THR is reporting that Storm Reid, star of Disney’s upcoming fantasy adaptation A Wrinkle in Time, will star alongside David Oyelowo (Selma) in the upcoming Blumhouse Productions thriller Only You. The film is being directed by Jacob Estes from his own script, and while plot details are scarce, it’s said that the film will feature […]
David Oyelowo to voice Scar in Disney’s The Lion Guard
Disney Junior has announced that David Oyelowo (Selma, Star Wars Rebels) has joined the cast of the animated series The Lion Guard for its second season, where he will lend his voice to the iconic role of Scar, the villainous younger brother to Mufasa. Scar will appear in the flames of a volcano after Simba […]
David Oyelowo and Russell Crowe join Arc of Justice
David Oyelowo and Russell Crowe are set to star in Arc of Justice, based on a famous civil rights case from the 1920s. Per Variety, Oyelowo has closed a deal to star in the film while Crowe is in talks and close to finalizing his deal. The film will be directed by Narcos‘ Jose Padilha for the Mark […]
David Oyelowo to star in Jacob Estes’ time travel thriller Only You from Blumhouse
After deciding to move into the television market with a Purge television series, Blumhouse has a new feature film lined up that will star Selma’s David Oyelowo. Per Deadline, he’ll be the lead in Only You, a time travel thriller that will will be written and directed by Jacob Estes. Not much known is beyond the sci-fi setting, but […]
U.S. trailer for A United Kingdom
A new trailer for Amma Asante’s A United Kingdom starring David Oyelowo and Rosemund Pike has been released. The film came out in November in the UK, but is set to receive its North American release on February 17th. You can check out our exclusive interviews with Oyelowo and Asante here and our review of the film here. A UNITED […]
Exclusive Interviews: Director Amma Asante and star David Oyelowo discuss A United Kingdom
Ahead of its release this Friday, we’ve spoken to director Amma Asante and star David Oyelowo about their new film A United Kingdom, which tells the true story of the relationship between Seretse Khama (Oyelowo) and Ruth Williams (Rosamund Pike). Take a look at the interviews below, along with the official synopsis for the film… […]
60th BFI London Film Festival Review – Queen Of Katwe (2016)
Queen Of Katwe, 2016. Directed by Mira Nair. Starring David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong’o, Madina Nalwanga, Taryn Kyaze and Ethan Nazario Lubega. SYNOPSIS: Phiona (Madina Nalwanga) lives with her mother, brothers and sister in the impoverished township of Katwe in Uganda, selling vegetables to earn money instead of going to school. But she’s intrigued by a chess […]
60th BFI London Film Festival Review – A United Kingdom (2016)
A United Kingdom, 2016. Directed by Amma Asante. Starring David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Jack Davenport, Laura Carmichael, Tom Felton, Vusi Kunene and Arnold Oceng. SYNOPSIS: In the late 1940s, Prince Seretse Khama (David Oyelowo) of Bechuanaland (later to become Botswana) is studying in London when he meets and falls in love with Ruth Williams (Rosamund Pike). […]
60th BFI London Film Festival – A United Kingdom Press Conference Report
A look at the trailer for A United Kingdom, the opener at this year’s London Film Festival, might give the impression that its star, David Oyelowo, is in serious danger of being typecast. After his star-making turn as Martin Luther King in Selma, he’s delivering more inspiring speeches as future ruler of Botswana, Seretse Khama. […]
New poster and trailer for A United Kingdom starring David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike
In celebration of 50th anniversary of Botswana’s Independence, a poster and trailer have arrived online for Amma Asante’s upcoming romantic drama A United Kingdom. The film tells the true story of David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike as the first president of Botswana Seretse Khama and his wife Ruth Williams Khama, who were exiled from Bechuanaland in 1951 after […]