MGM+ has partnered with the director Justin Simien (Dear whites, The ghost house) and actor Whitaker Forest (The Butler, Rogue One) on a documentary series project titled Black Hollywood, which will serve as “a definitive chronicle of a century of black experience in Hollywood.” This will be a four-part series, and is based on the scholar’s work Donald Bogli.
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Simien said in a statement, “Hollywood, like many American industries, was built on black culture and black talent, even though it has excluded black people from many of its origin stories. [Hollywood Black] seeks to illuminate today’s controversies, from #OscarSoWhite to the almost regular “Blackface reveal” of prominent white celebrities, told through the lens of black individuals throughout Hollywood history. It’s the most important story I’ve been able to tell to date, on such a massive scale, and I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to tell it with this team.”
Michael Wrighthead of MGM+, added: “We are thrilled to be working with Justin Simien, Jeffrey Schwarz, RadicalMedia and to expand our prolific creative partnership with Forest and Nina. Hollywood black, like other recent MGM+ docuseries, is an entertaining and thoughtful look at a vital part of American culture, examining the evolution of black cinema and the talented artists who built it. It’s a timely and relevant look at the black experience in Hollywood.
Whitaker commented, “We love collaborating with visionary filmmakers, so it’s an honor to collaborate with Justin Simien/Culture Machine and Radical Media on Hollywood black, especially alongside the immense support of Michael Wright and MGM+. Through this meaningful exploration of black history in cinema, we are thrilled to celebrate its future.”
Amy Goodman Cass is the showrunner of the series and Simien will direct. The docuseries will be distributed internationally by MGM. It looks like it’s going to be an interesting series that sheds light on the history of Hollywood that many people don’t know about.
Source: Deadline
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