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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Director Matt Reeves confirms that Jeffrey Wright will play "Commissioner James 'Jim' Gordon" in his upcoming film, "The Batman."
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Family and friends remember actor and comedian, John Witherspoon ("Friday," "The Wayan Bros.," and "The Boondocks"), who died Tuesday, October 29, 2019.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: HBO is not going forward with the "Game of Thrones" prequel pilot starring Naomi Watts.
From THR: However, HBO has ordered a "Game of Thrones" prequel series, "House of the Dragon" that is set 300 years before "Game of Thrones." It is created by George R.R. Martin, the author of the "Game of Thrones" novels, and Ryan Condal
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BOX OFFICE - From THR: It turns out the ACTUAL winner of the 10/25 to 10/27/2019 weekend box office is "Malificent: Mistress of Evil" with a final take of 19.4 million dollars. "Joker," the previously announced winner had a final box office take of 19.2 million dollars instead of 18.9 million.
From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/25 to 10/27/2019 weekend box office is "Joker" with an estimated take of 18.9 million dollars.
From Patreon: My review of "Joker."
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SCANDAL - From TheWrap: Actor Jared Padalecki, who plays "Sam Winchester" on The CW's "Supernatural," has apparently been arrested for assaulting employees at his bar, "Stereotype," in Austin, Texas.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Australian director Baz Luhrmann has chosen Australian actress Olivia DeJonge to play Priscilla Presley in his Elvis Presley biopic for Warner Bros.
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DISNEY - From Vulture: Now, that it complete only 20th Century Fox, Disney is reportedly placing classic Fox movies in the "Disney vault," which is causing problems for repertory movie theaters.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Crispin Glover admits that he only took the job acting in "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter" (the fourth film) for the paycheck.
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JAMES BOND - From Deadline: The 25th James Bond film, "No Time to Die," has wrapped up shooting. The film will open in the U.S. on April 8th, 2020.
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DISNEY - From THR: "Chernobyl" creator, Craig Mazin, has been hired to reboot Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" film franchise alongside veteran "Pirates" writer, Ted Elliot.
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ECO - From Variety: Actors Jane Fonda and Ted Danson were arrested during a climate change protest in Washington D.C. For Fonda, it is second recent climate protest arrest.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Grammy-winning recording artist, Adele, shows off a slimmer look at Grammy-winner Drake's birthday party.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: The nominations for the 29th / 2019 Gotham Awards have been announced. The winners will be announced Monday, Dec. 2nd.
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MOVIES - From RollingStone: Vin Diesel reveals that Grammy-winning singer Cardi B will appear in the 9th installment of the "Fast & Furious" franchise.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Recording artist and choreographer, Paula Abdul, talks about choreographing the African dance scene during the aborted wedding that takes place early in the Eddie Murphy classic, "Coming to America."
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MOVIES - From ShadowandAct: Andre Holland ("Moonlight") joins Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson in the film adaptation of Nella Larsen's 1939 novel, "Passing."
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: Lori Loughlin facing an additional 10 years in jail because of an additional charge in the "college admissions scandal" (the FBI's "Operation Varsity Blues).
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OSCARS - From Deadline: The stars of "Ford v. Ferrari," actors Matt Damon and Christian Bale, will go head to head in the best actor Oscar race.
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CELEBRITY - From BET: Celebrated and reviled rap music impresario, Suge Knight, is serving 28 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter. It has been reported that he has sold the rights to his life story to recording artist, actor, and TV personality, Ray J.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/18 to 10/20/2019 weekend box office is "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" with an estimated take of 36 million dollars.
From THR: The Ang Lee-directed, Will Smith-headling "Gemini Man" could lose 75 million dollars for companies behind it.
From Deadline: "Joker" looks like it is headed to 900 million dollars in worldwide gross. That would make it the highest grossing R-rated film ahead of current record holder, "Deadpool," which grossed 783 million dollars.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: Tom Hanks will recevie the "Cecil B. DeMille Award" from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at the 77th Annual Golden Globes Awards on Jan. 5th, 2020.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence married Cooke Maroney Sat., Oct. 18th.
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POLITICS-BDS - From Truthout: Actor David Clennon wonders if he will be blacklisted because of his support of the Boycott Divest Sanction movement against Israel.
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From Deadline: The actor and comedian, John Witherspoon, has died at the age of 77, October 29, 2019. His 42-year film and TV career began with a two appearances on "The Richard Pryor Show" (1977). His longest running TV gig was playing "John 'Pop' Williams" on "The Wayans Bros" (1995-99), and he also provided the voice of "Robert 'Grandad' Freeman" for the animated series, "The Boondocks" (2005-2014). His best known film role was as "Willie Jones" in Ice Cube's "Friday" film series.
From Deadline: Legendary Hollywood film producer, Robert Evans, has died at the age of 89, Saturday, October 26, 2019. He was best known as the producer of many films, including 1974's "Chinatown," for which he received an Academy Award nomination, his only Oscar nod. He also, notoriously, produced 1984's "The Cotton Club," a production that became entangled in a murder trial. Evans was also the head of production at Paramount Pictures from 1967 to 1974.
From NPR: Former congressman, U.S. Representative John Conyers, Democrat-Michigan, has died at the age of 90, Sunday, October 27, 2019. Conyers was the longest serving African-American member of Congress, 1965 to 2017.
From NFL and TheMercuryNews: Former NFL player, coach and executive,Willie Brown, has died at the age of 78, Monday, October 21, 2019, according sources with the Oakland Raiders, the team with which he is most associated. Brown played cornerback for the Denver Broncos (1963 to 1966) and the Oakland Raiders (1967 to 1978). Brown won three Super Bowl titles (XI, XV, and XVIII) with the Raiders, one as a player and two as a coach.
From THR: Television writer and producer, James Schmerer, died at the age of 81, Friday, October 4, 2019. Schmerer was known for writing episodes of TV series such as "Mannix," "CHiPs," "MacGuyver," and "The High Chaparral" (for which he was also a producer).
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Thursday, October 31, 2019
Saturday, October 19, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from October 13th to 19th, 2019 - Update #27
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COMICS-FILM - From WeGotThisCovered: Deadpool film franchise writers, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, said that they are waiting for Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige's approval to start working on the script for "Deadpool 3."
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DISNEY - From Variety: Oscar-winning director Robert Zemeckis ("Forest Gump") is in talks to direct Disney's live-action remake of Pinocchio.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Dick Cook Studios (DCS), an independent production company helmed by former Walt Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook, will receive AUD $30 million ($20,473,020 USD) in Australian government funding to produce two fantasy features in the country. The films are "Ranger's Apprentice" and "The Alchemyst."
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STREAMING - From TheWrap: Greg Kinnear has joined the cast of the CBS All Access miniseries, "The Stand," in the role of Glen Bateman.
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ANIMATION - From TheWrap: WarnerMedia's streaming service, HBOMax, has obtained the streaming rights to the animated films of the Japanese animation powerhouse, Studio Ghibli, which produced the Oscar-winning "Spirited Away." When they debut in 2020, it will be the first time these films will be streamed
TELEVISION - From Variety: Kurt Sutter has been fired as showrunner from FX's "Mayans MC," a show he co-created. It reportedly has to do with complaints against him.
From Deadline: Kurt Sutter tells his side of the story on being fired from FX's "Mayans MC."
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MOVIES-TRAILER - From ShadowandAct: There is a first trailer for "She Ball," the first film from Cash Money Films in partnership with Nick Cannon's Ncredible Entertainment.
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CELEBRITY - From Deadline: Ron Ely was the star of NBC's 1960s "Tarzan" television series (1966-68). The police found Ely's wife, Valerie, stabbed to death at the couple's home in the Hope Ranch community of Santa Barbara, California. The suspect in Valerie's death was Ron and Valerie's son, Cameron, whom the police shot to death. Ron Ely was reportedly unharmed.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Jada Pinkett Smith is in talks to return for "The Matrix 4." Smith played Niobe in "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions."
From Deadline: Actress Jessica Henwick, who appeared in Marvel/Netflix's "Iron Fist," is in talks to take a lead role in "The Matrix 4."
From Variety: Emmy-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris is joining the cast of "The Matrix 4." Production on the film is set to begin in early 2020.
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SCANDAL - From YahooEntertainment: Oscar-nominated actress Felicity Huffman has reported to prison to begin serving her 14-day sentence for her role in the "college admissions scanda," also known as "Operation Varsity Blues."
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: The nominations for the class of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2020 have been announced. Their are 16 nominated acts, including Whitney Houston, Pat Benatar, and Dave Matthews Band.
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ECO - From Grist: Legendary and Oscar-winning actress Jane Fonda was recently arrested during a climate protest, and she says she plans to do it again.
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STREAMING - From Netflix: Netflix and Ava DuVernay face a lawsuit over its Emmy-winning miniseries, "When They See Us."
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CULTURE - From YahooLifestyle: A "ghost kitchen" may be preparing your Chick-fil-A.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Zoe Kravitz has won the role of "Selina Kyle/Catwoman" in Matt Reeves' The Batman, in which Robert Pattinson plays Batman.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: Nominations have been announced for the 4th Annual / 2019 Critics' Choice Documentary Awards.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/11 to 10/13/2019 weekend box office is "Joker" with an estimated take of 55 million dollars.
From Variety: "Joker" still dominating the international box office with an estimated haul of 123.7 million dollars in 79 markets.
From Patreon: My review of "Gemini Man."
From Patreon: My review of "Joker."
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POLITICS - From TheGuardian: Robert De Niro calls President Trump a "gangster president," among other things he says.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Quentin Tarantino offers praise for the late actor Robert Forster. Forster, who died Friday, Oct. 11th, appeared in Tarantino's 1997 film, "Jackie Brown" with Pam Grier. Tarantino said that casting Forster, who received an Oscar nomination for his role in the film, one of the best casting choices he has ever made.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Idina Menzel is in talks to join Sony Pictures' "Cinderella" in the role of the evil stepmother. Menzel, a Tony Award-winning Broadway actress and singer, is probably best known to the general public for her voice role as "Queen Elsa" in Disney's animated film, "Frozen," and for sing that film's worldwide hit song, "Let It Go."
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From TheBaltimoreSun: U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings, a Democrat from Baltimore, has died at the age of 68, Thursday, October 17, 2019. Cummings was known for his blunt oratory and for his devotion to the city of Baltimore, Maryland. As chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, he was a key figure in the impeachment inquiry in President Donald Trump.
From Variety: The actor Bill Macy has died at the age of 97, Thursday, October 17, 2019. Macy was best known for his role as "Walter Findlay," the husband of Bea Arthur's "Maude," on the former CBS TV series, "Maude" (1972-78).
From Deadline: The so-called "pimp to the stars" and "Hollywood hustler," Scotty Bowers, died at the age of 96, Sunday, October 13, 2019. A former marine and gas station attendant, Bowers was allegedly a sexual companion to or sexual facilitator (pimp) for numerous stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, including Cary Grant, Randolph Scott, Spencer Tracy, Charles Laughton, Cole Porter, and Laurence Olivier, to name a few. In his 2012 memoir, "Full Service," Bowers gave insight into the secretive sex lives high-profile Hollywood stars of the golden era.
COMICS-FILM - From WeGotThisCovered: Deadpool film franchise writers, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, said that they are waiting for Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige's approval to start working on the script for "Deadpool 3."
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DISNEY - From Variety: Oscar-winning director Robert Zemeckis ("Forest Gump") is in talks to direct Disney's live-action remake of Pinocchio.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Dick Cook Studios (DCS), an independent production company helmed by former Walt Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook, will receive AUD $30 million ($20,473,020 USD) in Australian government funding to produce two fantasy features in the country. The films are "Ranger's Apprentice" and "The Alchemyst."
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STREAMING - From TheWrap: Greg Kinnear has joined the cast of the CBS All Access miniseries, "The Stand," in the role of Glen Bateman.
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ANIMATION - From TheWrap: WarnerMedia's streaming service, HBOMax, has obtained the streaming rights to the animated films of the Japanese animation powerhouse, Studio Ghibli, which produced the Oscar-winning "Spirited Away." When they debut in 2020, it will be the first time these films will be streamed
TELEVISION - From Variety: Kurt Sutter has been fired as showrunner from FX's "Mayans MC," a show he co-created. It reportedly has to do with complaints against him.
From Deadline: Kurt Sutter tells his side of the story on being fired from FX's "Mayans MC."
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MOVIES-TRAILER - From ShadowandAct: There is a first trailer for "She Ball," the first film from Cash Money Films in partnership with Nick Cannon's Ncredible Entertainment.
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CELEBRITY - From Deadline: Ron Ely was the star of NBC's 1960s "Tarzan" television series (1966-68). The police found Ely's wife, Valerie, stabbed to death at the couple's home in the Hope Ranch community of Santa Barbara, California. The suspect in Valerie's death was Ron and Valerie's son, Cameron, whom the police shot to death. Ron Ely was reportedly unharmed.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Jada Pinkett Smith is in talks to return for "The Matrix 4." Smith played Niobe in "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions."
From Deadline: Actress Jessica Henwick, who appeared in Marvel/Netflix's "Iron Fist," is in talks to take a lead role in "The Matrix 4."
From Variety: Emmy-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris is joining the cast of "The Matrix 4." Production on the film is set to begin in early 2020.
