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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Comics Review: "THE AMBASSADORS #1" - Best Super-Team Debut Since March 2002
Marvel Studios Negromancer Link-o-Rama 2023 - Update #21
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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NEWS:
CAPTAIN AMERICA - From THR: Liv Tyler, who played "Betty Ross" in Universal Pictures and Marvel Studios' "The Incredible Hulk" (2008), will return as the character in "Captain America: New World Order." Anthony Mackie will headline the film as Sam Wilson/Captain America.
From TheAVClub: Actor Carl Lumbly, who played the super-soldier, "Isaiah Bradley" in the Disney+ series "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" will reprise the role in "Captain America 4," which is currently titled "Captain America: New World Order."
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY - From Deadline: Director James Gunn talks about the runtime of "Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3" (about two and a half hours) and says that not a second of the film is wasted.
EXECUTIVE SUITE - From THR: Victoria Alonso, the president of physical and postproduction, visual effects and animation production at Marvel Studios, has reportedly left the company.
IRONHEART - From GameRant: Iconic voice performer, Cree Summer, who has performed voice roles in numerous animated films and television series, has joined the Disney+/Marvel Studios' series, "Ironheart," in an undisclosed role.
WOLVERINE - From Variety: Hugh Jackman is bulking up to play "Wolverine" again, this time, in the upcoming "Deadpool 3." He is eating 8000 calories a day.
DAREDEVIL - From THR: Actor John Bernthal will return to play Frank Castle/The Punisher in Disney+/Marvel Studios' "Daredevil: Born Again." Bernthal played the character in Season 2 of Marvel/Netflix's "Daredevil" and in his own series, "The Punisher," for two seasons (2017-19).
WAKANDA FOREVER - From Deadline: "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" topped the U.S. streaming charts the week of its debut, 1/30 to 2/5/2023, with 2.3 billion viewing minutes. That is also the third highest debut ever, behind Netflix "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" and Disney+'s "Hocus Pocus 2."
ANT-MAN/WASP - From Variety: Actor Jonathan Majors, who played "Kang," and screenwriter Jeff Loveness confront the bad reviews that "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" in different ways.
From Deadline: "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" star Evangeline Lilly says she once turned down Hugh Jackman's request that she appear in an "X-Men" film."
THE MARVELS - From THR: "The Marvels" release date has been moved July 28th to Nov. 10th. Disney's "Haunted Mansion" will take the July 28th release date.
KEVIN FEIGE - From EW: Marvel Studios boss, Kevin Feige, gives a wide-ranging interview to "Entertainment Weekly" about Marvel's movies, including discussions on Phase 5, "Kang," and the future of the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe).
OSCARS - From Marvel: "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" has received 5 nominations at the 2023 / 95th Academy Awards. The nominations came in the following categories: "Best Supporting Actress," "Best Costume Design," "Best Original Song," "Best Visual Effects," and "Best Makeup and Hairstyling." The winners will be announced Sunday, March 12, 2023.
DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN - From Deadline: Nikki M. James has joined the cast of the Disney+/Marvel Studios series, "Daredevil: Born Again." Her role is unknown.
ANGELA BASSETT - From Variety: “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” star Angela Bassett made superhero cinema history on Tuesday as the first woman, the first person of color, and the first Marvel Studios actor to be nominated for an Academy Award for their performance in a comic book adaptation.
From Variety: With her "Best Supporting Actress" win for her performance in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" (as "Queen Ramonda") at the 80th Golden Globes, Angela Bassett becomes the first actor in a Marvel Studios film to win a major acting award. She was part of the cast that won "Best Ensemble" for "Black Panther" at the 2019 SAG Awards.
AGATHA - From Deadline: Kathryn Hahn, the star of the Disney+ "WandaVision" spinoff, "Agatha: Coven of Chaos," hints that there may a song or two in the new series. The series is apparently due this year.
BLACK PANTHER - From Deadline: "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" is among the ten nominees in the category of "Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures" at the 2023 / 34th Annual Producers Guild of America Awards. Winners will be announced Sat., Feb. 25th, 2023.
DON CHEADLE - From Variety: Oscar-nominated actor, Don Cheadle, says in an interview that Marvel Studios gave him two hours to decide if he wanted to join "Iron Man 2" and sign a six-movie contract with them. Cheadle would go on to play James "Rhodey" Rhodes/War Machine in six films.
WAKANDA FOREVER - From THR: "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" cinematographer, Durald Arkapaw, reflects on “one of the most beautiful endings”
TEASERS & TRAILERS:
From Deadline: This is second trailer for "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," which made it debut during Super Bowl LVII (Feb. 12th). The film debuts May 5th, 2023.
From YouTube: This is the second trailer for "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania," which was released Jan. 9th. The film is due in theaters February 17, 2023.
From YouTube: This is the first trailer for "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania," which is due in theaters February 17, 2023.
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MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE (MCU):
Review: Iron Man (2008)
Review: The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Review: Iron Man 2 (2010)
Review: Thor (2011)
Review: Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Review: Marvel's The Avengers (2012)
Review: Iron Man 3 (2013)
Review: Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Review: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Review: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Review: Ant-Man (2015)
Review: Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Review: Doctor Strange (2016)
Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Review: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Review: Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Review: Black Panther (2018)
Review: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Review: Captain Marvel (2019)
Review: Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Review: Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Review: Black Widow (2021)
Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Review: Eternals (2021)
Review: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Review: Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
Review: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 26th to 31st, 2023 - Update #10
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE NEWS:
TELEVISION - From Deadline: HBO's "House of the Dragon" will have a shorter second season, eight episodes instead of the 10 the first season had.
