Tubi Launches ‘Stubios’, A Fan Fueled Studio to green light creative projects, taps Issa Rae to mentor aspiring filmmakers.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 7th, 2024 – Tubi, Fox Corporation’s ad-supported streaming service, has launched Stubios, a fan-fueled studio for aspiring filmmakers and their fans. In addition to welcoming creatives from varied backgrounds into Hollywood, Stubios puts the power to greenlight content in the hands of the viewer. This program is an evolution of an expansive content strategy that is built on viewer-driven trends underpinning the need to build new pathways for creatives to find success in Hollywood and for fans to find more stories they can see themselves in. 

TYLER PERRY AND DEVON FRANKLIN SET NETFLIX PARTNERSHIP FOR FAITH-BASED FILMS

Tyler Perry’s Tyler Perry Studios and DeVon Franklin have set a partnership with Netflix to produce faith-based films under that’s been described as a multi-year and multi-picture first-look deal. The films stemming from the project will be produced by Franklin and Perry, in conjunction with Tyler Perry Studios. The first film under the partnership is R&B, a modern-day retelling of the biblical story of Ruth and Boaz. It is written by Mike Elliot and Cory Tynan.

Janelle Monáe Boards Musical From Director Michel Gondry, and Producer Pharrell Williams

10x Grammy nominee Janelle Monáe (Glass Onion) has found her newest film role in Universal Pictures‘ coming-of-age musical from director Michel Gondry and producer Pharrell Williams, the studio announced on Thursday. Details as to her role in the untitled feature project haven’t been disclosed. Set in Virginia Beach in the summer of 1977, the film is inspired by the neighborhood where Williams grew up, and its Atlantis Apartments, in particular.