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Tubi might be a smaller streamer but it’s packing a mighty library with some fun, cinematic bangers, some nostalgic throwbacks and a musical film you can’t help but sing along with.

Yeah, you might have to watch some ads, but you can’t beat a completely free library. And these aren’t just titles from the VHS days, some of these flicks were in theaters not too long ago, or have become ultimate American classics.

Here’s are our curated picks for some of the best new movies streaming free on Tubi right now.

“Blue Beetle” (2023) Blue Beetle

While “Blue Beetle” didn’t necessarily meet expectations at the box office, the film still remains a fun and exciting watch for the whole family, especially when you have acting and comedic legends like George Lopez and Susan Sarandon as part of the cast. In the film, Xolo Maridueña plays Jaime Reyes,...

While he's very well known for playing a Marvel superhero in several major films, Chris Evans also has a DC role many fans have forgotten. After 15 years, many fans are revisiting that role by checking out The Losers, which is rising on the HBO Max streaming charts.

As of June 13, The Losers is No. 5 on HBO Max's Top 10 movies on streaming in the world (per FlixPatrol). Notably, however, the film is available in other territories, but not currently in the United States. Directed by Sylvain White, the film was written by Peter Berg and James Vanderbilt, though it's based on the DC comic book by Andy Diggle and Jock. It was released in 2010, though it was not a big box office success, making less than $30 million against a budget of $25 million.

Evans was a part of the movie's star-studded ensemble cast. The Losers also starred other MCU alums, including Zoe Saldana...

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Netflix is ready with an entertainment-packed June this year. While, we are already know all the brilliant films and TV shows that will be leaving Netflix in the upcoming month, we will also see the premiere of many highly anticipated Netflix original movies and TV shows, including the highly anticipated conclusion of Squid Game and a new season of Shane Gillis’ comedy series Tires. Just like every month, Netflix is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the seven new movies and shows coming to Netflix in June 2025.

Ginny & Georgia Season 3 (June 5) Credit – Netflix

Ginny & Georgia is a comedy-drama series created by Sarah Lampert. The upcoming season 3 of the Netflix series continues the story of the mother-daughter duo Ginny and Georgia after Georgia is arrested for murder during her wedding.

One of Shonda Rhimes' best shows is about to make a triumphant return to streaming, landing on Netflix just in time for a summer binge. No, it's not How to Get Away with Murder, but it is another Tgit staple. It's the smash hit political thriller series Scandal, which introduced us to the brilliant and impeccably dressed crisis manager Olivia Pope, played by the incomparable Kerry Washington.

With its return to Netflix this summer, it'll be the first time in five years since Scandal streamed on the platform. After adding the seventh and final season in May 2018, Netflix removed the entire series from its platform two years later in May 2020. The political thriller was streaming on Hulu for a while, though it has since been removed. As of May 19, the political thriller is available to stream on Tubi with ads. But with its Netflix comeback, fans will soon be able...

Shonda Rhimes has created and produced a slew of iconic shows over the years. Now, one of them is heading to Netflix.

In a post on X, the streaming service announced that Scandal is officially moving back to Netflix, and will be available on June 17. The political series aired between 2012 and 2018, and was previously available to stream on Hulu. The show stars Kerry Washington as a crisis manager who specializes in "fixing" political situations and scandals. The character was loosely based on Judy Smith, who served as George H. W. Bush's Deputy Press Secretary. Smith was also a producer on the show.

Scandal is back on Netflix June 17! pic.twitter.com/nUML3o1mBG— Netflix (@netflix) May 19, 2025

In Scandal, Olivia Pope, a former media consultant to the president, is the person to go to when a scandal needs fixing. But following a romantic entanglement with President Fitzgerald Grant (Tony Goldwyn) behind his wife's back,...

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Thunderbolts* is a superhero action comedy-drama film directed by Jake Schrier from a screenplay co-written by Eric Pearson and Joanna Calo. Based on the Marvel Comics characters of the same name, the MCU film revolves around a group of misfit antiheroes who team up and work together to survive after they find themselves trapped in a deadly conspiracy. Thunderbolts* stars Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, Chris Bauer, Wendell Pierce, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. So, if you loved the hilarious misfit team-up, impressive action, and compelling characters in Thunderbolts*, here are some similar movies you should check out next.

The Suicide Squad (Max & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Warner Bros.

The Suicide Squad is a superhero action comedy-drama film written and directed by James Gunn. Based on the DC Comics...

E.W. Scripps is emphasizing women’s sports on broadcast network Ion and more targeted programming on Court TV and Bounce in its upfront presentation to advertisers.

Ahead of its Wednesday evening event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, home of the WNBA’s reigning champion New York Liberty, the company made a set of programming announcements.

Two new sports ventures are joining the Ion lineup. One is the Elevance Health Women’s Fort Myers Tip-Off, an early season college basketball tournament held over Thanksgiving weekend. Scripps Sports has locked up rights for five years from the agency Intersport, which manages the tournament.

Since launching in 2022, the Fort Myers Tip-Off has been a draw for prominent teams, among them South Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland, Purdue and others.

Scripps is also teaming with media outlet Sports Illustrated on the Si Women’s Games, a biennial all-star competition featuring elite athletes in six sports.

One of Tom Cruise's most acclaimed films lands on a new streaming service in time for the spring. The beloved sci-fi thriller, War of the Worlds, battles its way to an April streaming release on the Disney-owned Hulu.

Hulu confirmed that War of the Worlds will debut via its platform on Apr. 1, giving subscribers the chance to catch up with the movie during its 20th anniversary. War of the Worlds' Hulu debut will come a month after the film began streaming for free via Tubi.

