The streaming giant has unveiled the first official trailer of its Wilson’s feature adaptation, the first in a major deal with Netflix to turn nine of Wilson’s iconic plays into films. 

In Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom tensions and temperatures escalate throughout the course of an afternoon recording session in 1920s Chicago.

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, penned by Ruben Santiago-Hudson and directed by George C. Wolfe, stars Viola Davis, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Michael Potts, and the late Chadwick Boseman. The film marks Boseman’s posthumous and last performance. 

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is set to debut on Netflix December 18.

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This year’s Primetime Emmy Awards will follow its film cousin, The Oscars, by not having a main host.

Instead, celebrities will be presenting the selected categories throughout the night, with the elite group now being revealed.

Stephen Colbert, Viola Davis, Michael Douglas, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and Billy Porter, who are all nominated for awards, will be pulling presenter duty alongside Angela Bassett, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard, Peter Krause, Naomi Watts, and Zendaya.

Game of Thrones is the frontrunner in many of the categories, with the final season of the HBO series picking up 32 nominations.

The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards will be held at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theatre on September 22nd.

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The How to Get Away With Murder is going to the White House. Davis has been tapped to portray former First Lady Michelle Obama. 

The drama will give viewers insight into the personal and political lives of first ladies throughout history. The first season will focus on Obama, Eleanor Roosevelt and Betty Ford.

“In the East Wing of the White House, many of history’s most impactful and world changing decisions have been hidden from view, made by America’s charismatic, complex and dynamic First Ladies,” the logline says.

Davis took to Twitter, writing, “Proud to spotlight these brave, extraordinary women.”

Aaron Cooley will write the scripts and serve as executive producer alongside Davis. 

Casting for the roles of Roosevelt and Ford has yet to be announced.

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Despite being some of the industry’s most successful and respected actresses, Nicole Kidman, Viola Davis, and Gal Gadot might be out of jobs soon, thanks to their very own offspring.

The trio’s children are making their big screen debuts in the upcoming sequel to Angry Birds.

Angry Birds 2 sees the ruler of the Bad Piggies plot revenge against the Angry Birds, who form an alliance with the Pigs against a bird named Zeta.

11-year-old Sunday Rose and 8-year-old Faith Margaret Urban, who are the daughters of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, will be providing the voices of hatchlings Lily and Beatrice.

They will be joined by the daughter of How to Get Away with Murder star Viola Davis, Genesis Tennon, who is 9, as well as Gal Gadot’s 7-year-old little girl, Alma Varsano.

“Looks like I’m out of the job… so proud of my little Hatchling Alma and all her hard work on Angry Birds 2,” wrote the proud Wonder Woman mom on Instagram.

Angry Birds 2 is out on August 14th.

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One of the Oscar-winning actress’s most famous roles is undoubtedly that of The Help where she played the part of a black maid amidst the Civil Rights Movement in 1963

The story, set in Jackson, Mississippi, is based on the book of the same name, with Viola bringing to life Aibileen Clark, for which she was nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards.

But 7 years on, the 53-year-old says she regrets starring in the Tate Taylor-directed film.

“Have I ever done roles that I’ve regretted? I have, and The Help is on that list,” she told the New York Times.

“I just felt that at the end of the day that it wasn’t the voices of the maids that were heard. I know Aibileen. I know Minny. They’re my grandma. They’re my mom. And I know that if you do a movie where the whole premise is, I want to know what it feels like to work for white people and to bring up children in 1963, I want to hear how you really feel about it. I never heard that in the course of the movie.”

But, she stressed, “The friendships that I formed [with the cast] are ones that I’m going to have for the rest of my life. I had a great experience with these other actresses, who are extraordinary human beings. And I could not ask for a better collaborator than Tate Taylor.”

In spite of Viola’s thoughts, we still feel that her performance was kind, smart, and important.

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The streaming giant has unveiled the first official trailer of its Wilson’s feature adaptation, the first in a major deal with Netflix to turn nine of Wilson’s iconic plays into films. 

In Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom tensions and temperatures escalate throughout the course of an afternoon recording session in 1920s Chicago.

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, penned by Ruben Santiago-Hudson and directed by George C. Wolfe, stars Viola Davis, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Michael Potts, and the late Chadwick Boseman. The film marks Boseman’s posthumous and last performance. 

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is set to debut on Netflix December 18.

The post Netflix Unveils “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” Trailer appeared first on TheDailyDay.

This year’s Primetime Emmy Awards will follow its film cousin, The Oscars, by not having a main host.

Instead, celebrities will be presenting the selected categories throughout the night, with the elite group now being revealed.

Stephen Colbert, Viola Davis, Michael Douglas, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and Billy Porter, who are all nominated for awards, will be pulling presenter duty alongside Angela Bassett, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard, Peter Krause, Naomi Watts, and Zendaya.

Game of Thrones is the frontrunner in many of the categories, with the final season of the HBO series picking up 32 nominations.

The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards will be held at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theatre on September 22nd.

The post These are Your 2019 Emmy Presenters appeared first on TheDailyDay.

The How to Get Away With Murder is going to the White House. Davis has been tapped to portray former First Lady Michelle Obama. 

The drama will give viewers insight into the personal and political lives of first ladies throughout history. The first season will focus on Obama, Eleanor Roosevelt and Betty Ford.

“In the East Wing of the White House, many of history’s most impactful and world changing decisions have been hidden from view, made by America’s charismatic, complex and dynamic First Ladies,” the logline says.

Davis took to Twitter, writing, “Proud to spotlight these brave, extraordinary women.”

Aaron Cooley will write the scripts and serve as executive producer alongside Davis. 

Casting for the roles of Roosevelt and Ford has yet to be announced.

The post Viola Davies Cast In “First Ladies” appeared first on TheDailyDay.

Despite being some of the industry’s most successful and respected actresses, Nicole Kidman, Viola Davis, and Gal Gadot might be out of jobs soon, thanks to their very own offspring.

The trio’s children are making their big screen debuts in the upcoming sequel to Angry Birds.

Angry Birds 2 sees the ruler of the Bad Piggies plot revenge against the Angry Birds, who form an alliance with the Pigs against a bird named Zeta.

11-year-old Sunday Rose and 8-year-old Faith Margaret Urban, who are the daughters of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, will be providing the voices of hatchlings Lily and Beatrice.

They will be joined by the daughter of How to Get Away with Murder star Viola Davis, Genesis Tennon, who is 9, as well as Gal Gadot’s 7-year-old little girl, Alma Varsano.

“Looks like I’m out of the job… so proud of my little Hatchling Alma and all her hard work on Angry Birds 2,” wrote the proud Wonder Woman mom on Instagram.

Angry Birds 2 is out on August 14th.

The post These Hollywood Kids are Making Their Big Screen Debuts appeared first on TheDailyDay.

One of the Oscar-winning actress’s most famous roles is undoubtedly that of The Help where she played the part of a black maid amidst the Civil Rights Movement in 1963

The story, set in Jackson, Mississippi, is based on the book of the same name, with Viola bringing to life Aibileen Clark, for which she was nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards.

But 7 years on, the 53-year-old says she regrets starring in the Tate Taylor-directed film.

“Have I ever done roles that I’ve regretted? I have, and The Help is on that list,” she told the New York Times.

“I just felt that at the end of the day that it wasn’t the voices of the maids that were heard. I know Aibileen. I know Minny. They’re my grandma. They’re my mom. And I know that if you do a movie where the whole premise is, I want to know what it feels like to work for white people and to bring up children in 1963, I want to hear how you really feel about it. I never heard that in the course of the movie.”

But, she stressed, “The friendships that I formed [with the cast] are ones that I’m going to have for the rest of my life. I had a great experience with these other actresses, who are extraordinary human beings. And I could not ask for a better collaborator than Tate Taylor.”

In spite of Viola’s thoughts, we still feel that her performance was kind, smart, and important.

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