Colman Domingo to Make Film Directorial Debut with Miramax’s “Scandalous”

Posted on October 22, 2024 by Tom Castaneda

Colman Domingo is preparing to make his scandalous film directorial debut.

The 54-year-old Emmy-winning Belizean-Guatemalan American actor and activist will make his film directorial debut in Scandalous, a fast-tracked Miramax drama about the clandestine love affair between film star Kim Novak and singer/dancer and film star Sammy Davis Jr. in 1957.

Sydney Sweeney will play Novak, and David Jonsson will play Davis.

The plan is to shoot the film — imagine a film about classic Hollywood being shot in Los Angeles — when Domingo and Sweeney complete Season 3 of the HBO series Euphoria.

Much the way she did with the sleeper hit Anyone But You, Sweeney was active in putting this one together and she’ll be a producer along with Tani Cohen and Bobby Rock, with Jon Levin executive producing.

Matthew Fantaci wrote the script.

Before he became Miramax CEO, Jon Glickman originated the project at Panoramic, and remained high on it.

Novak, star of Vertigo, and Rat Pack member Davis were at the peak of star power when they met while guests on The Steve Allen Show. They fell hard for each other, but as rumors spread, the rampant racism in America threatened to derail their careers. Novak experienced the ire of Harry Cohn, the Columbia Pictures chief who had the actress under contract. Their covert affair became big news when a Chicago gossip columnist in early 1958 wrote a detailed account of their relationship, including their plans to marry. This despite their denials. Davis nine days later married a Black chorus girl named Loray White.

Domingo is coming off acclaimed turns in Rustin and Sing Sing, and he’s also working on a film about Nat King Cole that he would star in and direct.

He has directed television in the past and he’s currently in production on Netflix and Tina Fey’s The Four Seasons and he has the Netflix limited series The Madness. He also plays Joe Jackson in the Michael Jackson biopic Michael.

Lights Out: Nat King Cole, which Domingo wrote with director Patricia McGregor, will premiere at New York Theater Workshop in the spring, after it premiered at the Geffen Theater in 2019.

Aitana Leads Pack of Premios Odeón Nominees with Five Nods

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Tom Castaneda

Aitana is celebrating a handful of honors…

The 2021 Premios Odeón nominations have been revealed for the second annual awards show, with the 21-year-old Spanish singer leading the pack of nominees with five nods.

Aitana, who rose to acclaim as the runner-up on the Spanish reality television talent competition Operación Triunfo, is nominated for Odeón Pop Artist, as well as Best Pop Song for two of her singles: “+,” alongside Cali y El Dandee, and “Si Tú La Quieres,” with David Bisbal, who has earned four nominations this year.

Pablo Alboran has received four nods.

The 31-year-old Spanish singer’s nominations include Odeón Pop Artist, Best Pop Album for Vertigo, and Best Pop Song for his Ava Max collaboration “Tabú.”

Other multiple nominees include C. Tangana, Chema Rivas, Rosalia, Vanessa Martin, Nathy Peluso and Omar Montes.

The Spanish-based awards show, which was officially announced at the end of 2019 by the Asociación De Gestión De Derechos Intelectuales (AGEDI) and kicked off in 2020, not only celebrates the diverse music scene in Spain but also Latin and international acts.

The winners are chosen by the fans, according to the official statement, “through their active participation of consuming music, both on digital platforms and with the purchase of physical formats during the previous year.”

Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 Premios Odeón will be held virtually on March 10. For more information, click here.

Here’s the full nominees list:

ODEÓN POP ARTIST
AITANA
DANI MARTÍN
DAVID BISBAL
PABLO ALBORÁN
ROSALÍA
VANESA MARTÍN

ODEÓN NEW POP ARTIST
BELÉN AGUILERA
CEPEDA
DANI FERNÁNDEZ
MIKI NÚÑEZ
NATALIA LACUNZA
NIL MOLINER

BEST POP ALBUM
ANTONIO OROZCO – AVIÓNICA
DANI MARTÍN – LO QUE ME DÉ LA GANA
DAVID BISBAL – EN TUS PLANES
PABLO ALBORÁN – VÉRTIGO
ROZALÉN – EL ÁRBOL Y EL BOSQUE
VANESA MARTÍN – SIETE VECES SÍ

BEST POP SONG
AITANA / CALI Y EL DANDEE – +
ANA MENA / ROCCO HUNT – A UN PASO DE LA LUNA
BERET – SI POR MI FUERA
DAVID BISBAL / AITANA – SI TÚ LA QUIERES
JARABE DE PALO – ESO QUE TÚ ME DAS
PABLO ALBORÁN / AVA MAX – TABÚ

