{blackbabes} Elizabeth Cullen, Sofia Rose Lead Voice Cast Of Animated Family Feature ‘The Neverending Pillow Fort’ Launching Sales At Cannes; David Tennant, Guy Pearce, Teresa Palmer & Marsai Martin Also Set

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Elizabeth Cullen (Elvis) and newcomer Sofia Rose are set to lead The Neverending Pillow Fort, a new animated feature based on a children’s novel by Will Taylor, for which Sola Media is launching international sales at Cannes.

Others in the cast include David Tennant (Doctor Who), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), Teresa Palmer (A Discovery of Witches), and Marsai Martin (Black-ish).

Currently in production in Australia, under the direction of BAFTA nominee Allison Brownmoore (The Amazing Adventures of Awesome), The Neverending Pillow Fort follows best friends Maggie (Cullen) and Abby (Rose), whose lifelong bond, built on imaginative pillow fort adventures, is tested when Abby returns from camp eager to embrace the real world and new friendships. When their fort reveals a magical ability to transport them to worlds across the globe, the girls embark on a whirlwind adventure that brings them closer again. But as they journey through strange and wondrous places, Maggie must confront the reality that growing up may mean learning to let things change.

Adapted for the screen by Dominic Morris and Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges, The Neverending Pillow Fort is produced by Crayola Studios, Alceon Entertainment Partners, Eclectik Vision, MIMO Studios and Like A Photon Creative. Crayola Studios serves as both producer and financier, with production support provided by Screen Queensland’s Post Digital and Visual rebate incentive.

Kristen Souvlis and Nadine Bates produced for Like a Photon Creative, alongside Cyma Zarghami and Madeira Ginley for MIMO Studios, with Rick Glankler and Kerry Crowley exec producing for Crayola Studios.

The project reunites Sola Media with Like A Photon Creative and MIMO Studios following their work together on The Pout-Pout Fish, an animated feature starring Nick Offerman, Nina Oyama, Miranda Otto and more that released in the U.S. in March.

“Building on our successful collaboration with Like A Photon Creative and MIMO Studios for The Pout-Pout Fish, we are excited to partner again on this new project,” said Sola Media’s Managing Director, Solveig Langeland. “With the support of the beloved Crayola brand, we are convinced Maggie and Abbie will not only travel to all pillow forts all around the world but also connect kids and families that will be watching the film in theatres worldwide.”

Cullen is repped by CESD and Linsten Management; Tennant by Independent Talent Group and UTA; Pearce by CAA, Independent Talent Group, Shanahan Management, and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern; Palmer by CAA, Shanahan Management, Entertainment 360, and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern; Martin by UTA, M88, and Gang, Tyre, Ramer; and Brownmoore by Fourth Wall Management.

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{blackbabes} Janet Jackson to Appear at Grammy Hall of Fame Gala, Erykah Badu to Perform With George Clinton

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Janet Jackson is set to make an appearance at the Grammy Hall of Fame Gala, while Erykah Badu has been added as a performer to the already announced lineup.

For the event, taking place on May 8 at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton, Jackson will make a special appearance to celebrate the induction of her album “Rhythm Nation 1984” into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Badu, meanwhile, will join George Clinton and Funkadelic guitarist Blackbyrd McKnight in a tribute to Funkadelic’s “Maggot Brain,” which is also among the 14 albums and songs being inducted into the Hall of Fame this year.

Performances at the event will honor those inductions, including Fyütch & Aura V performing Ella Jenkins’ “You’ll Sing a Song and I’ll Sing a Song”; Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson returning to songs from “Dreamboat Annie”; Lucinda Williams revisiting tracks from “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road”; Take 6 covering the Soul Stirrers’ “Jesus Gave Me Water”; and Taylor Hanson tributing Nick Drake’s “Pink Moon.”

Josh Groban and Teddy Swims will be on hand to perform as part of a tribute to Warner Records, which is being honored with the Visionary of Music Award. Norah Jones, recipient of the Ray Charles Architect of Sound Award, is also among the slate of performers.

