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John Ridley

  1. castings
    Leslie Odom Jr. and Cynthia Erivo Will Star in John Ridley’s Next MoviePlus Orlando Bloom and Freida Pinto.
  2. comic-book movies
    Blumhouse Is Adapting John Ridley’s Black Superhero Comic The American WayRidley will be writing and directing the adaptation of his comic mini-series.
  3. John Ridley and Freida Pinto Discuss the Making of GuerrillaShowtime’s Guerrilla was definitely not Planet of the Apes.
  4. controversies
    Guerrilla’s Critics Say John Ridley’s New Show Erases Black Women ActivistsAfter a screening of the first episode, an audience questioned the show’s depiction of black women.
  5. straight talk
    Oscar Winner John Ridley on Hollywood Whitewashing and False DiversityThe writer-director tackles show-business racism and how TV can break through culture bubbles.
  6. tv review
    American Crime Becomes More Subtle in Its 3rd SeasonThese are the kinds of crimes that might not make a major newspaper. Which is the point.
  7. emmy insider
    American Crime’s Lili Taylor on Diversity on TV“Most bosses aren’t doing enough with diversity.”
  8. finales
    American Crime Makes Us Confront How We Judge Other PeopleAmerican Crime is not escapism, it’s confrontation.
  9. backstories
    American Crime’s 2nd Season Ended ‘Like a Novel’Plus: the possibility of a third season.
  10. John Ridley on His Directing Philosophy“There are moments where we all need to be a little observant, where we need to see ourselves in other people.”
  11. tv review
    American Crime Is a Confident Achievement in S2Scene for scene, it feels more attuned to the daily realities of life in 2016 America than any other drama on network TV.
  12. the industry
    John Ridley Is Developing a New Marvel TV SeriesHow mysterious.
  13. ABC Green-Lights John Ridley’s Crime-Drama PilotIt’s titled American Crime.
  14. the toughest scene i wrote
    Toughest Scene: 12 Years a Slave’s ‘WTF Moment’It’s the scene with Alfre Woodard.
  15. the industry
    Mike Myers, Only Remaining Actor Never Attached to ‘Walter Mitty,’ Attached to ‘Walter Mitty’