Directed by Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg, War of the Worlds sees Cruise portray Ray Ferrier, a dockworker who must look after his children despite being separated from them; trying to protect them and reunite them with their mother amid an alien invasion causing mass devastation due to the extraterrestrials using huge war machines. Cruise stars alongside Dakota Fanning, who plays Ray's 10-year-old daughter, Rachel,...

Amid her run as one of the stars of the serial killer series Dexter, Jennifer Carpenter starred in a zombie movie released in 2008. The film, along with its sequel, can be revisited for free after recently becoming available to watch on Tubi.

Per Tubi, Quarantine and Quarantine 2: Terminal are streaming on Tubi as of March 1. Quarantine, which is a found footage horror film, is based on the original Spanish movie Rec. The movie stars Carpenter as news reporter Angela Vidal, who arrives at an apartment building to report on a strange distress call made to authorities. Unfortunately, a zombie-like virus is spreading in the building, resulting in the government to place the whole area in quarantine, effectively strapping survivors inside with the undead. Amid uncertainty over what the government will do next, those left alive must attempt to find a way to break free — or at least record as...

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Suits LA is a legal drama series created by Aaron Korsh. The NBC series is a spin-off to the USA Network series Suits, and it follows Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York who is now running his own firm in Los Angeles with a group of highly qualified and charming lawyers. Suits LA stars Stephen Amell, Lex Scott Davis, Josh McDermitt, Bryan Greenberg, and Victoria Justice. So, if you loved thrilling legal drama, interpersonal relationships, and compelling characters in Suits LA, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Suits Credit – USA Network

Suits is a legal comedy-drama series created by Aaron Korsh. The USA Network series is set in New York City, and it follows Mike Ross, a college dropout, as he is hired as a lawyer by Harvey Specter, a charismatic attorney.

Captain America: Brave New World marks director Julius Onah's fourth time directing a feature-length project, putting the relatively unheralded filmmaker among some top Hollywood veterans. Onah credits one of those veterans, acclaimed actor Harrison Ford, for making his experience worthwhile, claiming that meeting him remains a "pinch me moment" he'll always cherish.

During an interview with Deadline, Onah delved into his collaboration with Ford on Brave New World as they carved out Ford's Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as U.S. President Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross/Red Hulk. The Nigerian-American filmmaker recalled watching Ford in Indiana Jones films as a child and in Clear and Present Danger after moving to the U.S., never thinking he'd have the opportunity to work with someone like him on a major production.

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The best Chris Evans movies and TV shows have almost been overshadowed by his work in comic book films. Evans' career has mostly been defined by his role as Steve Rogers, as he took on the character of Captain America for the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2011 and carried that role until his final appearance in Avengers: Endgame in 2019, where he passed on the mantle to another hero in the MCU, Anthony Mackies Sam Wilson. Evans has said he plans to slow down his acting, but has not done so yet.

While most people know him from the flagship MCU role, he has a much wider and more diverse filmography than some fans might believe. He has played another superhero in the past as The Human Torch in the Fox Marvel movies, as well as in adaptations of comic books, Tmnt, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and Snowpiercer. He has also...

The Diplomat is once again one of the hottest shows on Netflix! The Diplomat season 2 just premiered on Oct. 31, and fans all over the world bing-watching the new season of the Netflix political thriller starring Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell. In fact, it's now No. 1 on the Netflix Top 10.

Created by Debora Cahn, who also worked on Homeland and The West Wing, The Diplomat tells the story of US Ambassador to the UK Kate Wyler, played by Russell, and her husband, former US Ambassador Hal Wyler. After a British aircraft carrier is bombed, Kate and Hal use their resources and smarts to de-escalate the crisis and find out what actually happened.

There are two seasons of The Diplomat streaming on Netflix right now, and there's a third season officially on the way. The Diplomat season 2 is only six episodes, so it's a really quick binge-watch. We know fans are looking...

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The Diplomat is a political thriller comedy-drama series created by Debora Cahn. The Netflix series follows the story of Kate Wyler, a career diplomat who is married to a political star as she is recruited as the United States ambassador to the United Kingdom amid an international crisis. The Diplomat stars Keri Russell in the lead role with Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Rory Kinnear, Georgie Henley, Ato Essandoh, Ali Ahn, Jess Chanliau, and Nana Mensah starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, political thrills, and compelling characters in The Diplomat here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Madam Secretary (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – CBS

Madam Secretary is a political thriller drama series created by Barbara Hall. The CBS series follows the story of Elizabeth McCord, a former CIA analyst...

Drew Sidora has taken a break from the drama of The Real Housewives of Atlanta for a little bit of comedy in Mind Your Business. For the sitcom, she plays Aaliyah as part of an ensemble cast that includes Columbus Short, Rolonda Watts, and singer/radio host BeBe Winans. The half-hour series centers on the Williams family. They band together in hopes of finding success with an event space that once was a popular lounge owned by Lucille (Watts) before she was forced to close due to the pandemic. Lucille’s brother Henry (Winans) enlists the help of his fraternal twins Aaliyah and Alfonso (Short) to build the venue up while also honoring the memory of Lucille’s Place. The show struck a chord with viewers right out of the gate as Bounce TV’s most-watched original series premiere. We caught up with the star to talk about that recent...

Columbus Short's real-world behavioral issues, including substance abuse, led to his character's exit from Scandal. Short's off-set issues caused weaker storylines for his character, Harrison Wright, on Scandal. Since leaving Scandal, Columbus Short has continued to act in various roles and expressed interest in returning to a Shondaverse show.

