‘The Lion King’ Gets Off to a Roaring Start
The Lion King is set to reign over the box office as it debuts around the world this weekend. The film posted a huge $23 million in Thursday evening previews at the domestic box office, where it opens in over 4,700 theaters today.
Internationally, the film opens in most major territories this weekend after rolling out in China on July 12, 2019 with a powerful $54.1 million debut. Over the last week, that has risen to $76.6 million, and combined with the first two days of play in newly opened territories, the international gross through July 19 is an estimated $130.5 million. It was the second biggest industry opening day ever in Brazil and the second biggest opening day for a Walt Disney Studios live-action film in France (in both cases, behind only Avengers: Endgame), and the biggest opening day for a Disney-branded live-action film of all time in Australia and Korea. In Russia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands, it was the third biggest opening day of all time. It was the second biggest opening day of the year (also behind only Avengers: Endgame) in several markets, including France, Germany, Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand.
Utilizing pioneering filmmaking techniques to bring treasured characters to life in a whole new way, Disney’s The Lion King, directed by Jon Favreau, journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born. Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub’s arrival. Scar, Mufasa’s brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba’s exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his. The all-star cast includes Donald Glover as Simba, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter as Nala, James Earl Jones as Mufasa, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa and Billy Eichner as Timon.
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Saturday, July 20, 2019
Friday, July 19, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 14th to 20th, 2019 - Update #33
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SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2019 NEWS:
From EW: Mark Hamill brings Netflix's "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance" to Comic-Con.
From EW: Disney's revived "DuckTales" animated TV series stormed Comic-Con. It's second and upcoming third seasons will continue to introduce characters from classic animated Disney TV series, like "Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers," "TaleSpin," and "Darkwing Duck."
From THR: James Cameron offered a "Terminator: Dark Fate" surprise for Comic-Con attendees. Edward Furlong will return as John Connor, the role he played he played as a child actor in 1991's "Terminator 2: Judgment Day." Fans also saw a new trailer for the film.
From THR: Tom Cruise surprises Comic-Con 2019 with a trailer for "Top Gun: Maverick."
From CBR: The upcoming TV series, "His Dark Materials" descends on Comic-Con with actors and executive producers. The series is based on author Philip Pullman's trilogy, which has previously made it to film as "The Golden Compass."
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MOVIES - From EW: Via twitter, it was revealed that 2020 and 2021 will see two sequels to the 2018 iteration of "Halloween." First is "Halloween Kills" (2020) and then, "Halloween Ends" (2021).
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ANIMATION - From Deadline: A developing story - there has been a suspected arson attack at Kyoto Animation in Kyoto, Japan. Reports say 33 people have died.
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DISNEY - From BleedingCool: Rumor is that Oscar-winning actor, Javier Bardeem, is in talks to join Disney's live-action remake "The Little Mermaid."
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STAR TREK - From Deadline: In an interview in conjunction with the release of his new film, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," Quentin Tarantino said that his "Star Trek" film, if he directed it, would be like "Pulp Fiction" in space.
From IndieWire: Quentin Tarantino says that if he directs the R-rated "Star Trek" film which he has been developing for a few years now, it would be his last feature film.
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MUSIC - From YahooNews: The Iowa director of social services, Jerry Foxhoven, has been ousted because of his obsession with the late rapper and actor, Tupac Shakur, that he insisted on sharing with everyone. [Man, that is one real-ass dude.]
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DISNEY - From THR: Harry Styles is in talks to play "Prince Eric" in Disney's live-action remake of its animated classic, "The Little Mermaid." Styles was a member of the British boy-band, One Direction," before launching a solo recording career. He made his acting debut in Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk."
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STREAMING - YahooNews: A recent user's poll showed that "Orange is the New Black" and "Stranger Things" are Netflix users' two most favorite TV series.
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AWARDS - From YahooEntertainment: Here are the 2019 / 71st Annual Emmy Awards nominations. "Game of Thrones" received a leading and record 32 nominations.
From Deadline: 2019 Emmy Awards see a major decline in diversity and inclusion.
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MOVIES - From THR: Oscar-nominees, Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, will write Margot Robbie's "Barbie" (yes, based on the iconic Mattel doll) film. Gerwig ("Lady Bird") may direct.
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DISNEY - From YahooNews: Disney heiress, Abigail Disney, goes undercover at the Disneyland theme park to see worker conditions. She also wrote to Disney CEO Bob Iger.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle ("La La Land") is prepping a new film, reportedly a Hollywood period piece called "Babylon." Oscar-winning actress, Emma Stone ("La La Land"), is attached.
From Variety: Baz Luhrmann has his Elvis. Actor Austin Butler will play the King of Rock 'n' Roll in Luhrmann's biopic, with Tom Hanks playing Elvis' manager, Col. Tom Parker.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/12 to 7/14/2019 weekend box office is "Spider-Man: Far From Home" with an estimated take of 45.3 million dollars.
From Patreon: My review of "Spider-Man: Far From Home."
From Deadline: If new movie releases, "Crawl" and "Stuber," were meant to be counter-programming, they have failed, as "Spider-Man: Far From Home" and "Toy Story 4" continue to dominate the weekend box office.
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JAMES BOND - From TheDailyMail: According to reports, British actress Lashana Lynch ("Captain Marvel"), will be the new "Agent 007" in the next James Bond film, currently known as "BOND25." She will NOT be James Bond (who will be played again by Daniel Craig), who is in retirement and who will reportedly try seduce the new 007. This change and others are apparently being initiated by writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
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MOVIES - From MovieWeb: Jason Reitman reveals the first photo of "the New Family": Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, and Mckenna Grace from "Ghostbusters 2020" (also known as "Ghostbusters 3"). The photo includes Jason and his father, Ivan, who directed the original "Ghost Busters" (1984) and "Ghostbusters 2" (1989).
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POLITICS - From TheDailyBeast: What has Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone been up to lately? He has been making documentaries that some have described as having a pro-Vladimir Putin bent.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Disney is shutting down Fox's "FX Plus" subscription service which will no longer be available after August 20th, 2019. It's content will probably be moved to Hulu.
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INTERNATIONAL - From Deadline: Luc Besson is looking to Vine Alternative Investments to save his debt-ridden motion picture company, EuropaCorp (thanks to 2017's "Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets"). Vine already has controlling interest in film producing/financing company, Village Roadshow Productions.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: New Line/Warner Bros.' "Space Invaders" film (yep, that's actually a thing) has a writer, Greg Russo. Russo wrote Warner's "Mortal Kombat" reboot film which is currently filming. And of course you know that both "Space Invaders" and "Mortal Kombat" are video game properties.
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BOND - From Variety: Christoph Waltz will return as "Blofeld" in the currently filming, BOND 25.
TRAILERS AND VIDEO:
From Newsarama: Apple TV+ releases the first trailer for its series, "Snoopy in Space."
From Variety: Disney releases a teaser trailer for the "The King's Man," the prequel to "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014) and "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (2017). It stars Ralph Fiennes and is due Feb. 14th, 2020.
From EW: Here is the first trailer for the "Rabid," a remake of the 1977 David Cronenberg film. The remake, directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska, will premiere at Frightfest in August.
From YouTube: Here is the first official trailer for director Rian Johnson's whodunit, "Knives Out."
OBITS:
From NYTimes: Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has died at the age of 99, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. Appointed by President Gerald R. Ford to the Supreme Court, Justice Stevens was the third longest service Justice (1975 to 2010). During WWII, Justice Stevens was a "code breaker."
From ESPN: Hall of Fame boxer, Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker, died at the age of 55, Sunday, July 14, 2019. Whitaker died after being hit by a vehicle. As an amateur, Whitaker won gold at the 1983 Pan American Games and also at the 1984 Olympics. As a pro, he was a world champion in four weight classes: lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight.
SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2019 NEWS:
From EW: Mark Hamill brings Netflix's "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance" to Comic-Con.
From EW: Disney's revived "DuckTales" animated TV series stormed Comic-Con. It's second and upcoming third seasons will continue to introduce characters from classic animated Disney TV series, like "Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers," "TaleSpin," and "Darkwing Duck."
From THR: James Cameron offered a "Terminator: Dark Fate" surprise for Comic-Con attendees. Edward Furlong will return as John Connor, the role he played he played as a child actor in 1991's "Terminator 2: Judgment Day." Fans also saw a new trailer for the film.
From THR: Tom Cruise surprises Comic-Con 2019 with a trailer for "Top Gun: Maverick."
From CBR: The upcoming TV series, "His Dark Materials" descends on Comic-Con with actors and executive producers. The series is based on author Philip Pullman's trilogy, which has previously made it to film as "The Golden Compass."
------------------------------------------------
MOVIES - From EW: Via twitter, it was revealed that 2020 and 2021 will see two sequels to the 2018 iteration of "Halloween." First is "Halloween Kills" (2020) and then, "Halloween Ends" (2021).
----------
ANIMATION - From Deadline: A developing story - there has been a suspected arson attack at Kyoto Animation in Kyoto, Japan. Reports say 33 people have died.
----------
DISNEY - From BleedingCool: Rumor is that Oscar-winning actor, Javier Bardeem, is in talks to join Disney's live-action remake "The Little Mermaid."
----------
STAR TREK - From Deadline: In an interview in conjunction with the release of his new film, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," Quentin Tarantino said that his "Star Trek" film, if he directed it, would be like "Pulp Fiction" in space.
From IndieWire: Quentin Tarantino says that if he directs the R-rated "Star Trek" film which he has been developing for a few years now, it would be his last feature film.
