Kingsley Ben-Adir To Play Reggae Legend Bob Marley In Biopic From ‘King Richard’ Director Reinaldo Marcus Green

On Oscar nominations morning, Aunjanue Ellis did her best not to pay attention. The “King Richard” star didn’t watch the nominations announcement and she turned off her phone.

Venus and Serena Williams discuss the movie about their lives — “King Richard” — in a new interview with Harper’s Bazaar.

Madonna has confirmed that auditions for her upcoming biopic have officially begun. 

Alokesh Lahiri aka Bappi Lahiri, the popular Indian singer, composer and record producer, has died at the age of 69.

Angelique Jackson When “King Richard” star Aunjanue Ellis was approached to portray Oracene “Brandy” Williams (née Price) in a film about the early years of Venus and Serena Williams’ tennis career, the actor was primarily excited to celebrate the first family of tennis. Ellis describes the opportunity to play Price as “one of the greatest honors I’ve ever had as an actor,” but admits that there was so much about the Williams household — and about Price specifically — that she didn’t know.“I only knew of her from being in the stands and having these dope shades on every time.

Bob Marley biopic.It was first announced back in 2018 that a biopic, produced by Ziggy Marley, was in the works, before Reinaldo Marcus Green, director of Oscar-nominated tennis drama King Richard, was revealed to be attached to the film last year.Ben-Adir, who most recently portrayed activist Malcolm X in One Night in Miami, will portray Marley in the as-yet-untitled film by Paramount Pictures.Speaking to Collider last year, director Green revealed that the film will focus on the making of Marley’s classic album ‘Exodus’ with The Wailers, which he recorded after moving to London following an unsuccessful assassination attempt in Jamaica.Of the Marley family’s input on the film, Green added: “Ziggy Marley is, right, my point of contact for the film, and producer on the project. So we’re full steam ahead.

Kingsley Ben-Adir is stepping into his newest role as Reggae legend Bob Marley.The 35-year-old will be cast to play the iconic musician, according to Deadline.The British actor has portrayed a number of legendary figures, including President Barack Obama on Showtime's The Comedy Rule and Malcom X in One Night in Miami. New role:Kingsley Ben-Adir is stepping into his newest role as Reggae legend Bob MarleyThe movie will reportedly be directed byReinaldo Marcus Green, who made is directorial debut in the 2021 film King Richard.

Bob Marley.Kingsley Ben-Adir – who starred as Malcolm X in Regina King’s One Night In Miami – was chosen to portray Marley in this film that will focus on the reggae legend’s life and music career. Prior to his untimely death in 1981 at the age of 36, Marley left an amazing legacy, and gifted the world with songs such as “Could You Be Loved,” “Get Up, Stand Up,” and “One Love.”Reinaldo Marcus, director of the Oscar-nominated film King Richard, is set to direct Paramount’s biopic, and Zach Baylin holds the responsibility of writing the script.

Bob Marley’s story is shaping up for the big screen.

EXCLUSIVE: Following a global search that took almost a year before making a decision, Paramount Pictures looks to have found the person to play its Reggae legend for its upcoming untitled Bob Marley biopic. Sources tell Deadline, Kingsley Ben-Adir has been tapped to play Reggae singer and musical icon Bob Marley in the biopic with King RIchard helmer Reinaldo Marcus Green directing.

Beyoncé has done it again! The superstar is officially an Oscar nominee, after breaking the record for most Grammy wins in history last year, the singer is now coming for the Academy Awards.

He was recently nominated for an Academy Award for his work in the King Richard movie about Richard Williams and how he helped train Serena and Venus Williams to become two of the greatest athletes of all time.And Will Smith became the student once again on a snowy retreat with wife Jada Pinkett Smith and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt in a series of snaps shared to Instagram on Wednesday.Jada joked that the couple received a 'lil schooling' from the artificial intelligence whiz while enjoying some rest and relaxation in the mountains with a few colleagues from Will's Westbrook production team. Friends in high places: Will Smith became the student once again on a snowy retreat with wife Jada Pinkett Smith and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt in a series of snaps shared to Instagram on WednesdayWill, who embarked on a new fitness routine last year after succumbing to a sedentary lifestyle due to COVID-19, looked fit wearing a blue pull-over and slacks.

#KingRichard family has been nominated by the @TheAcademy for 6 awards including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Film Editing, and Best Original Song. pic. twitter.

