Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood” To Be Reissued Nationwide With Never-Before-Seen Footage
Four additional scenes will bookend the critically-acclaimed ode to Hollywood
CULVER CITY, CA – Sony Pictures Entertainment today announced that Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood from director Quentin Tarantino will be re-released with never-before-seen footage bookending the motion picture. The reissue with over 10 minutes of four additional scenes will hit 1,000+ locations in the U.S. and Canada starting Friday, October 25, 2019.
“Audiences have shown tremendous support for this movie, and we look forward to offering them another opportunity to see the film as it’s meant to be seen – in theaters on the big screen – with more sights and sounds of the sixties from Quentin Tarantino as an added treat,” said Adrian Smith, President of Domestic Distribution, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group.
Following its triumphant world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood has shown incredible staying power at the U.S. and Canadian box office. The film opened in North America to a $41.075 million weekend – a win for originality and a record opening weekend for Tarantino. It crossed $100 million domestically August 11 becoming the only original film this summer to do so. The film is Tarantino’s second-highest-grossing film worldwide.
Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood visits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore. The ninth film from the writer-director features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines in a tribute to the final moments of Hollywood’s golden age. Written and Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Produced by David Heyman, Shannon McIntosh and Quentin Tarantino. Georgia Kacandes, YU Dong and Jeffrey Chan serve as executive producers. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Al Pacino.
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Saturday, August 17, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 11th to 17th, 2019 - Update #30
Support Leroy on Patreon:
MOVIES-CULTURE - From THR: NBA great and author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has taken issue with the portrayal of legendary martial artist and actor, Bruce Lee, in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood.
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STREAMING-ANIMATION - From Variety: Netflix orders "Agent King," an adult animated action-comedy series that depicts Elvis Presley as a secret agent or super spy.
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Neill Blomkamp says he is off MGM's "Robocop Returns."
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DISNEY/BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: With "Toy Story 4" crossing the one-billion dollar mark in global box office, Walt Disney Pictures becomes the first movie studio to have five pictures cross the billion dollar mark in global box office in a single year. Two late year releases, "Frozen 2" and "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" could make it seven.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Kevin Hart will star in and produce the superhero comedy, "Night Wolf," for STXfilms.
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MOVIES - From SlashFilm: Alexandre Aja ("Crawl") leads a talented group of filmmakers in an attempt to make an interactive haunted house movie.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Henry Golding ("Crazy Rich Asians") is in talks to star in the "G.I. Joe" spinoff, "Snake Eyes."
----------
DISNEY - From People: Disney offers a sneak peek at its live-action remake of its classic animated film "Lady and the Tramp" with a photo of its canine stars.
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TELEVISION - From Blackfilm: BET and Tyler Perry add new cast members, including DeVale Ellis and Kevin Walton, to their upcoming one-hour drama, "Sistas," which is due this fall.
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MOVIES - From Blackfilm: Vanessa Bell Calloway will reprise her role of "Imani Izzi" in the Coming to America sequel, which is due to hit theaters December 18, 2020. Comedian Luenell is also joining the cast.
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LGBTQ - From Variety: IMDb is changing its policy on publishing birth names in response to transgender customers and other entertainment figures.
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MEDIA - From Deadline: After 13 years apart (that long!), CBS and Viacom are once again one. The new entity will be called ViacomCBS Inc. Regulatory approval of the merger is expected to come in the next several months.
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STREAMING/BDS - From Truthout: In the op-ed, "I Said No to a Netflix Series Audition Because I Support Palestinian Rights," actor David Clennon explains why he declined to participate in Netflix's upcoming series, "Sycamore," a co-production with Israel.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/9 to 8/11/19 weekend box office is "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" with an estimated take of 25.4 million dollars.
From Patreon: My review of "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: New Line Cinema is the winner of an intense bidding war for Olivia Wilde's directorial effort which exists as a spec script, entitled "Don't Worry Darling."
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AWARDS - From Deadline: 2019 Teen Choice Awards were announced. "Avengers: Endgame" and "Riverdale" take the top prizes.
----------
STREAMING - From IndieWire: In the end, things worked out for "Fast Color," a film about African-American female superheroes. Amazon will produce a TV series based on the film.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Universal Pictures has cancelled its release of the now-controversial film, "The Hunt." Produced in part by Jason Blum, the film was due September 27th.
From Variety: President Trump has been calling out Hollywood "racism," with "The Hunt" apparently being one of the "racist films" he targeted.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Quentin Tarantino says that if he comes up with a good idea, his next (and supposedly final) film would be a horror movie.
----------
ANIMATION - From IndieWire: The Walt Disney Company's "Disney discipline" hits Fox's former animation studio, Blue Sky Studios ("Ice Age" and "Rio" franchises).
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, who wrote the recent "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movies and "Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol," are writing a script for a "G.I. Joe" spinoff movie, which will reportedly be an ensemble piece. A "Snake Eyes" movie is due October 2020.
OBITS:
From THR: The Canadian born animator and filmmaker, Richard Williams, has died at the age of 86, Friday, August 16, 2019. Williams was best known for directing the animation on the live-action/animation hybrid, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988). He won an Oscar for his animated short film "A Christmas Carol" (1971), and in 1989, he shared a visual effects Oscar for "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," as well as receiving a "special achievement" Oscar for the film.
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From Deadline: The actor, Peter Fonda, has died at the age of 79, Friday, August 16, 2019. Fonda's best known film is the groundbreaking, counter-culture movie, "Easy Rider" (1969). Fonda also produced "Easy Rider," and shared an Oscar nomination for "Best Original Screenplay" with Terry Southern and the film's director, Dennis Hopper, for writing the film. Fonda was the son of legendary Golden Age actor, Henry Fonda, and was the young brother of actress Jane Fonda. Fonda's daughter, Bridget, is also an actor.
From Deadline: Jane Fonda issues a statement on the passing of her brother, Peter Fonda.
From Deadline: Hollywood reacts to the passing of actor Peter Fonda.
