Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 26th to 31st, 2026 - UPDATE #5

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

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NEWS:

DISNEY - From WorldofReel:  The planned sequel to the Oscar-nominated 2024 hit, "Alien: Romulus," is not happening.  And franchise director, Ridley Scott ("Alien," "Prometheus"), may have something to do with that.

NETFLIX - From Deadline:  Netflix has announced "Women Like Us," a new comedy from Charles D. King’s "Macro Film Studios" and Barack and Michelle Obama's "Higher Ground."  It will star Whoopi Goldberg, Jenifer Lewis, Vanessa Williams, and Vivica A. Fox.  The director is Tasha Smith, who has TV credits for such series as "Bel-Air" and "Harlem."

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 7/24 to 7/26/2026 weekend box office is Universal Pictures' "The Odyssey" with an estimated take of 87 million dollars.

MOVIES - From Variety:  Jonathan Goldstein, the co-writer and director of "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" (2023), said that a sequel to the film has been written.  However, he says that it may never be filmed for "financial" reasons.

OBITS:

From Deadline:  Irish singer-songwriter and actor, Glen Hansard, has died at the age of 56, July 29, 2026 in a motorcycle crash in Dublin, Ireland.  Hansard won an Oscar with co-writer, Marketa Irglova, in the category of "Best Original Song" for "Falling Slowly" from "Once" (2007).  He won a Grammy Award and was nominated three other times.

From Deadline:  French costume designer, Jean-Pierre Dorleac, has died at the age of 83, Thursday, July 23, 2026.  His work appeared in film, television, theater, opera, variety, and burlesque.  Dorleac received 11 Primetime Emmy nominations for his work in TV.  He won an Emmy in 1979 for his work on the original "Battlestar Galactica" (ABC, 1978-79) and was nominated for his work on "Galactica 1980" (ABC, 1980). His second Emmy win was for his work on the former AMC comedy-drama, "The Lot" (1999-2001).  Dorleac received a "Best Costume Design" Oscar nomination for his work on the 1980 film, "Somewhere in Time."

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