Saturday, April 13, 2019

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from April 7th to 13th, 2019 - Updated #20

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  Apparently, there is going to be a sequel to the 2018 "Tomb Raider" reboot film, which now has a writer.

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SCANDAL - From Deadline:  Australian actor Geoffrey Rush, who has been besieged by accusations of inappropriate behavior, has won his defamation lawsuit in Australia against publisher, Nationwide News, which is owned by the deplorable Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. The Sydney, Australia newspaper, "Daily Telegraph," (owned by Nationwide) first published an article accusing Rush of inappropriate behavior towards a former co-star in 2017.

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MUSIC - From Yahoo:  Courtney Love and her band Hole's album, "Live Through This," is 25 years old.

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TELEVISION - From Variety:  Maestro Ryan Murphy has unveiled the titles of "American Horror Story" Season 9.  it is "AHS 1984."

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  "Avengers: Endgame" directors, brothers Anthony & Joe Russo, have signed a deal to oversee the refurbishment ("spiritual creative architects") of properties in the MGM library.

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COMICS-FILM - From TheRinger:  This article offers a profile of actor David Harbour, who is the new "Hellboy" and is currently starring in Netflix's "Stranger Things."

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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment:  The death certificate for the slain rapper, Nipsey Hussle (March 31, 2019), has been released.  Details for the public memorial service, Thurs., April 11th, 2019, have also been released.

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TELEVISION - From Deadline:  AMC is ending its TV series, "Preacher," after the upcoming fourth season.

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MANGA-FILM - From ComicBook:  Apparently, the film "Akira" have major changes from its source material, the legendary manga, "Akira."

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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap:  Warner Bros. starts working on a sequel to its new hit film, "Shazam."

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TELEVISION - From Variety:  AMC gives up more details on its third "Walking Dead" TV series.

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STREAMING - From TheWrap:  Netflix has announced that the Beyonce documentary, "Homecoming," will be released April 17th.  "Homecoming" is the documentary about Beyonce's "Coachella 2018" performance.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 4/5 to 4/7/2019 weekend box office is Warner Bros./DC Comics' superhero flick, "Shazam!," with an estimated take of 53.4 million dollars.

From Patreon:  A review of "Shazam!"

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MUSIC - From YahooFinance:  Beyonce's deal with Adidas could be really big for the German sportswear giant.

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MOVIES-MUSIC - From ShadowandAct:  April 13th is the date attached to Donald Glover, Rihanna, and Letitia Wright's "Guava Island."

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MOVIES - From TheWrap:  The site offers a review of director Rashid Johnson's "Native Son," an update on Richard Wright's seminal novel of the same title.

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BUSINESS - From Deadline:  The WGA (Writers Guild of America) and ATA (Association of Talent Agencies) have reached an extension so that both parties can keep working on a new franchise agreement.

TRAILERS:

From YouTube:  First teaser trailer for "Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker."

OBITS:

From ESPN:  Former NFL player and coach, Forrest Gregg, has died at the age of 85, Friday, April 12, 2019.  Known as the "Iron Man" for his then-record consecutive games played streak, Gregg was a part of six NFL championships, including two Super Bowl wins with the Green Bay Packers and one with the Dallas Cowboys.  As a coach, Gregg led the Cincinnati Bengals to Super Bowl XVI, where they lost to the San Francisco 49ers.

From NFL:  Forrest Gregg (Hall of Fame Class of 1977) through the years in this photo essay.
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From THR:  The actor, Seymour Cassel, has died at the age of 84, Sunday, April 7, 2019.  Cassel was a favorite of the late director, John Cassavetes, appearing in at least six of his films.  Cassel earned a best supporting actor nomination for his role in Cassavetes' "Faces."  He also appeared in three of director Wes Anderson's films.


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