Issa Rae: Last News

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Carson Burton B.J. Novak of “The Office” fame is taking viewers to Texas in a true-crime comedy with his directorial debut film “Vengeance.” Novak, who wrote, directed and starred in the upcoming film, still remembers the nerves on the first day on set.“Day one, I was so scared,” Novak told Variety at the Los Angeles premiere for “Vengeance” at the Ace Hotel. “You know how you see a photo of yourself and you’re like, ‘Burn that photo?’ I was like, ‘What if I feel that way about a whole scene?’ So honestly, it was my fear that I would get in my own way like that.

new scripted series on television this summer, get ready to have your appetite fulfilled because The Sweet Life: Los Angeles is back. Executive produced by Issa Rae, The Sweet Life follows a group of ambitious 20-something friends from South LA as they navigate life, love, friendship and their careers.

Ashton Kutcher started his week off by hitting the red carpet at the premiere for his new film Vengeance.The 44-year-old actor plays Quentin Sellers in the new film from B.J. Novak, who writes, directs and stars in the new film.Kutcher also hit the red carpet with Novak and another co-star, Boyd Holbrook, along with Finneas O'Connell, who provides the music for the film.

Nightmare Vacation, brilliantly displayed this artistic range that makes her standout. From the playful nature of “IPHONE” to the smooth antics of “Own It,” Rico’s most consistent attribute is her creative fearlessness. With her new mixtape Las Ruinas, out now, Rico continues to prove she's come a long way from her Soundcloud days.Here, she celebrates her latest project by sharing some personal anecdotes, thoughts, and revelations about her discography for Glamour’s “Hey Arnold” was one of Rico Nasty’s first big Soundcloud singles.

EXCLUSIVE: Josh Lieb, former showrunner of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, is joining Charlamagne Tha God’s late-night series.

Ryan Gosling was a guest at “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” where he discussed his upcoming movie “The Gray Man” and his role in the movie “Barbie,” where he plays the Mattel doll.Ryan Gosling talks about his character in Barbie: ‘That Ken life is even harder’Eva Mendes gushes over Ryan Gosling as Ken while wearing his underwearFallon and Gosling were talking about “Barbie” and the public’s reaction to it, especially to his photo as Ken, which broke the internet. “Were you surprised by the public’s reaction to the photo?” Fallon asked. “I was surprised how some people were kind of clutching their pearls, as though they ever thought about Ken for a second,” Gosling said.

Ryan Gosling (La La Land) returned to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Thursday night for the first time in 10+ years to discuss his role as Ken, Barbie’s boyfriend, in the upcoming Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie (Suicide Squad).

Zack Sharf Ryan Gosling said on “The Tonight Show” that Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s “Barbie” screenplay is “the best script I’ve ever read,” but that’s not what made him finally agree to Gerwig’s offer to star in the movie as Ken. It turns out the universe gave Gosling a bit of a push, as the actor discovered one of his daughter’s Ken dolls face down in the dirt almost immediately after being offered the “Barbie” movie.“Best script I’ve ever read. I walk out in the backyard [after getting the offer] and, do you know where I found Ken?” Gosling said.

We’ve got a style crush, and her name is Issa Rae!

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains some details of tonight’s Rap Sh!t premiere on HBO Max at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET

Angelique Jackson Issa Rae’s Hoorae media company has expanded its ranks, hiring new executives Sarah Al-Qatou and Gaby McCormick, and announcing the promotion of Jax Clark.All three executives will report to Sara Rastogi, EVP of development and production at Hoorae. News of the executive expansion comes as Hoorae celebrates the launch of the HBO Max series “Rap Sh!t,” created by Rae.

Issa Rae’s new HBO Max comedy Rap Sh!t alongside KaMillion.“This girl moved to Miami and moved right in the trenches,” KaMillion tells ESSENCE, speaking to her co-star’s commitment to the role. “I’m like, you got all this money girl, you could be living in a… and she lived right around the corner from where we were filming in the projects just so she could relate to the character.”Defending her choice, Osman, who grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska, interjects, explaining, “My character lives in Little Haiti, I’m not about to go to Miami and live in South Beach when my character lives in Little Haiti. I’m not messing this up for Issa,” she adds, laughing.

