Katt Williams Challenges Hollywood’s Limits On Black Films As He Builds His Own Studio
Katt Williams explained why he’s building his own studio as he challenged the limits Hollywood places on Black-led movies.
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Katt Williams said Black films face tight limits in Hollywood, and he wants his own studio to help change that.
In a new USA TODAY interview, the comic laid out the thinking behind Kemet Movie Works, his film venture in Alabama.
“Nobody needs a complainer, even if they’re correct,” Williams said. “So I can talk blue in the face about what I don’t like about Hollywood.”
He said those complaints should lead him to act once he has a chance to do so. He also said Black films face tighter bounds on the stories they can tell than other films do.
His memoir recounts two times he turned down deals worth millions on principle, USA TODAY reported. He said the business too often loses sight of the people who pay to watch.
The studio effort has a home at Fort McClellan in Anniston, Alabama. Kemet’s site lists film, TV and music work, along with live shows, as part of its plan. That would give creators space to shoot work as well as places to show it.
The venture has been taking shape for some time. Williams credited Tyler Perry’s studio as an example during a 2025 visit to “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”
Kemet’s stated mission is to help a wider range of voices bring film, TV and music projects to life. The firm ties that goal to the region’s Black cultural history, including the Chitlin’ Circuit, a network of venues where Black acts could work during segregation.
Miles College said in May that its deal with Kemet Productions would give students access to AI and augmented-reality film work at the Fort McClellan site. Based in Fairfield, Alabama, Miles is a historically Black college.
He is taking on new work beyond the stage.
Netflix announced in September that he would launch an original podcast on the service later this year. His stand-up shows are already on the service, including “The Last Report.”
His book takes up the question of who controls his work. The publisher says the book explores how he paid for his own tours and kept control of his work. Gallery/13A will release “Nine Lives, No Wives, and 69 Concubines” on October 20.
