the pandemic, one progressive change that has been stifled for the past couple years is studios hiring more directors from underrepresented backgrounds.
There are all sorts of data points repeated over the years by annual studies, like USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, which has repeatedly revealed how increasing diversity within filmmaking helps, not harms, business prospects. For example, the latest USC study shared that films by underrepresented directors earned marginally higher Metacritic scores than movies from white directors, and yet 2022 had a 6.6 percent decline in the number of the directors from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups who helmed the top 100 films of the year.
Though the upcoming slate of studio films does not seem like it will move the needle even back to 2021 numbers, where the percentage of directors from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups reached a 15-year high,...
There are all sorts of data points repeated over the years by annual studies, like USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, which has repeatedly revealed how increasing diversity within filmmaking helps, not harms, business prospects. For example, the latest USC study shared that films by underrepresented directors earned marginally higher Metacritic scores than movies from white directors, and yet 2022 had a 6.6 percent decline in the number of the directors from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups who helmed the top 100 films of the year.
Though the upcoming slate of studio films does not seem like it will move the needle even back to 2021 numbers, where the percentage of directors from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups reached a 15-year high,...
- 1/4/2023
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
January 2023 box office preview: ‘M3GAN’ kicks off a month full of thrillers and other odds and ends
It’s January, which doesn’t exactly mean that awards-worthy movies will immediately disappear from theaters, but it has become somewhat synonymous with studios dumping notoriously bad movies, yet ones that frequently can do well, barring the absence of Covid variants, surges, etc. Ironically, this is also the month in which the first major film festival of the year, Sundance, launches many indie filmmakers and movies into an awards conversation that will take place throughout the year.
That being said, studios were not going to take their chances this year, so we have a mixed bag of remakes, sequels, genre films, and honestly, it will be quite shocking if some of these open with more than 20 million. Read on for Gold Derby’s January 2023 box office preview.
“M3GAN” (Universal – Jan. 6)
2023 begins with a high-concept horror film from Blumhouse and James Wan’s Atomic Monster that comes across like a modern-day “Child’s Play.
That being said, studios were not going to take their chances this year, so we have a mixed bag of remakes, sequels, genre films, and honestly, it will be quite shocking if some of these open with more than 20 million. Read on for Gold Derby’s January 2023 box office preview.
“M3GAN” (Universal – Jan. 6)
2023 begins with a high-concept horror film from Blumhouse and James Wan’s Atomic Monster that comes across like a modern-day “Child’s Play.
- 12/30/2022
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
"House Party" is a new comedy feature, directed by Calmatic, rebooting the original 1990 film (recently added to the National Film Registry), now starring Tosin Cole, Jacob Latimore, Karen Obilom, D.C. Young Fly, Scott Mescudi and LeBron James, opening January 13, 2023:
"...out of money, down on their luck and freshly fired from their jobs as house cleaners, aspiring club promoters and best friends 'Damon' and 'Kevin' decide to host the party of the year, at the site of their last cleaning job...the mansion of 'LeBron James'..."
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"...out of money, down on their luck and freshly fired from their jobs as house cleaners, aspiring club promoters and best friends 'Damon' and 'Kevin' decide to host the party of the year, at the site of their last cleaning job...the mansion of 'LeBron James'..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 12/14/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
After picking up a slew of Grammy nominations for Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar dropped a new visual for the album cut “Rich Spirit.”
Directed by Calmatic, the clip finds Lamar performing the song while puttering/dancing around a very chic and also very empty home. The clip is filled with peculiar touches, too, like Lamar chatting on a disconnected phone or eating a late-night snack while sitting on a kitchen island in the dark. The “Rich Spirit” video ends with one final flourish, as that aforementioned disconnected phone suddenly starts ringing.
Directed by Calmatic, the clip finds Lamar performing the song while puttering/dancing around a very chic and also very empty home. The clip is filled with peculiar touches, too, like Lamar chatting on a disconnected phone or eating a late-night snack while sitting on a kitchen island in the dark. The “Rich Spirit” video ends with one final flourish, as that aforementioned disconnected phone suddenly starts ringing.
- 11/16/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Warner Bros. Pictures dropped the official red band trailer for the film “House Party,” a raunchy, genre-bending comedy adventure co-produced by basketball legend LeBron James.
Starring actors Jacob Latimore and Tosin Cole, the trailer gives glimpses at some of the hilarity and mayhem to come in the upcoming release, including a scene where the duo find themselves in James’ house, talking to a hologram the athlete created to shower him in words of affirmation.
“He got a hologram of himself, just to give him compliments?” Latimore quips in the trailer.
