Everyone has a story about watching Roots for the first time. The 1970s mini series was a national event, depicting the horrors of American history on an unprecedented scale. It remains etched into the minds of everyone who has seen it. So when the History Channel announced that it was doing a remake, naturally there was […]
The idea of a Roots remake has been floating around since 2013 and it has finally come to fruition. NY Times writer Melena Ryzik visited the show’s immaculate set in Louisiana. The remake is set to feature the Civil War battle of Fort Pillow, where White Union soldiers were taken hostage and hundreds of black […]
Laurence Fishburne is set to star in the A+E adaptation of the 1977 miniseries, Roots, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Fishburne will play Alex Haley, who wrote the novel in 1976. James Earl Jones originally played Haley in the series. Roots was centered around Kunta Kinte (played by LeVar Burton) after being sold into slavery, and it follows his life […]
With the critical and box office of success of “Django Unchained” and “12 Years A Slave,” cable television has officially jumped on the slave movie train. According to Deadline, The History Channel plans to produce a remake of the 1977 TV miniseries “Roots.” The cable network recently acquired the rights from Mark Wolper, whose father […]
During the early rounds of promotion for his film “Django Unchained” director Quentin Tarantino made some controversial remarks about the mini-series “Roots.” The show, based on Alex Haley’s book, did not “ring true” in some aspects to the “Kill Bill” director. Ironically, an airing of “Roots” on the BET network was paid for by the producers […]
The 10-day long Sundance Film Festival will have a distinctly hip-hop flavor in 2011. Scores of entertainers will converge in Park City, Utah from January 20th to the 30th for the largest independent film festival in the world. In addition to a dinner hosted by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Floyd Mayweather, there will be […]
