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Angela Bassett To Star In Damsel
Angela Bassett is to star in the Netflix fantasy film 'Damsel'.The 63-year-old actress has joined Millie Bobby Brown in the upcoming movie, which is being helmed by the Oscar-nominated filmmaker Juan Carlos Fresnadillo.The film follows...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 April 2022
Angela Bassett Says That The Sequel To Black Panther Is Better Than The First Movie
Angela Bassett thinks that the sequel to 'Black Panther' is better than the first movie.The 63-year-old actress stars as Ramonda, the Queen Mother of Wakanda in upcoming superhero film 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' - which...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21 March 2022
Angela Bassett Gives Update On Black Panther 2 Co-star Letitia Wright After Fall
Angela Bassett says Letitia Wright is doing "fine and ready to go" after her minor accident on the set of ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’.The 27-year-old actress sustained “minor injuries” and was rushed to hospital, a...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21 September 2021
Michaela Coel Cast In Black Panther Sequel
Michaela Coel has been cast in the 'Black Panther' sequel.The 33-year-old actress and writer has landed a role in 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever', Ryan Coogler's follow-up to his 2018 Marvel movie, Variety reports.The movie is...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 July 2021
Winston Duke Confirms Black Panther Sequel Return
Winston Duke has confirmed that he will reprise the role of M'Baku in 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'.The 34-year-old actor played the warrior in the original 2018 film and has pledged that director Ryan Coogler and...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21 July 2021
Karen Gillan Wants Meryl Streep For Sequel
Karen Gillan wants Meryl Streep to star in a 'Gunpower Milkshake' sequel.The 33-year-old actress can currently be seen playing Sam, a hitwoman who needs the help of her estranged assassin mother (Lena Headey) and her...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 July 2021
Angela Bassett Says Wakanda Forever Script Has 'About Five Incarnations'
Angela Bassett admits there have been "about five incarnations" of the 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' script.The 62-year-old actress plays Queen Ramonda in the Marvel franchise, and she's revealed that the script has gone through numerous...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 July 2021
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Production Underway
'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' has started filming this week.Production on the highly anticipated sequel to Marvel's 2018 superhero blockbuster as studio boss Kevin Feige admitted the cast and crew is finding it "very emotional" returning...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30 June 2021
Courtney B Vance: I Was So Shy When Me And My Wife Met Aretha Franklin
Courtney B Vance was “so shy” when he met the late Aretha Franklin.The 61-year-old actor played the music legend’s father in the anthology drama series ‘Genius: Aretha’ – which aired on National Geographic in March...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 06 June 2021
Angela Bassett: Black Panther Sequel Will Honour Chadwick Boseman's Legacy
Angela Bassett is confident that 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' will honour the legacy of Chadwick Boseman.The 62-year-old actress played Ramonda, the mother of Chadwick's superhero T'Challa/Black Panther, and says it will be a challenge to...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19 May 2021
Angela Bassett Feels Chadwick Boseman Is 'Irreplaceable' In Black Panther 2
Angela Bassett thinks Chadwick Boseman is "irreplaceable" in 'Black Panther 2'.The 62-year-old actress is set to reprise her role as Queen Ramonda in the Marvel Cinematic Universe project but will not appear alongside Boseman as...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 January 2021
Angela Bassett Felt Pressure With Soul Role
Angela Bassett thought 'Soul' presented her with "some big shoes to fill".The 62-year-old actress - who plays jazz saxophonist Dorothea Williams in the upcoming Pixar movie - has opened up about the blockbuster, which also...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 December 2020
Angela Bassett Confirms Mission: Impossible Return
Angela Bassett will return to the 'Mission: Impossible' series.The 62-year-old actress played CIA Director Erika Sloane in the 2018 film 'Mission: Impossible – Fallout' and has confirmed that she will once again appear in the...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 November 2020
Angela Bassett Leads Tributes To Chadwick Boseman
Angela Bassett has paid tribute to her onscreen son Chadwick Boseman, following his death from colon cancer at the age of 43.The 62-year-old actress played Queen Ramonda, the mother of Chadwick's character T'Challa in Marvel's...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 29 August 2020
Angela Bassett Promises "Absolutely Amazing" 'Black Panther' Movie
Originally introduced in 'Captain America: Civil War', Black Panther aka T'Challa will be fronting a solo film next year, starring big names such as Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira and Angela Bassett. With such a strong...