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SCANDAL - From YahooEntertainment: Oscar-nominated actress Felicity Huffman has reported to prison to begin serving her 14-day sentence for her role in the "college admissions scanda," also known as "Operation Varsity Blues."
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: The nominations for the class of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2020 have been announced. Their are 16 nominated acts, including Whitney Houston, Pat Benatar, and Dave Matthews Band.
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ECO - From Grist: Legendary and Oscar-winning actress Jane Fonda was recently arrested during a climate protest, and she says she plans to do it again.
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STREAMING - From Netflix: Netflix and Ava DuVernay face a lawsuit over its Emmy-winning miniseries, "When They See Us."
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CULTURE - From YahooLifestyle: A "ghost kitchen" may be preparing your Chick-fil-A.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Zoe Kravitz has won the role of "Selina Kyle/Catwoman" in Matt Reeves' The Batman, in which Robert Pattinson plays Batman.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: Nominations have been announced for the 4th Annual / 2019 Critics' Choice Documentary Awards.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/11 to 10/13/2019 weekend box office is "Joker" with an estimated take of 55 million dollars.
From Variety: "Joker" still dominating the international box office with an estimated haul of 123.7 million dollars in 79 markets.
From Patreon: My review of "Gemini Man."
From Patreon: My review of "Joker."
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POLITICS - From TheGuardian: Robert De Niro calls President Trump a "gangster president," among other things he says.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Quentin Tarantino offers praise for the late actor Robert Forster. Forster, who died Friday, Oct. 11th, appeared in Tarantino's 1997 film, "Jackie Brown" with Pam Grier. Tarantino said that casting Forster, who received an Oscar nomination for his role in the film, one of the best casting choices he has ever made.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Idina Menzel is in talks to join Sony Pictures' "Cinderella" in the role of the evil stepmother. Menzel, a Tony Award-winning Broadway actress and singer, is probably best known to the general public for her voice role as "Queen Elsa" in Disney's animated film, "Frozen," and for sing that film's worldwide hit song, "Let It Go."
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From TheBaltimoreSun: U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings, a Democrat from Baltimore, has died at the age of 68, Thursday, October 17, 2019. Cummings was known for his blunt oratory and for his devotion to the city of Baltimore, Maryland. As chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, he was a key figure in the impeachment inquiry in President Donald Trump.
From Variety: The actor Bill Macy has died at the age of 97, Thursday, October 17, 2019. Macy was best known for his role as "Walter Findlay," the husband of Bea Arthur's "Maude," on the former CBS TV series, "Maude" (1972-78).
From Deadline: The so-called "pimp to the stars" and "Hollywood hustler," Scotty Bowers, died at the age of 96, Sunday, October 13, 2019. A former marine and gas station attendant, Bowers was allegedly a sexual companion to or sexual facilitator (pimp) for numerous stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, including Cary Grant, Randolph Scott, Spencer Tracy, Charles Laughton, Cole Porter, and Laurence Olivier, to name a few. In his 2012 memoir, "Full Service," Bowers gave insight into the secretive sex lives high-profile Hollywood stars of the golden era.
Saturday, October 12, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from October 6th to 12th, 2019 - Update #26
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MY REVIEW OF "GEMINI MAN" IS here.
MY REVIEW OF "JOKER" IS here.
POLITICS - From YahooLifestyle: "You wouldn't know a joke if one raised you," Senator Kamala Harris tells Donald Trump, Jr. a.k.a. "Dumb, Jr."
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Tina Turn called Elton John "fat."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Bob Weinstein is trying to recover from the crap storm that is his brother, Harvey Weinstein, and all his sexual abuse allegations. Bob has launched a boutique production label, "Watch This Entertainment." First project is the animated film, "Endangered," which Bob is producing with actress Tea Leoni.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Gal Gadot ("Wonder Woman") and her husband, Jason Varsano, have formed a production company, Pilot Wave. Their first film project will be the fact-based historical thriller, "Irene Sendler."
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TELEVISION - From Variety: A judge has rejected AMC's claim that it is not responsible for the death of stuntman John Bernecker on the set of "The Walking Dead" in 2017. Bernecker's family filed suit in 2018, and a trial is scheduled to begin December 9th, 2019. AMC has made several claims of immunity from the lawsuit and about not being responsible for the accident that took Bernecker's life.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Emmy-winner Billy Porter will play the "fairy godmother" in a re-imagined musical version of "Cinderella" that Sony is producing.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: Actress Drew Barrymore's syndicated daytime talk show gets a green light from CBS Television Distribution. A pilot for the show has already been shot.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Kerry Washington is join super-producer Ryan Murphy's "The Prom," which already includes actors like Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman.
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SPORTS-POLITICS - From CNN: Here is a timeline of the ongoing controversy involving the National Basketball Association, China, the Hong Kong protests, the NBA's Houston Rockets, and a tweet.
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MOVIES - From ScreenDaily: Will Smith, "Gemini Man," Ang Lee and the viability of high fps (frames-per-second) film - also known as HFR (high frame rate) films. 24 fps is the usual rate.
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MOVIES-STREAMING - From Movieweb: The new "Masters of the Universe" movie is due to hit theaters in March 2021. However, Sony may sell the expensive project to Netflix reportedly to minimize financial risk.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has landed one of the lead roles in "The Matrix 4," which is being directed by one of the franchise's creators, Lana Wachowski.
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TELEVISION-AWARDS - From Deadline: Actress, writer, and producer, Mindy Kaling, talks about the Emmy vetting process done by the Television Academy, which led to her being "singled out," as she describes it.
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SCANDAL - From Variety: Ronan Farrow, whose work revealed Harvey Weinstein's history of sexual abuse, makes a shocking allegation in his new book, "Catch and Kill. Farrow alleges that former NBC "Today" co-anchor, Matt Lauer, raped a colleague.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Daveed Diggs, who won both a Tony Award and a Grammy for his work on the Broadway musical, "Hamilton," will play "Sebastian the Jamaican crab" in Disney's live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Len Wiseman ("Underworld") is set to direct "Ballerina," a female-centric spinoff of the "John Wick" film franchise."
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: "Prodigal Son" becomes the first series of the new Fall TV season to get a full-season pickup from Fox. Fox had ordered 13 episodes of the the serial killer/family drama, and has upped that to a full 22-episode season.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/5 to 10/7/2019 weekend box office is "Joker" with an estimated take of 93.5 million dollars.
From Variety: "Joker" is the biggest October launch in domestic box office history. It's 93.5 million dollars surpasses the previous record holder, "Venom" which made 80 million dollars in its October 2018 opening weekend.
From Variety: "Joker" dominates international box office with 140.5 million in overseas box office.
From Variety: Todd Phillips' "Joker," starring Joaquin Phoenix in the title role, sets an October opening day record with an estimated 39.9 million dollar opening on Friday, October 5, 2019
From Patreon: A review of "Joker."
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CELEBRITY - From ABCNews: Tyler Perry christened his new 250 million dollar movie studio Sat., Oct, 5th with a star-studded opening gala, complete with red carpet. The property has once served as a Confederate army base.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Taika Waititi talks about playing Adolf Hitler in his film, "Jojo Rabbit."
OBITS:
From Variety: The actor Robert Forster has died at the age of 78, Friday, October 11, 2019. Forster was a prolific character actor who had almost 200 acting credits. He received a best supporting actor Oscar nomination for his role of "Max Cherry" in Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown." He appeared in TV series such as "Last Man Standing" and "Twin Peaks," and he died the same day as the debut of one of his last projects, "El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie."
From Deadline: The actor and comedian, Rip Taylor, has died at the age of 84, Sunday, October 6, 2019. Taylor was known for his exuberant and flamboyant personality and for showering himself and others in confetti. He was an a voice actor on animated series, including voicing "Uncle Fester" on the 1992 "Addams Family" animated series. Taylor appeared on talk and variety shows and was a panelist on several game shows, including Hollywood squares.
MY REVIEW OF "GEMINI MAN" IS here.
MY REVIEW OF "JOKER" IS here.
POLITICS - From YahooLifestyle: "You wouldn't know a joke if one raised you," Senator Kamala Harris tells Donald Trump, Jr. a.k.a. "Dumb, Jr."
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Tina Turn called Elton John "fat."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Bob Weinstein is trying to recover from the crap storm that is his brother, Harvey Weinstein, and all his sexual abuse allegations. Bob has launched a boutique production label, "Watch This Entertainment." First project is the animated film, "Endangered," which Bob is producing with actress Tea Leoni.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Gal Gadot ("Wonder Woman") and her husband, Jason Varsano, have formed a production company, Pilot Wave. Their first film project will be the fact-based historical thriller, "Irene Sendler."
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TELEVISION - From Variety: A judge has rejected AMC's claim that it is not responsible for the death of stuntman John Bernecker on the set of "The Walking Dead" in 2017. Bernecker's family filed suit in 2018, and a trial is scheduled to begin December 9th, 2019. AMC has made several claims of immunity from the lawsuit and about not being responsible for the accident that took Bernecker's life.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Emmy-winner Billy Porter will play the "fairy godmother" in a re-imagined musical version of "Cinderella" that Sony is producing.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: Actress Drew Barrymore's syndicated daytime talk show gets a green light from CBS Television Distribution. A pilot for the show has already been shot.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Kerry Washington is join super-producer Ryan Murphy's "The Prom," which already includes actors like Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman.
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SPORTS-POLITICS - From CNN: Here is a timeline of the ongoing controversy involving the National Basketball Association, China, the Hong Kong protests, the NBA's Houston Rockets, and a tweet.
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MOVIES - From ScreenDaily: Will Smith, "Gemini Man," Ang Lee and the viability of high fps (frames-per-second) film - also known as HFR (high frame rate) films. 24 fps is the usual rate.
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MOVIES-STREAMING - From Movieweb: The new "Masters of the Universe" movie is due to hit theaters in March 2021. However, Sony may sell the expensive project to Netflix reportedly to minimize financial risk.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has landed one of the lead roles in "The Matrix 4," which is being directed by one of the franchise's creators, Lana Wachowski.
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TELEVISION-AWARDS - From Deadline: Actress, writer, and producer, Mindy Kaling, talks about the Emmy vetting process done by the Television Academy, which led to her being "singled out," as she describes it.
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SCANDAL - From Variety: Ronan Farrow, whose work revealed Harvey Weinstein's history of sexual abuse, makes a shocking allegation in his new book, "Catch and Kill. Farrow alleges that former NBC "Today" co-anchor, Matt Lauer, raped a colleague.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Daveed Diggs, who won both a Tony Award and a Grammy for his work on the Broadway musical, "Hamilton," will play "Sebastian the Jamaican crab" in Disney's live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Len Wiseman ("Underworld") is set to direct "Ballerina," a female-centric spinoff of the "John Wick" film franchise."
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: "Prodigal Son" becomes the first series of the new Fall TV season to get a full-season pickup from Fox. Fox had ordered 13 episodes of the the serial killer/family drama, and has upped that to a full 22-episode season.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/5 to 10/7/2019 weekend box office is "Joker" with an estimated take of 93.5 million dollars.
From Variety: "Joker" is the biggest October launch in domestic box office history. It's 93.5 million dollars surpasses the previous record holder, "Venom" which made 80 million dollars in its October 2018 opening weekend.
From Variety: "Joker" dominates international box office with 140.5 million in overseas box office.
From Variety: Todd Phillips' "Joker," starring Joaquin Phoenix in the title role, sets an October opening day record with an estimated 39.9 million dollar opening on Friday, October 5, 2019
From Patreon: A review of "Joker."
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CELEBRITY - From ABCNews: Tyler Perry christened his new 250 million dollar movie studio Sat., Oct, 5th with a star-studded opening gala, complete with red carpet. The property has once served as a Confederate army base.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Taika Waititi talks about playing Adolf Hitler in his film, "Jojo Rabbit."
OBITS:
From Variety: The actor Robert Forster has died at the age of 78, Friday, October 11, 2019. Forster was a prolific character actor who had almost 200 acting credits. He received a best supporting actor Oscar nomination for his role of "Max Cherry" in Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown." He appeared in TV series such as "Last Man Standing" and "Twin Peaks," and he died the same day as the debut of one of his last projects, "El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie."
From Deadline: The actor and comedian, Rip Taylor, has died at the age of 84, Sunday, October 6, 2019. Taylor was known for his exuberant and flamboyant personality and for showering himself and others in confetti. He was an a voice actor on animated series, including voicing "Uncle Fester" on the 1992 "Addams Family" animated series. Taylor appeared on talk and variety shows and was a panelist on several game shows, including Hollywood squares.
Monday, September 30, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from September 22nd to 30th, 2019 - Update #30
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BOX OFFCE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/27 to 9/29/19 weekend box office is the animated film, "Abominable," with an estimated take of 20.85 million dollars.
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MOVIES - From Truthout: A new documentary film, "PUSH," chronicles the urban housing crisis that has been growing since the 2008 financial crash.
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POLITICS - From DNYUZ: Concerning Fox News, "Fuck 'em!" declared Oscar-winning actor Robert DeNiro in a CNN interview.
From YahooLifestyle: This article has video clips of Mr. DeNiro's "Fuck 'em" declaration.
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JAMES BOND - From YahooMovies: See first photo of Lashana Lynch as the new 007 on the set of the upcoming James Bond film, "No Time to Die."
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MARVEL STUDIOS - From BleedingCool: When Disney ordered Ike Perlmutter to stop blocking "Black Panther" and "Captain Marvel."
