Political activist Najee Ali calls Reginald Hudlin a "living legend" for his contributions to black entertainment. His work on movies like
House Party,
Boomerang,
Bebe's Kids, and
Django Unchained, television shows like
The Boondocks,
Showtime at the Apollo, the Oscars and the NAACP Image Awards, and comic books like
Black Panther and
Spider-Man have made him, to quote cultural critic Jimi Izrael, "a modern-day Gordon Parks, a true monster in the game who totally re-did the blueprint: what some people used to call a renaissance man."
Leon Chills is a screenwriter and writer known for his work in
Shadow Force,
The Wilds, and
Spinning Out.