{"id":124741,"date":"2024-03-22T14:21:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T14:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/22\/regina-king-talks-shirley-movie-chisholm-legacy-with-john-ridley\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T14:21:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T14:21:28","slug":"regina-king-talks-shirley-movie-chisholm-legacy-with-john-ridley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/22\/regina-king-talks-shirley-movie-chisholm-legacy-with-john-ridley\/","title":{"rendered":"Regina King Talks &#8216;Shirley&#8217; Movie, Chisholm Legacy With John Ridley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Editor\u2019s word:<\/strong><em>\u00a0Running till the ultimate basic election outcomes are available, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/deadline-electionline-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deadline ElectionLine podcast<\/a>\u00a0spotlights the 2024 marketing campaign and the blurred traces between politics and leisure in trendy America. Hosted by Deadline\u2019s political editor Ted Johnson and government editor Dominic Patten, the podcast options commentary and interviews with prime lawmakers and leisure figures.\u00a0At the identical time, you may comply with all of the information in Biden &amp; Trump rematch and extra on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/electionline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ElectionLine<\/a>\u00a0hub on Deadline.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"pmc-protected-embed-2\" class=\"pmc-protected-embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=PMC9022371389\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cShe\u2019s one of those politicians that actually gave a damn about the people, her constituents and the people of the country that she is a citizen of,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/regina-king\/\" id=\"auto-tag_regina-king\" data-tag=\"regina-king\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regina King<\/a> says of former Congresswoman <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/shirley\/\" id=\"auto-tag_shirley\" data-tag=\"shirley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shirley<\/a> Chisholm on right this moment\u2019s Deadline ElectionLine podcast \u2013 as you may hear above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tPerfectly timed for the 2024 election and the pivotal juncture America finds itself at, the King starring, and <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/john-ridley\/\" id=\"auto-tag_john-ridley\" data-tag=\"john-ridley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Ridley<\/a> directed <em>Shirley <\/em>launches right this moment on <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/netflix\/\" id=\"auto-tag_netflix\" data-tag=\"netflix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cThis is a legendary person,\u201d Oscar winner King declares. \u201cIf we don\u2019t \u2026protect that legacy and honor that legacy, then we didn\u2019t do our job,\u201d King provides of a challenge she and her sister and fellow producer Reina King have fought for 15 years to carry to the display.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tRepresenting New York\u2019s twelfth congressional district for seven phrases beginning in 1969, Chisholm was the primary Black girl elected to Congress. In 1972, with a real grassroots marketing campaign, the self-proclaimed unbought and unbossed candidate additionally turned the primary girl and the primary African American to make a severe bid for the presidential nomination of both the Democratic Party or the GOP. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBold strikes that challenged stereotypes, occasion bosses ands impressed generations that adopted, together with one <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" id=\"auto-tag_barack-obama\" data-tag=\"barack-obama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barack Obama<\/a>. In 2015, the 44rd POTUS posthumously awarded the seven-term Congresswoman, who handed away in 2005, \u00a0the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation\u2019s highest civilian award.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cYou have to remember, Shirley ran for president 52 years ago,\u201d states fellow Oscar winner Ridley. \u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate that 52 years later, a lot of the things that Shirley was fighting for still have not been delivered to the larger electorate,\u201d the <em>American Crime<\/em> creator and co-host of Deadline\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/doc-talk-podcast\/\" id=\"auto-tag_doc-talk-podcast\" data-tag=\"doc-talk-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doc Talk podcast<\/a> laments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1024px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((683\/1024)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shirley-regina-king-reina-king-john-ridley-getty.jpeg?w=300\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shirley-regina-king-reina-king-john-ridley-getty.jpeg 3841w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shirley-regina-king-reina-king-john-ridley-getty.jpeg?resize=150,100 150w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shirley-regina-king-reina-king-john-ridley-getty.jpeg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shirley-regina-king-reina-king-john-ridley-getty.jpeg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shirley-regina-king-reina-king-john-ridley-getty.jpeg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shirley-regina-king-reina-king-john-ridley-getty.jpeg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shirley-regina-king-reina-king-john-ridley-getty.jpeg?resize=630,420 630w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shirley-regina-king-reina-king-john-ridley-getty.jpeg?resize=60,40 60w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shirley-regina-king-reina-king-john-ridley-getty.jpeg?resize=352,235 352w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shirley-regina-king-reina-king-john-ridley-getty.jpeg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shirley-regina-king-reina-king-john-ridley-getty.jpeg?resize=110,73 110w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shirley-regina-king-reina-king-john-ridley-getty.jpeg?resize=285,190 285w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shirley-regina-king-reina-king-john-ridley-getty.jpeg?resize=320,213 320w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shirley-regina-king-reina-king-john-ridley-getty.jpeg?resize=640,427 640w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shirley-regina-king-reina-king-john-ridley-getty.jpeg?resize=800,533 800w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shirley-regina-king-reina-king-john-ridley-getty.jpeg?resize=1280,853 1280w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-font-size-12 lrv-u-padding-tb-025\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\" lrv-u-font-size-16 lrv-u-font-size-14@mobile-max lrv-a-font-body-m u-font-style-italic lrv-u-font-weight-bold lrv-u-font-family-primary u-line-height-20 u-letter-spacing-0 u-line-height-18@mobile-max\"> (L-R) Reina King, John Ridley &amp; Regina King attend Netflix\u2019s \u2018Shirley\u2019 Premiere at LA\u2019s Egyptian Theatre ( (Credit: Charley Gallay\/Getty Images for Netflix)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tRevealing a lot of their collaborative course of in dialog right this moment, King and Ridley each famous the significance of Congresswoman <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/barbara-lee\/\" id=\"auto-tag_barbara-lee\" data-tag=\"barbara-lee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barbara Lee<\/a> within the movie and as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/shirley-chisholm\/\" id=\"auto-tag_shirley-chisholm\" data-tag=\"shirley-chisholm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shirley Chisholm<\/a>\u2019s legacy. The longtime Representative from Oakland and former Senate candidate provided her personal perspective on the position her mentor performed in her life and for the America of 2024 \u2013 as you may see from the <em>Shirley<\/em> premiere in Hollywood this week.