Fans of Scandal were probably confused when Harrison Wright was suddenly off the show, but Columbus Short has since come out about the real reason he exited the series. The hit political thriller Scandal lasted for seven seasons before its series finale on April 19, 2018, which closed the book on Olivia Pope's (Kerry Washington) career as a DC political operative and fixer. By the end of the show, some characters on Scandal had received their fitting ends while others may have got the short end of the stick.

Harrison Wright was unceremoniously written off the show in the season 3 finale...

Kerry Washington joins the cast of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. The cast of the movie also includes Daniel Craig, Josh O'Connor, Cailee Spaeny, and Andrew Scott. Washington is best known for her starring role in the long-running drama Scandal.

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery has added another major star to the cast. The upcoming Wake Up Dead Man is the second sequel to Rian Johnson's 2019 whodunit hit Knives Out, which introduced Daniel Craig's idiosyncratic private detective Benoit Blanc. Just like the previous movies, this third installment will feature the detective being plunged into the center of a new murder mystery, surrounded by a huge all-star cast. Previous stars who have appeared in Blanc mysteries include Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Edward Norton, and Janelle Mone.

Per Deadline, Kerry Washington has officially boarded Wake Up Dead Man. The...

Expend4bles is finally here with all of our favorite action heroes getting back in the fight. Directed by Scott Waugh from a screenplay by Kurt Wimmer, Tad Daggerhart, and Max Adams the film sees the return of The Expendables as they are assigned a mission to stop a terrorist organization led by Suarto Rahmat who is smuggling nuclear warheads that could create a conflict between Russia and the U.S. Expend4bles sees the return of Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, and Randy Couture. Some new yet famous faces joining the series are Megan Fox, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Andy Garcia, and many more. So, if you loved the action film here are some similar films you could watch next.

The A-Team Credit – 20th Century Fox

Synopsis: The A-Team follows the exciting and daring exploits of a colorful team of former Special Forces soldiers who were set up for a crime they did not commit.

Like its predecessors, True to the Game 3 has a talented cast that helps bring to life the characters originally found in Teri Woods's best-selling novel. Directed by David Wolfgang, the third installment of the trilogy was released in December 2021 and follows the narrative from where it left off in True to the Game 2, with Gena waking up to discover that her life was saved by Quadir. True to the Game 3 spans 72 crucial hours as Gena must return to Philadelphia to inform Bria and Gah-Git of her plans to escape an ugly fate with the presumed-to-be-dead Quadir.

True to the Game 3 is heralded by a brilliant cast, led by Columbus Short and Erica Peeples, who both received Septimius Award nominations for their performances. Director David Wolfgang also received a Septimius nomination for Best American Film while Manny Halley was recognized in the Best Soundtrack category. The...

Exclusive: Nicki Minaj is set to executive produce and star in Lady Danger, a new animated series from Amazon Freevee based on the Dark Horse comic book series of the same name written by Alex de Campi, Deadline has learned.

Alongside Minaj, executive producers also include Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson under his G-Unit Film & TV banner, as well as Brian Sher, and Paul Young & Mike Griffin for Make Good Content. Starburns Industries is the animation studio.

Written by executive producers Carlton Jordan and Crystle Roberson, the series—set in the year 2075—follows a government field agent who is left for dead by her team after discovering a dangerous secret, only to be resurrected as Lady Danger, an afrofuturistic ass-kicking Agent of B.O.O.T.I (Bureau of Organized Terrorism Intervention), who must conceal her true identity while she fights villains who are destroying the earth and its vulnerable inhabitants.

Jordan’s credits as a writer,...

The Toronto Black Film Festival is back for the 11th year of amplifying Black voices in cinema, with this year’s edition featuring 125 movies from 20 different countries.

Presented by Td Bank Group in collaboration with Global News, this year’s Tbff is celebrating the return of in-person programming while maintaining an online component, with a goal of inspiring the next generation of Black artists in film and beyond!

The 2023 edition of Canada’s largest celebration of Black History Month through film features a star-studded roster of talent that includes Letitia Wright, Josh O’Connor, Columbus Short, Keith David, Ledisi, Colin Kaepernick, Rickey Jackson, Don Lemmon, Ossie Davis, Karen Pittman, Corey Stoll, Cesária Évora and many more.

Read More: The 10th Annual Toronto Black Film Festival To Start With Keke Palmer, Common’s ‘Alice’

The Festival’s opening night will take place on Wednesday, Feb 15 at the Isabel Bader Theatre with the...

Original “High School Musical” franchise cast members Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Lucas Grabeel, Bart Johnson, Alyson Reed and Kaycee Stroh have joined season four of the Disney+ series “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” the streamer announced as production begins on the new season.

The new season will take a meta turn, with the Principal Gutierrez character announcing that Disney has decided to make the long-awaited “High School Musical 4: The Reunion” movie on location at their in-show high school. Bleu, Coleman, Grabeel, Johnson, Reed and Kaycee Stroh will play themselves, resurrecting their “High School Musical” roles within the show, while the students will play featured extras in the in-universe movie.

Additional new cast for the fourth season include Kylie Cantrall, Matthew Sato, Caitlin Reilly and Vasthy Mompoint in recurring guest star roles. The show, created and executive produced by Tim Federle, will feature songs from the “High School...

Andrea-Rachel Parker (Power), Lil Mama (CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story), Columbus Short (Scandal), K.D. Aubert (Friday After Next), Cocoa Brown (Never Have I Ever), Tobias Truvillion (Brooklyn’s Finest) and De’aundre Bonds (Father Stu) will lead the cast of the crime drama Sisters, from writer-director Jahmar Hill (Run), which is heading into production in October.

