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Dana Owens (b.k.a. Queen Latifah–I’m not big on stage names) continues to add to her resume…

Queen Latifah Inks Deal with Focus Features and Rogue Pictures 

Queen Latifah has inked a first-look deal with Focus Features and its genre arm, Rogue Pictures, to develop low- to medium-sized budget films under her Flavor Unit Entertainment banner.

Flavor Unit, Latifah’s 17-year old Jersey City, N.J. based entertainment company, is run by the rapper-turned-actress and her partner Sha-Kim Compere.  The company’s producing “Bringing Down the House,” “The Cookout”and “Beauty Shop.”  Clients of the company’s management division incude Oscar-nominated actor Terrence Howard and Queen Latifah. (more…)

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As long as she branches out from the “loud black woman with attitude” roles, this should be a good move for her.