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STREAMING - From ShadowandAct: Breakout Broadway star, Jeremy Pope, will have a lead role in "Hollywood," the new series from TV super-producer Ryan Murphy and Netflix.
From TheWrap: Emmy-winning actor Jim Parsons is among seven new cast members announced for Ryan Murphy's "Hollywood" series for Netflix.
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CELEBRITY - From ShadowandAct: Oscar-nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson has signed a deal with Amazon to become the first celebrity voice option for the voice of Alexa, the company's digitally enhanced assistant device.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez and Grammy-winning recording artist Shakira will headline the halftime show at "Super Bowl LIV." The game is set for Feb. 2, 2020 and will be broadcast on Fox.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Andrea Reiher gives readers a recap of "American Horror Story: 1984" Episode 2 ("Mr. Jingles).
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MOVIES - From Variety: "News of the World," the historical drama starring Tom Hanks and directed by Paul Greengrass will be released December 25, 2020.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick is joining MGM to produce a sequel to their beloved ABC TV drama, "Thirtysomething" (1987-1991), which won the Primetime Emmy for "Best Drama Series" in 1988. Multiple networks are interested, including ABC.
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CULTURE - From YahooMoney: This map shows the richest person in each state.
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BUSINESS - From THR: How much of a market is left for (stagnant) satellite TV service, DirectTV?
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MOVIES - From Variety: The star trio of the original "Jurassic Park," Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, and Sam Neill, are returning for "Jurassic World 3." The film is due June 21, 2021.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Will Smith will portray real-life crime boss, Nicky Barnes, in the film, "The Council," for Netflix.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Word is that Warner Bros. is rebooting its 1991 gangster film, "New Jack City," with "Snowfall" (FX) actor, Malcolm M. Mays writing.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: The latest classic TV series about to be rebooted is the late CBS series, "Walker, Texas Ranger," which starred Chuck Norris. Actor Jared Padalecki, formerly of The CW's "Supernatural" is set to star and executive produce.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/20 to 9/22/2019 weekend box office is "Downton Abbey" with an estimated take of 31 million dollars.
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EMMYS - From Deadline: The estimated 6.9 million viewers who watched the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards broadcast is the smallest audience ever for an Emmy Awards show.
From TheWrap: Here is a complete list of winners at last night's 71st Primetime Emmy Awards.
From TheWrap: Tonight, Sun., Sept. 22nd is the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards. "The Wrap" offers this complete list of the categories and nominees in each category that are in play tonight.
From FanSided: Here is a printable list of the nominees in the major categories at tonight's 71st Primetime Emmy Awards.
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DISNEY - From THR: Disney CEO Bob Iger explains why Disney walked away from acquiring Twitter in 2017.
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MOVIES - From THR: The late actor R. Lee Emery played the drill sergeant in Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket." "The Hollywood Reporter" offers the story of actor Tim Colceri, who was originally slated to play the role.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Director Ang Lee talks about his latest film, "Gemini Man," including de-aging the film's star, Will Smith.
OBITS:
From NPR: Opera singer Jessye Norman has died at the age of 74, Monday, September 30, 2019. Norman was a four-time Grammy winner and also received the "Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award" in 2006. She also received the "2009 National Medal of Arts" in 2010 from President Barack Obama. A "dramatic soprano," Norman was one of the leading figures in opera at a time when there were far fewer African-American opera singers than there are now.
From Deadline: The actor Robert Garrison died at the age of 59, Friday, September 27, 2019. Garrison is best remembered for playing the character, "Tommy," in "The Karate Kid" (1984) and its sequel, "The Karate Kid 2" (1986).
From TheWrap: The actor Sid Haig has died at the age of 80, Saturday, September 21, 2019. In a career that began in the early 1960s, Haig appeared in over 50 films and in hundreds of episodes of television series. He had become a horror movie icon thanks to his appearance in Rob Zombie's "Firefly family" films. In the 1970s, Haig appeared in several blaxploitation films, including Jack Hill's "Coffy" and "Foxy Brown."
From StarTrek: The actor Aron Eisenberg has died at the age of 50, Saturday, September 21, 2019. He was best known for playing the character, "Nog," on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" for 47 episodes (according to IMDb).
BOX OFFCE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/27 to 9/29/19 weekend box office is the animated film, "Abominable," with an estimated take of 20.85 million dollars.
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MOVIES - From Truthout: A new documentary film, "PUSH," chronicles the urban housing crisis that has been growing since the 2008 financial crash.
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POLITICS - From DNYUZ: Concerning Fox News, "Fuck 'em!" declared Oscar-winning actor Robert DeNiro in a CNN interview.
From YahooLifestyle: This article has video clips of Mr. DeNiro's "Fuck 'em" declaration.
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JAMES BOND - From YahooMovies: See first photo of Lashana Lynch as the new 007 on the set of the upcoming James Bond film, "No Time to Die."
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MARVEL STUDIOS - From BleedingCool: When Disney ordered Ike Perlmutter to stop blocking "Black Panther" and "Captain Marvel."
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STREAMING - From ShadowandAct: Breakout Broadway star, Jeremy Pope, will have a lead role in "Hollywood," the new series from TV super-producer Ryan Murphy and Netflix.
From TheWrap: Emmy-winning actor Jim Parsons is among seven new cast members announced for Ryan Murphy's "Hollywood" series for Netflix.
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CELEBRITY - From ShadowandAct: Oscar-nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson has signed a deal with Amazon to become the first celebrity voice option for the voice of Alexa, the company's digitally enhanced assistant device.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez and Grammy-winning recording artist Shakira will headline the halftime show at "Super Bowl LIV." The game is set for Feb. 2, 2020 and will be broadcast on Fox.
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: Andrea Reiher gives readers a recap of "American Horror Story: 1984" Episode 2 ("Mr. Jingles).
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: "News of the World," the historical drama starring Tom Hanks and directed by Paul Greengrass will be released December 25, 2020.
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick is joining MGM to produce a sequel to their beloved ABC TV drama, "Thirtysomething" (1987-1991), which won the Primetime Emmy for "Best Drama Series" in 1988. Multiple networks are interested, including ABC.
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CULTURE - From YahooMoney: This map shows the richest person in each state.
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BUSINESS - From THR: How much of a market is left for (stagnant) satellite TV service, DirectTV?
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MOVIES - From Variety: The star trio of the original "Jurassic Park," Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, and Sam Neill, are returning for "Jurassic World 3." The film is due June 21, 2021.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Will Smith will portray real-life crime boss, Nicky Barnes, in the film, "The Council," for Netflix.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Word is that Warner Bros. is rebooting its 1991 gangster film, "New Jack City," with "Snowfall" (FX) actor, Malcolm M. Mays writing.
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: The latest classic TV series about to be rebooted is the late CBS series, "Walker, Texas Ranger," which starred Chuck Norris. Actor Jared Padalecki, formerly of The CW's "Supernatural" is set to star and executive produce.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/20 to 9/22/2019 weekend box office is "Downton Abbey" with an estimated take of 31 million dollars.
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EMMYS - From Deadline: The estimated 6.9 million viewers who watched the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards broadcast is the smallest audience ever for an Emmy Awards show.
From TheWrap: Here is a complete list of winners at last night's 71st Primetime Emmy Awards.
From TheWrap: Tonight, Sun., Sept. 22nd is the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards. "The Wrap" offers this complete list of the categories and nominees in each category that are in play tonight.
From FanSided: Here is a printable list of the nominees in the major categories at tonight's 71st Primetime Emmy Awards.
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DISNEY - From THR: Disney CEO Bob Iger explains why Disney walked away from acquiring Twitter in 2017.
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MOVIES - From THR: The late actor R. Lee Emery played the drill sergeant in Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket." "The Hollywood Reporter" offers the story of actor Tim Colceri, who was originally slated to play the role.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Director Ang Lee talks about his latest film, "Gemini Man," including de-aging the film's star, Will Smith.
OBITS:
From NPR: Opera singer Jessye Norman has died at the age of 74, Monday, September 30, 2019. Norman was a four-time Grammy winner and also received the "Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award" in 2006. She also received the "2009 National Medal of Arts" in 2010 from President Barack Obama. A "dramatic soprano," Norman was one of the leading figures in opera at a time when there were far fewer African-American opera singers than there are now.
From Deadline: The actor Robert Garrison died at the age of 59, Friday, September 27, 2019. Garrison is best remembered for playing the character, "Tommy," in "The Karate Kid" (1984) and its sequel, "The Karate Kid 2" (1986).
From TheWrap: The actor Sid Haig has died at the age of 80, Saturday, September 21, 2019. In a career that began in the early 1960s, Haig appeared in over 50 films and in hundreds of episodes of television series. He had become a horror movie icon thanks to his appearance in Rob Zombie's "Firefly family" films. In the 1970s, Haig appeared in several blaxploitation films, including Jack Hill's "Coffy" and "Foxy Brown."
From StarTrek: The actor Aron Eisenberg has died at the age of 50, Saturday, September 21, 2019. He was best known for playing the character, "Nog," on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" for 47 episodes (according to IMDb).
Saturday, September 14, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from September 8th to 14th, 2019 - Update #24
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COMICS-FILM - From ShadowandAct: Rihanna addresses rumors that she is being considered to play Poison Ivy in Matt Reeves "The Batman." Still in development, the film would star Robert Pattison as Batman.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Walt Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger has stepped down from Apple's board of directors as Disney and Apple launch competing streaming services.
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MOVIES - From THR: Why J.J. Abrams and his wife Katie McGrath said yes to WarnerMedia and no to Apple, although Apple offered them $500 million for an exclusive deal, where WarnerMedia offered $250 million.
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ANIMATION - From YahooEntertainment: Longtime voice actor, Frank Welker, talks about being the voice of Fred Jones for 50 years on today, September 13th, the 50th anniversary of "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: Emmy-winning actress Felicity Huffman has been sentenced to two weeks/14 days in jail for in the infamous college admissions scandal. She will have to self-report to Bureau of Prisons officials on October 25 to begin serving her time in a California facility.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: This season on an episode of her hit ABC series, "Black-ish," Tracee Ellis Ross will reunite with Jill Marie Jones, Persia White and Golden Brooks, her three co-stars from the UPN/The CW series, "Girlfriends" (2000-2008).
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MOVIES - From Newsarama: A brand new "Jurassic World" short film will debut Sunday, September 15, 2019 on cable network, FX.
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MOVIES - From THR: J.J. Abrams and his wife, Katie McGrath, through their company, Bad Robot, have signed an overall film, TV, game, and digital production deal with WarnerMedia.
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AVATAR - From Deadline: What does James Cameron feel now that "Avengers: Endgame" has passed his 2009 film, "Avatar," as the all-time box office champ? He feels "relief" and he explains why.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Viacom is in the lead to obtain the the portion of the Miramax film library that is up for sale. beIN Media Group owns the 700-title library and wants to sell 30 percent to 50 percent, while maintaining a controlling stake. Lionsgate has withdrawn its bid.
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STREAMING - From ShadowandAct: Whoopi Goldberg will join CBS All Access' new adaptation of Stephen King's classic novel, "The Stand." A miniseries for the streaming service, it will run for 10 episodes. Stephen King will write the final episode of the series, which will take the story beyond what was in the original novel.
From BleedingCool: This article includes lots of information on "The Stand," and its includes the video of Whoopi announcing her casting on "The View," Wednesday morning, Sept. 11, 2019. Stephen King was a guest on that episode.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Two-time Emmy Award winner, Uzo Aduba, will join FX's "Fargo" Season 4, which will feature Chris Rock.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Jennifer Lopez is reportedly in talks to headline 2020 Super Bowl halftime show.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Actor John C. Reilly will play owner Jerry Buss in HBO's pilot about the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He replaces Michael Shannon.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: TV super-producer David E. Kelley and Jack Bender are developing Stephen King's new novel, "The Institute" as a limited series.
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TELEVISION - From BleedingCool: Dan Curtis TV series, "Dark Shadows" (1966-71), is being revived a fourth time. "Dark Shadows: Reincarnation" is being developed for The CW. Previously, there was a 12-episode run in 1991 for NBC, an unaired 2004 pilot, and a 2012 film from director Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: The John Travolta-Nicolas Cage film, Face/Off, (directed by John Woo), is being remade...
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MOVIES - From YahooPeople: "Crazy Rich Asians" director John M. Chu says he supports the film's co-writer, Adele Lim, who quit the sequel over a pay disparity dispute.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/6 to 9/8/2019 weekend box office is "It: Chapter Two" with an estimated box office take of 91 million.
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MOVIES-STREAMING - From YahooAP: Eddie Murphy is getting some of the best reviews of his career in "Dolemite is My Name."
From YahooMovies: Thirty-three years after his movie, "The Golden Child," Eddie Murphy has reunited with Jasmine L. Reate. She played the boy ("the Golden Child") that Murphy's character, Chandler Jarrell) had to save.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Netflix has officially announced that Gillian Anderson ("The X-Files") is joining the fourth season of Netflix's "The Crown" as Margaret Thatcher. This news had been circulating since early in the year, but Netflix would not confirm it until now.
OBITS:
From YahooMusic: The rock 'n' roll singer, songwriter, and musician, Eddie Money, has died at the age of 70, Friday, September 13, 2019. From 1978 to 1991, he had several Top 40 hits, including such hooky rock standards as "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Baby Hold On."
