Saturday, April 23, 2016

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from April 17th to 23rd, 2016 - Update #52

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MOVIES - From Variety:  The release date for the first of New Line's two-film adaptation of Stephen King's novel, "It," is September 18, 2017.

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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend:  See the mysterious "Jurassic World 2" teaser poster.

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MOVIES - From BleedingCool:  Dwayne Johnson announces that he is in director Jake Kasdan's "Jumanji" remake.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Joaquin Phoenix is currently the leading contender to play Jesus in the film, "Mary Magdalene.

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MOVIES - From EW:  Woody Allen and Jesse Eisenberg go "Old Hollywood" in trailer for "Cafe Society."

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MOVIE - From TheWrap:  There will be a "Daddy's Home 2," with Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg.

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COMICS - From YahooTV:  Marvel Studios pulls the "Inhumans" film again.

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SCIENCE - From BusinessInsider:  Neil deGrasse Tyson thinks there's a 'very high' chance the universe is just a simulation.

BOX OFFICE - From MoviesDotCom:  "Captain America: Civil War" is outselling all other Marvel movies in early sales.

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MUSIC - From RollingStone:   The legendary musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor, filmmaker Prince has died at the age of 57.

From HuffingtonPost:  Yeah, this is already the saddest year in music history.

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From CinemaBlend:  Robert Downey, Jr. is talking about "Sherlock Holmes 3."

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From TheWrap:  Robert Downey, Jr. has signed a deal to appear in next year's "Spider-Man: Homecoming.

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ANIMATION - From TheTrackingBoard:  Two-time Oscar nominee, Jacki Weaver, will lend her voice to an upcoming DreamWorks project.

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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend:  Emilia Clarke, who played Sarah Connor, in "Terminator: Genisys" says that she will not return to the franchise.

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OBIT - From TheGuardian:  British comedian, Victoria Wood, died at the age of 62, Wednesday, April 20, 2016.

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MOVIES - From THR:  Another day, another remake - 1990s "Flatliners."

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MOVIES - From THR:  Opinions differ internationally about Scarlett Johansson being cast in "Ghost in the Shell."

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TELEVISION - From ThePlaylist:  Idris Elba and John Ridley (writer of "12 Years a Slave") will unit for a Showtime miniseries, "Guerrilla."

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MOVIES - From Variety: Danish bad boy director, Nicolas Winding Refn, will be the showrunner for a high profile Italian TV series.

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SPORTS - From YahooSports:  The former Syracuse college basketball star, Dwayne "Pearl" Washington, has died at the age of 52, Wednesday, April 20, 2016.  A New York City high school basketball legend, Washington was much admired for his exceptional skills and play.  He also had a brief NBA career.

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TELEVISION - From YahooMovies:  New Line is working on gaining the film rights to turn 1970s-80s iconic TV series, "Three's Company" in order to make a film.

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MOVIES - From TheWrap:  More cast members added to Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman's "Office Christmas Party."

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COMICS - From TheWrap:  Willem Dafoe joins "Justice League" movie.

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CRIME - From TheWeek:  How a 26-year-old white woman died a horrible death in an American jail.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  First look at Antoine Fuqua's "The Magnificent Seven" with Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt.

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TELEVISION - From Variety:  "Game of Thrones" reveals Jon Snow's fate.

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STAR WARS - From YahooMovies:  Prince William and Prince Harry visit the "Star Wars" set.

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STAGE - From BleedingCool:  See new wand designs for the play, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Star Wars director J.J. Abrams and lead actress Daisy Ridley ("Rey") reunite for supernatural drama, "Kolma."

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COMICS - From CinemaBlend:  Marvel/Netflix adds two more cast members to "Iron Fist."

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CLOWNS - From THR:  Pat Boone says criticism of the Ku Klux Klan is anti-Christian.

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MOVIES - From TheWrap:  Max Landis explains the politics of casting "Ghost in the Shell."  Honestly, I don't have that big a problem with Scarlett Johansson as the lead.  It's not like they cast Miley Cyrus...

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TELEVISION - From TheWrap:  Mel Gibson will co-write and direct the TV series, "The Barbary Coast."  Kate Hudson and Kurt Russell will star, with Gibson making some appearances on the show.

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  The director of "Jurassic World 2" is Juan Antonio Bayona.

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STAGE - From THR:  Broadway sensation, "Hamilton," becomes only the ninth musical to win the "Pulitzer Price for Drama."

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OBIT - From THR:  The actress, Doris Roberts, has died at the age of 90 (Sunday, April 17, 2016).  Roberts was best known for playing "Marie Barone" on the CBS TV series, "Everybody Loves Raymond."  For playing the mother of the title character, "Raymond Barone" (Ray Romano), Roberts won 4 of the 5 Emmy Awards she received.  She won an Emmy for her stint on the NBC series, "St. Elsewhere."

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COMICS - From CinemaBlend:  How Spider-Man's inclusion in "Captain America: Civil War" changed Black Panther's role in the film.

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DIGITAL - From YahooFinance:  Can Netflix remain undisputed king of original streaming content.

From ScreenDaily:  Amazon takes aim at Netflix.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 4/15 to 4/17/2016 weekend box office is Disney's live-action "Jungle Book," with an estimated take of $103.5 million.

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POLITICS - From the NYDailyNews:  Rosario Dawson was arrested during a protest.

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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From GuardianUK:  Yeah, Bill Clinton's signature on crime bills did destroy Black lives.

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POLITICS - From Deadline:  Hilary Clinton raised $15 million from two fundraisers that George Clooney and his wife hosted for her.

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From EW:  Disney is going to release the film, "The Queen of Katwe" this September.  The film is directed by Mira Nair, and stars Lupita Nyong'o and David Oyelowo.

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From Truthout:  The enemy of the 99% is not the 1%, but the 0.1%.

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WEBCOMICS - From CBB:  New episode of "Johnny Bullet."

From CBB:  Johnny Bullet Episode 69 in French.

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COMICS - From USGamer:  Everything you need to know about DC Comics' "Rebirth."

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COMICS - From FlickeringMyth: "Spider-Man: Homecoming" adds two new cast members, including Tony Revolori of "The Grand Budapest Hotel."

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COMICS - From CinemaBlend:  Samuel Jackson talks about the next time we might see Nick Fury in a Marvel movie.

COMICS - From FlickeringMyth:  Kevin Feige teases the future of Marvel Studios' films.

TRAILERS:

From YouTube:  New trailer for "The Magnificent Seven" remake.

From YouTube:  Red band trailer for "Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates."

From YouTube:  New "Earth Day" trailer for "Independence Day: Resurgence."


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