Wendell Pierce – Black Cinema Connection

B. B. King Biopic/The Thrill Is On

By: blackcinemaconnection December 7, 2020December 3, 2020

Rumoured or Announced ProjectsWendell PierceLeave a Comment

On October 25th, Variety disclosed that an official biopic of iconic blues musician B.B. King is going into pre-production in 2021, Vassal Benford, chairman of King’s estate, tells Variety. This is a separate project from The Thrill Is On, which is a drama about King’s friendship with drummer Michael Zanetis starring Wendell Pierce as King.…

Burning Cane

By: blackcinemaconnection October 8, 2019October 30, 2019

Upcoming FilmsARRAY, Wendell PierceLeave a Comment

a/k/a The Glory Release Date: 11/6/19 – Netflix Genre: Drama Rating: NR Director: Phillip Youmans Studio(s): Denizen Pictures, Array Releasing. Running Time: 77 mins. Cast: Wendell Pierce (Reverend Tillman), Karen Kaia Livers (Helen Wayne), Dominique McClellan (Daniel Wayne), Braelyn Kelly (Jeremiah Wayne), Emyri Crutchfield (Sherry Bland). Story: Burning Cane tells the story of a deeply…

Clemency

By: blackcinemaconnection January 8, 2019November 24, 2019

Upcoming FilmsAldis Hodge, Alfre Woodard, Sundance Film Festival, Wendell PierceLeave a Comment

Release Date: 12/27/19; In Theaters (Original Release: 1/27/19 Sundance Film Festival) Genre: Drama Rating: NR Director: Chinonye Chukwu Studio(s): ACE Pictures Entertainment, Big Indie Pictures Running Time: 113 mins. Cast: Alfre Woodard, Aldis Hodge, Richard Schiff, Wendell Pierce, Richard Gunn, Danielle Brooks. Story: How do you salvage your marriage when you are struggling to salvage…

Confirmation

By: blackcinemaconnection March 6, 2016March 22, 2016

Upcoming FilmsBased on Actual Events, Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Hudson, Kerry Washington, Kimberly Elise, Made-for-TV, Wendell PierceLeave a Comment

Release Date: 4/16/16; HBO Genre: Drama Rating: NR Running Time: Unknown Studio(s): ABC Signature Studios, Groundswell Productions, HBO Films. Director: Rick Famuyiwa Cast: Kerry Washington (Anita Hill), Wendell Pierce (Clarence Thomas), Erika Christensen (Shirley Wiegand), Zoe Lister-Jones (Carolyn Hart), Greg Kinnear (Joe Biden), Grace Gummer (Ricki Seidman), Jeffrey Wright (Charles Ogletree), Eric Stonestreet (Ken Duberstei),…

Selma

By: blackcinemaconnection March 5, 2014November 12, 2014

Upcoming FilmsAva DuVernay, Based On A True Story, Carmen Ejogo, Common, Cuba Gooding, David Oyelowo, Jr., Lorraine Toussaint, Martin Luther King, Oprah Winfrey, Wendell PierceLeave a Comment

Release Date: January 9, 2015 Genre: Drama/Biography Rating: Unknown Studio: Paramount Pictures, Cloud Eight Films, Celador Films, Harpo Films, Pathe, Plan B Entertainment, Lee Daniels Entertainment Director: Ava DuVernay Cast: David Oyelowo (Martin Luther King, Jr.), Oprah Winfrey (Annie Lee Cooper), Carmen Ejogo (Coretta Scott King), Lorraine Toussaint (Amelia Boynton), Giovanni Ribisi (Lee C. White), Tim Roth…