----------
MUSIC - From YahooNews: The Iowa director of social services, Jerry Foxhoven, has been ousted because of his obsession with the late rapper and actor, Tupac Shakur, that he insisted on sharing with everyone. [Man, that is one real-ass dude.]
----------
DISNEY - From THR: Harry Styles is in talks to play "Prince Eric" in Disney's live-action remake of its animated classic, "The Little Mermaid." Styles was a member of the British boy-band, One Direction," before launching a solo recording career. He made his acting debut in Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk."
----------
STREAMING - YahooNews: A recent user's poll showed that "Orange is the New Black" and "Stranger Things" are Netflix users' two most favorite TV series.
----------
AWARDS - From YahooEntertainment: Here are the 2019 / 71st Annual Emmy Awards nominations. "Game of Thrones" received a leading and record 32 nominations.
From Deadline: 2019 Emmy Awards see a major decline in diversity and inclusion.
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Oscar-nominees, Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, will write Margot Robbie's "Barbie" (yes, based on the iconic Mattel doll) film. Gerwig ("Lady Bird") may direct.
----------
DISNEY - From YahooNews: Disney heiress, Abigail Disney, goes undercover at the Disneyland theme park to see worker conditions. She also wrote to Disney CEO Bob Iger.
----------
MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle ("La La Land") is prepping a new film, reportedly a Hollywood period piece called "Babylon." Oscar-winning actress, Emma Stone ("La La Land"), is attached.
From Variety: Baz Luhrmann has his Elvis. Actor Austin Butler will play the King of Rock 'n' Roll in Luhrmann's biopic, with Tom Hanks playing Elvis' manager, Col. Tom Parker.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/12 to 7/14/2019 weekend box office is "Spider-Man: Far From Home" with an estimated take of 45.3 million dollars.
From Patreon: My review of "Spider-Man: Far From Home."
From Deadline: If new movie releases, "Crawl" and "Stuber," were meant to be counter-programming, they have failed, as "Spider-Man: Far From Home" and "Toy Story 4" continue to dominate the weekend box office.
----------
JAMES BOND - From TheDailyMail: According to reports, British actress Lashana Lynch ("Captain Marvel"), will be the new "Agent 007" in the next James Bond film, currently known as "BOND25." She will NOT be James Bond (who will be played again by Daniel Craig), who is in retirement and who will reportedly try seduce the new 007. This change and others are apparently being initiated by writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
----------
MOVIES - From MovieWeb: Jason Reitman reveals the first photo of "the New Family": Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, and Mckenna Grace from "Ghostbusters 2020" (also known as "Ghostbusters 3"). The photo includes Jason and his father, Ivan, who directed the original "Ghost Busters" (1984) and "Ghostbusters 2" (1989).
----------
POLITICS - From TheDailyBeast: What has Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone been up to lately? He has been making documentaries that some have described as having a pro-Vladimir Putin bent.
----------
STREAMING - From Variety: Disney is shutting down Fox's "FX Plus" subscription service which will no longer be available after August 20th, 2019. It's content will probably be moved to Hulu.
----------
INTERNATIONAL - From Deadline: Luc Besson is looking to Vine Alternative Investments to save his debt-ridden motion picture company, EuropaCorp (thanks to 2017's "Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets"). Vine already has controlling interest in film producing/financing company, Village Roadshow Productions.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: New Line/Warner Bros.' "Space Invaders" film (yep, that's actually a thing) has a writer, Greg Russo. Russo wrote Warner's "Mortal Kombat" reboot film which is currently filming. And of course you know that both "Space Invaders" and "Mortal Kombat" are video game properties.
----------
BOND - From Variety: Christoph Waltz will return as "Blofeld" in the currently filming, BOND 25.
TRAILERS AND VIDEO:
From Newsarama: Apple TV+ releases the first trailer for its series, "Snoopy in Space."
From Variety: Disney releases a teaser trailer for the "The King's Man," the prequel to "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014) and "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (2017). It stars Ralph Fiennes and is due Feb. 14th, 2020.
From EW: Here is the first trailer for the "Rabid," a remake of the 1977 David Cronenberg film. The remake, directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska, will premiere at Frightfest in August.
From YouTube: Here is the first official trailer for director Rian Johnson's whodunit, "Knives Out."
OBITS:
From NYTimes: Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has died at the age of 99, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. Appointed by President Gerald R. Ford to the Supreme Court, Justice Stevens was the third longest service Justice (1975 to 2010). During WWII, Justice Stevens was a "code breaker."
From ESPN: Hall of Fame boxer, Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker, died at the age of 55, Sunday, July 14, 2019. Whitaker died after being hit by a vehicle. As an amateur, Whitaker won gold at the 1983 Pan American Games and also at the 1984 Olympics. As a pro, he was a world champion in four weight classes: lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight.
Nickelodeon Renews "SpongeBob SquarePants" for a 13th Season
NICKELODEON’S SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS GETS SEASON 13 PICK UP, AS ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL SCORES DOUBLE-DIGIT GAINS BRINGING IN MORE THAN 2 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS
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As Nickelodeon brings SpongeBob SquarePants’ Bikini Bottom to life at Comic-Con International: San Diego July 18-21, 2019, the network has announced the pick up for a 13th season of the hit animated series (of 13 episodes).
The news comes on the heels of Nickelodeon’s original live-action and animated special, “SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout” (Friday, July 12, at 7p.m. [ET/PT]), which drew 2.2 million total viewers in its simulcast across Nickelodeon, TeenNick and Nicktoons.
“SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout” ranks as the number-one kids’ program for the year and posted high triple and double-digit gains year over year with Kids 2-11 (3.3/797K, up +57%), Kids 6-11 (4.0/589K, up +82%), Tweens 9-14 (3.1/476K, up +94%) and Teens 12-17 (2.1/342K, up +133%).
The special is also the net’s highest-rated premiere with Kids 6-11 since October 2017 (SpongeBob SquarePants “The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom”) and the highest-rated premiere with K2-11 since February 2018.
It also drew a broad audience, posting high double-digit, year-over-year gains with Adults 18-49 (.60/478K, up +50%).
The special ranked as the top co-viewed animated program for the day--33% of Adults 18-49 viewed the show with a Kid 2-11.
The anniversary special delivered the highest time shifted lifts ever for SpongeBob SquarePants with Kids 2-11, rising +51% to 1.2 million K2-11 viewers in Live +3. The broad appeal of the special was evidenced by the double digit lifts seen with Kids 6-11 (+45%), Tweens 9-14 (+36%), Teens 12-17 (+29%) and Adults 18-49 (+51%).
SpongeBob SquarePants season 13 will reunite original voice cast members Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick Star), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy Cheeks) and Mr. Lawrence (Plankton), and current show runners Vince Waller and Marc Ceccarelli. SpongeBob SquarePants has reigned as the number-one kids’ animated series on TV for the last 17 years.
“SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout” kicked off the 20th anniversary celebration of one of the most iconic and TV series and characters ever created. The mixed live-action and animated special, featured for the first time the celebrated voice talent behind SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Sandy, Squidward and Plankton playing live-action doppelgänger versions of the animated characters they voice. SpongeBob SquarePants is created by Stephen Hillenburg and produced by Nickelodeon in Burbank, Calif.
Nickelodeon, now in its 40th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location based experiences, publishing and feature films. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).
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Share it: @Nickelodeon @SpongeBob #SpongeBob
As Nickelodeon brings SpongeBob SquarePants’ Bikini Bottom to life at Comic-Con International: San Diego July 18-21, 2019, the network has announced the pick up for a 13th season of the hit animated series (of 13 episodes).
The news comes on the heels of Nickelodeon’s original live-action and animated special, “SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout” (Friday, July 12, at 7p.m. [ET/PT]), which drew 2.2 million total viewers in its simulcast across Nickelodeon, TeenNick and Nicktoons.
“SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout” ranks as the number-one kids’ program for the year and posted high triple and double-digit gains year over year with Kids 2-11 (3.3/797K, up +57%), Kids 6-11 (4.0/589K, up +82%), Tweens 9-14 (3.1/476K, up +94%) and Teens 12-17 (2.1/342K, up +133%).
The special is also the net’s highest-rated premiere with Kids 6-11 since October 2017 (SpongeBob SquarePants “The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom”) and the highest-rated premiere with K2-11 since February 2018.
It also drew a broad audience, posting high double-digit, year-over-year gains with Adults 18-49 (.60/478K, up +50%).
The special ranked as the top co-viewed animated program for the day--33% of Adults 18-49 viewed the show with a Kid 2-11.
The anniversary special delivered the highest time shifted lifts ever for SpongeBob SquarePants with Kids 2-11, rising +51% to 1.2 million K2-11 viewers in Live +3. The broad appeal of the special was evidenced by the double digit lifts seen with Kids 6-11 (+45%), Tweens 9-14 (+36%), Teens 12-17 (+29%) and Adults 18-49 (+51%).
SpongeBob SquarePants season 13 will reunite original voice cast members Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick Star), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy Cheeks) and Mr. Lawrence (Plankton), and current show runners Vince Waller and Marc Ceccarelli. SpongeBob SquarePants has reigned as the number-one kids’ animated series on TV for the last 17 years.
“SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout” kicked off the 20th anniversary celebration of one of the most iconic and TV series and characters ever created. The mixed live-action and animated special, featured for the first time the celebrated voice talent behind SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Sandy, Squidward and Plankton playing live-action doppelgänger versions of the animated characters they voice. SpongeBob SquarePants is created by Stephen Hillenburg and produced by Nickelodeon in Burbank, Calif.
Nickelodeon, now in its 40th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location based experiences, publishing and feature films. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).
