Actor Michael B. Jordan has become more powerful in Hollywood than he’s ever been, after star turns in critical and commercial successes like “Creed” and “Black Panther.” Both directed by pal Ryan Coogler, theirs is a relationship that began with the critically-acclaimed drama “Fruitvale Station,” a fictionalized account of the true story of 22-year-old Oscar Grant III who was fatally shot on New Year’s Day 2009 by a transit officer. And since playing Grant, Jordan said, to his exasperation, that he’s been inundated with biopics on other black public figures.
Speaking Saturday at the 2019 Produced By conference, where he was speaking as part of a panel titled “Content With a Conscience: Social Impact Entertainment Across All Platforms,” Jordan said that just about every script that tells a story centered on “every historical black figure has come across my desk.”
And while he’s certainly not complaining about the opportunities,...
Speaking Saturday at the 2019 Produced By conference, where he was speaking as part of a panel titled “Content With a Conscience: Social Impact Entertainment Across All Platforms,” Jordan said that just about every script that tells a story centered on “every historical black figure has come across my desk.”
And while he’s certainly not complaining about the opportunities,...
- 6/9/2019
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
Actor Michael B. Jordan says that ever since starring in the 2013 drama “Fruitvale Station,” various projects centered on just about “every historical black figure has come across my desk.”
“As much as I would love to play all of them, I can’t,” he said Saturday at the 2019 Produced By conference, where he was speaking as part of the panel “Content With a Conscience: Social Impact Entertainment Across All Platforms.”
Jordan received rave reviews in 2009’s “Fruitvale Station,” the film based on real events leading to the death of Oscar Grant, a young black man who was killed by a police officer at the Fruitvale district station of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) system in Oakland. RogertEbert.com called Jordan’s performance “brilliant.”
Also Read: 'Black Panther' Stars Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan Portraits (Exclusive Photos)
The “Creed II” actor was responding to a question posed...
“As much as I would love to play all of them, I can’t,” he said Saturday at the 2019 Produced By conference, where he was speaking as part of the panel “Content With a Conscience: Social Impact Entertainment Across All Platforms.”
Jordan received rave reviews in 2009’s “Fruitvale Station,” the film based on real events leading to the death of Oscar Grant, a young black man who was killed by a police officer at the Fruitvale district station of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) system in Oakland. RogertEbert.com called Jordan’s performance “brilliant.”
Also Read: 'Black Panther' Stars Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan Portraits (Exclusive Photos)
The “Creed II” actor was responding to a question posed...
- 6/8/2019
- by Matt Lopez
- The Wrap
Mindy Kaling, Michael B. Jordan, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Danny DeVito are among those who have been added to the speaker lineup of the 2019 Produced By Conference.
Nancy Meyers, Alana Mayo, Meg Whitman, Gail Berman, Lucy Fisher, James F. Lopez, Michael Thorn, Tracey Edmonds and Vernon Sanders have also been added.
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) also on Tuesday announced its headlining sessions for the 11th annual conference, which will include a conversation with Warner Bros. heads of film and television Toby Emmerich and Peter Roth, as well as “360 Profile: When They See Us,” which will feature Ava DuVernay, Cindy Holland, Jane Rosenthal, Jonathan King and Berry Welsh.
Also Read: Ava DuVernay, Toby Emmerich Added to Speaker Lineup at 2019 Produced By Conference
The 2019 Produced By Conference will be chaired by PGA members Betsy Beers, Ian Bryce, Tracey Edmonds, Mike Farah and Gene Stein. Produced By will feature panels, Q&As and mentoring opportunities.
Nancy Meyers, Alana Mayo, Meg Whitman, Gail Berman, Lucy Fisher, James F. Lopez, Michael Thorn, Tracey Edmonds and Vernon Sanders have also been added.
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) also on Tuesday announced its headlining sessions for the 11th annual conference, which will include a conversation with Warner Bros. heads of film and television Toby Emmerich and Peter Roth, as well as “360 Profile: When They See Us,” which will feature Ava DuVernay, Cindy Holland, Jane Rosenthal, Jonathan King and Berry Welsh.
Also Read: Ava DuVernay, Toby Emmerich Added to Speaker Lineup at 2019 Produced By Conference
The 2019 Produced By Conference will be chaired by PGA members Betsy Beers, Ian Bryce, Tracey Edmonds, Mike Farah and Gene Stein. Produced By will feature panels, Q&As and mentoring opportunities.
- 4/16/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
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