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From CNN: Actor and former firefighter, Dango Nguyen, has died at the age of 48, Saturday, August 10, 2019. Nguyen, who acted under the name "Dango Nu Yen," appeared in the third season of "The Walking Dead."
From YahooSports: NFL coach Darryl Drake has died at the age of 62, Sunday, August 11, 2019. Drake was currently the Pittsburgh Steelers' wide receivers coach. Drake has a brief NFL and CFL career after playing college football for Western Kentucky University (1975-1978). After a 20-year career coaching in the college ranks, in 2004, he began his NFL coaching career. He was a coach on the Chicago Bears 2006 team that won the NFC Championship and lost in the Super Bowl to the Indianapolis Colts.
From NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin issues a statement on Darryl Drake's passing.
From NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers Team President Art Rooney II issues a state on Darryl Drake's passing.
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MOVIES-CULTURE - From THR: NBA great and author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has taken issue with the portrayal of legendary martial artist and actor, Bruce Lee, in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood.
----------
STREAMING-ANIMATION - From Variety: Netflix orders "Agent King," an adult animated action-comedy series that depicts Elvis Presley as a secret agent or super spy.
----------
MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Neill Blomkamp says he is off MGM's "Robocop Returns."
-----------
DISNEY/BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: With "Toy Story 4" crossing the one-billion dollar mark in global box office, Walt Disney Pictures becomes the first movie studio to have five pictures cross the billion dollar mark in global box office in a single year. Two late year releases, "Frozen 2" and "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" could make it seven.
---------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Kevin Hart will star in and produce the superhero comedy, "Night Wolf," for STXfilms.
----------
MOVIES - From SlashFilm: Alexandre Aja ("Crawl") leads a talented group of filmmakers in an attempt to make an interactive haunted house movie.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Henry Golding ("Crazy Rich Asians") is in talks to star in the "G.I. Joe" spinoff, "Snake Eyes."
----------
DISNEY - From People: Disney offers a sneak peek at its live-action remake of its classic animated film "Lady and the Tramp" with a photo of its canine stars.
----------
TELEVISION - From Blackfilm: BET and Tyler Perry add new cast members, including DeVale Ellis and Kevin Walton, to their upcoming one-hour drama, "Sistas," which is due this fall.
----------
MOVIES - From Blackfilm: Vanessa Bell Calloway will reprise her role of "Imani Izzi" in the Coming to America sequel, which is due to hit theaters December 18, 2020. Comedian Luenell is also joining the cast.
----------
LGBTQ - From Variety: IMDb is changing its policy on publishing birth names in response to transgender customers and other entertainment figures.
----------
MEDIA - From Deadline: After 13 years apart (that long!), CBS and Viacom are once again one. The new entity will be called ViacomCBS Inc. Regulatory approval of the merger is expected to come in the next several months.
-----------
STREAMING/BDS - From Truthout: In the op-ed, "I Said No to a Netflix Series Audition Because I Support Palestinian Rights," actor David Clennon explains why he declined to participate in Netflix's upcoming series, "Sycamore," a co-production with Israel.
-----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/9 to 8/11/19 weekend box office is "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" with an estimated take of 25.4 million dollars.
From Patreon: My review of "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw."
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: New Line Cinema is the winner of an intense bidding war for Olivia Wilde's directorial effort which exists as a spec script, entitled "Don't Worry Darling."
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: 2019 Teen Choice Awards were announced. "Avengers: Endgame" and "Riverdale" take the top prizes.
----------
STREAMING - From IndieWire: In the end, things worked out for "Fast Color," a film about African-American female superheroes. Amazon will produce a TV series based on the film.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Universal Pictures has cancelled its release of the now-controversial film, "The Hunt." Produced in part by Jason Blum, the film was due September 27th.
From Variety: President Trump has been calling out Hollywood "racism," with "The Hunt" apparently being one of the "racist films" he targeted.
----------
MOVIES - From IndieWire: Quentin Tarantino says that if he comes up with a good idea, his next (and supposedly final) film would be a horror movie.
----------
ANIMATION - From IndieWire: The Walt Disney Company's "Disney discipline" hits Fox's former animation studio, Blue Sky Studios ("Ice Age" and "Rio" franchises).
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, who wrote the recent "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movies and "Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol," are writing a script for a "G.I. Joe" spinoff movie, which will reportedly be an ensemble piece. A "Snake Eyes" movie is due October 2020.
OBITS:
From THR: The Canadian born animator and filmmaker, Richard Williams, has died at the age of 86, Friday, August 16, 2019. Williams was best known for directing the animation on the live-action/animation hybrid, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988). He won an Oscar for his animated short film "A Christmas Carol" (1971), and in 1989, he shared a visual effects Oscar for "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," as well as receiving a "special achievement" Oscar for the film.
--------------------------------
From Deadline: The actor, Peter Fonda, has died at the age of 79, Friday, August 16, 2019. Fonda's best known film is the groundbreaking, counter-culture movie, "Easy Rider" (1969). Fonda also produced "Easy Rider," and shared an Oscar nomination for "Best Original Screenplay" with Terry Southern and the film's director, Dennis Hopper, for writing the film. Fonda was the son of legendary Golden Age actor, Henry Fonda, and was the young brother of actress Jane Fonda. Fonda's daughter, Bridget, is also an actor.
From Deadline: Jane Fonda issues a statement on the passing of her brother, Peter Fonda.
From Deadline: Hollywood reacts to the passing of actor Peter Fonda.
-------------------------------
From CNN: Actor and former firefighter, Dango Nguyen, has died at the age of 48, Saturday, August 10, 2019. Nguyen, who acted under the name "Dango Nu Yen," appeared in the third season of "The Walking Dead."
From YahooSports: NFL coach Darryl Drake has died at the age of 62, Sunday, August 11, 2019. Drake was currently the Pittsburgh Steelers' wide receivers coach. Drake has a brief NFL and CFL career after playing college football for Western Kentucky University (1975-1978). After a 20-year career coaching in the college ranks, in 2004, he began his NFL coaching career. He was a coach on the Chicago Bears 2006 team that won the NFC Championship and lost in the Super Bowl to the Indianapolis Colts.
From NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin issues a statement on Darryl Drake's passing.
From NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers Team President Art Rooney II issues a state on Darryl Drake's passing.
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Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 21st to 31st, 2019 - Update #31
Support Leroy on Patreon:
STAR TREK - From BleedingCool: Nickelodeon's untitled "Star Trek" CGI-animated series announces its writers' room.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Samantha Morton says that she does not regret working with director Woody Allen. She received her first Oscar nomination for her role in Allen's 1999 film, "Sweet and Lowdown."
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: The screenwriting duo of Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are in negotiations to direct the “Dungeons & Dragons” movie for Paramount Pictures.
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DISNEY - From YahooNews: The late actor and Disney Channel child star, Cameron Boyce, died July 6th, 2019. Today (July 30th), the Los Angeles County coroner's office says Disney actor Cameron Boyce died unexpectedly from epilepsy.
----------
TELEVISION - From Newsarama: There is a first teaser for the third "Walking Dead" series that is currently known as "The Walking Dead: New Series."
----------
DISNEY - From THR: Thus far, The Walt Disney Company has collected $7.67 billion in global box office in the year 2019. That is a record, and we aren't even in August 2019. Disney has collected over $5 billion at the 2019 international box office - a first for a Hollywood studio. Disney held the previous record, $7.61 billion in global box office in 2016.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/26 to 7/28/2019 weekend box office is "The Lion King" with an estimated 75.5 million dollars.
From Patreon: Leroy a.k.a. "I Read You's" review of "The Lion King."
----------
MOVIES - From YahooMovies: The real and the fake in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."
----------
COMICS-FILM - From THR: Sony is in talks with actor-director Andy Serkis to direct "Venom 2," the sequel to its hit 2018 film, "Venom."
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Two celebrity couples, actress Gabrielle Union and her husband, NBA superstar and champion, Dwyane Wade and recording artist Ciara and her husband, NFL and Super Bowl champion quarterback, Russell Wilson, are joining to produce a film about the inspiration true story of former NFL player, Vernon Turner.
----------
COMICS-TELEVISION - From Deadline: AMC to develop Rob Guillory's acclaimed comic book, "Farmhand" (Image Comics) for television.
----------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: HBO reportedly still considering one or two more "Game of Thrones" spinoff scripts.
----------
STREAMING - From Deadline: Showrunner Carlton Cuse and movie writer Jason Fuchs are developing classic science fiction humor novel, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," for the streaming service Hulu.
----------
MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Oscar-winning filmmaker George Miller says he has multiple "Mad Max: Fury Road" sequels in the works. He is also "cautiously optimistic" that his Tilda Swinton/Idris Elba romance epic, "Three Thousand Years of Longing," will happen.
----------
FILM FESTIVAL - From Deadline: The Toronto International Film Festival 2019 will showcase star power with Tom Hanks, Eddie Murphy, and Matt Damon films making their premieres. Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix's "Joker" film is also set to premiere.
----------
STREAMING - From Variety: Markella Kavenagh is in talks to be the first actor cast for Amazon's still-developing "Lord of the Rings" TV series.
----------
MOVIES - From IndieWire: Quentin Tarantino says that he is still in talks with Uma Thurman for a "Kill Bill, Vol. 3." The original films debuted in 2003 and 2004.
----------
MOVIES-CULTURE - From Medium: Former police officer, Larry Smith, writes for "Medium" that Clint Eastwood's "Dirty" Harry Callahan was a bad cop and bad at his job - like many movie cops.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/19 to 7/21/2019 weekend box office is "The Lion King" with an estimated take of 185 million dollars - a record opening for the month of July.
From Deadline: The final gross for the opening weekend of "The Lion King" is 191.8 million dollars.
----------
SDCC-TELEVISION - From Deadline: At Comic-Con, The CW's long-running series talks about the upcoming final season, teasing details.
----------
SDCC-STREAMING - From Deadline: At Comic-Con 2019, Seth MacFarlane announced that his TV series, "The Orville" is moving from Fox to Hulu for its Season 3 debut, which occur late in 2020.
----------
SDCC-MOVIES - From THR: At Comic-Con 2019, Guillermo del Toro talks about trying to keep some of the old way of creating movie visual special effects alive in the film, "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark." The film arrives in theaters in August 2019.
----------
SDCC-COMICS - From Polygon: The winners at the 2019 Will Eisner Awards were announced Friday night (July 19th). The Eisner Awards are the self-proclaimed most important comic book awards in the U.S.
----------
STREAMING - From YahooEntertainment: The story of "Stranger Things," the #NeverEndingChallenge, "A NeverEnding Story," and singer Limahl.
OBITS:
From Variety: Legendary Broadway director and producer, Harold "Hal" Prince, has died at the age of 91, Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Prince won 21 Tony Awards (the most for an individual), including eight for directing a musical and 8 for producing a musical. His Tony Award directing wins including "Cabaret," "Sweeney Todd," and and "Evita." His producing wins include "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" and "Fiddler on the Roof."
From TheWrap: Voice actress and Disney Legend, Russi Taylor, has died at the age of 75, Friday, July 26, 2019. She was the voice of Minnie Mouse for 30 years, beginning in 1986 when she beat out 200 others hoping to land the role. Taylor also voice several characters on the long-running series, "The Simpsons." She received the "Disney Legend Award" in 2008. Alos, Russi's late husband, Wayne Allwine, was the third voice of Mickey Mouse from 1991 until his death in 2009.
From Variety: The Dutch actor Rutger Hauer died at the age of 75, Friday, July 19, 2019. Hauer was best known for the role of Roy Batty, the leader of an outlaw band of replicants in "Blade Runner," starring opposite Harrison Ford. Other memorable films include two 1985 films, "Ladyhawke" and "The Hitcher" and 1986's "The Hitcher."
From BoingBoing: Writer, journalist, activist, and counterculture figure, Paul Krassner, has died at the age of 87, Sunday, July 21, 2019. He was one of the founding members of the Yippies. In the early 1960s, he founded an abortion referral service when abortions were illegal. He started the satire zine, "The Realist," for which he commissioned cartoonist Wally Wood to draw the "Disneyland Memorial Orgy."
