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February 15, 2013

Is Sweet Brown ready for her close-up?

theGRIO REPORT - Just month ago, Sweet Brown became a YouTube celebrity. Now there are reports that she has landed…
January 30, 2013

Willow Smith reportedly exiting 'Annie' film remake

theGRIO REPORT - Fans of Willow Smith that were waiting for her to belt out the lyrics to “Tomorrow” from…
January 18, 2013

Common says his new film ‘LUV’ will open gun control dialogue

theGRIO VIDEO - Common says that his new film 'LUV' will help bring up a dialogue about gun control and…
January 4, 2013

Sacha Baron Cohen dropped 'Django Unchained' role for 'Les Miserables'

theGRIO REPORT - Comedic actor Sacha Boren Cohen ('Borat') is just one of several stars who at one point considered…
December 18, 2012

Will there be a post-Sandy Hook backlash to 'Django Unchained'?

Since the December 14th Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting political figures and activists have called for immediate action on gun
December 14, 2012

Donnie Andrews dead: Man who inspired Omar from 'The Wire' dies at 58

theGRIO REPORT - Donnie Andrews, the Baltimore gangster behind the Omar Little character on 'The Wire', died today in New…
December 5, 2012

Jamie Foxx confirms villain role in ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’

theGRIO REPORT - In an exclusive interview with 'Entertainment Tonight' correspondent, Nancy O'Dell, Jamie Foxx confirmed that he will be…
December 3, 2012

Marvin Gaye’s son says Lenny Kravitz playing his dad would be ‘wrong and shameful’

theGRIO REPORT - Marvin Gaye's son Marvin III, is not thrilled about the biopic focusing on his father's career and…
November 26, 2012

Filming underway in Atlanta for Tyler Perry’s new movie 'Single Mom's Club'

theGRIO REPORT - Media mogul Tyler Perry has begun shooting his upcoming flick, Single Mom’s Club, at various locations across…
November 20, 2012

Lenny Kravitz cast as Marvin Gaye in upcoming biopic

theGRIO REPORT - Lenny Kravitz has been rapidly building up his filmography with high profile supporting turns in 2009's Precious…
October 7, 2012

KeKe Palmer talks new movie 'Abducted': 'Some people want me to remain little Akeelah'

theGRIO REPORT - in an interview with theGrio KeKe Palmer talks about her movie 'Abducted: The Carlina White Story' and…
September 11, 2012

Oprah’s behind the scenes look at ‘The Butler’ (SLIDESHOW)

theGRIO SlIDESHOW - Oprah Winfrey is giving her Twitter followers a behind the scenes look at 'The Butler' with new…
August 24, 2012

'2016: Obama's America': Anti-Obama documentary could win big at box office

OPINION - If you are a supporter of President Obama you may not have heard about the new documentary 2016:…
July 26, 2012

Jennifer Hudson will star in ‘The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete’ produced by Alicia Keys

Singer and Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson will star in an upcoming film called 'The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and…
July 25, 2012

Ne-Yo rejects MLK role because of weight requirements

Can you picture R&B star Ne-Yo playing Martin Luther King, Jr.? Apparently the singer was being seriously considered for a…
July 17, 2012

Quentin Tarantino: I didn't write 'Django Unchained' for Will Smith

Film director Quentin Tarantino says he didn’t write the lead role in 'Django Unchained' for anyone...
July 17, 2012

Anthony Mackie to play Falcon in ‘Captain America' sequel

Anthony Mackie is expected to star in a sequel to the movie 'Captain America: The First Avenger' called 'Captain America:…
July 11, 2012

Robert De Niro teams up with 50 Cent in 'Freelancers'

VIDEO - Two-time Academy award winner Robert De Niro joins rapper and actor 50 Cent in Jessy Terrero's latest action…
July 6, 2012

Wendy Williams and Star Jones team up for 'Satan's Sisters' film

theGRIO REPORT - Wendy Williams is joining forces with Star Jones to turn her novel 'Satan's Sisters' in a made…
July 2, 2012

First look: Will Smith and Jaden Smith's Sci-Fi movie 'After Earth'

Indiewire takes a first look into the latest Will Smith movie called After Earth, in which is his son Jaden…