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Wednesday, July 17, 2019
"SpongeBoB SquarePants" Brings "Bikini Bottom" to San Diego Comic Con 2019
Nickelodeon Brings SpongeBob SquarePants’ Bikini Bottom to Life at Comic-Con International: San Diego July 18-21, 2019
Nick’s 1800 Square-Foot Booth Commemorates 20 Years of the Iconic Series with Immersive Experience featuring The Krusty Krab, The Chum Bucket and Mrs. Puff’s Boating School
Share it: @nickelodeon @SpongeBob #SpongeBob #NickSDCC
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nickelodeon is celebrating 20 years of SpongeBob SquarePants by inviting fans to enter into the world of Bikini Bottom at Comic-Con International: San Diego July 18-21, 2019. Headquartered at its 1,800 square-foot booth (#4113) on the convention floor, Nickelodeon will pay tribute to incurably optimistic SpongeBob SquarePants and his undersea friends with activations, panels, talent signings and interactive design elements featuring: The Krusty Krab, The Chum Bucket and Mrs. Puff’s Boating School.
Every day of the convention, Nick’s booth will feature: an interactive game inside The Krusty Krab, where fans will go head to head to complete food orders in a race against the clock; a photo opportunity with a replica of Mrs. Puff’s Boating School; The Chum Bucket towering 22 feet tall over the retail area, where attendees can purchase a variety of exclusive Nick gear and one-of-a-kind collectables; costumed character appearances; autograph signings with SpongeBob SquarePants cast members and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles creator and executive producers; and more special appearances to be announced in the coming weeks.
Nickelodeon will present two panels during the convention: “SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout,” a deep dive into the series, celebrating 20 years of SpongeBob SquarePants; and “To Shell and Back,” an exclusive history-making TMNT creator panel, comprised of three generations of Turtle creators.
The following is a full rundown of the panels and booth activity:
PANELS
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout!
Drop on the deck and flop like a fish because Nickelodeon is celebrating 20 years of SpongeBob SquarePants! Dive deep down into the making of the brand-new special, “SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout!” with co-executive producers Vincent Waller and Marc Ceccarelli. Voice actors Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy), Mr. Lawrence (Plankton) and Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs) will discuss what it was like to portray their characters in front of the camera for the first time in this live action-animation hybrid special. Moderated by: David Canfield (Entertainment Weekly).
To Shell and Back: An exclusive TMNT creator panel
It’s creator COWABUNGA time! Three generations of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles creators will take the stage to celebrate the history, fandom, and success of the Heroes in a Half -Shell. This exclusive history-making event will give fans rare access to co-executive producers Andy Suriano and Ant Ward (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), executive producer Ciro Nieli (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), and legendary TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman. United for the first time, these award-winning creators will answer fan questions, share audience giveaways and unveil never-before-seen original TMNT art. Moderated by Mike Cecchini (Den of Geek).
DAILY BOOTH ACTIVITY
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 40th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location based experiences, publishing and feature films. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).
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Nick’s 1800 Square-Foot Booth Commemorates 20 Years of the Iconic Series with Immersive Experience featuring The Krusty Krab, The Chum Bucket and Mrs. Puff’s Boating School
Share it: @nickelodeon @SpongeBob #SpongeBob #NickSDCC
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nickelodeon is celebrating 20 years of SpongeBob SquarePants by inviting fans to enter into the world of Bikini Bottom at Comic-Con International: San Diego July 18-21, 2019. Headquartered at its 1,800 square-foot booth (#4113) on the convention floor, Nickelodeon will pay tribute to incurably optimistic SpongeBob SquarePants and his undersea friends with activations, panels, talent signings and interactive design elements featuring: The Krusty Krab, The Chum Bucket and Mrs. Puff’s Boating School.
Every day of the convention, Nick’s booth will feature: an interactive game inside The Krusty Krab, where fans will go head to head to complete food orders in a race against the clock; a photo opportunity with a replica of Mrs. Puff’s Boating School; The Chum Bucket towering 22 feet tall over the retail area, where attendees can purchase a variety of exclusive Nick gear and one-of-a-kind collectables; costumed character appearances; autograph signings with SpongeBob SquarePants cast members and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles creator and executive producers; and more special appearances to be announced in the coming weeks.
Nickelodeon will present two panels during the convention: “SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout,” a deep dive into the series, celebrating 20 years of SpongeBob SquarePants; and “To Shell and Back,” an exclusive history-making TMNT creator panel, comprised of three generations of Turtle creators.
The following is a full rundown of the panels and booth activity:
PANELS
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout!
Drop on the deck and flop like a fish because Nickelodeon is celebrating 20 years of SpongeBob SquarePants! Dive deep down into the making of the brand-new special, “SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout!” with co-executive producers Vincent Waller and Marc Ceccarelli. Voice actors Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy), Mr. Lawrence (Plankton) and Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs) will discuss what it was like to portray their characters in front of the camera for the first time in this live action-animation hybrid special. Moderated by: David Canfield (Entertainment Weekly).
To Shell and Back: An exclusive TMNT creator panel
It’s creator COWABUNGA time! Three generations of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles creators will take the stage to celebrate the history, fandom, and success of the Heroes in a Half -Shell. This exclusive history-making event will give fans rare access to co-executive producers Andy Suriano and Ant Ward (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), executive producer Ciro Nieli (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), and legendary TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman. United for the first time, these award-winning creators will answer fan questions, share audience giveaways and unveil never-before-seen original TMNT art. Moderated by Mike Cecchini (Den of Geek).
DAILY BOOTH ACTIVITY
- Customized T-Shirt Station: Fans can purchase a t-shirt from the retail shop and customize it on the spot with characters and art from their choice of eight fan-favorite Nick shows: All That, SpongeBob SquarePants, Hey Arnold!, Rugrats, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Loud House, Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra.
- Autograph Signings: Signing opportunities with: SpongeBob SquarePants voice talent and executive producers; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ creator Kevin Eastman and executive producers.
- Costumed-Character Appearances: SpongeBob SquarePants and Bikini Bottom friends--Patrick Star, Sandy Cheeks, Squidward, Mr. Krabs and Pearl--will make appearances at Nick’s booth at select times during the convention.
- Retail: Attendees can purchase Comic-Con exclusive figures and collectibles, the winter edition of the Nick Box, t-shirts, and more.
- Giveaways: Enter for a chance to win special prizes over the course of the convention.
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Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Review: "Shazam" Makes a Joyful Noise
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
Shazam! (2019)
Running time: 132 minutes (2 hours, 12 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for intense sequences of action, language, and suggestive material
DIRECTOR: David F. Sandberg
WRITERS: Henry Gayden; from a story by Henry Gayden and Darren Lemke (based on the characters created by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck
PRODUCER: Peter Safran
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Maxime Alexandre
EDITOR: Michel Aller
COMPOSER: Benjamin Wallfisch
SUPERHERO/FANTASY/ACTION/COMEDY
Starring: Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Mark Strong, Jack Dylan Glazer, Marta Milans, Cooper Andrews, Grace Fulton, Faithe Herman, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand, Meagan Goode, Andi Osho, John Glover, and Djimon Hounsou
Shazam! is a 2019 superhero and fantasy film from director David F. Sandberg. The film is based on the DC Comics character now called “Shazam.” In the movie Shazam!, a 14-year-old foster kid becomes a superhero merely by uttering one magic world, SHAZAM!
Shazam! introduces a mysterious wizard named, Shazam (Djimon Hounsou), who lives in the cave where rests the “Rock of Eternity,” a place that is the home of all magic. Shazam is looking for a worthy human, who will utter his name and become a champion who also bears the name, Shazam. After finding so many humans who failed to live up to his standards, Shazam is running out of time. Now, he hopes that Billy Batson (Asher Angel), a 14-year-old foster kid with a history of petty crime and of running away from foster homes, is his champion.
When Billy shouts SHAZAM!, he becomes an adult (Zachary Levi), a grown man wearing a red superhero costume and possessing incredible powers that Billy cannot imagine. Now, with the help of his foster brother, Freddie Freeman (Jack Dylan Glazer), Billy will try to learn what powers he has and the extent of those powers. Meanwhile, Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Mark Strong), who failed Shazam's test of worthiness when he was a child over four decades ago, now possesses the dark powers against which the wizard fought. Sivana is determined to discover the identity of the new champion and then, to steal that champion's powers for himself.
First a note: the DC Comics character, Shazam, was the first comic book character to have the name “Captain Marvel.” A boy named Billy Batson became Captain Marvel by uttering the word, “Shazam!” Captain Marvel was created by comic book artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker. He first appeared in Whiz Comics #2 (cover-dated: February 1940) which was published by Fawcett Comics. A legal dispute caused Fawcett to stop publishing Captain Marvel comic books in 1953. DC Comics revived the character in 1972, but by then, Marvel Comics owned the trademark to the name “Captain Marvel.” Thus, the original Captain Marvel is now called Shazam.
Marvel Studios released a film starring Marvel Comics' Captain Marvel on March 8, 2019. Perhaps, it is a coincidence that in the same year Warner Bros. releases a movie starring Shazam. And I have to be honest. I like Marvel's Captain Marvel film, and I like Warner's Shazam just as much.
Shazam is a hugely enjoyable film that is part energetic superhero movie, part charming comedy, and part heartwarming family film. The superhero action is not as intense as that found in most superhero films. Much of the superhero action revolves around Zachary Levi's adult hero and Jack Dylan Glazer's Freddie Freeman executing a number of often humorous experiments to learn about Shazam's powers. The charm comes from the attitude of the film. Much of Shazam is about teenagers learning not only how to be good people, but also about learning how to be good to the people in their lives. Shazam probably presents one of the most favorable views of foster parents and of the foster home in recent memory. And I found that quite heartwarming. Shazam is at heart an unabashed family film about the joys, comfort, and love of having a family.
