Yahya Abdul-Mateen II News

Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) celebrated the 2019 AFI AWARDS honorees at an invite-only luncheon in Beverly Hills. Unique in its celebration of the film and television arts' collaborative nature, AFI AWARDS – now in its 20th year – is the only national program that honors creative teams as a whole.

Yahya talks about his name, changing his career path from architecture to acting, taking his family along on the journey, and finding out about his character's surprising arc in Damon Lindelof's “Watchmen” on HBO.

Today's top stories: Beetlejuice will close in June, and more!

Jonathan Groff has joined the cast of The Matrix 4, according to Collider.

Get a first look at episode three of HBO's Watchmen, titled ' She Was Killed by Space Junk.'

Get a first look at episode three of HBO's Watchmen, titled ' She Was Killed by Space Junk.' 

Deadline reports that Broadway's Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and Colman Domingo have joined Jordan Peele's Candyman reboot. Nia DaCosta directs.

et in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, WATCHMEN, from executive producer Damon Lindelof (Emmy® winner for “Lost”; HBO's “The Leftovers”) embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name, while attempting to break new ground of its own. Nicole Kassell directs the pilot from a script written by Lindelof. 

There is a vast and insidious conspiracy at play. Watchmen debuts this October on HBO.

Netflix has announced the return of Black Mirror, which will air its much-anticipated fifth season on Wednesday, June 5th, exclusively on Netflix.

According to Variety, Warner Brothers is set to release AQUAMAN 2 on December 16, 2022. David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick is also announced to return and write the script. Read more about the news from Variety here! 

According to Variety, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is in talks to lead the cast of Jordan Peele;s forthcoming CANDYMAN. The film is dubbed as ' MGM's new retelling of the classic horror tale'.  Read more about the news from Variety here!

Variety reports that Warner Bros. has hired David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, who co-wrote 'Aquaman,' to write the script of a sequel.

The Public Theater officially opened its 15th annual UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL on Thursday, January 3. BroadwayWorld attended the opening, and you can check out the photos below!

On last night's SNL, Aquaman's Jason Momoa hosted, showing his versatility in a variety of sketches.

Last night, Jason Momoa stopped by Times Square before surprising fans at a screening of Aquaman in New York.

Not quite the casting news one would expect for a movie like Aquaman, but a thrilling revelation to be sure. According to EW, Julie Andrews will 'appear' in the upcoming film.