The feature is a remake of a 1990 comedy by the same title, though the plot has been adapted for a new, modern audience. As opposed to the two leads being high-schoolers in search of a fun night, Latimore and Cole play two aspiring club promoters who decide to host a massive party to distract from their financial troubles after being...
Starring actors Jacob Latimore and Tosin Cole, the trailer gives glimpses at some of the hilarity and mayhem to come in the upcoming release, including a scene where the duo find themselves in James’ house, talking to a hologram the athlete created to shower him in words of affirmation.
“He got a hologram of himself, just to give him compliments?” Latimore quips in the trailer.
The feature is a remake of a 1990 comedy by the same title, though the plot has been adapted for a new, modern audience. As opposed to the two leads being high-schoolers in search of a fun night, Latimore and Cole play two aspiring club promoters who decide to host a massive party to distract from their financial troubles after being...
- 10/17/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay, EJ Panaligan and Katie Reul
- Variety Film + TV
Remakes and reboots are nothing new in Hollywood, but Warner Bros. new take on the 1990 cult comedy "House Party" looks tailor-made for a new generation. Rather than focus on high school characters portrayed by the hip hop duo Kid 'n Play, the new "House Party" sees two 20-something down-on-their-luck music promoters named Damon (Tosin Cole) and Kevin (Jacob Latimore), who find themselves with access to LeBron James' mansion after picking up a day job as house cleaners. With King James out of town, the duo decides to host the party to end all parties, inviting celebrities and charging for access at the door in the hopes that their financial woes will be a thing of the past.
As to be expected with any movie ever made about a party, things quickly get out of hand, and the pair are faced with hijinks beyond their wildest imaginations. The film is the...
As to be expected with any movie ever made about a party, things quickly get out of hand, and the pair are faced with hijinks beyond their wildest imaginations. The film is the...
- 10/14/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
It’s been ages since I got invited to a cinematic rager like the parties we used to see in the 1990s. Today, you can’t throw back a few cocktails without having someone stick a camera in front of your face, documenting all your misdeeds. Kid and Play would be ashamed, and for a good reason. However, Jacob Latimore and Tosin Cole hope to honor the tradition of trashing a house the old-fashioned way with a celebration that breaks all the rules. Put on a slick fit and roll a few doobs because Calmatic’s House Party trailer is here to take gatherings to the next level.
Produced by The Springhill Company and distributed by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures, House Party is a remake of 1990’s House Party, starring Kid (Christopher Reid) and Play (Christopher Martin). Jamal Olori and Stephen Glover wrote the script, with LeBron James...
Produced by The Springhill Company and distributed by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures, House Party is a remake of 1990’s House Party, starring Kid (Christopher Reid) and Play (Christopher Martin). Jamal Olori and Stephen Glover wrote the script, with LeBron James...
- 10/14/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
"Have you seen how out of control this party!?" Warner Bros has revealed the official trailer for House Party, the 2022 updated on the 90s comdy classic of the same name. Actually this is a 2023 update - as the new release date is in January after the New Year. The original film by director Reginald Hudlin opened in March of 1990 and starred Christopher Reid, Robin Harris, Martin Lawrence, and Tisha Campbell. From New Line Cinema comes your VIP ticket into the hottest event of the year: House Party, the remix to the fan-favorite ‘90s classic. Like all party movies before it, the premise is simple: a high school student decides to host a house party while his parents are away. "After all, a night like this doesn’t come around more than once." The full cast of this update features: Tosin Cole, Jacob Latimore, Karen Obilom, D.C. Young Fly, and Scott Mescudi.
- 10/14/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
LeBron James certainly has a sense of humor. The first trailer for his remake of the 1990 comedy “House Party” takes us inside his massive crib and even into his closet, where LeBron has a life-size hologram designed to butter him up each morning.
“You are one handsome motherf—er,” the James hologram says to the film’s two protagonists in its first trailer. “You handled the decision to go to Miami perfectly.”
The new “House Party” follows two aspiring club promoters and best buds (Tosin Cole and Jacob Latimore) tasked with cleaning James’ house before deciding to throw a massive party while James is away in order to fund their future.
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But of course things get out of hand, and the red-band trailer for the movie teases a few of the things...
“You are one handsome motherf—er,” the James hologram says to the film’s two protagonists in its first trailer. “You handled the decision to go to Miami perfectly.”
The new “House Party” follows two aspiring club promoters and best buds (Tosin Cole and Jacob Latimore) tasked with cleaning James’ house before deciding to throw a massive party while James is away in order to fund their future.
