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>>> IT IS
>>> IT IS TIME NOW TO SEE WHAT THE HOLLYWOOD OF THE
SOUTH HAS BEEN UP TO IN OUR
SEGMENT THAT WE CALL THE
A SCENE.
A SCENE.
A SCENE. JOINING US NOW IS OUR
ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER
ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER FRANCESCA HONAKRE.
FRANCESCA HONAKRE. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> I HAVE MISSED YOU.
I WAS TELLING YOU ON THE
COMMERCIAL BREAK, SHE HAS
BEEN OUT AND ABOUT
REPRESENTING.
REPRESENTING. >> WE HAVE BEEN DOING OUR
THING.
THING.
THING. THE A SCENE, WE'RE GETTING
BIGGER AND BETTER BY THE
DAY, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.
>> SO EXCITING.
>> WE ARE EXCITED, TOO.
THE A SCENE, MYSELF, WE JUST
RECEIVED THE MEDIA
MOVER AWARD.
MOVER AWARD. >> NICE.
>> NICE.
>> NICE. >> BY THE TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS AMAZING.
THE TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION OF
GEORGIA.
GEORGIA.
GEORGIA. WE RECEIVED THAT FOR MOVING
FORWARD AND MOVING THE
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FORWARD
IN GEORGIA, WHICH HAS
BEEN PHENOMENAL.
BEEN PHENOMENAL. WE'VE BEEN INTERVIEWING ALL THE
STARS
STARS
STARS >>
STARS >> I KNOW.
>> WE INTERVIEWED TYLER PERRY A
COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
WE ALSO INTERVIEWED ONE OF
BEYONCE'S PROTEGES.
BEYONCE'S PROTEGES. >> YOU HAD A BIG WEEKEND IN
PARTICULAR.
PARTICULAR. TELL ME ALL THAT WENT ON.
>> THIS IS FOR ALL YOU CONTENT
CREATORS.
CREATORS.
CREATORS. WE HAD A HUGE WEEKEND.
I HAD THE AMAZING OPPORTUNITY
OF HOSTING THE PANEL
WITH NBC LIFETIME ASPIRE TV
NICKELODEON EXECUTIVES.
NICKELODEON EXECUTIVES. IT WAS PHENOMENAL.
WE HAD HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COME
OUT, PEOPLE WHO HAVE
WRITTEN SCRIPTS, AND THEY'RE
FROM GEORGIA.
FROM GEORGIA. THEY WERE LITERALLY PITCHING
THEIR IDEAS RIGHT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> THAT'S AWESOME.
>> THIS IS A DIFFERENT WORLD
THAN JUST WRITING A
PILOT, PITCHING IT TO A
NETWORK.
NETWORK.
NETWORK. NOW, WITH EVERYTHING SO
DIGITAL, THERE ARE LOT OF
OPPORTUNITIES TO GET YOUR
STORIES TOLD, AND IT'S
INCREDIBLE HAVING THAT -- MY
GOD, THAT TALENT THERE
THIS WEEKEND, I MARBLING.
>> AND THEY LOVE GEORGIA.
THEY FLEW IN FROM LOS ANGELES,
FROM NEW YORK CITY.
>> GOOD.
>> GOOD.
>> GOOD. >> THEY WERE BLOWN AWAY BY THE
WORK FORCE WE HAVE
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. SO
HERE. SO MANY PEOPLE HAD THEIR POWER
POINTS READY.
POINTS READY. IT WAS FUN TO WATCH.
>> THAT'S AWESOME.
>> ALSO CELEB SPOTTINGS.
IF YOU'RE IN TOWN, MAYBE YOU'RE
VISITING SOME
VISITING SOME FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN ATLANTA.
GUESS WHAT, YOU MIGHT BE
TURNING A CORNER AND BUMP
INTO A FAMOUS STAR.
>> OH, YES.
WE HAVE QUITE A FEW OF THEM.
OVER THE WEEKEND --
>> I WAS SHOWING MY GIRLS THE
LITTLE DANCE ON MY
INSTAGRAM PAGE.
