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Denzel Washington is directly proportional to pure Hollywood royalty. If you need to give an example of living legends, there is no way you are allowed to leave the man’s name out of the list. Whether it is Malcolm X or Training Day, Giving Voice, or Devil in a Blue Dress, Denzel Washington has proven time and time again that he stepped into the industry to conquer. And now, his two sons are following in his footsteps.

Denzel Washington in a still from Malcolm X (1992) | Credits: 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Denzel Washington has 2 sons – John David Washington and Malcolm Washington. Growing up with him as a father, it was inevitable that the two would develop a deep understanding and appreciation for cinema. As they make their name in the industry, let’s take a look at five films the two of them have done that are a must-watch!

Angus Cloud, the Euphoria actor who passed away at age 25, died of an accidental overdose, a spokesperson for the Alameda County Coroner confirmed.

The actor’s cause of death was cited as the result of intoxication due to the combined effects of methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and benzodiazepines.

Cloud’s family announced the news on July 31, saying, “It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today. As an artist, a friend, a brother and a son, Angus was special to all of us in so many ways. Last week he buried his father and intensely struggled with this loss. The only comfort we have is knowing Angus is now reunited with his dad, who was his best friend. Angus was open about his battle with mental health, and we hope that his passing can be a reminder to others that they are not...

Euphoria actor Angus Cloud died from “acute intoxication” from a lethal mix of methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine and benzodiazepines, the Alameda County Coroners office confirmed to Deadline today.

The overdose was determined to be accidental.

The 25-year-old actor died at his family’s home in Oakland, California, on July 31. At that time, his family said that the actor, who played Fezco on the HBO series, was struggling with grief over the death of his father a week prior.

“Last week he buried his father and intensely struggled with this loss,” the family said in July. “The only comfort we have is knowing Angus is now reunited with his dad, who was his best friend. Angus was open about his battle with mental health and we hope that his passing can be a reminder to others that they are not alone and should not fight this on their own in silence.”

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In the days since Angus Cloud's sudden death at age 25, fans and fellow celebrities have paid their respects with heartfelt words and personal anecdotes about the "Euphoria" actor. On Aug. 3, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Cloud's legacy will live on in three posthumous film projects, including a thriller that could debut as early as 2024.

Angus Cloud Movies and TV Shows

Following his breakout role as Fezco in "Euphoria," Cloud expanded his film and TV résumè with a handful of meaningful roles, including a 2019 cameo as himself in the reality TV show "The Perfect Woman." In 2021, Cloud starred alongside Ryder McLaughlin, Vince Vaughn, and Miranda Cosgrove in Mikey Alfred's "North Hollywood," a comedy-drama film loosely based on the director's life. Then in 2023, Cloud appeared in Ethan Berger and Alex Russek's "The Line," starring Alex Wolff, Lewis Pullman, Halle Bailey, and Austin Abrams.

Sad news today as it has been reported that Angus Cloud is dead at the age of 25. The actor is best known for playing Fezco on HBO’s Euphoria, a young drug dealer with a big heart who views Rue (Zendaya) as a little sister. He was a main character in the first two seasons of the series.

“It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today,” Angus Cloud’s family said in a statement. “As an artist, a friend, a brother and a son, Angus was special to all of us in so many ways. Last week he buried his father and intensely struggled with this loss. The only comfort we have is knowing Angus is now reunited with his dad, who was his best friend. Angus was open about his battle with mental health and we hope that his passing...

Euphoria star Angus Cloud, one of Hollywood’s young rising stars, has died at the age of just 25. The actor, who played Fezco in the popular HBO series was reported to have died at his home on Oakland. The news was first reported by TMZ in a statement from the family of the young star, who had already been suffering the recent loss of Cloud’s father. The statement shared with TMZ read:

"It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today. As an artist, a friend, a brother and a son, Angus was special to all of us in so many ways.

Last week he buried his father and intensely struggled with this loss. The only comfort we have is knowing Angus is now reunited with his dad, who was his best friend. Angus was open about his battle with mental...

Kathryn Newton, Angus Cloud, and Will Catlett have been set for Universal Pictures’ untitled monster thriller from Radio Silence. The pic has been set for an April 19, 2024 release.

The trio join Melissa Barrera, Alisha Weir, Dan Stevens, and Kevin Durand in the thriller. Radio Silence is comprised of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. Chad Villella is producing alongside William Sherak, Paul Neinstein and James Vanderbilt at Project X Entertainment. Script was written by Stephen Sheilds, with revisions by Guy Busick.

