Michael Kenneth Williams

Avantika, Tony Danza, Tovah Feldshuh, Tonya Pinkins and More Will Lead WINDOWS
by Stephi Wild - Feb 29, 2024

 Windows, a new play written by New York Times Bestselling Author Tawni O'Dell will make its world premiere, in a strictly limited engagement March 25th - 27th at The Town Hall. Learn more about the play and find out who is starring here!

Showtime & Bleeker Street Close New Output Deal
by Michael Major - Feb 10, 2022

Showtime Networks Inc. and Bleecker Street have entered into a new and exclusive three-year output agreement, effective in March, under which SHOWTIME will exhibit high-profile Bleecker Street feature films across its on-air, on demand and streaming premium services. Check out the extensive list of Bleeker Street films coming to Showtime now!

HAMILTON, MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM, Debbie Allen, Viola Davis and More Nominated for 52nd NAACP Image Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 2, 2021

The full-list of nominees for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards were announced today in a special virtual event on NAACP Image Awards’ Instagram channel hosted by Tony-award winning actress and singer Anika Noni-Rose, actress and singer Chloe Bailey, actress Erika Alexander, actor, dancer, and choreographer Nicco Annan, and actor and singer TC Carson.

Janelle Monáe Closes LOVECRAFT COUNTRY With A Virtual Reality Concert Experience
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Oct 12, 2020

To celebrate the season finale of the new series LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, HBO will close out their Lovecraft Country: Sanctum Social VR experience by transporting invited guests into Music of the Cosmos.

HBO Launches LOVECRAFT COUNTRY: SANCTUM, An Exclusive Social VR Experience
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 1, 2020

To celebrate the highly anticipated new series LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, HBO has announced Lovecraft Country: Sanctum, a series of exclusive virtual reality events transporting invited guests into a world inspired by the show.

VIDEO: New LOVECRAFT COUNTRY Trailer Teases an Intense Season Following Last Night's Premiere
by Kelle Long - Aug 17, 2020

A dark, intense, and highly stylized new trailer for LOVECRAFT COUNTRY is packed with trippy visuals. The teaser gives us a look at what to expect 'In the Weeks Ahead.'

Broadway on TV: Find Out Which of Your Favorite Broadway Stars Will Star in New Fall TV!
by Kaitlin Milligan - Aug 16, 2020

While Broadway is shut down, many theater fans are itching to see their favorite stars perform. Luckily, there are many new television shows premiering that feature your favorite stage performers.

VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for CRITICAL THINKING, Starring John Leguizamo and Rachel Bay Jones
by Kaitlin Milligan - Aug 5, 2020

Vertical Entertainment has released the trailer for the new film Critical Thinking, starring John Leguizamo and Rachel Bay Jones.

John Leguizamo's CRITICAL THINKING, Co-Starring Rachel Bay Jones, Will Be Released This September
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jul 28, 2020

Vertical Entertainment has acquired the North American distribution rights to actor and producer John Leguizamoa??s Critical Thinking, which he stars in alongside Rachel Bay Jones (Ben is Back, Dear Evan Hansen) and Michael Kenneth Williams (The Wire, 12 Years A Slave).

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Andrew Scott, Kimiko Glenn, & More to Take Part in Comic-Con@Home for HBO, HBO Max and TBS
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jul 9, 2020

HBO, HBO Max and TBS will bring the very best of fantasy, sci-fi, animation and more to Comic-Con@Home, San Diego Comic-Con's first fully online virtual event.

HBO Announces Premiere Date for LOVECRAFT COUNTRY
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jul 1, 2020

From showrunner and executive producer Misha Green, HBO's new drama series LOVECRAFT COUNTRY debuts SUNDAY, AUGUST 16 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.

HBO Max Unveils Second Wave Slate of Originals Including FRAYED, DOOM PATROL, & More!
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 13, 2020

HBO Max has revealed the second slate of premium Max Originals available to viewers after the streamer's May 27th launch.

VIDEO: HBO Shares Teaser for LOVECRAFT COUNTRY
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 1, 2020

HBO has shared the teaser for its new drama series, LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff of the same name. The drama series debuts this August.

See the Official Teaser Poster for ARKANSAS Starring Liam Hemsworth, Clark Duke, & More!
by Kaitlin Milligan - Feb 27, 2020

Lionsgate has released the teaser poster for Arkansas!

VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN Starring Edward Norton
by Kaitlin Milligan - Aug 22, 2019

Lionel Essrog (Edward Norton), a lonely private detective living with Tourette Syndrome, ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna (Bruce Willis). Armed only with a few clues and the engine of his obsessive mind, Lionel unravels closely guarded secrets that hold the fate of New York in the balance. In a mystery that carries him from gin-soaked jazz clubs in Harlem to the hard-edged slums of Brooklyn and, finally, into the gilded halls of New York's power brokers, Lionel contends with thugs, corruption and the most dangerous man in the city to honor his friend and save the woman who might be his own salvation.

HollyShorts Announces 400+Films To Screen In Oscar Qualifying Competition For 15th Anniversary
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 1, 2019

The Oscar-Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival saw a record 6,000 submissions from over 80 countries for their 15th anniversary. The organizers are thrilled to announce that over 400 films from 30 different countries will compete for this year's top prizes during the festival's 10-day run from August 8-17 at TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood. Last year, four HollyShorts finalists were nominated for an Academy Award with three bringing home the gold, including the Best Live Action Short a?oeSkina?? from filmmakers Andrew Carlberg, Guy Nattiv, and Jaime Ray Newman.

Melissa Leo, Michael K. Williams, Frank Grillo, Alice Englert and Jack Kilmer To Star in BODY BROKERS
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jul 30, 2019

Academy Award-winner Melissa Leo (THE FIGHTER, THE BIG SHORT) and SAG Award-winner and Emmy-nominee Michael K. Williams (HBO's “The Wire”, Netflix's “When They See Us”), have been cast alongside Frank Grillo (AVENGERS: ENDGAME, THE PURGE), Alice Englert (BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, THEM THAT FOLLOW, and Jack Kilmer (THE NICE GUYS, THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT) in the new crime-thriller, BODY BROKERS, being written and directed by John Swab.

VIDEO: Chris Evans, Michael K. Williams Star in Trailer for THE RED SEA DIVING RESORT
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jul 16, 2019

Netflix has released the trailer for THE RED SEA DIVING RESORT, starring Chris Evans and Michael K. Williams and directed by Gideon Raff.

John Malkovich, Michael K. Williams, Vivica Fox Will Star in ARKANSAS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Nov 2, 2018

Variety reports that John Malkovich, Michael Kenneth Williams and Vivica A. FOX have joined Liam Hemsworth and Vince Vaughn 'Arkansas,' Clark Duke's directorial feature debut.

Michael Kenneth Williams Joins Cast of LOVECRAFT COUNTRY
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 10, 2018

Michael Kenneth Williams has been cast in HBO's “Lovecraft Country,” according to Variety.