“highest-paid actress” as her colossal salary for the much-hyped comedy has been revealed.The Aussie actress, 32, is cashing in $12.5 million for starring in the title role of Oscar-nominated writer-director Greta Gerwig’s film based on the iconic Mattel doll of the same name, Variety reported.Ryan Gosling, who co-stars as Ken in the hot-pink-filled flick, is also scoring $12.5 million.Other high-earning actors who still rank above Robbie’s impressive pay grade include screen legends such as Denzel Washington (“The Equalizer 3”), who’s raking in $20 million, Leonardo DiCaprio (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), coming in hot with $30 million and Tom Cruise — who ranks as the highest-paid actor with $100 million for “Top Gun: Maverick.”As for Robbie’s female peers, “Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown earned $10 million for the new Netflix movie, “Enola Homes 2.”Also on the list were Jamie Lee Curtis (“Halloween Ends”) bringing in $3.5 million and Anya-Taylor Joy (“Furiosa”) receiving $1.8 million.Robbie previously grossed $10 million for her 2020 Harley Quinn standalone film “Birds of Prey.”The “I, Tonya” actress stars alongside Gosling, 41, as the “pretty loser” Ken, as well as Simu Liu, Will Ferrell, Michael Cera, Issa Rae and Kate McKinnon in next year’s “Barbie.”According to Deadline, the plot is about “Barbie getting kicked out of Barbieland because she’s not perfect enough” and she “goes on an adventure” to save Barbieland only to realize “that the key to happiness is belief in oneself.”Robbie even celebrated her 32nd birthday on set earlier this month and was gifted a bright Barbie-themed birthday cake with the phrase “Happy Birthday Barbie Margot!” scrawled with light pink icing.“Barbie” is slated to drive her

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Issa Rae was among the stars in attendance during American Express'Business Class LIVE 2022 in New York City on Wednesday.The Insecure star, 37, cut a stylish figure for the event in a fitted brown linen blazer and matching high-waisted pants that gathered at the ankles.She gave a peek at her toned tummy by layering an off white cut-out bodysuit beneath her jacket. Attendee:Issa Rae was among the stars in attendance during American Express' Business Class LIVE 2022 in New York City on WednesdayShe completed the fashion-forward ensemble with a pair of strappy nude heels that showed off her neon yellow pedicure.Issa's brunette hair was slicked back and styled in a chic high bun.

Little Women, Lady Bird) and cowritten by Gerwig and her partner, Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story), it stars Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken. Unfortunately, the film, which does not come out until July 21, 2023, is once again back in the news because people clearly can’t stop asking Gosling about it. Here’s an official photo of RyGos as Ken, in case you’ve somehow forgotten or if it’s been a while:Ryan Gosling as Ken in BarbieLive from the London premiere of his Netflix movie The Gray Man (which comes out Friday), BBC’s The One Show asked Gosling about how his , actor Eva Mendes, feels about his role as Ken, .

Caroline Framke Chief TV Critic“Rap Sh!t” may be grounded in reality, but there’s something lightly surreal about the experience of watching it. Issa Rae’s new comedy, showrun by “Insecure” writer Syreeta Singleton and premiering July 21 on HBO Max, bobs and weaves between its stories and the ones its characters are constantly posting on Instagram.

Rap Sh!t, but the HBO Max comedy is as much about every day life in Miami for Black people across the diaspora as it is breaking into the music industry. Starring Aida Osman and rapper KaMillion as lead characters Shawna and Mia, two early twenty something young women pursuing their dreams, Rap Sh!t widens the lens on young Black womanhood, friendship, and how one’s environment — in this case Miami — shapes their drive and view of the larger world.“First it starts with the characters, right?” says showrunner Syreeta Singleton of making sure Black life in Miami was accurately represented.

” and not, I don't know, “Hot Confident Boss Lady.” I mean, look at her! For an appearance on The Today Show on Tuesday, July 19, wore a cantaloupe colored skirt suit layered over a matching sheer lace corset, which completed the monochromatic look. Some playful details—oversized heart-shaped buttons, a matchy-matchy mani-pedi—prevented the look from drifting the way of the drab skirt suits of the Working Girl era, while the on-trend brought the whole thing squarely into the year 2022. She styled the look with a sleek braided updo, chunky hoop earrings, a small black box clutch, and periwinkle strappy heels. The whole thing looks like something Eve might wear to work in a re-make of the 2000 classic Life-Size. “Being able to let people hone their skills on Insecure, and then watch them show and prove to the point where they’re now demanded by other projects … that’s dope to me, because I saw that happen on Black TV shows growing up," Issa Rae told in their first digital cover story.

Issa Rae is talking all about her new HBOMax show, Rap Sh!t.