The film tells the story of three family members reunited by tragedy. After their mother’s early passing, Diamond and her “sisters” grew up under the care of their loving grandmother. But when her health deteriorates, threatening that relationship, the trio is willing to do anything to save her life — even take someone else’s.

The cast for Sisters also includes Hill, Alisa Reyes, Christine Lakin, Jensen Atwood, Ciera Angelia, Sade Whiting, Heidy Javier, Latoya Ward, Isaac J. Sullivan, Mia Mendez, Eduardo M. Pulido, Charles W. Harris III, Crystal T. Williams, Del Harrison, Devon Ray and Nabillah Nahim.

Exclusive: AllBlk has greenlit the supernatural drama Wicked City from executive producers Tressa “Azarel” Smallwood and Donte Lee set to debut this winter.

The ensemble cast includes Vanessa Bell Calloway, Taylor Polidore, Shaquita Smith, Mercedez McDowell, Chantal Maurice, Chanel Mack, Rhonda Morman, Malika Blessing, Columbus Short, and Rolonda Rochelle.

While living their best life in Atlanta, four young, chic, modern-day witches, Jordan Davis (Smith), Mona De La Cruz (McDowell), Angela Harris (Maurice), and Sherise Baker (Mack) make the acquaintance of Camille (Polidore), a naturally powerful witch who is oblivious to her gift.

Reluctantly, Camille joins the women for a spell, but things take a menacing turn resulting in an accidental death. The witches quickly perform a forbidden resurrection spell, however, it is too late, as a dark sinister being is brought back from the other side. Now, between their complicated personal lives, unearthed secrets of the past, and attempting to defeat a powerful wraith,...

Scandal star Columbus Short has been charged with two misdemeanors after his arrest for domestic violence on February 2. On Wednesday, the 39-year-old actor was charged with domestic violence and another for child endangerment due to the incident allegedly occurring in front of a child. L.A. City Attorney Michael N. Feuer issued these charges against […]

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After a busy Thanksgiving weekend which saw a solid-for-2021 $142 million five-day gross, things are taking a bit of a breather this weekend. The only new wide release is Focus’ specialty film Wolf, which is unlikely to displace any of last week’s box office winners. Expect a repeat of last weekend with Encanto, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and House of Gucci remaining in the top three, and we’ll see how well they hold as we await some of the year’s most anticipated films in the coming weeks. West Side Story, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Nightmare Alley, The Matrix Resurrections, and other big ticket holiday and award season films are just around the corner and will hopefully bring the pandemic-era box office to new heights.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Encanto will duke it out for the top spot this weekend. Encanto was in the lead last weekend, with $40.5 million compared to Ghostbusters’ $35 million for the five-day,...

No, the following is not a parody.

BET on Tuesday announced that Karen, a made-for-tv movie about a racist white woman named — you guessed it! — Karen, is set to premiere on Tuesday, Sept. 14 (at 10/9c).

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The film stars Orange Is the New Black vet Taryn Manning (aka Pennsatucky) as Karen, an entitled, bigoted Caucasian woman who “pulls...

BET is closing out the summer with a block of original feature films, including the Taryn Manning lightning rod “Karen.”

Titled “Summer of Chills,” the slate of suspense thrillers includes three BET original movies and the linear debut of two titles from streaming service BET Plus.

Stars including Paula Patton, Lauren London, LisaRaye McCoy, Loretta Devine, Wood Harris, V. Bozeman, Columbus Short, Deborah Cox, Anthony Hamilton and Ledisi.

“Karen,” a suspense thriller about an entitled and twisted racist woman who comes undone after a Black couple moves into the McMansion next door, will air on Sept. 14. An early look at the title, a pejorative term for toxic white women who’d like to speak to the manager, caused a stir on social media and drew comparisons to Jordan Peele’s “Get Out.”

Cory Hardrict and Jasmine Burke play the couple attempting to assimilate into their new neighborhood, thwarted by microaggressions...

Even The Losers get lucky sometimes. Before the Dceu was formed to compete against the ever-expanding, cash cow that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the approach at Warner Bros. was far looser. With the booming business of comic book adaptations in full swing, the studio was throwing money at several eclectic comic book titles like Watchmen and Jonah Hex, trying to stay competitive and seemingly more adult than their rivals. Hence before leaving to create his own superhero project, Hancock, writer-director Peter Berg started penning an adaptation of DC/Vertigo’s The Losers, bringing in French director Sylvain White to helm the picture.

Produced by Joel Silver, The Losers centered on a team of elite, black-ops Special Forces operatives betrayed by their handler. Director White connected with the material immediately.

“What appealed to me about The Losers was that it wasn’t the typical superhero-with-superpowers thing,” White told MTV. “It...

Exclusive: R&b recording artist Ledisi is set to play legendary gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in the biopic, Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story. Columbus Short will take on the role of Martin Luther King Jr., a close friend of Jackson’s. Janet Hubert (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) and Wendy Raquel Robinson also co-star.

Named after one of Jackson’s signature songs, Remember Me, the film, set during the tumultuous period between 1956 and 1963, will chronicle the successful career of Jackson as well as her unique friendship and devotion to Martin Luther King Jr. and her unsung contribution to the Civil Rights Movement. Also referred to as the Queen of Gospel, Jackson was pivotal in the encouragement and inspiration of MLK’s famous I Have A Dream speech. She often accompanied King to perform...

