Upcoming IR slate

I'll admit to slacking off on this thread quite a bit the past year. There has been info that I was too lazy to post and let others get around to learning of an IR sighting which they then posted here themselves. And there are still a handful of upcoming IR movies that I am aware of that have yet to be posted here at all. Hopefully in the next few days I can correct that. But tonight I am going to update you guys on one movie that technically isn't upcoming because it hit theaters this weekend.


Last Night In Soho

Thomasin McKenzie
Michael Ajao










The story of this Edgar Wright film goes:

An aspiring fashion designer is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer. But the glamour is not all it appears to be and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something darker.

Based on heavy implications in reviews of this film when it debut at festivals over a month back, I knew there was some courtship going on between these two characters. But I wanted to see it for myself to learn how legit it was. Well, I got around to seeing it today and I can attest its legitimate. McKenzie is the lead character. Ajao probably gets the anywhere between the third to fifth most screentime. He is a thoughtful guy who becomes infatuated with McKenzie's quiet student character. Its a sweet romance that builds and they become kind of an item. Yes, there is kissing involved. There is even the start of a sex scene between the two of them in bed before something goes awry causing an abrupt ending of that. But trust me the two of them really like each other.

My quick thoughts on the movie is that it has more than its share of flaws in terms of the narrative. But its mostly engrossing, well-directed and well-acted. And it had a revelation I did not see coming. I'd give it a rating of at least a 6 out of 10.


For those who don't know anything about this movie or its tone here is the trailer.

 

Michael Ealy Joins Kristen Bell In The Netflix Limited Series The Woman In The House


Michael Ealy is set as a lead opposite Kristen Bell and Tom Riley in Netflix’s eight-episode limited series The Woman in the House, from Gloria Sanchez Productions (Dead To Me, Hustlers). The series is expected to premiere in early 2022.

Created by Rachel Ramras, Hugh Davidson, and Larry Dorf, who also serve as co-showrunners, The Woman In The House centers around heartbroken Anna (Bell), for whom every day is the same. She sits with her wine, staring out the window, watching life go by without her. But when a handsome neighbor (Riley) and his adorable daughter (Samsara Yett) move in across the street, Anna starts to see a light at the end of the tunnel. That is until she witnesses a gruesome murder… Or did she?

Ealy will play Douglas, Anna’s ex-husband. Bookish and pragmatic, he is still in love with Anna, but their past keeps them from imagining a future together.






[via Deadline.com]

 

Yeah I had mentioned it in the movie thread. I seen the flick last night. It was pretty creative. I didn't care for the ending and the cockblocking(lol). But it was overall a decent flick.

 

I will repeat what I said a couple of years ago: there needs to be an IR hall of fame and KB gets to be the president. She has had two series-long IR tv relationships that were endgame. No cucking, no triangles and no bullshit. And that’s not all the IR on her resume. I will simply add this new one to the catalog.

 

Yeah Kristen is first ballot, but what other White actresses would bein?

 

Yeah she definitely has the longest list right now I believe.

 

The Flight Attendant adds Mo McRae as Cassie's love interest
https://tvline.com/2021/09/24/flight-attendant-season-2-spoilers-mo-mcrae-cast/

Behind The Scenes photo of Kaley Cuoco & MO McRae on set of season 2

 

Oh yes Kaley is bad.

 

Reading about his casting a couple of months back as well as the description of his character ,I wasn't certain he was a love interest. I wanted to wait because you know how they do when it comes to black men in Hollywood.

 

Has she surpassed Julia Stiles in total number of IR on-screen romance?

 

As far as I can find Julia Stiles has only two on-screen Interracial romance/relationship movies.

Here is a shortlist of other Hollywood actresses who have had at least two on-screen interracial sex/relationship/romance movies.


