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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Rosario Dawson out and Alice Braga as "Dr. Cecilia Reyes" in Fox's "New Mutants."
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MOVIES - From ShadowandAct: Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are developing an HBO biopic about pioneering African-American filmmaker, Oscar Micheaux. Tyler Perry is attached to star as Micheaux.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Pediatrician Mai-Khanh Tran will attempt to unseat a 12-term, U.S. House Republican (and a powerful one at that) next year.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Michelle Rodriguez is ready to leave "The Fast and the Furious" franchise. The actress, who plays Letty Ortiz, wants more opportunities for women in the film series.
From YahooFinance: "The Fate of the Furious" director F. Gary Gray responds to Michelle Rodriguez.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Halle Berry said that her 2002 best actress Oscar win (for 2001's "Monsters Ball") meant nothing for diversity.
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OBIT - From Deadline: The children's author Michael Bond has died at the age of 91, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Bond was best known as the creator of Paddington Bear. The character first appeared in the 1958 book, "A Bear Called Paddington."
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COMICS-FILM - From ShadowandAct: The return of Marvel Comics character, Blade, to the big or small screen? Someday... says Marvel chief.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Gwendoline Christie (Star Wars' "Captain Phasma") will join Steve Carell in director Robert Zemeckis' still untitled drama.
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OBIT - From Variety: The Swedish actor Michael Nyqvist has died at the age 56, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. He played a rapist in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and the villain "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol."
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner, her writing partner from the HBO series, "Girls," are in talks to write the American remake on the hit foreign film, "Toni Erdmann."
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Marvel Studios boss, Kevin Feige, empathizes with Lucasfilm over the "young Han Solo" film director shakeup.
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COMICS-FILM - From LATimes: Inside the deal the brought Spider-Man to the Marvel cinematic universe.
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TELEVISION - From ShadowandAct: HBO is developing a TV series from Ray Bradbury's seminal novel, "Fahrenheit 451," with Michael B. Jordan in the lead. Actress Laura Harrier will play the wife of Jordan's character ("Guy Montag").
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CULTURE - From BuzzFlash: How to reverse the demise of the United States.
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TELEVISION - From ScreenDaily: Kevin Bacon says that he is working on a reboot of his cult film, "Tremors," as a TV series for Syfy.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Sissy Spacek came to fame and earned an Oscar nomination for her starring role in the film, "Carrie" (1976), adapted from a Stephen King novel. Spacek is returning to the world of Stephen King in Hulu's upcoming series, "Castle Rock."
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MOVIES - From THR: Warner Bros. is developing a sequel to Ben Affleck's hit film, "The Accountant" (2016).
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: Highlights from the "Spider-Man: Homecoming" press conference.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooTV: ABC has announced Friday, September 29, 2017 as the premiere date for "Marvel's Inhumans."
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STAR TREK - From Esquire: One of the changes that "Star Trek Discovery" will make to rules established by Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry, is that Starfleet members will be in direct conflict with one another. The first episode of this new series will air in October 2017.
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BLM - From WashPost: A Black off-duty police officer tried to help stop a crime, and a White cop shot him. Once again, the controversy is in the St. Louis area.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 6/23 to 6/25/2017 weekend box office is "Transformers: The Last Knight" with an estimated take of $45.3 million.
From TheWrap: "The Big Sick" and "The Beguiled" open big at indie box office.
From GoldDerby: "Wonder Woman" is now the highest grossing live-action film by a woman director. It's global box office total is at just over $635 million dollars (and counting), which surpasses the the previous record holder, Mamma Mia! (2008), which grossed just under $610 million globally and was directed by Phyllida Lloyd.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: The upcoming "Spider-Man: Homecoming" is receiving glowing reviews. The film will open nationwide on July 7th, 2017.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: There is another project being adapted for TV from George R.R. Martin, whose fantasy novel series, "A Song of Fire and Ice," became the Emmy-winning, HBO television series, "Game of Thrones." Now, Syfy is developing Martin's novella, "Nightflyers," as a pilot for a TV series.
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POLITICS - From RSN: President Trump and the Congressional Republicans are trying to pass the American Health Care Act (AHCA) or BCRA (Better Care Restoration Act) to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) also known as "Obamacare." President Obama says the AHCA/BCRA will do us harm.
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ECO - From TheNewYorker: The race to solar-power Africa.
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CULTURE - From Newsweek: Most U.S. terrorists are of the right-wing variety, not Muslim.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: This is the debut trailer for "The Greatest Showman," which stars Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum and also features Michelle Williams, Zendaya, and Zac Efron, among others.
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Friday, June 30, 2017
Friday, April 7, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from April 1st to 8th, 2017 - Update #20
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TELEVISION - From ScreenDaily: John Ridley gets emotional talking about his series, "Guerilla," for the British broadcaster, Sky."
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: LaVar Ball blames UCLA's NCAA men's basketball tournament loss on 3 slow of foot white guys. His son, Lonzo, plays on that team.
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MOVIE - From SlashFilm: The long talked about "The Legend of Conan" is not happening... maybe someone will consider it again in the future.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Adam McKay is developing a Dick Cheney biopic. Christian Bale, Steve Carell, and Amy Adams are in talks to appear.
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OBIT - From TMZ: Legendary stand-up comic, Don Rickles, has died at the age of 90, Thursday, April 6, 2017. Rickles, an "insult comic," was known as the "king of the zing." Rickles was also an actor with numerous film and TV appearances. R.I.P. Mr. Rickles, I'll always love your humor.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Jeremy Renner and Hannibal Buress are joining Ed Helms in the comedy, "Tag."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Eric Roth, who wrote the screenplay for "Forrest Gump," will write director Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" reboot.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Demian Bichir will headline "The Nun," a spinoff from "The Conjuring 2."
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CELEBRITY - YahooCelebrity: Heath Ledger documentary, "I Am Heath Ledger" says that Ledger wanted fame, but didn't want it when he got it.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Colin Farrell is considering joining Viola Davis in Steve McQueen's "Widows."
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DISNEY - From Variety: There is a live-action remake of Walt Disney's animated classic, "Dumbo," to be directed by Tim Burton. Michael Keaton, who has starred in three films directed by Burton, is in talks to play the villain.
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STAR TREK - From YahooNews: Sonequa Martin-Green ("Sasha" from "The Walking Dead") will play a character on CBS's upcoming "Star Trek: Discovery." The character has finally been revealed as "First Officer Michael Burnham."
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MOVIES - From JoBlo: Arnold Schwarzenegger says he is not finished with "Terminator" franchise.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Steve Carell's Amazon drama, "Beautiful Boys," casts the youngest son.
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POLITICS - From YahooTV: George Takei, LGBTQ activist and "Sulu" on the original "Star Trek," is not running for office. It was a joke.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/31 to 4/2/2017 weekend box office is DreamWorks Animation's "The Boss Baby" with an estimated take of $49 million.
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COMICS - From THR: Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, who had a hit run on the comic book, "Batman," beginning in 2011, are creating a DC Comics event story line for late summer, "Dark Night: Metal." This will be "bigger than Batman."
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COMICS-FILM - From RollingStone: Joss Whedon is directing a "Batgirl" movie.
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CULTURE - From Jacobin: An alternative obituary of plutocrat, David Rockefeller (who recently died at the age of 101) by Erik Wallenberg
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LGBTQ - From Variety: Best Picture Oscar winner, "Moonlight" wins top film honor at GLAAD Media Awards.
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MOVIES - From THR: Zac Efron says that Hugh Jackman saved him from a fire on the set of the upcoming "The Greatest Showman," which is about P.T. Barnum.
TELEVISION - From ScreenDaily: John Ridley gets emotional talking about his series, "Guerilla," for the British broadcaster, Sky."
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: LaVar Ball blames UCLA's NCAA men's basketball tournament loss on 3 slow of foot white guys. His son, Lonzo, plays on that team.
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MOVIE - From SlashFilm: The long talked about "The Legend of Conan" is not happening... maybe someone will consider it again in the future.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Adam McKay is developing a Dick Cheney biopic. Christian Bale, Steve Carell, and Amy Adams are in talks to appear.
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OBIT - From TMZ: Legendary stand-up comic, Don Rickles, has died at the age of 90, Thursday, April 6, 2017. Rickles, an "insult comic," was known as the "king of the zing." Rickles was also an actor with numerous film and TV appearances. R.I.P. Mr. Rickles, I'll always love your humor.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Jeremy Renner and Hannibal Buress are joining Ed Helms in the comedy, "Tag."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Eric Roth, who wrote the screenplay for "Forrest Gump," will write director Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" reboot.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Demian Bichir will headline "The Nun," a spinoff from "The Conjuring 2."
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CELEBRITY - YahooCelebrity: Heath Ledger documentary, "I Am Heath Ledger" says that Ledger wanted fame, but didn't want it when he got it.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Colin Farrell is considering joining Viola Davis in Steve McQueen's "Widows."
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DISNEY - From Variety: There is a live-action remake of Walt Disney's animated classic, "Dumbo," to be directed by Tim Burton. Michael Keaton, who has starred in three films directed by Burton, is in talks to play the villain.
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STAR TREK - From YahooNews: Sonequa Martin-Green ("Sasha" from "The Walking Dead") will play a character on CBS's upcoming "Star Trek: Discovery." The character has finally been revealed as "First Officer Michael Burnham."
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MOVIES - From JoBlo: Arnold Schwarzenegger says he is not finished with "Terminator" franchise.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Steve Carell's Amazon drama, "Beautiful Boys," casts the youngest son.
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POLITICS - From YahooTV: George Takei, LGBTQ activist and "Sulu" on the original "Star Trek," is not running for office. It was a joke.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/31 to 4/2/2017 weekend box office is DreamWorks Animation's "The Boss Baby" with an estimated take of $49 million.
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COMICS - From THR: Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, who had a hit run on the comic book, "Batman," beginning in 2011, are creating a DC Comics event story line for late summer, "Dark Night: Metal." This will be "bigger than Batman."
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COMICS-FILM - From RollingStone: Joss Whedon is directing a "Batgirl" movie.
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CULTURE - From Jacobin: An alternative obituary of plutocrat, David Rockefeller (who recently died at the age of 101) by Erik Wallenberg
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LGBTQ - From Variety: Best Picture Oscar winner, "Moonlight" wins top film honor at GLAAD Media Awards.
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MOVIES - From THR: Zac Efron says that Hugh Jackman saved him from a fire on the set of the upcoming "The Greatest Showman," which is about P.T. Barnum.
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from January 15th to 21st, 2017 - Update #36
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: Watch "Women's March" live on Yahoo.
From YahooNews: The #WomensMarch has pioneers from generations ago.
From YahooNews: Journey of 12 women to #WomensMarch.
From YahooCelebrity: Celebs join #WomensMarch.
From TheWrap: The women of the film industry take time out from the 2017 film festival to protest strump for #WomensMarch
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BLM - From DemocracyNow: Another Democratic presidential administration has come to an end, and Leonard Peltier still denied clemency.
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INAUGURATION:
POLITICS - From Esquire: A visual comparison of attendance at Obama's first inaugural concert and Trump's - not even close.
From YahooNews: Watch the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the Confederate State of America and wannabe CSA state live on Yahoo.
From Vox: The site's staff annotates Trump's inauguration speech
From BET: Spike Lee was going to use a Chrisette Michlele song on his new Amazon series, but he dropped it when he learned that she will perform at the Trump inauguration.