In today’s film news roundup, Sabrina Carpenter’s “The Short History of the Long Road” gets a home, comedian Jo Koy’s life will become a movie, “True to the Game” is getting a sequel and Apa promotes Chris Ridenhour.

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FilmRise has acquired Sabrina Carpenter’s coming-of-age drama “The Short History of the Long Road” and is planning a May 15 theatrical release.

The film, written and directed by Ani Simon-Kennedy, won a special jury mention for screenplay at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. “The Short History of the Long Road” also stars Maggie Siff, Steven Ogg and Danny Trejo.

Carpenter portrays a teenager who grew up living out of a van with her beloved father. When tragedy strikes, she is confronted by the reality that life as an outsider may not be her only choice.

The film is produced by Darren Dean, Bettina Kadoorie, Kishori Rajan, Eddie Rubin, Ani Simon-Kennedy,...

Stars like Jason Statham, Gerard Butler, Liam Neeson and Ben Affleck have brought a semblance of stability to an unsettled American Film Market this week.

The boom in streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon along with the emergence of new services from Disney, Apple and Warner Bros. has disrupted the traditional business model for the independent sector.

“Netflix wants your movie early now,” noted Bron Studios exec Anjay Nagpal at Friday’s Afm finance conference. “They don’t want it any more after you couldn’t sell it at festivals.”

Jeffrey Greenstein, president of Millennium Media, said at the event that money offered by streamers has made it tougher to sign name actors such as Butler — who has done a trio of “Fallen” movies for Millennium.

“The numbers that Netflix, Amazon, Disney are able to offer are substantially higher than anyone can on the independent market,” Greenstein said. “Talent...

Terrence Howard has spoken out in defense of Jussie Smollett following his arrest for allegedly staging a hate crime.

The Empire actor who plays patriarch Lucious Lyon posted a video to Instagram Sunday of Smollett playing with a child who appears to be Howard’s son; Smollett portrays Lucious Lyon’s son on the Fox series.

“All your lil homies got you. We love the hell outta you,” Howard wrote with a heart emoji. Howard’s Empire co-star Gabourey Sidibe also commented on the post with three heart emojis.

However,...

Guess what? Ya'll ain't ready! For what, you might be asking yourself at this juncture? For You Got Served 2, which is definitely coming sometime this year just as B2K get ready for their big comeback tour, which was announced in late 2018.

You better go get a new NBA jersey, some fresh Air Force Ones, and wash all that sweat out of your old head band. Otherwise, you really won't be ready for this. You Got Served 2 doesn't show us much more than a logo in the first video, but you can definitely feel the exciting echoing off this quick glimpse at what's to come in the very near future.

The Boys of The New Millennium's reunion tour is set for this summer, with some big marquee names including Pretty Ricky, Lloyd, and R&B Singer Mario. But B2K isn't lazy enough to just launch an official come back tour,...

Columbus Short’s Great Picture Show is partnering with Dame Dash Studios to develop, produce and promote film and TV projects, Variety has learned exclusively.

Current projects include “The List,” “A Shot For Justice” and “Black Dots,” a story written by Short and the late Lee Thompson Young about a group of high school outcasts who take their school hostage. Short and Dash are also collaborating on “Ellis D,” a biopic on Major League baseball player Dock Ellis, who’s best remembered for pitching a no-hitter while under the influence of LSD.

“We’re excited to join forces and use our own content and platform to set new trends,” said Dash. “Our partnership is backed by a mission to highlight new and honest stories that haven’t yet been told.”

Short’s credits include “Scandal,” “Stomp the Yard,” “Cadillac Records,” “Armored,” “True To The Game,” and “Armed.” Producing credits include Bet’s “Mr.

"This mission requires that we stay cool." Gvn Releasing has debuted the official Us trailer for a conspiracy thriller titled just Armed, which will finally be available in theaters + on VOD starting this September. The film is written, directed by, and stars Afro-Mexican actor Mario Van Peebles, who plays a Us Marshall struggling to put his life together after a raid gone wrong. A colleague reappears in his life and explains all of the survivors of his unit are suffering the same symptoms and there may be a larger conspiracy at hand. Also starring Ryan Guzman, Columbus Short, Jemma Dallender, Laz Alonso, and William Fichtner. From the looks of it, this has way more action than is necessary for this story, plus way too much intensity. Here's the official trailer (+ new poster) for Mario Van Peebles' Armed, direct from YouTube: Chief (Mario Van Peebles) is a former U.S.

The Slender Man legend is a lofty one. And some are very upset that it's become a throwaway horror movie. What started as an Internet campfire story turned to real life tragedy when two underaged girls tried to kill their best friend believing this mythical horror icon was real. Sony didn't make a movie about that. Instead, they've turned the Slender Man tale into a ghost story of the week. Today, we have the second trailer. It offers a few cool scares. But in the end, is it worth it?

In Slender Man, we visit a small town in Massachusetts. A group of friends perform a ritual in an attempt to debunk the lore of Slender Man. When one of them goes mysteriously missing, they begin to suspect that she is, in fact, His latest victim. This new trailer proves that big portions of this movie are going to be PG-13 thriller boring.

The Slender Man legend is a lofty one. And some are very upset that it's become a throwaway horror movie. What started as an Internet campfire story turned to real life tragedy when two underaged girls tried to kill their best friend believing this mythical horror icon was real. Sony didn't make a movie about that. Instead, they've turned the Slender Man tale into a ghost story of the week. Today, we have the second trailer. It offers a few cool scares. But in the end, is it worth it?

In Slender Man, we visit a small town in Massachusetts. A group of friends perform a ritual in an attempt to debunk the lore of Slender Man. When one of them goes mysteriously missing, they begin to suspect that she is, in fact, His latest victim. This new trailer proves that big portions of this movie are going to be PG-13 thriller boring.