From Deadline: The stage, film, and television actor John Wesley has died at the age of 72, Sunday, September 8, 2019. He has over 100 TV and film credits, including appearances on TV series like "In the Heat of the Night," "Martin," and "Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad." Wesley was a Vietnam veteran having served in the United States Army.
COMICS-FILM - From ShadowandAct: Rihanna addresses rumors that she is being considered to play Poison Ivy in Matt Reeves "The Batman." Still in development, the film would star Robert Pattison as Batman.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Walt Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger has stepped down from Apple's board of directors as Disney and Apple launch competing streaming services.
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MOVIES - From THR: Why J.J. Abrams and his wife Katie McGrath said yes to WarnerMedia and no to Apple, although Apple offered them $500 million for an exclusive deal, where WarnerMedia offered $250 million.
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ANIMATION - From YahooEntertainment: Longtime voice actor, Frank Welker, talks about being the voice of Fred Jones for 50 years on today, September 13th, the 50th anniversary of "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: Emmy-winning actress Felicity Huffman has been sentenced to two weeks/14 days in jail for in the infamous college admissions scandal. She will have to self-report to Bureau of Prisons officials on October 25 to begin serving her time in a California facility.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: This season on an episode of her hit ABC series, "Black-ish," Tracee Ellis Ross will reunite with Jill Marie Jones, Persia White and Golden Brooks, her three co-stars from the UPN/The CW series, "Girlfriends" (2000-2008).
----------
MOVIES - From Newsarama: A brand new "Jurassic World" short film will debut Sunday, September 15, 2019 on cable network, FX.
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MOVIES - From THR: J.J. Abrams and his wife, Katie McGrath, through their company, Bad Robot, have signed an overall film, TV, game, and digital production deal with WarnerMedia.
----------
AVATAR - From Deadline: What does James Cameron feel now that "Avengers: Endgame" has passed his 2009 film, "Avatar," as the all-time box office champ? He feels "relief" and he explains why.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Viacom is in the lead to obtain the the portion of the Miramax film library that is up for sale. beIN Media Group owns the 700-title library and wants to sell 30 percent to 50 percent, while maintaining a controlling stake. Lionsgate has withdrawn its bid.
----------
STREAMING - From ShadowandAct: Whoopi Goldberg will join CBS All Access' new adaptation of Stephen King's classic novel, "The Stand." A miniseries for the streaming service, it will run for 10 episodes. Stephen King will write the final episode of the series, which will take the story beyond what was in the original novel.
From BleedingCool: This article includes lots of information on "The Stand," and its includes the video of Whoopi announcing her casting on "The View," Wednesday morning, Sept. 11, 2019. Stephen King was a guest on that episode.
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: Two-time Emmy Award winner, Uzo Aduba, will join FX's "Fargo" Season 4, which will feature Chris Rock.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Jennifer Lopez is reportedly in talks to headline 2020 Super Bowl halftime show.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Actor John C. Reilly will play owner Jerry Buss in HBO's pilot about the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He replaces Michael Shannon.
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: TV super-producer David E. Kelley and Jack Bender are developing Stephen King's new novel, "The Institute" as a limited series.
----------
TELEVISION - From BleedingCool: Dan Curtis TV series, "Dark Shadows" (1966-71), is being revived a fourth time. "Dark Shadows: Reincarnation" is being developed for The CW. Previously, there was a 12-episode run in 1991 for NBC, an unaired 2004 pilot, and a 2012 film from director Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: The John Travolta-Nicolas Cage film, Face/Off, (directed by John Woo), is being remade...
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MOVIES - From YahooPeople: "Crazy Rich Asians" director John M. Chu says he supports the film's co-writer, Adele Lim, who quit the sequel over a pay disparity dispute.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/6 to 9/8/2019 weekend box office is "It: Chapter Two" with an estimated box office take of 91 million.
----------
MOVIES-STREAMING - From YahooAP: Eddie Murphy is getting some of the best reviews of his career in "Dolemite is My Name."
From YahooMovies: Thirty-three years after his movie, "The Golden Child," Eddie Murphy has reunited with Jasmine L. Reate. She played the boy ("the Golden Child") that Murphy's character, Chandler Jarrell) had to save.
----------
STREAMING - From Variety: Netflix has officially announced that Gillian Anderson ("The X-Files") is joining the fourth season of Netflix's "The Crown" as Margaret Thatcher. This news had been circulating since early in the year, but Netflix would not confirm it until now.
OBITS:
From YahooMusic: The rock 'n' roll singer, songwriter, and musician, Eddie Money, has died at the age of 70, Friday, September 13, 2019. From 1978 to 1991, he had several Top 40 hits, including such hooky rock standards as "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Baby Hold On."
From Deadline: The stage, film, and television actor John Wesley has died at the age of 72, Sunday, September 8, 2019. He has over 100 TV and film credits, including appearances on TV series like "In the Heat of the Night," "Martin," and "Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad." Wesley was a Vietnam veteran having served in the United States Army.
Saturday, September 7, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from September 1st to 7th, 2019 - Update #27
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STREAMING - From THR: Patty Jenkins signs a TV deal with Netflix.
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MOVIES - From BlackFilm: Michael Ealy talks executive producing and starring in the soon to be released remake of the 1990 film, "Jacob's Ladder."
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MOVIES - From THR: Here is a list of Fall 2019 horror films.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Gabrielle Union will produce a drama-comedy for cable giant, Spectrum. Union is already starring in the "Spectrum Originals" series, "L.A. Finest."
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AWARDS - From THR: The 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival has come to a close. The "Golden Lion" went to director Todd Phillps and his film, "Joker." The "Silver Lion" went to director Roman Polanski and his film, "An Officer and a Spy."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Haley Atwell is joining the next "Mission: Impossible" film. Atwell is best known for her appearances in "Captain America: The First Avenger" and its ABC TV spinoff, "Agent Carter."
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Darren Criss will star in and executive produce Ryan Murphy's Netflix drama series, "Hollywood." Criss won an Emmy and several other awards for playing spree killer Andrew Cunanan in Murphy's "The Assassination Gianni Versace."
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CULTURE - From YahooHuffPost: "Barbie Death Camp," the Burning Man festival - go, read.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Actor Sean Connery reports that he and his wife rode out Hurricane Dorian from his mansion in the Bahamas.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Isaiah Mustafa talks about the transition from professional football to acting, including a role in "It: Chapter Two."
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TELEVISION - From THR: Milo Ventimiglia ("This is Us") will portray motorcycle daredevil, the late Evel Knievel for a USA Network miniseries.
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STREAMING - From THR: Hulu and MGM have the screen rights to the "The Testaments," the upcoming book sequel to Margaret Atwood's novel, "The Handmaid's Tale" (1985). Hulu is currently streaming an Emmy-winning TV adaptation of "The Handmaid's Tale."
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STREAMING - From TVGuide: Netflix is ending its comedy series, "Grace and Frankie" (starring Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda), after its upcoming seventh season. By reaching a seventh season, "Grace and Frankie" will become Netflix's longest-running series to date.
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CELEBRITY - From Deadline: Eddie Murphy is reportedly planning to return to stand-up comedy in 2020, via a tour.
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STREAMING - From THR: Will Poulter ("We're the Millers") has been named one of the leads in Amazon's "Lord of the Rings" series.
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AWARDS - From THR: The nominations for the 2019 E! People's Choice Awards have been announced.
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CELEBRITY - From THR: In a wide-ranging interview with "The Hollywood Reporter," Scarlett Johansson talks about a lot of things. But this interview may be remembered for her support of #MeToo casualty, director Woody Allen.
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OBAMA - From THR: President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are having trademark issues of their company's name, "Higher Ground Productions."
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Television series mastermind, Ryan Murphy, is planning an impressive slate of programs as part of his Netflix deal. That includes a TV adaptation of the Broadway musical, "A Chorus Line" and a biography of iconic designer, Halston, with Ewan McGregor in the lead role.
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STREAMING - From TheWrap: AppleTV has scrapped plans to produce the Richard Gere drama, "Bastards."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/3 to 9/1/2019 weekend box office (the Labor Day weekend and the final weekend of Summer 2019) is "Angel Has Fallen" with an estimated take of 11.57 million dollars.
From Deadline: After Disney slaughtered its rivals at the summer box office, they ask, "what is theatrical."
From Variety: Even with big hits like "The Lion King" and "Avengers: Endgame," the North American box office experienced a two percent decline in Summer 2019 (4.32 billion dollars) from Summer 2018 (4.41 billion dollars).
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CELEBRITY - From Deadline: Actor-comedian Kevin Hart reportedly suffers "major back injuries" in a car accident in Calabasas, CA early Sunday morning, Sept. 1st.
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MOVIES - From TheDailyBeast: At the Venice Film Festival, Spike Lee defends Nate Parker, who is at the festival screening his latest, "American Skin."
From Variety: Director Nate Parker apologizes for being tone-deaf about the resurfacing of rape allegations against him in 2016 during the promotion of his film, "The Birth of a Nation."
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FILM FESTIVAL - From YahooNews: At the Venice Festival, controversy swirls around the film, "An Officer and a Spy," and its director Oscar-winner Roman Polanski. Polanski was convicted for the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl in 1978, and he has been a fugitive from the U.S. since then. Some believe his inclusion is out of touch in the #MeToo era.
OBITS:
From Variety: The actress Carol Lynley has died at the age of 77, Tuesday, September 3, 2019. She is best known for her appearances in "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972) and Blue Denim, both the original play in 1958 and its 1959 film adaptation. She also appeared in the 1972 TV movie, "The Night Stalker," which led to the short-lived ABC series, "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" (1974-75).
From YahooMusic: The Grammy-winning songwriter, LaShawn Daniels, has died at the age of 41, Tuesday, September 3, 2019. Daniels was a frequent collaborator of Grammy-winner, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, and wrote or co-wrote songs for Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Beyonce, and Lady Gaga. Daniels won the "Grammy Award for Best R&B Song" for Destiny Child's "Say My Name" in 2001.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: The first trailer for "Bad Boys for Life" the third film in the "Bad Boys" film franchise. The film is due January 17, 2020.
STREAMING - From THR: Patty Jenkins signs a TV deal with Netflix.
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MOVIES - From BlackFilm: Michael Ealy talks executive producing and starring in the soon to be released remake of the 1990 film, "Jacob's Ladder."
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MOVIES - From THR: Here is a list of Fall 2019 horror films.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Gabrielle Union will produce a drama-comedy for cable giant, Spectrum. Union is already starring in the "Spectrum Originals" series, "L.A. Finest."
----------
AWARDS - From THR: The 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival has come to a close. The "Golden Lion" went to director Todd Phillps and his film, "Joker." The "Silver Lion" went to director Roman Polanski and his film, "An Officer and a Spy."
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Haley Atwell is joining the next "Mission: Impossible" film. Atwell is best known for her appearances in "Captain America: The First Avenger" and its ABC TV spinoff, "Agent Carter."
----------
STREAMING - From Deadline: Darren Criss will star in and executive produce Ryan Murphy's Netflix drama series, "Hollywood." Criss won an Emmy and several other awards for playing spree killer Andrew Cunanan in Murphy's "The Assassination Gianni Versace."
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CULTURE - From YahooHuffPost: "Barbie Death Camp," the Burning Man festival - go, read.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Actor Sean Connery reports that he and his wife rode out Hurricane Dorian from his mansion in the Bahamas.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Isaiah Mustafa talks about the transition from professional football to acting, including a role in "It: Chapter Two."
----------
TELEVISION - From THR: Milo Ventimiglia ("This is Us") will portray motorcycle daredevil, the late Evel Knievel for a USA Network miniseries.
----------
STREAMING - From THR: Hulu and MGM have the screen rights to the "The Testaments," the upcoming book sequel to Margaret Atwood's novel, "The Handmaid's Tale" (1985). Hulu is currently streaming an Emmy-winning TV adaptation of "The Handmaid's Tale."
----------
STREAMING - From TVGuide: Netflix is ending its comedy series, "Grace and Frankie" (starring Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda), after its upcoming seventh season. By reaching a seventh season, "Grace and Frankie" will become Netflix's longest-running series to date.
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CELEBRITY - From Deadline: Eddie Murphy is reportedly planning to return to stand-up comedy in 2020, via a tour.
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STREAMING - From THR: Will Poulter ("We're the Millers") has been named one of the leads in Amazon's "Lord of the Rings" series.
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AWARDS - From THR: The nominations for the 2019 E! People's Choice Awards have been announced.
----------
CELEBRITY - From THR: In a wide-ranging interview with "The Hollywood Reporter," Scarlett Johansson talks about a lot of things. But this interview may be remembered for her support of #MeToo casualty, director Woody Allen.
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OBAMA - From THR: President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are having trademark issues of their company's name, "Higher Ground Productions."
----------
STREAMING - From Deadline: Television series mastermind, Ryan Murphy, is planning an impressive slate of programs as part of his Netflix deal. That includes a TV adaptation of the Broadway musical, "A Chorus Line" and a biography of iconic designer, Halston, with Ewan McGregor in the lead role.
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STREAMING - From TheWrap: AppleTV has scrapped plans to produce the Richard Gere drama, "Bastards."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/3 to 9/1/2019 weekend box office (the Labor Day weekend and the final weekend of Summer 2019) is "Angel Has Fallen" with an estimated take of 11.57 million dollars.
From Deadline: After Disney slaughtered its rivals at the summer box office, they ask, "what is theatrical."
