Jamie Foxx, Kevin Hart to Produce Documentaries About Black

Jamie Foxx and Kevin Hart will produce a pair of documentary movies for Apple Studios that can concentrate on the challenges confronted in Hollywood by Black actors and actresses.

“Number One on the Call Sheet” will likely be two companion movies: one particularly centered on what it takes for Black main males to search out success in leisure, and one other that can concentrate on the challenges confronted by Black main ladies.

The first movie, “Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Women in Hollywood,” will likely be directed by Shola Lynch (“Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbossed,” “Free Angela Davis,” “All Political Prisoners”), and the second movie on main males will likely be directed by Reginald Hudlin (“Marshall,” “The Black Godfather”). Both documentaries are supposed to rejoice Black achievement within the movie trade and spotlight the work of Black actors and actresses who paved the way in which for at the moment’s stars.

Foxx, Hart, Datari Turner and Dan Cogan will produce each documentary movies, and Angela Bassett, Halle Berry, Reginald Hudlin and Bryan Smiley will function govt producers on the tasks. Hart produces via his HartBeat Productions and Cogan produces via Story Syndicate. Hudlin and Smiley will function govt producers for each docs.

The two movies will debut on Apple TV+ globally. Some of Apple’s different latest documentaries embrace “Boys State,” “Beastie Boys Story” and “Fireball.”

Jamie Foxx is repped by CAA, LBI Entertainment and Ziffren Brittenham. Kevin Hart is represented by 3 Arts, UTA and Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham. Halle Berry is represented by WME and The Lede Company. Angela Bassett is represented by Gersh Agency Lighthouse Entertainment and Fox Rothschild. Jamie Foxx is represented by CAA, LBI Entertainment and Ziffren Brittenham.