INSTAGRAM PAGE. >> EVERYONE WAS IN TOWN FOR
CHAMPAGNE, HIS CONCERT.
>> WHOA, NICE.
>> MOVING ON.
SO DRAKE'S CONCERT AND MIGOS
CONCERT WAS THIS
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. IT WAS THREE DAYS.
THERE HE IS WITH SALMA HAYEK
AND TIFFANY HADDISH,
THE COMEDIAN.
THE COMEDIAN. THAT'S FRACTION OF THE
CELEBRITIES IN TOWN THIS
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. >> HOW FUN.
WHAT A GREAT CONCERT.
>> I DON'T.
TREY SONGS WAS HERE, FUTURE.
IT WAS SO DIVERSE, IT WAS
FANTASTIC.
FANTASTIC. >> AND SPEAKING OF AMAZING
SINGERS, MS. PATTY
LABELLE.
LABELLE.
LABELLE. >> SHE WAS SPOTTED AT THE TYLER
PERRY CITIES.
PERRY CITIES. THERE SHE IS WITH A FAN, AND
CAROL WELCH.
CAROL WELCH. CAROL WAS ABLE TO SNAG THIS
PHOTO.
PHOTO.
PHOTO. SHE WAS IN A CHOIR SCENE AT
GREEN LEAF, AT TYLER
PERRY CITIES.
PERRY CITIES. SO THAT WAS PRETTY FANTASTIC.
>> AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO SEE
WHEN THE STARS ARE
WILLING TO DO SELFIES, TAKE THE
PICTURES.
PICTURES.
PICTURES. YOU KNOW, THEY GET INUNDATED
WITH REQUESTS, SO IT'S
SO NICE SHE WAS WILLING TO DO
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. AND
THAT. AND THEN THE ONE AND ONLY DOLLY
PARTON.
PARTON.
PARTON. >> YES, DOLLY PARTON.
YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH SECURITY
AND HOW MANY FENCES
THEY HAD, BECAUSE THIS PERSON
WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET
THIS PHOTO FROM A LITTLE -- A
WHILE AWAY.
WHILE AWAY. SHE'S IN TOWN, IN DULUTH ON ONE
OF THE STAGES THERE,
AND SHE IS SHOOTING AN EIGHT-
PART SERIES ON NETFLIX.
IT'S CALLED "DOLLY PARTON'S
HEART STRINGS."
HEART STRINGS." IT'S AFTERNOON THOLING ABOUT
HER LIFE, HER MUSIC,
THE UPS AND DOWNS OF HER LIFE.
EACH OF THE EPISODES IS GOING
TO BE NAMED AFTER ONE
OF HER SONGS.
EPISODE NUMBER ONE IS GOING TO
BE CALLED "JOLENE."
>> BY THE WAY, DOLLYWOOD, THEY
COME ON THE SHOW.
IF YOU'RE LISTENING, WE WOULD
LIKE ALL FOR US AT
"ATLANTA AND COMPANY" TO GO UP
AND DO A LIVE SHOW.
LET'S PITCH IT.
AND YOU'RE COMING, TOO.
>> YES, I KNOW.
ED SHEEREN, ONE OF YOUR
FAVORITES.
FAVORITES. THIS HAPPENED RECENTLY.
ED SHEEREN WAS IN TOWN.
YOU KNOW WHO DID?
MILLIE BOBBY BROWN FROM
"STRANGER THINGS."
"STRANGER THINGS." SHE WAS ABLE TO GET BEHIND THE
STAGE OR BACKSTAGE
WITH HIM.
WITH HIM.
WITH HIM. APPARENTLY THEY'RE FRIENDS.
THEN, THE NEXT DAY, SHE POSTED
THIS PHOTO.
THIS PHOTO. I THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY SAD.
BUT YOU KNOW "STRANGER THINGS"
HAS BEEN FILMING IN
TOWN FOR QUITE SOME TIME, THE
PAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
THEY HAD JUST WRAPPED FILMING.
