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Exclusive: Dominic Colón has signed with M88 for representation.

Colón is a writer and actor from the Bronx, New York, whose television pilot Papi, made The Blacklist’s inaugural Latinx TV List. As one of the top three finalists, he received a blind pilot deal at Hulu. He has had projects in development at Hulu, ABC & Utv and is a 2024 Wgae Showrunner Training Academy graduate.

As Deadline revealed in April, Colón has been set as the co-writer/creator of the television adaptation of Joseph “Fat Joe” Cartagena’s memoir The Book of Jose, alongside Kenya Barris, which is currently in pilot development at Starz with BET Studios. The series will follow the rags-to-riches story of Grammy-nominee Fat Joe and chronicle his evolution from growing up in the Bronx to becoming a global superstar with a career spanning over three decades.

Colón was a writer on the Netflix series, Boots (fka...

Exclusive: Starz is developing The Book of Jose, a series about the life of hip-hop star Joseph “Fat Joe” Cartagena from BET Studios.

The project was originally announced as in the works at Showtime in 2022 before it stalled. It has now found a new home at the network where Cartagena hosts the TV talk show Fat Joe Talks.

The Book of Jose is a scripted series based on the rags-to-riches story of Grammy-nominee Fat Joe, and chronicles his evolution from growing up in the Bronx to becoming a global superstar with a career spanning over three decades.

The pilot will be written by Kenya Barris and a newcomer to the project, Dominic Colón (The Corps). Executive producer Jessy Terrero will direct the pilot. Executive producers also include Cartagena, Barris, Colón, Terrero, and E. Brian Dobbins. Barris produces the series through Khalabo Ink Society, with Adam Kassan...

Martha Plimpton and Mireille Enos have been officially announced as part of the cast of Brad Ingelsby’s upcoming series at HBO, a followup to his hit Mare Of Easttown.

Plimpton’s casting was revealed in the “Coming To Max in 2025” trailer released Sunday night, which also unveiled Task as the title of the show (fka Untitled Task Force Project), headlined by Mark Ruffalo. (You can watch it below)

Based on an original idea by Ingelsby, Task is set in the working class suburbs outside of Philadelphia, an FBI agent heads a Task Force to put an end to a string of drug-house robberies led by an unsuspecting family man.

Plimpton plays Kathleen McGinty, the FBI Supervisory Senior Resident in Charge, a career agent who recruits Tom to head up the Task...

Martha Plimpton and Mireille Enos have joined the cast of “Task,” an upcoming HBO drama series starring Mark Ruffalo.

Set in the working class suburbs outside of Philadelphia, “Task” follows Tom (Ruffalo), an FBI agent leading a task force meant to tend to a string of drug-house robberies led by an unsuspecting family man (Tom Pelphrey).

Plimpton plays Kathleen McGinty, the FBI supervisory senior resident in charge who recruits Tom to lead the task force just as she learns that she is being forced to retire, while Enos plays Tom’s wife, Susan Brandis. The pair married young, which is the reason Tom left the priesthood.

Plimpton’s credits include films like “The Goonies” (1985), “The Mosquito Coast” (1986) and “Parenthood” (1989), as well as the 2010-2014 Fox sitcom “Raising Hope.” More recently, she has appeared in the 2021 film “Mass” and the HBO series “The Regime,” which aired earlier this year. She is...

HBO is rounding out the cast of its upcoming limited series Task.

The drama from Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby has added Martha Plimpton and Mireille Enos to its already large ensemble. Mark Ruffalo heads the cast as an FBI agent leading a task force investigating a string of drug-house robberies in the Philadelphia suburbs.

Plimpton’s presence in Task was revealed Sunday in a teaser for HBO and Max’s upcoming programming. She will play Kathleen McGinty, a career FBI agent who recruits Tom (Ruffalo) to head up the task force, just as she learns that she is being forced to retire. Enos will play Susan Brandis, Tom’s wife and the heart and soul of their family. She and Tom married young and is the reason he left the priesthood.

