gina prince-bythewood

Viola Davis is history’s “most exceptional” warrior in <i>The Woman King</i> trailer

Viola Davis is history’s “most exceptional” warrior in The Woman King trailer

Davis stars as Nanisca, leader of the real-life Agojie warriors, in Gina Prince-Bythewood's new film

Mary Kate Carr

PublishedJuly 6, 2022

Comments (6)

Save

Uma Thurman and Henry Golding board Netflix's <i>The Old Guard 2</i>

Uma Thurman and Henry Golding board Netflix's The Old Guard 2

They join original cast members Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, and Chiwetel Ejiofor for the action sequel

Mary Kate Carr

PublishedJune 10, 2022

Comments (8)

Save

<i>Old Guard </i>gets new director as Victoria Mahoney takes over Netflix action sequel

Old Guard gets new director as Victoria Mahoney takes over Netflix action sequel

Original director Gina Prince-Bythewood declined to direct The Old Guard 2

William Hughes

PublishedAugust 26, 2021

Comments (12)

Save

Charlize Theron says the <i>Old Guard</i> sequel will begin filming next year

Charlize Theron says the Old Guard sequel will begin filming next year

The script for the sequel to Netflix's 2020 superhero hit has already been completed

William Hughes

PublishedJuly 1, 2021

Comments (13)

Save

Gugu Mbatha-Raw on <i>Misbehaviour</i>, “San Junipero,” and becoming a pop star for <i>Beyond The Lights</i>

Gugu Mbatha-Raw on Misbehaviour, “San Junipero,” and becoming a pop star for Beyond The Lights

The actor: You should see Gugu Mbatha-Raw in a crown. A classically trained actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic…

Cameron Scheetz

PublishedOctober 2, 2020

Comments (39)

Save

ABC launches <i>Women Of The Movement </i>series centered on Mamie Till Mobley

ABC launches Women Of The Movement series centered on Mamie Till Mobley

ABC announced today that it’s launching a new limited series focused on prominent women in the fight for equal and…

William Hughes

PublishedAugust 28, 2020

Save

The best movies of 2000

Just about everyone agrees that 1999 was a great year for movies. We here at The A.V. Club do not beg to differ: We…

A.A. Dowd,

Katie Rife,

Allison Shoemaker,

Lawrence Garcia,

Vikram Murthi,

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky,

Noel Murray,

and Caroline Siede

PublishedAugust 12, 2020

Comments (233)

Save

<i>The Old Guard </i>is one of Netflix's most popular movies

The Old Guard is one of Netflix's most popular movies

Last week, Netflix broke from years of tradition and revealed its top 10 most popular movies—complete with the…

Sam Barsanti

PublishedJuly 19, 2020

Comments (52)

Save

Gina Prince-Bythewood to direct Viola Davis in <i>The</i> <i>Woman King</i>

FilmFeaturesWhen Romance Met Comedy

Gina Prince-Bythewood to direct Viola Davis in The Woman King

Though Gina Prince-Bythewood already earned acclaim for previous projects like Love & Basketball and Beyond The…

Sam Barsanti

PublishedJuly 16, 2020

Comments (3)

Save

FilmReviews

Charlize Theron and Kiki Layne kick off a more thoughtful kind of action franchise with <i>The Old Guard</i>

FilmReviews

Charlize Theron and Kiki Layne kick off a more thoughtful kind of action franchise with The Old Guard

“So are you good guys or bad guys?”

Anya Stanley

PublishedJuly 8, 2020

Comments (62)

Save

<i>Love & Basketball </i>was a romantic slam dunk

FilmFeaturesWhen Romance Met Comedy

Love & Basketball was a romantic slam dunk

When writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood first began working on her screenplay for Love & Basketball, the WNBA…

Caroline Siede

PublishedFebruary 27, 2020

Comments (45)

Save

Silver Sable And Black Cat nabs Beyond The Lights’ Gina Prince-Bythewood

According to Variety, Sony’s Silver Sable And Black Cat comic-book adaptation has found a director, with Beyond The…

Sam Barsanti

PublishedMay 25, 2017

Comments (180)

Save

TVReviewsShots Fired

Shots Fired is some of the most ambitious event television ever

There are multiple investigations at the heart of Shots Fired, a new limited series from filmmakers Gina…

Danette Chavez

PublishedMarch 22, 2017

Comments (86)

Save

Fox is developing a series about a racially-charged police shooting

Fox is wading into the ripped-from-the-headlines waters with a limited series that’s reportedly inspired by the rash…

Danette Chavez

PublishedOctober 7, 2015

Comments (122)

Save