From RollingStone: American singer and songwriter and New Orleans music legend, Art Neville, has died at the age of 81, Monday, July 23, 2019. Neville co-founded the funk band, The Meters. With his brothers, he co-founded "The Neville Brothers." He won two Grammy Awards, one with his brothers and another as part of a Stevie Ray Vaughn tribute collaboration.
From Deadline: The actor David Hedison died Thursday, July 18, 2019 at the age of 92. He was best known for his role on the popular 1960s adventure TV series, "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (ABC, 1964 to 1968). He also played James Bond's ally, CIA agent Felix Leiter, in two films, "Live and Let Die" (1973) and "License to Kill" (1989).
TRAILERS AND VIDEO:
From YahooEntertainment: Here is the first teaser trailer for Netflix's Martin Scorsese film, "The Irishman," with Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci. The film is due this fall in select theaters and on Netflix.
From THR: Presented at Comic-Con 2019, this is a new trailer for "Terminator: Dark Fate." The film is due November 1, 2019.
From THR: Presented at Comic-Con 2019, this is a new trailer for "Top Gun: Maverick." The film is due June 26, 2020.
From Newsarama: Apple TV+ releases the first trailer for its series, "Snoopy in Space."
From Variety: Disney releases a teaser trailer for the "The King's Man," the prequel to "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014) and "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (2017). It stars Ralph Fiennes and is due Feb. 14th, 2020.
From EW: Here is the first trailer for the "Rabid," a remake of the 1977 David Cronenberg film. The remake, directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska, will premiere at Frightfest in August.
From YouTube: Here is the first official trailer for director Rian Johnson's whodunit, "Knives Out."
STAR TREK - From BleedingCool: Nickelodeon's untitled "Star Trek" CGI-animated series announces its writers' room.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Samantha Morton says that she does not regret working with director Woody Allen. She received her first Oscar nomination for her role in Allen's 1999 film, "Sweet and Lowdown."
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: The screenwriting duo of Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are in negotiations to direct the “Dungeons & Dragons” movie for Paramount Pictures.
----------
DISNEY - From YahooNews: The late actor and Disney Channel child star, Cameron Boyce, died July 6th, 2019. Today (July 30th), the Los Angeles County coroner's office says Disney actor Cameron Boyce died unexpectedly from epilepsy.
----------
TELEVISION - From Newsarama: There is a first teaser for the third "Walking Dead" series that is currently known as "The Walking Dead: New Series."
----------
DISNEY - From THR: Thus far, The Walt Disney Company has collected $7.67 billion in global box office in the year 2019. That is a record, and we aren't even in August 2019. Disney has collected over $5 billion at the 2019 international box office - a first for a Hollywood studio. Disney held the previous record, $7.61 billion in global box office in 2016.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/26 to 7/28/2019 weekend box office is "The Lion King" with an estimated 75.5 million dollars.
From Patreon: Leroy a.k.a. "I Read You's" review of "The Lion King."
----------
MOVIES - From YahooMovies: The real and the fake in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."
----------
COMICS-FILM - From THR: Sony is in talks with actor-director Andy Serkis to direct "Venom 2," the sequel to its hit 2018 film, "Venom."
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Two celebrity couples, actress Gabrielle Union and her husband, NBA superstar and champion, Dwyane Wade and recording artist Ciara and her husband, NFL and Super Bowl champion quarterback, Russell Wilson, are joining to produce a film about the inspiration true story of former NFL player, Vernon Turner.
----------
COMICS-TELEVISION - From Deadline: AMC to develop Rob Guillory's acclaimed comic book, "Farmhand" (Image Comics) for television.
----------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: HBO reportedly still considering one or two more "Game of Thrones" spinoff scripts.
----------
STREAMING - From Deadline: Showrunner Carlton Cuse and movie writer Jason Fuchs are developing classic science fiction humor novel, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," for the streaming service Hulu.
----------
MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Oscar-winning filmmaker George Miller says he has multiple "Mad Max: Fury Road" sequels in the works. He is also "cautiously optimistic" that his Tilda Swinton/Idris Elba romance epic, "Three Thousand Years of Longing," will happen.
----------
FILM FESTIVAL - From Deadline: The Toronto International Film Festival 2019 will showcase star power with Tom Hanks, Eddie Murphy, and Matt Damon films making their premieres. Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix's "Joker" film is also set to premiere.
----------
STREAMING - From Variety: Markella Kavenagh is in talks to be the first actor cast for Amazon's still-developing "Lord of the Rings" TV series.
----------
MOVIES - From IndieWire: Quentin Tarantino says that he is still in talks with Uma Thurman for a "Kill Bill, Vol. 3." The original films debuted in 2003 and 2004.
----------
MOVIES-CULTURE - From Medium: Former police officer, Larry Smith, writes for "Medium" that Clint Eastwood's "Dirty" Harry Callahan was a bad cop and bad at his job - like many movie cops.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/19 to 7/21/2019 weekend box office is "The Lion King" with an estimated take of 185 million dollars - a record opening for the month of July.
From Deadline: The final gross for the opening weekend of "The Lion King" is 191.8 million dollars.
----------
SDCC-TELEVISION - From Deadline: At Comic-Con, The CW's long-running series talks about the upcoming final season, teasing details.
----------
SDCC-STREAMING - From Deadline: At Comic-Con 2019, Seth MacFarlane announced that his TV series, "The Orville" is moving from Fox to Hulu for its Season 3 debut, which occur late in 2020.
----------
SDCC-MOVIES - From THR: At Comic-Con 2019, Guillermo del Toro talks about trying to keep some of the old way of creating movie visual special effects alive in the film, "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark." The film arrives in theaters in August 2019.
----------
SDCC-COMICS - From Polygon: The winners at the 2019 Will Eisner Awards were announced Friday night (July 19th). The Eisner Awards are the self-proclaimed most important comic book awards in the U.S.
----------
STREAMING - From YahooEntertainment: The story of "Stranger Things," the #NeverEndingChallenge, "A NeverEnding Story," and singer Limahl.