ODEÓN URBAN ARTIST
C. TANGANA
CHEMA RIVAS
DON PATRICIO
KIDD KEO
LOLA ÍNDIGO
NYNO VARGAS

ODEÓN NEW URBAN ARTIST
BAD GYAL
LÉRICA
MORAD
NATHY PELUSO
OMAR MONTES
RVFV

BEST URBAN ALBUM
DELLAFUENTE – DESCANSO EN PODER
KASE.O – DENTRO DEL CÍRCULO
KIDD KEO – BACK TO ROCKPORT
LOS CHIKOS DEL MAÍZ – COMANCHERÍA
MORAD – MDLR
NATHY PELUSO – CALAMBRE

BEST URBAN SONG
C. TANGANA – TÚ ME DEJASTE DE QUERER
CHEMA RIVAS – MIL TEQUILAS
LÉRICA / BELINDA – FLAMENKITO
LOLA ÍNDIGO / RAUW ALEJANDRO / LALO EBRATT – 4 BESOS
OMAR MONTES / BAD GYAL – ALOCAO
RVFV / OMAR MONTES / DAVILES DE NOVELDA – PRENDIO (REMIX)

ODEÓN ROCK ARTIST
BUNBURY
LEIVA
LOQUILLO
ROSENDO
RULO Y LA CONTRABANDA
SIDECARS

ODEÓN NEW ROCK ARTIST
ARDE BOGOTÁ
DESVARIADOS
LOS ZIGARROS
MARLON
MIKEL IZAL
PLAYA CUBERRIS

BEST ROCK ALBUM
BUNBURY – POSIBLE
LA POLLA RECORDS – LEVÁNTATE Y MUERE
LEIVA – MADRID NUCLEAR
MANOLO GARCÍA – ACÚSTICO, ACÚSTICO, ACÚSTICO
MIKEL IZAL – DESDE DENTRO
SIDECARS – RUIDO DE FONDO

ODEÓN FLAMENCO ARTIST
DIANA NAVARRO
ESTRELLA MORENTE
MARÍA JIMÉNEZ
MIGUEL POVEDA
PACO CANDELA
RAIMUNDO AMADOR

ODEÓN NEW FLAMENCO ARTIST
CALIFATO ¾
DANI DE MORÓN
DEMARCO FLAMENCO
ISRAEL FERNANDEZ
MARÍA JOSÉ LLERGO
SARAYMA

BEST FLAMENCO ALBUM
DIANA NAVARRO – INESPERADO
ISRAEL FERNANDEZ & DIEGO DEL MORAO – AMOR
MARÍA JIMENEZ – LA VIDA A MI MANERA
MARÍA JOSÉ LLERGO – SANACIÓN
MIGUEL CAMPELLO – 5
PACO CANDELA – SENTIMIENTOS AL AIRE

ODEÓN ALTERNATIVE ARTIST
CARLOS SADNESS
FUEL FANDANGO
IZARO
SEN SENRA
TXARANGO
VETUSTA MORLA

ODEÓN NEW ALTERNATIVE ARTIST
ALIZZZ
DELAPORTE
GINEBRAS
LA LA LOVE YOU
RODRIGO CUEVAS
STAY HOMAS

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
CARLOS SADNESS – TROPICAL JESUS
FUEL FANDANGO – ORIGEN
IZARO – LIMONES EN INVIERNO
STAY HOMAS – DESCONFINATION
TXARANGO – DE VENT I ALES
VETUSTA MORLA – MSDL, CANCIONES DENTRO DE CANCIONES

ODEÓN LATIN ARTIST
ANUEL AA
BAD BUNNY
J BALVIN
KAROL G
OZUNA
SECH

ODEÓN INTERNATIONAL ARTIST
AC/DC
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
BTS
DUA LIPA
HARRY STYLES
THE WEEKND

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
AITANA / CALI Y EL DANDEE – +
ANA MENA / ROCCO HUNT – A UN PASO DE LA LUNA
C. TANGANA – TÚ ME DEJASTE DE QUERER
DAVID BISBAL / AITANA – SI TÚ LA QUIERES
PABLO ALBORÁN – SI HUBIERAS QUERIDO
ROSALÍA / TRAVIS SCOTT – TKN

Dania Ramirez to Star in Netflix’s DC Vertigo Comic-Based Series “Sweet Tooth”

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Tom Castaneda

Dania Ramirez has landed a Sweet role…

The 40-year-old Dominican actress and Devious Maids star will star in Sweet Tooth, Netflix’s new drama series based on the DC Vertigo comic.

Ramirez will be part of the series’ core cast of series regulars, which includes Christian Convery, Nonso Anozie and Adeel Akhtar. Will Forte has a recurring role, while James Brolin serves as the series’ narrator.

The eight-episode Sweet Tooth follows the adventures of Gus (Convery) — part deer, part boy — who leaves his home in the forest to find the outside world ravaged by a cataclysmic event. He joins a ragtag family of humans and animal-children hybrids like himself in search of answers about this new world and the mystery behind his hybrid origins.