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- 10/14/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Black-ish creator Kenya Barris is setting his next series at Netflix with the scripted comedy The Vince Staples Show. The new project will feature the actor and rapper Vince Staples in the show’s starring role. Given a series order at the streamer, The Vince Staples Show is a fictional story loosely inspired by his real life. (Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella) Set in Long Beach, California, The Vince Staples Show is being executive produced by Staples, Kenya Barris, Ian Edelman, Maurice Williams, Corey Smyth, and Calmatic. Taking the helm as co-showrunners on the series are Edelman and Williams who previously teamed with Barris on Kid Cudi‘s animated Netflix project, Entergalactic. Meanwhile, Calmatic will serve as a director for the first two episodes of The Vince Staples Show. “I am excited to partner with Netflix and Kenya Barris on The Vince Staples Show,” said Staples in a statement shared by Netflix.
- 9/6/2022
- TV Insider
Rapper Vince Staples is set to headline his own scripted comedy series at Netflix. The streamer has given a series order to The Vince Staples Show, starring and executive produced by the critically acclaimed artist, actor and creator, from Kenya Barris and his Khalabo Ink Society.
Set in Long Beach, CA, the fictional series is loosely inspired by Staples’ life.
2022 Netflix Pilot & Series Orders
Entergalactic creator Ian Edelman and executive producer Maurice Williams will serve as co-showrunners and executive produce with Staples, Barris for Khalabo Ink Society, Corey Smyth and Calmatic. The series marks a reunion for Edelman, Williams and Barris, the three of whom executive produced Kid Cudi’s animated Netflix special, Entergalactic. Additionally, Calmatic will direct the first two episodes of The Vince Staples Show.
“I am excited to partner with Netflix and Kenya Barris on The Vince Staples Show,” said Staples. “This has been something I have been developing for some time,...
Set in Long Beach, CA, the fictional series is loosely inspired by Staples’ life.
2022 Netflix Pilot & Series Orders
Entergalactic creator Ian Edelman and executive producer Maurice Williams will serve as co-showrunners and executive produce with Staples, Barris for Khalabo Ink Society, Corey Smyth and Calmatic. The series marks a reunion for Edelman, Williams and Barris, the three of whom executive produced Kid Cudi’s animated Netflix special, Entergalactic. Additionally, Calmatic will direct the first two episodes of The Vince Staples Show.
“I am excited to partner with Netflix and Kenya Barris on The Vince Staples Show,” said Staples. “This has been something I have been developing for some time,...
- 9/6/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has placed a series order for a scripted comedy series starring rapper and occasional actor Vince Staples.
black-ish creator Kenya Barris serves as an EP on the project, which is loosely based on Staples’ life. Other EPs include Staples himself, Ian Edelman, Maurice Williams, Corey Smyth and Calmatic. Edelman and Williams are co-showrunners.
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- 9/6/2022
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Vince Staples is heading to Netflix with his own scripted comedy show, Variety has learned.
The streaming giant has given out a series order for “The Vince Staples Show,” loosely based on the real life of the rapper and actor. Staples will star in the show as himself. The show will be set in Long Beach, CA, where Staples grew up.
Staples will executive produce in addition to starring. Kenya Barris is also executive producing via Khalabo Ink Society. Ian Edelman, Maurice Williams, Corey Smyth and Calmatic also executive produce. Edelman and Williams are co-showrunners on the series. Barris, Edelman, and Williams also executive produced Kid Cudi’s animated Netflix show “Entergalactic.” Calmatic will direct the first two episodes of “The Vince Staples Show.”
“I am excited to partner with Netflix and Kenya Barris on ‘The Vince Staples Show,’” said Staples. “This has been something I have been developing for...
The streaming giant has given out a series order for “The Vince Staples Show,” loosely based on the real life of the rapper and actor. Staples will star in the show as himself. The show will be set in Long Beach, CA, where Staples grew up.
Staples will executive produce in addition to starring. Kenya Barris is also executive producing via Khalabo Ink Society. Ian Edelman, Maurice Williams, Corey Smyth and Calmatic also executive produce. Edelman and Williams are co-showrunners on the series. Barris, Edelman, and Williams also executive produced Kid Cudi’s animated Netflix show “Entergalactic.” Calmatic will direct the first two episodes of “The Vince Staples Show.”
“I am excited to partner with Netflix and Kenya Barris on ‘The Vince Staples Show,’” said Staples. “This has been something I have been developing for...
- 9/6/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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Vince Staples is headed to Netflix.
The rapper and artist will headline The Vince Staples Show, a scripted comedy series that is loosely inspired by his life. Kenya Barris will exec produce the show, which stemmed from the Black-ish creator’s former overall deal with the streaming giant.