From USAToday: Thousands arrived in Washington D.C. yesterday in defiance of President of the Confederate States of America Trump's inauguration.
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POLITICS - From NBC: President Obama commutes Chelsea Manning's (formerly Bradley Manning) sentence.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: "Black Adam," the Shazam villain that Dwayne Johnson will play in a DC Comics movie for Warner Bros. will get his own film.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Author Neil Gaiman will adapt the novel he wrote with Terry Prathett, "Good Omens," into a TV series for Amazon.
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OBIT - From Deadline: The actor, Miguel Ferrer, has died at the age of 61, Thursday, January 19, 2017. He was the son of Oscar-winning actor, Jose Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney (and was therefore a cousin of George Clooney). Of late, he was known for his role on NCIS: Los Angeles. Many probably remember Miguel for his role in the original "Robocop."
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: It's official - NBC is bringing back "Will & Grace" for a 10-episode run in the 2017-18 season.
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TELEVISION - From EW: "Saturday Night Live" cut a Donald Trump-Rick James sketch that was part of Dave Chappelle's SNL hosting gig.
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MOVIE - From THR: The Tupac Shakur biopic, "All Eyez on Me," lands at Lionsgate and gets a release date of June 46, 2017, which would have been Tupac's 46th birthday.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Kenya Barris, the creator of the ABC TV series, "Black-ish," is joining NBA superstar Blake Griffin to remake the 1991 Wesley Snipes-Woody Harrelson film, "White Men's Can't Jump" (written and directed by Ron Shelton).
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Country music legend Garth Brooks explains why he is not performing at President-elect Trump's inauguration.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: The delectable Tom Hardy says that gaining 30 pounds to play "Bane" in 2012's "The Dark Knight Rises" continues to take a toll on him as he ages.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: A photographer captured Margot Robbie's stunning transformation into infamous ice skater Tonya Harding for the biographic film.
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TELEVISION - From FlickeringMyth: The episode count for the final season of "Game of Thrones" is not set, and HBO plots spinoffs.
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MOVIES - From SlashFilm: The website offers news on sequels, including "10 Cloverfield Lane" and "Fantastic Beasts."
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BLM - From YahooNews: Young Black activists relate to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who shifted from dreamer to radical.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/13 to 1/15/2017 weekend box office is "Hidden Figures," with an estimated take of $20.4 million.
From YahooMovies: 3 new release are box office flops, misses, or bombs (you choose): Ben Affleck's Live by Night, "Sleepless" (starring Jamie Foxx), and Paramount's "Monster Trucks."
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POLITICS - From RSN: Civil Rights legend, Congressman John Lewis told NBC's Chuck Todd of "Meet the Press" that he does not see President-elect Donald Trump as legitimate.
From RSN: The "Women's March on Washington" (Saturday, Jan. 21st) is looking to be one America's biggest protest marches ever.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: Breaking Bad's baddest adversary, Gus Fring, is back. Giancarlo Espisito reprises the role in "Better Call Saul." Although Fring was killed in "Breaking Bad," "Saul" is a prequel to the Emmy-winning series.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooMovies: Mark Hamill records Donald Trump's anti-Meryl Streep tweets as "The Joker," a character he brought to life in the classic animated series, "Batman: The Animated Series."
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CELEBRITY - From NYTimes: Did you know FOX News has settled another sexual harassment complaint brought against Bill O'Reilly?
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COMICS - From ScreenRant: DC Comics reveals another costume redesign for Superman.
From ScreenRant: The narrative of Netflix's "The Defenders" starts a few months after Netflix's "Daredevil" Season 2.
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COMICS-TV - From YahooNews: How Marvel's "The Defenders" landed on Netflix.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: Donald Trump attacks Congressman John Lewis and turns the biographical graphic novel series that Lewis co-created, March, into Amazon's bestselling book.
TRAILER:
From YouTube: This is supposedly the last official trailer (#2) for the latest Wolverine movie, "Logan."
POLITICS - From YahooNews: Watch "Women's March" live on Yahoo.
From YahooNews: The #WomensMarch has pioneers from generations ago.
From YahooNews: Journey of 12 women to #WomensMarch.
From YahooCelebrity: Celebs join #WomensMarch.
From TheWrap: The women of the film industry take time out from the 2017 film festival to protest strump for #WomensMarch
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BLM - From DemocracyNow: Another Democratic presidential administration has come to an end, and Leonard Peltier still denied clemency.
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INAUGURATION:
POLITICS - From Esquire: A visual comparison of attendance at Obama's first inaugural concert and Trump's - not even close.
From YahooNews: Watch the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the Confederate State of America and wannabe CSA state live on Yahoo.
From Vox: The site's staff annotates Trump's inauguration speech
From BET: Spike Lee was going to use a Chrisette Michlele song on his new Amazon series, but he dropped it when he learned that she will perform at the Trump inauguration.
From USAToday: Thousands arrived in Washington D.C. yesterday in defiance of President of the Confederate States of America Trump's inauguration.
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POLITICS - From NBC: President Obama commutes Chelsea Manning's (formerly Bradley Manning) sentence.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: "Black Adam," the Shazam villain that Dwayne Johnson will play in a DC Comics movie for Warner Bros. will get his own film.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Author Neil Gaiman will adapt the novel he wrote with Terry Prathett, "Good Omens," into a TV series for Amazon.
----------
OBIT - From Deadline: The actor, Miguel Ferrer, has died at the age of 61, Thursday, January 19, 2017. He was the son of Oscar-winning actor, Jose Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney (and was therefore a cousin of George Clooney). Of late, he was known for his role on NCIS: Los Angeles. Many probably remember Miguel for his role in the original "Robocop."
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: It's official - NBC is bringing back "Will & Grace" for a 10-episode run in the 2017-18 season.
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TELEVISION - From EW: "Saturday Night Live" cut a Donald Trump-Rick James sketch that was part of Dave Chappelle's SNL hosting gig.
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MOVIE - From THR: The Tupac Shakur biopic, "All Eyez on Me," lands at Lionsgate and gets a release date of June 46, 2017, which would have been Tupac's 46th birthday.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Kenya Barris, the creator of the ABC TV series, "Black-ish," is joining NBA superstar Blake Griffin to remake the 1991 Wesley Snipes-Woody Harrelson film, "White Men's Can't Jump" (written and directed by Ron Shelton).
----------
MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Country music legend Garth Brooks explains why he is not performing at President-elect Trump's inauguration.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: The delectable Tom Hardy says that gaining 30 pounds to play "Bane" in 2012's "The Dark Knight Rises" continues to take a toll on him as he ages.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooMovies: A photographer captured Margot Robbie's stunning transformation into infamous ice skater Tonya Harding for the biographic film.
----------
TELEVISION - From FlickeringMyth: The episode count for the final season of "Game of Thrones" is not set, and HBO plots spinoffs.
----------
MOVIES - From SlashFilm: The website offers news on sequels, including "10 Cloverfield Lane" and "Fantastic Beasts."
----------
BLM - From YahooNews: Young Black activists relate to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who shifted from dreamer to radical.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/13 to 1/15/2017 weekend box office is "Hidden Figures," with an estimated take of $20.4 million.
From YahooMovies: 3 new release are box office flops, misses, or bombs (you choose): Ben Affleck's Live by Night, "Sleepless" (starring Jamie Foxx), and Paramount's "Monster Trucks."
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POLITICS - From RSN: Civil Rights legend, Congressman John Lewis told NBC's Chuck Todd of "Meet the Press" that he does not see President-elect Donald Trump as legitimate.
From RSN: The "Women's March on Washington" (Saturday, Jan. 21st) is looking to be one America's biggest protest marches ever.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: Breaking Bad's baddest adversary, Gus Fring, is back. Giancarlo Espisito reprises the role in "Better Call Saul." Although Fring was killed in "Breaking Bad," "Saul" is a prequel to the Emmy-winning series.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooMovies: Mark Hamill records Donald Trump's anti-Meryl Streep tweets as "The Joker," a character he brought to life in the classic animated series, "Batman: The Animated Series."
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CELEBRITY - From NYTimes: Did you know FOX News has settled another sexual harassment complaint brought against Bill O'Reilly?
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COMICS - From ScreenRant: DC Comics reveals another costume redesign for Superman.
From ScreenRant: The narrative of Netflix's "The Defenders" starts a few months after Netflix's "Daredevil" Season 2.
----------
COMICS-TV - From YahooNews: How Marvel's "The Defenders" landed on Netflix.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: Donald Trump attacks Congressman John Lewis and turns the biographical graphic novel series that Lewis co-created, March, into Amazon's bestselling book.
TRAILER:
From YouTube: This is supposedly the last official trailer (#2) for the latest Wolverine movie, "Logan."
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from October 16th to 22th, 2016 - Update #24
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MEDIA - From TheWrap: AT&T has bought Time Warner for 85 billion dollars.
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OBIT - From BleedingCool: The comic book artist, Steve Dillon, has died at the age of 54, Saturday, October 22, 2016. A Brit, his best known work to American fans includes Preacher (co-created with Garth Ennis) and The Punisher.
From BleedingCool: The comic book community remembers Steve Dillon, acclaimed comic book artist and creator.
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STAR WARS - From YahooMovies: Donald Glover will be Lando Calrissian in "Young Han Solo" movie.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: "Deadpool" director Tim Miller has left the "Deadpool 2" sequel over creative differences with star Ryan Reynolds.
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OBIT - From YahooTV: The actor and comedian, Kevin Meaney, has died at the age of 60, Friday, October 21, 2016.
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ANIMATION - From THR: Tom Hiddleston joins Aardman's animated film, "Early Man," which is to be directed by multiple Oscar winner, Nick Park.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: The Los Angeles Sparks win the 2016 WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association) championship title.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Gugu Mbatha-Raw joins Avu DuVernay's "A Wrinkle in Time."
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COMICS-FILM - From CinemaBlend: Early reviews for Marvel Studio's "Doctor Strange" are in.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Colin Firth in talks to star in Disney's "Mary Poppins Returns."
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: Leonardo DiCaprio looking to star in real-life tale of Jim Crow and Black children used as circus freak.
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Eminem releases an 8-minute diss track of Donald Trump.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Warner Bros. is working on a new Willy Wonka movie. Even with all the praising of Gene Wilder following his recent passing, I knew someone was plotting to revive Wilder's signature role (according to some) in a new movie.
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MOVIES - From THR: Michael Moore has apparently revealed a surprise Donald Trump film.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Disney is producing a live-action version of its 1998 animated film, Mulan. Sony is producing a competing live-action version of the tale of Mulan, and they have hired, Alex Graves, who has directed episodes of "Games of Thrones."
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BOX OFFICE - From Variety: Thanks to billion dollar hits like "Captain America: Civil War" and "Finding Dory," Disney sets a record for international box office, which they already held from 2015.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The #1 movie at the 10/14 to 10/16/2016 weekend box office is "The Accountant" (starring Ben Affleck) with an estimated take of $24.7 million.
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OBIT - From ESPN: The former NFL player, Dennis Byrd, has died at the age of 50, Saturday, October 15, 2016. Byrd broke his neck in a 1992 game and despite odds learned to walk again.
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: "Jurassic World 2" will be "scarier and darker." Better would be good, too.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: The new Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Tom Holland, dishes on "Spider-Man: Homecoming."
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MOVIES - From EW: There will be a "Ride Along 3" with Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, says director.
