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Lucas Brothers To Write And Star In Semi-Autobiographical Comedy For Universal

February 25, 2021 Humor

Keith and Kenny Lucas are also attached to star in a ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ reboot.

Keith and Kenny Lucas are set to write and star in a semi-autobiographical comedy that has Judd Apatow attached to produce.

The project will focus on the Lucas brothers’ lives as identical twins in Newark, New Jersey. The brothers will write the screenplay with Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel.

Apatow, who most recently produced and directed Pete Davidson’s semi-autobiographical comedy feature The King of Staten Island, will produce via his Apatow Productions banner, with Universal set to distribute.

The brothers, repped by UTA, Fourth Wall Management and Hansen Jacobson, are also behind a reboot of Revenge of the Nerds from Seth MacFarlane, which will see them write and also star.

Past credits include Netflix stand-up special On Drugs and 22 Jump Street, as well as a story credit on Judas and the Black Messiah, which earned them a WGA nomination.

Apatow is gearing up to shoot pandemic-inspired comedy The Bubble for Netflix.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

America Ferrera To Direct Netflix’s ‘I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter’ In Directorial Debut

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‘Insecure’ Star Yvonne Orji To Develop Disney Plus Comedy Series

January 15, 2021 Humor

Yvonne Orji is developing a semi-autobiographical comedy series at Disney Plus that boasts David Oyelowo and Oprah Winfrey among its executive producers, Variety has learned.

Titled “First Gen,” the half-hour show is based on Orji’s personal experiences growing up as a Nigerian immigrant in America. As a child, she’s caught between trying to honor her parents and culture while simultaneously trying to assimilate to American life.

Orji will write and executive produce the project, which will mark her first scripted series writing credit. Oyelowo will executive produce under his Yoruba Saxon Productions banner, with Winfrey and Carla Gardini executive producing for Harpo Films. 20th Television will serve as the studio.

Orji is best known for her role as Molly on the hit HBO series “Insecure,” which is set to end after its fifth season. She was nominated for an Emmy for best supporting actress in a comedy for the show in 2020. Her other acting credits include “A Black Lady Sketch Show” and “Jane the Virgin” as well as the 2018 comedy film “Night School.” She released the stand up special “Momma, I Made It” in 2020.

She is repped by UTA, Odenkirk Provissiero, and Del Shaw Moonves.

“First Gen” marks the second collaboration between Oyelowo’s Yoruba Saxon and Winfrey’s Harpo Films. The company’s recently worked together on Oyelowo’s feature directorial debut “The Water Man.” Oyelowo also starred in that project in addition to producing, with Gardini and Winfrey executive producing. Winfrey also produced and appeared in the 2014 film “Selma,” in which Oyelowo starred as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Oyelowo is primarily known for his acting work. He received a Golden Globe nomination for “Selma” as well as the HBO film “Nightingale.” His other feature credits include “Queen of Katwe,” “Interstellar,” “A Most Violent Year,” “The Butler,” and “Jack Reacher.

He is repped by CAA, Hamilton Hodell and Del Shaw Moonves.

Source: Variety

HBO’s ‘Insecure’ To End With Season 5

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Jennifer Lopez To Star In ‘The Cipher’ Adaptation For Netflix

December 22, 2020 Humor

Jennifer Lopez is teaming with Netflix to mount a film adaptation of the bestselling book “The Cipher.”

Lopez will produce and star in the feature vehicle, written by Isabella Maldonado. Lopez will play FBI agent Nina Guerrera, who finds herself drawn into a serial killer’s case after he strategically posts complex codes and riddles online. The codes correspond to recent murders, designed to lure her into a cat-and-mouse chase.

The streamer optioned the book for Lopez and producing partners Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina. Liza Fleissig, Ginger Harris-Dontzin, Catherine Hagedorn and Maldonado will executive produce. Courtney Baxter will serve as associate producer.

Lopez is represented by CAA, The Medina Co., and Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof and Fishman. Maldonado is represented by CAA, and Liza Fleissig and Ginger Harris-Dontzin of the Liza Royce Agency.

Lopez has a slew of movies in the pipeline, including: “Marry Me” from Universal Pictures, the tale of a pop star who spontaneously weds a fan during an arena performance; “The Godmother,” a look at the rise and fall of the late drug lord Griselda Blanco from director Reed Morano at STX; and “Shotgun Wedding,” about a couple whose destination wedding is highjacked by criminals, co-starring Armie Hammer and distributed by Lionsgate.

She’ll also serve as the headline performer for the 2020 edition of “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.”