From Variety: Even with big hits like "The Lion King" and "Avengers: Endgame," the North American box office experienced a two percent decline in Summer 2019 (4.32 billion dollars) from Summer 2018 (4.41 billion dollars).
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CELEBRITY - From Deadline: Actor-comedian Kevin Hart reportedly suffers "major back injuries" in a car accident in Calabasas, CA early Sunday morning, Sept. 1st.
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MOVIES - From TheDailyBeast: At the Venice Film Festival, Spike Lee defends Nate Parker, who is at the festival screening his latest, "American Skin."
From Variety: Director Nate Parker apologizes for being tone-deaf about the resurfacing of rape allegations against him in 2016 during the promotion of his film, "The Birth of a Nation."
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FILM FESTIVAL - From YahooNews: At the Venice Festival, controversy swirls around the film, "An Officer and a Spy," and its director Oscar-winner Roman Polanski. Polanski was convicted for the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl in 1978, and he has been a fugitive from the U.S. since then. Some believe his inclusion is out of touch in the #MeToo era.
OBITS:
From Variety: The actress Carol Lynley has died at the age of 77, Tuesday, September 3, 2019. She is best known for her appearances in "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972) and Blue Denim, both the original play in 1958 and its 1959 film adaptation. She also appeared in the 1972 TV movie, "The Night Stalker," which led to the short-lived ABC series, "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" (1974-75).
From YahooMusic: The Grammy-winning songwriter, LaShawn Daniels, has died at the age of 41, Tuesday, September 3, 2019. Daniels was a frequent collaborator of Grammy-winner, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, and wrote or co-wrote songs for Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Beyonce, and Lady Gaga. Daniels won the "Grammy Award for Best R&B Song" for Destiny Child's "Say My Name" in 2001.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: The first trailer for "Bad Boys for Life" the third film in the "Bad Boys" film franchise. The film is due January 17, 2020.
Saturday, August 31, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 25th to 31st, 2019 - Update #26
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POLITICS - From TheIntercept: The Best Movie Ever Made About the Truth Behind the Iraq War Is “Official Secrets” says "The Intercept."
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BOX OFFICE - From YahooEntertainment: Yahoo takes a look at the Summer 2019 box office winners and losers.
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POLITICS - From RSN: "The Only Way to Take Our Country Back Is One Person at a Time" by Jane Fonda.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Dennis Quaid and Madalen Mills joins Queen Latifah in the film adaptation of the children's book, "The Tiger Rising."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: James Cameron talks about returning to "Terminator," the franchise he created in the new film, "Terminator: Dark Fate."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Anthony Michael Hall will appear in the 2020 film, "Halloween Kills." He will portray "Tommy Doyle," who was one of the two children Laurie Strode (played by Jamie Lee Curtis) was babysitting in the original "Halloween."
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CELEBRITY/SCANDAL - From YahooEntertainment: Apparently, the late and legendary actor, Marlon Brando, one confronted his close friend, Michael Jackson, about child sexual abuse allegations against Jackson. Now, a podcast is claiming that it has obtained audio of an interview that Brando allegedly gave to the Los Angeles District Attorney Office about those allegations.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Oscar-nominated actress Naomi Harris ("Moonlight") star in the miniseries, "The Third Day," for HBO-Sky.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey is now a "professor practice" in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas, Austin.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: An employee at Old Navy’s Philadelphia store accused the company of purposefully sidelining people of color during a taping of Netflix’s “Queer Eye,” saying white employees were bused in from other stores for the day of the shoot.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Himesh Patel ("Yesterday") has joined Chris Nolan's much-anticipated 2020 film, "Tenet."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: In Europe, film festivals are screening films from directors beset by #MeToo problems like Roman Polanski and Nate Parker. In the U.S. and Canada, festivals have steered clear of those directors.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Netflix will release Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman" to theaters November 1, 2019 and will begin streaming it November 27th.
From Deadline: Netflix has announced both the theatrical and streaming release dates for its award-contending Fall films, including "Dolemite is My Name" and "Marriage Story."
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Viola Davis will portray First Lady Michelle Obama in a one-hour drama, "First Ladies," that Showtime has on fast-track development. Davis will also be one of the executive producers on the project.
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AWARDS - From Indiewire: If you care, this link is to a list of the winners at last night's 2019 MTV Video Music Awards (the VMA's). The night's top award, "Video of the Year," went to Taylor Swift for "You Need to Calm Down."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/23 to 8/25/2019 weekend box office is "Angel Has Fallen" with an estimated take of 21.25 million dollars.
From Variety: In international box office news, "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" has a 102 million dollar debut in China.
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DISNEY - From Indiewire: Using information gleaned at the D23 Expo, the writer of this article talks about 9 potential monster hit films upcoming from Disney.
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MOVIES - From Indiewire: John Carpenter doesn't expect the "Halloween" franchise to end anytime soon. “As long as there’s money in this, I wouldn’t count on an ending,” [Hell, I expect at least one more reboot of the series in the next decade. - Leroy]
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PIXAR - From Variety: At D23 Expo, Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey were announced as the leads in the upcoming Pixar animated film, "Soul." The film is set for June 19, 2020.
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DISNEY - From BlackFilm: Janelle Monae is creating new music for Disney's live-action remake of "Lady and the Tramp."
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STREAMING - From Variety: There is news on the "Breaking Bad" movie based on the AMC TV series. it will be released on Netflix October 11, 2019. It will be titled "El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie." It was star multiple Emmy winner Aaron Paul.
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DISNEY - From From YahooHufffPost: Here is a first look at Oscar-winner Emma Stone as Cruella de Vil in the film, "Cruella," which will not debut until May 28, 2021.
OBITS:
From THR: The actress Valerie Harper has died at the age of 80, Friday, August 30, 2019. Harper is best known for playing the character, Rhoda Morgenstern, for which she won four Emmys. She first played the character on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" for 92 episodes from 1970 to 1977, and she played the character in a spinoff series, "Rhoda," from 1974 to 1978.
From Deadline: Television writer, Gordon Bressack, has died at the age of 68, Friday, August 30, 2019. Bressack was best known for his work as a writer for animated television series. He won three Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on "Animaniacs," "Pinky and the Brain," and "Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain." Bressack was also a playwright.
From Variety: Film magazine writer and documentary filmmaker, Andrew Horn, died at the age of 66, Saturday, August 24, 2019. He wrote for "Variety," among other publications, and his documentary films includes one on 1980s rock band, Twisted Sister, entitled "We are Twisted F--cking Sister."
POLITICS - From TheIntercept: The Best Movie Ever Made About the Truth Behind the Iraq War Is “Official Secrets” says "The Intercept."
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BOX OFFICE - From YahooEntertainment: Yahoo takes a look at the Summer 2019 box office winners and losers.
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POLITICS - From RSN: "The Only Way to Take Our Country Back Is One Person at a Time" by Jane Fonda.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Dennis Quaid and Madalen Mills joins Queen Latifah in the film adaptation of the children's book, "The Tiger Rising."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: James Cameron talks about returning to "Terminator," the franchise he created in the new film, "Terminator: Dark Fate."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Anthony Michael Hall will appear in the 2020 film, "Halloween Kills." He will portray "Tommy Doyle," who was one of the two children Laurie Strode (played by Jamie Lee Curtis) was babysitting in the original "Halloween."
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CELEBRITY/SCANDAL - From YahooEntertainment: Apparently, the late and legendary actor, Marlon Brando, one confronted his close friend, Michael Jackson, about child sexual abuse allegations against Jackson. Now, a podcast is claiming that it has obtained audio of an interview that Brando allegedly gave to the Los Angeles District Attorney Office about those allegations.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Oscar-nominated actress Naomi Harris ("Moonlight") star in the miniseries, "The Third Day," for HBO-Sky.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey is now a "professor practice" in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas, Austin.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: An employee at Old Navy’s Philadelphia store accused the company of purposefully sidelining people of color during a taping of Netflix’s “Queer Eye,” saying white employees were bused in from other stores for the day of the shoot.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Himesh Patel ("Yesterday") has joined Chris Nolan's much-anticipated 2020 film, "Tenet."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: In Europe, film festivals are screening films from directors beset by #MeToo problems like Roman Polanski and Nate Parker. In the U.S. and Canada, festivals have steered clear of those directors.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Netflix will release Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman" to theaters November 1, 2019 and will begin streaming it November 27th.
From Deadline: Netflix has announced both the theatrical and streaming release dates for its award-contending Fall films, including "Dolemite is My Name" and "Marriage Story."
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Viola Davis will portray First Lady Michelle Obama in a one-hour drama, "First Ladies," that Showtime has on fast-track development. Davis will also be one of the executive producers on the project.
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AWARDS - From Indiewire: If you care, this link is to a list of the winners at last night's 2019 MTV Video Music Awards (the VMA's). The night's top award, "Video of the Year," went to Taylor Swift for "You Need to Calm Down."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/23 to 8/25/2019 weekend box office is "Angel Has Fallen" with an estimated take of 21.25 million dollars.
From Variety: In international box office news, "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" has a 102 million dollar debut in China.
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DISNEY - From Indiewire: Using information gleaned at the D23 Expo, the writer of this article talks about 9 potential monster hit films upcoming from Disney.
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MOVIES - From Indiewire: John Carpenter doesn't expect the "Halloween" franchise to end anytime soon. “As long as there’s money in this, I wouldn’t count on an ending,” [Hell, I expect at least one more reboot of the series in the next decade. - Leroy]
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PIXAR - From Variety: At D23 Expo, Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey were announced as the leads in the upcoming Pixar animated film, "Soul." The film is set for June 19, 2020.
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DISNEY - From BlackFilm: Janelle Monae is creating new music for Disney's live-action remake of "Lady and the Tramp."
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STREAMING - From Variety: There is news on the "Breaking Bad" movie based on the AMC TV series. it will be released on Netflix October 11, 2019. It will be titled "El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie." It was star multiple Emmy winner Aaron Paul.
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DISNEY - From From YahooHufffPost: Here is a first look at Oscar-winner Emma Stone as Cruella de Vil in the film, "Cruella," which will not debut until May 28, 2021.
OBITS:
From THR: The actress Valerie Harper has died at the age of 80, Friday, August 30, 2019. Harper is best known for playing the character, Rhoda Morgenstern, for which she won four Emmys. She first played the character on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" for 92 episodes from 1970 to 1977, and she played the character in a spinoff series, "Rhoda," from 1974 to 1978.
From Deadline: Television writer, Gordon Bressack, has died at the age of 68, Friday, August 30, 2019. Bressack was best known for his work as a writer for animated television series. He won three Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on "Animaniacs," "Pinky and the Brain," and "Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain." Bressack was also a playwright.
From Variety: Film magazine writer and documentary filmmaker, Andrew Horn, died at the age of 66, Saturday, August 24, 2019. He wrote for "Variety," among other publications, and his documentary films includes one on 1980s rock band, Twisted Sister, entitled "We are Twisted F--cking Sister."
Saturday, August 24, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 18th to 24th, 2019 - Update #20
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COMICS-ANIMATION - From Deadline: At Disney's D23 Expo, Marvel Animation & Family Entertainment announces a new animated series, "Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends." The series is set to debut in 2021 on Disney Junior.
From THR: Marvel Animation & Family Entertainment's "Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur" animated series is headed to Disney Channel in 2020. Laurence Fishburne's Cinema Gypsy Productions is partnering with Disney Television Animation and Marvel Animation to produce the new series.
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DISNEY - From Deadline: Now that Sony Pictures and Disney/Marvel have split up on the "Spider-Man" films, they will fight over director Jon Watts, who has directed the two Marvel Spider-Man films, who is not contracted to do anything right now.
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SPORTS - From ESPN: The inside story behind the funniest baseball card ever made.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Nielsen, the primary TV ratings company since the 1950s, is prepping networks for the significant changes to the way it reports "overnight" ratings.
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CELEBRITY - From TheWrap: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson tops "Forbes" Magazine's 2019 highest-paid actor's list.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: For Jay Roach's upcoming film about the Fox News/Roger Ailes controversies, "Bombshell," two actress undergo extreme makeovers. There is Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly and then there is Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Warner Bros. is set to produce a fourth film in "The Matrix" film series. Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss will return as Neo and Trinity. One of The Matrix's co-creators, Lana Wachowski (formerly Larry Wachowski), will return to direct and co-write the film.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Disney is moving its live-action "Cruella" movie (from the animated classic, "101 Dalmatians") to May 28, 2021 from Dec. 23, 2020. "Woman in the Window," one of the films it inherited from the Fox purchase, is moved to October 4, 2019 from May 15, 2020.
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JAMES BOND - From Variety: Bond25, the twenty-fifth James Bond film, now has an official title, "No Time to Die."
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ANIMATION-STREAMING - From ShadowandAct: Tommy Davison says "The Proud Family," the beloved Disney animated TV series in which he starred, is being revived - likely for one of Disney's streaming services.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson marries Lauren Hashian in Hawaii.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: It seems as if Larry Ellison has been able to make a deal to save his daughter, Megan Ellison's film production/distribution compnay, Annapurna. The company has defaulted on loans totaling as much as $200 million, if not more. Annapurna has produced or co-produced such films as "Zero Dark Thirty," "Her," and "If Beale Street Could Talk."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/16 to 8/18/2019 weekend box office is "Good Boys" with an estimated take of 21 million dollars.