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ECO - From RSN: Actor Mark Ruffalo and rocker Neil Young were arrested during protests to free a journalist.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: Oliver Stone says the U.S. government lies all the time.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: The first official trailer for the third Wolverine movies, "Logan," which is due March 3rd.
From YouTube: First trailer for "The Boss Baby," from DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox.
MEDIA - From TheWrap: AT&T has bought Time Warner for 85 billion dollars.
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OBIT - From BleedingCool: The comic book artist, Steve Dillon, has died at the age of 54, Saturday, October 22, 2016. A Brit, his best known work to American fans includes Preacher (co-created with Garth Ennis) and The Punisher.
From BleedingCool: The comic book community remembers Steve Dillon, acclaimed comic book artist and creator.
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STAR WARS - From YahooMovies: Donald Glover will be Lando Calrissian in "Young Han Solo" movie.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: "Deadpool" director Tim Miller has left the "Deadpool 2" sequel over creative differences with star Ryan Reynolds.
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OBIT - From YahooTV: The actor and comedian, Kevin Meaney, has died at the age of 60, Friday, October 21, 2016.
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ANIMATION - From THR: Tom Hiddleston joins Aardman's animated film, "Early Man," which is to be directed by multiple Oscar winner, Nick Park.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: The Los Angeles Sparks win the 2016 WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association) championship title.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Gugu Mbatha-Raw joins Avu DuVernay's "A Wrinkle in Time."
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COMICS-FILM - From CinemaBlend: Early reviews for Marvel Studio's "Doctor Strange" are in.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Colin Firth in talks to star in Disney's "Mary Poppins Returns."
----------
MOVIES - From TheGuardian: Leonardo DiCaprio looking to star in real-life tale of Jim Crow and Black children used as circus freak.
----------
MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Eminem releases an 8-minute diss track of Donald Trump.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Warner Bros. is working on a new Willy Wonka movie. Even with all the praising of Gene Wilder following his recent passing, I knew someone was plotting to revive Wilder's signature role (according to some) in a new movie.
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Michael Moore has apparently revealed a surprise Donald Trump film.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Disney is producing a live-action version of its 1998 animated film, Mulan. Sony is producing a competing live-action version of the tale of Mulan, and they have hired, Alex Graves, who has directed episodes of "Games of Thrones."
----------
BOX OFFICE - From Variety: Thanks to billion dollar hits like "Captain America: Civil War" and "Finding Dory," Disney sets a record for international box office, which they already held from 2015.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The #1 movie at the 10/14 to 10/16/2016 weekend box office is "The Accountant" (starring Ben Affleck) with an estimated take of $24.7 million.
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OBIT - From ESPN: The former NFL player, Dennis Byrd, has died at the age of 50, Saturday, October 15, 2016. Byrd broke his neck in a 1992 game and despite odds learned to walk again.
----------
MOVIES - From BleedingCool: "Jurassic World 2" will be "scarier and darker." Better would be good, too.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From Variety: The new Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Tom Holland, dishes on "Spider-Man: Homecoming."
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MOVIES - From EW: There will be a "Ride Along 3" with Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, says director.
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ECO - From RSN: Actor Mark Ruffalo and rocker Neil Young were arrested during protests to free a journalist.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: Oliver Stone says the U.S. government lies all the time.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: The first official trailer for the third Wolverine movies, "Logan," which is due March 3rd.
From YouTube: First trailer for "The Boss Baby," from DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox.
Saturday, August 13, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 7th to 13th, 2016 - Update #51
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OBIT - From Deadline: The actor Kenny Baker has died at the age of 81 (although some reports are listing him at 82 or 83). The 3-foot, 8-inch actor is best known for playing R2-D2 in six Star Wars movies. Baker also appeared in "The Elephant Man," "Time Bandits," and "The Goonies."
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ANIME-FILM - From TheTrackingBoard: One of my favorite anime, "Tiger & Bunny, is being developed as a live-action American film. "Tiger & Bunny" follows a veteran hero and his partner, the hot new thing.
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TELEVISION - From TheTrackingBoard: The creators of the long-running CBS TV series, "How I Met Your Mother," is developing a family comedy for the network.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooNews: On the set of "Fast 8," Vin Diesel and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson are greatly at odds with one another.
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SPORTS - From CTVNews: Brazil receives its first gold medal of the Rio Olympics. Brazilian Rafaela Silva won gold in judo (57 kiogram division). Born in a favela (slum), Silva had been the target of horrible racists taunts. She has also come out as gay.
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BOX OFFICE - From Variety: "Suicide Squad" looks to hold onto first place at the weekend box office, despite a seeming big debut from the animated "Sausage Party."
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Patty Jenkins, who is directing 2017's "Wonder Woman" movie, does not like this open letter that calls her film a mess.
----------
SPORTS - From YahooSports: The United States' unlikeliest gold medal is a comeback story about swimmer, Anthony Ervin.
MOVIES - From Polygon: "Suicide Squad" has a problem that may also be a problem for other films based on DC Comics characters.
----------
SPORTS - From YahooSports: Michelle Carter becomes the first U.S. woman to win gold in the Olympic shot put.
----------
TELEVISION - From DeadlineTV: Long-time "Criminal Minds" cast member, Thomas Gibson, is no longer with the series, following a suspension for an on-set confrontation.
----------
MOVIES - From Vulture: Former employee sends an open letter to top Warner Bros. executives and is highly critical to say the least.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Simone Manuel becomes the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal for an individual swimming event (100 meter freestyle). She tied for the gold with Canadian Penny Oleksiak - the first tie for a gold medal since 2000. In fact, the last time an American woman won gold in the 100 meter freestyle, it was a tie involving 2 Americans.
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COMICS - From EntertainmentWeekly: In celebration of the birthday of Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Chris Evans (Captain America) posts a gag video featuring Hemsworth having trouble with a hammer.
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MOVIES - From EntertainmentWeekly: Hugh Jackman posts a photo on social media that has fans talking about how old he looks. "Old Man Logan" anyone?
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Classic Nickelodeon cartoon, "Rocko's Modern Life" will return in a special.
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MOVIES - From WeGotThisCovered: "Bad Boys 3" is now called "Bad Boys for Life." The release date has also been removed from 2017 to 2018.
----------
STAR WARS - From BleedingCool: Lando Calrissian reportedly to appear in the Han Solo spinoff movie in which Alden Ehrenreich.
From TheWrap: 7 actors who would be great as young Lando Calrissian.
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TELEVISION - From IGN: Gabriel Luna is the new "Ghost Rider," who will appear on the fourth season on ABC's "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD. Nicolas Cage played the character in two films.
----------
TELEVISION - From YahooTV: Ousted "Saturday Night Live" cast members, Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah, have new gigs at Showtime.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: Mel Gibson escapes settlement payments with is baby mama, Oksana Grigorieva.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Dammit. Angelina Jolie has decided not to appear in Kenneth Branagh's remake of "Murder on the Orient Express."
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Brad Pitt is courting David Fincher to direct the "World War Z" sequel. Fincher and Pitt worked together on "Se7ev," "Fight Club," and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."
----------
STAR TREK - From Variety: CBS' new "Star Trek" series, "Star Trek: Discovery" will have a female lead, who will not be the captain.
From IndieWire: More details on "Discovery" including the show having a larger contingent of aliens and a gay character.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Speaking of all-girl reboots, there is "Ocean's 8," an all-female reboot of "Oceans Eleven." Rihanna and Anne Hathaway are in talks to join a cast that already includes Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooMovies: So the all-female "Ghostbusters" reboot looks to be a box office flop.
----------
OBITS - From YahooSports: John Saunders, longtime ESPN anchor, died today, Wednesday, August 10, 2016. He was 61.
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: Three cast members, including Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah, are leaving "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) or were fired. One of them, Killam, is not sure why.
----------
MOVIES - From HitFix: There is a planned remake of the classic horror film, "Suspiria." The director of the original, Dario Argento, isn't impressed by those plans, although he is not against the film.
----------
POLITICS - From BostonGlobe: Louisiana's new Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards has saved lives since he accepted the Medicaid expansion under "Obamacare."
----------
OLYMPICS - From YahooSports: U.S. women make history in capturing Rio Olympic gymnastics team gold, the remarkable Simone Biles.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From YahooNews: In Ferguson, Michael Brown's parents are still waiting for secret files in their lawsuit against his killer, former police officer Darren Wilson, the city, and it former police chief.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Tri-Star is leading the revival of "The Chronicles of Narnia" film series. The new will film be based on "The Silver Chair."
----------
MOVIES - From YahooCelebrity: Dwayne Johnson calls some of his "Fast 8" male co-stars "candyasses."
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Breck Eisner is in talks to direct a new Friday the 13th film.
----------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From TheRoot: High fives and orders to make sure the body camera are off after Chicago pigs... I mean... cops shot an unarmed Black teen.
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MOVIES - From Variety: The Tom Cruise-Doug Liman film previously known as "Mena" is now entitled "American Made." It also moves from Jan. 2017 to a Sept. 2017 release date.
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TELEVISION - From DeadlineTV: Director David O. Russell ("Silver Linings Playbook," "American Hustle") is prepping a TV series starring Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore.
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COMICS-FILM - From WeGotThisCovered: Set photos from "Spider-Man: Homecoming" shows off Spider-Man's web-shooters.
----------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Woody Allen's series for Amazon has a name, "Crisis in Six Scenes." The series debut on Amazon Prime Video on September 30th and will be comprised of six episodes.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Joseph David-Jones has been cast in Kathryn Bigelow's untitled 1967 Detroit Riots film. David-Jones plays "Connor Hawke" in "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" for The CW.
----------
CULTURE - From RSN: Renee Zellwegger on against her: "We can do better."
----------
POLITICS - From NYMag: Former Fox News boss, Roger Ailes, used Fox's budget to finance a "Black Room" campaign against his personal enemies. He may have used the network's budget and profits to pay off sexual harassment claims against him.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/5 to 8/7/2016 weekend box office is "Suicide Squad" with an estimated take of $135.1 million.
From YahooMovies: "Suicide Squad" sets three August box office records - largest opening weekend ($135.1 million) and largest single day ($65.2 million) and largest Thursday preview ($20.5 million), which is part of the Friday haul
----------
BOOKS-FILM - From RollingStone: George R.R. Martin's books are the source material for HBO's Emmy-winning hit, "Game of Thrones." Now, his anthology series, "Wild Cards," which he shares with other writers, is being developed for television.
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CELEBRITY - From PopSugar: Angelina Jolie will be a visiting professor at the London School of Economics next year.
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OBIT - From YahooCelebrity: Ricci Martin, the youngest son of legendary actor and singer, Dean Martin, has died at the age of 62, Wednesday, August 3, 2016. Ricci was a musician and also a singer, and he toured a tribute show to his late father (who died in 1995).
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From IBT: I have heard it said that America is driving Black people crazy. Here, is some proof or at least an article about it.
TRAILERS-VIDEO CLIPS:
From YouTube: First teaser trailer for "Allied," a new film from Robert Zemeckis, starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard.
From YouTube: Marvel's Captain America: Civil War - Black Panther Featurette
From YouTube: From the "Ben-Hur" remake, "You Should Have Killed Me."
From YouTube: "Office Christmas Party" trailer.
