Andrew Dosunmu: Last News

Ashley Thomas has been cast as the male lead opposite Mia Isaac and Adrienne Warren in Hulu drama series Black Cake, from Women of the Movement creator Marissa Jo Cerar, Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment.  Additionally, Zetna Fuentes (This Is Us) has been tapped to direct the pilot episode, replacing Andrew Dosunmu.

Even if a queer drama is about struggle, it shouldn’t require great effort to watch. “Beauty,” an ‘80s-set period piece about a young singer’s conflicts with her sexuality, race, and family strife, feels labored and wary before the film hits its second reel.

EXCLUSIVE: Andy Fischel has joined Yahya Abdul Mateen II’s House Eleven10 after spending four years at Netflix on the Original Studio Film team. In this role, he will oversee production and development for House Eleven10.

A talented young singer tries to retain the voice that made her so special in the first trailer for Netflix's Beauty.Gracie Marie Bradley stars as the title character, with Niecy Nash and Giancarlo Stanton playing her parents, and Sharon Stone playing a record executive trying to make Beauty a star.The Netflix film - from director Andrew Dosunmu (Where Is Kyra?) and writer Lena Waithe (Queen & Slim) debuts on Netflix June 29. Singer:A talented young singer tries to retain the voice that made her so special in the first trailer for Netflix's Beauty Executive:Gracie Marie Bradley stars as the title character, with Niecy Nash and Giancarlo Stanton playing her parents, and Sharon Stone playing a record executive trying to make Beauty a starThe trailer begins with Beauty and Stone's character posing for a picture as her family all applauds.The trailer continues with Beauty and Jasmine (Aleyse Shannon) talking, as Jasmine asks what she's thinking about, and Beauty says, 'The future.' When Jasmine asks what the 'future's gonna be,' Beauty says, 'Touring, photo shoots, freedom,' as she's seen getting close with a guy.

Director Andrew Dosunmu’s latest film “Beauty” has caused quite the excitement after his last three feature films, based on struggling people in N.Y.C., performed with excellence at Sundance.

Andrew Dosunmu’s last three feature films are downbeat, visually stunning portraits of struggling people in NYC. And they’ve all been darlings at Sundance, so a new movie from him is cause for excitement.

EXCLUSIVE: Adrienne Warren is set as a lead in Hulu drama series Black Cake, from Women of the Movement creator Marissa Jo Cerar, Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films and Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment. Andrew Dosunmu (Where Is Kyra?) has been tapped to direct the pilot episode of the project, which landed at the Disney streamer with a straight-to-series order last fall.

Amazon series, Marked Man.Duke is best known for his roles in Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Jordan Peele’s Us (2019).Jesse Williams (Little Fires Everywhere) and DeWanda Wise (She’s Gotta Have It) are also reported to be joining the cast, while Andrew Dosunmu and Kwame Kwei-Armah in place as director and screenwriter respectively, according to Deadline.

After wowing audiences in “Black Panther” and “Us,” Winston Duke has found his next standout role, as he’s just been cast as political activist Marcus Garvey in Amazon Studios‘ “Marked Man.” READ MORE: Director Sam Pollard on HBO’s ‘Black Art,’ ‘MLK/FBI’ His Work With Spike Lee & More [Deep Focus] Deadline reports that Duke is set to play Garvey in the upcoming biographical drama “Marked Man” for Amazon.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has set Winston Duke (Black Panther) to will star as Marcus Garvey in Marked Man. Garvey was a political activist who was a key figure of Black nationalism in the 20th Century. Andrew Dosunmu will direct the drama and Jesse Williams (Little Fires Everywhere) and DeWanda Wise (She’s Gotta Have It) are in talks to star.