This year’s gala will be hosted by Anthony Mason and is set to induct 14 recordings, including 2Pac’s “All Eyez on Me,” Radiohead’s “OK Computer,” Alice Coltrane’s “Journey in Satchidananda,” Selena’s “Amor Prohibido,” and Eric B. and Rakim’s “Paid in Full.”

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{blackbabes} Tessa Thompson, Owen Cooper & Ebon Moss-Bachrach To Star In Thriller ‘Foxfinder’

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Director Aoife McArdle (Severance) is lining up Foxfinder, a psychological thriller set to star BAFTA and Emmy award-nominee Tessa Thompson (Creed), Golden Globe and Emmy winner Owen Cooper (Adolescence) and two-time Emmy winner Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear).

Cornerstone and Logical Pictures Group will co-rep international sales and distribution and will launch sales at Cannes. WME Independent, Cornerstone and Logical Pictures Group are jointly representing the U.S. rights.

The synopsis reads: “The lives of Jude and Sam, a grieving couple clinging to routine and survival, are upended when William, a coldly devout government “foxfinder,” arrives at their struggling farm with a mission to root out the designated enemy – the fox. As paranoia festers and absurd regulations tighten their grip, suspicion replaces love, and truth itself begins to warp.”

Production is set to begin in Germany, with filming taking place in Bavaria in summer 2026. The film is based on the play by Dawn King, with a screenplay co-written by director Aoife McArdle and King.

Pic is a Rabbit Track Pictures and Elation Pictures production developed with Film4 and the BFI, co-produced by Komplizen Film (Toni Erdmann) and Trimafilm. In addition to support from Film4 and the BFI, financiers include Logical Pictures Group, German Federal Film Fund (DFFF), the Bavarian fund FFF Bayern and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.

Producers are Kamilla Hodøl and Emilie Jouffroy for Elation Pictures, and Rabbit Track Pictures’ Kitty Kaletsky (King & Conqueror), Janine Jackowski (Sentimental Value) and David Armati Lechner (Home Stories) from Trimafilm. Executive producers are Farhana Bhula and Cate Kane for Film4 and Fred Fiore and Ryan Wickers for Logical. 

Kamilla Hodøl and Emilie Jouffroy commented: “Aoife is a visionary storyteller, and her bold and cinematic take on Foxfinder will be both epic and deeply probing. We are thrilled to be bringing it to life with such a stellar cast and supportive backers.”

Kitty Kaletsky added: “Foxfinder’s searing and absurdist examination of tyranny, prejudice and scape-goating feels more timely with every week that goes by and the play and film’s themes will resonate with audiences all around the world.”

Farhana Bhula, Director of Film4 commented: “Supporting Aoife on her second feature alongside her dedicated producers has been a priority for Film4. She’s an exceptional filmmaker of remarkable precision and imagination. Foxfinder speaks powerfully to our current moment, and we’re thrilled to see it brought to life by such an extraordinary cast.”

Tessa Thompson is represented by CAA, Untitled Entertainment and JTWAMM. Ebon Moss-Bachrach is represented by WME, Barking Dog Entertainment, and Peikoff Mahan Law Offices. Owen Cooper is represented by Independent Talent Group and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern. McArdle is represented by 42 and WME and Dawn King by Berlin Associates.

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{blackbabes} Keke Palmer & Zack Gottsagen Lead Thor Freudenthal’s ‘Lottery’ For Searchlight

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Searchlight has greenlit Lottery, a Permut Presentations drama about a young man with Down syndrome, who after winning the lottery, flees his estranged mother and hits the road with a charming new friend who has ulterior motives of her own.

Two-time Primetime Emmy winner Keke Palmer stars with The Peanut Butter Falcon‘s Zack Gottsagen. Diary of a Wimpy Kid filmmaker Thor Freudenthal directs off a screenplay by Alexis C. Jolly (Baby Monster, Belly of the Beast).

Producers are Hacksaw Ridge Best Picture Oscar nominated David Permut for Permut Presentations, Jen Dana for 3311, and Dan Crown for Red Crown. Permut’s recent film out of Sundance, Olivia Wilde’s The Invite, starring Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton, sold to A24 in a fierce bidding war for $10M+ as Deadline first reported.

