Since the curtain came down on the 2023 BAFTAs on Sunday night, there’s been a lot of noise about the winners at the film ceremony — specifically, that most of this year’s award recipients are white.
As was highlighted in a group photo at the end of the evening, 47 of the 49 winners are white (it was widely reported in the U.K. press that they were all white, but Guillermo del Toro and Florencia Martin are Latinx). The only Black star onstage was ceremony co-host Alison Hammond.
The sharp criticism that landed was in stark contrast to the praise BAFTA had received — some of it just days earlier — over its nominees, which were a hugely diverse set of names and titles. Almost 40 percent of acting slots were taken by nonwhite individuals, including many people snubbed by AMPAS voters (most notably, Viola Davis for The Woman King). But it wasn’t enough to translate into wins.
As was highlighted in a group photo at the end of the evening, 47 of the 49 winners are white (it was widely reported in the U.K. press that they were all white, but Guillermo del Toro and Florencia Martin are Latinx). The only Black star onstage was ceremony co-host Alison Hammond.
The sharp criticism that landed was in stark contrast to the praise BAFTA had received — some of it just days earlier — over its nominees, which were a hugely diverse set of names and titles. Almost 40 percent of acting slots were taken by nonwhite individuals, including many people snubbed by AMPAS voters (most notably, Viola Davis for The Woman King). But it wasn’t enough to translate into wins.
- 2/22/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Legendary Pictures’ Pacific Rim 2 has added Karan Brar to the cast, joining John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny and Adria Arjona. The Steven S. DeKnigh-directed sequel will be released by Universal on February, 23 2018. Based on the world created by Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham, the actioner will be produced by Del Toro along with Thomas Tull, Mary Parent, Jon Jashni, Boyega and Femi Oguns. Cale Boyter will serve as executive producer. Brar…...
- 10/18/2016
- Deadline
Variety reports that actor Levi Meaden has joined the cast of Legendary Pictures' Pacific Rim 2. Meaden joins a cast that includes John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny and Jing Tian. Meaden's credits includes Syfy's Aftermath and The CW's The 100.
Daredevil showrunner Steven S. DeKnight will make his directorial debut with the Pacific Rim sequel with Guillermo del Toro producing the film alongside Jon Jashni, Femi Oguns, Mary Parent, and Legendary Pictures' CEO Thomas Tull.
The first Pacific Rim was released in 2013, which was directed by del Toro, and starred Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, and Robert Kazinsky. It was set in a post-apocalyptic future where the human race was near extinction using giant robots to fight monsters called Kaiju that emerged from an another dimension located at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
The film begins production this November in Australia and will also film a portion in China.
Daredevil showrunner Steven S. DeKnight will make his directorial debut with the Pacific Rim sequel with Guillermo del Toro producing the film alongside Jon Jashni, Femi Oguns, Mary Parent, and Legendary Pictures' CEO Thomas Tull.
The first Pacific Rim was released in 2013, which was directed by del Toro, and starred Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, and Robert Kazinsky. It was set in a post-apocalyptic future where the human race was near extinction using giant robots to fight monsters called Kaiju that emerged from an another dimension located at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
The film begins production this November in Australia and will also film a portion in China.
- 9/23/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
The British star of global smash Star Wars: The Force Awakens has signed on to Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures’ sci-fi.
Steven S. DeKnight will direct the second instalment and the studios have earmarked a fourth quarter production start.
Boyega will play the son of Idris Elba’s character from the original film, which opened in July 2013 and went on to gross a modest $411m worldwide. Universal handles worldwide distribution on the sequel excluding China.
Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham conceived of the property. Legendary founder Thomas Tull will produce with recently hired vice-chairman of worldwide production Mary Parent, former president and COO Jon Jashni, and del Toro, as well as Boyega and Femi Oguns through their Upper Room Productions. Cale Boyter will serve as executive producer.
Boyega’s credits include Attack The Block and his upcoming roster Features Star Wars: Episode VIII, The Circle, Imperial Dreams, and Watership Down.
Steven S. DeKnight will direct the second instalment and the studios have earmarked a fourth quarter production start.
Boyega will play the son of Idris Elba’s character from the original film, which opened in July 2013 and went on to gross a modest $411m worldwide. Universal handles worldwide distribution on the sequel excluding China.
Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham conceived of the property. Legendary founder Thomas Tull will produce with recently hired vice-chairman of worldwide production Mary Parent, former president and COO Jon Jashni, and del Toro, as well as Boyega and Femi Oguns through their Upper Room Productions. Cale Boyter will serve as executive producer.
