Idris Elba News

Netflix has announced that Idris Elba will star in an upcoming original Netflix series Turn Up Charlie.

Legendary grime figurehead Wiley has teamed up with multi-MOBO Award winner Shakka to deliver latest release 'Certified' which is out now, just one month after Wiley's biggest ever show; his headline gig at Brixton's famous O2 Academy back in March.

Nominated for the 2018 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin, MOLLY'S GAME tells the prolific story of Molly Bloom - an Olympic-class skier who at the age of 26 ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game for nearly a decade with players of Hollywood royalty, sports stars, business titans and finally, unbeknownst to her, the Russian mob - leading to her arrest. You can check out the trailer HERE.

PACIFIC RIM UPRISING, the upcoming sequel of PACIFIC RIM from Legendary and Universal, stars John Boyega and hits theaters on March 23rd. Directed by Guillermo del Toro, the film is set in the near future with Earth at war with the Kaiju, monsters that emerged from an inter-dimensional portal at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. The original film earned $411 million at the global box office.

South West Four's 15th anniversary edition on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th August have announced the latest phase of their line-up for the Clapham Common festival, with newly revealed acts such drum & bass DJ duo Hype & Hazard and French producer Martin Solveig topping another all-star billing from SW4.

The epic story returns. Tony Kushner's two-part play, ANGELS IN AMERICA makes its way back to Broadway tonight! A cast led by Tony nominee Andrew Garfield and two-time Tony winner Nathan Lane will begin previews tonight at the Neil Simon Theatre with Part 1: Millennium Approaches. Get to know the cast below as they begin Broadway performances!

Brits in LA are excited to announce that comedian and actress Lucie Pohl will host this years Toscars. Lucie is known for her outstanding work in Red Dwarf XI, Showtime's Homeland, Mercy on Blizzards Overwatch and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. With 5 stars reviews for her sold out comedy shows Lucie is bound to create some belly laughs at the Awards.

After a sell-out performance, 'The Hardest One' is back for one more night.

On last night's Late Night with Seth Meyers, China Anne McClain and Nafessa Williams talk about why they think fans love Black Lightning and what drew them to working on the show. Check out the clip below!

Back by popular demand, Ammunition Theatre Company is proud to be reviving its wildly successful production by playwright D.G. Watson, THE TRAGEDY: A COMEDY. Acclaimed director Ahmed Best will be at the helm. The unique comic play returns March 8th, at THE PICO - 10508 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064. The show will play monthly (2nd or 3rd Thursday of each month).

Series of One is a platform for provocative, challenging solo performances, curated by Nicky Paraiso presented at La MaMa during the 56th season. These courageous artists exemplify La MaMa's mission by continuing to create adventurous and engaging art which allows audiences to experience the dynamism of a single performer-no distractions.

ESSENCE wants you to grab your squad and plan your trip as it announces its exhilarating initial talent line-up for the 2018 ESSENCE Festival, taking place July 5-8 in New Orleans. The nightly concert series keeps the spotlight on women, featuring electrifying headline performances from Janet Jackson; Mary J. Blige; a headline set featuring Erykah Badu and Jill Scott, with special guests Snoop Dogg and many others in a special curation by The Roots; Xscape; Fantasia and Miguel. *Additional acts will be announced in the coming weeks.

The Ambassador Theatre Group is to produce a brand new stage musical based on the life of the legendary Frank Sinatra, in partnership with Stewart Till and Frank Sinatra Enterprises. The show, which is planned to open in 2018, will feature a number of timeless hit songs from Sinatra's incredible catalogue of over 1400 tracks recorded during his illustrious career. Script development for the Frank Sinatra musical is planned to start shortly.

The winners of the 49th NAACP Image Awards in the non-televised categories were announced during a gala dinner celebration that took Sunday, January 14, 2018, at the Pasadena Conference Center the event was hosted by The Real's Adrienne Houghton, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai and Tamera Mowry-Housley.

Golden Globe winner Sam Rockwell will make his hosting debut when SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE returns for the new year on Jan. 13. His latest film, the Globe-winning Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, opened Nov. 10 and also stars Globe winner Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson.

The hit syndicated talk series THE REAL has been renewed by the Fox Television Stations for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons on all of their owned and operated television stations in 17 markets reaching over 37% of television homes it was announced

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US. Described as pure entertainment (Pete Hammond, Deadline), the film arrives on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, DVD and VOD December 26.

JUMANJI, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, STAR WARS and More Coming to Theaters This Holiday Season

This year Are You Series? is celebrating its fifth edition. In five years, this festival devoted to TV series has turned into the place to be for fans of series and professionals alike.

Ryan Raftery is returning with his holiday show 'Ryan, We're Jewish: The Christmas Spectacular' for the third year in a row, this time at The Green Room 42, today, December 8 at 7 p.m.