OBIT - From Deadline: The actor Kenny Baker has died at the age of 81 (although some reports are listing him at 82 or 83). The 3-foot, 8-inch actor is best known for playing R2-D2 in six Star Wars movies. Baker also appeared in "The Elephant Man," "Time Bandits," and "The Goonies."
----------
ANIME-FILM - From TheTrackingBoard: One of my favorite anime, "Tiger & Bunny, is being developed as a live-action American film. "Tiger & Bunny" follows a veteran hero and his partner, the hot new thing.
-----------
TELEVISION - From TheTrackingBoard: The creators of the long-running CBS TV series, "How I Met Your Mother," is developing a family comedy for the network.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooNews: On the set of "Fast 8," Vin Diesel and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson are greatly at odds with one another.
----------
SPORTS - From CTVNews: Brazil receives its first gold medal of the Rio Olympics. Brazilian Rafaela Silva won gold in judo (57 kiogram division). Born in a favela (slum), Silva had been the target of horrible racists taunts. She has also come out as gay.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From Variety: "Suicide Squad" looks to hold onto first place at the weekend box office, despite a seeming big debut from the animated "Sausage Party."
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Patty Jenkins, who is directing 2017's "Wonder Woman" movie, does not like this open letter that calls her film a mess.
----------
SPORTS - From YahooSports: The United States' unlikeliest gold medal is a comeback story about swimmer, Anthony Ervin.
MOVIES - From Polygon: "Suicide Squad" has a problem that may also be a problem for other films based on DC Comics characters.
----------
SPORTS - From YahooSports: Michelle Carter becomes the first U.S. woman to win gold in the Olympic shot put.
----------
TELEVISION - From DeadlineTV: Long-time "Criminal Minds" cast member, Thomas Gibson, is no longer with the series, following a suspension for an on-set confrontation.
----------
MOVIES - From Vulture: Former employee sends an open letter to top Warner Bros. executives and is highly critical to say the least.
----------
SPORTS - From YahooSports: Simone Manuel becomes the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal for an individual swimming event (100 meter freestyle). She tied for the gold with Canadian Penny Oleksiak - the first tie for a gold medal since 2000. In fact, the last time an American woman won gold in the 100 meter freestyle, it was a tie involving 2 Americans.
----------
COMICS - From EntertainmentWeekly: In celebration of the birthday of Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Chris Evans (Captain America) posts a gag video featuring Hemsworth having trouble with a hammer.
---------
MOVIES - From EntertainmentWeekly: Hugh Jackman posts a photo on social media that has fans talking about how old he looks. "Old Man Logan" anyone?
----------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Classic Nickelodeon cartoon, "Rocko's Modern Life" will return in a special.
----------
MOVIES - From WeGotThisCovered: "Bad Boys 3" is now called "Bad Boys for Life." The release date has also been removed from 2017 to 2018.
----------
STAR WARS - From BleedingCool: Lando Calrissian reportedly to appear in the Han Solo spinoff movie in which Alden Ehrenreich.
From TheWrap: 7 actors who would be great as young Lando Calrissian.
----------
TELEVISION - From IGN: Gabriel Luna is the new "Ghost Rider," who will appear on the fourth season on ABC's "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD. Nicolas Cage played the character in two films.
----------
TELEVISION - From YahooTV: Ousted "Saturday Night Live" cast members, Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah, have new gigs at Showtime.
----------
CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: Mel Gibson escapes settlement payments with is baby mama, Oksana Grigorieva.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Dammit. Angelina Jolie has decided not to appear in Kenneth Branagh's remake of "Murder on the Orient Express."
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Brad Pitt is courting David Fincher to direct the "World War Z" sequel. Fincher and Pitt worked together on "Se7ev," "Fight Club," and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."
----------
STAR TREK - From Variety: CBS' new "Star Trek" series, "Star Trek: Discovery" will have a female lead, who will not be the captain.
From IndieWire: More details on "Discovery" including the show having a larger contingent of aliens and a gay character.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Speaking of all-girl reboots, there is "Ocean's 8," an all-female reboot of "Oceans Eleven." Rihanna and Anne Hathaway are in talks to join a cast that already includes Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooMovies: So the all-female "Ghostbusters" reboot looks to be a box office flop.
----------
OBITS - From YahooSports: John Saunders, longtime ESPN anchor, died today, Wednesday, August 10, 2016. He was 61.
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: Three cast members, including Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah, are leaving "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) or were fired. One of them, Killam, is not sure why.
----------
MOVIES - From HitFix: There is a planned remake of the classic horror film, "Suspiria." The director of the original, Dario Argento, isn't impressed by those plans, although he is not against the film.
----------
POLITICS - From BostonGlobe: Louisiana's new Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards has saved lives since he accepted the Medicaid expansion under "Obamacare."
----------
OLYMPICS - From YahooSports: U.S. women make history in capturing Rio Olympic gymnastics team gold, the remarkable Simone Biles.
----------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From YahooNews: In Ferguson, Michael Brown's parents are still waiting for secret files in their lawsuit against his killer, former police officer Darren Wilson, the city, and it former police chief.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Tri-Star is leading the revival of "The Chronicles of Narnia" film series. The new will film be based on "The Silver Chair."
----------
MOVIES - From YahooCelebrity: Dwayne Johnson calls some of his "Fast 8" male co-stars "candyasses."
----------
MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Breck Eisner is in talks to direct a new Friday the 13th film.
----------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From TheRoot: High fives and orders to make sure the body camera are off after Chicago pigs... I mean... cops shot an unarmed Black teen.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: The Tom Cruise-Doug Liman film previously known as "Mena" is now entitled "American Made." It also moves from Jan. 2017 to a Sept. 2017 release date.
---------
TELEVISION - From DeadlineTV: Director David O. Russell ("Silver Linings Playbook," "American Hustle") is prepping a TV series starring Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From WeGotThisCovered: Set photos from "Spider-Man: Homecoming" shows off Spider-Man's web-shooters.
----------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Woody Allen's series for Amazon has a name, "Crisis in Six Scenes." The series debut on Amazon Prime Video on September 30th and will be comprised of six episodes.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Joseph David-Jones has been cast in Kathryn Bigelow's untitled 1967 Detroit Riots film. David-Jones plays "Connor Hawke" in "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" for The CW.
----------
CULTURE - From RSN: Renee Zellwegger on against her: "We can do better."
----------
POLITICS - From NYMag: Former Fox News boss, Roger Ailes, used Fox's budget to finance a "Black Room" campaign against his personal enemies. He may have used the network's budget and profits to pay off sexual harassment claims against him.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/5 to 8/7/2016 weekend box office is "Suicide Squad" with an estimated take of $135.1 million.
From YahooMovies: "Suicide Squad" sets three August box office records - largest opening weekend ($135.1 million) and largest single day ($65.2 million) and largest Thursday preview ($20.5 million), which is part of the Friday haul
----------
BOOKS-FILM - From RollingStone: George R.R. Martin's books are the source material for HBO's Emmy-winning hit, "Game of Thrones." Now, his anthology series, "Wild Cards," which he shares with other writers, is being developed for television.
----------
CELEBRITY - From PopSugar: Angelina Jolie will be a visiting professor at the London School of Economics next year.
----------
OBIT - From YahooCelebrity: Ricci Martin, the youngest son of legendary actor and singer, Dean Martin, has died at the age of 62, Wednesday, August 3, 2016. Ricci was a musician and also a singer, and he toured a tribute show to his late father (who died in 1995).
----------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From IBT: I have heard it said that America is driving Black people crazy. Here, is some proof or at least an article about it.
TRAILERS-VIDEO CLIPS:
From YouTube: First teaser trailer for "Allied," a new film from Robert Zemeckis, starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard.
From YouTube: Marvel's Captain America: Civil War - Black Panther Featurette
From YouTube: From the "Ben-Hur" remake, "You Should Have Killed Me."
From YouTube: "Office Christmas Party" trailer.
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Warner Bros. Takes "Pan" on a Global Adventure
Warner Bros. Pictures Celebrates the Release of the Magical Adventure Film “Pan” by Bringing Neverland to Life Around the Globe
Fans Join the Journey with Stars Hugh Jackman, Levi Miller, Garrett Hedlund and Rooney Mara, Plus Director Joe Wright, at Events from Melbourne to London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, New York City, Mexico City and Beyond.
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gearing up for the release of the big screen, family adventure “Pan,” Warner Bros. Pictures has been bringing the film’s magical world to life with exciting and unique events across the globe. Global superstar Hugh Jackman, who plays the fearsome pirate Blackbeard, along with Levi Miller, who brings the iconic title character of Peter Pan to life, and acclaimed director Joe Wright will celebrate and experience many of these exciting versions of Neverland in person with fans, and will be joined at several stops by Rooney Mara, who plays Tiger Lily, and Garrett Hedlund — Hook before the hook. This worldwide celebration will be connected via social media as fans everywhere will be invited to check in virtually at each unique “Neverland” location via Facebook and Instagram, and post their experiences using #PanMovie.
The whirlwind tour began on September 2, 2015 in Australia, the home country of both Jackman and Miller, where “Pan” will make its global debut in theatres on September 24, 2015. Melbourne students from five local public schools saw advance footage from the film, followed by a surprise Q&A with Jackman.
In London, Leicester Square is being transformed into the film’s vividly imagined Neverland, with the immersive take-over of its Gardens being opened to ticketed families for free on Saturday, September 19. Under canopies of colorful tents, guests can discover Blackbeard’s Pirate Training Tent, Pan’s Warrior Tent, Tiger Lily’s Kingdom and watch performances on the Jolly Roger Stage. On Sunday, September 20, Leicester Square will also host the gala worldwide premiere of “Pan,” at the Empire Cinema and the Odeon Leicester Square. In addition to Jackman, Miller and Wright, stars Rooney Mara and Garrett Hedlund will join the UK celebration.
In Hong Kong, from September 18 to October 11, the city’s Times Square Mall will host a massive installation entitled “Every Legend Has a Beginning.” Featuring a village inspired by Tiger Lily’s in the film, plus a Jolly Roger ship modeled after the one in Blackbeard’s fleet, the Mall will offer a multi-media experience for fans with a variety of performances and imagery from the film and fans will have the opportunity to meet and greet Jackman on Monday, September 28. On the same day, Jackman will also become the first international star ever to participate in the Chinese Mid Autumn Festival celebration in Hong Kong, the Fire Dragon Festival. As a special honor, Jackman will be asked to hold the Fire Dragon’s pearl in the parade.
On October 1, Jackman, Miller and Wright will fly to Tokyo for the film’s premiere event, streamed live online from the Roppongi Hills Area at the Keyakizaka Complex, which will be transformed from stem to stern in the style of Neverland. The stars will be joined there by major Japanese musical artist Seiko Matsuda, before heading onto the TOHO Cinemas to view the film, which opens across Japan on October 31.
New York City hosts the gala U.S. premiere on Sunday, October 4, ahead of the film’s October 9 nationwide debut. Cast and filmmakers including Jackman, Miller, Mara, Hedlund and Wright will be joined by a host of other celebrities at the legendary Ziegfeld Theater.
In Mexico City on Tuesday October 6, the trio of Jackman, Miller and Wright will attend the film’s Latin American premiere at the all-new Toreo Parque Central’s vast Cinepolis Complex. With designs inspired by the Neverland natives’ village, Mermaid Lagoon and the Jolly Roger itself, a special live drum performance will be part of one of the most spectacular premiere events ever hosted in the country. All of these iconic Neverland elements will remain at Toreo Parque Central until October 18, giving families the opportunity to visit this exhibition for 12 extra days.
