Saturday, November 10, 2018

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from November 1st to 10th, 2018 - Update #24

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Chris McKay, the director of "The LEGO Batman Movie," is attached to the live-action film version of classic animated TV franchise, "Jonny Quest."

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STAR TREK - From Deadline:  Michelle Yeoh is in talks to reprise her role in "Star Trek Discovery," Captain Emperor Georgiou, for another "Star Trek" spinoff for the streaming service, CBS All Access.

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  Al Pacino and Meadow Williams will headline "Axis Sally," based on the true story of a woman who becomes the unwitting voice of Nazi propaganda against American troops during WWII.

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TELEVISION - From Variety:  David Simon's ("The Wire") planned miniseries adaptation of Philip Roth's novel, "The Plot Against America," lands at HBO.

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  John Boyega ("Star Wars") and Letitia Wright ("Black Panther") to star in Mark Cahill's sci-fi film, "Hold Back the Stars," which is based on Katie Khan's novel.

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STREAMING - From Deadline:  Netflix adds to its animation slate with five new anime series, including one based on "Pacific Rim."

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TELEVISION - From IndieWire:  Cary Fukanaga and David Lowery are reportedly developing a TV series based on Joe Dante's 1985 film, "Explorers."

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ANIMATION - From ThePlaylist:  DreamWorks Animation has hired Chris Meledandri ("Despicable Me") to reboot its "Shrek" franchise.

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TELEVISION - From Variety:  Andrew Lincoln will appear in multiple "The Walking Dead" movies for AMC.  Lincoln, who plays lead character, Rick Grimes, exited the long-running "The Walking Dead" TV series in the episode originally broadcast Nov. 4th, 2018.

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TELEVISION - From BleedingCool:  You can enjoy, "Me, Cheetah," the Tarzan drama from the BBC starring John Malkovich and Julian Sands.

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MOVIES - From BleedingCool:  The film adaptation of the former HBO TV series, "Deadwood," has begun production.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 11/2 to 11/4/2018 weekend box office is "Bohemian Rhapsody" with an estimated take of $50 million.

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MOVIES - From IndieWire:  Director Fede Alvarez says the sequel to his hit film "Don't Breathe" will happen before the sequel to his (awful) hit film, the 2013 "Evil Dead" reboot.

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COMICS-FILM - From WeGotThisCovered:  For its worth, early test screenings of the "Hellboy" reboot, which is due in theaters April 12, 2019, are yielding poor responses.

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CELEBRITY - From Variety:  J.J. Abrams seeing a mega-deal with one film studio.

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TELEVISION - From Deadline:  Ana Navarro joins ABC's talk show, "The View" as a co-host.

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AVATAR - From TheWrap:  The titles for the four "Avatar" sequels have been leaked.

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MOVIES - From IndieWire:  Producers Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Quincy Jones are working on a remake of their 1985 film, "The Color Purple," which was adapted from Alice Walker's fan-fucking-tastic novel of the same name.

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SPORTS - From Variety:  Granity, Kobe Bryant's studio, announces a slate of sports-theme projects across multiple platforms.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  NBA Champion and MVP Stephen "Steph" Curry and Oscar-winner Viola Davis join the documentary "Emanuel," as executive producers.  The doc will chronicles the 2015 massacre of African-American church members by a white supremacist.  Julius Tennon is also an executive producer.

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AWARDS - From Newsarama:  The "22nd Hollywood Film Awards" has given the "Hollywood Film Award" to Marvel's blockbuster, "Black Panther," and the "Hollywood Animation Award" to "Incredibles 2."

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MOVIES - From EW:  Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are apparently saying that "Bad Boys 3" is officially a go.  The original "Bad Boys" debuted in 1995, with the sequel, "Bad Boys 2," hitting theaters in 2003.

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  Ridley Scott has begun developing "Gladiator 2."  This would be the sequel to Scott's 2000 film, "Gladiator," which won the "Best Picture" Oscar for the year 2000.

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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment:  Legendary special visual effects and make-up artist, Rick Baker, talks about working on Michael Jackson's music video, "Thriller," on its 35th anniversary.  He also talks about his other career highlights.

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MOVIES - From TheGuardian:  A list of great movie projects never made, including a film adaptation of the "The Heart of Darkness," by Orson Welles.


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