Michael B. Jordan News

Today, BET announces The a?oeBET Awardsa?? 2020 nominees with Drake leading the pack with six nominations.

NBC's late-night legacy continues to charge forward as “A Little Late with Lilly Singh” has been renewed for a second season.

Michael B. Jordan will receive this year's “CinemaCon® Male Star of the Year Award,” Mitch Neuhauser, Managing Director of CinemaCon, announced today. CinemaCon, the official convention of NATO, will be held March 30-April 2 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Jordan will be presented with this special honor at the “CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards” ceremony taking place on the evening of Thursday, April 2, at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, hosted by The Coca-Cola Company, the official presenting sponsor of CinemaCon.

Last night the NAACP Image Awards were held. Taking home the top prize of Entertainer of the Year was Lizzo.

In back-to-back events, the African American community comes together for a weekend celebrating Black excellence. On February 22, the 51st NAACP Image Awards airing live on BET Networks is the preeminent multicultural awards show from an African American point of view. It celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film and honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. The next evening, the American Black Film Festival will host its annual awards season gala, ABFF Honors. The ceremony celebrates Black culture by recognizing individuals who have made distinguished contributions to American entertainment. The honorees being celebrated at ABFF Honors have leveraged their career to carve out a space for people of color in Hollywood helping to create a more diverse landscape. ABFF Honors is an opportunity for the industry to acknowledge how far entertainment has come and thank the individuals who have made it their mission to propel the African American community forward.

Kicking off Academy Awards weekend, BACARDÍ hosted a star-studded, invite-only party in celebration of actor and filmmaker Michael B. Jordan's 33rd birthday atDelilah in West Hollywood. The iconic rum brand, which has previously collaborated with Jordan on the debut of “The Angel's Share” short films and numerous brand-owned events over the years, continued its relationship with the self-professed “rum guy” by celebrating his birthday in the best way possible – with a BACARDÍ rum cocktail in hand.

 Producers Philip Labes and Michael O'Konis are pleased to announce that their production of MORE GUNS! A Musical Comedy About The NRA a?" currently playing to sell-out audiences at The Second City in Hollywood a?" will play a limited engagement at San Francisco's Z Space (450 Florida Street, San Francisco, CA 94110) from January 30 - February 1, 2020. MORE GUNS! features book, music, and lyrics by Philip Labes and Michael O'Konis, with original direction by Zach Siegel, musical direction by Michael O'Konis and choreography by Dahlya Glick.  The press opening will take place on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 8:00 p.m.  Tickets are $30 and can be purchased online at http://www.zspace.org/ or MoreGunsMusical.com.

AMC announced today from the Television Critics' Association (TCA) Press Tour that Emmy® Award-winner Courtney B. Vance (The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Lovecraft Country, Genius) will star in its upcoming thrilling courtroom drama 61st Street, from BAFTA-winner Peter Moffat (Criminal Justice, The Night Of, Your Honor) and executive produced by Michael B. Jordan and Alana Mayo of Outlier Society (Just Mercy, David Makes Man). Produced by AMC Studios, the series, which has been ordered as a two-season television event with eight episodes per season, is set to debut in 2021.

A Soldier's Play officially opened on Broadway on January 21 for a limited engagement at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street).

Michael B. Jordan talked with Ellen about his new movie “Just Mercy,” and was later joined by Bryan Stevenson, the real-life activist attorney he portrays in the movie. Stevenson talked about the inequality of the criminal justice system in America, and how he felt about Michael B. Jordan being cast to play him on the big screen. Plus, Ellen and her friends at Green Dot Bank surprised him with $50,000 for his organization, the Equal Justice Initiative.

Netflix has renewed Raising Dion for a second season. 

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today its critically acclaimed drama series “David Makes Man” from Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (“Moonlight”) has been renewed for a second season. The series, produced by Warner Horizon Scripted Television, recently received a Critics' Choice Award nomination for “Best Drama,” a prestigious Gotham Award nomination, and has been named to several critics' year-end “best of television” lists.

The actor plays criminal justice advocate Bryan Stevenson in the new film, 'Just Mercy.'

The American Black Film Festival Honors, the preeminent awards event celebrating Black culture and artists who have made distinguished contributions to the entertainment industry either through their work or as champions of diversity and inclusion in Hollywood, today announced the nominees for the “Movie of the Year” award.

Michael B. Jordan surprises Jimmy with a Sprinkles cupcake made with his mom's special rum cake recipe and reveals how Jamie Foxx lightened the mood between dramatic takes while filming Just Mercy.

The actress stars in the new film 'Just Mercy' with Jamie Foxx and Michael B. Jordan.

Nationally syndicated morning talk show “Live with Kelly and Ryan” announces the lineup of guests appearing on the show the week of Dec. 16-20.

Producers Philip Labes and Michael O'Konis have announced that their production of MORE GUNS! A Musical Comedy About The NRA - currently playing to sell-out audiences at The Second City in Hollywood - will play a limited engagement at San Francisco's Z Space (450 Florida Street, San Francisco, CA 94110) from January 30 - February 1, 2020. MORE GUNS! features book, music, and lyrics by Philip Labes and Michael O'Konis, with original direction by Zach Siegel, musical direction by Michael O'Konis and choreography by Dahlya Glick. The press opening will take place on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased online at http://www.zspace.org/ or MoreGunsMusical.com.