Posts made in June 2018

CHEO HODARI COKER WILL SERVE AS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND SHOWRUNNER OF MARVEL’S LUKE CAGE FOR NETFLIX
Beverly Hills, CA – March 31, 2015 – Netflix & Marvel Television announced today that Cheo Hodari Coker will serve as executive producer and showrunner of the anticipated series, Marvel’s Luke Cage. Coker is writing the first two episodes of the series that will premiere in 2016, everywhere that Netflix is available.
Most recently, Coker served as a co-executive producer on the second season of Ray Donovan, and prior to that was a supervising producer on the critically-acclaimed, fourth season of the drama SouthLAnd. Coker was a part of the SouthLAnd team that earned the show a 2012 Peabody Award. Coker also garnered a 2013 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing for a Dramatic Series for his work on that show. Cokers feature film credits include Fox Searchlights rap biopic Notorious. He authored the book Unbelievable: The Life, Death, and Afterlife of The Notorious B.I.G as well. Coker started his writing career in journalism and was a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times and contributed to VIBE, Rolling Stone, Essence, among other publications. He is a graduate of Stanford University.
It was previously announced that Mike Colter (The Good Wife, American Horror Story: Coven) will play the charismatic lead character, Luke Cage, in the series.
After a sabotaged experiment leaves him with super strength and unbreakable skin, Luke Cage (Mike Colter) becomes a fugitive trying to rebuild his life in modern day Harlem, New York City. But he is soon pulled out of the shadows and must fight a battle for the heart of his city – forcing him to confront a past he had tried to bury.
Marvel’s Luke Cage is produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios for Netflix.

Premiere Date
6/22/2018

Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds: the poor, mostly black, neighborhood where she lives and the rich, mostly white, prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressures from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what’s right. THE HATE U GIVE is based on the critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller by Angie Thomas and stars Amandla Stenberg as Starr, with Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Issa Rae, KJ Apa, Algee Smith, Sabrina Carpenter, Common and Anthony Mackie.

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• Netflix announced that they are making Dolemite is my Name! a film based on the real life story of Rudy Ray Moore starring Eddie Murphy
• Cast: Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes (Blade trilogy, The Expendables 3), Mike Epps (Next Friday, The Hangover), Craig Robinson (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Office), Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Office Christmas Party)
• Director: Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow)
• Producer: Davis Entertainment’s John Davis and John Fox, and Eddie Murphy
• Executive Producer: Michael Beugg
• Writers: Golden Globe and Emmy Award winners Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (Ed Wood, The People vs. Larry Flynt, American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson)
• Logline: Real life story of the irreverent Rudy Ray Moore, a “larger than life” comedian, musician, singer, actor, and film producer in the 1970’s. When he couldn’t get work in Hollywood, he simply created his own – including the most well-known Blaxploitation film of all time, Dolemite.
• Filming began June 11 around Los Angeles
• Netflix will launch the film in 2019

NBA 2K celebrates 20 years of redefining what sports gaming can be, from best in class graphics & gameplay to groundbreaking game modes and an immersive open-world “Neighborhood.” NBA 2K19 continues to push limits as it brings gaming one step closer to real-life basketball excitement and culture.
Pre-order the NBA 2K19 20th Anniversary Edition to play four days early. Receive 100,000 Virtual Currency, MyTEAM cards, LeBron-themed digital items for your MyPLAYER, and more!

The NBA 2K19 20th Anniversary Edition includes the following digital items:
• 100,000 Virtual Currency
• 50,000 MyTEAM points
• 20 MyTEAM League Packs (delivered one a week). Build your perfect fantasy team featuring a guaranteed Sapphire LeBron card and more!
• 10 MyTEAM Packs (delivered one a week beginning at the start of the NBA season)
• 5 LeBron-themed murals for MyCOURT
• LeBron MyCOURT design
• King’s Collection – Nike LeBron apparel & footwear (25 pairs!)
Physical items include:
• Poster
• Sticker sheet
• Wristband

*Physical items not included with digital purchase

By BIG3

May 31, 2018
On Thursday, Ice Cube’s BIG3 announced the “Conference Challenge” – a promotional ticket opportunity that pits the Eastern Conference, represented by the Cleveland Cavaliers, against the Western Conference, led by the Golden State Warriors. As part of the challenge, the league will offer buy one, get one free tickets for their upcoming 2018 Season to the cities in the Eastern Conference following a Cleveland Cavaliers win, and in the Western Conference if the Golden State Warriors win.

The 2018 BIG3 season will tip-off on Friday, June 22 in Houston, TX and will make stops each Friday in a new city including Chicago, Oakland, Detroit, Miami, Toronto, Boston, Atlanta, Dallas and Brooklyn. Each BIG3 stop will feature four back-to-back games and each ticket will gain admission to all four games. Ticket prices start at $20.

EASTERN CONFERENCE (CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WIN)

WEEK 2 | June 29: United Center | Chicago, Illinois
WEEK 4 | July 13: Little Caesars Arena | Detroit, Michigan
WEEK 5 | July 20: American Airlines Arena | Miami, Florida
WEEK 6 | July 27: Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario
WEEK 7 | August 3: TD Garden | Boston, Massachusetts
WEEK 8 | August 10: Infinite Energy Arena | Atlanta, Georgia
WEEK 10 | August 24: Barclays Center | Brooklyn, New York *Championship Finals*
WESTERN CONFERENCE (GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS WIN)

WEEK 1 | June 22: Toyota Center | Houston, Texas
WEEK 3 | July 6: Oracle Arena | Oakland, California
WEEK 9 | August 17: American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas *Playoffs*
The buy one, get one free promotion will be available the day after each game and will only apply to tickets purchased for cities in the victor’s respective conference. For tickets and more info, please visit the tickets page.