Co-producers are Alex Astrachan for Permut Presentations and Yoni Liebling for Red Crown. EPs are Keke Palmer and Sharon Palmer.

Overseeing the project at Searchlight is production executive Apolline Berty who reports into Co-Heads of Film Production & Development DanTram Nguyen and Katie Goodson-Thomas.

Palmer won Emmys for Outstanding Host of a Game Show for Password in 2023 as well as Outstanding Actress in a short-form comedy or drama series for Turnt Up With the Taylors. She’s also a New York Times best-selling author and was honored with the 2025 NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year. Feature headlining roles include One of Them Days, Jordan Peele’s blockbuster Nope, Hustlers, Good Fortune, The Pickup and the upcoming NEON summer comedy I Love Boosters from Boots Riley. Palmer hosts the podcast Baby, This is Keke Palmer. She can now be seen on Peacock’s The Burbs. Palmer is repped by 3 Arts Entertainment, and Hertz Lichtenstein Young & Polk.

Gottsagen broke out in the critically acclaimed and award winning feature The Peanut Butter Falcon opposite Dakota Johnson and Shia LaBeouf. The actor was honored with the Palm Springs International Film Festival Rising Star Award for his turn in that pic. Other feature film roles include God Save the Queens, At Last and Night Always Comes. Gottsagen is repped by Worldwide Artists Group and Advanced Management.

German-born Freudenthal’s directing film credits also include Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, and Words on Bathroom Walls. In television, he has directed pilots for series including Carnival Row, La Brea, Quantum Leap, and The Hunting Party — which he went on to direct four episodes of, also executive producing on 14.  He has also directed episodes of The Expanse, Arrow and The Bondsman. He is represented by Gersh, Gotham Group, and Eclipse Law.

Jolly currently has projects in development with Amazon Studios, FX, and more. His script A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood appeared on the 2013 Black List. The scribe is repped by CAA, Writ Large and Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Feldman, Rogal, Shikora & Clark.

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{blackbabes} Cole Sprouse Joins Kathryn Newton And Storm Reid In ‘Hot Year’ From Director Roxy Sophie Sorkin

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Cole Sprouse is set to join Kathryn Newton and Storm Reid in Hot Year, the indie coming-of-age revenge thriller that will be directed by Roxy Sophie Sorkin. Sorkin also wrote the pic that also stars Dove Cameron, J. Smith Cameron and Owen Painter. Production is set to begin in Oklahoma in May.

Set against the eerie backdrop of a small Pacific Northwest town during a relentless heatwave, Hot Year
follows two childhood best friends whose bond is pushed to the brink after a revenge plan against an ex-boyfriend spirals into a violent incident they can’t take back. Over the course of one feverish night, the pair must navigate the consequences of their actions as buried trauma, loyalty and identity collide.

Wagner Entertainment’s Jordan Wagner and Killer Films’ Christine Vachon will produce alongside Evan
Silverberg and Dylan Conklin for Entertainment 360 and Ilya Stewart for Hype Studios. Ryan Hamilton will executive produce for Wagner Entertainment, with Amanda Larney serving as co-producer and George Bicknell associate producer. Newton will exec produce.

Aleksandr Fomin will executive produce on behalf of Hype Studios, with Pavel Burian executive producing for Mosaic Films. Talia Bella and Randy Wayne of Rebellium Films will serve as co-producers and are handling production services in Oklahoma.

Sprouse is coming off a busy 2025 that included shooting three indie features: Wake, directed by Devon Michaels; Elastic Hearts, directed by Milad Schwartz Avaz; and Vintage Violence, directed by Eugene Kotlyarenko. He recently wrapped the co-lead of Amazon’s Goodbye Girl alongside Kiernan Shipka and Natalia Dyer.

Sprouse will next be seen in Andrew Patterson’s feature The Rivals of Amziah King, starring Matthew McConaughey and Kurt Russell and produced by David Heyman, which premiered at the SXSW 2025. He will also be seen opposite Margo Martindale in David Drake’s independent feature Dead Letters.