The show’s cast also includes Tom Pelphrey, Emilia Jones, Thuso Mbedu, Raúl Castillo, Jamie McShane, Sam Keeley,...

Exclusive: The Writers Guild of America East has a new class of Showrunner Academy graduates.

The 2024 class includes Radha Blank, Eleanor Burgess, Dominic Colón, Grainger David, Gerry de Leon, Kate Erickson, Gina Gionfriddo, Eliot Glazer, Eric Anthony Glover, Leah Gotcsik, Joseph Hampton, Christina Kallas, Nambi E. Kelley, Greg Lisi, Ted Malawer, Tim Mason, M Raven Metzner, Nathan Min, Adam Whitney Nichols, Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu, Charlie Oh, Celeste Parr, Jacquelyn Reingold, Dan Perlman, Katie Rich, Zach Smilovitz, Lauren Ashley Smith, Iturri Sosa, Jim Strouse and Mfoniso Udofia.

The Wgae’s Showrunner Academy is a training program that is designed for upper-level writers to hone their skills “to become successful showrunners and leaders in today’s television industry.”

The Academy is also “specific to the unique landscape and needs of the East Coast” in the instruction that it provides.

The full list of graduates and their bios are below.

Radha Blank is a Director,...

Exclusive: Isaach De Bankolé (Godfather of Harlem), Phoebe Fox (The Great), Silvia Dionicio (Wu-Tang: An American Saga), and Coral Peña (For All Mankind) are the newest recurring cast members set for HBO’s Untitled Brad Ingelsby Task Force Project (working title).

De Bankolé will play Father Daniel Georges, the oldest and best friend of lead Mark Ruffalo’s FBI Agent Tom, who went to seminary with him. Fox portrays Tom’s biological daughter, Sara, who is deep in grief, with Dionicio as his adopted daughter, grappling with a family tragedy. Peña portrays Meg Coyle, the guidance counselor who works at Emily’s high school.

Others previously cast in the crime drama from the creator of Mare of Easttown include Tom Pelphrey as Robbie; Emilia Jones as Maeve; Thuso Mbedu as Aleah; Raúl Castillo as Cliff; Jamie McShane as Perry; Sam Keeley as Jayson; Fabien Frankel as Anthony; Alison Oliver as...

Exclusive: Continuing to expand its cast, HBO’s Untitled Brad Ingelsby Task Force Project (working title) has added five as recurring: Raphael Sbarge (Once Upon a Time), Mickey Sumner (Snowpiercer), Brian Goodman (Fatal Attraction), Elvis Nolasco (Godfather of Harlem), and Colin Bates (American Rust).

Sbarge plays Police Chief Dorsey, who oversees a multi-unit operation to assist FBI Agent Tom (Ruffalo) and the team in their search. Sumner portrays Shelley Driscoll, who is desperate to escape her husband Ray, with Goodman as Vincent Hawkes, one of the 13 National Leaders of a dangerous biker gang. Nolasco plays Freddy Frias, the savvy and ruthless captain of Philadelphia’s largest drug trafficking organization, while Bates portrays Shane McReynolds, the Sergeant-At-Arms of a dangerous biker gang and a member of Jayson’s inner circle.

Others previously cast include Tom Pelphrey as Robbie; Emilia Jones as Maeve; Thuso Mbedu as Aleah; Raúl Castillo as Cliff...

Exclusive: HBO’s Untitled Brad Ingelsby Task Force Project (working title) has three new recurring cast members: Owen Teague (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes), Dominic Colón (Power), and Margarita Levieva (The Deuce).

Teague plays Peaches, Robbie and Cliff’s co-worker by day and henchman by night. Colón portrays Deric “Breaker,” the Vice-President of a dangerous biker gang and Jayson’s right hand. Levieva’s character is Eryn, Jayson’s tough and cunning wife.