Manny Halley, CEO of Imani Media Group, has signed a first-look development deal with NBC’s Wilshire Studios, Variety has learned.

Under the pact, Imani Media Group will develop and produce scripted and unscripted content for the NBCUniversal portfolio of networks including Bravo, E!, USA, and Oxygen as well as for outside buyers. Dawn Olmstead is the president of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment production unit.

Halley has worked in the music industry for more than two decades with recording artists including Nicki Minaj, Young Thug, and Keyshia Cole. Halley’s first foray into television production began with producing and executive producing the reality series, “Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is” for Bet and the spinoff, “Frankie and Neffe.”

Halley’s Faith Media Distribution company moved into the feature film business with “True to the Game,” starring Columbus Short and Erica Peeples. The movie, an adaptation of the New York Times bestseller by Teri Woods,...

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Who was murdered? Amanda Tanner (Liza Weil)

Who were they murdered by? Charlie (George Newbern), hired by Cyrus (Jeff Perry)

How were they murdered? Killed off-screen, dumped in a river.

Why were they murdered? Amanda was about to go public about her affair with the president and the fact that she was pregnant. (Although it was later revealed that the father of her baby was the vice president’s chief of staff, Billy Chambers.)

(1×07)

Who was murdered? Gideon Wallace (Brendan Hines)

Who were they murdered by? Billy Chambers (Matt Letscher)

How were they murdered? Scissors to the neck.

Why were they murdered? Gideon, a journalist for the D.C. Sun, discovered that Billy was the real father of Amanda Tanner’s baby and threatened to expose him.

(2×08)

Who was murdered? Britta Kagen (Keiko Agena)

Who were they murdered by? An assassin hired by Supreme Court Justice Verna Thornton (Debra Mooney)

How were they murdered? Remote-controlled sniper rifle.

Why were they murdered? Collateral damage in an assassination attempt on the president.

(2×12)

Who was murdered? Jesse Tyler (Adam Shapio)

Who were they murdered by? An assassin hired by Hollis Doyle (Gregg Henry)

How were they murdered? A bomb.

Why were they murdered? Jesse had tried to blackmail Doyle after discovering a vote-rigging campaign.

(2×13)

Who was murdered? Supreme Court Justice Verna Thornton (Debra Mooney)

Who were they murdered by? President Fitzgerald Grant (Tony Goldwyn)

How were they murdered? Suffocated in a hospital bed.

Why were they murdered? Fitz had discovered that Verna was part of a plot to rig the election that got him the White House and had tried to have him killed.

(2×17)

Who was murdered? CIA Director Grayden Osborne (Kurt Fuller)

Who were they murdered by? Billy Chambers

How were they murdered? Killed off-screen

Why were they murdered? Billy had been leaking intelligence from the White House and set up Osborne to take the fall.

(2×18)

Who was murdered? Molly Ackerman (Mageina Tovah)

Who were they murdered by? Billy Chambers

How were they murdered? Hit and run

Why were they murdered? Molly was trying to blow the whistle on Billy as the source of the leak.

(3×07)

Who was murdered? Random security guard

Who were they murdered by? Quinn Perkins (Katie Lowes)

How were they murdered? Poison injection

Why were they murdered? Quinn thought she was simply knocking the guard unconscious, but she was given poison by B613, who then used the guard’s death as blackmail.

(3×10)

Who was murdered? Daniel Douglas Langston (Jack Coleman)

Who were they murdered by? Vice President Sally Langston (Kate Burton)

How were they murdered? Stabbed repeatedly.

Why were they murdered? Sally snapped after discovering that her husband had slept with Cyrus’s husband.

(3×13)

Who was murdered? Vanessa Chandler (Jennifer Peo)

Who were they murdered by? Jake Ballard

How were they murdered? Shot in the head.

Why were they murdered? A White House correspondent, Vanessa broke the story about Olivia’s affair with the president and was about to uncover the truth about the death of the vice president’s husband.

(3×13)

Who was murdered? Shelby Moss (Julia Cho)

Who were they murdered by? Jake Ballard.

How were they murdered? Shot in the head.

Why were they murdered? An Nsa analyst, Shelby was close to uncovering the truth about the vice president’s husband’s murder with Vanessa.

(3×14)

Who was murdered? James Novak (Dan Bucatinsky)

Who were they murdered by? Jake Ballard (Scott Foley)

How were they murdered? Shot.

Why were they murdered? Because James, a reporter, was getting to close to the truth about the death of the vice president’s husband.

(3×16)

Who was murdered? Clare Tucker (Kelly McCreary)

Who were they murdered by? Maya Lewis (Khandi Alexander)

How were they murdered? Throat slit.

Why were they murdered? Clare had been serving as an informant to Harrison, trying to help him track down Maya.

(3×18)

Who was murdered? Jerry Grant Jr. (Dylan Minnette)

Who were they murdered by? Tom Larsen (Brian Letscher) on the order of Eli Pope (Joe Morton)

How were they murdered? A very dramatic public poisoning.

Why were they murdered? Olivia’s (Kerry Washington) father took issue with the president’s relationship with his daughter and punished him by killing his son.

(3×18)

Who was murdered? Adnan Salif (Nazanin Boniadi)

Who were they murdered by? Rowan

How were they murdered? Killed off-screen.

Why were they murdered? To trick Harrison (Columbus Short), who was romantically involved with Adnan, into helping him catch his terrorist wife Maya (Khandi Alexander).