From Variety: Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" leads the international box office with an estimate total of 53.7 million dollars in 46 international markets.
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#1619PROJECT - From TMN: "The Morning News" takes a look today's special issue of the New York Times Magazine, "the 1619 Project," which observes the 400th anniversary of American slavery, when the first enslaved Africans arrived at Point Comfort in the British colony of Virginia in August 1619.
From PBS: A PBS interview about the 1619 Project.
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STREAMING - From TheWrap: Kevin Smith said that he will be executive producer and showrunner on a limited “Masters of the Universe” series that Netflix will develop. Entitled, “Masters of the Universe: Revelations,” the series will focus on the unresolved story lines of the original 1982 TV series, picking up many of the characters’ journeys where they left off decades ago.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Kerry Washington and Sterling K. Brown are set to star in and produce "Shadow Force," a hot property. Bidding for rights have just started on what is described as a fresh take on "Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
OBITS:
From YahooNews: Former governor of Louisiana, Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, has died at the age of 76, Sunday, August 18, 2019. Blanco was elected the 54th Governor of Louisiana in 2003 and held office from 2004 to 2008. Blanco is best known for being Louisiana's first female governor and for having her political career derailed by Hurricane Katrina.
From Deadline: The comedian Kip Addotta died at the age of 75, Tuesday, August 13, 2019. Addotta. He began his career in the early 1970s and by the mid-1970s, he was making appearances on "The Tonight Show" (21) and "The Mike Douglas Show" (14), to name a few. He also made a few film appearances, and in addition to his comedy album releases, he wrote humorous songs.
From Deadline: The screenwriter, Patricia Louisiana Knop, died at the age of 78, Wednesday, August 7, 2019. She was known for her work with her late husband, Zalman King, whose films incorporated sexuality. She co-wrote King's "Wild Orchid" and was a writer on King's Showtime TV series, "Red Shoe Diaries." Knop and King were one of three credited writers on director Adrian Lyne's film, 9 1/2 Weeks (1986). She was also an acclaimed and popular painter and sculptor.
COMICS-ANIMATION - From Deadline: At Disney's D23 Expo, Marvel Animation & Family Entertainment announces a new animated series, "Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends." The series is set to debut in 2021 on Disney Junior.
From THR: Marvel Animation & Family Entertainment's "Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur" animated series is headed to Disney Channel in 2020. Laurence Fishburne's Cinema Gypsy Productions is partnering with Disney Television Animation and Marvel Animation to produce the new series.
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DISNEY - From Deadline: Now that Sony Pictures and Disney/Marvel have split up on the "Spider-Man" films, they will fight over director Jon Watts, who has directed the two Marvel Spider-Man films, who is not contracted to do anything right now.
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SPORTS - From ESPN: The inside story behind the funniest baseball card ever made.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Nielsen, the primary TV ratings company since the 1950s, is prepping networks for the significant changes to the way it reports "overnight" ratings.
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CELEBRITY - From TheWrap: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson tops "Forbes" Magazine's 2019 highest-paid actor's list.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: For Jay Roach's upcoming film about the Fox News/Roger Ailes controversies, "Bombshell," two actress undergo extreme makeovers. There is Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly and then there is Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Warner Bros. is set to produce a fourth film in "The Matrix" film series. Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss will return as Neo and Trinity. One of The Matrix's co-creators, Lana Wachowski (formerly Larry Wachowski), will return to direct and co-write the film.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Disney is moving its live-action "Cruella" movie (from the animated classic, "101 Dalmatians") to May 28, 2021 from Dec. 23, 2020. "Woman in the Window," one of the films it inherited from the Fox purchase, is moved to October 4, 2019 from May 15, 2020.
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JAMES BOND - From Variety: Bond25, the twenty-fifth James Bond film, now has an official title, "No Time to Die."
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ANIMATION-STREAMING - From ShadowandAct: Tommy Davison says "The Proud Family," the beloved Disney animated TV series in which he starred, is being revived - likely for one of Disney's streaming services.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson marries Lauren Hashian in Hawaii.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: It seems as if Larry Ellison has been able to make a deal to save his daughter, Megan Ellison's film production/distribution compnay, Annapurna. The company has defaulted on loans totaling as much as $200 million, if not more. Annapurna has produced or co-produced such films as "Zero Dark Thirty," "Her," and "If Beale Street Could Talk."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/16 to 8/18/2019 weekend box office is "Good Boys" with an estimated take of 21 million dollars.
From Variety: Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" leads the international box office with an estimate total of 53.7 million dollars in 46 international markets.
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#1619PROJECT - From TMN: "The Morning News" takes a look today's special issue of the New York Times Magazine, "the 1619 Project," which observes the 400th anniversary of American slavery, when the first enslaved Africans arrived at Point Comfort in the British colony of Virginia in August 1619.
From PBS: A PBS interview about the 1619 Project.
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STREAMING - From TheWrap: Kevin Smith said that he will be executive producer and showrunner on a limited “Masters of the Universe” series that Netflix will develop. Entitled, “Masters of the Universe: Revelations,” the series will focus on the unresolved story lines of the original 1982 TV series, picking up many of the characters’ journeys where they left off decades ago.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Kerry Washington and Sterling K. Brown are set to star in and produce "Shadow Force," a hot property. Bidding for rights have just started on what is described as a fresh take on "Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
OBITS:
From YahooNews: Former governor of Louisiana, Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, has died at the age of 76, Sunday, August 18, 2019. Blanco was elected the 54th Governor of Louisiana in 2003 and held office from 2004 to 2008. Blanco is best known for being Louisiana's first female governor and for having her political career derailed by Hurricane Katrina.
From Deadline: The comedian Kip Addotta died at the age of 75, Tuesday, August 13, 2019. Addotta. He began his career in the early 1970s and by the mid-1970s, he was making appearances on "The Tonight Show" (21) and "The Mike Douglas Show" (14), to name a few. He also made a few film appearances, and in addition to his comedy album releases, he wrote humorous songs.
From Deadline: The screenwriter, Patricia Louisiana Knop, died at the age of 78, Wednesday, August 7, 2019. She was known for her work with her late husband, Zalman King, whose films incorporated sexuality. She co-wrote King's "Wild Orchid" and was a writer on King's Showtime TV series, "Red Shoe Diaries." Knop and King were one of three credited writers on director Adrian Lyne's film, 9 1/2 Weeks (1986). She was also an acclaimed and popular painter and sculptor.
Saturday, August 17, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 11th to 17th, 2019 - Update #30
Support Leroy on Patreon:
MOVIES-CULTURE - From THR: NBA great and author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has taken issue with the portrayal of legendary martial artist and actor, Bruce Lee, in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood.
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STREAMING-ANIMATION - From Variety: Netflix orders "Agent King," an adult animated action-comedy series that depicts Elvis Presley as a secret agent or super spy.
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Neill Blomkamp says he is off MGM's "Robocop Returns."
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DISNEY/BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: With "Toy Story 4" crossing the one-billion dollar mark in global box office, Walt Disney Pictures becomes the first movie studio to have five pictures cross the billion dollar mark in global box office in a single year. Two late year releases, "Frozen 2" and "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" could make it seven.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Kevin Hart will star in and produce the superhero comedy, "Night Wolf," for STXfilms.
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MOVIES - From SlashFilm: Alexandre Aja ("Crawl") leads a talented group of filmmakers in an attempt to make an interactive haunted house movie.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Henry Golding ("Crazy Rich Asians") is in talks to star in the "G.I. Joe" spinoff, "Snake Eyes."
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DISNEY - From People: Disney offers a sneak peek at its live-action remake of its classic animated film "Lady and the Tramp" with a photo of its canine stars.
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TELEVISION - From Blackfilm: BET and Tyler Perry add new cast members, including DeVale Ellis and Kevin Walton, to their upcoming one-hour drama, "Sistas," which is due this fall.
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MOVIES - From Blackfilm: Vanessa Bell Calloway will reprise her role of "Imani Izzi" in the Coming to America sequel, which is due to hit theaters December 18, 2020. Comedian Luenell is also joining the cast.
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LGBTQ - From Variety: IMDb is changing its policy on publishing birth names in response to transgender customers and other entertainment figures.
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MEDIA - From Deadline: After 13 years apart (that long!), CBS and Viacom are once again one. The new entity will be called ViacomCBS Inc. Regulatory approval of the merger is expected to come in the next several months.
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STREAMING/BDS - From Truthout: In the op-ed, "I Said No to a Netflix Series Audition Because I Support Palestinian Rights," actor David Clennon explains why he declined to participate in Netflix's upcoming series, "Sycamore," a co-production with Israel.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/9 to 8/11/19 weekend box office is "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" with an estimated take of 25.4 million dollars.
From Patreon: My review of "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: New Line Cinema is the winner of an intense bidding war for Olivia Wilde's directorial effort which exists as a spec script, entitled "Don't Worry Darling."
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AWARDS - From Deadline: 2019 Teen Choice Awards were announced. "Avengers: Endgame" and "Riverdale" take the top prizes.
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STREAMING - From IndieWire: In the end, things worked out for "Fast Color," a film about African-American female superheroes. Amazon will produce a TV series based on the film.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Universal Pictures has cancelled its release of the now-controversial film, "The Hunt." Produced in part by Jason Blum, the film was due September 27th.
From Variety: President Trump has been calling out Hollywood "racism," with "The Hunt" apparently being one of the "racist films" he targeted.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Quentin Tarantino says that if he comes up with a good idea, his next (and supposedly final) film would be a horror movie.
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ANIMATION - From IndieWire: The Walt Disney Company's "Disney discipline" hits Fox's former animation studio, Blue Sky Studios ("Ice Age" and "Rio" franchises).
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MOVIES - From THR: Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, who wrote the recent "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movies and "Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol," are writing a script for a "G.I. Joe" spinoff movie, which will reportedly be an ensemble piece. A "Snake Eyes" movie is due October 2020.
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From THR: The Canadian born animator and filmmaker, Richard Williams, has died at the age of 86, Friday, August 16, 2019. Williams was best known for directing the animation on the live-action/animation hybrid, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988). He won an Oscar for his animated short film "A Christmas Carol" (1971), and in 1989, he shared a visual effects Oscar for "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," as well as receiving a "special achievement" Oscar for the film.
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From Deadline: The actor, Peter Fonda, has died at the age of 79, Friday, August 16, 2019. Fonda's best known film is the groundbreaking, counter-culture movie, "Easy Rider" (1969). Fonda also produced "Easy Rider," and shared an Oscar nomination for "Best Original Screenplay" with Terry Southern and the film's director, Dennis Hopper, for writing the film. Fonda was the son of legendary Golden Age actor, Henry Fonda, and was the young brother of actress Jane Fonda. Fonda's daughter, Bridget, is also an actor.
From Deadline: Jane Fonda issues a statement on the passing of her brother, Peter Fonda.
From Deadline: Hollywood reacts to the passing of actor Peter Fonda.
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From CNN: Actor and former firefighter, Dango Nguyen, has died at the age of 48, Saturday, August 10, 2019. Nguyen, who acted under the name "Dango Nu Yen," appeared in the third season of "The Walking Dead."
From YahooSports: NFL coach Darryl Drake has died at the age of 62, Sunday, August 11, 2019. Drake was currently the Pittsburgh Steelers' wide receivers coach. Drake has a brief NFL and CFL career after playing college football for Western Kentucky University (1975-1978). After a 20-year career coaching in the college ranks, in 2004, he began his NFL coaching career. He was a coach on the Chicago Bears 2006 team that won the NFC Championship and lost in the Super Bowl to the Indianapolis Colts.
From NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin issues a statement on Darryl Drake's passing.
From NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers Team President Art Rooney II issues a state on Darryl Drake's passing.
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MOVIES-CULTURE - From THR: NBA great and author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has taken issue with the portrayal of legendary martial artist and actor, Bruce Lee, in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood.
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STREAMING-ANIMATION - From Variety: Netflix orders "Agent King," an adult animated action-comedy series that depicts Elvis Presley as a secret agent or super spy.
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Neill Blomkamp says he is off MGM's "Robocop Returns."
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DISNEY/BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: With "Toy Story 4" crossing the one-billion dollar mark in global box office, Walt Disney Pictures becomes the first movie studio to have five pictures cross the billion dollar mark in global box office in a single year. Two late year releases, "Frozen 2" and "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" could make it seven.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Kevin Hart will star in and produce the superhero comedy, "Night Wolf," for STXfilms.
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MOVIES - From SlashFilm: Alexandre Aja ("Crawl") leads a talented group of filmmakers in an attempt to make an interactive haunted house movie.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Henry Golding ("Crazy Rich Asians") is in talks to star in the "G.I. Joe" spinoff, "Snake Eyes."
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DISNEY - From People: Disney offers a sneak peek at its live-action remake of its classic animated film "Lady and the Tramp" with a photo of its canine stars.
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TELEVISION - From Blackfilm: BET and Tyler Perry add new cast members, including DeVale Ellis and Kevin Walton, to their upcoming one-hour drama, "Sistas," which is due this fall.
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MOVIES - From Blackfilm: Vanessa Bell Calloway will reprise her role of "Imani Izzi" in the Coming to America sequel, which is due to hit theaters December 18, 2020. Comedian Luenell is also joining the cast.
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LGBTQ - From Variety: IMDb is changing its policy on publishing birth names in response to transgender customers and other entertainment figures.
