Exclusive: Gladys Knight, the Empress of Soul who recorded hits such as “Midnight Train to Georgia” and “I Heard It Through The Grapevine,” is gearing up for a scripted mini-series about her life.
Knight has teamed up with Cineflix Productions to develop the series and she will exec produce through her Empress of Soul Productions banner.
It’s suggested that the project could run similar to The Crown, taking on different periods of Knight’s life.
If the project progresses, Knight would become the latest soul legend to have a series set around her; Cynthia Erivo starred as Aretha Franklin in the third iteration of Nat Geo’s Genius anthology last year.
Cineflix Productions is coming off the success of feature doc Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy, from Nancy Buirski, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
The company previously worked with another Motown legend,...
Knight has teamed up with Cineflix Productions to develop the series and she will exec produce through her Empress of Soul Productions banner.
It’s suggested that the project could run similar to The Crown, taking on different periods of Knight’s life.
If the project progresses, Knight would become the latest soul legend to have a series set around her; Cynthia Erivo starred as Aretha Franklin in the third iteration of Nat Geo’s Genius anthology last year.
Cineflix Productions is coming off the success of feature doc Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy, from Nancy Buirski, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
The company previously worked with another Motown legend,...
- 11/30/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Golden Globe Award-winning actor Colin Farrell will accept the City Summit & Gala’s Inspiration award at the 4th annual event which takes place at the Burbank Convention Center Feb. 21–24.
City Summit 2019
“I’m grateful to organizations like the City Summit for highlighting professionals and providing awareness and support to entrepreneurs that want to help solve today’s challenges,” said Farrell.
The City Summit is a world-class business acceleration experience that brings together the founders of highly successful companies to teach business owners how to thrive throughout any economic climate. Speakers share business presentations on sales, mindset, strategy, digital marketing, innovation, business fundamentals, investments, raising capital and networking.
Each year, City Summit founder Ryan Long organizes special guest appearances from influential speakers that are motivated to share philanthropic viewpoints and inspirational messages. Past appearances and honorees include Halle Berry, Ashton Kutcher, Sir Richard Branson, Charlize Theron, James Cameron, Sean “Diddy” Combs,...
City Summit 2019
“I’m grateful to organizations like the City Summit for highlighting professionals and providing awareness and support to entrepreneurs that want to help solve today’s challenges,” said Farrell.
The City Summit is a world-class business acceleration experience that brings together the founders of highly successful companies to teach business owners how to thrive throughout any economic climate. Speakers share business presentations on sales, mindset, strategy, digital marketing, innovation, business fundamentals, investments, raising capital and networking.
Each year, City Summit founder Ryan Long organizes special guest appearances from influential speakers that are motivated to share philanthropic viewpoints and inspirational messages. Past appearances and honorees include Halle Berry, Ashton Kutcher, Sir Richard Branson, Charlize Theron, James Cameron, Sean “Diddy” Combs,...
- 2/20/2019
- Look to the Stars
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