In the vein of Uni’s recent films like The Invisible Man and Renfield, this untitled monster thriller provides a unique take on legendary monster lore and will rep a fresh, new direction for those classic characters.

Tripp Vinson will produce as well with Radio Silence and Project X, who are recently coming off the $169M global grossing success of Scream VI that Bettinelli-Olpin & Gillett directed, Project X produced and...

Deals for digital releases have been done in the UK and Ireland, Scandinavia, the Middle East and Latin America.

UK-based sales outfit Blue Finch Films has sealed a slew of digital international deals on Mikey Alfred’s comedy North Hollywood, starring Vince Vaughn, Ryder McLaughlin and Miranda Cosgrove, on which musician Pharrell WIlliams is a producer.

The film has sold to Sky Cinema for the UK and Ireland, and to Australia and New Zealand (Kismet Movies), Scandinavia (Lucky Dogs), Germany (Telepool), Poland (Monolith Films), Japan (Rights Cube), South Africa (Gravel Road), the Middle East (Front Row) and Latin America (Prime Films...

Cinematographer Ayinde Anderson set out to film the coming-of-age skate punk story “North Hollywood” with a rich, cinematic style that would be the last thing viewers would expect from an authentic cast pulling off real stunts in the community where they live.

Because he’d had so much time invested in writer-director Mikey Alfred’s world of skate parks, tubes and rails, shooting dozens of web videos with him before embarking on filming “North Hollywood,” he says, he understood inherently that he wanted “this kind of grand, Scorsese-esque, strong visual imprint.”

In filming the story of a kid who decides to defy his domineering dad (Vince Vaughn) to follow his dream of becoming a professional skater, Anderson says of “North Hollywood” – screening in the EnergaCamerimage Film Festival’s Cinematographer Debut competition – “We wanted the world to feel huge and big – as epic as these teenagers imagine it to be.”

Cinematic scene composition,...

Mikey Alfred’s debut also stars Ryder McLaughlin, Miranda Cosgrove.

UK sales and distribution company Blue Finch Films has boarded international sales rights on coming-of-age comedy North Hollywood starring Vince Vaughn.

Blue Finch is selling the film at the ongoing Pre-Cannes Screenings.

North Hollywood is Alfred’s directorial debut; he was a co-producer on Jonah Hill’s Mid90s, as well as skate consultant on Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart.

The film is a coming-of-age comedy about a kid who must choose between the future his father wants, or his dream of becoming a professional skater.

Mid90s star Ryder McLaughlin...

There are countless different coming-of-age movies about kids who learn to blaze their own trail and become the best possible version of themselves, but “North Hollywood” is one of the rare few that actually embodies the courage of its convictions both on-screen and off. On second thought, make that less on-screen than off.

Written and directed by Mikey Alfred (a 25-year-old renaissance man whose prior accomplishments include founding the skateboard company Illegal Civ and co-producing Jonah Hill’s “Mid90s”), “North Hollywood” grinds out a familiar but knowing portrait of a scrawny California teen who’s forced to choose between the beaten path and his dream of becoming the next Tony Hawk. Half-sketched as its drama can be, Alfred’s feature-length fiction debut is sustained by a complete lack of poser energy and a few new tweaks on some classic tricks; come for Vince Vaughn downshifting into his indie dad phase,...

Mikey Alfred is no stranger to rejection.

When pitching the script for his feature directorial debut, “North Hollywood,” to distributors, the 26-year-old L.A. native was met with the same response from all of them: “No.”

“I didn’t even get like, ‘Yeah, we’ll hit you back,'” Alfred tells Variety. “It was just like, ‘no,’ everywhere.”

It’s not like Alfred is a complete outsider to Hollywood — he was a producer on Jonah Hill’s critically-acclaimed film “Mid90s,” appeared as himself in the HBO series “Ballers” and directed a documentary short about rapper Tyler, the Creator. But Alfred was told that the semi-autobiographical “North Hollywood” — about a teenage boy’s choice between following his dream of becoming a pro skater or going to college — wouldn’t relate to a wide enough audience.

“I categorically disagree with that,” Alfred says. “I feel that it caters to a really niche...

Event producers will be staging drive-in movies and concerts at The Lot in Hollywood Park near SoFi Stadium starting later this month.

The outdoor space can host up to 400 vehicles, spaced six feet apart, each night. The Lot is located is located on 300 acres near Lake Park.

Starting March 26-28, Family Style and Blondie Beach Records will host Drive-Thru Theater: 2 events. The fare includes the premiere of Mikey Alfred’s North Hollywood and a screening of Jurassic Park, along with a line-up of local Black-owned businesses serving food and selling merchandise and designs.

