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Stephan James is set to star as graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in a brand new series, according to Variety.

The If Beale Street Could Talk star will team up with Boat Rocker Studios and Shamier Anderson to co-produce the show.

Set in 1980s New York City, the series will showcase the rise of Basquiat, from an obscure graffiti artist to a Neo-expressionist painter of rockstar status. It will also explore Basquiat’s close friendship with Andy Warhol and his ultimate demise.

“I am thrilled to partner with Boat Rocker to bring to life the story of Jean-Michel Basquiat,” Stephan shared in a statement. “Jean-Michel is an artist I have long revered, and someone who has greatly influenced my work over the years.”

He added, “To embody such a revolutionary, whose influence in the modern era of pop culture is simply immeasurable, will simply be one of the greatest honors of my career.”

The search is currently on for a writer for the project.

Stephan‘s recent projects include Homecoming at Amazon, #FreeRayshawn for Quibi, and Shots Fired at Fox.

The film stars Stephan James, J.K. Simmons, Alexander Ludwig, Lil Rel Howery, Tim Blake Nelson, Russell Wilson, Andrew Bachelor, Jeffrey Donovan, David Koechner, Kristin Chenoweth, Timothy Olyphant and Uzo Aduba.

Here’s a synopsis: Three days before the college football national championship game, star quarterback LeMarcus James (James) and teammate Emmett Sunday (Ludwig) ignite a player’s strike declaring they won’t compete until all student-athletes are fairly compensated. With billions of dollars at risk and legacies on the line, the stakes could not be higher. Now, with only hours until kickoff, the head coach (Simmons) and various power brokers must race against the clock to protect or destroy the prevailing collegiate athletics system.

The movie is theaters on December 10, 2021.

Shamier Anderson holds up a phone with Halle Berry Facetiming into the premiere of Bruised during the 2020 Toronto Film Festival in Canada on Saturday (September 12).

The cast, including Stephan James and Sheldon James, hosted a special drive-in screening at CityView Drive-In for the movie’s screening.

Halle, who is still in Los Angeles, virtually attended the event by Facetiming in.

Just after the premiere, it was announced that Netflix has optioned the movie for $20 million.

Halle, who directed and stars in the flick, reacted to the news over social media.

“I am speechless. Thank you @netflix for believing in my vision, cannot wait for y’all to finally see #BruisedTheMovie. ♥️,” she tweeted with a link to the article.

She also opened up about the injuries she suffered while filming the movie, where she plays a Black MMA fighter. See what she said here…

Janelle Monae sits down onstage to discuss the upcoming season season of Homecoming during the Amazon studios panel held at the 2020 Winter TCA Tour Day 8 at The Langham Huntington on Tuesday (January 14) in Pasadena, Calif.

The 33-year-old actress and singer was joined at the event by her co-stars Stephan James and Hong Chau, as well as co-creators Sam Esmail, Eli Horowitz, Michael Bloomberg and Kyle Patrick Alvarez.

Janelle Monáe will step into a lead role on the show that previously starred Julia Roberts

“When I saw Season 1 and I listened to the podcast, I was a fan. When I had the opportunity to be a part of the show, I said, ‘Hell yeah!’ I moved my schedule around and I made it happen,” Janelle expressed (via IndieWire). “It’s just been an honor to join this family and to push myself as an artist to give the best performance that I possibly can.”

“This season is much more expansive in its locations and its energies. It’s much more aiming outside that narrative world and not as contained within the facility,” Horowitz said of the new season

“It some ways, this season goes far afield from where we were in Season 1. In other ways, it’s directly tied to the moments where we left off in Season 1 and is intimately involved with more the corporate side of what was done to the men and the consequences of that,” Bloomberg added.

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Chadwick Boseman made an appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden on Thursday night (November 21) and revealed that he doesn’t really keep his phone on.

While sitting alongside his 21 Bridges co-stars Sienna Miller and Stephan James, the 41-year-old actor told the audience that he tries to use his phone as little as possible.

“Sometimes about half of the day and sometimes I leave the house without taking it on purpose,” Chadwick admitted. “Backstage I was told finally that it is annoying some people.”

“I do it because there was a time that people didn’t carry a cell phone all the time,” Chadwick continued. “If I wasn’t home, you didn’t get me. I need that time, sometimes. I just sort of take it for myself.”

Chadwick then played a game of Cell Phone Profile with Sienna and Stephan, in which host Corden attempts to guess who the phone screenshot belongs to – Watch after the cut!

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Chadwick Boseman walks the red carpet with his longtime love Taylor Simone Ledward at the premiere of 21 Bridges on Tuesday (November 19) at Lincoln Square Theater in New York City.

The 41-year-old actor was joined at the event by co-stars Sienna Miller, Taylor Kitsch, Stephan James, and Keith David, as well as director Brian Kirk.

Earlier in the day, Chadwick made an appearance on The Today Show and he also joined Sienna, Taylor, and Brian for a photo call.

21 Bridges is hitting theaters this weekend!

FYI: Chadwick is wearing Dunhill at the premiere. He’s also wearing Dunhill at the Today Show. He wore Ermenegildo Zegna XXX at the photo call. Stephan is wearing Etro with David Yurman jewelry at the premiere.

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Chadwick Boseman and Sienna Miller pose together on the black carpet as they attend the photo call for their new movie 21 Bridges on Saturday (November 9) at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles.

Joining the co-stars at the event were fellow cast members Taylor Kitsch and Stephan James along with director Brian Kirk.

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21 Bridges follows an embattled NYPD detective (Boseman), who is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy. As the night unfolds, lines become blurred on who he is pursuing, and who is in pursuit of him. When the search intensifies, extreme measures are taken to prevent the killers from escaping Manhattan as the authorities close all 21 Bridges to prevent any entry or exit from the iconic island.

The movie will be out in theaters on November 22 – check out the trailer here!

FYI: Sienna is wearing Chloé.

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