Category: News

News about current and upcoming genre media projects that include people of color. Info about historical projects, as well.

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Twitter Comes To The Rescue After Dallas PD Misidentify Shooter

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LINK: Official DPD Twitter posts picture of law-abiding man as a suspect

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Fantasia 2016’s Third Wave of Films Includes Fede Alvarez’s DON’T BREATHE

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Read all about it at Dailydead.com.

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Casting Firms Up for Adaptation of Gregory Lamberson’s ‘Johnny Gruesome’

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Anthony De La Torre joins cast! Read at Dreadcentral.com.

Cuban-American actor De La Torre is also in a band. Huh!

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Idris Elba Will Reportedly Make Directorial Debut With Cocaine Courier Drama ‘Yardie’

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Read the Idris news at Vulture.com.

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Idris Elba

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First Wave Of Pop Culture Personalities For STGCC 2016 Announced

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Check it out at Geek Culture.

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Motion Picture Academy Invites 683 New Members in Push for More Diversity

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The full list is at Variety.com.

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George A. Romero to Receive a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Read all about it at Dailydead.com.

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Director George A. Romero

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BAFTA-Winning Actor Barkhad Abdi Joins ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel

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LINK: The Somolian Actor Earned Oscar Nomination For 2013 Debut

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‘20,000 Leagues Under The Sea’ Competing Project Surfaces With Chinese Backing

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Read at Deadline.com.

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Poster for Disney’s 1954 production of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

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China’s fangirls claim their spot in geek culture

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LINK: Nerdy women and girls converged in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province

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