OBITS:
From Variety: Legendary Broadway director and producer, Harold "Hal" Prince, has died at the age of 91, Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Prince won 21 Tony Awards (the most for an individual), including eight for directing a musical and 8 for producing a musical. His Tony Award directing wins including "Cabaret," "Sweeney Todd," and and "Evita." His producing wins include "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" and "Fiddler on the Roof."
From TheWrap: Voice actress and Disney Legend, Russi Taylor, has died at the age of 75, Friday, July 26, 2019. She was the voice of Minnie Mouse for 30 years, beginning in 1986 when she beat out 200 others hoping to land the role. Taylor also voice several characters on the long-running series, "The Simpsons." She received the "Disney Legend Award" in 2008. Alos, Russi's late husband, Wayne Allwine, was the third voice of Mickey Mouse from 1991 until his death in 2009.
From Variety: The Dutch actor Rutger Hauer died at the age of 75, Friday, July 19, 2019. Hauer was best known for the role of Roy Batty, the leader of an outlaw band of replicants in "Blade Runner," starring opposite Harrison Ford. Other memorable films include two 1985 films, "Ladyhawke" and "The Hitcher" and 1986's "The Hitcher."
From BoingBoing: Writer, journalist, activist, and counterculture figure, Paul Krassner, has died at the age of 87, Sunday, July 21, 2019. He was one of the founding members of the Yippies. In the early 1960s, he founded an abortion referral service when abortions were illegal. He started the satire zine, "The Realist," for which he commissioned cartoonist Wally Wood to draw the "Disneyland Memorial Orgy."
From RollingStone: American singer and songwriter and New Orleans music legend, Art Neville, has died at the age of 81, Monday, July 23, 2019. Neville co-founded the funk band, The Meters. With his brothers, he co-founded "The Neville Brothers." He won two Grammy Awards, one with his brothers and another as part of a Stevie Ray Vaughn tribute collaboration.
From Deadline: The actor David Hedison died Thursday, July 18, 2019 at the age of 92. He was best known for his role on the popular 1960s adventure TV series, "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (ABC, 1964 to 1968). He also played James Bond's ally, CIA agent Felix Leiter, in two films, "Live and Let Die" (1973) and "License to Kill" (1989).
TRAILERS AND VIDEO:
From YahooEntertainment: Here is the first teaser trailer for Netflix's Martin Scorsese film, "The Irishman," with Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci. The film is due this fall in select theaters and on Netflix.
From THR: Presented at Comic-Con 2019, this is a new trailer for "Terminator: Dark Fate." The film is due November 1, 2019.
From THR: Presented at Comic-Con 2019, this is a new trailer for "Top Gun: Maverick." The film is due June 26, 2020.
From Newsarama: Apple TV+ releases the first trailer for its series, "Snoopy in Space."
From Variety: Disney releases a teaser trailer for the "The King's Man," the prequel to "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014) and "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (2017). It stars Ralph Fiennes and is due Feb. 14th, 2020.
From EW: Here is the first trailer for the "Rabid," a remake of the 1977 David Cronenberg film. The remake, directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska, will premiere at Frightfest in August.
From YouTube: Here is the first official trailer for director Rian Johnson's whodunit, "Knives Out."
Saturday, July 20, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 14th to 20th, 2019 - Update #44
Support Leroy on Patreon:
STAR TREK - From Deadline: British actor David Ajala will join CBS All Access' "Star Trek: Discovery" for Season Three as a new series regular.
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SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2019 NEWS:
Marvel Studios "Phase Four" will be comprised of 10 films and series:
Here's the full slate:
Black Widow (May 1, 2020)
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Disney+, Fall 2020)
Eternals (November 6, 2020
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Feb. 12, 2021)
WandaVision (Disney+, Spring 2021)
Loki (Disney+, Spring 2021)
Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness (May 7, 2021)
What If…? (Disney+, Summer 2021)
Hawkeye (Disney+, Fall 2021)
Thor: Love and Thunder (Nov. 5, 2021)
"Black Panther," "Captain Marvel 2," "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," "Fantastic Four," and "Blade" (Mahershala Ali)
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From THR: Here it is! Comic-Con gets to see the first full trailer for HBO's "Watchmen" TV series, featuring Oscar-winner Regina King.
From EW: Mark Hamill brings Netflix's "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance" to Comic-Con.
From EW: Disney's revived "DuckTales" animated TV series stormed Comic-Con. It's second and upcoming third seasons will continue to introduce characters from classic animated Disney TV series, like "Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers," "TaleSpin," and "Darkwing Duck."
From THR: James Cameron offered a "Terminator: Dark Fate" surprise for Comic-Con attendees. Edward Furlong will return as John Connor, the role he played he played as a child actor in 1991's "Terminator 2: Judgment Day." Fans also saw a new trailer for the film.
From THR: Tom Cruise surprises Comic-Con 2019 with a trailer for "Top Gun: Maverick."
From CBR: The upcoming TV series, "His Dark Materials" descends on Comic-Con with actors and executive producers. The series is based on author Philip Pullman's trilogy, which has previously made it to film as "The Golden Compass."
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MOVIES - From EW: Via twitter, it was revealed that 2020 and 2021 will see two sequels to the 2018 iteration of "Halloween." First is "Halloween Kills" (2020) and then, "Halloween Ends" (2021).
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ANIMATION - From Deadline: A developing story - there has been a suspected arson attack at Kyoto Animation in Kyoto, Japan. Reports say 33 people have died.
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DISNEY - From BleedingCool: Rumor is that Oscar-winning actor, Javier Bardeem, is in talks to join Disney's live-action remake "The Little Mermaid."
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STAR TREK - From Deadline: In an interview in conjunction with the release of his new film, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," Quentin Tarantino said that his "Star Trek" film, if he directed it, would be like "Pulp Fiction" in space.
From IndieWire: Quentin Tarantino says that if he directs the R-rated "Star Trek" film which he has been developing for a few years now, it would be his last feature film.