By Daniel Falconer in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 September 2017
Lady Gaga Leads The Cast At 'American Horror Story: Hotel' Premiere
Lady Gaga joined the cast of American Horror Story: Hotel’ on Saturday (October 2nd) for the series' premiere at the Regal Theatre in Los Angeles. Gaga makes her small screen acting debut in the FX...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 04 October 2015
Angela Bassett: 'I Kissed Lady Gaga And I Liked It'
While many of her castmates had already been in touch with the Poker Face singer, Bassett hadn't even spoken to her co-star until Gaga threw a party for the cast and crew....
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26 September 2015
‘American Horror Story: Hotel’ Stars Dish The Dirt On Lady Gaga’S Themed Pool Party
Lady Gaga is an artist known for her eccentricities so it seemed like a match made in heaven when she was cast in American Horror Story: Hotel. To celebrate the upcoming series, Gaga threw a...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 29 August 2015
Lady Gaga Will Play Wealthy Hotel Owner In ‘American Horror Story: Hotel’
We still have another three months to wait until the next season of American Horror Story: Hotel airs on FX but the hype is already building as new details come to light. On Friday (8th...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 August 2015
Whitney Houston To Be Remembered At Film Festival
The superstar singer is to be remembered at the Ischia Global Film and Music Festival with a screening of Angela Bassett's biopic Whitney, which will be shown on the eve of the event's...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 03 June 2015
Security Stepped Up On Angela Bassett's Tv Set - Report
The Oscar nominee is currently filming World War II series Close to the Enemy in Britain with Game of Thrones star Alfie Allen and Cloud Atlas' Jim Sturgess, and reports suggest she was...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 April 2015
Controversial Whitney Houston Biopic Brings In Big Ratings For Lifetime
Well who ever said a bit of controversy would be bad for ratings? Certainly not Lifetime, who on Saturday evening scored their highest ratings in a year with their biopic of singer Whitney Houston. 4.5...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20 January 2015
Whitney Houston's Sister-in-law Blasts Biopic And Director Bassett In Online Rant
Whitney Houston's sister-in-law and former manager has broken her silence about Angela Bassett's biopic of the late star, accusing the actress of "misrepresenting" the term friendship to promote her directorial debut.Whitney debuted to mixed reviews...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 18 January 2015
What To Expect From Tonight's Lifetime Whitney Houston Biopic
Tonight the Lifetime biopic of late singer Whitney Houston finally gets its airing and viewers are expecting the drama onscreen to be at least equal to that which has happened off screen. Since the film...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17 January 2015
Angela Bassett Thrilled With Dionne Warwick's Response To Whitney Film
Angela Bassett has finally scored a little family support for her new Tv movie about Whitney Houston after screening the film for the late singer's cousin Dionne Warwick.Members of Whitney's family, including her mother Cissy...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17 January 2015
Angela Bassett: 'Whitney Film Is My Tribute'
Actress Angela Bassett insists her new Whitney Houston Tv biopic is her way of paying tribute to her late co-star and friend - because she didn't have the words to properly honour her in the...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 January 2015
The Stars Come Out At The Whitney Houston Biopic PremièRe [Photos]
It would probably be an understatement to say that Whitney Houston was a beloved musician. The singer, actress and model has been often hailed as the most awarded musician of all time, and whether you...
By Stephen Caswell in Movies / TV / Theatre on 07 January 2015
Lifetime Releases First Trailer For Angela Bassett Directed Whitney Houston Biopic
The first trailer for Lifetime’s Whitney Houston biopic has hit and is it too early to say that this one actually looks pretty compelling? The trailer made its debut Thursday (December 4th) on Buzzfeed, ahead...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 06 December 2014
Kathy Bates & Angela Bassett Judge Drag Queen Contest
Kathy Bates and Angela Bassett prepared for Halloween by judging a Tv drag queen contest on Thursday night (30Oct14).The American Horror Story co-stars were guests on raucous chat show Watch What Happens Live when three...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 31 October 2014
Angela Bassett Shrugs Off Controversy Over Whitney Houston Biopic
Actress-turned-director Angela Bassett is adamant the controversy over her upcoming Whitney Houston biopic will give the project a boost by piquing the public's interest.The star is taking charge of a new Tv movie based on...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26 August 2014
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