(3×18)

Who was murdered? Harrison Wright (Columbus Short)

Who were they murdered by? Tom, on Rowan’s orders

How were they murdered? Killed offscreen, presumably by gunshot.

Why were they murdered? Harrison had discovered that Eli/Rowan was responsible for the assassination of the president’s son.

(4×16)

Who was murdered? Sue Thomas (Lena Dunham)

Who were they murdered by? Huck (Guillermo Diaz)

How were they murdered? Throat slit with a kitchen knife.

Why were they murdered? After sleeping with a number of elite D.C. men, Sue threatened to publish a boo detailing all of her affairs. She was killed to keep her quiet.

(4×18)

Who was murdered? Holly (Stefanie Black)

Who were they murdered by? Jake Ballard

How were they murdered? Shot in front of her boss U.S. Attorney General David Rosen (Joshua Malina)

Why were they murdered? The mild-mannered Holly was a secret B613 agent responsible for the deaths of three people in protective custody and was about to kill David.

(5×06)

Who was murdered? Elise Martin (Mia Maestro)

Who were they murdered by? Franklin Russell (Brian White)

How were they murdered? Killed off-screen.

Why were they murdered? Part of a plot to kill Rowan and reinstate B613.

(5×09)

Who was murdered? Franklin Russell

Who were they murdered by? Jake Ballard

How were they murdered? Shot, execution-style.

Why were they murdered? Revenge for killing his wife, Elise.

(5×17)

Who was murdered? Vice President Andrew Nichols (Jon Tenney)

Who were they murdered by? Olivia Pope

How were they murdered? Beaten with a chair.

Why were they murdered? Traumatized by her recent kidnapping, which was organized by Andrew, Olivia got her revenge with a metal chair.

(5×21)

Who was murdered? Richard Moss (Michael Canavan)

Who were they murdered by? Jake Ballard

How were they murdered? Poisoned drink.

Why were they murdered? Jake, newly married to Richard’s daughter, killed him so his wife could collect her half-a-billion dollar inheritance.

(6×01)

Who was murdered? President-elect Francisco Vargas (Ricardo Antonio Chavira)

Who were they murdered by? Rowan

How were they murdered? Shot by a sniper moments after winning the presidential election.

Why were they murdered? His wife, Luna Vargas, orchestrated the murder to prevent him from becoming president.

(6×06)

Who was murdered? Sandra Potter (Tonya Pinkins)

Who were they murdered by? Rowan

How were they murdered? Shot.

Why were they murdered? An old girlfriend of Rowan’s, Sandra was brought back into his life by his enemies as an attempt to exploit his weaknesses. Instead of capitulating, Rowan kills her himself.

(6×07)

Who was murdered? Jennifer Fields (Chelsea Kurtz)

Who were they murdered by? Meg (Phoebe Niedhardt)

How were they murdered? Shot twice, once through the eyes.

Why were they murdered? Jennifer was a loose end in the plot to kill Francisco Vargas and frame Cyrus for the assassination.

(6×09)

Who was murdered? Meg (Phoebe Niedhardt)

Who were they murdered by? Quinn Perkins

How were they murdered? Slit throat.

Why were they murdered? Revenge for shooting Huck and leaving him in the trunk of a car at the bottom of a canyon.

(6×11)

Who was murdered? Elizabeth North (Portia de Rossi)

Who were they murdered by? Samantha Ruland (Zoe Perry)

How were they murdered? Golf club to the head.

Why were they murdered? After Mellie (Bellamy Young) refused to help make Theodore Peus (David Warshofsky) the next president, he had his associate kill her aide right in front of her to make a point.

(6×13)

Who was murdered? Theodore Peus (David Warshofsky)

Who were they murdered by? Jake Ballard

How were they murdered? Shot in the head.

Why were they murdered? In addition to orchestrating the murders of Frankie Vargas and Liz North, Peus had set bombs above several major cities and threatened mass casualties.

(6×14)

Who was murdered? Samantha Ruland (Zoe Perry)

Who were they murdered by? Rowan

How were they murdered? Stabbed with a dinosaur tooth and decapitated.

Why were they murdered? Rowan killed Samantha after she killed the president-elect, ordering David Rosen (Joshua Malina) to discover who hired her.

(6×16)

Who was murdered? Luna Vargas (Tessie Santiago)

Who were they murdered by? Olivia and Jake

How were they murdered? Forced to choose between suicide pills or being shot and buried in the forest

Why were they murdered? It was discovered that she had conspired to kill her husband Frankie Vargas, the president-elect of the United States.

(7×05)

Who was murdered? Farid Rashad (Faran Tahir), president of Bashran, and niece Yasmeen (Medalion Rahimi)

Who were they murdered by? Olivia

How were they murdered? Plane explosion.

Why were they murdered? After Rashad was overthrown by his people, Olivia made an agreement with the rebels to have him killed in order to secure a nuclear arms treaty.

(7×07)

Who was murdered? Curtis Pryce (Jay Alexander)

Who were they murdered by? Lucy Riccio (Caroline Day) on the order of Jake Ballard

How were they murdered? Killed off-screen.

Why were they murdered? Curtis, a cable news political commentator, was killed by B613 after he found out the truth about President Rashad’s assassination.

(7×16)

Who was murdered? Vanessa Moss (Jessalyn Gilsig)

Who were they murdered by? Jake Ballard

How were they murdered? Killed off-screen

Why were they murdered? Jake killed his wife after she taunted him about his relationship with Cyrus, calling him “the vice president’s bitch.”

