Negromancer News Bit and Bites for the Week of February 1st to 7th, 2015 - Updated #13

NEWS:

From YahooCelebrity:  Chris Pratt fulfills his lost Super Bowl bet with Chris Pratt.

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From YahooNews:  Ophelia Dahl talks about her father Roald Dahl's tragic experience with measles.

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From EW:  FOX's "Empire" is seeing a steady ratings increase... as well as other shows featuring casts of black and brown people.  And that may change the... face of television.

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From Vulture:  A excellent long feature on friends Shailene Woodley and Brie Larson.

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From YahooMovies:  According to early estimates, American Sniper is the #1 film at the box office for the weekend of January 30th to February 1st, 2015 with an estimated take of $31.85 million.  The figure, if it holds, would be the highest gross at the weekend box office for a Super Bowl weekend.

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From Deadline:  At the 42nd annual Annie Awards, How to Train Your Dragon 2 wins the "Best Animated Feature" award.


COMIC BOOKS:

From Mashable:  The differences between the Quicksilvers in X-Men: Days of the Future Past and Avengers: Age of Ultron.

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From YahooGames:  DC Comics announces new series and their creative teams.

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From YahooGames:  Best writer in superhero comics, Brian Michael Bendis, is leaving X-Men, but re-ups on exclusive contract with Marvel Comics.

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From ION:  See Brandon Routh's Atom outfit for "Arrow."

From CinemaBlend:  Avengers: Age of Ultron may includes appearances from the TV series, "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."


STAR WAR:

From YahooMovies:  There has been a death in the Star Wars family.  Expert swordsman and horseman, Richard Boneville, has died at the age of 67.  He played a stormtrooper, a snowtropper, a Rebel solider, various aliens (including Ree-Yees), and multiple other parts.

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From YahooTV:  Oh, and Lucasfilm confirms that Stormtroppers are not clones.

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From SSN:  Cool ideas for 5 Star Wars films.

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From YahooMovies:  Disney sues over Star Wars Episode 7 leak.