As Neverland sweeps the globe, a dazzling selection of the film’s costumes will simultaneously be debuting in exhibits throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America and the U.S. Costume designer Jacqueline Durran’s creations for Jackman’s Blackbeard, Miller’s Peter, Hedlund’s Hook and Mara’s Tiger Lily will be showcased at or around the events in Hong Kong, at Times Square Mall; London; New York City; Madrid; and Mexico City. Added stops include Prague, Dubai, Athens and more, with exact locations and dates to be announced.
There will also be mall installations including Brazil, Italy, the UAE and beyond, plus an airship with the Jolly Roger hitting the skies above Germany at events in Hamburg and Frankfurt, plus many more “Pan” themed activities around the world, bringing fans closer to Neverland than ever before.
From director Joe Wright comes “Pan,” a live-action feature presenting a wholly original adventure about the beginnings of the beloved characters created by J.M. Barrie. Wright directs “Pan” from a screenplay written by Jason Fuchs. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Oscar nominee Paul Webster (“Atonement”) are producing, with Tim Lewis serving as executive producer.
The film stars Oscar nominee Hugh Jackman (“Les Misérables”) as Blackbeard; Garrett Hedlund as James Hook; Oscar nominee Rooney Mara (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”) as Tiger Lily; newcomer Levi Miller as Peter; and Amanda Seyfried as Mary.
Rounding out the cast are Adeel Akhtar as Smee; Taejoo Na as Kwahu; Nonso Anozie as Bishop; Kathy Burke as Mother Barnabas; Kurt Egyiawan as Murray; Lewis MacDougall as Nibs; and Jack Charles as The Chief.
Wright’s behind-the-scenes creative team includes Oscar-nominated directors of photography Seamus McGarvey (“Anna Karenina,” “Atonement”) and John Mathieson (“The Phantom of the Opera,” “Gladiator”); Oscar-nominated production designer Aline Bonetto (“A Very Long Engagement,” “Amelie”); editors Paul Tothill and William Hoy; Oscar-winning costume designer Jacqueline Durran (“Anna Karenina”); and makeup and hair designer Ivana Primorac. The music is by Oscar-nominated composer John Powell (“How to Train Your Dragon”).
Warner Bros. Pictures Presents, in association with RatPac-Dune Entertainment, a Berlanti Production, a Joe Wright film, “Pan.” Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, it is set for a worldwide release in 2D and 3D.
PanMovie.com PanMovie.net
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Fans Join the Journey with Stars Hugh Jackman, Levi Miller, Garrett Hedlund and Rooney Mara, Plus Director Joe Wright, at Events from Melbourne to London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, New York City, Mexico City and Beyond.
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gearing up for the release of the big screen, family adventure “Pan,” Warner Bros. Pictures has been bringing the film’s magical world to life with exciting and unique events across the globe. Global superstar Hugh Jackman, who plays the fearsome pirate Blackbeard, along with Levi Miller, who brings the iconic title character of Peter Pan to life, and acclaimed director Joe Wright will celebrate and experience many of these exciting versions of Neverland in person with fans, and will be joined at several stops by Rooney Mara, who plays Tiger Lily, and Garrett Hedlund — Hook before the hook. This worldwide celebration will be connected via social media as fans everywhere will be invited to check in virtually at each unique “Neverland” location via Facebook and Instagram, and post their experiences using #PanMovie.
The whirlwind tour began on September 2, 2015 in Australia, the home country of both Jackman and Miller, where “Pan” will make its global debut in theatres on September 24, 2015. Melbourne students from five local public schools saw advance footage from the film, followed by a surprise Q&A with Jackman.
In London, Leicester Square is being transformed into the film’s vividly imagined Neverland, with the immersive take-over of its Gardens being opened to ticketed families for free on Saturday, September 19. Under canopies of colorful tents, guests can discover Blackbeard’s Pirate Training Tent, Pan’s Warrior Tent, Tiger Lily’s Kingdom and watch performances on the Jolly Roger Stage. On Sunday, September 20, Leicester Square will also host the gala worldwide premiere of “Pan,” at the Empire Cinema and the Odeon Leicester Square. In addition to Jackman, Miller and Wright, stars Rooney Mara and Garrett Hedlund will join the UK celebration.
In Hong Kong, from September 18 to October 11, the city’s Times Square Mall will host a massive installation entitled “Every Legend Has a Beginning.” Featuring a village inspired by Tiger Lily’s in the film, plus a Jolly Roger ship modeled after the one in Blackbeard’s fleet, the Mall will offer a multi-media experience for fans with a variety of performances and imagery from the film and fans will have the opportunity to meet and greet Jackman on Monday, September 28. On the same day, Jackman will also become the first international star ever to participate in the Chinese Mid Autumn Festival celebration in Hong Kong, the Fire Dragon Festival. As a special honor, Jackman will be asked to hold the Fire Dragon’s pearl in the parade.
On October 1, Jackman, Miller and Wright will fly to Tokyo for the film’s premiere event, streamed live online from the Roppongi Hills Area at the Keyakizaka Complex, which will be transformed from stem to stern in the style of Neverland. The stars will be joined there by major Japanese musical artist Seiko Matsuda, before heading onto the TOHO Cinemas to view the film, which opens across Japan on October 31.
New York City hosts the gala U.S. premiere on Sunday, October 4, ahead of the film’s October 9 nationwide debut. Cast and filmmakers including Jackman, Miller, Mara, Hedlund and Wright will be joined by a host of other celebrities at the legendary Ziegfeld Theater.
In Mexico City on Tuesday October 6, the trio of Jackman, Miller and Wright will attend the film’s Latin American premiere at the all-new Toreo Parque Central’s vast Cinepolis Complex. With designs inspired by the Neverland natives’ village, Mermaid Lagoon and the Jolly Roger itself, a special live drum performance will be part of one of the most spectacular premiere events ever hosted in the country. All of these iconic Neverland elements will remain at Toreo Parque Central until October 18, giving families the opportunity to visit this exhibition for 12 extra days.
As Neverland sweeps the globe, a dazzling selection of the film’s costumes will simultaneously be debuting in exhibits throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America and the U.S. Costume designer Jacqueline Durran’s creations for Jackman’s Blackbeard, Miller’s Peter, Hedlund’s Hook and Mara’s Tiger Lily will be showcased at or around the events in Hong Kong, at Times Square Mall; London; New York City; Madrid; and Mexico City. Added stops include Prague, Dubai, Athens and more, with exact locations and dates to be announced.
There will also be mall installations including Brazil, Italy, the UAE and beyond, plus an airship with the Jolly Roger hitting the skies above Germany at events in Hamburg and Frankfurt, plus many more “Pan” themed activities around the world, bringing fans closer to Neverland than ever before.
From director Joe Wright comes “Pan,” a live-action feature presenting a wholly original adventure about the beginnings of the beloved characters created by J.M. Barrie. Wright directs “Pan” from a screenplay written by Jason Fuchs. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Oscar nominee Paul Webster (“Atonement”) are producing, with Tim Lewis serving as executive producer.
The film stars Oscar nominee Hugh Jackman (“Les Misérables”) as Blackbeard; Garrett Hedlund as James Hook; Oscar nominee Rooney Mara (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”) as Tiger Lily; newcomer Levi Miller as Peter; and Amanda Seyfried as Mary.
Rounding out the cast are Adeel Akhtar as Smee; Taejoo Na as Kwahu; Nonso Anozie as Bishop; Kathy Burke as Mother Barnabas; Kurt Egyiawan as Murray; Lewis MacDougall as Nibs; and Jack Charles as The Chief.
Wright’s behind-the-scenes creative team includes Oscar-nominated directors of photography Seamus McGarvey (“Anna Karenina,” “Atonement”) and John Mathieson (“The Phantom of the Opera,” “Gladiator”); Oscar-nominated production designer Aline Bonetto (“A Very Long Engagement,” “Amelie”); editors Paul Tothill and William Hoy; Oscar-winning costume designer Jacqueline Durran (“Anna Karenina”); and makeup and hair designer Ivana Primorac. The music is by Oscar-nominated composer John Powell (“How to Train Your Dragon”).
Warner Bros. Pictures Presents, in association with RatPac-Dune Entertainment, a Berlanti Production, a Joe Wright film, “Pan.” Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, it is set for a worldwide release in 2D and 3D.
PanMovie.com PanMovie.net
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Saturday, September 12, 2015
Negromancer News Bits and Bites for the Week of September 6th to 12th, 2015 - Updated #14
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NEWS:
From Variety: Oscar winner A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire) has a "fatwa" issue against him.
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From Deadline: 2 people die in a plane crash on set of Tom Cruise's movie "Mena."
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From YahooMovies: Michael Moore unveils his new film, "Where to Invade Next," at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
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From YahooTV: "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a new stamp collection and new ABC special.
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From Vulture: Ronda Rousey is set to be the lead in a remake of the Patrick Swayze flick, "Road House."
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From Variety: Tom Cruise joins Doug Liman for sci-fi film, "Luna Park."
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From Variety: Christopher Nolan's next film, of which nothing is known, is due from Warner Bros. in July 2017.
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From ThePlaylist: Jamie Foxx heads to Edgar Wright's "Baby Driver," which might not show up until 2017.
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From TheHollywoodNews: Grammy winner Sam Smith is apparently going to sing the theme song from the upcoming James Bond film, Spectre.
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From BenBussey: Marcus Dunstan talks about his Halloween franchise re-calibration, "Halloween Returns."
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From RollingStone: Danny Boyle says "Trainspotting 2" is his next film.
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From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/4 to 9/6/2015 weekend box office is the religiously-themed film, "War Room," with an estimated take of $9.3 million. In its debut weekend last week, War Room finished second to "Straight Outta Compton." The weekend "Compton" finished second with a take of $8.8 million.
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From THR: Hugh Jackman says that he would consider playing James Bond.
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From Variety: On Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs in the Danny Boyle biopic.
COMICS - Movies and Books:
From ScreenRant: 15 superhero TV shows that almost were.
OBITS:
From DeadlineHollywood: The actor, Martin Milner, has died at the age of 83. Milner was best known for his role as "Pete Malloy" on the popular TV cop series, "Adam-12." Milner was also known for his lead role as "Tod Stiles" on the classic series, "Route 66."
I am a big fan of "Adam-12," and discovered "Route 66" a few years ago. I wish to express my condolences to Milner's family. R.I.P. Martin Milner, and "End of watch, Pete Malloy."
NEWS:
From Variety: Oscar winner A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire) has a "fatwa" issue against him.
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From Deadline: 2 people die in a plane crash on set of Tom Cruise's movie "Mena."
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From YahooMovies: Michael Moore unveils his new film, "Where to Invade Next," at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
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From YahooTV: "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a new stamp collection and new ABC special.
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From Vulture: Ronda Rousey is set to be the lead in a remake of the Patrick Swayze flick, "Road House."
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From Variety: Tom Cruise joins Doug Liman for sci-fi film, "Luna Park."
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From Variety: Christopher Nolan's next film, of which nothing is known, is due from Warner Bros. in July 2017.
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From ThePlaylist: Jamie Foxx heads to Edgar Wright's "Baby Driver," which might not show up until 2017.
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From TheHollywoodNews: Grammy winner Sam Smith is apparently going to sing the theme song from the upcoming James Bond film, Spectre.
