Negromancer News Bits and Bites for the Week of June 1st to 6th, 2015 - Update #15

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NEWS:

From Vulture:  "Degrassi" is coming to an end after 14 seasons.

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From EOnline:  Disney's Tangled is coming back as an animated TV series on the Disney Channel.

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From TheWrap:  Turns out that the woman killed in the recent lion attack in South Africa was an editor on "Game of Thrones."

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From Vulture:  Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson reportedly considering starring in and producing a remake of John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China.

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From Variety:  Prepare for a battle royale to capture the distribution rights to James Bond films.

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From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 5/29 to 5/31/2015 box office is San Andreas with an estimated take of $53 million.  That is higher than the early estimates of a $40 million bow.  The films stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

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From Variety:  Tracy Morgan cries in first interview.


COMICS - Movies and Books:

From Mashable:  More on Marvel's reboot this fall.

From Mashable:  Marvel rebooting its universe/comic book line.

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From YahooMovies:  Samuel L. Jackson not in "Captain America: Civil War."


STAR WARS:

From LATimes:  Josh Trank speaks on leaving Star Wars spinoff.


TRAILERS & Reviews:

From Spy:  Melissa McCarthy finally plays the heroine in Spy.

From TheVillageVoice:  A review of the Brian Wilson biopic, Love & Mercy.

From YouTube:  New trailer for 20th Century Fox's Paper Towns.


OBITS:

From Variety:  The actress Betsy Palmer died at the age of 88 on Friday, May 29, 2015.  Palmer was best known for playing "Mrs. Voorhees," the killer in the original Friday the 13th and therefore, the mother of Jason Voorhees.


MISC:

From YahooSports:  First "Triple Crown" winner in horse racing in 37 years.

From YahooSports:  With her win at the 2015 French Open, Serena Williams wins her 20th women's grand slam single tournament.

From YahooParenting:  Too cute - Prince George and Princess Charlotte.