TELEVISION - From BloodyDisgusting: Chris Carter, creator of "The X-Files," says that Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ryan Coogler is developing a new take on the series.
DISNEY/TRAILER - From Deadline: Pixar has released a trailer for its upcoming film, "Elemental," which is due in theaters, June 16th.
ANIMATION - From Deadline: DreamWorks Animation announces the third film in its "Trolls" series, "Trolls Band Together." It is due in theaters Nov. 17th.
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 3/24 to 3/26/2023 weekend box office is Lionsgate's "John Wick: Chapter 4" with an estimated take of 73.5 million dollars.
From Deadline: Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Chair Joe Drake is not ready to say goodbye to Keanu Reeves and "John Wick."
From Truthout: Writer Nicholas Powers says that the film "Creed III" reflects the immense class divide in Black America, but fails to heal it.
SCANDAL - From Deadline: Hot movie star, Jonathan Majors ("Creed III," "Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania") has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman, possibly a girlfriend.
From Deadline: Jonathan Majors’ criminal defense lawyer is speaking out and claiming the Creed III actor is innocent and has evidence proving his innocence.
MOVIES - From BBC: Paul Rusesabagina is a former hotel manager who was portrayed as a hero in the 2004 Hollywood film, "Hotel Rwanda." He has been released from prison in Kigali, after being sentenced to 25 years on terrorism charges. Actor Don Cheadle was nominated for an Oscar for play Rusesabagina in the film.
MOVIES - From CBR: Barring last minutes changes, director Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic drama, "Oppenheimer," will run about three hours longs. The film is due in theaters July 21st.
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Comics Review: "KILLADELPHIA #29" is Designed to Fill Your Mind
Review: Terrific and Amazing "ARMAGEDDON TIME" Doesn't Have Time for Sentimentality
Monday, March 27, 2023
BOOM! Studios Shipping from Diamond Distributors for March 29, 2023
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Saturday, March 25, 2023
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 19th to 25th, 2023 - Update #12
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
You can support Leroy via Paypal or on Patreon:
ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE NEWS:
DISNEY - From Deadline: Recently departed (fired?) Marvel Studios executive, Victoria Alonso, is weighing legal action against the Walt Disney Company and Marvel Studios.
GHOSTBUSTERS - From Deadline: Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, comedian James Acaster, and Emily Alyn Lind have joined the cast of the live-action sequel to Sony Pictures’ hit film, "Ghostbusters: Afterlife." The film is due December 2023.
MOVIES - From Deadline: Oscar winner Adam McKay has lined up Rob Pattinson, Amy Adams, Robert Downey Jr, Forest Whitaker, and Danielle Deadwyler ("Till") to head the ensemble cast of his next directorial effort, the serial killer comedy, "Average Height, Average Build."
MOVIES - From Variety: Apple and Amazon are making pricey investments in making films for release to theatres.
MOVIES - From Deadline: Destry Allyn Spielberg, the daughter of legendary director, Steven Spielberg, will make her directorial debut with the thriller, "Please Don't Feed the Children."
NETFLIX - From Deadline: Netflix has tapped "Dune" screenwriter, Jon Spaihts, to pen its live-action "Gears of War" film, based on the hit video game series.
CELEBRITY - From Deadline: President Joe Biden will present the "2021 National Medals of Arts" in conjunction with the "2021 National Humanities Medals" tomorrow, Tues., March 21st 2023, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. The list for the National Medal of Arts recipients includes Bruce Springsteen, José Feliciano, Gladys Knight, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mindy Kaling, Antonio Martorell-Cardona, Judith Francisca Baca, Fred Eychaner, Joan Shigekawa and Vera Wang, along with organizations the Billie Holiday Theatre and the International Association of Blacks in Dance.
The National Humanities Medals for 2021 will go to "Just Mercy" writer and justice advocate Bryan Stevenson; poet Richard Blanco; anthropologist Johnnetta Betsch Cole; historian Earl Lewis; educator Henrietta Mann; authors Walter Isaacson, Ann Patchett, Amy Tan, Colson Whitehead and Tara Westover; and call-in show "Native America Calling." Elton John is also on the 2021 NEH medal list, but he received his honor in September and played a concert on the White House lawn.
MOVIES - From BloodyDisgusting: According to the site, director Jordan Peele's next film will debut December 25, 2024. In addition, his production company, Monkeypaw, is producing a film that will arrive in theaters Friday, September 27, 2024.
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 3/17 to 3/19/2023 weekend box office is Warner Bros. Pictures' "Shazam! Fury of the God" with an estimated take of 30.5 million dollars.
From Here: Leroy Douresseaux's review of "Shazam! Fury of the Gods."
EN MEMORIAM - From Deadline: Film and television actor, Lance Reddick, died suddenly, Friday, March 17, 2023. He leaves behind a number of projects yet to be released, but in which he finished filming his scenes. Those includes the upcoming "John Wick: Chapter 4" and its upcoming spinoff, "The Ballerina."
OBITS:
From Deadline: Film and television producer and screenwriter, Norman Steinberg, has died at the age of 83, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. He was best known for co-scripting Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles," and he won an Primetime Emmy as a writer on the former NBC variety show, "The Flip Wilson Show" (1970-74).
From Deadline: Screenwriter Hal Dresner has died at the age of 85, Friday, March 17, 2023. He is best known for his work on such films as "Cool Hand Luke" (1967) and "Zorro, the Gay Blade" (1981). He is credited with writing the line, "What we have here is a failure to communicate" for "Cool Hand Luke."