He already is The Oscars record holder for most-nominated Black actor.But Denzel Washington is making sure he will keep the crown as long as possible.The 67-year-old A-lister was nominated for his ninth Academy Award for acting, tenth total, as he was recognized in the Actor in a Leading Role category it was announced on Tuesday. Top man: Denzel Washington (seen in December)was nominated for his ninth Academy Award for acting, tenth total, as he was recognized in the Actor in a Leading Role category it was announced on Tuesday Washington earned the honor as he played the titular role in historical drama The Tragedy Of Macbeth.

Will Smith scored his third and fourth Oscar nominations this morning as the star and producer of King Richard, doubling his Oscar nominations haul and becoming only the ninth producer-actor to nab both nominations for the same film. “It’s six nominations total,” Smith tells Deadline, “and this is rarefied air for me. I’ve been nominated two other times, but it’s never been this kind of blanket love, you know?”

Serena Williams tells you not to miss out on a movie, you make sure not to miss out on the movie. was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. Will Smith returns to the Oscars spotlight after 15 years with a Best Actor nomination for playing the Williams sisters' father, Richard Williams. Beyoncé picked up her first Oscar nomination for Best Original Song for power ballad “Be Alive" from this compelling biopic.After over a year of delays due to the pandemic, was released on Nov. 19 and is still available to stream on HBO Max's $14.99/month Ad-Free plan and on Apple TV. The film follows the journey of Richard Williams as he raises his daughters into tennis icons.

Beyonce just hit a big career milestone!

Beyonce is one step closer to EGOT territory as she landed her very first Oscar nomination for original song.The nominations for the Academy Awards were announced earlier this morning, with Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan doing the honors.Bey was named in the category for original song for her Be Alive banger, in the soundtrack for King Richard.She will be battling tough competition for the gong, alongside Billie Eilish hit No Time To Die, from the James Bond flick of the same name, and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Dos Oruguitas from Encanto.Down To Joy from Belfast, by Van Morrison, and Diane Warren’s track Four Good Days Somehow You Do have also been named in the category.Fans went into meltdown over the news, flocking to Twitter to celebrate Queen Bey’s nod.‘Congratulations Academy Award nominee @Beyonce! #BeAlive #Oscars,’ a delighted follower wrote.‘Beyoncé and Billie Eilish performing on the same stage on the same night makes so much sense with my fantasy #Oscars,’ a Twitter user replied.One posted: ‘Hopefully the #Oscars get it right this time. Because Beyoncé killed that song.’‘#Oscars Beyonce congratulations on THOSE HARMONIES,’ another screamed.This year’s Original Song nominees are music to our ears.

snubbed at the SAG Awards and the Baftas, Kristen has been nominated in the leading actress category for Spencer.She’ll be up against Jessica Chastain for The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Olivia Colman for The Lost Daughter, Penelope Cruz for Parallel Mothers, and Nicole Kidman for Being The Ricardos.Up for leading actor are Javier Bardem for Being the Ricardos, Benedict Cumberbatch for The Power of the Dog, Andrew Garfield for  tick, tick… BOOM!, Will Smith for King Richard, and Denzel Washington for The Tragedy of Macbeth.The supporting actress category also saw incredible stars nominated, including Dame Judi Dench, who’s nominated for Belfast, and Jessie Buckley, who earned a nod for The Lost Daughter.They’re up against Ariana DeBose for West Side Story, Kirsten Dunst for The Power of the Dog, and Aunjanue Ellis for King Richard.Meanwhile, competing in the supporting actor category are Ciarán Hinds for Belfast, Troy Kotsur for CODA, Jesse Plemmons for The Power of the Dog, JK Simmons for Being The Ricardos, and Kodi Smit-McPhee for The Power of the Dog.Nominated for the coveted best picture award are Belfast, CODA, Don’t Look Up, Drive My Car, Dune, King Richard, Licorice Pizza, Nightmare Alley, The Power Of The Dog, and West Side Story.Meanwhile, Beyonce has scored her first ever nomination for her part in the King Richard soundtrack, battling against Billie Eilish’s No Time To Die.Responding to the nods for Belfast, Sir Kenneth Branagh said: ‘It’s a long way from the streets of Belfast to the Academy Awards‘Today, I think of my mother and father, and my grandparents – how proud they were to be Irish, how much this city meant to them.‘They would have been overwhelmed by this incredible honour – as am I.‘Given a story as

The Power of the Dog), heartwarming tales about family's striving to do their best (King Richard or Coda, for sure), or something else entirely, there are so many movies you can root for this awards season.  And for once you have time to catch up with all of them.

The Oscar nominations are in!