One element that makes this film so surprisingly delightful are the performances. Mark Strong as Dr. Sivana does what he can do so well – be really good at being a really bad guy. In playing a kid who is suddenly in an adult body, Zachary Levi recalls Tom Hanks' performance in the 1988 film, Big. Sixteen-year-old Asher Angel shows adult acting chops playing teenage Billy Batson. Jack Dylan Glazer is uncannily good as Freddie Freeman, and he practically steals every scene in which he is featured. If there is a children's version of the Oscars, then, Glazer...
Truthfully, every actor who appears in Shazam turns in a good performance or at least tries pretty hard to do so. So I send a shout out to Faithe Herman in her winning turn as Darley Dudley.
The film is well-written and tightly-directed, both of which is required of comedy films. I have to give a shout-out to the film editor, Michel Aller, because I think the editing contributed a lot to this film's engaging tone and practically perfect pace.
I think that this review cannot totally convey how surprised – delightfully surprised – I am at how much I like this movie. I once thought that Shazam! would be a disaster, but I end up having such a good time watching it that I want to see it again. I even want a sequel. And I heartily recommend Shazam!, a superhero film for the entire family.
8 of 10
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Saturday, April 6, 2019
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THOR 4 - From Deadline: The site has confirmed that Taika Waititi will write and direct a fourth "Thor" film, and that Chris Hemsworth will return as Thor. Waititi directed the third film, "Thor: Ragnarok" (2017).
FUTURE - From Newsarama: Newsarama contributor George Marston revisits Oscar-nominated actress Sharon Stone's claim that she was going to be in a Marvel Studios film.
FUTURE - From Variety: What to expect of Marvel Studios' Comic-Con 2019 presentation next week.
FUTURE - From Fandango: Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige talks about the future of Spider-Man, the multiverse (yes, there is such a thing), and "the Snap" and "the Blip."
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME - From THR: After its first six days in release, "Spider-Man: Far From Home," opens to $185 million in the U.S. It nears $600 million in global box office.
From CBR: Kevin Feige on why he picked Mysterio as the villain for "Spider-Man: Far From Home."
From TheWrap: "Spider-Man: Far From Home" continues its strong box office opening with an estimated $32.6 million grossed on Friday, July 5th.
From Variety: "Spider-Man: Far from Home" grossed $25.2 million on Thursday, July 4th, 2019 - the second largest Independence Day box office total ever.
From YahooEntertainment: A guide to the Easter eggs and end-credit scenes in "Far From Home."
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY - From IndieWire: Zoe Saldana wants her GotG character, Gamora, to turn bad in the planned "Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3."
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME - From CBR: See every Spider-Man costume Peter Parker wears in "Far From Home."
FUTURE - From Newsarama: Does "Spider-Man: Far From Home" tease a "Fantastic Four" future.
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME - From Variety: "Spider-Man: Far From Home" has netted $39.2 million dollars at the domestic box office. That is a record for a film opening on a Tuesday.
From Deadline: "Spider-Man: Far From Home" looking to set a North American box office record for a film debuting on a Tuesday. The current record holder is 2012's "The Amazing Spider-Man" which debuted at $35 million.
BLACK PANTHER 2 - From IndieWire: "Black Panther 2" rumors about Michael B. Jordan's return are just that - rumors say Marvel Studios' boss, Kevin Feige.
FUTURE - From YahooMoviesUK: Samuel L. Jackson speculates that Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will have an Avengers team.
BLACK WIDOW - From MensHealth: Could "The Taskmaster" be a villain in the Black Widow film.
BLACK WIDOW - From Yahoo: Digital Spy believes it has learned the identity of the character actress Florence Pugh will play in the "Black Widow" film. Is it "Yelena Belova?"
BLACK WIDOW - From Variety: Actor Ray Winstone has reportedly joined Marvel's "Black Widow" film.
SPIDER-MAN - From CinemaBlend: Kevin Feige says that it is up to Sony whether or not Tom Holland's Spider-Man meets Tom Hardy's Venom.
FUTURE - From ComicBook: Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige confirms that he has been talking to Keanu Reeves about ways to bring him into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME - From Newsarama: Will Zendaya's "MJ" character have red hair as a nod to the Spider-Man comic books' "Mary-Jane Watson?"
SHANG-CHI - From ThatHashtagShow: Actors Ludi Lin ("Power Rangers") and Disney TV actor, Ross Butler ("K.C. Undercover") have the lead in landing the title role in Marvel's "Shangi-Chi" film, with Lin being the rumored favorite.
BLACK WIDOW - From FlickeringMyth: These are supposed to be the first set photos from Norway for upcoming "Black Widow" film.
FUTURE - From MovieWeb: New rumors say classic Marvel Comics' property, "Fantastic Four" will make its Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in 2022.
ETERNALS - From YahooEntertainment: Word is that Keanu Reeves is "in talks" to appear in Marvel Studios' planned "Eternals" film.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Newsarama: Here are two video extras from the "Captain Marvel" Blu-ray: one featuring comic book writer Kelly Sue DeConnick.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Truthout: “Avengers: Endgame” Is a Liberal War Cry by Nicholas Powers.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Newsarama: "Endgame" is within $110 million of surpassing "Avatar's" global box office record.
DIRECTORS - From Polygon: What movies did Marvel Studios film directors make after their "Marvel Cinematic Universe" films.
THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER - From Deadline: Kari Skogland has been set to direct the six-part Disney+ miniseries, "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," with Anthony Mackie (The Falcon) and Sebastian Stan (The Winter Soldier") set to star. "Captain America: Civil War's" Daniel Bruhl and Emily Van Camp are also in talks to join the miniseries, which will air in August 2020.
FUTURE - From Newsarama: Kevin Feige said that the real "Mandarin" will appear in a future Marvel Studios film. Ben Kingsley played an imposter in "Iron Man 3."
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME - From Movieweb: "Far From Home," according to rumor, will have an end-credit scene that will set up Spider-Man's future as a superhero.
SPIDER-MAN/AVENGERS - From Polygon: Starting Friday, May 10th, "Avengers: Endgame" has a post-credits scenes, but it is the simply the second trailer for "Spider-Man: Far From Home."
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Variety: "Endgame" writers, Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus, answer a bunch of questions.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From CBR: Did Thanos' snap of his fingers in "Avengers: Infinity War" create mutants a.k.a. X-Men?
FUTURE - From Variety: Marvel will reveal its future film slate some time during the summer, according Disney CEO Bob Iger.
ETERNALS - From Variety: "Game of Thrones" star Richard Madden in talks to star in "Eternals" film.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Deadline: "Endgame" is on the way to crossing the $2 billion dollar mark this coming weekend.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Deadline: Naughty Chris Pratt filmed some "highly illegal" video while on the "Endgame" set, but people are loving it online.
FRANCHISE - From THR: Marvel Cinematic Universe actors are getting paid, with Robert Downey, Jr. leading the way.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Newsarama: Why CAPTAIN MARVEL and BLACK PANTHER Didn't Have Bigger Roles in AVENGERS: ENDGAME
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Deadline: "Avenger: Endgame" rips up all the box office records for a film opening.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Variety: "Endgame" has an opening day (Fri., April 26th) of $156.7 million.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Newsarama: "Endgame" sets a record for Thursday previews with an estimated 60 million dollar take.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Variety: "Endgame" surpasses $100 million in China on its opening day.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Newsarama: Fandango says that 4,000 showings of "Endgame" have sold out.
PHASE THREE - From YahooFatherly: Kevin Feige makes it official that the end of "Phase Three" of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is "Spider-Man: Far From Home."
From News18: Marvel boss, Kevin Feige, says that Marvel Studios is going big on diversity and is willing to take risks on films. For instance, "Shang-chi" will have an Asian-American lead.
From FlickeringMyth: Robert Downey, Jr. says that the last eight minutes of "Avengers: Endgame" are maybe the best eight minutes in the entire history of the whole run of them, in a way, because everyone’s involved.
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME - From USAToday: Nick Fury is the "mean new stepdad" in "Far from Home" says director Jon Watts.
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME - From Newsarama: The release date for "Spider-Man: Far from Home" has moved from July 5th to July 2nd.
KEVIN FEIGE - From Variety: The Marvel Studios boss talks about Disney+ and the X-Men.
DISNEY+ - From Newsarama: During an investors webcast, Disney confirmed details of its Marvel Cinematic Universe based TV series, including a "What if" animated series and live action "Loki," "Falcon and Winter Soldier," and "WandaVision" series.
BLACK WIDOW - From Deadline: "Black Widow" adds actor O-T Fagbenle ("The Handmaid's Tale") to its cast.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Newsarama: Updates on "Captain Marvel's" box office.
DISNEY+ - From Variety: Jeremy Renner will reprise his "Avengers" role as the superhero, "Hawkeye," for a Disney+ series.
FUTURE - From Variety: Australia has given Marvel Studios a $17.1 million subsidy to film a movie there.
BLACK PANTHER - From YahooEntertainment: Actor Chadwick Boseman has the perfect response to all the people asking about "Black Panther 2."
THE ETERNALS - From THR: Oscar-nominee Kumail Nanjiani is reportedly in talks to join Angelina Jolie in Marvel's "The Eternals" film.
AVENGERS ENDGAME - From YahooEntertainment: Apparently, because of his tendency to leak things, Tom Holand a.k.a. Peter Parker/Spider-Man, did not get a copy of the "Endgame" script.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From TheWrap: "Captain Marvel" crosses the $1 billion mark in worldwide box office.
BLACK WIDOW - From Variety: Oscar-winner Rachel Weisz ("The Constant Gardner") in talks to play a key role in "Black Widow."
