Saturday, October 6, 2018

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from October 1st to 6th, 2018 - Update #22

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STREAMING - From Deadline:  Trailer for "Star Trek: Discovery" Season 2 provides first look at Spock.

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DISNEY - From Deadline:  Janelle Monae joins the voice cast of  Disney's "Lady and the Tramp" reboot, which already has Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  AFI, the American Film Institute, will present actor Denzel Washington with its "AFI Life Achievement Award," making Washington the 47th recipient.

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STREAMING - From THR:  TV super-producer Shonda Rhimes ("Grey's Anatomy") and director Matt Reeves (Fox's recent "Planet of the Apes" films) are united for a Netflix a film and TV series based on Blake Crouch's sci-fi novel, "Recursion."

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DISNEY - From TheWrap:  The producers behind the live-action remake of Disney's "Aladdin," will produce a live-action remake of Disney's delightful animated hit, "Lilo & Stitch."

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POLITICS/CELEBRITY - From YahooET:   Actresses Amy Schumer and Emily Ratajkowski are apparently among the people being detained for the protests at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington DC.  There have been vigorous protests against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

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TELEVISION - From TheWrap:  Paramount Network will air the "Heathers" television series.  It is a reboot of the Michael Lehmann-directed and Daniel Waters-written 1998 dark comedy.  However, Episode 10 of the reboot will not be aired because of its controversial ending.  There will be some re-editing to make Episode 9 to be the last episode.

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STREAMING - From Deadline:  Netflix will produce films and TV series based on "The Chronicle of Narnia" books.

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TELEVISION - From Variety:  Damon Wayans has announced that he is leaving the Fox TV series, "Lethal Weapon," after filming the 13 episodes of the Warner Bros. produced series that Fox ordered.  The series' other star, Clayne Crawford, was fired after Season 2.

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MOVIES - From ShadowandAct:  "Bad Boys 3" is apparently close to being greenlit by Sony.  Will Smith is reportedly officially on board, and Martin Lawrence is close.  The oft-delayed film currently as the title "Bad Boys for Life."

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BOX OFFICE - From Deadline:  "Venom" estimated to have a $175 million debut at the worldwide box office.

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MOVIES - From MSNMoviefone:  "Rambo 5" begins filming, and Sylvester Stallone has a new look.

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COMICS-FILM -From IndieWire:  Critics divided over Sony Pictures' "Venom," starring Tom Hardy.

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SCANDAL - From YahooEntertainment:  Actress Illeana Douglas talks about her claims against former CBS chairman Les Moonves, which include allegations of sexual assault.

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MOVIES - From THR:  Singer-actress Janelle Monae joins Fox Searchlight's film, "Harriet," a Harriet Tubman.

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MOVIES - From Collider:  Director Simon Kinberg talks about "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" reshoots and the recent release date change from Feb. 14, 2018 to June 2019.

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MOVIES - From Collider:  Writer-director Christopher McQuarrie talks about his involvement with the "Green Lantern" reboot and "Man of Steel 2."

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  Ansel Elgort will star as "Tony" in Steven Spielberg's version of "West Side Story."

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COMICS-FILM - From Movieweb:  40 minutes worth of scenes has been cut from Sony's "Venom," some of which Tom Hardy says are his favorite scenes.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 9/28 to 9/30/2018 weekend box office is "Night School," with an estimated take of $28 million.

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CELEBRITY - From Deadline:  Samuel L. Jackson Reacts To Viral ‘Pulp Fiction’ Kavanaugh Hearing Video Mashup

TRAILERS:

From YouTube:  First official trailer for Marvel/Netflix's "Daredevil" Season 3

From YouTube:  Aquaman Official Extended Trailer.

OBIT:

From TheWrap:  Screenwriter and director, Audrey Wells, has died at the age of 58, Thursday, October 4, 2018.  She wrote and directed the romantic comedy, "Under the Tuscan Sun" (2003).  She wrote the screenplay adaptation of the just released, "The Hate U Give."

From THR:  Film set decorator, John M. Dwyer, died at the age of  83, September 15, 2018.  Dwyer earned an Oscar for his work on "Coal Miner's Daughter."  He was an Emmy winner for his work on "The Gangster Chronicles."  Dwyer did extensive work on the original "Star Trek," TV series, and worked on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" for one season.  He also worked on several "Star Trek" films, beginning with 1986's "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home."



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