RELATED STORIES Gugu Mbatha-Raw and David Oyelowo are going into real estate together (sort of): The two will star in HBO Max’s limited series adaptation of The Girl Before, TVLine has learned. Based on the bestselling thriller by JP Delaney, The Girl Before centers on Jane (Mbatha-Raw), who moves into a gorgeous house designed by […]
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Les Misérables Photos: Dominic West, David Oyelowo and Lily Collins Star in PBS Adaptation — First Look
PBS on Saturday released a series of first-look photos from its star-studded adaptation of the 19th Century classic Les Misérables. RELATEDSherlock‘s Benedict Cumberbatch Calls Co-Star’s Fan Complaints ‘Pathetic’ The new Les Mis hails from screenwriter Andrew Davies, who previously helmed 2016’s War & Peace miniseries. At the time the adaptation was first announced, Davis defended his decision to […]
‘Gringo’ Trailer: David Oyelowo Gets Caught Up in a Mexican Drug Deal
After watching the newest Gringo trailer, I only have one question: what kind of dirt does the casting director have on David Oyelowo and Charlize Theron? I’m joking, but once you see the antics on display in this corporate drug “comedy,” you might understand that line of thinking. How did such a solid cast – […]
‘Gringo’ Trailer: David Oyelowo and Charlize Theron Blaze a Trail Across Mexico
Titling your movie after a slur is always a gamble, but casting award-winning actors in your marijuana black comedy may be even more so. Gringo stars David Oyelowo in his most broad comedic performance yet, playing a mild-mannered businessman who is tasked with delivering a formula for a new weed pill to a lab in Mexico. But because of […]
David Oyelowo and ‘Moonlight’ Playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney Are Making a Disney Live-Action Musical
Usually announcements of new Disney features are something of a depressing occasion, what with the studio’s recent interest in primarily churning out lousy live-action remakes (Jungle Booknotwithstanding!) of their previous animated successes. So it’s particularly appealing to hear about Cyrano the Moor – which, yes, is an adaptation (baby steps here, people), but not of […]
‘Cyrano the Moor’: David Oyelowo Will Star in Live-Action Disney Musical
Today in extremely cool movie news, Disney announced they will be making a new live-action musical starring David Oyelowo, from Tarell Alvin McCraney, the playwright who inspired Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight. The House of Mouse has been slowly but surely remaking their animated classics into live-action musicals, like last year’s Beauty and the Beast with Emma Watson and a bunch […]
Casting Bits: Chris Hemsworth and Jeff Bridges Will Have ‘Bad Times at the El Royale,’ While David Oyelowo Goes ‘Chaos Walking’
It’s been five years since director Drew Goddard‘s The Cabin in the Woods came out. Now, the screenwriter behind The Martian is getting ready for his sophomore effort behind the camera: Bad Times at the El Royale, which is a great, distinctive title. For his next movie, he’ll reunite with one of his stars from his debut film, Chris Hemsworth, who will star […]
‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Star Storm Reid Joins David Oyelowo in Thriller ‘Only You’
A Wrinkle in Time hasn’t even hit theaters yet, but young star Storm Reid is already booking exciting new projects. Having shouldered an anticipated Disney sci-fi blockbuster that boasts a slate of Oscar-nominated stars and directors, Reid’s next choice is understandably a little more low-key. Storm Reid has joined David Oyelowo in the Blumhouse Productions time […]