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Barack Obama Production Announces Six New Projects In Netflix
Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company last Friday announced six new projects in development for Netflix Inc., including a love story with a super natural twist and a young adult thriller.
The former president and first Lady’s Higher Ground Productions will adapt British – Pakistani author, Mohsin Hamid’s novel, Exit West into a film. According to a statement from Netflix, the book tells the story of a young couple who find magical doors to transport them to other places and land in middle of a global refugee crisis.
Other film projects include a science fiction movie called Satellite which will be produced with T. Street, a production company run by Star Wars director, Rinn Johnson and producer, Ram Bergman. Another is ‘Tenzing’ the story of Napulese – Indian man who first reached the summit of Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand.
The Young Wife is a feature film that follows a woman on the day of her wedding who feels out of sync as a storm approach.
The company is also developing two TV series “Fire Keepers Daughter” a thriller based on a young adult novel by Angeline Boulley about an 18-year-old Ojibwe tribe member, who reluctantly goes undercover in a police investigation on her reservation.
The other series is Nature Documentary about national parks. Netflix said the projects will be released over the next few years, but did not give exact release date.
The Obamas signed a multi-year production deal with Netflix in 2018. Their earlier Netflix projects include: American Factory which won an Oscar in 2020 for Best Documentary.
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They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
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Primeboy Pleads For Mohbad’s Burial
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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