Corey Hawkins
‘The Color Purple’ Review: Fantasia Barrino Is the Molten Heart of Spirited Musical Remake
Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks and Colman Domingo also star in Blitz Bazawule’s retelling of the beloved Alice Walker novel, adapted from the Tony-winning Broadway show.
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‘The Color Purple’ Star Corey Hawkins on Advice From Oprah and Reuniting with Juilliard Classmate Danielle Brooks: “I’m So Happy to See Her Shine”
Corey Hawkins and Danielle Brooks may both be currently starring in the musical adaptation of The Color Purple, but the two have a long history, having been classmates at Juilliard over a decade ago. The duo were part of the same 18-person class and have maintained a friendship since, with Hawkins telling The Hollywood Reporter […]
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‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ Review: Corey Hawkins in a Dull Dracula Tale
Costarring Aisling Franciosi, André Ovredal's horror film is based on a single chapter of Bram Stoker's classic novel 'Dracula.'
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Tony Nominees Roundtable: Sara Bareilles, Jessica Chastain, Victoria Clark, Josh Groban, Corey Hawkins and Ben Platt on Broadway, COVID’s Legacy and the Writers Strike
Ahead of the 76th Tony Awards, which will be held at the United Palace in New York City on June 11, The Hollywood Reporter gathered six of the 2022-23 Broadway season’s most distinguished acting nominees at PMC’s Manhattan headquarters for our annual Tony Nominees Roundtable. This year, in addition to discussing the challenges and rewards […]
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‘The Color Purple’ Trailer: Fantasia Barrino Stars in First Look of Movie Musical
From Pulitzer Prize-winning book to Oscar-nominated film to Tony Award-winning musical, the beloved story of Alice Walker’s The Color Purple has been translated until multiple mediums. Now, the musical comes to life on the big screen, directed by Blitz Bazawule. On Monday, Warner Bros. dropped the upcoming film’s first trailer, ahead of a Christmas Day […]
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‘Topdog/Underdog’ Review: Corey Hawkins and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Dazzle in Slick Suzan-Lori Parks Revival
The Tony nominee and 'Watchmen' star play brothers caught in the purgatory of the American Dream in Kenny Leon's production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Corey Hawkins to Star in ‘Topdog/Underdog’ on Broadway This Fall
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Corey Hawkins will star in Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks’ play Topdog/Underdog on Broadway this fall. Directed by Tony winner Kenny Leon, the limited 16-week engagement — which doubles as the 20th anniversary of its original Broadway run — will open on Oct. 20 at the John Golden Theatre, with previews […]
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Corey Hawkins’ ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ Lands Summer 2023 Release
Universal Pictures has set a summer 2023 wide release for DreamWorks Pictures’ The Last Voyage of the Demeter. The studio has shifted the release date for the adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic novel Dracula from Jan. 27, 2023 to August 11, 2023. The Last Voyage of the Demeter centers on the merchant ship Demeter, chartered to […]
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Taraji P. Henson Joins Corey Hawkins, H.E.R. in ‘The Color Purple’ Movie Musical
Taraji P. Henson has joined Corey Hawkins and H.E.R. in The Color Purple, Warner Bros.’ film adaptation of the musical. Blitz Bazawule, the filmmaker behind the Beyoncé-fronted Black Is King, is directing the fresh take on the Broadway musical, which was an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel by Alice Walker, and on which the […]
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‘The Harder They Fall,’ ‘King Richard’ Top AAFCA Awards
Netflix’s The Harder They Fall and Warner Bros. King Richard each won a leading four awards from the African American Film Critics Association, it was announced Monday. Jeymes Samuel’s Black Western received the top prize of best picture as well as best ensemble, best director (Samuel) and music (Samuel, Kid Cudi and Jay-Z). King Richard […]
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Denzel Washington, ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ Cast on Joel Coen’s First Solo Project and Bringing Diversity to Shakespeare
Cold temperatures and falling rain provided the perfect backdrop for the Los Angeles premiere of The Tragedy of Macbeth, the latest adaptation of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy, held Thursday night at the Directors Guild of America theater. Stars Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand were joined on the red carpet by castmates Corey Hawkins, Stephen Root, […]
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Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand in Joel Coen’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’: Film Review | NYFF 2021
A first-rate cast and stunning craftsmanship bring surging vitality to Shakespeare’s political thriller about an ambitious couple whose murderous power grab sends them spiraling into madness.
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