Boyega’s credits include Attack The Block and his upcoming roster Features Star Wars: Episode VIII, The Circle, Imperial Dreams, and Watership Down.
- 6/6/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The recent release of Captain America: Civil War has done the impossible and won most of the non-believers over to Black Panther. An obscure hero, T.Challa (Chadwick Boseman) stole the show during the recent Marvel adventure, and as such people have voraciously consumed any and all updates related to his upcoming solo movie. One such update involved the potential casting of a Star Wars headliner, but now it.s looking like his involvement in Ryan Coogler.s upcoming Marvel adventure might not materialize after all. John Boyega.s agent, Femi Oguns, has taken to Twitter in order to quash the rumor that Boyega has joined the cast of Black Panther. The rumor had begun to swirl over the last few days, but now it looks as though the news had been greatly exaggerated. The actor had recently posted a Snapchat about potentially meeting with Marvel about a role in...
- 5/19/2016
- cinemablend.com
Update: John Boyega will not be in Black Panther, according to his agent. My client @JohnBoyega will not be starring in Black Panther. Now for the news… — Mr Femi Oguns (MBE) (@MrFemiOguns) May 19, 2016 Well, at least the film still has all those other incredible stars. Our original story follows. As it is, the cast […]
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The post John Boyega Will Not Be in Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ [Updated] appeared first on /Film.
- 5/19/2016
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Femi Oguns, Matimba Kabalika and Deborah Sathe discussed quotas and the continued lack of Bme talent in the film industry
The hotly-debated subject of diversity in the film industry was tackled at the Screen Film Summit (Dec 10), with panellists criticising the continued lack of progress.
On the panel were Femi Oguns, CEO of the Identity Drama School and agent Star Wars: The Force Awakens actor John Boyega, and Matimba Kabalika, Net.Work talent co-ordinator and content editor at the BFI.
The session was chaired by Deborah Sathe, head of talent development and production for Film London.
Quotas
Host Sathe kicked off the session by asking the panellists whether quotas were the best way to address the current imbalance.
“There should be a quota system because people’s attitudes haven’t improved yet,” said Oguns. “The industry is supposed to mirror what goes on in society. If attitudes don’t change, we have to...
The hotly-debated subject of diversity in the film industry was tackled at the Screen Film Summit (Dec 10), with panellists criticising the continued lack of progress.
On the panel were Femi Oguns, CEO of the Identity Drama School and agent Star Wars: The Force Awakens actor John Boyega, and Matimba Kabalika, Net.Work talent co-ordinator and content editor at the BFI.
The session was chaired by Deborah Sathe, head of talent development and production for Film London.
Quotas
Host Sathe kicked off the session by asking the panellists whether quotas were the best way to address the current imbalance.
“There should be a quota system because people’s attitudes haven’t improved yet,” said Oguns. “The industry is supposed to mirror what goes on in society. If attitudes don’t change, we have to...
- 12/11/2015
- ScreenDaily
Femi Oguns, Matimba Kabalika and Deborah Sathe discussed quotas and the continued lack of Bme talent in the film industry
The hotly-debated subject of diversity in the film industry was tackled at the Screen Film Summit (Dec 10), with panellists criticising the continued lack of progress.
On the panel were Femi Oguns, CEO of the Identity Drama School and agent Star Wars: The Force Awakens actor John Boyega, and Matimba Kabalika, Net.Work talent co-ordinator and content editor at the BFI.
The session was chaired by Deborah Sathe, head of talent development and production for Film London.
Quotas
Host Sathe kicked off the session by raising the subject of diversity quotas, asking the panellists whether these were the correct way to address the current imbalance.
“There should be a quota system because people’s attitudes haven’t improved yet,” said Oguns. “The industry is supposed to mirror what goes on in society. If attitudes...
The hotly-debated subject of diversity in the film industry was tackled at the Screen Film Summit (Dec 10), with panellists criticising the continued lack of progress.
On the panel were Femi Oguns, CEO of the Identity Drama School and agent Star Wars: The Force Awakens actor John Boyega, and Matimba Kabalika, Net.Work talent co-ordinator and content editor at the BFI.
The session was chaired by Deborah Sathe, head of talent development and production for Film London.
Quotas
Host Sathe kicked off the session by raising the subject of diversity quotas, asking the panellists whether these were the correct way to address the current imbalance.
“There should be a quota system because people’s attitudes haven’t improved yet,” said Oguns. “The industry is supposed to mirror what goes on in society. If attitudes...
- 12/11/2015
- ScreenDaily
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