By Jazz Tangcay April 19, 2022 Veteran dialect coach Joel Goldes has worked with Oscar-winner Viola Davis on numerous projects for close to a decade. Most recently, they spent a year perfecting Davis’ portrayal of former First Lady Michelle Obama for the Showtime series, “The First Lady.” “Viola has a fantastic work ethic, and she …
By Clayton Davis April 13, 2022 “Dopesick” and “Only Murders in the Building,” “Yellowjackets” and “The Underground Railroad” are among this year’s nominees for the Peabody Awards. Oscar winners, including “Summer of Soul” and “The Queen of Basketball,” and Emmy winners including “Bo Burnham: Inside” and “Hacks,” also landed spots, as did “Colin in Black …
By Stacy Lambe April 13, 2022 Coming to Showtime is the scripted anthology series The First Lady, which will go inside the lives of three influential first ladies of the United States. The show’s first season, which will be directed and executive produced by Susanne Bier, will star Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as …
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By Ted Johnson April 10, 2022 Viola Davis did speak with Michelle Obama before she played her in Showtime’s upcoming The First Lady, but she is reluctant to share much of what they talked about in their private conversation. “What’s dramatic about Michelle Obama? I’ll tell you what’s dramatic. She is a Black woman and …
By Julieta Gozalo April 5, 2022 Born and raised in Los Angeles, LaToya Morgan is a graduate of the American Film Institute Conservatory where she received an MFA in Screenwriting. She’s an alumna of several prestigious fellowships including the Warner Bros. Television Writers’ Workshop, the Producers Guild Power of Diversity Fellowship, Film Independent’s Project: Involve …
By Kelly Wynne April 5, 2022 Anne Rice’s vampiric world is coming to life again. Inspired by her classic novel of the same name, AMC will premiere the series Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire later this year. PEOPLE’s exclusive sneak peek of the series shows some of the book’s famed characters — including Louis …