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From BenBussey: Marcus Dunstan talks about his Halloween franchise re-calibration, "Halloween Returns."
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From RollingStone: Danny Boyle says "Trainspotting 2" is his next film.
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From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/4 to 9/6/2015 weekend box office is the religiously-themed film, "War Room," with an estimated take of $9.3 million. In its debut weekend last week, War Room finished second to "Straight Outta Compton." The weekend "Compton" finished second with a take of $8.8 million.
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From THR: Hugh Jackman says that he would consider playing James Bond.
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From Variety: On Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs in the Danny Boyle biopic.
COMICS - Movies and Books:
From ScreenRant: 15 superhero TV shows that almost were.
OBITS:
From DeadlineHollywood: The actor, Martin Milner, has died at the age of 83. Milner was best known for his role as "Pete Malloy" on the popular TV cop series, "Adam-12." Milner was also known for his lead role as "Tod Stiles" on the classic series, "Route 66."
I am a big fan of "Adam-12," and discovered "Route 66" a few years ago. I wish to express my condolences to Milner's family. R.I.P. Martin Milner, and "End of watch, Pete Malloy."
Saturday, August 8, 2015
Negromancer News Bits and Bites for the Week of August 1st to 8th, 2015 - Update #16
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NEWS:
From CinemaBlend: Your bro doesn't think that you're big enough for his movies anymore, Miles Teller.
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From ThePlaylist: "The Day the Clown Cried" is Jerry Lewis' infamous, unreleased and rarely seen Holocaust drama. He has the only copy in existence, or he had. The Library of Congress has it now as a gift from Lewis, but cannot show it for 10 years.
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From Variety: Sony Pictures announce the release of 16 films over the next four years, including two "Bad Boys" films.
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From SlashFilm: Will Smith will replace Hugh Jackman in "Collateral Beauty," which will co-star Rooney Mara.
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From Deadline: More actors added to Woody Allen's next film, due in 2016.
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From SlashFilm: "The Hobbit" will return to theaters this fall with extended editions of all three films.
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From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/31 to 8/2/15 weekend box office is "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" with an estimated haul of $56 million.
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From TheWrap: Andre Benjamin joins "American Crime" Season 2.
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From YahooSports: Wrestler and actor "Rowdy" Roddy Piper died Thursday, July 30, 2015 at the age of 61.
From EntertainmentWeekly: EW takes a look at Roddy's career, focusing on his turn in John Carpenter's sci-fi cult classic, They Live. I have been a fan of his since I first saw this film. Rest in Peace, "Rowdy."
From EW: Director John Carpenter pays tribute to his friend, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
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COMICS - Films and Books:
From YahooNews: Doctor Strange - Marvel's "Fantasia?"
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From YahooMovies: Talk about white privilege, Josh Trank blames others for his panned Fantastic Four reboot.
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From Variety: A Deadpool teaser for the Deadpool trailer debuts ahead of the trailer's debut on "Conan" on Tuesday night, August 4, 2015.
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From HuffingtonPost: Kate Mara and Michael B. Jordan deal with rude interviewer.
From EW: Stan Lee is quite fine with Michael B. Jordan as the Human Torch in the Fantastic Four reboot.
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From SideshowCollectibles: News on the Marvel/Netflix deal and potential schedule of series.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: 20th Century Fox unleashed the "red band" trailer for 2016's "Deadpool."
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From YouTube: New trailer for "The Martian," directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon.
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From YouTube: A new trailer for future box office disappointment, "Hitman: Agent 47."
MISC:
From VillageVoice: I'm glad that there is a new generation discovering the great Nile Rogers.
NEWS:
From CinemaBlend: Your bro doesn't think that you're big enough for his movies anymore, Miles Teller.
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From ThePlaylist: "The Day the Clown Cried" is Jerry Lewis' infamous, unreleased and rarely seen Holocaust drama. He has the only copy in existence, or he had. The Library of Congress has it now as a gift from Lewis, but cannot show it for 10 years.
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From Variety: Sony Pictures announce the release of 16 films over the next four years, including two "Bad Boys" films.
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From SlashFilm: Will Smith will replace Hugh Jackman in "Collateral Beauty," which will co-star Rooney Mara.
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From Deadline: More actors added to Woody Allen's next film, due in 2016.
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From SlashFilm: "The Hobbit" will return to theaters this fall with extended editions of all three films.
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From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/31 to 8/2/15 weekend box office is "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" with an estimated haul of $56 million.
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From TheWrap: Andre Benjamin joins "American Crime" Season 2.
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From YahooSports: Wrestler and actor "Rowdy" Roddy Piper died Thursday, July 30, 2015 at the age of 61.
From EntertainmentWeekly: EW takes a look at Roddy's career, focusing on his turn in John Carpenter's sci-fi cult classic, They Live. I have been a fan of his since I first saw this film. Rest in Peace, "Rowdy."
From EW: Director John Carpenter pays tribute to his friend, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
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COMICS - Films and Books:
From YahooNews: Doctor Strange - Marvel's "Fantasia?"
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From YahooMovies: Talk about white privilege, Josh Trank blames others for his panned Fantastic Four reboot.
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From Variety: A Deadpool teaser for the Deadpool trailer debuts ahead of the trailer's debut on "Conan" on Tuesday night, August 4, 2015.
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From HuffingtonPost: Kate Mara and Michael B. Jordan deal with rude interviewer.
From EW: Stan Lee is quite fine with Michael B. Jordan as the Human Torch in the Fantastic Four reboot.
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From SideshowCollectibles: News on the Marvel/Netflix deal and potential schedule of series.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: 20th Century Fox unleashed the "red band" trailer for 2016's "Deadpool."
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From YouTube: New trailer for "The Martian," directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon.
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From YouTube: A new trailer for future box office disappointment, "Hitman: Agent 47."
MISC:
From VillageVoice: I'm glad that there is a new generation discovering the great Nile Rogers.
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Warner Bros. Brings Three Tent Pole Films to 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International
Warner Bros. Pictures Reveals Superlative Line-up for This Year’s Comic-Con
The Studio gets set to hit Hall H with Fan Favorites and a few surprises
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Warner Bros. Pictures continues its tradition of delivering its most anticipated tentpole properties and their biggest stars to Comic-Con International: San Diego with this year’s Hall H presentation.
“Comic-Con provides us a fantastic opportunity to interact with the fans and this year, as with every year, our aim is to surpass their expectations. We’re also thrilled to give our filmmakers and talent a chance to experience the unique energy and enthusiasm of Comic-Con.”
On Saturday, July 11, 2015 beginning at 10:30 a.m., Warner Bros. will showcase several of its upcoming feature releases and offer up a surprise or two as well.
Keen to deliver a taste of one of next year’s most eagerly awaited pairings, director Zack Snyder and stars Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill take the main stage with “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” They are joined by castmates Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter and Gal Gadot for a sneak peek at the 2016 action adventure that brings the Super Heroes together on the big screen for the very first time, from Warner Bros. Pictures and RatPac-Dune Entertainment.
From “Pan,” Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund and Peter himself, Levi Miller, together with director Joe Wright, soar into town with their high-flying adventure, coming to theaters this fall from Warner Bros. Pictures and RatPac-Dune Entertainment.
And Cavill once again takes the stage, this time with Armie Hammer, a duo with a very different dynamic in this summer’s fresh, über-stylish actioner from filmmaker Guy Ritchie, “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” along with fellow stars Alicia Vikander and Elizabeth Debicki.
Sue Kroll, President, Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution, stated, “Comic-Con provides us a fantastic opportunity to interact with the fans and this year, as with every year, our aim is to surpass their expectations. We’re also thrilled to give our filmmakers and talent a chance to experience the unique energy and enthusiasm of Comic-Con.”
With “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” and “Pan” headlining the bill, Warner Bros. will also present some unexpected offerings that are sure to delight the crowd.
About “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before. Directed by Zack Snyder, the film stars Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter and Gal Gadot. Snyder directed from a screenplay written by Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer, based on characters from DC Comics, including Batman, created by Bob Kane, and Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The film is produced by Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder, with Wesley Coller, Geoff Johns and David S. Goyer serving as executive producers. Warner Bros. Pictures presents, an Atlas Entertainment/Cruel and Unusual production, a Zack Snyder film, “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” The film opens nationwide in 3D and 2D and in select IMAX theaters on March 25, 2016, and will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
About “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”
Henry Cavill stars as Napoleon Solo opposite Armie Hammer as Illya Kuryakin in director Guy Ritchie’s action adventure “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” a fresh take on the hugely popular 1960s television series. Set against the backdrop of the early 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, the film centers on CIA agent Solo and KGB agent Kuryakin. Forced to put aside longstanding hostilities, the two team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization, which is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology. The film also stars Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, with Jared Harris, and Hugh Grant. The screenplay was written by Guy Ritchie & Lionel Wigram, story by Jeff Kleeman & David Campbell Wilson and Guy Ritchie and Lionel Wigram, based on the TV series “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” John Davis, Steve Clark-Hall, Wigram and Ritchie produced the film, with David Dobkin executive producing. Warner Bros. Pictures presents, a Ritchie/Wigram production, a Davis Entertainment production, a Guy Ritchie film, “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” It will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. The film opens nationwide in theaters and IMAX on August 14, 2015.
About “Pan”
From director Joe Wright (“Atonement,” “Pride & Prejudice”) comes “Pan,” a live-action feature presenting a wholly original adventure about the beginnings of the beloved characters created by J.M. Barrie. Peter is a mischievous 12-year-old boy with an irrepressible rebellious streak, but in the bleak London orphanage where he has lived his whole life those qualities do not exactly fly. Then one incredible night, Peter is whisked away from the orphanage and spirited off to a fantastical world of pirates, warriors and fairies called Neverland. There, he finds amazing adventures and fights life-or-death battles while trying to uncover the secret of his mother, who left him at the orphanage so long ago, and his rightful place in this magical land. Teamed with the warrior Tiger Lily and a new friend named James Hook, Peter must defeat the ruthless pirate Blackbeard to save Neverland and discover his true destiny—to become the hero who will forever be known as Peter Pan. The film stars Hugh Jackman as Blackbeard; Garrett Hedlund as James Hook; Rooney Mara as Tiger Lily; newcomer Levi Miller as Peter; and Amanda Seyfried as Mary. Wright directed “Pan” from a screenplay written by Jason Fuchs. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Paul Webster produced the film, with Tim Lewis serving as executive producer. Warner Bros. Pictures Presents, in Association with RatPac-Dune Entertainment, a Berlanti Production, a Joe Wright film, “Pan.” The film is set for a worldwide release in 3D and 2D on October 9, 2015. It will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
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The Studio gets set to hit Hall H with Fan Favorites and a few surprises
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Warner Bros. Pictures continues its tradition of delivering its most anticipated tentpole properties and their biggest stars to Comic-Con International: San Diego with this year’s Hall H presentation.
“Comic-Con provides us a fantastic opportunity to interact with the fans and this year, as with every year, our aim is to surpass their expectations. We’re also thrilled to give our filmmakers and talent a chance to experience the unique energy and enthusiasm of Comic-Con.”
On Saturday, July 11, 2015 beginning at 10:30 a.m., Warner Bros. will showcase several of its upcoming feature releases and offer up a surprise or two as well.
