Marcus James Dixon March 4, 2021 Renowned Hollywood producer Reginald Hudlin earned Oscar and PGA nominations for “Django Unchained” (2012) and an Emmy bid for producing the 2016 Academy Awards ceremony, and now he’s back in the awards conversation thanks to “Emperor.” Sobini Films’ production is inspired by the true story of Shields…
+ Read MoreAug 14, 2020 5:40pm PT ‘Emperor’ Review: A Runaway Slave Joins the Raid on Harpers Ferry in Forgotten Tale of Black Heroism ‘Black Panther’ meets ‘The Birth of a Nation’ in this rousing account of Shields Green, who escaped the shackles of slavery to fight alongside abolitionist John Brown. By Peter Debruge…
+ Read MoreIt’s covid summer which is a fun killer, not to mention a killer period, but we wanted to share the movie on the big screen so the premiere was at a drive in!
+ Read MoreSobini Films, NAACP Team For Shields Green Biopic ‘Emperor’ Release By Amanda N’Duka Sobini Films, the production company behind soon-to-released Shields Green biopic Emperor, said it will donate $1 for every digital transaction during the first month of film’s release to the NAACP. Set for a digital release on August 18, via…
+ Read MoreBy Amanda N’Duka Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has picked up the U.S. rights to Emperor,the feature based on the harrowing journey of American freedom fighter Shields Green, played by Dayo Okeniyi (Shades of Blue). Oscar nominee James Cromwell (The Green Mile) co-stars along with Kat Graham (The Vampire Diaries), Naturi Naughton (Power), Mykelti Williamson (Fences),…
+ Read MoreWATCH DAYO OKENIYI DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO RESCUE HIS SON FROM SLAVERY IN THE FILM’S NEW TRAILER. Dayo Okeniyi transforms into a dad desperate to save his son from slavery in Emperor, hitting theaters in March. Based on the legend of Shields “Emperor” Green, an African royal who becomes enslaved in the…
+ Read MoreBriarcliff Entertainment will release Emperor in theatres in the US on March 27, 2020. Briarcliff Entertainment has released the trailer and poster to Emperor, produced by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Reginald Hudlin(The Black Godfather, Django Unchained), Emperor is inspired by the legend of Shields “Emperor” Green, a descendant of African kings turned outlaw slave in…
+ Read MoreNew Movie Tells Story Of Outlaw Slave Who Helped Raid Harper’s Ferry Happy Black History Month! For those of you who are history buffs, there is a new film on the horizon that is based on one of the legendary figures from American History. Watch the trailer for ‘Emperor’ below: Emperor is inspired by the…
+ Read MoreI produced this movie in Georgia a while back and here it comes! Can’t wait for you all to see it.
+ Read MoreI spent the first half of summer 2018 producing the movie EMPEROR, based on the true story of Shields Green, who was rumored to have royal heritage. He escaped from slavery and had a series of amazing adventures as he moved north, where he ended up meeting Fredrick Douglass and…
+ Read MoreTV News Desk Jun. 20, 2018 EMPEROR is inspired by the true story of Shields Green (Okeniyi), who in 1859 escaped from a plantation and made a daring journey north where he met Frederick Douglass and John Brown (Cromwell). With the opportunity to continue to freedom in Canada, Green instead chose…
+ Read Moreby Amanda N’Duka June 20, 2018 10:57am EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominees James Cromwell and Bruce Dern have signed on for Emperor, joining previously announced star Dayo Okeniyi in the Civil War-abolitionist film directed by former Lionsgate exec Mark Amin. Paul Scheer, Harry Lennix, Naturi Naughton, Mykelti Williamson, Ben Robson, Keean Johnson, and Kat Graham are also attached to co-star…
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