(7×18)

Who was murdered? U.S. Attorney General David Rosen (Joshua Malina)

Who were they murdered by? Vice President Cyrus Beene (Jeff Perry)

How were they murdered? Poisoned drink and smothered by a pillow.

Why were they murdered? After Jake refused an order to kill David to put an end to the investigation into B613, Cyrus took matters into his own hands.

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Columbus Short's on easy street again ... he's out of jail after serving just 34 days of a 1-year sentence for beating his wife. TMZ broke the story ... CS pled no contest to hitting his current wife, Aida Abramyan, during an argument back in November. He was sentenced to 36 months probation and domestic violence education. Problem was ... he was already on probation for a brutal 2014 bar fight, so he got a year in the slammer for violating probation.

Don Lemon returned to his anchor desk on CNN Tuesday night delivering an emotional thank you to his viewers and friends.

“First off, many of you have noticed that I have not been here,” he began. “My older sister died unexpectedly last week and I am back sitting with you tonight because this is exactly where she would have wanted me to be.”

“Leisa was so proud of me, and all she wanted for Christmas last year was a new CNN Tonight T-shirt.”

Lemon’s older sister L’Tanya “Leisa” Lemon Grimes died last week after she reportedly fell into a pond in Livingston Parish,...

Porsha Williams has spent the past few seasons on The Real Housewives of Atlanta on a quest to become a mother, even trying last season to get her now ex-boyfriend Todd Stewart to sign a “baby prenup,” ensuring he would hold up his end of the bargain should they have a child together and things not work out for them romantically.

But when the hit Bravo show returns for its milestone 10th season on Sunday, fans will find that the 36-year-old Dish Nation host, who is now single, has cooled her jets on her quest for motherhood — something she attributes...

"There's nothing that he has that we can't take." Imani Motion Pictures has debuted a trailer for a crime drama titled True to the Game, based on the novel of the same name written by Teri Woods. The film is about a charismatic drug lord, played by Columbus Short, who falls for a young girl from Philadelphia. He begins planning a way out of the crime world with his love for her, but tragedy strikes just as he is about to start his new life. The entire cast includes Vivica A. Fox, Andra Fuller, Nelson Ellis, Draya Michele, Jennifer Freeman, and Starletta DuPois, plus introducing Erica Peeples as Gena Hollins. This trailer looks solid, with some promise in the performances more than anything else. Might be worth a quick look. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Preston A. Whitmore's True to the Game, from YouTube: Based on the Teri Woods best selling novel,...

(Spoiler alert: Please do not read on if you haven’t watched Thursday’s episode of “Scandal”) Wait for it … “Scandal” killed off Elizabeth North (Portia de Rossi) on Thursday night’s episode — only the second series regular casualty — and quite frankly, that’s not enough and we demand there be more deaths. Let’s put this in perspective for you. We are deep into Season 6 of “Scandal,” and only Harrison Wright (Columbus Short) and Elizabeth North, who’s really not even that important to the show if we’re being super honest, have died. Also Read: 'Scandal':...

Olivia took a look back at what life could have been like for everyone if she had voted "no" on rigging the election in Defiance, Ohio all those years ago.

Our TV Fanatics Jim Garner, Sarah Hearson, Jasmine Blu, and Christine Orlando are here to discuss this look at an alternate reality, the future of the Gladiators, and Huck's faux "The Bachelor" addiction on Scandal Season 6 Episode 10.

Did you like the alternate chain of events?

Jim: It was fun to see a "what if" episode. I was kind of disappointed there wasn't even a mention of Harrison in the alternate timeline.

I understand Columbus Short had a pretty bad falling out with Shonda, but given how much he was a part of the beginning of Pope and Associates, I was hoping there would at least be a reference to him.

Sarah: I also thought it was weird that there...

[[tmz:video id="0_jrc1lj6s"]] Columbus Short is locking up his spot on Santa's nice list by giving back to families of battered women ... despite being accused of domestic violence himself. Columbus partnered with women's shelter Elizabeth House to hand out Christmas gifts to abused women and their families at the building itself and all throughout L.A. We're told he collected over 300 gifts for a toy drive at Sayers Club ... and made the rounds at 4 homes, setting up a tree and delivering presents.

Debuts in Theaters, Video on Demand and Digital HD on February 3 Blu-Ray and DVD Release on March 14 Starring Bruce Dern, Denise Richards, Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau, Columbus Short, Johnny Messner, Michael Paré, and Featuring Stipe Miocic and Rob Gronkowski An intense thriller that examines the violent circumstances that have landed one man on Death Row, …

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Few producers have had the sort of impact in Hollywood than Will Packer has had, while remaining based in Atlanta, Georgia. From his early days producing independent films like Trois and The Gospel to producing the hit dance movie Stomp the Yard, taking him all the way through enormous hits like Think Like a Man and Ride Along and their respective sequels. In all his ventures, Packer has found a way to produce material that connected with African-American audiences in the country while finding and cultivating talent like Columbus Short, Idris Elba, Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy and many more.

Packer’s latest film Almost Christmas teams him with writer/director David E. Talpert (Baggage Claim) to create an amazing ensemble comedy, starring Danny Glover as Walter, a widower and head of the Meyers family: feuding sisters Rachel and Cheryl (Gabrielle Union, Kimberly Elise), Christian (Romany Malco) who is in the...

Columbus Short has some Big things about to happen in his life ... he's gonna be a husband And a new dad. Short tells TMZ in just 5 months, he and new fiance Aida Abramyan are expecting a boy. Columbus says he and Aida have been on and off for years but he just recently popped the question. We're told the two plan on getting married some time before January before the baby is born. As for...