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Boots Riley Says “Nope” To ‘I’m a Virgo’ Season 2, Jokes: “I Think We Watch TV Too Much”

23 May 2026 at 17:00
As Boots Riley releases his sophomore feature this weekend, the writer/director recently shot down hopes that he’ll return to television. The I’m a Virgo creator offered a blunt “nope” to whether he’ll make a second season of his 2023 Prime Video series, which starred Jharrel Jerome as Cootie, a 13-foot-tall Oakland teenager who leaves his […]

Boots Riley Says ‘I Love Boosters’ Was Rejected By Cannes Along With Other Past Projects; Picked ‘The Idol’ Over ‘I’m A Virgo’

25 May 2026 at 16:10
Boots Riley was recently asked on X why he chose to premiere I Love Boosters at SXSW rather than Cannes. He acknowledged that Cannes rejected the film, as well as several of his previous works. Sorry To Bother You, his 2018 dark comedy feature premiered at Sundance where it received the Sundance Institute’s Vanguard Award. […]

Boots Riley Says Cannes Didn’t Pick ‘I Love Boosters’ or ‘Sorry to Bother You’ and Chose ‘The Idol’ Over ‘I’m a Virgo’: ‘They Just Don’t Like My Stuff. All Good’

25 May 2026 at 10:01
Neon may be the toast of Cannes — again — after landing its seventh consecutive Palme d’Or on Saturday thanks to “Fjord,” but according to Boots Riley, the distributor could have had another hot film in its festival lineup. With the musician and filmmaker’s latest movie “I Love Boosters” having hit cinemas on May 22, Riley has […]

Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’, ‘Tuner’, ‘Ask E. Jean’ & Body Horror ‘Saccharine’ Set Indie Holiday Weekend – Specialty Preview

22 May 2026 at 17:24
Neon’s surreal crime comedy I Love Boosters opens wide for the Memorial Day holiday frame a bit crowded with The Mandalorian And Grogu, Focus Features’ breakout Obsession and studio holdovers. Boosters reviews are great, and director Boots Riley urged fans to turn out. “We didn’t get the screen count we wanted for I Love Boosters […]

Eiza González Praises ‘I Love Boosters’ Director Boots Riley “Whose Mind & Intellect Knows No Boundaries”

27 May 2026 at 01:05
Eiza González stars in Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters as Violeta and, following its premiere, shared praise for the filmmaker. After the Neon film, which stars Keke Palmer, González took to social media to express her thoughts on the filmmaker and the movie. “I Love Boosters is a movie I love deeply for many reasons,” González shared […]

Boots Riley Guesses Martin Scorsese Got ‘A Gang of Money’ for AI Partnership and ‘Doesn’t Give a F—‘

4 June 2026 at 01:55
Boots Riley came out swinging after Martin Scorsese announced his involvement with the AI company Black Forest Labs on Tuesday, guessing that the filmmaker joined the firm as an advisor to help provide for his family and that Scorsese “doesn’t give a fuck” since he thinks AI will “fall on its face anyway.” The “I […]

Boots Riley Thinks Martin Scorsese “Doesn’t Give A F*ck” About AI But Was Offered “A Gang Of Money”

4 June 2026 at 01:07
As Martin Scorsese embraces artificial intelligence (AI) in Hollywood, his filmmaking peers are reacting to the Oscar winner’s new role. Boots Riley recently criticized Scorsese for his “attempt to push the industry toward” genAI with his advisor position at AI firm Black Forest Labs, suggesting he only joined the company for the money. “My guess: […]

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