BLACK WIDOW - From CNET: David Harbour is about to star in the "Hellboy" reboot and is a star in Netflix's "Stranger Things" has joined Marvel's standalone "Black Widow" film.
THE ETERNALS - From THR: Angelina Jolie reportedly in talks to join Marvel Studios' "The Eternals, which is to be directed by Chloe Zhao.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Newsarama: Marvel releases 32 "Avengers: Endgame" posters that offers some surprising clues/details.
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME - From Newsarama: Sony Pictures releases international versions of the "Spider-Man: Far from Home" movie poster. Spidey is sporting a new costume.
KEVIN FEIGE - From ScreenRant: Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige talks "Captain Marvel" and a lot of other stuff.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Deadline: "Captain Marvel" now at $910 million in worldwide box office.
AVENGERS ENDGAME - From SlashFilm: Anthony and Joe Russo admit that the "Avengers: Endgame" trailers are deliberately misleading audiences.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Newsarama: "Captain Marvel" crosses the $800 million dollar mark in worldwide box office.
BLACK WIDOW - From Variety: Sources say that actress Florence Pugh has joined the "Black Widow" standalone film.
KEVIN FEIGE - From Newsarama: Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige doubles down on his commitment to diverse representation in the studio's films.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Deadline: "Captain Marvel's" second weekend box office haul, $69.3 million, is the second best second weekend in March box office history.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From YahooEntertainment: In the wake of "Captain Marvel's" smashing success, other female-led superhero movies are coming.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY - From Deadline: Disney has reinstated James Gunn as director of "Guardians of the Galaxy 3." Gunn was fired after OLD social media posts came to light.
From YahooDigitalSpy: Directors of Marvel Studios films react to the return of James Gunn to GotG 3.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From YouTube: New "Avengers: Endgame" trailer - released March 14, 2019
SHANG-CHI - From THR: Destin Daniel Cretton has reportedly been chosen by Marvel Studios to direct its film, "Shang-Chi," based upon Marvel Comics' "Master of Kung-Fu." Marvel is also looking for an Asian lead and the film will feature a predominately Asian and Asian-American cast.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Variety: "Captain Marvel" moves past $500 million in worldwide box office as of today.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Marvel: "Captain Marvel" breaks box office records in its opening weekend. Marvel Studios' latest chapter became the biggest opening for a woman-led movie.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From THR: "Captain Marvel" has a $153 million debut at the domestic box office and $455 million in worldwide ticket sales.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Newsarama: "Captain Marvel" off to a 78 million dollar start at the global box office.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From YahooFinance: Advanced tickets sales for "Captain Marvel" are reportedly hotter than they were for "Wonder Woman" and only trails "Black Panther" for solo superhero movies.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Deadline: "Captain Marvel's" debut in China is the fourth biggest for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
BLACK WIDOW - From Newsarama: Andre Holland, Rachel Weisz, and Alec Baldwin are reportedly on the shortlist to join Marvel's "Black Widow" film.
BLACK WIDOW - From Newsarama: Emma Watson shortlisted to be the co-lead in Marvel's "Black Widow" film.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From BleedingCool: On "The Jonathan Ross Show," Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson of "Captain Marvel" met comic book creator Bryan Hitch, the comic book artist who first drew Jackson as Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D.
FUTURE - From Newsarama: Kevin Feige says that Marvel Studios won't announce additions to its film schedule until after "Avengers: Endgame" and "Spider-Man: Far From Home."
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From YahooDigitalSpy: Brie Larson reveals her intense training for the lead role in "Captain Marvel."
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Newsarama: "Avengers: Endgame" is tracking to set an opening weekend box office record. "Infinity War" had an opening weekend of $257 million, which is the current record.
FUTURE - From Newsarama: Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige talks about the place of the "Eternals" in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
BLACK PANTHER - From io9: Black Panther wins 3 Oscars at 91st Academy Awards.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From THR: Ticket pre-sales for "Captain Marvel" are the third highest for a Marvel Cinematic Universe film, behind "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Black Panther." Those pre-sale numbers are also ahead of Warner Bros.'s "Aquaman" and "Wonder Woman."
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Marvel has apparently screened "Captain Marvel" and people are tweeting early reactions.
BLACK WIDOW - From Newsarama: Marvel Studios has reportedly hired writer-director Ned Benson to do rewrites of Jac Schaeffer's script for the "Black Widow" solo film.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Newsarama: Gwyneth Paltrow, Pepper Potts in the "Iron Man" film, says she is ready to quit the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
BLACK PANTHER - From THR: Benjamin A Burtt has an Oscar nomination (sound editing) along with Steve Boeddeker for creating the sounds of "Black Panther." He is the son of Oscar-winning "Star Wars" legend Ben Burtt.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Deadline: Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel" is projected to have at least a 100 million dollar opening weekend.
BLACK PANTHER - From ComicBook: Letitia Wright shares heartfelt thank for BAFTA win in a video.
BLACK PANTHER - From ComicBook: Here is a list of the 8 categories in which "Black Panther" is nominated at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
BLACK PANTHER - From ComicBook: At the 72nd BAFTA Awards, "Black Panther" wins the award for "Best Visual Effects," the only nomination it received.
BLACK PANTHER - From ComicBook: Letitia Wright, who played "Shuri," Black Panther's sister, has won the BAFTA Rising Star Award at today's BAFTA Awards.
BLACK PANTHER - From ComicBook: "Black Panther" has won the Grammy Award for "Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media" at today's 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY - From TheWrap: Taika Waititi, the director of "Thor: Ragnarok," says that he will not direct the third installment of "Guardians of the Galaxy." He says "That's James' film," referencing James Gunn, whom Disney fired from the franchise.
AVENGERS ENDGAME - From Variety: See the Super Bowl teaser trailer for "Avengers: Endgame," which is due in April.
BLACK PANTHER - From TheWrap: “The Favourite”, “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Black Panther” have been named the best-designed films of 2018 by the Art Directors Guild, which handed out its 23rd annual Excellence in Production Design Awards on Saturday night at the Intercontinental Los Angeles Downtown.
BLACK PANTHER - From BleedingCool: Chadwick Boseman gives a moving speech while he and cast mates accepted the SAG Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture." And he teases "Black Panther 2."
BLACK PANTHER - From Newsarama: "Black Panther" is returning to theaters in February - for free showings to celebrate Black History Month.
BLACK PANTHER - From YahooEntertainment: "Black Panther" wins the top award at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards - "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture."
BLACK PANTHER - From Deadline: At the 2019 / 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards, stunt teams from "Black Panther" and "GLOW" walked away with this year’s SAG Awards for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles.
BLACK PANTHER - From YahooEntertainment: "Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins, currently working on "Wonder Woman 1984," says that she is happy that Black Panther has been nominated for a "best picture" Oscar.
BLACK PANTHER - From THR: Among "Black Panther's" seven Oscar nominations at the 91st Academy Awards, one of them is historic. "Black Panther" is the first comic book movie to be nominated in the "best picture" category.
BLACK PANTHER - From USAToday: Oscar nominations: Why 'Black Panther' really deserves that best-picture nod
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Variety: "Captain Marvel" will open in China on the same day it opens in North America, March 8, 2019.
FUTURE - From ComicBook: Marvel Comics artist, Stefano Caselli, teases a new project for Marvel Studios.
SPIDER-MAN - From Newsarama: With his role in "Spider-Man: Far From Home," Zach Barack is the first openly trans actor to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
SPIDER-MAN - From YouTube: First official trailer for "Spider-Man: Far From Home," which is due July 5, 2019.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From THR: How "Captain Marvel" is being positioned as the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
DISNEY+ - From THR: The streaming service, Disney+, has found a showrunner for its "Vision and Scarlet Witch" series (formerly "Scarlet Witch). He is "Captain Marvel" co-screenwriter, Jac Schaeffer.
FUTURE - From Newsarama: Both Kevin Feige and Oscar-winner Adam McKay ready to talk about a "Silver Surfer" movie.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY - From Newsarama: Kevin Feige says "Guardians of the Galaxy 3" is still happening, although when is yet to be determined.
STREAMING - From WeGotThisCovered: Disney's upcoming streaming service, "Disney+" will be a major part of the "Marvel Cinematic Universe" going forward, according to Marvel head honcho, Kevin Feige.
BLACK PANTHER - From SlashFilm: "Black Panther" earns a "best picture" nominations at the 30th Producers Guild Awards. Winners will be announced Jan.19th.
BLACK PANTHER - From Newsarama: AARP has released its list of nominees for its annual "Movies For Grownups Awards," which honor films the organization feels appeal to their older demographic. Among the announcements are a pair of nominations for Marvel Studios' 2018 blockbuster Black Panther - "Best Ensemble" category, which honors the entire cast of the winning film, and "Best Supporting Actress" for Angela Bassett's performance as Queen Raimonda.
BLACK PANTHER - From Newsarama: Black Panther's Letitia Wright has been nominated for the EE British Academy Film Awards' (BAFTA) "EE Rising Star Award."
TRAILERS:
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME - From YouTube: New trailer (5/6/2019) for "Spider-Man: Far From Home," which is due July 2, 2019.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Marvel: Here is the first trailer from "Avengers: Endgame," formerly "Avengers 4."
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Marvel: Here is the first official trailer for Marvel Studios next film, "Captain Marvel," starring Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson. The film arrives in theaters March 8, 2019.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From YouTube: Captain Marvel official trailer #2 (released Monday, December 3, 2018).
My Spider-Man: Far From Home" review is here.
My "Avengers: Endgame" review is here.
My "Captain Marvel" review is here.
