Negromancer News Bits and Bites from June 1st to 7th, 2025 - UPDATE #7

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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NEWS:

ANIMATION - From Variety:  The Oscar-winning, Latvian animated film, "Flow," continues its historic global box office run with 57 million dollar gross and counting.

STREAMING - From Deadline:  Samuel L. Jackson will star in "NOLA King," a spinoff of the Paramount+ series, "Tulsa King," which stars Sylvester Stallone. "NOLA King" further expands the universe of super-producer Taylor Sheridan's universe of television series.  Jackson will appear in multiple episodes of the upcoming third season of "Tulsa King" before moving on to "NOLA King."

CELEBRITY - From Variety:  Michael B. Jordan says that Denzel Washington warning him that overexposure hurts movie stars in reference to being on social media all the time.

DISNEY - From Variety:  Disney's latest round of layoffs involving such departments as film and TV marketing, casting and development, and its corporate financial operations.

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 5/30 to 6/1/2025 weekend box office is Disney's "Lilo & Stitch" with an estimated take of 63 million dollars.

MOVIES - From Variety: During an interview for his new film, "Karate Kid: Legends," Jackie Chan talks about the "Rush Hour" film trilogy, in which he starred with Chris Tucker. He talks about which film was his favorite and which is his least favorite.

OBITS:

From Deadline:  American film executive, Jason Constantine, has died at the age of 55, Tuesday, June 3, 2025.  Constantine was best known for his long time association with Lionsgate Motion Picture Group.  Constantine was a big proponent of the original "Saw" (2004), which spawned a franchise.  Constantine was also involved with such Oscar-winning films as "Crash" (2005) and "Precious" (2009).

From Variety:  American actor and voice performer, Jonathan Joss, has died at the age of 59, Sunday, June 1, 2025.  Jonathan was shot to death near his home during an argument.  Joss was best known for providing the voice of the character "John Redcorn" on the former Fox Network animated television series, "King of the Hill" from Season 2 through Season 13 (1998-2009). Joss replaced the original voice of John Redcorn, "Victor Aaron," who died as the result of a car crash.  Joss also had recurring roles on such TV series as "Parks and Recreation," "Ray Donovan," and "Tulsa King."  Joss also appeared in two "Lonesome Dove" related miniseries, "Dead Man's Walk" (ABC, 1996) and "Comanche Moon" (CBS, 2008).