Derek Luke
  • Whitney Houston, are you buckled in and ready to sparkle?

    ...place we ever thought about shooting, and it worked." Directing the film is Salim Akil. Stars include Mike Epps, Derek Luke and Omari Hardwick, and the film will also feature Grammy winner Cee-Lo Green. Spiffy. But before Houston gets......

  • 'Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail'

    ...mark with other inmates as well. Other co-stars include recent Oscar nominee Viola Davis ("Doubt"), Derek Luke and Vanessa Ferlito. *** (PG-13: AS, P, V) Buy 'Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail' on DVD...

  • 'Notorious'

    ...charismatic, inspiring Sean "Puffy" Combs. "Don't chase the money. Chase the dream," preaches Combs, played by Derek Luke with a charge of energy and a splash of stardust. And so "Biggie" is born. Tillman, who directed the fine "Men......

  • Movie Review: 'Miracle at St. Anna'

    ...St. Anna di Stazzema, at a nighttime celebration. The correlating passage in McBride's novel has Sgt. Stamps (Derek Luke in the film) observe: "They got it, he thought. They understood it. Love. Food. Passion. Life's short. Pass......

  • Tyler Perry Turns Cosby Kid into a Hooker

    ...prostitute named Candy (Pulliam), an unfortunate woman under the thumb of Big Sal. Also cast in the project is Derek Luke ("Friday Night Lights), as an attorney. Though many viewers will always know her as Little Rudy, Pulliam recently......

  • Movie Review: 'Definitely, Maybe'

    ...emotive - a little girl trying too hard to pull on our heartstrings. But the supporting cast - which also includes Derek Luke as Will's political consulting partner and Kevin Kline as the boozy intellectual and journalist who mentors Summer......

  • 'Lions for Lambs'

    ...world." Scenario three, somewhere in snowy, forbidding Afghanistan: Attacked by the Taliban, two soldiers (Derek Luke and Michael Pena) end up stranded and clinging to life on a perilous mountain ledge. Their injuries are grim, their......

  • Cruise's 'Lions' Unleashed in November

    ...who also co-stars) only began shooting at the end of January with a cast that includes Cruse, Meryl Streep , Derek Luke, Michael Pena, Andrew Garfield and Peter Berg . "Lions for Lambs" is an ensemble about the war on terror......

  • Luke Locks Onto 'Lambs'

    Derek Luke is set to co-star with Tom Cruise , Meryl Streep and Robert Redford in the United Artists drama "Lions......

  • 'Catch a Fire'

    ...miseries befalling you at some point. Patrick Chamusso, a real-life revolutionary played with stoic blandness by Derek Luke , was just trying to get through his days, enjoy his family and coach a soccer team. Living a studiously apolitical......

  • 'Antwone Fisher' Star Expecting First Child

    Derek Luke will soon be able to add "father" to his list of roles. The "Catch a Fire" actor and his wife, actress Sophia, are......

  • Banks Puts Her Paws on 'Claus'

    ...trade paper reports that Banks and recent Oscar winner Rachel Weisz are in talks to join Ryan Reynolds , Derek Luke and Isla Fisher in the Universal romantic comedy "Definitely, Maybe." The film, set to be written......

  • Reynolds 'Definitely' Interested in Romantic Comedy

    ...His ability to spin is seriously tested when his 11-year-old daughter inquires about his promiscuous past. Derek Luke is in talks to join the project, which is written and directed by "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" scribe Adam......

  • 'Glory Road'

    ...exactly like all the others, with high production value and decent casting: Josh Lucas is fine as Haskins, Derek Luke and Al Shearer excel as players Bobby Joe Hill and Nevil Shed, and Jon Voight , under ridiculous makeup......

  • Glory Road

    ...many small pieces. Because he has the most screentime -- complete with a girlfriend played by Tatyana Ali -- Derek Luke makes the biggest impression, as star guard Bobby Joe Hill . Mehcah Brooks' Harry Flournoy and Al Shearer......

  • Glory Road

    ...cultural background--and with a deep cast headed by Josh Lucas as Haskins, Jon Voight as Rupp and Derek Luke as Texas Western's star guard Bobby Joe Hill --"Glory Road" seizes your emotions, fills you with feeling......