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THOR 4 - From Deadline: The site has confirmed that Taika Waititi will write and direct a fourth "Thor" film, and that Chris Hemsworth will return as Thor. Waititi directed the third film, "Thor: Ragnarok" (2017).
FUTURE - From Newsarama: Newsarama contributor George Marston revisits Oscar-nominated actress Sharon Stone's claim that she was going to be in a Marvel Studios film.
FUTURE - From Variety: What to expect of Marvel Studios' Comic-Con 2019 presentation next week.
FUTURE - From Fandango: Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige talks about the future of Spider-Man, the multiverse (yes, there is such a thing), and "the Snap" and "the Blip."
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME - From THR: After its first six days in release, "Spider-Man: Far From Home," opens to $185 million in the U.S. It nears $600 million in global box office.
From CBR: Kevin Feige on why he picked Mysterio as the villain for "Spider-Man: Far From Home."
From TheWrap: "Spider-Man: Far From Home" continues its strong box office opening with an estimated $32.6 million grossed on Friday, July 5th.
From Variety: "Spider-Man: Far from Home" grossed $25.2 million on Thursday, July 4th, 2019 - the second largest Independence Day box office total ever.
From YahooEntertainment: A guide to the Easter eggs and end-credit scenes in "Far From Home."
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY - From IndieWire: Zoe Saldana wants her GotG character, Gamora, to turn bad in the planned "Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3."
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME - From CBR: See every Spider-Man costume Peter Parker wears in "Far From Home."
FUTURE - From Newsarama: Does "Spider-Man: Far From Home" tease a "Fantastic Four" future.
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME - From Variety: "Spider-Man: Far From Home" has netted $39.2 million dollars at the domestic box office. That is a record for a film opening on a Tuesday.
From Deadline: "Spider-Man: Far From Home" looking to set a North American box office record for a film debuting on a Tuesday. The current record holder is 2012's "The Amazing Spider-Man" which debuted at $35 million.
BLACK PANTHER 2 - From IndieWire: "Black Panther 2" rumors about Michael B. Jordan's return are just that - rumors say Marvel Studios' boss, Kevin Feige.
FUTURE - From YahooMoviesUK: Samuel L. Jackson speculates that Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will have an Avengers team.
BLACK WIDOW - From MensHealth: Could "The Taskmaster" be a villain in the Black Widow film.
BLACK WIDOW - From Yahoo: Digital Spy believes it has learned the identity of the character actress Florence Pugh will play in the "Black Widow" film. Is it "Yelena Belova?"
BLACK WIDOW - From Variety: Actor Ray Winstone has reportedly joined Marvel's "Black Widow" film.
SPIDER-MAN - From CinemaBlend: Kevin Feige says that it is up to Sony whether or not Tom Holland's Spider-Man meets Tom Hardy's Venom.
FUTURE - From ComicBook: Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige confirms that he has been talking to Keanu Reeves about ways to bring him into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME - From Newsarama: Will Zendaya's "MJ" character have red hair as a nod to the Spider-Man comic books' "Mary-Jane Watson?"
SHANG-CHI - From ThatHashtagShow: Actors Ludi Lin ("Power Rangers") and Disney TV actor, Ross Butler ("K.C. Undercover") have the lead in landing the title role in Marvel's "Shangi-Chi" film, with Lin being the rumored favorite.
BLACK WIDOW - From FlickeringMyth: These are supposed to be the first set photos from Norway for upcoming "Black Widow" film.
FUTURE - From MovieWeb: New rumors say classic Marvel Comics' property, "Fantastic Four" will make its Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in 2022.
ETERNALS - From YahooEntertainment: Word is that Keanu Reeves is "in talks" to appear in Marvel Studios' planned "Eternals" film.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Newsarama: Here are two video extras from the "Captain Marvel" Blu-ray: one featuring comic book writer Kelly Sue DeConnick.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Truthout: “Avengers: Endgame” Is a Liberal War Cry by Nicholas Powers.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Newsarama: "Endgame" is within $110 million of surpassing "Avatar's" global box office record.
DIRECTORS - From Polygon: What movies did Marvel Studios film directors make after their "Marvel Cinematic Universe" films.
THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER - From Deadline: Kari Skogland has been set to direct the six-part Disney+ miniseries, "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," with Anthony Mackie (The Falcon) and Sebastian Stan (The Winter Soldier") set to star. "Captain America: Civil War's" Daniel Bruhl and Emily Van Camp are also in talks to join the miniseries, which will air in August 2020.
FUTURE - From Newsarama: Kevin Feige said that the real "Mandarin" will appear in a future Marvel Studios film. Ben Kingsley played an imposter in "Iron Man 3."
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME - From Movieweb: "Far From Home," according to rumor, will have an end-credit scene that will set up Spider-Man's future as a superhero.
SPIDER-MAN/AVENGERS - From Polygon: Starting Friday, May 10th, "Avengers: Endgame" has a post-credits scenes, but it is the simply the second trailer for "Spider-Man: Far From Home."
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Variety: "Endgame" writers, Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus, answer a bunch of questions.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From CBR: Did Thanos' snap of his fingers in "Avengers: Infinity War" create mutants a.k.a. X-Men?
FUTURE - From Variety: Marvel will reveal its future film slate some time during the summer, according Disney CEO Bob Iger.
ETERNALS - From Variety: "Game of Thrones" star Richard Madden in talks to star in "Eternals" film.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Deadline: "Endgame" is on the way to crossing the $2 billion dollar mark this coming weekend.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Deadline: Naughty Chris Pratt filmed some "highly illegal" video while on the "Endgame" set, but people are loving it online.
FRANCHISE - From THR: Marvel Cinematic Universe actors are getting paid, with Robert Downey, Jr. leading the way.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Newsarama: Why CAPTAIN MARVEL and BLACK PANTHER Didn't Have Bigger Roles in AVENGERS: ENDGAME
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Deadline: "Avenger: Endgame" rips up all the box office records for a film opening.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Variety: "Endgame" has an opening day (Fri., April 26th) of $156.7 million.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Newsarama: "Endgame" sets a record for Thursday previews with an estimated 60 million dollar take.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Variety: "Endgame" surpasses $100 million in China on its opening day.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Newsarama: Fandango says that 4,000 showings of "Endgame" have sold out.
PHASE THREE - From YahooFatherly: Kevin Feige makes it official that the end of "Phase Three" of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is "Spider-Man: Far From Home."
From News18: Marvel boss, Kevin Feige, says that Marvel Studios is going big on diversity and is willing to take risks on films. For instance, "Shang-chi" will have an Asian-American lead.
From FlickeringMyth: Robert Downey, Jr. says that the last eight minutes of "Avengers: Endgame" are maybe the best eight minutes in the entire history of the whole run of them, in a way, because everyone’s involved.
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME - From USAToday: Nick Fury is the "mean new stepdad" in "Far from Home" says director Jon Watts.
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME - From Newsarama: The release date for "Spider-Man: Far from Home" has moved from July 5th to July 2nd.
KEVIN FEIGE - From Variety: The Marvel Studios boss talks about Disney+ and the X-Men.
DISNEY+ - From Newsarama: During an investors webcast, Disney confirmed details of its Marvel Cinematic Universe based TV series, including a "What if" animated series and live action "Loki," "Falcon and Winter Soldier," and "WandaVision" series.
BLACK WIDOW - From Deadline: "Black Widow" adds actor O-T Fagbenle ("The Handmaid's Tale") to its cast.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Newsarama: Updates on "Captain Marvel's" box office.
DISNEY+ - From Variety: Jeremy Renner will reprise his "Avengers" role as the superhero, "Hawkeye," for a Disney+ series.
FUTURE - From Variety: Australia has given Marvel Studios a $17.1 million subsidy to film a movie there.
BLACK PANTHER - From YahooEntertainment: Actor Chadwick Boseman has the perfect response to all the people asking about "Black Panther 2."
THE ETERNALS - From THR: Oscar-nominee Kumail Nanjiani is reportedly in talks to join Angelina Jolie in Marvel's "The Eternals" film.
AVENGERS ENDGAME - From YahooEntertainment: Apparently, because of his tendency to leak things, Tom Holand a.k.a. Peter Parker/Spider-Man, did not get a copy of the "Endgame" script.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From TheWrap: "Captain Marvel" crosses the $1 billion mark in worldwide box office.
BLACK WIDOW - From Variety: Oscar-winner Rachel Weisz ("The Constant Gardner") in talks to play a key role in "Black Widow."
BLACK WIDOW - From CNET: David Harbour is about to star in the "Hellboy" reboot and is a star in Netflix's "Stranger Things" has joined Marvel's standalone "Black Widow" film.
THE ETERNALS - From THR: Angelina Jolie reportedly in talks to join Marvel Studios' "The Eternals, which is to be directed by Chloe Zhao.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Newsarama: Marvel releases 32 "Avengers: Endgame" posters that offers some surprising clues/details.
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME - From Newsarama: Sony Pictures releases international versions of the "Spider-Man: Far from Home" movie poster. Spidey is sporting a new costume.
KEVIN FEIGE - From ScreenRant: Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige talks "Captain Marvel" and a lot of other stuff.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Deadline: "Captain Marvel" now at $910 million in worldwide box office.
AVENGERS ENDGAME - From SlashFilm: Anthony and Joe Russo admit that the "Avengers: Endgame" trailers are deliberately misleading audiences.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Newsarama: "Captain Marvel" crosses the $800 million dollar mark in worldwide box office.
BLACK WIDOW - From Variety: Sources say that actress Florence Pugh has joined the "Black Widow" standalone film.
