Aaron Pierre (‘The Underground Railroad’) on approaching Caesar with ‘a great...
“I approached Caesar with a great admiration and respect,” says Aaron Pierre on the subject of his character in “The Underground Railroad,” a 10-episode Amazon Prime limited series. It is based on...
View ArticleBarry Jenkins casts Mufasa and Scar for his ‘Lion King’ prequel movie
Barry Jenkins is an Oscar winner and also an Emmy nominee this year for his work on Amazon’s “The Underground Railroad.” But the filmmaker’s next project, a prequel to the 2019 remake of “The Lion...
View Article‘Foe’ trailer: Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal are made for each other in new...
Four-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan and recent Best Actor nominee Paul Mescal star as a married couple keeping secrets in the new Garth Davis film “Foe.” On Thursday, Amazon Studios debuted the first...
View Article‘Genius: MLK/X’ New York premiere: ‘If we keep fighting, hopefully we will...
Actor Kelvin Harrison Jr. wants audiences to take from “Genius: MLK/X” the idea of “community”: “Both of these men were supported by equally, if not more intelligent women. And also we had Bayard...
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‘Genius: MLK/X’ producer: ‘We chased not the iconic moments but their...
“Genius: MLK/X” is the fourth installment in National Geographic’s anthology series, but it’s the first one to focus on two individuals in a single season. After the first three seasons centered on...
View ArticleEmmys spotlight: Aaron Pierre is powerful presence in ‘Genius: MLK/X’
National Geographic’s anthology series “Genius” portrays the inner lives of some of history’s most important figures, with previous seasons focused on Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, and Aretha...
View Article‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer reveals Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote new songs...
The first teaser trailer for Disney’s “The Lion King” prequel, “Mufasa: The Lion King,” ended with a surprise reveal. The upcoming photo-real live-action animated feature, directed by “Moonlight” Oscar...
View ArticleAaron Pierre (‘Genius: MLK/X’) on playing Malcolm X: ‘He has always been a...
“I entered this with the utmost respect,” says Aaron Pierre, who plays civil rights activist Malcolm X in National Geographic’s limited series “Genius: MLK/X.” “I entered it having done deep and...
View Article‘Genius’ Emmys history: Will ‘MLK/X’ score even more nominations for National...
National Geographic’s “Genius” is back in the Emmy race after a three-year gap. This fourth season of the anthology series explores dual lives for the first time, with prominent civil rights activists...
View ArticleJessi Dean (‘Genius: MLK/X’ hair dept. head): Helping convey their stories...
“I felt privileged and honored for the opportunity to even translate history in such a way, and I rolled my sleeves up, dove into the research and the creating began,” says “Genius: MLK/X” hair...
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