"Sidney Poitier said, 'You are not Denzel [Washington], and you are not Morgan [Freeman]. You are a breath of fresh air, and don’t f*** with that!'" Murphy recalls.

In his four-decade Hollywood career, Oscar-nominated director Norman Jewison crafted acclaimed dramas like In the Heat of the Night and A Soldier's Story. Behind the scenes, there was allegedly ...

Sidney Poitier told Eddie Murphy to not compete with actors like Denzel Washington or Morgan Freeman for a role in 'Malcolm X.' ...

Norman Jewison has been a vibrant force in the television and motion picture industry for more than four decades. He began his career in show business as an actor on stage and radio in Canada. After ...

Filmmaker Norman Jewison and actress Lee Grant reflect on working with Sidney Poitier following his death at age 94 on Thursday Liz McNeil is an Editor at Large at PEOPLE, where she's worked for ...

Eddie Murphy was warned by Sidney Poitier not to star in "Malcolm X." During an interview for Apple TV+'s "Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Men in Hollywood," Murphy revealed he bumped into ...

A year after Norman Jewison’s death, CBC News has learned details of a legal and emotional battle between the celebrated Canadian filmmaker's sons and his second wife — highlighting the end-of-life ...

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"It was like… They were talking about doing Malcolm X. Norman Jewison was putting it together, and they were gonna use The Autobiography of Malcolm X by [Roots author] Alex Haley. And they ...