KEVIN FEIGE - From Newsarama: Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige doubles down on his commitment to diverse representation in the studio's films.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Deadline: "Captain Marvel's" second weekend box office haul, $69.3 million, is the second best second weekend in March box office history.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From YahooEntertainment: In the wake of "Captain Marvel's" smashing success, other female-led superhero movies are coming.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY - From Deadline: Disney has reinstated James Gunn as director of "Guardians of the Galaxy 3." Gunn was fired after OLD social media posts came to light.
From YahooDigitalSpy: Directors of Marvel Studios films react to the return of James Gunn to GotG 3.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From YouTube: New "Avengers: Endgame" trailer - released March 14, 2019
SHANG-CHI - From THR: Destin Daniel Cretton has reportedly been chosen by Marvel Studios to direct its film, "Shang-Chi," based upon Marvel Comics' "Master of Kung-Fu." Marvel is also looking for an Asian lead and the film will feature a predominately Asian and Asian-American cast.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Variety: "Captain Marvel" moves past $500 million in worldwide box office as of today.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Marvel: "Captain Marvel" breaks box office records in its opening weekend. Marvel Studios' latest chapter became the biggest opening for a woman-led movie.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From THR: "Captain Marvel" has a $153 million debut at the domestic box office and $455 million in worldwide ticket sales.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Newsarama: "Captain Marvel" off to a 78 million dollar start at the global box office.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From YahooFinance: Advanced tickets sales for "Captain Marvel" are reportedly hotter than they were for "Wonder Woman" and only trails "Black Panther" for solo superhero movies.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Deadline: "Captain Marvel's" debut in China is the fourth biggest for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
BLACK WIDOW - From Newsarama: Andre Holland, Rachel Weisz, and Alec Baldwin are reportedly on the shortlist to join Marvel's "Black Widow" film.
BLACK WIDOW - From Newsarama: Emma Watson shortlisted to be the co-lead in Marvel's "Black Widow" film.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From BleedingCool: On "The Jonathan Ross Show," Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson of "Captain Marvel" met comic book creator Bryan Hitch, the comic book artist who first drew Jackson as Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D.
FUTURE - From Newsarama: Kevin Feige says that Marvel Studios won't announce additions to its film schedule until after "Avengers: Endgame" and "Spider-Man: Far From Home."
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From YahooDigitalSpy: Brie Larson reveals her intense training for the lead role in "Captain Marvel."
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Newsarama: "Avengers: Endgame" is tracking to set an opening weekend box office record. "Infinity War" had an opening weekend of $257 million, which is the current record.
FUTURE - From Newsarama: Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige talks about the place of the "Eternals" in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
BLACK PANTHER - From io9: Black Panther wins 3 Oscars at 91st Academy Awards.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From THR: Ticket pre-sales for "Captain Marvel" are the third highest for a Marvel Cinematic Universe film, behind "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Black Panther." Those pre-sale numbers are also ahead of Warner Bros.'s "Aquaman" and "Wonder Woman."
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From BleedingCool: Marvel has apparently screened "Captain Marvel" and people are tweeting early reactions.
BLACK WIDOW - From Newsarama: Marvel Studios has reportedly hired writer-director Ned Benson to do rewrites of Jac Schaeffer's script for the "Black Widow" solo film.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Newsarama: Gwyneth Paltrow, Pepper Potts in the "Iron Man" film, says she is ready to quit the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
BLACK PANTHER - From THR: Benjamin A Burtt has an Oscar nomination (sound editing) along with Steve Boeddeker for creating the sounds of "Black Panther." He is the son of Oscar-winning "Star Wars" legend Ben Burtt.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Deadline: Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel" is projected to have at least a 100 million dollar opening weekend.
BLACK PANTHER - From ComicBook: Letitia Wright shares heartfelt thank for BAFTA win in a video.
BLACK PANTHER - From ComicBook: Here is a list of the 8 categories in which "Black Panther" is nominated at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
BLACK PANTHER - From ComicBook: At the 72nd BAFTA Awards, "Black Panther" wins the award for "Best Visual Effects," the only nomination it received.
BLACK PANTHER - From ComicBook: Letitia Wright, who played "Shuri," Black Panther's sister, has won the BAFTA Rising Star Award at today's BAFTA Awards.
BLACK PANTHER - From ComicBook: "Black Panther" has won the Grammy Award for "Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media" at today's 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY - From TheWrap: Taika Waititi, the director of "Thor: Ragnarok," says that he will not direct the third installment of "Guardians of the Galaxy." He says "That's James' film," referencing James Gunn, whom Disney fired from the franchise.
AVENGERS ENDGAME - From Variety: See the Super Bowl teaser trailer for "Avengers: Endgame," which is due in April.
BLACK PANTHER - From TheWrap: “The Favourite”, “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Black Panther” have been named the best-designed films of 2018 by the Art Directors Guild, which handed out its 23rd annual Excellence in Production Design Awards on Saturday night at the Intercontinental Los Angeles Downtown.
BLACK PANTHER - From BleedingCool: Chadwick Boseman gives a moving speech while he and cast mates accepted the SAG Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture." And he teases "Black Panther 2."
BLACK PANTHER - From Newsarama: "Black Panther" is returning to theaters in February - for free showings to celebrate Black History Month.
BLACK PANTHER - From YahooEntertainment: "Black Panther" wins the top award at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards - "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture."
BLACK PANTHER - From Deadline: At the 2019 / 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards, stunt teams from "Black Panther" and "GLOW" walked away with this year’s SAG Awards for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles.
BLACK PANTHER - From YahooEntertainment: "Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins, currently working on "Wonder Woman 1984," says that she is happy that Black Panther has been nominated for a "best picture" Oscar.
BLACK PANTHER - From THR: Among "Black Panther's" seven Oscar nominations at the 91st Academy Awards, one of them is historic. "Black Panther" is the first comic book movie to be nominated in the "best picture" category.
BLACK PANTHER - From USAToday: Oscar nominations: Why 'Black Panther' really deserves that best-picture nod
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Variety: "Captain Marvel" will open in China on the same day it opens in North America, March 8, 2019.
FUTURE - From ComicBook: Marvel Comics artist, Stefano Caselli, teases a new project for Marvel Studios.
SPIDER-MAN - From Newsarama: With his role in "Spider-Man: Far From Home," Zach Barack is the first openly trans actor to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
SPIDER-MAN - From YouTube: First official trailer for "Spider-Man: Far From Home," which is due July 5, 2019.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From THR: How "Captain Marvel" is being positioned as the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
DISNEY+ - From THR: The streaming service, Disney+, has found a showrunner for its "Vision and Scarlet Witch" series (formerly "Scarlet Witch). He is "Captain Marvel" co-screenwriter, Jac Schaeffer.
FUTURE - From Newsarama: Both Kevin Feige and Oscar-winner Adam McKay ready to talk about a "Silver Surfer" movie.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY - From Newsarama: Kevin Feige says "Guardians of the Galaxy 3" is still happening, although when is yet to be determined.
STREAMING - From WeGotThisCovered: Disney's upcoming streaming service, "Disney+" will be a major part of the "Marvel Cinematic Universe" going forward, according to Marvel head honcho, Kevin Feige.
BLACK PANTHER - From SlashFilm: "Black Panther" earns a "best picture" nominations at the 30th Producers Guild Awards. Winners will be announced Jan.19th.
BLACK PANTHER - From Newsarama: AARP has released its list of nominees for its annual "Movies For Grownups Awards," which honor films the organization feels appeal to their older demographic. Among the announcements are a pair of nominations for Marvel Studios' 2018 blockbuster Black Panther - "Best Ensemble" category, which honors the entire cast of the winning film, and "Best Supporting Actress" for Angela Bassett's performance as Queen Raimonda.
BLACK PANTHER - From Newsarama: Black Panther's Letitia Wright has been nominated for the EE British Academy Film Awards' (BAFTA) "EE Rising Star Award."
TRAILERS:
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME - From YouTube: New trailer (5/6/2019) for "Spider-Man: Far From Home," which is due July 2, 2019.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME - From Marvel: Here is the first trailer from "Avengers: Endgame," formerly "Avengers 4."
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From Marvel: Here is the first official trailer for Marvel Studios next film, "Captain Marvel," starring Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson. The film arrives in theaters March 8, 2019.
CAPTAIN MARVEL - From YouTube: Captain Marvel official trailer #2 (released Monday, December 3, 2018).
A "Star Wars" Link-o-Rama 2019 by Negromancer - Update #33
Posted by Leroy Doureseaux - on Patreon.
COMICS - From Newsarama: Beginning with its Star Wars Adventures #27, IDW Publishing will offer an untold story set between "Return of the Jedi" and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
CASSIAN ANDOR - From Syfy: Diego Luna, who played "Cassian Andor" in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," says that the film left a very deep mark on him. He also talks about the character's prequel series for Disney+
THE MANDALORIAN - From IndieWire: Executive Producer Jon Favreau announces that a second season of "The Mandalorian" is already being written - ahead of the series' November 2019 debut on Disney+.
JAR JAR BINKS - From TampaBayTimes: Why is Jar Jar Binks, the hero/goat of "The Phantom Menace," trending on Twitter?
MARK HAMILL - From ComicBook: Mark Hamill has been parodied by MAD Magazine over the years for playing Luke Skywalker. MAD will no longer contain new content in just a few months, so Hamill sends his salute.
FANS - From MosEisleySpaceport: The site names the "50 best Star Wars blogs."
ROGUE ONE - From YahooNews: Riz Ahmed talks about how an incident of airline profiling of Muslims forced him to cancel his appearance at Star Wars Celebration.
COMICS - From Newsarama: Writer Robbie Thompson talks to "Newsarama" about the upcoming miniseries, "Star Wars: Target Vader."
