We have yet to see “Judas and the Black Messiah,” but there’s some serious awards buzz surrounding the upcoming film from co-writer/director Shaka King. And much of that early acclaim seems to stem from the incredible cast the filmmaker was able to bring together, led by Daniel Kaluuya in the role of Fred Hampton, a real-life activist and political leader within the Black Panther organization during the ‘60s.

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As networks and streaming services try to snatch up as many ideas and pitches as possible in the seemingly never-ending original content arms race, some interesting series and films are going to get the green light. And it appears that Showtime might have somehow landed the most intriguing, and strange, pitch of them all — an anthology series about Kanye West in alternate realities, called “Omniverse.”

You read that right.

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I won’t mention that other network show about the music scene in New York City that was canceled this year, but needless to say, Netflix now has the opportunity to beat their competition in a major way with the upcoming “The Get Down.” It’s their own auteur-guided look at the rough and tumble world of NYC in the ’70s, and the music that grew out of it, and so far, it looks like it has “Vinyl” beat (oops, I wasn’t supposed to say that).

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Jaden Smith To Star In Slavery Drama 'The Good Lord Bird'

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Razzies 2014: 'Movie 43' Takes Worst Picture, Will & Jaden Smith Heavily Thrown Under Bus For 'After Earth'

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Columbia has put things in motion, hiring Cyrus Voris and Ethan Reiff to pen the sequel about which details are being kept under wraps.

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Deadline reports that Disney has acquired a pitch by Ahmet Zappa (yes, Frank Zappa’s son) and Michael Wilson (“Ice Age,” “Shark Tale”) for “Monster Witness Relocation Program.” No details on the plot yet but we think the title is probably pretty self-explanatory. The project is developed with Jaden Smith in mind and we’re not surprised.

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Kodi Smit-McPhee (“The Road”) is reportedly in talks join the English remake of Tomas Alfredsson’s “Let The Right One In.” Retitled “Let Me In,” the Matt Reeves (“Cloverfield”) helmed project will swap the coldness of 1980’s Sweden for an American setting, rumored to be Littleton, Colardo.

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When Smith realized he couldn’t cast his kid in any of his upcoming movies, he decided to produce and cast his kid in an unholy remake of the classic film, which has been responsible for wrongly convincing many a junior high student that they too can stand up to the karate team in their home town.

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