Keen to deliver a taste of one of next year’s most eagerly awaited pairings, director Zack Snyder and stars Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill take the main stage with “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” They are joined by castmates Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter and Gal Gadot for a sneak peek at the 2016 action adventure that brings the Super Heroes together on the big screen for the very first time, from Warner Bros. Pictures and RatPac-Dune Entertainment.
From “Pan,” Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund and Peter himself, Levi Miller, together with director Joe Wright, soar into town with their high-flying adventure, coming to theaters this fall from Warner Bros. Pictures and RatPac-Dune Entertainment.
And Cavill once again takes the stage, this time with Armie Hammer, a duo with a very different dynamic in this summer’s fresh, über-stylish actioner from filmmaker Guy Ritchie, “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” along with fellow stars Alicia Vikander and Elizabeth Debicki.
Sue Kroll, President, Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution, stated, “Comic-Con provides us a fantastic opportunity to interact with the fans and this year, as with every year, our aim is to surpass their expectations. We’re also thrilled to give our filmmakers and talent a chance to experience the unique energy and enthusiasm of Comic-Con.”
With “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” and “Pan” headlining the bill, Warner Bros. will also present some unexpected offerings that are sure to delight the crowd.
About “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before. Directed by Zack Snyder, the film stars Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter and Gal Gadot. Snyder directed from a screenplay written by Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer, based on characters from DC Comics, including Batman, created by Bob Kane, and Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The film is produced by Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder, with Wesley Coller, Geoff Johns and David S. Goyer serving as executive producers. Warner Bros. Pictures presents, an Atlas Entertainment/Cruel and Unusual production, a Zack Snyder film, “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” The film opens nationwide in 3D and 2D and in select IMAX theaters on March 25, 2016, and will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
About “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”
Henry Cavill stars as Napoleon Solo opposite Armie Hammer as Illya Kuryakin in director Guy Ritchie’s action adventure “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” a fresh take on the hugely popular 1960s television series. Set against the backdrop of the early 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, the film centers on CIA agent Solo and KGB agent Kuryakin. Forced to put aside longstanding hostilities, the two team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization, which is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology. The film also stars Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, with Jared Harris, and Hugh Grant. The screenplay was written by Guy Ritchie & Lionel Wigram, story by Jeff Kleeman & David Campbell Wilson and Guy Ritchie and Lionel Wigram, based on the TV series “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” John Davis, Steve Clark-Hall, Wigram and Ritchie produced the film, with David Dobkin executive producing. Warner Bros. Pictures presents, a Ritchie/Wigram production, a Davis Entertainment production, a Guy Ritchie film, “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” It will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. The film opens nationwide in theaters and IMAX on August 14, 2015.
About “Pan”
From director Joe Wright (“Atonement,” “Pride & Prejudice”) comes “Pan,” a live-action feature presenting a wholly original adventure about the beginnings of the beloved characters created by J.M. Barrie. Peter is a mischievous 12-year-old boy with an irrepressible rebellious streak, but in the bleak London orphanage where he has lived his whole life those qualities do not exactly fly. Then one incredible night, Peter is whisked away from the orphanage and spirited off to a fantastical world of pirates, warriors and fairies called Neverland. There, he finds amazing adventures and fights life-or-death battles while trying to uncover the secret of his mother, who left him at the orphanage so long ago, and his rightful place in this magical land. Teamed with the warrior Tiger Lily and a new friend named James Hook, Peter must defeat the ruthless pirate Blackbeard to save Neverland and discover his true destiny—to become the hero who will forever be known as Peter Pan. The film stars Hugh Jackman as Blackbeard; Garrett Hedlund as James Hook; Rooney Mara as Tiger Lily; newcomer Levi Miller as Peter; and Amanda Seyfried as Mary. Wright directed “Pan” from a screenplay written by Jason Fuchs. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Paul Webster produced the film, with Tim Lewis serving as executive producer. Warner Bros. Pictures Presents, in Association with RatPac-Dune Entertainment, a Berlanti Production, a Joe Wright film, “Pan.” The film is set for a worldwide release in 3D and 2D on October 9, 2015. It will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Warner Bros.' "Pan" Changes Release Date to October 2015
Warner Bros. Pictures’ Action Adventure “Pan” is Flying High into the Fall Season
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Giving both the film and the filmmakers some extra breathing room, the opening date of Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “Pan” has been moved to fall and will begin its global launch with the new domestic release date of October 9, 2015. The announcement was made today by Dan Fellman, President, Domestic Distribution, and Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President, International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.
“As you might expect, the fantastical story of Peter Pan involves very complex effects and I did not want to compromise on quality in finishing the film. This allows me and my team the time to complete the movie and tell the story the way it should be told.”
In making the announcement, Fellman said, “We wanted to give ‘Pan’ the space to extend its theatrical run, so taking it out of the cluttered summer season made the most sense. Moving the film to the heart of the fall will allow us more time to screen the picture, enabling us to capitalize on what we anticipate will be strong word of mouth.”
Kwan Vandenberg added, “Peter Pan is a beloved figure the world over, and the fall corridor is perfect for this epic adventure story that explores the origins of this young hero. In many markets we can take advantage of school holidays that ensure a greater opportunity for families to enjoy ‘Pan’ together.”
Director Joe Wright expressed his support for the move, noting, “As you might expect, the fantastical story of Peter Pan involves very complex effects and I did not want to compromise on quality in finishing the film. This allows me and my team the time to complete the movie and tell the story the way it should be told.”
From director Joe Wright (“Atonement,” “Pride & Prejudice”) comes “Pan,” a live-action feature presenting a wholly original adventure about the beginnings of the beloved characters created by J.M. Barrie.
Peter (Levi Miller) is a mischievous 12-year-old boy with an irrepressible rebellious streak, but in the bleak London orphanage where he has lived his whole life those qualities do not exactly fly. Then one incredible night, Peter is whisked away from the orphanage and spirited off to a world of pirates, warriors and fairies called Neverland. There, he finds amazing adventures and fights life-or-death battles while trying to uncover the secret of his mother, who left him at the orphanage so long ago, and his rightful place in this magical land. Teamed with the warrior Tiger Lily (Rooney Mara) and a new friend named James Hook (Garrett Hedlund), Peter must defeat the ruthless pirate Blackbeard (Hugh Jackman) to save Neverland and discover his true destiny—to become the hero who will forever be known as Peter Pan.
Wright directed “Pan” from a screenplay written by Jason Fuchs. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Oscar nominee Paul Webster (“Atonement”) are producing, with Tim Lewis serving as executive producer.
The film stars Oscar nominee Hugh Jackman (“Les Misérables”), Garrett Hedlund (“Inside Llewyn Davis”), Oscar nominee Rooney Mara (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”), newcomer Levi Miller, and Amanda Seyfried (“Les Misérables”). Rounding out the cast are Adeel Akhtar (“The Dictator”) as Smee; Taejoo Na (“The Kick”) as Kwahu; Nonso Anozie (“Son of God,” “Atonement”) as Bishop; Kathy Burke (“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”) as Mother Barnabas; Kurt Egyiawan (“Skyfall”) as Murray; Lewis MacDougall (UK TV’s “In the Name of the Children”) as Nibs; and Jack Charles (“Mystery Road”) as The Chief.
Warner Bros. Pictures Presents, in Association with RatPac-Dune Entertainment, a Berlanti Production, a Joe Wright film, “Pan.” Filmed at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, “Pan” is set for release in 3D and 2D in select theatres and IMAX® on October 9, 2015.
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BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Giving both the film and the filmmakers some extra breathing room, the opening date of Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “Pan” has been moved to fall and will begin its global launch with the new domestic release date of October 9, 2015. The announcement was made today by Dan Fellman, President, Domestic Distribution, and Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President, International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.
“As you might expect, the fantastical story of Peter Pan involves very complex effects and I did not want to compromise on quality in finishing the film. This allows me and my team the time to complete the movie and tell the story the way it should be told.”
In making the announcement, Fellman said, “We wanted to give ‘Pan’ the space to extend its theatrical run, so taking it out of the cluttered summer season made the most sense. Moving the film to the heart of the fall will allow us more time to screen the picture, enabling us to capitalize on what we anticipate will be strong word of mouth.”
Kwan Vandenberg added, “Peter Pan is a beloved figure the world over, and the fall corridor is perfect for this epic adventure story that explores the origins of this young hero. In many markets we can take advantage of school holidays that ensure a greater opportunity for families to enjoy ‘Pan’ together.”
Director Joe Wright expressed his support for the move, noting, “As you might expect, the fantastical story of Peter Pan involves very complex effects and I did not want to compromise on quality in finishing the film. This allows me and my team the time to complete the movie and tell the story the way it should be told.”
From director Joe Wright (“Atonement,” “Pride & Prejudice”) comes “Pan,” a live-action feature presenting a wholly original adventure about the beginnings of the beloved characters created by J.M. Barrie.
Peter (Levi Miller) is a mischievous 12-year-old boy with an irrepressible rebellious streak, but in the bleak London orphanage where he has lived his whole life those qualities do not exactly fly. Then one incredible night, Peter is whisked away from the orphanage and spirited off to a world of pirates, warriors and fairies called Neverland. There, he finds amazing adventures and fights life-or-death battles while trying to uncover the secret of his mother, who left him at the orphanage so long ago, and his rightful place in this magical land. Teamed with the warrior Tiger Lily (Rooney Mara) and a new friend named James Hook (Garrett Hedlund), Peter must defeat the ruthless pirate Blackbeard (Hugh Jackman) to save Neverland and discover his true destiny—to become the hero who will forever be known as Peter Pan.
Wright directed “Pan” from a screenplay written by Jason Fuchs. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Oscar nominee Paul Webster (“Atonement”) are producing, with Tim Lewis serving as executive producer.
The film stars Oscar nominee Hugh Jackman (“Les Misérables”), Garrett Hedlund (“Inside Llewyn Davis”), Oscar nominee Rooney Mara (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”), newcomer Levi Miller, and Amanda Seyfried (“Les Misérables”). Rounding out the cast are Adeel Akhtar (“The Dictator”) as Smee; Taejoo Na (“The Kick”) as Kwahu; Nonso Anozie (“Son of God,” “Atonement”) as Bishop; Kathy Burke (“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”) as Mother Barnabas; Kurt Egyiawan (“Skyfall”) as Murray; Lewis MacDougall (UK TV’s “In the Name of the Children”) as Nibs; and Jack Charles (“Mystery Road”) as The Chief.
Warner Bros. Pictures Presents, in Association with RatPac-Dune Entertainment, a Berlanti Production, a Joe Wright film, “Pan.” Filmed at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, “Pan” is set for release in 3D and 2D in select theatres and IMAX® on October 9, 2015.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Negromancer News Bits and Bites for March 29th to March 31st, 2015 - Update #8
NEWS:
From Vulture: Trevor Noah is the new host of "The Daily Show."
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From YahooTV: First footage from "The Walking Dead" spinoff, "Fear the Walking Dead."
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From THR: The winner of the 3/27 to 3/29/2015 weekend box office is DreamWorks Animation's Home, with an estimated take of $54 million.
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From ScreenRant: CBS looking at new "Star Trek" television series. Horay!
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From EOnline: Sacha Baron Cohen "Freddie Mercury" project back on.
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From Variety: Trevor Noah joins shortlist to replace John Stewart on "The Daily Show."
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From YahooMovies: First "Spectre" trailer - the new James Bond movie.