Participating businesses include Hotville Chicken, Dulan’s Soul Food Kitchen, Neighbors Skate Shop, Simply Wholesome, Babylon, Ackee Bamboo Jamaican Cuisine, Jah Mama Sauce, Blondie Beach Records, Jon & Vinny’s, Total Luxury Spa, The Serving Spoon and more.

Food and merchandise can be ordered through a Qr code on a mobile-ordering platform and will be delivered directly to marked parking spots using DoorDash.

Exclusive: Thirteen-time Grammy winner and two-time Oscar nominee Pharrell Williams has signed on to produce the Mikey Alfred-directed drama North Hollywood, which is billed as being the first movie ever about becoming a pro skateboarder.

The film was submitted to Sundance but was rejected. Instead of letting that stop everyone involved, the filmmakers decided to hold their own buyers screening, which is set for Thursday in Los Angeles. They posted that news on Instagram and are generating great buzz (see below).

Williams will produce with Mimi Valdés, Malcolm Washington, Kevin Turen, Harrison Kreiss, and Carmen Cuba. North Hollywood stars Ryder McLaughlin, Aramis Hudson, Nico Hiraga, Miranda Cosgrove, Angus Cloud and Vince Vaughn.

Williams has produced some notable movies including Rick Famuyiwa’s Sundance and Cannes feature Dope; 20th Century Fox’s $236M-grossing Hidden Figures, for which Williams received an Oscar Best Picture nomination; and the 2017 biopic Roxanne, Roxanne, about...

HBO’s sports comedy Ballers starring Dwayne Johnson will end after its fifth season, which kicks off Sunday on HBO.

Johnson announced the news in a thank-you post to fans on Instagram. “My heart...

Hope Tala’s “Lovestained” is a hybrid as intrepid as it is airy: The guitar suggests Brazil in 1965, the steel drums add a springy touch of the Caribbean, and the bass seems plucked from an irresistible hit on American rap radio in 1998. “That’s what the vision is: Bringing together bossa nova influences and R&B all into one,” says Tala, who tagged the record as RnBossa on SoundCloud. “There’s an amazing synthesis that can occur between those genres.”

Despite the ease of the fusion, the 21-year-old Tala is relatively new to pop.

Anonymous Content has added Meredith Rothman to its management division, Variety has learned.

She joins the company from Mosaic, where she spent the last five years as a talent and literary manager. Rothman started her career working for casting director Francine Maisler and later worked as an assistant at Independent Talent Group in London. She also had a stint working for Ilene Feldman at the management company Ifa for two years.

Rothman’s clients include a number of performers and filmmakers who are part of a new and emerging generation of Hollywood talent. It is a roster that boasts KiKi Layne (“If Beale Street Could Talk”), Na-Kel Smith (“mid90s”), Alexa Demie (“Euphoria”), Nicholas Galitzine (“Chambers”), Brady Jandreau (“The Rider”), Sky Ferreira (“Twin Peaks”), Sophie Hyde (“Animals”), Jimmie Fails (“The Last Black Man in San Francisco”), Mikey Alfred (“Illegal Civ”), Tosin Morohunfola (“The Chi”), and Clara Mamet (“Two Bit Waltz...

Robyn and Rae Sremmurd are among the performers that will be featured during Red Bull Music Festival in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles installment of the music series – which explores music’s intersection with film, gaming, photography and more – kicks off on February 7th and runs through February 28th at various venues.

Robyn’s festival participation serves as the opening of her North American tour in support of Honey, with two performances at Hollywood Palladium on February 22nd and 23rd. Rae Sremmurd’s Valentine’s Day show, which takes place at The Reserve,...

Music documentaries are center stage at this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest with the launch of films including Neil Young-directed Milford Graves Full Mantis and Stuart Swezey’s Desolation Center, which opened with a live performance from Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore. It also emerged during the festival that The Fader’s Tyler The Creator-associated online music doc project Summer of ’17 is on the brink of becoming a linear series.

Vice UK’s Head of Music Alex Hoffman, who runs music channel Noisey, Rollo Jackson, the filmmaker behind Stormzy’s doc Gang Signs and Prayer, former Fader creative director Robert Semmer and Jacqui Edenbrow, Head of Video at arts organization Frieze, talked about the future of the format at Music Docs: New Forms and Platform at the Netflix Crucible Studio on Saturday afternoon.

Semmer, who is Head of Content at filmmaker agency Premier, said that platforms are starting to...