THAT'S HER AND ONE OF HER BEST
FRIENDS HUGGING,
FRIENDS HUGGING, SAYING "UNTIL NEXT YEAR."
>> UNTIL NEXT YEAR, YES.
>> TELL ME WHAT ELSE IS
HAPPENING, FILMING IN TOWN.
>> "CREED 2."
THEY DIDN'T EXACTLY FILM HERE.
HOWEVER, THE CAST FROM "CREED
2" DID DROP BY, NOT
NECESSARILY OUR CITIES, BUT
THEY DROPPED BY ATLANTA.
THEY CALLED "THE A SCENE" TO
INTERVIEW MICHAEL B.
JORDAN, WHO STARS IN THE FILM.
ANOTHER SEXY ONE IS THIS GUY
WHO MADE HIS ACTING
DEBUT.
DEBUT.
DEBUT. HIS NAME IS FLORINE MANTAAGUE.
LISTEN TO THIS INTERVIEW.
>> HOW DID YOU TAP INTO THIS
CHARACTER THAT ALLOWED
US TO THINK THIS MICHAEL, THAT
IS ADONIS CREED.
WHERE DID YOU PULL FROM?
>> JUST THE RELATIONSHIPS AND
THE CHARACTERS AND
BUILD ON WHAT WE STARTED ON
WITH "CREED ONE."
WHAT WOULD ADONIS BE GOING
THROUGH THIS TIME AROUND?
WANTED TO GIVE HIM A FAMILY,
CHALLENGE HIM WITH
EVERYTHING THAT COMES ALONG
WITH THAT.
WITH THAT. >> IT LOOKS SO REAL.
TALK TO ME ABOUT THE SPECIAL
EFFECTS, THE BEHIND THE
SCENES.
SCENES.
SCENES. >> WE DID EVERYTHING.
THERE WERE NO STUNT GUYS IN THE
SENSE -- ME AND FLO
DID ALL OUR OWN STUNTS.
WE GOT HIT WHEN WE NEEDED TO
GET HIT.
GET HIT.
GET HIT. THE SLOW-MOTION STUFF.
WE'RE COMPETITIVE, AND WE
REALLY WANTED TO DO THINGS
THE OLD-SCHOOL WAY.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> AGAIN FOR THOSE TWO DON'T
KNOW "CREED" IS ABOUT
THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
ABOUT A BOXER NAMED
ADONIS, WALKING IN HIS FATHER'S
FOOT STEPS AND
TRYING TO BE PERT IN "CREED 2,"
WE'RE SEEING MORE OF
THE RELATIONSHIP HE HAS BETWEEN
HIS NEW WIFE AND THE
BABY.
BABY.
BABY. >>
BABY. >> AND HOW IT ALL BALANCES OUT.
THEY'RE IN GREAT SHAPE.
COULDN'T HELP BUT NOTICE.
THAT LOOKS INCREDIBLE.
AND I LOVE HIM.
BEFORE WE WRAP, CASTING CALLS,
WE'VE GOT TO GET TO
THOSE.
THOSE.
THOSE. >>
THOSE. >> GO TO PROJECTCASTING.COM.
HERE'S A LITTLE TEASER FOR YOU.
RIGHT NOW FOX'S "THE GIFTED,"
THEY ARE LOOKING FOR
BITS TIMES.
BITS TIMES. AND IF YOU ARE A FAN OF STEVEN
SPIELBERG, HE AND
APPLE HAVE TEAMED UP, AND THEY
HAVE A NEW MOVIE
COMING OUT.
COMING OUT. HE'S ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR
"AMAZING STORIES."
"AMAZING STORIES." >> AWESOME.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH, FRAN.
TO STAY UP TO DATE ON ALL THE
HOT CELEB HAPPENINGS,
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS FOLLOW
THE A SCENE ON ALL
SOCIAL MEDIA.
SOCIAL MEDIA. DON'T FORGET, LET US KNOW IF
YOU ACTUALLY SEE SOME
CELEBS FILMING AROUND THE