Posts Tagged ‘Isaiah Mustafa’

Tyler Perry just cannot seem to sit still.  His adaptation of For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Wasn’t Enuf just wrapped production about two weeks ago and now, the director-producer-writer extraordinaire is already prepping his next TWO projects.

The first is the film version of his play Madea’s Big Happy Family, which is set to hit theaters on April 22, 2011 (yes, the release date is already on the books.)  Perry just announced that screen veteran Loretta Devine (Waiting to Exhale, This Christmas, Death at a Funeral) and hip hop star Bow Wow will play mother and son in the film.  In addition, Old Spice frontman Isaiah Mustafa (who is just everywhere these days!) will play an in-law of the Devine-Bow Wow family.

If that isn’t enough, Perry will have a producing credit on the comedy We, The Peeples.  The film, written and directed by newbie Tina Gordon Chism, will focus around a young man who shows up unannounced at his fiance’s family summer reunion.  Comedy ensues as usual.  That film will begin production in September.

For Colored Girls… will be released on January 14, 2011.

Tyler Perry is doing his thing and it is so promising to see him venturing out into such diverse projects where he’s wearing different hats.  While his Madea character always garners controversy from conservatives and people who claim he’s doing “blackface,” it’s refreshing to see one of our own succeeding, in front of and behind the camera.  I’ll also give him props for adding his name to projects to get them recognition…he’s doing with Peeples, exactly what he did for last year’s Academy Award winning film Precious.  Good for him!

Trump - This Week’s Winners

Ace -Kanye West.   Not only did Mr. West join Twitter this week but he also stopped by Facebook headquarters (yep, you read that right) and debuted 4 singles from his forthcoming album, tentatively titled Good Ass.  The musical genius appears to finally be over the nasty press from last year and is pressing on with what we’ve come to expect from him: great music.

King - Aretha Franklin & Condoleeza Rice.  The Queen of Soul and former Secretary of State didn’t seem to be on our wishlist for “dream duets” but they stunned everyone when they performed together at a recent charity event for the Philadelphia Orchestra.  We all knew the Queen had skills but Condi held her on the piano.  Is a music career in her future?

Queen- Isaiah Mustafa.  The Old Spice frontman has just landed a plum role opposite Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Aniston in the comedy Horrible Bosses.  That’s not it…he’ll also appear in Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls…adaptation and guest star on NBC’s dramedy Chuck next season as well.  Who knew promoting an aging fragrance line could jumpstart a hot career?

Jack  – Sunday’s Bestwinner Y’Anna Crawley.  The reality show champ will release her debut CD on August 22.  Formerly a back up singer for the likes of Angie Stone and Raheem DeVaughn, she tackles one of the greats on her debut, covering Anita Baker’s “Sweet Love.”  The album is entitled The Promise.  Looks like she’s carving out quite the career for herself.

10 - Common.  After co-starring in this summer’s romantic film Just Wright, the hip hop star will tackle his first television role when he headlines AMC’s new drama Hell on Wheels.  The show follows a biracial freed slave seeking to fit into a brand new world.  The show begins production this August.  At this rate, he’s joined the pantheon of successful music to acting artists, alongside Will Smith, Mos Def and his Wrightco-star, Queen Latifah.

Trick – This Week’s Losers

5 – Chris Tucker.  As if no other celebrities learned from the tax evasion case of Wesley Snipes, Tucker is now involved in his own tax issues with the federal government.  Supposedly he owes Uncle Sam $11 million back taxes for taxes he didn’t pay in 2001-2002 and 2004-2006.  Considering he got a $25 million check for starring in Rush Hour 3 (and $20 million for Rush Hour 2), this is just downright unacceptable.

4- Rick Ross.  His much hyped album failed to end Eminem’s streak of five weeks on top of the Billboard 200 Albums chart.  Eminem beat him by just over 11,000 copies making Teflon Don settle for a runner-up debut this week.

3 – Tiger Woods.  Looks like too much controversy is directly related to loss of money.  The famed golfer who was embroiled in an infamous sex scandal earlier this year has lost $22 million in endorsements since his once golden boy image was tarnished.  Dang!

2 – Titanic II.  Okay we all know that spoofs of blockbuster films are commonplace in Hollywood…but c’mon Titanic came out in 1997!  Who still even cares to watch the original as opposed to some cheesy spoof that stars Brooke Burns?! File this one under major mistake…thank goodness it’s heading straight to DVD. 

Joker- BP’s Tony Hayward.  As if he didn’t have to deal with enough flack, mockery and criticism, Tony Hayward has resigned as CEO of the oil conglomerate and was hastily replaced, which definitely implies that all those rumors concerning his possible firing during the early days of the Gulf Coast oil spill weren’t exactly false.  And how ironic is it that he’s been replaced by an American?