Mark Ruffalo leads the ensemble as FBI agent Tom. Additional previously announced cast includes Tom Pelphrey as Robbie; Emilia Jones as Maeve; Thuso Mbedu as Aleah; Raúl Castillo as Cliff; Jamie McShane as Perry; Sam Keeley as Jayson; Fabien Frankel as Anthony; and Alison Oliver as Lizzie.

A crime drama based on an original idea from Mare of Easttown creator Ingelsby, the show is set in the working class suburbs outside of Philadelphia, where Ruffalo...

Nonprofit Outfest is celebrating its 40th anniversary with the kickoff of its 2022 edition on July 11, when the annual Los Angeles LGBTQ+ film festival will launch with new awards, programming and a lineup of over 200 screenings.

“One of the things that I really did like is that [the festival] wasn’t in June, because I think there’s this way of thinking about queerness as if it is siloed within the space of one month,” Outfest Artistic Director Faridah Gbadamosi told TheWrap in a recent interview. “I like the idea that it exists beyond the month of June because it kind of brings this idea that our identities can’t be siloed within the space of one month.”

Gbadamosi has been with Outfest for over a year, and she emphasized a collaborative approach to the programming for the Los Angeles festival, which this year was sensitive to the depiction and presentation of trauma...

Exclusive: Back for a third year, the Latinx List has added some significant streamer sinew for 2022.

Netflix has now come on board with the scriptwriting initiative to offer WGA minimum script deals to two selected scribes. With five original feature films and five original pilot scripts to be chosen, the submission period for the 2022 Latinx List runs from now until September 2.

Successful candidates can expect to be notified soon after the submissions window closes. Scripts can be submitted here through blcklst.com.

“We are thrilled to be partnering with The Black List, Ulp, Nalip and Latin Tracking Board on this initiative,” says Pete Corona, Netflix’s Director of Drama Development. “Great storytellers are the archstone of great content and this further solidifies Netflix’s commitment to platforming inclusive stories from the U.S. Latinx community.”

“The Ulp is so thrilled to be partnering again with the Latin Tracking Board, Nalip,...

Exclusive: The National Hispanic Media Coalition premiered its Latinx Stream Showcase on Wednesday to uplift and promote Latinx talent in the entertainment industry.

The presentation will show 7 short films written, directed, acted, and produced by Latinx talent for an audience of industry executives, casting directors, producers, agents, managers, and audiences for consideration both above and below the line.

“While the entertainment industry has shown some progress towards being more inclusive of the Latinx community, we are still woefully underrepresented both in front of and behind the camera,” said Brenda Victoria Castillo, President & CEO of the National Hispanic Media Coalition. “With this showcase, we want to shine a light on the talented creatives the industry has yet to discover. These individuals are bringing incredible stories—from our communities—to life, for all the world to see.”

Learn more about the featured short films below.

Hermanas revolves around two sisters with opposing...

Exclusive: Sundance Institute has named the recipients of the inaugural Uprise Grant Fund and Arts Organization Grants, supporting Bipoc artists.

The Uprise Grant Fund specifically looks to uplift Bipoc artists, whose careers and creative development have been harmed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The 38 U.S.-based artists selected for the grant are Yasmin Almanaseer, Fatimah Asghar, Hadeel Assali, Lena Chen, Edyka Chilomé, Dominic Colón, Min Ding, Mandolin Eisenberg, Ash Goh Hau, Leandro Fabrizi, Kayla Farrish, Brittany Franklin, Dickie Hearts, Armando Ibanez, Carlos Ibarra, Cashmere Jasmine, Henry Alexander Kelly, Patrick G. Lee, Sasha-Gay Lewis, Alika Maikau, Andre Muir, Marcos Nieves, San-San Onglatco, Naima Ramos-Chapman, Faye Ruiz, Jazmin Jones, Nyjia, Nova Scott-James, Michael Shayan, Wendi Sierra, Bryan Sih, Weng-San Sit, Josalynn Smith, Nay Tabarra, Nesaru Tchaas, Jingjing Tian, So Yun Um, Derrick Woods-Morrow, and Yuan Yuan.

