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Jamie Foxx

'White House Down' (June 28): Following this blockbuster lead role in 'Django Unchained,' Jamie Foxx plays the president opposite Channing Tatum in this action thriller. Can he hold a candle to Obama? We'll see. (Photo courtesy of Iron Horse Entertainment)

Jamie! Will! Denzel! Must-see summer movies

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Superheroes, A-list-stars and big budget special effects are headed to a theater near you this 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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April 15, 2013: Jamie Foxx plays his character Electro on the Times Square set of the new movie 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' in New York City, USA. Mandatory Credit: Zelig Shaul/ACE/INFphoto.com

Jamie Foxx plays villain in new 'Spider Man'

Carrie Healey
SLIDESHOW - Jamie Foxx hit Times Square yesterday dressed as his character Electro for the upcoming movie 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2'...
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Samuel L. Jackson (L) and Jamie Foxx accept the WTF Moment award onstage during the 2013 MTV Movie Awards at Sony Pictures Studios on April 14, 2013 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

‘Django Unchained,’ Jamie Foxx honored at MTV Movie Awards

Courtney Garcia
theGRIO REPORT - The 2013 MTV Movie Awards unleashed another round of no holes barred sketch comedy, honoring films Django Unchained, The Avengers, and more...
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Jamie Foxx plays president in official 'White House Down' trailer

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VIDEO - The filmmaker behind Independence Day is blowing up the White House again, but this time a black man is playing the Commander-in-Chief...
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Will Smith attends The Hollywood Reporter TIFF Cocktail Party during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival at the Thompson Hotel on September 9, 2012 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Why Will Smith passed on 'Django'

Randee Dawn, TODAY contributor
TODAY - Will Smith has a need ... to play the lead. The actor told Entertainment Weekly as much in a recent interview, explaining why he wouldn't take the title role that ultimately went to Jamie Foxx in 'Django Unchained'..
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Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio in 'Django Unchained'

'Django Unchained' leads MTV Movie Award nominees

Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A bloody Western and the comedic tale of a trash-talking teddy bear lead nominees for the 2013 MTV Movie Awards...
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9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis is nominated for Best Actress, and will make history as the youngest person to ever receive the award if she wins. 

(Quvenzhané Wallis attends the 85th Academy Awards Nominations Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 4, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

10 reasons to watch the Academy Awards tonight

Chris Witherspoon
SLIDESHOW - The 85th Academy Awards will air tonight, and everyone is buzzing about who’s going to take home a coveted Oscar trophy. However this year millions might be tuning just to see...
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Jamie Foxx stands with Sybrina Fulton during the 'March for Peace' at Ives Estate Park in honor of her late son, Trayvon Martin, on February 9, 2013 in Miami, Florida. Trayvon Martin was killed by George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012 while Zimmerman was on neighborhood watch patrol in the gated community of The Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Jamie Foxx joins Trayvon Martin's parents at 'Peace Walk'

Betty Yu and Juan Ortega, NBC Miami
NBC MIAMI - Actor Jamie Foxx joined the parents of slain teenager Trayvon Martin on Saturday for a community event in South Florida that drew throngs of people...
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Jamie Foxx in "Django Unchained'

'What Would Django Do?': Pro-gun advocates plan minority outreach

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theGRIO REPORT - The brains behind the controversial 'Gun Appreciation Day' demonstrations this month are now attempting to do reach out to communities of color...
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