COMICS - From Newsarama: Darth Vader to appear in Marvel Comics #1000.
MARK HAMILL - From TheRinger: A look at Mark Hamill's (Luke Skywalker) career as a voice actor.
BILLY DEE WILLIAMS - From BleedingCool: Billy Dee Willaims (Lando, of course) shares photos he took with some old Star Wars friends at the opening of the "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge" theme park.
THEME PARKS - From Newsarama: Harrison Ford made a surprise appearance at the opening ceremony of Disneyland's Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge theme park area to activate the Millennium Falcon on display in the park with a dedication to late Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew. Ford joined Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams, George Lucas, and Disney CEO Bob Iger.
FUTURE - From BuzzFeed: There is apparently development on a movie based on "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic" (the video game first released in 2003). The current screenwriter is Laeta Kalogridis ("Avatar," "Shutter Island").
FANDOM - From YahooEntertainment: This is an interesting article from writer Ethan Alter: "The Phantom Menace" at 20: How the first episode of the 'Star Wars' saga created toxic fandom.
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FUTURE - From Variety: “Game of Thrones” creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are working on the “Star Wars” movie that’s due out in 2022, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed.
FUTURE - From Newsarama: Disney has announced the schedule for three new Star Wars movies starting on December 16, 2022, with new films arriving December 20, 2024, and Dcember 18, 2026.
A NEW HOPE - From YahooEntertainment: 5 crazy but true fun facts about disco 'Star Wars' — your new May the Fourth soundtrack. Remembering Meco’s #1 smash hit on the Billboard charts, “Star Wars/Cantina Band.”
LEGACY - From YahooEntertainment: May the Fourth: How 'Star Wars' has changed fans' lives forever
OBIT - From THR: Peter Mayhew, the actor who originated the role of Chewbacca, died Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at the age of 74
COMICS - From Newsarama: The five-issue Marvel Comics' title, "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge," offers a peek at the new Disney theme park.
FUTURE - From ThePlaylist: Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy says that there is some kind of development on a project in the fan-favorite "Knights of the Old Republic" series.
THE MANDALORIAN - From CinemaBlend: What is known so far about the Disney+ series, "The Mandalorian, from writer-director-executive producer, Jon Favreau.
THE FUTURE - From EW: Rian Johnson and "Game of Thrones" showrunners, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, are "working in tandem" on their respective "Star Wars" film projects.
LEGO - From Newsarama: LEGO is going classic Star Wars ("A New Hope") and is giving the Alderaanian diplomatic ship, the "Tantiv IV," its own set, which will be available May 3.
THE FUTURE - From Bloomberg: Disney CEO Bob Iger says that the Star Wars film franchise is going on "hiatus" after the upcoming "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" - Episode IX.
THE RISE OF SKYWALKER - From EW: The secrets of "Star Wars Episode IX" revealed, including a teaser trailer and a title.
DISNEY+ - From Deadline: The full "Star Wars" film franchise will be available on Disney's new streaming service within a year of its debut, which is November 12, 2019 ($6.99 a month).
DISNEY+ - From Newsarama: Alan Tudyk will reprise his role as "Rogue One" role as the droid K-2SO in the "Cassian Andor" prequel series.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Big changes are coming for Marvel Comics' "Star Wars" line of comics, including the flagship "Star Wars."
RIAN JOHNSON - From ScreenRant: Rian Johnson, the writer-director of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," says that he is still working on a new trilogy of "Star Wars" films, despite rumors to the contrary.
COMICS - From Newsarama: Marvel Comics is reviving its original "Star Wars" comic book for one special issue.
COMICS - From Newsarama: Dark Horse Comics will publish "The Art of Star Wars Rebels," a book about the late Disney XD series, "Star Wars Rebels." Dark Horse previously held the license to produce "Star Wars" comic books before Marvel Comics regained the license.
COMICS - From Newsarama: Marvel Comics is launching a comic book, "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge," based on the Disneyland Resort and Disney World Resort of the same name.
COMICS - From Newsarama: Marvel Comics five-issue miniseries, "Star Wars: TIE Fighter," will show the other side of the "Rebellion era" beginning in April 2019.
COMICS - From Newsarama: Marvel Comics' "Age of Rebellion" line of Star Wars comic books will include Jabba and Moff Tarkin comic books, among others.
COMICS - From Newsarama: Beginning with its Star Wars Adventures #27, IDW Publishing will offer an untold story set between "Return of the Jedi" and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
CASSIAN ANDOR - From Syfy: Diego Luna, who played "Cassian Andor" in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," says that the film left a very deep mark on him. He also talks about the character's prequel series for Disney+
THE MANDALORIAN - From IndieWire: Executive Producer Jon Favreau announces that a second season of "The Mandalorian" is already being written - ahead of the series' November 2019 debut on Disney+.
JAR JAR BINKS - From TampaBayTimes: Why is Jar Jar Binks, the hero/goat of "The Phantom Menace," trending on Twitter?
MARK HAMILL - From ComicBook: Mark Hamill has been parodied by MAD Magazine over the years for playing Luke Skywalker. MAD will no longer contain new content in just a few months, so Hamill sends his salute.
FANS - From MosEisleySpaceport: The site names the "50 best Star Wars blogs."
ROGUE ONE - From YahooNews: Riz Ahmed talks about how an incident of airline profiling of Muslims forced him to cancel his appearance at Star Wars Celebration.
COMICS - From Newsarama: Writer Robbie Thompson talks to "Newsarama" about the upcoming miniseries, "Star Wars: Target Vader."
COMICS - From Newsarama: Darth Vader to appear in Marvel Comics #1000.
MARK HAMILL - From TheRinger: A look at Mark Hamill's (Luke Skywalker) career as a voice actor.
BILLY DEE WILLIAMS - From BleedingCool: Billy Dee Willaims (Lando, of course) shares photos he took with some old Star Wars friends at the opening of the "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge" theme park.
THEME PARKS - From Newsarama: Harrison Ford made a surprise appearance at the opening ceremony of Disneyland's Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge theme park area to activate the Millennium Falcon on display in the park with a dedication to late Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew. Ford joined Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams, George Lucas, and Disney CEO Bob Iger.
FUTURE - From BuzzFeed: There is apparently development on a movie based on "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic" (the video game first released in 2003). The current screenwriter is Laeta Kalogridis ("Avatar," "Shutter Island").
FANDOM - From YahooEntertainment: This is an interesting article from writer Ethan Alter: "The Phantom Menace" at 20: How the first episode of the 'Star Wars' saga created toxic fandom.
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FUTURE - From Variety: “Game of Thrones” creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are working on the “Star Wars” movie that’s due out in 2022, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed.
FUTURE - From Newsarama: Disney has announced the schedule for three new Star Wars movies starting on December 16, 2022, with new films arriving December 20, 2024, and Dcember 18, 2026.
A NEW HOPE - From YahooEntertainment: 5 crazy but true fun facts about disco 'Star Wars' — your new May the Fourth soundtrack. Remembering Meco’s #1 smash hit on the Billboard charts, “Star Wars/Cantina Band.”
LEGACY - From YahooEntertainment: May the Fourth: How 'Star Wars' has changed fans' lives forever
OBIT - From THR: Peter Mayhew, the actor who originated the role of Chewbacca, died Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at the age of 74
COMICS - From Newsarama: The five-issue Marvel Comics' title, "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge," offers a peek at the new Disney theme park.
FUTURE - From ThePlaylist: Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy says that there is some kind of development on a project in the fan-favorite "Knights of the Old Republic" series.
THE MANDALORIAN - From CinemaBlend: What is known so far about the Disney+ series, "The Mandalorian, from writer-director-executive producer, Jon Favreau.
THE FUTURE - From EW: Rian Johnson and "Game of Thrones" showrunners, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, are "working in tandem" on their respective "Star Wars" film projects.
LEGO - From Newsarama: LEGO is going classic Star Wars ("A New Hope") and is giving the Alderaanian diplomatic ship, the "Tantiv IV," its own set, which will be available May 3.
THE FUTURE - From Bloomberg: Disney CEO Bob Iger says that the Star Wars film franchise is going on "hiatus" after the upcoming "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" - Episode IX.
THE RISE OF SKYWALKER - From EW: The secrets of "Star Wars Episode IX" revealed, including a teaser trailer and a title.
DISNEY+ - From Deadline: The full "Star Wars" film franchise will be available on Disney's new streaming service within a year of its debut, which is November 12, 2019 ($6.99 a month).
DISNEY+ - From Newsarama: Alan Tudyk will reprise his role as "Rogue One" role as the droid K-2SO in the "Cassian Andor" prequel series.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Big changes are coming for Marvel Comics' "Star Wars" line of comics, including the flagship "Star Wars."
RIAN JOHNSON - From ScreenRant: Rian Johnson, the writer-director of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," says that he is still working on a new trilogy of "Star Wars" films, despite rumors to the contrary.
COMICS - From Newsarama: Marvel Comics is reviving its original "Star Wars" comic book for one special issue.
COMICS - From Newsarama: Dark Horse Comics will publish "The Art of Star Wars Rebels," a book about the late Disney XD series, "Star Wars Rebels." Dark Horse previously held the license to produce "Star Wars" comic books before Marvel Comics regained the license.
COMICS - From Newsarama: Marvel Comics is launching a comic book, "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge," based on the Disneyland Resort and Disney World Resort of the same name.
COMICS - From Newsarama: Marvel Comics five-issue miniseries, "Star Wars: TIE Fighter," will show the other side of the "Rebellion era" beginning in April 2019.
COMICS - From Newsarama: Marvel Comics' "Age of Rebellion" line of Star Wars comic books will include Jabba and Moff Tarkin comic books, among others.
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