He is represented by WME, Entertainment 360 and DLA Piper.

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{blackbabes} Nedra Talley Ross Dies: Last Surviving Member Of The Ronettes Was 80

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Nedra Talley Ross, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and the last surviving member of the ’60s-era pop group The Ronettes has died, according to a post on the group’s Facebook page. She was 80.

“It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of Nedra Talley Ross’ passing. She was a light to those who knew and loved her,” the post began. “As a founding member of The Ronettes, along with her beloved cousins Ronnie and Estelle, Nedra’s voice, style and spirit helped define a sound that would change music. Her contribution to the group’s story and their defining influence will live forever…”

Born Nedra Yvonne Talley, she and her cousins Veronica “Ronnie” Bennett and Estelle Bennett were raised in Spanish Harlem, where they sang at Bar Mitzvahs and school dances as The Darling Sisters.

They teamed up with producer Phil Spector in 1963 and were renamed The Ronettes. The following year, the group released its only studio album, Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica. During that time, the Rolling Stones opened for the Ronettes when they toured the UK. Two years later, the Ronettes opened for the Beatles in the U.S. They broke up shortly thereafter.

Nedra then married her boyfriend Scott Ross and changed her name to Nedra Talley Ross. Ronnie married Phil Spector and became Ronnie Spector.

The Ronettes’ best-known song, “Be My Baby,” spent three weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. The song — which the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson famously has said is “the greatest record ever produced” — was co-written by Spector, whose intense “Wall of Sound” production style is personified by the track. 

It wasn’t just Wilson who was a fan.

Martin Scorsese made powerful use of the tune as the opening credits scene of his breakout film, Mean Streets. The director also used the group’s version of “Frosty the Snowman” in Goodfellas.

Their songs have been featured in close to 100 movies and TV shows, including Quadrophenia, Twist + Shout, Moonlighting, Dirty Dancing, The Wonder Years, Nine Months, How I Met Your Mother, Fred Claus, The Wrecking Crew!, Glee, The Simpsons, Pretty Little Liars, Bridget Jones’s Baby, Billions, Industry, Barbarian, Priscilla, The Bear and many more.

“Be My Baby” was by the far the Ronettes’ biggest hit. None of their other singles reached the top 20, though 1964’s “Walking in the Rain” also is recognized as a classic.

After breaking out with “Be My Baby,” the group had a moderate follow-up hit with “Baby, I Love You.” A couple of minor hits later, “Walking in the Rain” hit No. 23 in late 1964. All seven of their Hot 100 singles were produced by Phil Spector. Most of those songs — including “(Best Part of) Breaking Up” and “Do I Love You?” — were on the late-1964 LP … Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica, which peaked at No. 96 and would be their only charting album.

The Ronettes were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, three years after they joined the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.

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{blackbabes} ‘Reasonable Doubt’ Season 4 Casts La La Anthony, Rutina Wesley, Taylor Polidore Williams, DeVaughn Nixon, Alexxis Lemire

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“Reasonable Doubt” Season 4 has added five recurring guest stars, Variety has learned.

La La Anthony, Rutina Wesley, Taylor Polidore Williams, DeVaughn Nixon and Alexxis Lemire are all set to recur in the new season of the Onyx Collective legal drama at Hulu.

They will appear alongside returnign stars Emayatzy Corinealdi, McKinley Freeman, Tim Jo, and Angela Grovey and recently announced additions Durrell “Tank” Babbs and Meagan Good. Morris Chestnut, Joseph Sikora and Brandee Evans are also returning as recurring guest stars.

Full character descriptions for the new additions can be found below.

Anthony is repped by LUNA. Wesley is repped by Gersh and Anonymous Content. Williams is repped by Innovative, Elevate Entertainment and Del Shaw Moonves. Nixon is repped by SDB Partners and M88. Lemire is repped by CESD, ROAR & 42.

