Exclusive: Jamal Trulove, who made a breakout splash starring in The Last Black Man in San Francisco and then was found to have been framed for a murder, is building back his mojo. His production company Tru Narrative has wrapped its first theatrical feature, and he’s written and will make his directorial debut on the short film I Thought You’d Never Ask.
You might recall that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to approve a $13.1 Million settlement for Trulove after it was found he had been framed by police for the 2007 San Francisco murder of a friend. He served six years behind bars before a retrial exonerated him and found two police officers deliberately fabricated evidence failing to disclose exculpatory material.
With a continual focus on leading the way for the best Bay Area talent and below-the-line crew with the ability to break out with a backdrop of Oakland,...
You might recall that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to approve a $13.1 Million settlement for Trulove after it was found he had been framed by police for the 2007 San Francisco murder of a friend. He served six years behind bars before a retrial exonerated him and found two police officers deliberately fabricated evidence failing to disclose exculpatory material.
With a continual focus on leading the way for the best Bay Area talent and below-the-line crew with the ability to break out with a backdrop of Oakland,...
- 5/28/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Jimmy Kimmel’s summer vacation is about to come to an end, and with it ends the string of guest hosts who’ve been filling in all summer. But the show saved the absolute best for last, because the final guest host is comedian Nikki Glaser, who delivered a truly hilarious monologue in which she roasted a whole bunch of politicians so brutally we bet at least a few of them will be whining about it tomorrow.
Glaser called it a “speed roast,” and that’s exactly what it was. In the space of about five minutes, when a photo of a politician — like Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell and so on — appeared on screen she insulted them as quickly and cruelly as possible. It’s great, so we’ll just get right to what she said. Of course, you can just watch the whole thing at...
Glaser called it a “speed roast,” and that’s exactly what it was. In the space of about five minutes, when a photo of a politician — like Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell and so on — appeared on screen she insulted them as quickly and cruelly as possible. It’s great, so we’ll just get right to what she said. Of course, you can just watch the whole thing at...
- 8/26/2022
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Tara Nicole Whitaker will make her feature directorial debut with “Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk,” an upcoming musically-driven animated film which she will co-direct alongside John D. Eraklis.
The film’s cast includes such heavy-weight talents as Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Coolidge, Kenan Thompson, Howie Mandel, Luis Guzmán, Paul Blackthorne, Jamal Trulove, Domenick Lombardozzi, Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson. Will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson and Snoop Dogg recently joined the ensemble voice cast and will executive produce “Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk,” which is intended to promote diversity, inclusion, and community.
“I am beyond delighted to join this incredible team of artists, musicians and storytellers to explore Pierre’s world and bring this wonderfully vibrant and inspiring tale of self-discovery to life,” Whitaker said in a statement.
Whitaker’s involvement is a glass-ceiling shattering moment. She is one of the first Black women to direct a major animated movie, an important milestone for representation behind-the-camera. Whitaker is...
The film’s cast includes such heavy-weight talents as Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Coolidge, Kenan Thompson, Howie Mandel, Luis Guzmán, Paul Blackthorne, Jamal Trulove, Domenick Lombardozzi, Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson. Will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson and Snoop Dogg recently joined the ensemble voice cast and will executive produce “Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk,” which is intended to promote diversity, inclusion, and community.
“I am beyond delighted to join this incredible team of artists, musicians and storytellers to explore Pierre’s world and bring this wonderfully vibrant and inspiring tale of self-discovery to life,” Whitaker said in a statement.
Whitaker’s involvement is a glass-ceiling shattering moment. She is one of the first Black women to direct a major animated movie, an important milestone for representation behind-the-camera. Whitaker is...
- 8/17/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Snoop Dogg, Jennifer Hudson and Will.i.am joined the cast of Exodus Film Group’s animated feature “Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk.”
Directed by John D. Eraklis, the New York City-set animated comedy follows Pierre (Will.i.am) who was born out of forbidden love between a hawk (Whoopi Goldberg) and a pigeon (Howie Mandel). Rejected by both communities, he sets out on an adventure to find himself and makes some new friends along the way. His journey of self-discovery propels Pierre to promote the need for diversity, inclusion and community.