The fictional series will take place in Long Beach, Calif., with the project reuniting Barris with Ian Edelman and Maurice Williams after the trio exec produced Kid Cudi’s animated Netflix series Entergalactic. Edelman and Williams will serve as co-showrunners on The Vince Staples Show and exec produce alongside Staples, Barris and his Khalabo Ink Society banner, Edelman, Williams, Corey Smyth and Calmatic with the latter on board to direct the first two episodes.
“I am excited to partner with Netflix and Kenya Barris on The Vince Staples Show,” said Staples. “This has been something...
Vince Staples is headed to Netflix.
The rapper and artist will headline The Vince Staples Show, a scripted comedy series that is loosely inspired by his life. Kenya Barris will exec produce the show, which stemmed from the Black-ish creator’s former overall deal with the streaming giant.
The fictional series will take place in Long Beach, Calif., with the project reuniting Barris with Ian Edelman and Maurice Williams after the trio exec produced Kid Cudi’s animated Netflix series Entergalactic. Edelman and Williams will serve as co-showrunners on The Vince Staples Show and exec produce alongside Staples, Barris and his Khalabo Ink Society banner, Edelman, Williams, Corey Smyth and Calmatic with the latter on board to direct the first two episodes.
“I am excited to partner with Netflix and Kenya Barris on The Vince Staples Show,” said Staples. “This has been something...
- 9/6/2022
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: J. Alphonse Nicholson (P-Valley) has signed on to star alongside Neal McDonough and Casey Cott in the sports drama Black Spartans from writer-director Ben Cory Jones (Insecure). The pic is set to shoot in Atlanta this fall.
Exploring the explosive era of the mid-1960s where social upheaval paved the way for a new order in college football, Jones’ feature directorial debut tells the story of the first fully integrated college football team. The film is inspired by the Michigan State Spartans coached by Duffy Daugherty, which forever changed the face of the sport.
A Greensboro, North Carolina native, Nicholson will portray Fayetteville, North Carolina’s Jimmy Raye, who became the first Black quarterback from the South to win a national championship, as part of the 1966 Michigan State team.
Jones, McDonough, Cott, David Brown, Rochelle Claerbaut, Ruve McDonough, Justin Oates-Marable and Jimmy V will produce Black Spartans, with Cory Wharton serving as executive producer.
Exploring the explosive era of the mid-1960s where social upheaval paved the way for a new order in college football, Jones’ feature directorial debut tells the story of the first fully integrated college football team. The film is inspired by the Michigan State Spartans coached by Duffy Daugherty, which forever changed the face of the sport.
A Greensboro, North Carolina native, Nicholson will portray Fayetteville, North Carolina’s Jimmy Raye, who became the first Black quarterback from the South to win a national championship, as part of the 1966 Michigan State team.
Jones, McDonough, Cott, David Brown, Rochelle Claerbaut, Ruve McDonough, Justin Oates-Marable and Jimmy V will produce Black Spartans, with Cory Wharton serving as executive producer.
- 8/23/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Jessica Green (The Outpost) is the latest addition to the cast of Ben Affleck’s Nike drama for Amazon Studios, Skydance Sports and Mandalay Pictures, in which Affleck will star opposite his Good Will Hunting collaborator Matt Damon.
The untitled sports marketing pic has Damon playing maverick sneaker salesman and former Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro, with Affleck as Nike co-founder Phil Knight, in a story about Nike’s long-shot effort to sign Michael Jordan to its shoe company in the mid-’80s. It was an endorsement that seemed impossible at the time, but would become the most significant relationship between an athletic brand and an athlete ever, and launched the global, multibillion-dollar contemporary sneaker industry. Pic’s ensemble will also include Jason Bateman, Viola Davis, Chris Tucker, Marlon Wayans, Matthew Maher, Chris Messina, Tom Papa, Julius Tennon, Joel Gretsch and Gustaf Skarsgård, as previously announced.
Green will play Katrina Sainz,...
The untitled sports marketing pic has Damon playing maverick sneaker salesman and former Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro, with Affleck as Nike co-founder Phil Knight, in a story about Nike’s long-shot effort to sign Michael Jordan to its shoe company in the mid-’80s. It was an endorsement that seemed impossible at the time, but would become the most significant relationship between an athletic brand and an athlete ever, and launched the global, multibillion-dollar contemporary sneaker industry. Pic’s ensemble will also include Jason Bateman, Viola Davis, Chris Tucker, Marlon Wayans, Matthew Maher, Chris Messina, Tom Papa, Julius Tennon, Joel Gretsch and Gustaf Skarsgård, as previously announced.
Green will play Katrina Sainz,...
- 7/18/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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