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MUSIC - From YahooNews: The Iowa director of social services, Jerry Foxhoven, has been ousted because of his obsession with the late rapper and actor, Tupac Shakur, that he insisted on sharing with everyone. [Man, that is one real-ass dude.]
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DISNEY - From THR: Harry Styles is in talks to play "Prince Eric" in Disney's live-action remake of its animated classic, "The Little Mermaid." Styles was a member of the British boy-band, One Direction," before launching a solo recording career. He made his acting debut in Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk."
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STREAMING - YahooNews: A recent user's poll showed that "Orange is the New Black" and "Stranger Things" are Netflix users' two most favorite TV series.
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AWARDS - From YahooEntertainment: Here are the 2019 / 71st Annual Emmy Awards nominations. "Game of Thrones" received a leading and record 32 nominations.
From Deadline: 2019 Emmy Awards see a major decline in diversity and inclusion.
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MOVIES - From THR: Oscar-nominees, Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, will write Margot Robbie's "Barbie" (yes, based on the iconic Mattel doll) film. Gerwig ("Lady Bird") may direct.
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DISNEY - From YahooNews: Disney heiress, Abigail Disney, goes undercover at the Disneyland theme park to see worker conditions. She also wrote to Disney CEO Bob Iger.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle ("La La Land") is prepping a new film, reportedly a Hollywood period piece called "Babylon." Oscar-winning actress, Emma Stone ("La La Land"), is attached.
From Variety: Baz Luhrmann has his Elvis. Actor Austin Butler will play the King of Rock 'n' Roll in Luhrmann's biopic, with Tom Hanks playing Elvis' manager, Col. Tom Parker.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/12 to 7/14/2019 weekend box office is "Spider-Man: Far From Home" with an estimated take of 45.3 million dollars.
From Patreon: My review of "Spider-Man: Far From Home."
From Deadline: If new movie releases, "Crawl" and "Stuber," were meant to be counter-programming, they have failed, as "Spider-Man: Far From Home" and "Toy Story 4" continue to dominate the weekend box office.
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JAMES BOND - From TheDailyMail: According to reports, British actress Lashana Lynch ("Captain Marvel"), will be the new "Agent 007" in the next James Bond film, currently known as "BOND25." She will NOT be James Bond (who will be played again by Daniel Craig), who is in retirement and who will reportedly try seduce the new 007. This change and others are apparently being initiated by writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
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MOVIES - From MovieWeb: Jason Reitman reveals the first photo of "the New Family": Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, and Mckenna Grace from "Ghostbusters 2020" (also known as "Ghostbusters 3"). The photo includes Jason and his father, Ivan, who directed the original "Ghost Busters" (1984) and "Ghostbusters 2" (1989).
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POLITICS - From TheDailyBeast: What has Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone been up to lately? He has been making documentaries that some have described as having a pro-Vladimir Putin bent.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Disney is shutting down Fox's "FX Plus" subscription service which will no longer be available after August 20th, 2019. It's content will probably be moved to Hulu.
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INTERNATIONAL - From Deadline: Luc Besson is looking to Vine Alternative Investments to save his debt-ridden motion picture company, EuropaCorp (thanks to 2017's "Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets"). Vine already has controlling interest in film producing/financing company, Village Roadshow Productions.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: New Line/Warner Bros.' "Space Invaders" film (yep, that's actually a thing) has a writer, Greg Russo. Russo wrote Warner's "Mortal Kombat" reboot film which is currently filming. And of course you know that both "Space Invaders" and "Mortal Kombat" are video game properties.
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BOND - From Variety: Christoph Waltz will return as "Blofeld" in the currently filming, BOND 25.
TRAILERS AND VIDEO:
From Newsarama: Apple TV+ releases the first trailer for its series, "Snoopy in Space."
From Variety: Disney releases a teaser trailer for the "The King's Man," the prequel to "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014) and "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (2017). It stars Ralph Fiennes and is due Feb. 14th, 2020.
From EW: Here is the first trailer for the "Rabid," a remake of the 1977 David Cronenberg film. The remake, directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska, will premiere at Frightfest in August.
From YouTube: Here is the first official trailer for director Rian Johnson's whodunit, "Knives Out."
OBITS:
From NYTimes: Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has died at the age of 99, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. Appointed by President Gerald R. Ford to the Supreme Court, Justice Stevens was the third longest service Justice (1975 to 2010). During WWII, Justice Stevens was a "code breaker."
From ESPN: Hall of Fame boxer, Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker, died at the age of 55, Sunday, July 14, 2019. Whitaker died after being hit by a vehicle. As an amateur, Whitaker won gold at the 1983 Pan American Games and also at the 1984 Olympics. As a pro, he was a world champion in four weight classes: lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight.
STAR TREK - From Deadline: British actor David Ajala will join CBS All Access' "Star Trek: Discovery" for Season Three as a new series regular.
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SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2019 NEWS:
Marvel Studios "Phase Four" will be comprised of 10 films and series:
Here's the full slate:
Black Widow (May 1, 2020)
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Disney+, Fall 2020)
Eternals (November 6, 2020
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Feb. 12, 2021)
WandaVision (Disney+, Spring 2021)
Loki (Disney+, Spring 2021)
Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness (May 7, 2021)
What If…? (Disney+, Summer 2021)
Hawkeye (Disney+, Fall 2021)
Thor: Love and Thunder (Nov. 5, 2021)
"Black Panther," "Captain Marvel 2," "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," "Fantastic Four," and "Blade" (Mahershala Ali)
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From THR: Here it is! Comic-Con gets to see the first full trailer for HBO's "Watchmen" TV series, featuring Oscar-winner Regina King.
From EW: Mark Hamill brings Netflix's "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance" to Comic-Con.
From EW: Disney's revived "DuckTales" animated TV series stormed Comic-Con. It's second and upcoming third seasons will continue to introduce characters from classic animated Disney TV series, like "Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers," "TaleSpin," and "Darkwing Duck."
From THR: James Cameron offered a "Terminator: Dark Fate" surprise for Comic-Con attendees. Edward Furlong will return as John Connor, the role he played he played as a child actor in 1991's "Terminator 2: Judgment Day." Fans also saw a new trailer for the film.