Pierre’s new friends include Ophelia, an Owl played by Hudson whose genius is outweighed by her madness. She’s part of a band of unlikely friends who have recently escaped from the Central Park Zoo. Also in the group are a pair of rag tag city squirrels: Scratch (Snoop Dogg) and Sniff (Keenan Thompson).
Hudson, Will.i.am and Snoop Dogg...
Directed by John D. Eraklis, the New York City-set animated comedy follows Pierre (Will.i.am) who was born out of forbidden love between a hawk (Whoopi Goldberg) and a pigeon (Howie Mandel). Rejected by both communities, he sets out on an adventure to find himself and makes some new friends along the way. His journey of self-discovery propels Pierre to promote the need for diversity, inclusion and community.
Pierre’s new friends include Ophelia, an Owl played by Hudson whose genius is outweighed by her madness. She’s part of a band of unlikely friends who have recently escaped from the Central Park Zoo. Also in the group are a pair of rag tag city squirrels: Scratch (Snoop Dogg) and Sniff (Keenan Thompson).
Hudson, Will.i.am and Snoop Dogg...
- 4/7/2021
- by Haley Bosselman
- Variety Film + TV
The John D. Eraklis-directed animated feature Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk is adding more A-listers to its already star-studded voice cast. Grammy Award winner will.i.am (X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Oscar, Golden Globe, and Grammy award winner Jennifer Hudson, and multiplatinum-selling artist Snoop Dogg (The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run) have now on board, joining previously announced cast Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Coolidge, Kenan Thompson, Howie Mandel, Luis Guzmán, Domenick Lombardozzi, Paul Blackthorne, Jamal Trulove, Evan Ross, and Ashlee Simpson.
The film hails from Exodus Film Group. Set in NYC, the musically driven comedy centers on Pierre (will.i.am), born as a product of forbidden love between a hawk (Goldberg) and a pigeon (Mandel). Pierre is rejected by both communities. Tired of not fitting in, Pierre sets out on a mission to discover where he truly belongs.
During his adventure, he unites with a band of unlikely friends...
The film hails from Exodus Film Group. Set in NYC, the musically driven comedy centers on Pierre (will.i.am), born as a product of forbidden love between a hawk (Goldberg) and a pigeon (Mandel). Pierre is rejected by both communities. Tired of not fitting in, Pierre sets out on a mission to discover where he truly belongs.
During his adventure, he unites with a band of unlikely friends...
- 4/6/2021
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Shortly after Jamal Trulove celebrated his breakout turn in The Last Black Man in San Francisco at the film’s Sundance premiere, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to approve a $13.1 million settlement for Trulove after it was found he had been framed by police for the 2007 murder of a friend, serving six years before a retrial exonerated him and found two police officers deliberately fabricated evidence and failed to disclose exculpatory material.
Trulove is using his freedom and resources to tell enlightening true stories, and he’s got two documentaries that he’s excited about. One is called Black and White: The Greatest Team That Almost Never Was, on which he is partnered with Eterne Films CEO Steve Riach. It tells the story about how racial integration created arguably the greatest team in the history of college football – the 1972 USC Trojans. The consensus National Champion was so dominant,...
Trulove is using his freedom and resources to tell enlightening true stories, and he’s got two documentaries that he’s excited about. One is called Black and White: The Greatest Team That Almost Never Was, on which he is partnered with Eterne Films CEO Steve Riach. It tells the story about how racial integration created arguably the greatest team in the history of college football – the 1972 USC Trojans. The consensus National Champion was so dominant,...
- 6/1/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, Dolly Parton makes a donation for coronavirus cure, Howie Mandel and Ashlee Simpson join the voice cast of “Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk” and American Documentary launches an artists emergency fund.
Research Donation
Dolly Parton has donated $1 million to Nashville’s Vanderbilt Hospital to help aid research to find a cure for the coronavirus.
“My longtime friend Dr. Naji Abumrad, who’s been involved in research at Vanderbilt for many years, informed me that they were making some exciting advancements towards research of the coronavirus for a cure,” Parton said on Twitter on Wednesday. “I am making a donation of $1 million to Vanderbilt towards that research and to encourage people that can afford it to make donations.”