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MEDIA - From Deadline: After 13 years apart (that long!), CBS and Viacom are once again one. The new entity will be called ViacomCBS Inc. Regulatory approval of the merger is expected to come in the next several months.
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STREAMING/BDS - From Truthout: In the op-ed, "I Said No to a Netflix Series Audition Because I Support Palestinian Rights," actor David Clennon explains why he declined to participate in Netflix's upcoming series, "Sycamore," a co-production with Israel.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/9 to 8/11/19 weekend box office is "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" with an estimated take of 25.4 million dollars.
From Patreon: My review of "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: New Line Cinema is the winner of an intense bidding war for Olivia Wilde's directorial effort which exists as a spec script, entitled "Don't Worry Darling."
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AWARDS - From Deadline: 2019 Teen Choice Awards were announced. "Avengers: Endgame" and "Riverdale" take the top prizes.
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STREAMING - From IndieWire: In the end, things worked out for "Fast Color," a film about African-American female superheroes. Amazon will produce a TV series based on the film.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Universal Pictures has cancelled its release of the now-controversial film, "The Hunt." Produced in part by Jason Blum, the film was due September 27th.
From Variety: President Trump has been calling out Hollywood "racism," with "The Hunt" apparently being one of the "racist films" he targeted.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Quentin Tarantino says that if he comes up with a good idea, his next (and supposedly final) film would be a horror movie.
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ANIMATION - From IndieWire: The Walt Disney Company's "Disney discipline" hits Fox's former animation studio, Blue Sky Studios ("Ice Age" and "Rio" franchises).
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MOVIES - From THR: Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, who wrote the recent "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movies and "Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol," are writing a script for a "G.I. Joe" spinoff movie, which will reportedly be an ensemble piece. A "Snake Eyes" movie is due October 2020.
OBITS:
From THR: The Canadian born animator and filmmaker, Richard Williams, has died at the age of 86, Friday, August 16, 2019. Williams was best known for directing the animation on the live-action/animation hybrid, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988). He won an Oscar for his animated short film "A Christmas Carol" (1971), and in 1989, he shared a visual effects Oscar for "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," as well as receiving a "special achievement" Oscar for the film.
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From Deadline: The actor, Peter Fonda, has died at the age of 79, Friday, August 16, 2019. Fonda's best known film is the groundbreaking, counter-culture movie, "Easy Rider" (1969). Fonda also produced "Easy Rider," and shared an Oscar nomination for "Best Original Screenplay" with Terry Southern and the film's director, Dennis Hopper, for writing the film. Fonda was the son of legendary Golden Age actor, Henry Fonda, and was the young brother of actress Jane Fonda. Fonda's daughter, Bridget, is also an actor.
From Deadline: Jane Fonda issues a statement on the passing of her brother, Peter Fonda.
From Deadline: Hollywood reacts to the passing of actor Peter Fonda.
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From CNN: Actor and former firefighter, Dango Nguyen, has died at the age of 48, Saturday, August 10, 2019. Nguyen, who acted under the name "Dango Nu Yen," appeared in the third season of "The Walking Dead."
From YahooSports: NFL coach Darryl Drake has died at the age of 62, Sunday, August 11, 2019. Drake was currently the Pittsburgh Steelers' wide receivers coach. Drake has a brief NFL and CFL career after playing college football for Western Kentucky University (1975-1978). After a 20-year career coaching in the college ranks, in 2004, he began his NFL coaching career. He was a coach on the Chicago Bears 2006 team that won the NFC Championship and lost in the Super Bowl to the Indianapolis Colts.
From NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin issues a statement on Darryl Drake's passing.
From NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers Team President Art Rooney II issues a state on Darryl Drake's passing.
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Saturday, August 10, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 1st to 10th, 2019 - Update #24
Support Leroy on Patreon:
MOVIES - From DigitalSpy: This article is a list of films that 20th Century Fox had planned to make, but Disney has cancelled since buying Fox.
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TELEVISION - From THR: Robert Kirkman, the co-creator of "The Walking Dead" comic book, is suing AMC over profits concerning "The Walking Dead" television series. That trial may begin sooner than expected.
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DISNEY - From SlashFilm: Disney's live-action remake of its animated classic, "Lady and the Tramp," will feature real dogs. Here is a first look at those dogs.
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COMICS-FILM - From SlashFilm: Multiple Oscar-nominee, Michelle Williams, is returning for the Venom sequel, "Venom 2," to play "Anne Weying."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Wesley Snipes joins Eddie Murphy and Craig Brewer's "Coming to America" sequel.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Disney CEO Bob Iger says that the Disney+ streaming service will include reboots of 20th Century Fox movie properties like "Home Alone," "Night at the Museum," and "Cheaper by the Dozen."
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COMICS-TV - From Deadline: ABC is looking for its next series based on a Marvel Comics property as Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. comes to an end. They are looking for a mostly brand new female superhero.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Andy Serkis has closed a deal with Sony Pictures to direct "Venom 2." Sexy Tom Hardy will return as the film's star.
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TELEVISION - From THR: On the heels of "Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons", ABC has ordered two more "live" specials from producers Norman Lear and Jimmy Kimmel. No word on which classic Norman Lear TV series will get the live treatment.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/2 to 8/4/2019 weekend box office is "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" with an estimated 60.8 million dollars.
From Patreon: My review of "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw."
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Actress Afton Williamson recently quit ABC's TV series, "The Rookie" (starring Nathan Fillion). She announces that the reasons were sexual misconduct and racist behavior towards her. Deadline has a dedicated page to follow this controversy which is heating up.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Oscar-winning producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have signed a first-look production deal with Universal Pictures.
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MOVIES - From THR: In a rare public appearance, Lilly Wachowski (formerly Andy Wachowski), talks about the visibility of trans-people. Lilly and her sister, Lana, (formerly Larry), are best known for directing "The Matrix" trilogy.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: "Fragile masculinity: why no one in the Fast and Furious films can lose a fight" by Stuart Heritage.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Former costars Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren are reuniting for an hour-long action drama series, and it is a hot property with broadcast and streaming companies.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: The eighth and final season of Showtime's Emmy-winning series, "Homeland," will begin February 2020.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: Gal Gadot will star in Showtime's biopic of famed Golden Age of Hollywood actress, Hedy Lamarr (who was also an inventor).
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MOVIES-TELEVISION - From Variety: CBS and Viacom's reunion moves closer as both companies agree to an executive structure.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Cate Blanchett looks to join Guillermo del Toro's "Nightmare Alley," opposite Bradley Cooper.
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MOVIES - From Jezebel: An analysis by Rich Juzwiak: "Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time In Hollywood Doubles Down on Shittiness Toward Women."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Robert De Niro is in talks to join director Martin Scorsese and actor Leonardo DiCaprio in the film adaptation of the book, "Killers of the Flower Moon."
OBITS:
From Deadline: The American author, Toni Morrison, has died at the age of 88, Monday, August 5, 2019. Morrison won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993, the first Black woman to win the award. Ms. Morrison was known for such novels as Sula, The Song of Solomon, and Beloved.
From ReviewJournal: Sports reporter Don Banks has died at the age of 56, Sunday, August 4, 2019. Banks was known for his work covering the National Football League (NFL). He wrote for "Sports Illustrated" for 17 years and had recently joined "The Las Vegas Review-Journal. "
From IndieWire: Documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker died at the age of 94, Thursday, August 1, 2019. He was known for his focus on arts ("Don't Look Back" and "Monterey Pop") and politics ("The War Room") and was a pioneer of "Direct Cinema." He was only nominated for one Oscar (for "The War Room"), but he won an "Honorary Oscar" for Lifetime Achievement.
From NFL: Former National Football League (NFL) player, Nick Buoniconti, died at the age of 78, Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Buoniconti played middle linebacker for the Boston Patriots and the Miami Dolphins. He was on two Super Bowl winning Dolphins teams, including the 1972 "Perfect Season" Dolphins. He was named to the "Pro Football Hall of Fame" in 2001. Known for his charitable work, he co-founded Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, and he raised hundreds of millions of dollars for research into brain and spinal cord injuries.
MOVIES - From DigitalSpy: This article is a list of films that 20th Century Fox had planned to make, but Disney has cancelled since buying Fox.
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TELEVISION - From THR: Robert Kirkman, the co-creator of "The Walking Dead" comic book, is suing AMC over profits concerning "The Walking Dead" television series. That trial may begin sooner than expected.
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DISNEY - From SlashFilm: Disney's live-action remake of its animated classic, "Lady and the Tramp," will feature real dogs. Here is a first look at those dogs.
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COMICS-FILM - From SlashFilm: Multiple Oscar-nominee, Michelle Williams, is returning for the Venom sequel, "Venom 2," to play "Anne Weying."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Wesley Snipes joins Eddie Murphy and Craig Brewer's "Coming to America" sequel.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Disney CEO Bob Iger says that the Disney+ streaming service will include reboots of 20th Century Fox movie properties like "Home Alone," "Night at the Museum," and "Cheaper by the Dozen."
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COMICS-TV - From Deadline: ABC is looking for its next series based on a Marvel Comics property as Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. comes to an end. They are looking for a mostly brand new female superhero.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Andy Serkis has closed a deal with Sony Pictures to direct "Venom 2." Sexy Tom Hardy will return as the film's star.
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TELEVISION - From THR: On the heels of "Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons", ABC has ordered two more "live" specials from producers Norman Lear and Jimmy Kimmel. No word on which classic Norman Lear TV series will get the live treatment.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/2 to 8/4/2019 weekend box office is "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" with an estimated 60.8 million dollars.
From Patreon: My review of "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw."
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Actress Afton Williamson recently quit ABC's TV series, "The Rookie" (starring Nathan Fillion). She announces that the reasons were sexual misconduct and racist behavior towards her. Deadline has a dedicated page to follow this controversy which is heating up.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Oscar-winning producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have signed a first-look production deal with Universal Pictures.
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MOVIES - From THR: In a rare public appearance, Lilly Wachowski (formerly Andy Wachowski), talks about the visibility of trans-people. Lilly and her sister, Lana, (formerly Larry), are best known for directing "The Matrix" trilogy.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: "Fragile masculinity: why no one in the Fast and Furious films can lose a fight" by Stuart Heritage.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Former costars Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren are reuniting for an hour-long action drama series, and it is a hot property with broadcast and streaming companies.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: The eighth and final season of Showtime's Emmy-winning series, "Homeland," will begin February 2020.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: Gal Gadot will star in Showtime's biopic of famed Golden Age of Hollywood actress, Hedy Lamarr (who was also an inventor).
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MOVIES-TELEVISION - From Variety: CBS and Viacom's reunion moves closer as both companies agree to an executive structure.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Cate Blanchett looks to join Guillermo del Toro's "Nightmare Alley," opposite Bradley Cooper.
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MOVIES - From Jezebel: An analysis by Rich Juzwiak: "Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time In Hollywood Doubles Down on Shittiness Toward Women."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Robert De Niro is in talks to join director Martin Scorsese and actor Leonardo DiCaprio in the film adaptation of the book, "Killers of the Flower Moon."
OBITS:
From Deadline: The American author, Toni Morrison, has died at the age of 88, Monday, August 5, 2019. Morrison won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993, the first Black woman to win the award. Ms. Morrison was known for such novels as Sula, The Song of Solomon, and Beloved.
From ReviewJournal: Sports reporter Don Banks has died at the age of 56, Sunday, August 4, 2019. Banks was known for his work covering the National Football League (NFL). He wrote for "Sports Illustrated" for 17 years and had recently joined "The Las Vegas Review-Journal. "
From IndieWire: Documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker died at the age of 94, Thursday, August 1, 2019. He was known for his focus on arts ("Don't Look Back" and "Monterey Pop") and politics ("The War Room") and was a pioneer of "Direct Cinema." He was only nominated for one Oscar (for "The War Room"), but he won an "Honorary Oscar" for Lifetime Achievement.
From NFL: Former National Football League (NFL) player, Nick Buoniconti, died at the age of 78, Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Buoniconti played middle linebacker for the Boston Patriots and the Miami Dolphins. He was on two Super Bowl winning Dolphins teams, including the 1972 "Perfect Season" Dolphins. He was named to the "Pro Football Hall of Fame" in 2001. Known for his charitable work, he co-founded Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, and he raised hundreds of millions of dollars for research into brain and spinal cord injuries.
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 21st to 31st, 2019 - Update #31
Support Leroy on Patreon:
STAR TREK - From BleedingCool: Nickelodeon's untitled "Star Trek" CGI-animated series announces its writers' room.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Samantha Morton says that she does not regret working with director Woody Allen. She received her first Oscar nomination for her role in Allen's 1999 film, "Sweet and Lowdown."
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MOVIES - From Variety: The screenwriting duo of Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are in negotiations to direct the “Dungeons & Dragons” movie for Paramount Pictures.
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DISNEY - From YahooNews: The late actor and Disney Channel child star, Cameron Boyce, died July 6th, 2019. Today (July 30th), the Los Angeles County coroner's office says Disney actor Cameron Boyce died unexpectedly from epilepsy.
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TELEVISION - From Newsarama: There is a first teaser for the third "Walking Dead" series that is currently known as "The Walking Dead: New Series."
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DISNEY - From THR: Thus far, The Walt Disney Company has collected $7.67 billion in global box office in the year 2019. That is a record, and we aren't even in August 2019. Disney has collected over $5 billion at the 2019 international box office - a first for a Hollywood studio. Disney held the previous record, $7.61 billion in global box office in 2016.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/26 to 7/28/2019 weekend box office is "The Lion King" with an estimated 75.5 million dollars.