80% of Uprise artist grantees work in traditional film disciplines; the other 20% work primarily in emerging media or theatre disciplines.

Exclusive: In May, The Black List unveiled the 10 writers for the inaugural Latinx TV List. To mark the conclusion of Hispanic Heritage Month (which is today), three of the writers from the list have been selected to receive blind script deals with Hulu: Dominic Colon, Juan Carlos Fernandez and Anna Salinas.

Initially, only two WGA minimum blind script deals were expected, but expectations were exceeded and three were chosen. the Latinx TV List was announced via Hulu’s YouTube channel All Accents Welcome. Each of the 10 selected shortlist writers were highlighted in a video discussing their journey as a Latinx storyteller, and what this opportunity means to them and their writing career.

“The caliber of talent of all of the writers from The Black List’s Latinx List made this inaugural year of the partnership fun, invigorating and a bright spot for our creative team,” said Beatrice Springborn, VP Content,...

Exclusive: The inaugural Latinx TV List has been revealed! On Monday, during the Nalip Media Summit, Nalip executive director Ben Lopez joined Franklin Leonard and Kate Hagen of The Black List alongside Gloria Calderon-Kellett (One Day at a Time) and Tanya Saracho (Vida) of the Untitled Latinx Project to announce the 10 original television pilots selected.

The Black List teamed with the Latin Tracking Board, Nalip, Remezcla and The Untitled Latinx Project for the list which opened submissions in February. Here were the requirements:

Writers should be Latinos residing currently in the Us – any country of origin or other status is fine Any kind of story is eligible and will be considered All scripts must have one Latinx character in a prominent, lead role Scripts can be bilingual as long as they are written primarily in English Half-hours and one-hours considered. No webseries. All levels of experience considered for submitting writers...

In the Madison Square Garden dressing room, BIlly prepares for his fight against Darius Jones. various: Mark Shrader (Doc Field), Jg, Beau Flynn (Jon Jon), Dominic Colon (Mikey), Malcolm Mays (Gabe), Cj

Shady Records/Interscope Records will release Southpaw (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture), soundtrack to The Weinstein Company motion picture Southpaw, starring Jake Gyllenhaal. The album – which will feature new songs created for and inspired by the film and more – will be released this July. Shady Records founder Eminem also serves as the album’s executive producer.

The DJ Khalil produced first single from the soundtrack, Eminem’s “Phenomenal,” appears in the trailer of the new movie.

The film, directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) and written by Kurt Sutter (Sons of Anarchy, The Shield), is the riveting story of Billy “The Great” Hope, the reigning light heavyweight boxing champion of the world (played by Academy...

A teen party goes viral and out of control when a balcony collapses, leaving one dead, Libby (Valentina de Angelis). Flack (Eddie Cahill) calls it "most parents' worst nightmare: someone spills their drink on a new carpet." Continuing, "Welcome to the end of the world as we know it." Wow Flack actually got the end line before the opening credits. Sid (Robert Joy) actually gets out of the autopsy lab to personally attend the Db at the scene. She was asphyxiated. Jo (Sela ward) estimates there were than fifty on the balcony, plus the marble table. Danny (Carmine Giovinazzo) collects prints from the table. Back at the lab, Hawkes (Hill Harper) and Lindsay (Anna Belknap) calculate the stress analysis (could have just put her on the contraption.) Hawkes calculates without the use of a calculator, but Lindsay insists on using a calculator anyway, as if he'd be wrong. The balcony...

HBO and the New York International Latino Film Festival (Nyilff) have chosen "Crush," a screenplay by Dominic Colón, as the winner of their Short Film Competition. Colón received $15,000 to complete the short based on his original script. The short will screen during Nyilff, August 15-21. Here's what it's about according to Nyilff: "Crush" takes place in the South Bronx during Prom Night, where a young man is in for ...