Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson will star opposite Adam Sandler in his latest Netflix feature, Sandy Wexler. Sandler will star as the titular character, a talent manager who falls in love with his client, played by Hudson.

A talent manager working in Los Angeles in the 1990s diligently represents a group of eccentric clients on the fringes of show business. His single-minded devotion is put to the test when he falls in love with his newest client, a tremendously talented singer who he discovers at an amusement park.

Jennifer Hudson, Derek Hough, and Martin Short have signed on for NBC’s Hairspray Live!. The TV event takes place in 1962 Baltimore and follows Tracy Turnblad, who wins a role on TV and becomes a celebrity overnight and meets a colorful array of characters.

Judge Clarence Thomas’ nomination to the United States’ Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had sexually harassed her.

The 66th Annual Berlin International Film Festival is less than a month away. The festival, which takes place February 11th to 21st, will see Joel and Ethan Coen’s Hail, Caesar! open the week and Meryl Streep serve as the jury president.

Kept under wraps, but centers on street violence in Chicago in a reimagining of Aristophanes’ play “Lysistrata.”

Centers on Aretha Franklin’s transition from gospel singer to mainstream artist in the early sixties to mid-seventies, exploring her rise to fame and delving into her interpersonal relationships.

The film will also explore the Queen of Soul’s interpersonal relationships, most notably how her abusive husband and autocratic father helped inspire and shape her epochal music during that time. Universal Pictures executive and prolific producer Scott Bernstein is spearheading the project.

Kerry Washington is set to lead as Anita Hill, with Wendell Pierce as Clarence Thomas. Jeffrey Wright and Allison Wright have also joined the top notch cast.

Jennifer Hudson set to perform at the Oscars.

A broken family is reunited for a final farewell to their dying father, husband and mentor.

A broken family is reunited for a final farewell to their dying father, husband and mentor.

A troubled inner city teen is sent to live with his strict grandfather, a Reverand, and makes a spiritual discovery as he experiences the Nativity.

Story follows the adventure of two inner-city kids who attempt to survive one summer in a hostile world, while fighting poverty, parental neglect, and worst of all, the authorities that are purported to help them.

The true story of Winnie Mandela, the former wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela.

A troubled inner city teen is sent to live with his strict grandfather, a Reverand, and makes a spiritual discovery as he experiences the Nativity.

A-List powerhouse signs on for a holiday musical!

“Downton Abbey” thesp Jessica Brown Findlay and Jennifer Hudson have also joined the cast.

Logline: Story follows a school teacher who becomes the first female football varsity coach.

Logline: Story follows the adventure of two inner-city kids who attempt to survive one summer in a hostile world, while fighting poverty, parental neglect, and worst of all, the authorities that are purported to help them.

Hudson completes the trio of nuns.

Logline: The true story of Winnie Mandela, the former wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela.

Logline: A troubled inner city teen is sent to live with his strict grandfather, a Reverand, and makes a spiritual discovery as he experiences the Nativity.

Logline: A broken family is reunited for a final farewell to their dying father, husband and mentor.

Logline: Kept under wraps, but said to be a modern-day three stooges story told in three 27 minute segments.