From THR: Tom Cruise surprises Comic-Con 2019 with a trailer for "Top Gun: Maverick."
From CBR: The upcoming TV series, "His Dark Materials" descends on Comic-Con with actors and executive producers. The series is based on author Philip Pullman's trilogy, which has previously made it to film as "The Golden Compass."
------------------------------------------------
MOVIES - From EW: Via twitter, it was revealed that 2020 and 2021 will see two sequels to the 2018 iteration of "Halloween." First is "Halloween Kills" (2020) and then, "Halloween Ends" (2021).
----------
ANIMATION - From Deadline: A developing story - there has been a suspected arson attack at Kyoto Animation in Kyoto, Japan. Reports say 33 people have died.
----------
DISNEY - From BleedingCool: Rumor is that Oscar-winning actor, Javier Bardeem, is in talks to join Disney's live-action remake "The Little Mermaid."
----------
STAR TREK - From Deadline: In an interview in conjunction with the release of his new film, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," Quentin Tarantino said that his "Star Trek" film, if he directed it, would be like "Pulp Fiction" in space.
From IndieWire: Quentin Tarantino says that if he directs the R-rated "Star Trek" film which he has been developing for a few years now, it would be his last feature film.
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MUSIC - From YahooNews: The Iowa director of social services, Jerry Foxhoven, has been ousted because of his obsession with the late rapper and actor, Tupac Shakur, that he insisted on sharing with everyone. [Man, that is one real-ass dude.]
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DISNEY - From THR: Harry Styles is in talks to play "Prince Eric" in Disney's live-action remake of its animated classic, "The Little Mermaid." Styles was a member of the British boy-band, One Direction," before launching a solo recording career. He made his acting debut in Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk."
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STREAMING - YahooNews: A recent user's poll showed that "Orange is the New Black" and "Stranger Things" are Netflix users' two most favorite TV series.
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AWARDS - From YahooEntertainment: Here are the 2019 / 71st Annual Emmy Awards nominations. "Game of Thrones" received a leading and record 32 nominations.
From Deadline: 2019 Emmy Awards see a major decline in diversity and inclusion.
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MOVIES - From THR: Oscar-nominees, Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, will write Margot Robbie's "Barbie" (yes, based on the iconic Mattel doll) film. Gerwig ("Lady Bird") may direct.
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DISNEY - From YahooNews: Disney heiress, Abigail Disney, goes undercover at the Disneyland theme park to see worker conditions. She also wrote to Disney CEO Bob Iger.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle ("La La Land") is prepping a new film, reportedly a Hollywood period piece called "Babylon." Oscar-winning actress, Emma Stone ("La La Land"), is attached.
From Variety: Baz Luhrmann has his Elvis. Actor Austin Butler will play the King of Rock 'n' Roll in Luhrmann's biopic, with Tom Hanks playing Elvis' manager, Col. Tom Parker.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/12 to 7/14/2019 weekend box office is "Spider-Man: Far From Home" with an estimated take of 45.3 million dollars.
From Patreon: My review of "Spider-Man: Far From Home."
From Deadline: If new movie releases, "Crawl" and "Stuber," were meant to be counter-programming, they have failed, as "Spider-Man: Far From Home" and "Toy Story 4" continue to dominate the weekend box office.
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JAMES BOND - From TheDailyMail: According to reports, British actress Lashana Lynch ("Captain Marvel"), will be the new "Agent 007" in the next James Bond film, currently known as "BOND25." She will NOT be James Bond (who will be played again by Daniel Craig), who is in retirement and who will reportedly try seduce the new 007. This change and others are apparently being initiated by writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
----------
MOVIES - From MovieWeb: Jason Reitman reveals the first photo of "the New Family": Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, and Mckenna Grace from "Ghostbusters 2020" (also known as "Ghostbusters 3"). The photo includes Jason and his father, Ivan, who directed the original "Ghost Busters" (1984) and "Ghostbusters 2" (1989).
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POLITICS - From TheDailyBeast: What has Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone been up to lately? He has been making documentaries that some have described as having a pro-Vladimir Putin bent.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Disney is shutting down Fox's "FX Plus" subscription service which will no longer be available after August 20th, 2019. It's content will probably be moved to Hulu.
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INTERNATIONAL - From Deadline: Luc Besson is looking to Vine Alternative Investments to save his debt-ridden motion picture company, EuropaCorp (thanks to 2017's "Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets"). Vine already has controlling interest in film producing/financing company, Village Roadshow Productions.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: New Line/Warner Bros.' "Space Invaders" film (yep, that's actually a thing) has a writer, Greg Russo. Russo wrote Warner's "Mortal Kombat" reboot film which is currently filming. And of course you know that both "Space Invaders" and "Mortal Kombat" are video game properties.
----------
BOND - From Variety: Christoph Waltz will return as "Blofeld" in the currently filming, BOND 25.
TRAILERS AND VIDEO:
From Newsarama: Apple TV+ releases the first trailer for its series, "Snoopy in Space."
From Variety: Disney releases a teaser trailer for the "The King's Man," the prequel to "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014) and "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (2017). It stars Ralph Fiennes and is due Feb. 14th, 2020.
From EW: Here is the first trailer for the "Rabid," a remake of the 1977 David Cronenberg film. The remake, directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska, will premiere at Frightfest in August.
From YouTube: Here is the first official trailer for director Rian Johnson's whodunit, "Knives Out."
OBITS:
From NYTimes: Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has died at the age of 99, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. Appointed by President Gerald R. Ford to the Supreme Court, Justice Stevens was the third longest service Justice (1975 to 2010). During WWII, Justice Stevens was a "code breaker."
From ESPN: Hall of Fame boxer, Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker, died at the age of 55, Sunday, July 14, 2019. Whitaker died after being hit by a vehicle. As an amateur, Whitaker won gold at the 1983 Pan American Games and also at the 1984 Olympics. As a pro, he was a world champion in four weight classes: lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight.
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from June 9th to 15th, 2019 - Update #21
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MOVIES - From Variety: Bradley Cooper is in early talks to appear in Guillermo del Toro's next film, "Nightmare Alley."