Source: Variety

Samuel L. Jackson To Star In New Apple Series Titled ‘The Last Days Of Ptolemy Grey’

Ray Fisher Joins Niecy Nash In New ABC Limited Series Titled ‘Women Of The Movement’

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Loretta Devine/Kym Whitley Star In ‘Pandemically Single’ – Hilarious New Comedy Web Series

September 9, 2020 Humor

In the midst of a pandemic, those looking for love must now navigate life and relationships around the world while trying to stay alive.

From award winning producer Re’Shaun Frear and writer, Dee LaSure comes “Pandemically Single” a scripted comedy series. The show premiered the first 3 episodes pre-Labor Day, during Labor Day weekend on LaSure TV on Youtube.

The series boasts an exciting cast including Loretta Devine, Kym Whitley, Angie Stone, CeCe Peniston, Jensen Atwood, Denise Dowse, Wendell James, Carl Lewis, Reid J Rich, and more. Singles will follow mandatory social distancing guidelines while trying to connect with love interests over social media. Singles will work to balance old school dating ideals with dating in today’s social media driven era. The series will bring some much-needed entertainment to viewers during one the most challenging times in America’s history. The series consists of 10 episodes with several celebrity appearances throughout.

Pandemically Single is executive produced by Re’Shaun Frear, Dee LaSure & Carol Shine. Also, on production is producer Gerry Ringgold and co-producers, Erin Fleming and Reid Rich.

About Re’Shaun Frear
He’s an award-winning Film/TV producer with more than a decade of experience. His film credits include the critically acclaimed and NAACP nominated film “Dirty Laundry” starring Loretta Devine and Rockmond Dunbar. “Black Poker Stars” starring Katt Williams and Anthony Anderson, and “Pastor Brown,” starring Salli Richardson and actor/director Rockmond Dunbar on Lifetime with more than 2.2 million viewers.

About Dee LaSure
Dee LaSure is an award-winning playwright best known for her SOLD OUT stage plays “Color Blind “, “It’s Not About You”, and “A Cross To Bear”. With more than 20 years of experience as a writer, LaSure worked for Jupiter Entertainment on the hit show “Justice By Any Means.” She was Associate Producer on the first season of “ATL Homicide” and has made appearances on various Jupiter crime reality shows including; Snapped, Fatal Attraction, and For My Man. She’s the author of “Men On Women: Perspectives on Life, Love, and Relationships.”

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Sinbad To Star In ‘Shazam’ Sequel Titled ‘Shazam: Fury of the Gods’

August 28, 2020 Humor

Sinbad is starring in a “Shazam” movie after all.

The actor and comedian was announced as the newest cast member of the “Shazam!” sequel during the DC FanDome virtual fan convention, where the film’s official title was revealed as “Shazam: Fury of the Gods.”

Star Zachary Levi kicked off the “Shazoom” call by explaining to fans that he was “a little limited” about what he could talk about when it came to the sequel, so he invited a few surprise guests to the panel — including co-stars Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Faithe Herman, Meagan Good, Adam Brody and director David F. Sandberg.

When Sinbad jumped onto the video conference, Levi looked surprised asking, “Sinbad, are you in ‘Shazam 2?’”

“You tell me, John Krazinski, am I? Because everybody thought I was in ‘Shazam 1’ before it even existed — Google it,” Sinbad joked, referencing the internet theories that he’d starred in a comedy about a genie called “Shazam” in the 1990s. (In 1996, Shaquille O’Neal played a genie in a movie titled “Kazaam.”)

“People think I was in that one too, ‘Shazam,’ ‘Kazaam,’ all the Kazaams, I’m relegated to the false memories of the Tide generation man,” Sinbad said. “I’m going to work right now to rectify the situation once and for all with a big, prominent role in ‘Shazam 2,’ thank you very much.”

While it’s unclear who Sinbad will play in the film, he added, “I can play anything. I can play a good guy, bad guy, I can play Shazam’s trainer. And great news, David — I’ve already started working out for the movie. Check this out, man. I’m gonna look so good. I’ll even do nude scenes, a little booty, not a lot.”

Prior to the conference, Sandberg trolled fans by tweeting a fake poster for the sequel, with the title “Shazam!: Now the Kids Have Facial Hair,” acknowledging the long delay between the two films. The director posted the joke in response to a fan who tagged him online after “The Batman” director Matt Reeves revealed his film’s logo and artwork on Thursday.

The first “Shazam” was released in 2019, going on to make $ 365 million at the box office. The lighthearted superhero film starred Levi as Shazam and Angel as 14-year-old Billy Batson, who could turn into the godlike superhero at will.

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Rashida Jones To Star In New Animated Comedy For Quibi Titled ‘Filthy Animals’

April 19, 2020 Humor

Jones and the team behind Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken have landed an animated comedy project at Quibi.

