Craig Brewer Signs On For Paramount’s ‘Gangster Princess Of Beverly Hills’
EXCLUSIVE: Hustle & Flow helmer Craig Brewer will adapt to direct Gangster Princess Of Beverly Hills for Paramount. The drama is based on a Rolling Stone article published last summer about Lisette...
View ArticleParamount TV Inks Two-Project Deal With Craig Brewer
Paramount‘s recently relaunched TV division has signed one of its first major development deals — a pact with Hustle & Flow filmmaker Craig Brewer to write, direct and executive produce two drama...
View Article‘Urban Cowboy’ Drama Pilot From Craig Brewer Lands Fox Order
Fox has ordered a pilot for Urban Cowboy, a reimagining of the 1980 Paramount movie starring John Travolta and Debra Winger. Craig Brewer, who co-wrote and helmed the Footloose remake a couple of years...
View ArticleNikki Toscano Sells Dramas With Matt Reeves & Craig Brewer To Fox With Penalty
Nikki Toscano has teamed with directors-producer Matt Reeves (War for the Planet of the Apes) and Craig Brewer (Empire, Hustle & Flow) for two drama projects which have received script commitments...
View ArticleEddie Murphy Playing ‘Dolemite’ Star Rudy Ray Moore In Netflix Pic
Eddie Murphy is about to return to the screen for the first time in awhile. He’s starring in Dolemite Is My Name, a Netflix film which begins production June 12 about the life of Rudy Ray Moore, the...
View ArticleNBC Buys Music Drama From ‘Nashville’ Alums, Milo Ventimiglia & Craig Brewer
Former Nashville executive producers Meredith Lavender and Marcie Ulin are returning to the music industry scene with a new drama series project. The duo has teamed with This Is Us star Milo...
View ArticleCraig Brewer To Direct Eddie Murphy In ‘Coming To America 2’ For Paramount
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures is setting Craig Brewer to direct Coming To America 2, finally bringing to the starting gate the sequel to the 1988 blockbuster comedy. Eddie Murphy is poised to reprise...
View ArticleJermaine Fowler To Star In ‘Coming 2 America’
Jermaine Fowler is headed to Zamunda. The comedian and Superior Donuts actor has been cast as one of the leads in Paramount’s Coming 2 America, which is set to be released December 18. Fowler recently...
View ArticleThe Art Of Craft: Ruth E. Carter Talks ‘Coming 2 America’&‘Dolemite Is My...
After becoming the first African-American to win the Oscar for Best Costume Design with Black Panther, Ruth E. Carter embarked on her sixth collaboration with Eddie Murphy on Craig Brewer’s...
View Article‘Dolemite Is My Name’ Star Eddie Murphy On How Rudy Ray Moore Was “An...
While Eddie Murphy doesn’t necessarily compare his career trajectory to that of comedian and film producer Rudy Ray Moore, who he portrays in the Netflix film, Dolemite Is My Name, he acknowledges...
View Article‘Coming 2 America’ Trailer: Eddie Murphy Is Back And Ready To Rule Zamunda –...
UPDATED with new Super Bowl trailer. In 1988, Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall originated the roles of Prince Akeem and Semmi respectively in Coming To America. Over 30 years later, the comedy has reached...
View ArticleDennis Quaid Launches Bonniedale, Preps Charley Pride Biopic With Craig...
EXCLUSIVE: Dennis Quaid has formed Bonniedale, a production company in which he’s partnered with wife Laura Quaid and Ben Howard, latter of whom produced the Quaid-starrer Blue Miracle. They are...
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