Angela Bassett, Paula Patton, Meagan Good and Laz Alonso had a lot to celebrate this weekend as their film Jumping The Broom did great box office numbers. Get the deets inside and find out why Mary J. Blige is taking acting lessons...
Over the weekend, Jumping The Broom surpassed Sony's projections and made $16M at the box office, making it the third most popular film nationwide. And because the film was made for just $6.6M, the movie has already proved profitable. Hopefully, that will lead to more movie houses investing in independent black films.
Movie experts say part of the success was due to Sony reaching out to faith-based audiences as well as tie-ins with TLC's wedding programming and Royal Wedding coverage. Congrats to the cast.
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Also in movie news...
Mary J. Blige confirmed that after many delays, she's set to star in a Nina Simone biopic which begins shooting in the fall. She recently told BET.com, “I’m definitely still doing it and I’m in acting classes for it now. We start shooting at the end of the month!”
Written by Cynthia Mort, the film will focus on Nina's relationship with her assistant Clifton Henderson. Also, Mary will star in Rock of Ages with Tom Cruise and Alec Baldwin. When describing her role she said, “I’m playing Justice Charlier, a gentleman’s club owner. I’m having so much fun preparing for it, and I know Tom. I love Tom. He just really wants the best for everybody.”
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