The short form streamer is developing Filthy Animals, an animated sci-fi comedy that Jones will star in and executive produce (via her Le Train Train). Artists Nikolai and Simon Haas, Carey O’Donnell and Johnny Smith created the show, and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, which produces Robot Chicken, is producing.

Jones will voice Sunny Day, a lonely, too-smart-for-her-own-good suburban 12-year-old who befriends Cruz, a selfish, renegade, messy, suave adoptive cat.

The project is the third for Stoopid Buddy at Quibi; the company is also producing the clay-animation series Gloop World, from Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland, and the stop-motion action series Micro Mayhem.

Jones, meanwhile, is part of the voice cast of Fox’s recently renewed Duncanville and stars with Kenya Barris in Netflix’s #BlackAF, which is set to debut Friday. She and her Le Train Train partner, Will McCormack, are executive producers of TNT’s Claws, TBS’ Angie Tribeca (which also starred Jones) and AMC’s upcoming Kevin Can F**k Himself.

Jones and McCormack are exec producing Filthy Animals with the Haas brothers, Smith and Stoopid Buddy’s Seth Green, John Harvatine IV, Matthew Senreich, Eric Towner and Chris Waters.

The mobile-only streaming platform Quibi launched April 6. CEO Meg Whitman said Monday that the service received 1.7 million downloads in its first week, which she said “exceeded our plans and expectations.”

The streamer debuted with some 50 shows, all of which are served in episodes of 10 minutes or less. Content includes scripted and unscripted series and daily news, sports and talk programs. Quibi is offering a 90-day free trial, after which users will pay $ 5 per month for an ad-supported version of the service or $ 8 monthly for one with no ads.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Chris Rock, Whoopi Goldberg Come Together For New Jersey’s COVID-19 Benefit Broadcast

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‘Good Times’ Star Ja’net DuBois Passes Away

February 23, 2020 Humor

Ja’net Dubois — one of the main characters on “Good Times” — was found dead Tuesday.

Ja’net played the Evans family’s sassy neighbor Willona Woods on the classic ’70s TV series. Her family tells us … Ja’net died unexpectedly in her sleep overnight at her home in Glendale, CA.

It’s unclear who discovered her body Tuesday morning. We’re told Ja’net hadn’t complained of any specific ailments recently, and appeared to be in good health to those around her. She even attended a fan event in Hollywood a couple weeks ago.

Ja’net might be most famous for “Good Times,” but she also composed and sang the theme song, “Movin’ On Up” for, “The Jeffersons” — so, she should also be remembered for her voice.

She appeared in tons of movies over the years, including “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka”, “Tropic Thunder” and “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle.”

Ja’net’s acting career began on Broadway, where she was cast in a number of plays including “Golden Boy” with Sammy Davis Jr. and Louis Gossett Jr. — plus “A Raisin In The Sun.”

She also won two Emmy awards for her voice-over work on “The PJs.”

Ja’net is survived by her children — 2 daughters and a son.

She was 74. RIP

Source: TMZ

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Jermaine Fowler To Star In New Netflix Comedy ‘Cocaine Hippos’

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Jermaine Fowler To Star In New Netflix Comedy ‘Cocaine Hippos’

February 22, 2020 Humor

Hollywood is a zoo, and Netflix is now home to some hippos.

The streamer has picked up the comedy package Cocaine Hippos, with comedian Jermaine Fowler set to star.

The story, which comes from writer Jordan VanDina, who is also writing the script, was inspired by the hippopotamuses that were brought into Colombia from Africa in the 1980s to populate the palatial estate of drug lord Pablo Escobar. When Escobar was killed in 1993, his menagerie of animals were taken to zoos or sold, save for the hippos, who were left to their own devices and populated, becoming an invasive species.

Cocaine Hippos will follow a group of friends who stumble across a clue leading to Escobar’s lost treasure. They then embark on a wild trip that pits them against con men, local drug lords and the deadly hippos that Escobar smuggled into Colombia back in the ’80s. The tone is being described as The Hangover meets Tropic Thunder.

Adam Goodman, former president of Paramount’s motion picture group, will produce through his Dichotomy banner, along with Matt Skiena. Fowler will also produce.

Fowler, repped by WME and 3 Arts, is best known for starring on CBS’ Superior Donuts. His upcoming credits include the Coming to America sequel and the Warner Bros. title Jesus Was My Homeboy about the assassinated Black Panther activist Fred Hampton.