The official logline for Season 4 states:

“After a brutal attack leaves Jax’s (Corinealdi) family and newly minted law firm shaken, nothing feels certain, especially their future. With Jax’s most loyal client at the center of a spiraling media disaster, The Stewart Firm is thrust into a high-stakes battle where every move could mean survival … or collapse of the firm. As grief lingers and pressure mounts, one question looms: Can they rebuild in time, or will the cost of moving forward too quickly be everything they stand to lose?”

“Reasonable Doubt” is created, written and executive produced by Raamla Mohamed Hunter. Kerry Washington executive produces alongside Pilar Savone for Simpson Street, Larry Wilmore for Wilmore Films, Tamara Gregory, Anton Cropper, Lena Cordina and Erika L. Johnson. Shawn Holley, Jon Leshay and Zahir McGhee serve as co-executive producers. The series hails from Onyx Collective and is produced by 20th Television.

Character Descriptions

La La Anthony recurs as Melina Cropper, Eric’s first wife who is ride or die until she’s not.

Rutina Wesley recurs as Desiree Grant, a no-nonsense entertainment journalist known for her fearless approach and exposing problematic high-profile figures.

Taylor Polidore Williams recurs as Brooke Cropper, Eric’s second wife who is just as calculating as her husband and is methodically preparing for a heated divorce.

DeVaughn Nixon recurs as Tyger Cropper, Eric’s younger brother and A&R manager for his record label.

Alexxis Lemire recurs as Layla Love, a singer signed under Eric Cropper’s record label.

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{blackbabes} Method Man & Norman Nixon Jr. Join ‘Different World’; Karen Malina White & Ajai Sanders To Reprise Roles From OG Series

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Production on Netflix‘s A Different World sequel series has concluded in Atlanta, and news of new castings has emerged.

Two additional original A Different World cast members will reprise their roles: Karen Malina White as Charmaine Brown and Ajai Sanders as Gina Deveaux. New additions include Cliff ‘Method Man’ Smith (PowerBook II: Ghost) as Coach Coles and Norman Nixon Jr. (Grey’s Anatomy) as Professor Baptiste.

White and Sanders join a long list of actors who starred in the original series. They include Kadeem Hardison as Dwayne Wayne, Jasmine Guy as Whitley Gilbert, Darryl M. Bell as Ron Johnson, Cree Summer as Freddie Brooks, Charnele Brown as Dr. Kimberly Reese Boyer, Jenifer Lewis as Professor Davenport, Jada Pinkett Smith as Lena James, Dawnn Lewis as Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor, and Glynn Turman as Col. Bradford Taylor.

“Reaching this point in the process to wrap production has been such a long time in the making. I can’t tell you how proud I am of the work that everyone – from our amazing cast to our awesome crew – has done and the creativity and heart that we have poured into this show. I am so excited for the world to see the magic we’ve been creating together,” shared showrunner and executive producer Felicia Pride.

The 10-episode single-cam series A Different World follows Deborah (Maleah Joi Moon), Dwayne Wayne, and Whitley Gilbert’s free-spirited, well-intentioned, yet rebellious youngest child, as she enters her freshman year at Hillman College. There, she finds the shadow of her parents difficult to escape as she sets out to build her own legacy, while having the time of her life, alongside a whole new generation of Hillman’s best and brightest.

The new original cast also includes the next generation of the fictional HBCU’s finest: Alijah Kai Haggins as Rashida; Cornell Young as Shaquille, Kennedi Reece as Hazel, Jordan Aaron Hall as Amir, and Chibuikem Uche as Kojo.

Additional cast includes Vincent Jamal Hooper as Ellington, Elijah J. Roberts as Jalen, Renee Harrison as Candace, Famecia Ward as Nellie Gaines, Dasan Frazier as Xavier, Tichina Arnold as Darlene Duvall, Joshua Suiter as Andre, and Raven Goodwin as Dr. Brooklyn Boyer.

Debbie Allen, who directed 83 episodes of the original series, will direct three episodes, including the first episode. Writers from the original series, Reggie Rock Bythewood and Gina Prince-Bythewood, return as executive producers alongside Mandy Summers and Tom Werner.

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