Apple TV+ has released the trailer for The Big Cigar series about Huey P. Newton’s escape to Cuba with help from Hollywood director Bert Schneider. The story is based on an article Joshuah Bearman wrote for Playboy Magazine about Newton fleeing to Cuba in 1974 after facing murder charges inContinue Reading
The Big Cigar is a limited drama series on AppleTV+ about Black Panther founder Huey P. Newton’s escape to Cuba. The story is based on an article Joshuah Bearman who is also the executive producer wrote about Newton for Playboy Magazine. In 1974, Newton was accused of shooting a 17-year-oldContinue Reading
Ryan Coogler and Charles D. King’s Marco production company are set to produce a new film about late Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton. The Black Panther director and Marco, which got behind Mudbound, Fences and Roman J. Israel, Esq., will produce Jesus Was My Homeboy for Warner Brothers. Daniel Kuluuya isContinue Reading
Antoine Fuqua is working on a film about the life of Fred Hampton who led the Chicago chapter of the Black Panther Party was the national deputy chairman. Hampton was fatally shot by the Chicago Police and FBI while sleeping in his bed during a raid in 1969. The shootingContinue Reading