VanDina, repped by UTA, 3 Arts and Ginsburg Daniels, also penned The Binge, which is set up at Hulu, and American High, with Vince Vaughn and Skyler Gisondo set to star.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

‘Good Times’ Star Ja’net DuBois Passes Away

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How the Right CRM System Helps Banks Identify Star Employees

October 9, 2019 Microsoft Dynamics CRM

How good are your team members at referring customers to other services offered by your bank to expand your “share of wallet”?

With the right CRM system, you can run activity reports based on employees. You can see how many referrals they have attempted to make, if the prospects were qualified or not, and if the referral resulted in additional revenue to the bank. This can be especially helpful during an employee’s annual review.

A low score on these activities can highlight the need for additional training or an updated incentive plan. It can also spotlight those few employees who are performing far above the others.

For example, if your bank has one hundred tellers, there may be five that really stand out as doing more than the others. You can single them out for commendation, give them additional responsibility, or promote them to a higher position.

The same analysis can be used for all departments. Is the sales team cross-referring to other departments? Are the commercial lenders sending anything into investments and back to the bank? You can easily see who are the givers and not just the takers.

The Right CRM System for Banking

A well-defined and executed customer relationship management (CRM) strategy with Microsoft Dynamics 365 at its center can help banks focus on imperatives such as increased customer acquisition, better customer engagement, and improved efficiency and revenue.

Crowe works with 1,800 financial services organizations across the country, including more than two-thirds of the top 100 U.S. banks.

Crowe CRM for Banking, built on Microsoft Dynamics 365, empowers bank staff with the tools and information needed to efficiently deliver high-quality, personalized service – for all interactions, across all channels. It gives managers and team members the information they need to be effective.

For more information about Crowe CRM for Banking, contact us at +1 877 600 2253 or crminfo@crowe.com.

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Kevin Hart To Star & Produce New Superhero Comedy Feature ‘Night Wolf’

August 16, 2019 Humor

STXfilms has bought the high concept comic superhero pitch Night Wolf from Detective Pikachu scribes Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit, a project that Kevin Hart will star in and produce via his HartBeat Productions.

Night Wolf follows a Meet the Parents-esque encounter where a man (Hart) meets his future father-in-law for the first time only to discover he is secretly the superhero known as the Night Wolf.

Hart starred in The Upside, the $ 100 million grossing hit which STX distributed back in January. Earlier this year, STX Entertainment announced it would partner with HartBeat Productions to produce two new comedy projects which Hart would topline. Night Wolf is the third project Hart is developing with the studio. STX previously announced Black Friday and an untitled romantic comedy. The HartBeat team will oversee production with STXfilms’ SVP of Production Drew Simon.

“After we acquired Night Wolf, we submitted it to Kevin Hart and the Team at HartBeat hoping they would love it as much as we did. It is a big, broad comedy and the idea is great fun and perfectly matched with Kevin’s comedic talent. We are thrilled to be working on what will now be our fourth film together,” said Chairman of STXfilms Adam Fogelson who made the announcement this morning.

“I am excited to be working with our friends at STX again. They brought us a great project with Night Wolf. I instantly fell in love with this pitch about an everyday guy who is meeting his in-laws for the first time and unwittingly discovers his dad to be is secretly a superhero,” said Hart.

STXfilms’ upcoming slate include Hustlers (September 13, the pic is also debuting at TIFF), Countdown (October 25), 21 Bridges (November 22), Playmobil (December 6), Brahms: The Boy II (December 6), My Spy (Jan 10), and Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen (Jan 24) among others.

In addition to The Upside, Hart also had Illumination/Universal’s The Secret Life of Pets 2 which has made close to $ 379M worldwide. He also has Sony’s Jumanji: The Next Level on Dec. 13.

Hernandez and Samit are represented by Oly Obst at 3 Arts Entertainment and Karl Austen and Michael Auerbach at Jackoway Austen Tyerman Werthheimer Mandlebaum Morris Bernstein Trattner & Klein. Hart is represented by 3 Arts, UTA and Schreck Rose Dapello & Adams.

Source: Deadline

Comedian Rodney Perry Lands New Role In ‘Coming To America 2′

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Lucas Brothers To Write And Star In Semi-Autobiographical Comedy For Universal

Keith and Kenny Lucas are also attached to star in a ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ reboot.

America Ferrera To Direct Netflix’s ‘I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter’ In Directorial Debut

‘Insecure’ Star Yvonne Orji To Develop Disney Plus Comedy Series

HBO’s ‘Insecure’ To End With Season 5

Jennifer Lopez To Star In ‘The Cipher’ Adaptation For Netflix

Samuel L. Jackson To Star In New Apple Series Titled ‘The Last Days Of Ptolemy Grey’

Ray Fisher Joins Niecy Nash In New ABC Limited Series Titled ‘Women Of The Movement’

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