Jamie Foxx is getting into business with ViacomCBS MTV Entertainment Group. The Oscar winner and his producing partner Datari Turner have signed a deal to develop and executive produce original movies across Mtve’s portfolio with Bipoc filmmakers focused on diverse storytelling.
“Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner are creative forces whose talent is boundless,” said Trevor Rose, EVP, Head of Talent and Content Development for MTV Entertainment Group. “Together, we share a vision of cultivating emerging Bipoc filmmakers and telling multicultural stories that will make an impact.”
Foxx was recently honored with an NAACP Image Award and a SAG Award nomination for his performance in Just Mercy for Warner Bros. He most recently led the voice cast of of the Oscar-nominated Disney/Pixar animated film Soul on Disney+. Foxx is producing and stars in Macro and Netflix’s upcoming sci-fi feature They Cloned Tyrone and is executive producing and starring...
“Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner are creative forces whose talent is boundless,” said Trevor Rose, EVP, Head of Talent and Content Development for MTV Entertainment Group. “Together, we share a vision of cultivating emerging Bipoc filmmakers and telling multicultural stories that will make an impact.”
Foxx was recently honored with an NAACP Image Award and a SAG Award nomination for his performance in Just Mercy for Warner Bros. He most recently led the voice cast of of the Oscar-nominated Disney/Pixar animated film Soul on Disney+. Foxx is producing and stars in Macro and Netflix’s upcoming sci-fi feature They Cloned Tyrone and is executive producing and starring...
- 3/24/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Jamie Foxx has signed a development deal with MTV Entertainment Group, the ViacomCBS division said Wednesday.
Under the pact, the Oscar-winning actor and his producing partner Datari Turner will develop and executive produce original movies across MTV Entertainment Group’s portfolio of nine brands, including MTV, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, Smithsonian Channel, Pop TV, CMT, VH1, TV Land, Logo, and their respective studios, as well as MTV Documentary Films.
Foxx and Turner will look to work on projects “with Bipoc [Black, indigenous and people of color] filmmakers focused on diverse storytelling,” per MTV Entertainment Group, which is lead by president Chris McCarthy.
“Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner are creative forces whose talent is boundless,” Trevor Rose, executive vice president and head of talent and content development for MTV Entertainment Group, said in a statement. “Together, we share a vision of cultivating emerging Bipoc filmmakers and telling multicultural stories that will make an impact.”
Rose brokered the...
Under the pact, the Oscar-winning actor and his producing partner Datari Turner will develop and executive produce original movies across MTV Entertainment Group’s portfolio of nine brands, including MTV, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, Smithsonian Channel, Pop TV, CMT, VH1, TV Land, Logo, and their respective studios, as well as MTV Documentary Films.
Foxx and Turner will look to work on projects “with Bipoc [Black, indigenous and people of color] filmmakers focused on diverse storytelling,” per MTV Entertainment Group, which is lead by president Chris McCarthy.
“Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner are creative forces whose talent is boundless,” Trevor Rose, executive vice president and head of talent and content development for MTV Entertainment Group, said in a statement. “Together, we share a vision of cultivating emerging Bipoc filmmakers and telling multicultural stories that will make an impact.”
Rose brokered the...
- 3/24/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Jamie Foxx has signed a new production deal with MTV Entertainment Group.
Under the agreement, Foxx will produce feature films across the ViacomCBS division’s portfolio. Films hailing from Foxx and his producing partner Datari Turner will be focused on Bipoc creators and diverse storytelling.
“Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner are creative forces whose talent is boundless,” said Trevor Rose, executive vice president, head of talent and content development for MTV Entertainment Group. “Together, we share a vision of cultivating emerging Bipoc filmmakers and telling multicultural stories that will make an impact.”
In September MTV Entertainment Group established the First Time Directors program for Bipoc and women filmmakers.
Under the program, 50 films across Paramount Network, MTV, Comedy Central and the Group’s portfolio, led by Chris McCarthy, will be helmed by first time Bipoc filmmakers and women directors. ViacomCBS has partnered with a number of high-profile executive producers through the program,...
Under the agreement, Foxx will produce feature films across the ViacomCBS division’s portfolio. Films hailing from Foxx and his producing partner Datari Turner will be focused on Bipoc creators and diverse storytelling.
“Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner are creative forces whose talent is boundless,” said Trevor Rose, executive vice president, head of talent and content development for MTV Entertainment Group. “Together, we share a vision of cultivating emerging Bipoc filmmakers and telling multicultural stories that will make an impact.”
In September MTV Entertainment Group established the First Time Directors program for Bipoc and women filmmakers.
Under the program, 50 films across Paramount Network, MTV, Comedy Central and the Group’s portfolio, led by Chris McCarthy, will be helmed by first time Bipoc filmmakers and women directors. ViacomCBS has partnered with a number of high-profile executive producers through the program,...
- 3/24/2021
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
Jamie Foxx and producing partner Datari Turner are focusing their TV efforts at ViacomCBS. The duo have inked a new deal at MTV Entertainment Group, where they’ll develop and executive produce original movies across the portfolio with a focus on Bipoc filmmakers.
“Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner are creative forces whose talent is boundless,” said MTV Entertainment Group EVP and head of talent and content development Trevor Rose. “Together, we share a vision of cultivating emerging Bipoc filmmakers and telling multicultural stories that will make an impact.”
Their deal comes just a month into ViacomCBS refining its ...
“Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner are creative forces whose talent is boundless,” said MTV Entertainment Group EVP and head of talent and content development Trevor Rose. “Together, we share a vision of cultivating emerging Bipoc filmmakers and telling multicultural stories that will make an impact.”
Their deal comes just a month into ViacomCBS refining its ...
- 3/24/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Jamie Foxx and producing partner Datari Turner are focusing their TV efforts at ViacomCBS. The duo have inked a new deal at MTV Entertainment Group, where they’ll develop and executive produce original movies across the portfolio with a focus on Bipoc filmmakers.
“Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner are creative forces whose talent is boundless,” said MTV Entertainment Group EVP and head of talent and content development Trevor Rose. “Together, we share a vision of cultivating emerging Bipoc filmmakers and telling multicultural stories that will make an impact.”
Their deal comes just a month into ViacomCBS refining its ...
“Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner are creative forces whose talent is boundless,” said MTV Entertainment Group EVP and head of talent and content development Trevor Rose. “Together, we share a vision of cultivating emerging Bipoc filmmakers and telling multicultural stories that will make an impact.”
Their deal comes just a month into ViacomCBS refining its ...
- 3/24/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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