Ramirez will reportedly play Aimee, a pioneer in the middle of dystopic America, a lone scavenger in an abandoned city, rebuilding a sustainable habitat and giving orphaned hybrids a home.

The project hails from Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey’s Team Downey, Jim Mickle, Beth Schwartz and Warner Bros. Television.

Along with fellow new Netflix series Cowboy Bebop, Sweet Tooth was among of a handful of Hollywood television series and movies to be granted border exemptions by the New Zealand government several weeks ago, a crucial step for any overseas production to be able to film in the country, which has largely eradicated COVID-19.

The tentative plan is for the cast to travel to New Zealand in August, where they’ll self-isolate for two weeks ahead of a potential September 7 start of production, according to Deadline.com.

Ramirez can currently be seen as one of the leads in the first season of Kevin Williamson’s CBS All Access anthology drama series Tell Me a Story, airing on the CW.

She previously starred on Marc Cherry’s Lifetime series Devious Maids and had major roles on ABC’s Once Upon a Time and NBC’s Heroes.

Fox Renews Alejandro’s “Lucifer” for a Second Season

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

Kevin Alejandro has another season to be a Fox…

The network has given second season pickup to its freshman drama Lucifer, starring the Mexican American actor.

Lucifer, produced by Warner Bros. Television and Jerry Bruckheimer Television, is based on characters created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg for DC Entertainment’s Vertigo imprint.

Along with Alejandro, who portrays Dan, the series also stars Tom Ellis, Lauren German and D.B. Woodside.

Tom Kapinos wrote and executive-produced the pilot and is an executive consultant on the series. It is executive-produced by Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, Ildy Modrovich and Joe Henderson.

Len Wiseman serves as director and executive producer.

“We knew we had something special with Lucifer, from the engaging performances of Tom, Lauren and the rest of the charismatic cast, to Len Wiseman’s visually stunning look of the show and the amazing storytelling savvy of the Bruckheimer team,” said Fox’s David Madden.

Alejandro Cast as Series Regular on Fox’s Comic Book Drama “Lucifer”

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

Kevin Alejandro has earned a devilish role…

The 39-year-old Mexican American actor has been cast as a series regular on Fox’s comic book midseason drama Lucifer.

Alejandro, who appeared on True Blood and Arrow, replaces Nicholas Gonzalez who played the role in the pilot, written by Tom Kapinos and directed by Len Wiseman.

Based on the characters from the DC Entertainment’s Vertigo, the series, from Warner Bros. Television and Jerry Bruckheimer Television, centers on Lucifer (Tom Ellis) who, bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, resigns his throne and abandons his kingdom for the gorgeous, shimmering insanity of Los Angeles, where he gets his kicks helping the LAPD punish criminals.

Alejandro will play Dan, a gruff LAPD homicide detective who is wary of Lucifer’s involvement with his wife and daughter.

Alejandro just recently became available, coming off the A&E drama The Returned. He previously was a regular on Southland and Golden Boy.

Gonzalez to Star in Fox’s Comic Book Drama Pilot “Lucifer”

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Tom Castaneda

Nicholas Gonzalez has landed a devil of a role…

The 39-year-old Mexican American actor has landed a series regular role in Fox’s comic book drama pilot Lucifer, written by Tom Kapinos and directed by Len Wiseman for Warner Bros. Television and Jerry Bruckheimer Television.

Based on the characters from the DC Entertainment’s Vertigo, the series centers on Lucifer (portrayed by Tom Ellis) who, bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, resigns his throne and abandons his kingdom for the gorgeous, shimmering insanity of Los Angeles, where he gets his kicks helping the Los Angeles Police Department punish criminals.

Gonzalez will play Dan, a gruff LAPD homicide detective, who is wary of Lucifer’s (Ellis) involvement with his wife and daughter.

Gonzalez’s previous television credits include appearances on Jane the Virgin, Sleepy Hollow, The Flash, Modern Family and Witches of East End.

Celaya to Star in NBC’s Supernatural Thriller “Constantine”

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Angelica Celaya has landed a supernatural role…

The 32-year-old Mexican American actress and telenovela star has been cast in NBC’s new supernatural thriller Constantine.

Celaya, who guest-starred on Burn Notice, will portray the character of Zed on the show.

The series is based on the characters appearing in the comic series Hellblazerpublished by DC Comics under their Vertigoimprint.

Executive producer Daniel Cerone described Zed as a character with “an interesting dark past” and called her a perfect foil for the title character of John Constantine, portrayed by Matt Ryan, a dark magician who is struggling with his past sins as he tries to protect humanity from a gathering supernatural threat.

“Zed is intuitive, she can detect bulls***,” he said, and Constantine is a “bulls*** artist.”

In addition to Ryan and Celaya, Constantine also stars Harrold Perrineau and Charles Halford.

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