Saturday, May 14, 2016

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from May 8th to 14th, 2016 - Update #36

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COMICS - From Patreon:  My review of "Captain America: Civil War."

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COMICS - From BleedingCool:  One of my favorite comic book artists and creators of all time, Darwyn Cooke, apparently lost his battle with cancer today, Saturday, May 14, 2016.  Yeah, it hurts.

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MOVIES - From YahooMovies:  From Cannes comes this report on Steven Spielberg's upcoming film, "The BFG."

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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From USAToday:  George Zimmerman's gun auction up to a bid of 65 million - thanks to Internet trolls.  So thanks, Internet trolls.

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COMICS - From Variety:  Michael B. Jordan is in talks to join Marvel's "Black Panther."  Ryan Coogler, the film's director, has worked Jordan on two films, "Fruitvale Station" and "Creed."

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CIVIL RIGHTS - From RSN:  U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch defends trans-people.

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COMICS - From IGN:  Kevin Feige explains why Natalie Portman won't be back for "Thor: Ragnarok."

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  Gareth Edwards directed Warner Bros.'s "Godzilla," but will not be back for "Godzilla 2," which is due in 2019.

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TELEVISION - From CinemaBlend:  ABC cancels "Marvel's Agent Carter."

From YahooMovies:  "Agent Carter's" star Hayley Atwell has a new ABC series, "Conviction."

From EW:  "Marvel's Most Wanted," the "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." spinoff is not happening.

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COMICS - From Variety:  CBS superhero drama, "Supergirl," moving to The CW.

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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From Gawker:  Notorious child killer, George Zimmerman, to sell the pistol he used to kill Trayvon Martin.

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COMICS - From Variety:  Lupita Nyong'o in talks to appear in Marvel's "Black Panther" film.

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MOVIES - From RollingStone:  Jack Black joins director Jake Kasdan's "Jumanji" remake, which as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as the star and possibly Kevin Hart.

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MOVIES - From YahooMovies:  Woody Allen is not bothered by Laurent Lafitte's rape jock at Cannes.

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POLITICS - From Truthout:  Donald Trump has already destroyed the GOP.

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MOVIES - From BoxOfficeMojo:   Warner Bros. shifts some release dates, including for its ridiculous Kong and Godzilla movies.

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COMICS - From Glide:  The magazine comes down hard on "X-Men: Apocalypse" in a review.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Amazon and STX Entertainment pick up rights to Nash Edgerton's untitled action title, which has a killer cast, including David Oyelowo and Charlize Theron.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  Disney has crossed the $1 billion mark in domestic office in 128 days, a new record surpassing the record that Universal set last year at 165 days.

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 MOVIES - From TheHollywoodNews:  Zorro is back!  And he is Gael Garcia Bernal.

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MOVIES - From Variety: The Russo Bros., directors of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and "Civil War," are getting into Chinese film production.

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TELEVISION - From BleedingCool:  "Electric Dreams: The World of Philip K. Dick" is an upcoming anthology series based on the short stories of the 20th century's greatest author, Philip K. Dick.

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OBIT - From TheWrap:  The character actor William Schallert has died at the age of 93, Sunday, May 8, 2016.  Over his 60 year career, he had close to 400 screen credits.  One of his best known roles was as "Martin Lane," the father of Patty Lane on "The Patty Duke Show."  He was and still is one of my favorite actors.  I send condolences to his family.  R.I.P.

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TELEVISION - From YahooSports:  Sean McDonough is a new voice on ESPN's "Monday Night Football."

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COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Is Marvel killing off the X-Men in "Death of X" event.

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TELEVISION - From Variety:  2016 BAFTA TV awards winners are announced.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner at the box office for the 2016 Mother's Day weekend (5/6 to 5/8/2016) is "Captain America: Civil War" with an estimated $181.8 million haul.

BOX OFFICE - From Variety:  "Captain America: Civil War" opens with an estimated $181.8 million weekend box office.

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  The breaking news (and gossip) website has a big-ass question-and-answer with Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige.

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MOVIES - From Deadline:   Lee Daniels is no longer director of the Richard Pryor biopic.

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COMICS - From SlashFilm:  The still-fine Sharon Stone said that she will have a "wee" part in a Marvel movie.

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From Variety:   Ben Affleck will be an executive producer on "Justice League: Part One," which apparently includes him having a say in the film's story and production.  The movie is due November 2017.

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TRAILERS:

From YouTube:  New "Ice Age: Collision Course" trailer - "Kiss your ice goodbye."

From YouTube:   Official trailer for 20th Century Fox's "Assassin's Creed," which is due in December.



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