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Gary Carr in 'Foyle's War' (Photo by ITV / Rex Features )

'Downton Abbey' adds first recurring black character for season 4

Stuart Kemp, The Hollywood Reporter
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER - 'Downton Abbey' is ramping up its roster of fresh cast, inking a deal with Gary Carr (TV's 'Death In Paradise') for the hit British costume drama's fourth season...
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Jamie Foxx attends the UK Premiere of 'Django Unchained' at the Empire Leicester Square on January 10, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

Will Jamie Foxx join 'Annie' cast?

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - The classic play is being recreated and delivered to the silver screen with Jay-Z and Will Smith acting as producers and 9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis starring in the title role...
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70-year-old 'Godfather of Soul' James Brown performs at the Royal Albert Hall July 13, 2003 in London. (Photo by Bruno Vincent/Getty Images)

Casting for James Brown biopic is on

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theGRIO REPORT - The long awaited big screen biopic for the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, is finally picking up steam...
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David Oyelowo attends TheWrap's Awards Season Screening Series Presents 'Middle Of Nowhere' on November 20, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images for TheWrap

Black British actors invade Hollywood

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - In recent years more and more have been cast in on-screen roles, not just in big budget U.S. films but also on American television...
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Dennis Haysbert attends the 2012 Ripple Of Hope Gala at The New York Marriott Marquis on December 3, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

Dennis Haysbert to replace Michael Clarke Duncan in 'Sin City 2'

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theGRIO REPORT - Before his tragic death earlier this year Academy Award nominee Michael Clarke Duncan was prepared to reprise his role as Manute in the highly anticipated sequel to 2005's 'Sin City'...
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Jamie Foxx (Getty Images)

Who else could have played 'Django'?

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SLIDESHOW - Outspoken filmmaker Quentin Tarantino planned on auditioning almost ever eligible black male actor in Hollywood for the lead role in his highly anticipated new film 'Django Unchained'..
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Actor Brandon T. Jackson arrives at Spike TV's 'Eddie Murphy: One Night Only' at the Saban Theatre on November 3, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

Brandon T. Jackson cast as new ‘Beverly Hills Cop’

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theGRIO REPORT - Comic actor Brandon T. Jackson has won the coveted role of Aaron Foley (the son of Eddie Murphy's iconic Axel Foley character) in a new CBS series...
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Actress Zoe Saldana

Is calling Zoe Saldana 'too light' to play Nina Simone colorism?

Yesha Callahan, Clutch Magazine
OPINION - Just because Saldana is not in the latest Tyler Perry movie, or tends to have white men as love interests in the movies she’s appeared in, doesn’t make her any less black than the next black actress...
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Zoe Saldana and Nina Simone

Who should play Nina Simone on film?

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SLIDESHOW - The reported casting of Zoe Saldana as soul music legend Nina Simone in an upcoming biopic has proven so controversial it's even inspired an online petition in opposition to it...
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Nina Simone and Zoe Saldana

Why skin color casting in Hollywood in complicated

Veronica Miller
OPINION - When it comes to casting black talent, Hollywood can appear to both not know what it’s doing, and to know exactly what it’s doing...
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