Monday, April 30, 2018

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from April 22nd to 30th, 2018 - Update #22

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  John Woo and Universal Pictures are looking to remake Woo's 1989 Hong Kong crime classic, "The Killer."  Lupita Nyong'o is targets as the film's star.

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BOX OFFICE - From Deadline:  "Avengers: Infinity War" has an even bigger opening weekend than first thought.  As of Monday tallies, it is slightly over $258 instead of Sunday's estimate of $250 million.

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EMMYS - From Variety:  The 2018 Daytime Emmys - Winners list.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 4/27 to 4/29/2018 is "Avengers: Infinity War" with an estimated $250 million.  That is a record for an opening weekend at the domestic box office; the previous record holder was "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" which had an opening box office weekend of $247.9.

From Deadline:  "Avenger: Infinity War's" international box office debut, $630 million, is also a record.

From Deadline:  With a $179 million in international box office, "Avengers: Infinity War" is looking at a record global bow.

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MOVIES - From THR: Oscar-winning filmmaker, Bernardo Bertolucci criticizes Ridley Scott for removing Kevin Spacey from "All the Money in the World" and replacing his with Christopher Plummer.

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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment:  Actor John David Washington talks about the best advice he got from  his father, famed Oscar-winning actor, Denzel Washington.

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SCANDAL - From NBCNews:  Famed comedian, actor, and author Bill Cosby has been found guilty of three counts of "indecent sexual assault."  Cosby could face 10 years in prison on each count.

From YahooEntertainment:  You can say that this bit in a Hannibal Buress standup started the downfall of Bill Cosby.

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ANIMATION - From TheWrap:  Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, and Zach Galifianakis to Star in Laika’s New Animated Feature for Annapurna.

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MOVIES - From TheWrap:  Topher Grace is playing David Duke in Spike Lee's "BlackKkKlansman," which will apparently be "in contention" at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

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ANIMATION - From IndieWire:  Revered Japanese animation studio, Studio Ghibli, will have a theme park based on its films, which included "Princess Monoke" and the Oscar-winning, "Spirited Away."  Concept art for the park, which will open in 2020, has been revealed.

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COMICS-FILM - From JoBlo:  Antoine Fuqua talks about directing a film starring two Marvel characters, "Morbius, the Living Vampire" and "Blade."

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MUSIC - From SeattleTimes:  Rapper Meek Mill freed after several months in prison over a parole violation of decade-old gun and drug charges.

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MOVIES - From THR:  Quentin Tarantino and Leonard DiCapri tease their "Manson murders" movie, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," which is due August 2019.  Tarantino compared it to his Oscar-winning film, "Pulp Fiction."

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ANIMATION-STREAMING - From BleedingCool:  DreamWorks Animation Television and Netflix are working on an animated version of the "Fast & Furious" franchise.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 4/20 to 4/22/2018 weekend box office is "A Quiet Place" with an estimated take of $22 million.

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STREAMING - From ShadowandAct:  Casting begins for Ava DuVernay's "Central Park Five" project for Netflix.

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MOVIES - From IndieWire:  James Cameron hopes for "Avengers fatigue," as there are other sci-fi stories to tell.  [Is there "Terminator" fatigue, this editor asks?]

OBITS:

From THR:  The British film director, Michael Anderson, died at the age of 98, Wednesday, April 25, 2018.  Anderson received a best director Oscar nomination for directing the 1956 version of "Around the World in 80 Days."  He is also known for working in the sci-fi genre, particularly for "Logan's Run" (1976).  Anderson worked with some of the most famous British leading men, including Michael Redgrave and Alec Guinness.

From TheWrap:  Jazz musician Bob Dorough has died at the age of 94, Monday, April 23, 2018.  Dorough was instrumental in the 1970s educational cartoon series, "Schoolhouse Rock!" (ABC).  He wrote and performed iconic Schoolhouse Rock songs, "My Hero, Zero" and "Three is a Magic Number."

From Variety:  The film producer, Philip D'Antoni, died at the age of 89, Sunday, April 15, 2018.  In 1972, D'Antoni won a Golden Globe and an Oscar for producing 1971 best picture Academy Award winner, "The French Connection."  D'Antoni also produced the Steve McQueen classic, "Bullitt," the first film he produced.


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