Films
Issa Rae to play Nina Simone
Issa Rae has been tapped to take on the role of Nina Simone in a new biopic about playwright Lorraine Hansberry. Plenty of people are…
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Films
Zoe Saldana dismisses ‘Nina’ casting backlash
Zoe Saldana really doesn’t care who thinks she’s Black enough to play Nina Simone. A lot of people do not like the fact that Zoe…
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India.Arie calls Zoe’s Nina ‘ridiculous’
India.Arie is a self-proclaimed Nina Simone fan, and she thinks filmmakers’ efforts to transform Zoe Saldana into a Nina look-alike are “ridiculous.” India was among…
Entertainment
Zoe Saldana too light to play Nina Simone?
The creator of Nina Simone’s biopic wasn’t particularly concerned with appearance when casting the film. Despite the fact that there’s a petition to recast the…
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Will Nina Simone’s daughter play her on Broadway?
If Nina Simone, legendary singer and activist, was still with us today, she and her daughter Lisa Celeste Kelly (better known as "Simone") would undoubtedly…