From Patreon: Leroy a.k.a. "I Read You's" review of "The Lion King."
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: The real and the fake in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Sony is in talks with actor-director Andy Serkis to direct "Venom 2," the sequel to its hit 2018 film, "Venom."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Two celebrity couples, actress Gabrielle Union and her husband, NBA superstar and champion, Dwyane Wade and recording artist Ciara and her husband, NFL and Super Bowl champion quarterback, Russell Wilson, are joining to produce a film about the inspiration true story of former NFL player, Vernon Turner.
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COMICS-TELEVISION - From Deadline: AMC to develop Rob Guillory's acclaimed comic book, "Farmhand" (Image Comics) for television.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: HBO reportedly still considering one or two more "Game of Thrones" spinoff scripts.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Showrunner Carlton Cuse and movie writer Jason Fuchs are developing classic science fiction humor novel, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," for the streaming service Hulu.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Oscar-winning filmmaker George Miller says he has multiple "Mad Max: Fury Road" sequels in the works. He is also "cautiously optimistic" that his Tilda Swinton/Idris Elba romance epic, "Three Thousand Years of Longing," will happen.
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FILM FESTIVAL - From Deadline: The Toronto International Film Festival 2019 will showcase star power with Tom Hanks, Eddie Murphy, and Matt Damon films making their premieres. Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix's "Joker" film is also set to premiere.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Markella Kavenagh is in talks to be the first actor cast for Amazon's still-developing "Lord of the Rings" TV series.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Quentin Tarantino says that he is still in talks with Uma Thurman for a "Kill Bill, Vol. 3." The original films debuted in 2003 and 2004.
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MOVIES-CULTURE - From Medium: Former police officer, Larry Smith, writes for "Medium" that Clint Eastwood's "Dirty" Harry Callahan was a bad cop and bad at his job - like many movie cops.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/19 to 7/21/2019 weekend box office is "The Lion King" with an estimated take of 185 million dollars - a record opening for the month of July.
From Deadline: The final gross for the opening weekend of "The Lion King" is 191.8 million dollars.
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SDCC-TELEVISION - From Deadline: At Comic-Con, The CW's long-running series talks about the upcoming final season, teasing details.
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SDCC-STREAMING - From Deadline: At Comic-Con 2019, Seth MacFarlane announced that his TV series, "The Orville" is moving from Fox to Hulu for its Season 3 debut, which occur late in 2020.
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SDCC-MOVIES - From THR: At Comic-Con 2019, Guillermo del Toro talks about trying to keep some of the old way of creating movie visual special effects alive in the film, "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark." The film arrives in theaters in August 2019.
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SDCC-COMICS - From Polygon: The winners at the 2019 Will Eisner Awards were announced Friday night (July 19th). The Eisner Awards are the self-proclaimed most important comic book awards in the U.S.
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STREAMING - From YahooEntertainment: The story of "Stranger Things," the #NeverEndingChallenge, "A NeverEnding Story," and singer Limahl.
OBITS:
From Variety: Legendary Broadway director and producer, Harold "Hal" Prince, has died at the age of 91, Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Prince won 21 Tony Awards (the most for an individual), including eight for directing a musical and 8 for producing a musical. His Tony Award directing wins including "Cabaret," "Sweeney Todd," and and "Evita." His producing wins include "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" and "Fiddler on the Roof."
From TheWrap: Voice actress and Disney Legend, Russi Taylor, has died at the age of 75, Friday, July 26, 2019. She was the voice of Minnie Mouse for 30 years, beginning in 1986 when she beat out 200 others hoping to land the role. Taylor also voice several characters on the long-running series, "The Simpsons." She received the "Disney Legend Award" in 2008. Alos, Russi's late husband, Wayne Allwine, was the third voice of Mickey Mouse from 1991 until his death in 2009.
From Variety: The Dutch actor Rutger Hauer died at the age of 75, Friday, July 19, 2019. Hauer was best known for the role of Roy Batty, the leader of an outlaw band of replicants in "Blade Runner," starring opposite Harrison Ford. Other memorable films include two 1985 films, "Ladyhawke" and "The Hitcher" and 1986's "The Hitcher."
From BoingBoing: Writer, journalist, activist, and counterculture figure, Paul Krassner, has died at the age of 87, Sunday, July 21, 2019. He was one of the founding members of the Yippies. In the early 1960s, he founded an abortion referral service when abortions were illegal. He started the satire zine, "The Realist," for which he commissioned cartoonist Wally Wood to draw the "Disneyland Memorial Orgy."
From RollingStone: American singer and songwriter and New Orleans music legend, Art Neville, has died at the age of 81, Monday, July 23, 2019. Neville co-founded the funk band, The Meters. With his brothers, he co-founded "The Neville Brothers." He won two Grammy Awards, one with his brothers and another as part of a Stevie Ray Vaughn tribute collaboration.
From Deadline: The actor David Hedison died Thursday, July 18, 2019 at the age of 92. He was best known for his role on the popular 1960s adventure TV series, "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (ABC, 1964 to 1968). He also played James Bond's ally, CIA agent Felix Leiter, in two films, "Live and Let Die" (1973) and "License to Kill" (1989).
TRAILERS AND VIDEO:
From YahooEntertainment: Here is the first teaser trailer for Netflix's Martin Scorsese film, "The Irishman," with Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci. The film is due this fall in select theaters and on Netflix.
From THR: Presented at Comic-Con 2019, this is a new trailer for "Terminator: Dark Fate." The film is due November 1, 2019.
From THR: Presented at Comic-Con 2019, this is a new trailer for "Top Gun: Maverick." The film is due June 26, 2020.
From Newsarama: Apple TV+ releases the first trailer for its series, "Snoopy in Space."
From Variety: Disney releases a teaser trailer for the "The King's Man," the prequel to "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014) and "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (2017). It stars Ralph Fiennes and is due Feb. 14th, 2020.
From EW: Here is the first trailer for the "Rabid," a remake of the 1977 David Cronenberg film. The remake, directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska, will premiere at Frightfest in August.
From YouTube: Here is the first official trailer for director Rian Johnson's whodunit, "Knives Out."
STAR TREK - From BleedingCool: Nickelodeon's untitled "Star Trek" CGI-animated series announces its writers' room.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Samantha Morton says that she does not regret working with director Woody Allen. She received her first Oscar nomination for her role in Allen's 1999 film, "Sweet and Lowdown."
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MOVIES - From Variety: The screenwriting duo of Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are in negotiations to direct the “Dungeons & Dragons” movie for Paramount Pictures.
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DISNEY - From YahooNews: The late actor and Disney Channel child star, Cameron Boyce, died July 6th, 2019. Today (July 30th), the Los Angeles County coroner's office says Disney actor Cameron Boyce died unexpectedly from epilepsy.
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TELEVISION - From Newsarama: There is a first teaser for the third "Walking Dead" series that is currently known as "The Walking Dead: New Series."
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DISNEY - From THR: Thus far, The Walt Disney Company has collected $7.67 billion in global box office in the year 2019. That is a record, and we aren't even in August 2019. Disney has collected over $5 billion at the 2019 international box office - a first for a Hollywood studio. Disney held the previous record, $7.61 billion in global box office in 2016.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/26 to 7/28/2019 weekend box office is "The Lion King" with an estimated 75.5 million dollars.
From Patreon: Leroy a.k.a. "I Read You's" review of "The Lion King."
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: The real and the fake in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Sony is in talks with actor-director Andy Serkis to direct "Venom 2," the sequel to its hit 2018 film, "Venom."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Two celebrity couples, actress Gabrielle Union and her husband, NBA superstar and champion, Dwyane Wade and recording artist Ciara and her husband, NFL and Super Bowl champion quarterback, Russell Wilson, are joining to produce a film about the inspiration true story of former NFL player, Vernon Turner.
----------
COMICS-TELEVISION - From Deadline: AMC to develop Rob Guillory's acclaimed comic book, "Farmhand" (Image Comics) for television.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: HBO reportedly still considering one or two more "Game of Thrones" spinoff scripts.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Showrunner Carlton Cuse and movie writer Jason Fuchs are developing classic science fiction humor novel, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," for the streaming service Hulu.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Oscar-winning filmmaker George Miller says he has multiple "Mad Max: Fury Road" sequels in the works. He is also "cautiously optimistic" that his Tilda Swinton/Idris Elba romance epic, "Three Thousand Years of Longing," will happen.
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FILM FESTIVAL - From Deadline: The Toronto International Film Festival 2019 will showcase star power with Tom Hanks, Eddie Murphy, and Matt Damon films making their premieres. Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix's "Joker" film is also set to premiere.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Markella Kavenagh is in talks to be the first actor cast for Amazon's still-developing "Lord of the Rings" TV series.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Quentin Tarantino says that he is still in talks with Uma Thurman for a "Kill Bill, Vol. 3." The original films debuted in 2003 and 2004.
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MOVIES-CULTURE - From Medium: Former police officer, Larry Smith, writes for "Medium" that Clint Eastwood's "Dirty" Harry Callahan was a bad cop and bad at his job - like many movie cops.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/19 to 7/21/2019 weekend box office is "The Lion King" with an estimated take of 185 million dollars - a record opening for the month of July.
From Deadline: The final gross for the opening weekend of "The Lion King" is 191.8 million dollars.
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SDCC-TELEVISION - From Deadline: At Comic-Con, The CW's long-running series talks about the upcoming final season, teasing details.
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SDCC-STREAMING - From Deadline: At Comic-Con 2019, Seth MacFarlane announced that his TV series, "The Orville" is moving from Fox to Hulu for its Season 3 debut, which occur late in 2020.
----------
SDCC-MOVIES - From THR: At Comic-Con 2019, Guillermo del Toro talks about trying to keep some of the old way of creating movie visual special effects alive in the film, "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark." The film arrives in theaters in August 2019.
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SDCC-COMICS - From Polygon: The winners at the 2019 Will Eisner Awards were announced Friday night (July 19th). The Eisner Awards are the self-proclaimed most important comic book awards in the U.S.
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STREAMING - From YahooEntertainment: The story of "Stranger Things," the #NeverEndingChallenge, "A NeverEnding Story," and singer Limahl.
OBITS:
From Variety: Legendary Broadway director and producer, Harold "Hal" Prince, has died at the age of 91, Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Prince won 21 Tony Awards (the most for an individual), including eight for directing a musical and 8 for producing a musical. His Tony Award directing wins including "Cabaret," "Sweeney Todd," and and "Evita." His producing wins include "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" and "Fiddler on the Roof."
From TheWrap: Voice actress and Disney Legend, Russi Taylor, has died at the age of 75, Friday, July 26, 2019. She was the voice of Minnie Mouse for 30 years, beginning in 1986 when she beat out 200 others hoping to land the role. Taylor also voice several characters on the long-running series, "The Simpsons." She received the "Disney Legend Award" in 2008. Alos, Russi's late husband, Wayne Allwine, was the third voice of Mickey Mouse from 1991 until his death in 2009.
From Variety: The Dutch actor Rutger Hauer died at the age of 75, Friday, July 19, 2019. Hauer was best known for the role of Roy Batty, the leader of an outlaw band of replicants in "Blade Runner," starring opposite Harrison Ford. Other memorable films include two 1985 films, "Ladyhawke" and "The Hitcher" and 1986's "The Hitcher."
From BoingBoing: Writer, journalist, activist, and counterculture figure, Paul Krassner, has died at the age of 87, Sunday, July 21, 2019. He was one of the founding members of the Yippies. In the early 1960s, he founded an abortion referral service when abortions were illegal. He started the satire zine, "The Realist," for which he commissioned cartoonist Wally Wood to draw the "Disneyland Memorial Orgy."
From RollingStone: American singer and songwriter and New Orleans music legend, Art Neville, has died at the age of 81, Monday, July 23, 2019. Neville co-founded the funk band, The Meters. With his brothers, he co-founded "The Neville Brothers." He won two Grammy Awards, one with his brothers and another as part of a Stevie Ray Vaughn tribute collaboration.
From Deadline: The actor David Hedison died Thursday, July 18, 2019 at the age of 92. He was best known for his role on the popular 1960s adventure TV series, "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (ABC, 1964 to 1968). He also played James Bond's ally, CIA agent Felix Leiter, in two films, "Live and Let Die" (1973) and "License to Kill" (1989).
TRAILERS AND VIDEO:
From YahooEntertainment: Here is the first teaser trailer for Netflix's Martin Scorsese film, "The Irishman," with Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci. The film is due this fall in select theaters and on Netflix.
From THR: Presented at Comic-Con 2019, this is a new trailer for "Terminator: Dark Fate." The film is due November 1, 2019.
From THR: Presented at Comic-Con 2019, this is a new trailer for "Top Gun: Maverick." The film is due June 26, 2020.
From Newsarama: Apple TV+ releases the first trailer for its series, "Snoopy in Space."
From Variety: Disney releases a teaser trailer for the "The King's Man," the prequel to "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014) and "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (2017). It stars Ralph Fiennes and is due Feb. 14th, 2020.
From EW: Here is the first trailer for the "Rabid," a remake of the 1977 David Cronenberg film. The remake, directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska, will premiere at Frightfest in August.
From YouTube: Here is the first official trailer for director Rian Johnson's whodunit, "Knives Out."
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