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congresswoman Barbara Lee (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBarbaraLee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@RepBarbaraLee<\/a>) tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeadlineDominic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@DeadlineDominic<\/a> on the &#8216;Shirley&#8217; premiere on the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood tonight about how she feels about Shirley Chisholm&#8217;s story being instructed, Regina King doing Shirley justice and the significance of voting on this upcoming\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s1IQr328CD\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/s1IQr328CD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DEADLINE\/status\/1770293398047756431?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAlong with Regina King, <em>Shirley<\/em> additionally stars the late, nice <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/lance-reddick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lance Reddick<\/a>\u00a0(<em>John Wick<\/em>\u00a0franchise),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/lucas-hedges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lucas Hedges<\/a>\u00a0(<em>Manchester by the Sea<\/em>),\u00a0Andr\u00e9 Holland (<em>Passing<\/em>),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/terrence-howard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terrence Howard<\/a>\u00a0(<em>Empire<\/em>),\u00a0Christina Jackson (<em>Swagger<\/em>), Michael Cherrie (<em>Home Again<\/em>), Dorian Missick (<em>For Life<\/em>), Amirah Vann (<em>Underground<\/em>), W. Earl Brown (<em>Deadwood<\/em>) and Ethan Jones Romero. The movie is produced by Regina King and Reina King for Royal Ties Productions, Ridley, Anikah McLaren and Elizabeth Haggard for Participant. Jeff Skoll and Ted Gidlow function government producers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAlso on the podcast right this moment: A significant focus of marketing campaign protection is now on who <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" id=\"auto-tag_donald-trump\" data-tag=\"donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> will decide to be his working mate. Marco Rubio, Tulsi Gabbard, Kristi Noem, Tim Scott and J.D. Vance are a number of of the names floated in a flurry of tales or stories, whilst it could be in Trump\u2019s curiosity to maintain the suspense going for so long as potential. Honestly, although, trying on the rise and fall of Mike Pence at fickle Trump\u2019s hand, what\u2019s actually in it for any of the contenders when you consider it?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1024px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((577\/1024)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=150,85 150w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=1024,577 1024w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=660,370 660w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=1280,721 1280w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=910,511 910w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=450,253 450w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=250,140 250w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=296,166 296w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=248,139 248w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=200,112 200w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=270,152 270w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=60,34 60w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=352,198 352w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=110,62 110w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=285,161 285w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=640,361 640w, https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald-Trump.jpg?resize=800,451 800w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"577\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-font-size-12 lrv-u-padding-tb-025\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\" lrv-u-font-size-16 lrv-u-font-size-14@mobile-max lrv-a-font-body-m u-font-style-italic lrv-u-font-weight-bold lrv-u-font-family-primary u-line-height-20 u-letter-spacing-0 u-line-height-18@mobile-max\">Donald Trump<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\" lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-font-size-10 lrv-a-font-basic-xxs lrv-u-margin-l-025\">Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMeanwhile, Trump\u2019s new lawsuit towards ABC News is the most recent in a protracted line of defamation circumstances the previous Celebrity Apprentice host has filed towards media shops. All of the lawsuits have one factor in widespread \u2014 Trump has misplaced, as many of the circumstances have been rapidly dismissed. The ABC lawsuit is over <em>This Week<\/em> anchor George Stephanopoulos\u2019 characterization of a jury\u2019s dedication that Trump was answerable for the sexual assault of E. Jean Carroll. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThis comes because the previous and soon-to-be current GOP presidential nominee faces a March 25 deadline to provide you with a $464 million bond in his New York fraud case. Trump\u2019s legal professionals have already stated their shopper can\u2019t get the cash.  Empire State Attorney General Letitia James has additionally already stated she\u2019ll begin seizing Trump\u2019s belongings if he can\u2019t pay up by Monday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTake a hear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Stick with ElectionLine all the best way to Election Day: Subscribe to the Deadline ElectionLine podcast on Spotify, Apple Music, iHeart, and all podcast platforms<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Editor\u2019s word:\u00a0Running till the ultimate basic election outcomes are available, the\u00a0Deadline ElectionLine podcast\u00a0spotlights the 2024 marketing campaign and the blurred traces between politics and leisure in trendy America. Hosted by Deadline\u2019s political editor Ted Johnson and government editor Dominic Patten, the podcast options commentary and interviews with prime lawmakers and leisure figures.\u00a0At the identical [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":124743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-124741","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124741\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}