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How 'Across the Spider-Verse' pulled off that surprise live-action cameo (spoilers)
Co-director Kemp Powers explains in exclusive interview that filmmakers considered brining in Andrew Garfield before recruiting another fan-favorite actor.
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'Across the Spider-Verse' explained: Hundreds more Spider-People, surprise MCU tie-ins and the most animators ever on one film
Co-director Kemp Powers, writer-producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller and cast break down sequel to Oscar-winning 2018 animated hit.
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Issa Rae talks Marvel's first pregnant superhero in 'Across the Spider-Verse,' reveals famed movie character who inspired her
"This is kind of crazy that she's just out here kicking ass while pregnant," Rae says. of her character, Spider-Woman/Jessica Drew.
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How Leslie Odom Jr. almost threw away his shot: Why he initially passed on Oscar-nominated role as Sam Cooke in 'One Night in Miami'
Oscar-nominated "One Night in Miami" star Leslie Odom Jr. admits he "didn't want to be bad" when it came to playing soul icon Sam Cooke.
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Game Changers: 'One Night in Miami' screenwriter Kemp Powers applauds Colin Kaepernick, LeBron James for carrying civil rights torch
Powers believes that the responsibility to speak out against racism should be carried on by the next generation of changemakers.
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How 'One Night in Miami' meeting with Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown and Sam Cooke shows 'complicated relationship' between Black men and America
Director Regina King, screenwriter Kemp Powers and stars Leslie Odom Jr., Aldis Hodge, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Eli Goree talk acclaimed new drama "One Night in Miami."
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Pixar’s ‘Soul’ Gets Its Heart From Two Ex-Journo Screenwriters
Is journalism the best training ground for screenwriting? Two-thirds of the writers of Pixar’s “Soul” have backgrounds as reporters: Mike Jones (whose resume includes expert work at Variety, 2007-2009) and Kemp Powers (17 years on the beat, including stints at Forbes, Reuters and Newsweek). They wrote “Soul” with director Pete Docter; Powers is also co-director […]
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