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Sorry, Kenya Barris. We Need Less Remakes, Not More!

If you’re looking for original stories, Hollywood is not helping you out right now. Changing box office trends and seemingly pickier audiences have led studios to invest in reliable, familiar titles. So no matter how tired of them we are, we’re probably getting more remakes, reboots, sequels and tentpole franchises. Yara Shahidi On Playing Tinkerbell […]

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With Another ‘Wizard of Oz’ Remake Coming, Is It Time We Create Our Own New Heroes?

Every time a new version of Robin Hood, King Arthur, Superman, Batman or James Bond goes into development, we have a long list of suggestions for Black actors who can take on the lead role. This inevitably leads to discussions about whether Black audiences should want to see themselves as popular characters or in newly […]

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