Saturday, November 24, 2018

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from November 18th to 24th, 2018 - Update #15

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PIXAR - From SlashFilm:  Keanu Reeves will voice a character in "Toy Story 4," one that might be familiar in some way.

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BOX OFFICE - BoxOfficeMojo:  "Ralph Breaks the Internet" and "Creed II" lead Thanksgiving Day 2018" box office.

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COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment:  Wesley Snipes responds to a fan who wants to dress up as Snipes iconic "Blade" movie character, but do so in blackface.

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TELEVISION - From Deadline:  CBS is moving forward with its beloved 1990s series, "Northern Exposure," with the original cast.

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TELEVISION - From TheWrap:  George R.R. Martin says that the "Game of Thrones" prequel will not feature the Targaryens and will be set 10,000 years before "GoT."

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COMICS-FILM - From Variety:  Amazon will over its "Prime" members a chance to buy tickets to a special early showing of Warner Bros./DC Comics' "Aquaman" feature film.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  LeBron James's "Space Jam 2" to film in California after earning tax credits.

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POLITICS - From Variety:   Rock music icon and singer-songwriter, Neil Young, pens an essay in response to president Donald Trump's stupid comments about the California fires.

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OSCARS - From YahooNews:  In a rare auction event, three Oscars statuettes are up for auction.  Two of them are for "Best Picture" Academy Awards, "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1936) and "Gentlemen's Agreement" (1948).  Winners of Oscar statuettes from 1951 onward had to agree to sell their awards back to the Academy for $1 before offering to sell them to anyone else.

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STREAMING - From Deadline:  Greg Silverman’s Stampede Ventures has set up "The Great Gatsby" origin series "Gatz" about a mixed-race Jay Gatsby, which is in development at YouTube Premium.

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MOVIES - From TheWrap:  Apparently the "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" cast thought Tom Cruise had killed himself during the filming of the helicopter climax.

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MOVIES - From TheWrap:  Spinal Tap to reunited for the 35th anniversary of Rob Reiner's cult comedy classic, "This is Spinal Tap."

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 11/16 to 11/18/2018 weekend box office is "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" with an estimated box office take of $62 million.

TRAILERS:

From YouTube:  First trailer for Disney's "The Lion King" live-action remake, which is due Summer 2019.

OBITS:

From ESPN:  Bob McNair, the owner of the NFL's Houston Texans has died at the age of 81, Friday, November 23, 2018.

From YahooCelebrity:  Singer and recording artist, Devin Lima, has died at the age of 41, Wednesday, November 21, 2018.  Lima, who died at a year-long battle with an aggressive form of cancer, was a member of the 1990s boy band, LFO (Lyte Funky Ones).


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