Kristen Bell (House Of Lies, The Good Place, others I can't think of right now)
Julia Stiles (Save The Last Dance, O)
Jamie Pressly (Ringmaster, My Name Is Earl)
Ali Larter (Heroes, Obsessed)
Maura Tierney (704 Hauser, Primary Colors)
Lisa Kudrow (Marci X, Table 19)
Margot Robbie (PanAm, Focus)
Heather Graham (Cake, The Stand)
Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaids Tale, The West Wing)
Brittany Snow (American Dream, Harry's Law, Hooking Up)

There are probably a few more, this was all I could think of.

 

Julia Styles has at least 3. You forgot about that 2012 indie romcom film "Between Us" where Taye Diggs plays her Husband.

 

Never heard of it, but thanks for the correction.

 

Also, Ali Larter ought to come off that list. She got her ir-partner fired, presumably because he was black.

 

Jennifer Connelly( Shelter, Requiem)
Elizabeth Berkley( Showgirls, NYPD Blue)
Lisa Edlestien(House of lies, Girlfriends guide to divorce)
Sydney Sweeney(Euphoria, Nocturne)
Kristen Stewart(Seberg, JT Leroy, commercial with Chadwick)
Rose Mciver( Izombie, Woke)
Annalynne Mccord(Gun, Raising Kanan)
Emily Meade( Twelve, The Duece)
Anna Paquin( The Affair, Flack)

Probably more but that's all I can remember for right now

 

Adding to her IR Hall of Fame resume Annalynne McCord stars along side Colin Lawrence in Lifetime's Dancing through the Snow, premiering 11/19.
"A viral video turns a devoted single father into the world's most eligible bachelor, but he only has eyes for his 8-year-old daughter's ballet teacher."

 

Lifetime is going hard on the Black man/non black women romantic Christmas movies this year.
Mistletoe in Montana
Cast: Melissa Joan Hart, Duane Henry & Jamey Sheridan

Air date: December 17

Welcome to Paradise Ranch, where city slickers get to be cowboys and cowgirls. Merry (Melissa Joan Hart), who owns the ranch has been unlucky in love, but that’s about to change when a single father, Mark (Duane Henry), and his two kids book the ranch for Christmasweek. Adventure is on the menu, the holiday spirit is everywhere, and love is in the air.

 

An Ice Wine Christmas
Cast: Roselyn Sánchez & Lyriq Bent

Air date: November 12

One of Philadelphia’s top wine sommeliers, Camila (Roselyn Sánchez) goes home to the magical vineyards of Evergreen, NY, to take part in the town’s annual Ice Wine Christmas Festival and harvest. While there, Camila spends time with her mother Sunny (Maria del Mar) and sister Beth (AnnaMaria Demara), who manages the local winery for Camila’s former ice wine mentor, Henry (Richard Fitzpatrick). But Camila discovers changes are coming as Henry plans to retire, scaling down the Christmas Festival. Beth also recently hired wine specialist Declan (Lyriq Bent) who plans to take the operation to full year production. Believing in the importance of preserving the magic of ‘Christmas in a bottle’, Camila shares with Declan her passion for Christmas and what an authentic ice wine harvest can bring.

 

Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion
Cast: Michelle Argyris, Alonzo B. Slater & Asia’h Epperson

Air date: November 29

Event planner Amy (Michelle Argyris) helps rising singer Tiffanie Christmas (Asia’h Epperson) plan her holiday family reunion. Along the way Amy must navigate some challenging family dynamics, especially amongst Tiffanie’s aunts as well as her own growing feelings for Tiffanie’s cousin, Calvin (Alonzo B. Slater). Will she be able to pull off an amazing Christmas family reunion? Vanessa Williams, Wendy Raquel Robinson, and Catherine Haena Kim co-star.

 

Saying Yes to Christmas
Cast: Erika Prevost & Romaine Waite

Air date: November 30

A magical Christmas wish makes a career-obsessed June (Erika Prevost) say “Yes” to every invitation while she’s home for the holidays. But when an old flame, Blake (Romaine Waite) joins her hectic schedule of Christmas activities, past feelings are reignited. June must choose between saying yes to her career and life in the city or to her heart in her hometown.