The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Captain America: Civil War co-stars Alfre Woodard and John Kani have become the latest additions to the cast of Disney and Jon Favreau’s The Lion King remake. Woodard is set to voice Sarabi, the mother of Simba, with Kani portraying the baboon Rafiki. The duo join a cast that […]
Movie Review – Burning Sands (2017)
Burning Sands, 2017 Directed by Gerard McMurray Starring Trevor Jackson, Alfre Woodard, Steve Harris, Tosin Cole, DeRon Horton, and Trevante Rhodes. SYNOPSIS: Deep into Hell Week, a favored pledgee is torn between honoring his code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing. A fiery takedown of the fraternity pledging culture […]
Alfre Woodard’s Luke Cage character confirmed by Marvel
Back in August it was reported that Alfre Woodard (Desperate Housewives, True Blood) has signed on to appear in the upcoming Luke Cage Netflix series, and now Marvel has confirmed her casting as Mariah Dillard, a.k.a. Black Mariah. The official site describes Mariah as “a local Harlem politician–and cousin to recently announced Cornell “Cottonmouth” Stokes […]