A live-action digital series is in the works at Warner Bros for the superhero Static Shock. The Static Shock animated series was over well before its time, so I was waiting for a new incarnation. Well, Tyler James Williams gave an interview where he confirmed that Jaden Smith would be putting on Static’s mask. Check out TJW’s interview below and let us know how you feel about Jaden Smith as Static Shock.

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The winners of the 2015 Black Reel Awards were announced Thursday, February 19, 2015. Selma, Dear White People, Gun Hill, and The Trip to Bountiful were big winners. The full list can be found below.

Film

Outstanding Motion Picture

Selma

Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture

David Oyelowo – Selma

Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture

Gugu Mbatha-Raw – Belle

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture

Wendell Pierce – Selma

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture

Carmen Ejogo – Selma

Outstanding Director, Motion Picture

Ava DuVernay – Selma

Outstanding Screenplay, Motion Picture

Chris Rock – Top Five

Outstanding Documentary

Anita: Speaking Truth to the Power

Outstanding Ensemble

Selma

Outstanding Foreign Film

Fishing Without Nets (Kenya)

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male

Tyler James Williams – Dear White People

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female

Teyonah Parris – Dear White People

Outstanding Voice Performance

Morgan Freeman – The LEGO Movie

Outstanding Score

Jason Moran – Selma

Outstanding Original Song

“Glory” from Selma – Performed by: John Legend & Common

INDEPENDENT

Outstanding Independent Feature

The Retrieval

Outstanding Independent Documentary

25 to Life

Outstanding Independent Short

#AmeriCan

TELEVISION

Outstanding Television Documentary or Special

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series

The Trip to Bountiful

Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series

Larenz Tate – Gun Hill

Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series

Cicely Tyson – The Trip to Bountiful

Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series

Blair Underwood – The Trip to Bountiful

Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series

Anika Noni Rose – A Day Late and a Dollar Short

Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Mini-Series

Reggie Rock Bythewood – Gun Hill

Outstanding Screenplay, TV Movie or Mini-Series

Reggie Rock Bythewood – Gun Hill

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If you’re a Black person who’ve attended a PWI (predominantly white institution), you might empathize with some of the experiences depicted in Dear White People. Dear White People is a satirical take on the racial issues that permeate the collegiate culture at PWIs. What started as a script based on the based on the experiences of Justin Simien and a trailer, it became an Indiegogo project that managed to raise $40,000, surpassing its $25,000 goal. It was met with critical acclaim.

Synopsis:

The unexpected election of activist Samantha White as head of a traditionally black residence hall sets up a college campus culture war that challenges conventional notions of what it means to be black. While Sam leverages her notoriety as host of the provocative and polarizing radio show “Dear White People” to try to prevent the college from diversifying Armstrong Parker House, outgoing head-of-house Troy Fairbanks, son of the university’s dean, defies his father’s lofty expectations by applying to join the staff of Pastiche, the college’s influential humor magazine. Lionel Higgins, an Afro-sporting sci-fi geek, is recruited by the otherwise all-white student newspaper to go undercover and write about black culture—a subject he knows little about—while the aggressively assimilated Coco Conners tries to use the controversy on campus to carve out a career in reality TV.

But no one at Winchester University is prepared for Pastiche’s outrageous, ill-conceived annual Halloween party, with its “unleash your inner Negro” theme throwing oil on an already smoldering fire of resentment and misunderstanding. When the party descends into riotous mayhem, everyone must choose a side.

Cast:

Tyler James Williams – Lionel Higgins

Tessa Thompson – Samantha “Sam” White

Brandon P Bell – Troy Fairbanks

Dennis Haysbert – Dean Fairbanks

Teyonah Parris – Colandrea “Coco” Conners

Crew:

Director/Writer/Producer – Justin Simien

Executive Producer – Stephanie Allain

Producer – Effie Brown

Dear White People is available for purchase here.

Source: Dear White People‘s Official Site

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Tyler James Williams is one busy bee. Known for his leading role in Everybody Hates Chris, Williams has been recently seen in Dear White People and The Walking Dead. Now he has signed up for the Criminal Minds planned spinoff.

Williams will be playing the tech analyst, Monty. “Monty stays at home while the team works abroad. His attention to detail and kind manner are invaluable as he liaises with the families of those in trouble and uses his tech savvy to help the team fill in the holes as they search for a killer far from home.”

The spinoff will air as a backdoor pilot of the original Criminal Minds.

Source: Deadline

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