Earlier this week, Dollywood and film marketing company Abramorama announced that beginning on April 2 at 7:00 pm Et, Parton will be reading a children’s book for bedtime in...
Research Donation
Dolly Parton has donated $1 million to Nashville’s Vanderbilt Hospital to help aid research to find a cure for the coronavirus.
“My longtime friend Dr. Naji Abumrad, who’s been involved in research at Vanderbilt for many years, informed me that they were making some exciting advancements towards research of the coronavirus for a cure,” Parton said on Twitter on Wednesday. “I am making a donation of $1 million to Vanderbilt towards that research and to encourage people that can afford it to make donations.”
Earlier this week, Dollywood and film marketing company Abramorama announced that beginning on April 2 at 7:00 pm Et, Parton will be reading a children’s book for bedtime in...
- 4/2/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
America’s Got Talent judge Howie Mandel, Luis Guzmán (Traffic), Paul Blackthorne (The CW’s Arrow), Jamal Trulove (The Last Black Man in San Francisco), Evan Ross (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and Part 2), and Ashlee Simpson (Space Dogs: Adventure to the Moon) will lend their voice to the musically driven aminated feature Pierre The Pigeon Hawk from director John D. Eraklis. They are joining previously announced voice cast members Nick Cannon, Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Coolidge and Kenan Thompson.
The Exodus Film Group pic, financed by Sugar Water Entertainment in partnership with Toonz Media Group, is being produced and directed remotely and is in pre-production at Toonz Media studio in New Zealand.
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The Exodus Film Group pic, financed by Sugar Water Entertainment in partnership with Toonz Media Group, is being produced and directed remotely and is in pre-production at Toonz Media studio in New Zealand.
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- 4/1/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Project in pre-production at India’s Toonz Media Group studio in New Zealand.
Los Angeles-based Highland Film Group has boarded animated feature Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk for sales as it emerged that Howie Mandel has joined the voice cast.
The company plans to launch pre-sales around the time that Cannes takes place, either physically or virtually.
Luis Guzmán, Paul Blackthorne, Jamal Trulove, Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson have also joined the project. Previously announced cast are Nick Cannon, Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Coolidge, and Kenan Thompson.
CAA Media Finance handles Us rights to Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk, which the filmmakers said is being...
Los Angeles-based Highland Film Group has boarded animated feature Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk for sales as it emerged that Howie Mandel has joined the voice cast.
The company plans to launch pre-sales around the time that Cannes takes place, either physically or virtually.
Luis Guzmán, Paul Blackthorne, Jamal Trulove, Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson have also joined the project. Previously announced cast are Nick Cannon, Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Coolidge, and Kenan Thompson.
CAA Media Finance handles Us rights to Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk, which the filmmakers said is being...
- 4/1/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
The Last Black Man in San Francisco is an epic poem about the cost of losing one's past in the age of gentrification.
Do you love your city? This is a question Jimmie Fails asks two white city transplants on a bus during the third act of The Last Black Man in San Francisco. A dogged hero who is romantic to a fault, Jimmie is the eponymous African American who has seen one setback after another in achieving his dream of reclaiming his grandfather’s historic Frisco home on a hill. Disillusioned but not depressed, Jimmie cannot fathom why these two relatively affluent young women are complaining about how much they hate this overpriced town. You cannot hate a place unless you love it.
It is for that reason there is nothing but love, even in its bitterest and most melancholic shadings, that comes through in The Last Black Man in San Francisco.
Do you love your city? This is a question Jimmie Fails asks two white city transplants on a bus during the third act of The Last Black Man in San Francisco. A dogged hero who is romantic to a fault, Jimmie is the eponymous African American who has seen one setback after another in achieving his dream of reclaiming his grandfather’s historic Frisco home on a hill. Disillusioned but not depressed, Jimmie cannot fathom why these two relatively affluent young women are complaining about how much they hate this overpriced town. You cannot hate a place unless you love it.
It is for that reason there is nothing but love, even in its bitterest and most melancholic shadings, that comes through in The Last Black Man in San Francisco.
- 2/4/2019
- Den of Geek
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