TARAJI P. HENSON TO LEAD
'THE BEST OF ENEMIES'
The absolute TV star of 2015, Taraji P. Henson (that body from the photo has an 18 year old son, by the way) is joining EMPIRE's creator Danny Strong in THE BEST OF ENEMIES which he is producing. As 'Deadline' reports Taraji will play Ann Atwater, the ferocious civil rights activist in Durham, North Carolina who had a decade long battle with sworn enemy C.P. Ellis, from Durham’s Ku Klux Klan. Their feud came to an abrupt and unlikely end in 1971. After a court ordered school desegregation decree threw the Southern city into turmoil, Atwater and Ellis reluctantly agreed to co-chair an intensive, two week community meeting to try to reach a compromise. The extraordinary events that followed changed Durham, and the lives of Atwater and Ellis forever.
'UNDERGROUND' EPIC SERIES
JUSSIE SMOLLET TO GUEST STAR
Meanwhile, charismatic Jussie Smollett, who plays Taraji's ultra talented son in EMPIRE, will also guest star in two episodes of new epic series UNDERGROUND WGN America’s pre-Civil War series follows a group of slaves who plan a daring escape from a Georgia plantation to cross 600 miles to freedom. They are aided along the way by a secret abolitionist couple running a station on the UNDERGROUND Railroad, as they evade those tasked with bringing them back — dead or alive. Jussie Smollett will beJosey, a wild-eyed runaway who doesn’t trust anyone, not even those stationed along the way who would try to help him. The regular cast includes Christopher Meloni, Marc Blucas, Jessica De Gouw...
Meanwhile, charismatic Jussie Smollett, who plays Taraji's ultra talented son in EMPIRE, will also guest star in two episodes of new epic series UNDERGROUND WGN America’s pre-Civil War series follows a group of slaves who plan a daring escape from a Georgia plantation to cross 600 miles to freedom. They are aided along the way by a secret abolitionist couple running a station on the UNDERGROUND Railroad, as they evade those tasked with bringing them back — dead or alive. Jussie Smollett will beJosey, a wild-eyed runaway who doesn’t trust anyone, not even those stationed along the way who would try to help him. The regular cast includes Christopher Meloni, Marc Blucas, Jessica De Gouw...
'SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE'
TRAILER WITH JASON SUDEIKIS, ADAM BRODY & ALISON BRIE
The first trailer has been released for romantic comedy with Jason Sudeikis and Allison Brie SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE where they are college buddies who meet 12 years later at a sex addicts 
meeting. Because of their monogamy-challenged ways, neither can maintain a relationship, so they make a pact to keep their new relationship platonic. Like that’s gonna last. Adam Brody and Amanda Peet also star!
meeting. Because of their monogamy-challenged ways, neither can maintain a relationship, so they make a pact to keep their new relationship platonic. Like that’s gonna last. Adam Brody and Amanda Peet also star!
Enemies: I did not know about that and its not very far from where I live. Thank goodness times have changed, though unfortunately we still tend to slide backwards.
ReplyDeleteSome of our blogging friends actually have Ku Klux members in their neighbourhoods.... gives me such creeps...
DeleteI used to live down the road from our area KKK leader. Black folk never came to our town because they thought it would be trouble for them. We had like 6 black kids in our whole high school. Thankfully, times have changed and the high school is much more diverse. People aren't feeding into the hateful bs those bastards like to spout at them anymore!
DeleteI know, dear, I had a few of you from Indiana in mind when I said that :( Gives me such creeps... especially since I'm here from Vojvodina where more than 25 different nations live happily together accepting each others cultures and religions ....
DeleteWe aren't perfect, but we are definitely getting better. When we were house hunting, Jason wanted to send the girls to my old high school (no a race thing, just better education). I refused. I wanted them to go to school with more diversity. Allison is actually in the minority, but it's good that she is able to interact with all different races and cultures where she is at. She won't be shell shocked when she gets out in the real world and has to interact with people different from her on a daily basis.
DeleteThat is the only way to go. In my country we also have inclusion classes in which kids go to school together with mildly disabled children because it is good for both... normal kids learn to live with and accept different people and learn how to care about the ill ones, while the ill ones feel more accepted and thus have the heeling aspect in the school.
DeleteWe have that in our schools too. They usually have an aid with them to help them keep up. It's really nice. My friend is actually an aid for special needs in the schools. Tough job, but very rewarding!
Deleteit is. In my school we even had a blind teacher who taught psychology and we had to walk him to the class from the teacher's lounge
DeleteTaraji P. Henson... is the drool apparent? Well, is it? Give me that hanky!
ReplyDeleteyou should watch her as Cookie Lion in EMPIRE... she is all that and than some more!
DeleteCookie Lion... See, now I'm lost.
DeleteI think you would much enjoy her character... the coolest character I've seen on TV in years... ever since Bree Van De Kamp from DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES :)
DeleteBree I do know. She just doesn't want to know me, is all :(
DeleteWait... maybe that's a good thing.
maybe, her husbands seem to end up dead or wheelchaired.....
DeleteI like Jason Sudeikis! Glad to see him in something again.
ReplyDeletehe is positively adorable!
DeleteThat's an impressive body to have, while also having a kid that old. How old was she when she gave birth?
ReplyDeleteThe Sleeping with Others movie looks silly.
She is 44 now so do the math :) And funny thing is that he likes to pose shirtless like his moma... and he got her looks....
DeleteI like to pose shirtless too but then all of you would go blind, so I won't. How humane, right?
Deleteyou is ever so caring and thoughtful, Blue :) Though, there's nothing we enjoy more than shirtless pics... OK, maybe pantless pics......
DeleteBritish 'pants' or American?
DeleteAny are good when they're down :)
DeleteHaha! Be careful what you wish for.
Deletecan I wish it ten times then :)
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