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From YahooMovies: According to his Instagram page, Hugh Jackman will only play Wolverine one more time.
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From YahooMovies: Simon Pegg says "Star Trek 3" will reflect the spirit of the original "Star Trek."
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From Variety: Idris Elba in talks to be the villain in "Star Trek 3."
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From IGN: An article about the "All-New, All-Different Avengers," but the comments section is the better read.
COMICS - Books and News:
From IBTimes: Deadpool movie plot details and relation to Wolverine movies.
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From BleedingCool: Don't call it a reboot - post Secret Wars.
MISC:
From LakersNation: Rookie Julius Randle never lost confidence during the recovery from his injury... in part because of Kobe.
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Negromancer News Bits and Bites for the Week of August 17th to August 23rd, 2014 - Update #20
NEWS:
From TheVerge: Marvel's movie business is crushing DC's
From TheWrap: MPAA earns ire of "R" rating for gay drama, Love is Strange.
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From HuffingtonPost: Hugh Jackman can deadlift 400lbs.
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From Screenrant: Jennifer Lawrence reportedly in talks to appear in Quentin Tarantino's next film, "The Hateful Eight."
From YahooHealth: "Fat" Daphne controversy in Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy.
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From TVLine: Shad Moss, also known as the rapper, Bow Wow, is a cast member of the "CSI" spin-off, "CSI: Cyber," as a baby-faced hacker.
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From IMDbBlog: FX renews "The Strain" for a second 13-episode season. The current season gets better with each episode.
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From BuzzFlash: Emmy winner Harry Shearer impersonates Richard Nixon preparing to resign.
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From Hello: Jack Nicholson and his lookalike son, Ray.
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From HuffingtonPost: Neil Patrick Harris, who is gay, talks about having sex women.
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From Variety: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (estimated box office take of $28.4 million) win the August 15-17, 2014 weekend box office. This is the film's second consecutive win, having finished at #1 when it debuted during the August 8-10, 2014 weekend. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy finished at #2 ($24.7 million) for a second straight week, after finishing at #1 during its debut weekend. The Expendables 3, this weekend's big debut movie, is considered a flop after ending up in third place with an estimated box office tally of $16.2 million.
From Variety: You may have heard that a "DVD-quality" copy of The Expendables 3 ended up on the Internet a few weeks ago. Did that affect the film's puny box office during its debut weekend? Variety discusses that. Here is an interesting tidbit:
However, some research suggests that piracy can take a big chunk out of ticket sales. A 2011 study by Carnegie Mellon University researchers found that when a film is pirated prior to release, it loses nearly 20 percent of its potential revenue.
That study can be found here.
STAR WARS:
From YahooScreen: More Episode VII rumors (video)
COMICS BOOKS - Movies and Comics:
From WeGotThisCovered: 8 comic book movies that actually feel like comic books.
From YahooScreen: Seven actors who almost played Batman
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From CinemaBlend: Director Marc Webb confirms three planned members of "The Sinister Six," the Spider-Man spinoff movie. They seem to be "The Gentleman," "Mysterio," and "Kraven the Hunter." [I'll pretend to be interested. Well, maybe I'm a little interested.]
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From ScreenRant: Actor Brian Patrick Wade of MTV's "Teen Wolf" well play the villain, Absorbing Man, on the upcoming season of "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
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From YahooMovies: From the set of "Batman Vs. Superman," the mysterious green legs of Scott McNairy.
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From YahooFinance: Another article about Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson appearing in a DC Comics superhero movie - maybe playing hero Shazam and anti-hero Black Adam
From ScreenRant: Marvel is listening to fan requests about movie... or maybe not
From CBB and Nexopia: Zak Edwards is brilliant on the piece about diversity in American comic book publishing from the major companies.
OBIT:
From TheWrap: Don Pardo, the announcer for "Saturday Night Live," reportedly died yesterday (Tuesday, August 19, 2014) at the age of 96. Pardo was also the on-duty booth announcer for WNBC-TV on the day (November 22, 1963) that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated; thus, Pardo was the first to announce the shooting to NBC viewers.
MISC:
From VOX: The geniuses behind your favorite pop songs
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From YahooFinance: How Kobe Bryant started the current weight loss trend among NBA players like LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, and Dwayne Wade, to name a few.
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Negromancer New Bits and Bites: June 8 to June 14, 2014 Update #6
OBIT:
From the New York Times and Variety: The Academy Award-nominated actress Ruby Dee died on Wednesday, June 11, 2014. She earned her lone Oscar nomination in 2008 for her turn as the feisty mother in American Gangster. She won an Emmy Award in 1991 for her role in the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" television movie, Decoration Day.
Dee is also best known her role as "Ruth Younger" in A Raisin in the Sun, both onstage, beginning in 1959, and in the 1961 film adaptation. Dee often worked with her late husband, Ossie Davis, who died in 2005. My heart is breaking, but I know Davis and Dee are together again. Negromancer sends condolences to her family and friends.
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MOVIE NEWS:
From Hitfix: Jason Momao, of the 2011 Conan the Barbarian remake and of "Game of Thrones" will apparently be playing Aquaman in "Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice."
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From The Hollywood Reporter: The Millennium Falcon apparently broke Han Solo.
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From Shadow and Act: A talk with Supremacy director, Deon Taylor.
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From Entertainment Weekly: Vincent D'Onofrio will play the villain "Wilson Fisk" in Marvel TV's 13-episode series, "Daredevil," that it is producing for Netflix. Daredevil is one of four series that Marvel is producing for Netflix. It is also producing a spinoff of "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD," entitled, Agent Carter, which will appear on ABC.
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From Shadow and Act: Wanna be an extra in Don Cheadle's Miles Davis biopic?
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From Variety: Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua are in early talks to team up for MGM's planned remake of The Magnificent Seven (which starred Steve McQueen and Yul Brenner). Washington and Fuqua first teamed on 2001's Training Day, for which Washington won a best actor Oscar. Their current team-up, The Equalizer (a remake of the 1980s TV series) is due this September.
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From Moviehole: Guillermo del Toro is working on a script for a sequel to Pacific Rim with Zak Penn.
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From BuzzFeed: Hugh Jackman has shaved his head to play Blackbeard in Pan. The photo is on Jackman's Instagram account.
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Care about the 2014 / 68th annual Tony Awards? Playbill has this article with a list of the winners, which also includes the nominees.
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"Tracy Morgan Crash" driver turned himself in and posted bail . Walmart is profoundly sorry.
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The Fault in Our Stars has the edge over Tom Cruise at the June 6-8, 2014 box office.
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Marvel officially announced that Peyton Reed (Bring It On, The Break-Up, Yes Man) will direct 2015's Ant-Man movie. Edgar Wright had been attached to the project since 2006, but recently walked away apparently due to creative differences with Marvel. Marvel's statement from its website:
When Marvel's "Ant-Man" hits theaters July 17, 2015, director Peyton Reed will help shepherd the hero into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a cast led by Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas, with writer Adam McKay contributing to the film's script.
Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang (Rudd) must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym (Douglas), protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.
The Hollywood Reporter has more on the announcement, including news that Adam McKay (the Anchorman movies) will polish the script.
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How Seth Rogen makes movies from The Wrap.
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COMIC BOOKS:
From Newsarama: Frank Miller, the man who created and worked on such highly influential and/or memorable comic books as Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Daredevil, and Sin City (to name a few), would like to work on Captain America. Please, make it happen Marvel.
MISCELLANEOUS:
From HuffPost Science: Girth matters... apparently more than size/length.
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Apparently Dwayne Johnson wants you to follow the diet and fitness routine he used to become buff for the upcoming Hercules.
Monday, June 2, 2014
Review: "X-Men: Days of Future Past" - Why So Serious?
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Running time: 131 minutes (2 hours, 11 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for sequences of intense sci-fi violence and action, some suggestive material, nudity and language
DIRECTOR: Bryan Singer
WRITERS: Simon Kinberg; from a story by Jane Goldman, Simon Kinberg, and Matthew Vaughn
PRODUCERS: Hutch Parker, Simon Kinberg, Lauren Shuler Donner, and Bryan Singer
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Newton Thomas Sigel
EDITOR/COMPOSER: John Ottman
SUPERHERO/SCI-FI/ACTION/DRAMA
Starring: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Dinklage, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, Halle Berry, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, Omar Sy, Daniel Cudmore, Bingbing Fan, Adan Canto, Booboo Stewart, Evan Peters, Josh Helman, and Anna Paquin
X-Men: Days of Future Past is a 2014 superhero movie from director Bryan Singer. It is 20th Century Fox’s seventh film based Marvel Comics’ X-Men comic book franchise. This new movie is a sequel to 2011’s X-Men: First Class and a kind of sequel to 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand. X-Men: Days of Future Past finds the X-Men of the future sending one of their own into past in a desperate effort to change history and to prevent the destruction of the world for both humans and mutants.
The film opens (apparently) sometime in the third decade of the 21st century. By this time, mutant-hunting machines called Sentinels have wiped out nearly all mutants and also the humans that supported them. The last of the X-Men are about to make a desperate bid to change their apocalyptic future. Charles Xavier/Professor X (Patrick Stewart) concocts a plan that sends the mind of Logan/The Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) back into the past and into the body of his younger self in the year 1973.
In 1973, Logan must contact the younger Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and convince him that they must stop Raven/Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) from committing an assassination that will lead to the creation of the Sentinels. However, Wolverine finds that the younger Charles is a mess. Xavier wants no part of his future self’s plan, especially when he discovers that he must cooperate with Erik Lensherr/Magneto (Michael Fassbender), his dear friend-turned-bitter enemy.
Released in 2011, X-Men: First Class was a combination prequel to the original film, X-Men (2000), and a partial reboot of the franchise. First Class was sparkly, fun, energetic, and even a bit sexy. X-Men: Days of Future Past is ponderous and takes both its subject matter and its plot way too seriously. I liked the film, but I only really enjoyed certain moments and a few characters.
Jennifer Lawrence is fantastic as Mystique, making the character’s emotions, mission, and anger seem real. Nicholas Hoult is poignant as Hank McCoy/Beast; so much of his performance is restrained. Hoult makes the most of subtle facial expressions, and his expressive eyes convey Beast in a way that gives him weight and depth.
What this film lacks is gravitas. Days of Future Past pretends to be important serious because it metaphorically or symbolically deals with serious and important real world issues. However, the movie is tedious instead of being weighty in any meaningful a way. It is as if this film has so much to cover that it almost ends up sinking under the burden of its moralizing via multiple points of view, characters, and competing timelines.
In fact, after seeing Days of Future Past, I realized that Wolverine is not particularly consequential to the plot, or at least the screenplay does not make him seem so. For what the character does, just about any other X-Men could have made that trip into the past. [In The X-Men comic book story, “Days of the Future Past,” upon which this movie is based, Kitty Pryde travels into the past – the year 1983.] I read a review of this movie in which the writer said that this was a movie about Mystique and Wolverine. In a way, this movie is indeed most about what Mystique wants, and the movie would be better off if it stayed with Mystique longer than it actually does.
Although I like it, X-Men: Days of Future Past is my least favorite X-Men movie. I found the future Sentinels particularly scary and chilling, and Evan Peters as Quicksilver is a blast. Of all the X-Men movies, it has the best production values and the best special effects. It is, however, full of sound and fury, and even in the universe of X-Men movies, it does not signify much of anything.
5 of 10
B-
Saturday, May 31, 2014
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