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SCANDAL - From YahooEntertainment: Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding, Jr. was booked for misdemeanor forcible touching and sexual abuse in the third degree by the NYPD and he was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court and released without bail on Thursday night. TMZ claims to have video of Gooding groping a woman at a New York bar.
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STREAMING-ANIMATION - From Newsarama: DreamWorksTV has released a teaser trailer for Netflix's "Fast & Furious: Spy Racer" animated series.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: The Toronto Raptors are the 2019 NBA Champions, their first. Kawhi Leonard is named MVP of the Championship Series.
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SCANDAL - From TheDailyBeast: So bestselling author Nicholas Sparks may be a racist, homophobic, Christian bigot. This article reprints damning emails from Sparks.
From TheGuardian: This is an article from four and a half years ago about a lawsuit against Nicholas Sparks, who has had many of his bestselling novels turned into films. The lawsuit is scheduled to go to trial in August of this year.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: The St. Louis Blues are the National Hockey League champions, winning the 2019 Stanley Cup, 4 games to 3 games against the Boston Bruins. This Blues won their first Stanley Cup championship by beating the Bruins 4 to 1 in Game 7 in Boston.
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ANIMATION - From Newsarama: There is a new "Looney Tunes Cartoons" short with Bugs Bunny, "Dynamite Dance." See it here.
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MUSIC - From GetPocket: The story of Prince Nico Mbarga, the man who recorded the most popular son in African history, "Sweet Mother."
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STAR TREK - From ThePlaylist: Regarding the "Star Trek" movie in which Quentin Tarantino is supposed to be involved, Tarantino says that a script has been written and it is awaiting his notes. He says the film will definitely be rated "R."
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ANIMATION - From Variety: Classic animated Disney characters, "Chip 'n Dale" are getting a reboot for the streaming service, Disney+.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Sandra Bullock, Akiva Goldsman, and John Legend are executive producing a dance-flavored, 1980s, drama-comedy inspired by Bullock's college years. This project is headed to Amazon.
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AWARDS - From USWeekly: A complete list of winners and nominees at the 2019 Tony Awards.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 6/7 to 6/9/2019 weekend box office is "The Secret Life of Pets 2" with an estimated haul of 47.1 million dollars.
From Deadline: "Dark Phoenix" has the worst opening weekend at the domestic box office of any "X-Men" film at 33 million dollars. It may well lose over 100 million dollars. This article also talks about the film's troubles.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Steven Spielberg is writing a "creepy" and "super scary" series for the "Quibi" digital platform overseen by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman.
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LGBTQ - From Slate: "Before Stonewall, if You Were Attacked for Being Gay, You Were the Criminal" by James Polchin
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CULTURE - From Politico: "How Legal Weed Is Killing America’s Most Famous Marijuana Farmers" by Natalie Fertig
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MOVIES - From FlickeringMyth: Pro wrestler turned actor John Cena is either close to joining the "Fast & Furious 9" or has officially joined, according to Vin Diesel.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Kevin Hart is developing a remake of the 1988 Bill Murray, Christmas dark comedy film, "Scrooged."
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MUSIC - From YahooEntertainment: Madonna is quite upset about a "New York Times" profile of her.
OBITS:
From NFL: Longtime NFL owner of the Denver Broncos, Pat Bowlen, has died at the age of 75, Thursday, June 13, 2019. Bowlen and his siblings bought the Broncos in 1984. The Broncos won three Super Bowl titles during his ownership.
From NOLA: Noted Louisiana blues and Zydeco musician, Paul "Lil Buck" Sinegal, has died at the age of 75, Monday, June 10, 2019. The Lafayette, Louisiana-born guitarist recorded with Lil Bob, and Rockin' Dopsie, to name a few, and he was a member of the late Clifton Chenier's Band.
From RollingStone: Rock musician and songwriter, Roky Erickson, died at the age of 71, Friday, May 31, 2019. Erickson was a pioneer of psychedelic rock and a cult figure. He spent several years in a Texas mental institution and battled mental illness for most of his life. He is best known for his association with the band, "The 13th Floor Elevators." The 2000s saw a revival of his career and also him gaining control of his health.
MOVIES - From Variety: Bradley Cooper is in early talks to appear in Guillermo del Toro's next film, "Nightmare Alley."
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SCANDAL - From YahooEntertainment: Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding, Jr. was booked for misdemeanor forcible touching and sexual abuse in the third degree by the NYPD and he was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court and released without bail on Thursday night. TMZ claims to have video of Gooding groping a woman at a New York bar.
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STREAMING-ANIMATION - From Newsarama: DreamWorksTV has released a teaser trailer for Netflix's "Fast & Furious: Spy Racer" animated series.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: The Toronto Raptors are the 2019 NBA Champions, their first. Kawhi Leonard is named MVP of the Championship Series.
----------
SCANDAL - From TheDailyBeast: So bestselling author Nicholas Sparks may be a racist, homophobic, Christian bigot. This article reprints damning emails from Sparks.
From TheGuardian: This is an article from four and a half years ago about a lawsuit against Nicholas Sparks, who has had many of his bestselling novels turned into films. The lawsuit is scheduled to go to trial in August of this year.
----------
SPORTS - From YahooSports: The St. Louis Blues are the National Hockey League champions, winning the 2019 Stanley Cup, 4 games to 3 games against the Boston Bruins. This Blues won their first Stanley Cup championship by beating the Bruins 4 to 1 in Game 7 in Boston.
----------
ANIMATION - From Newsarama: There is a new "Looney Tunes Cartoons" short with Bugs Bunny, "Dynamite Dance." See it here.
----------
MUSIC - From GetPocket: The story of Prince Nico Mbarga, the man who recorded the most popular son in African history, "Sweet Mother."
----------
STAR TREK - From ThePlaylist: Regarding the "Star Trek" movie in which Quentin Tarantino is supposed to be involved, Tarantino says that a script has been written and it is awaiting his notes. He says the film will definitely be rated "R."
----------
ANIMATION - From Variety: Classic animated Disney characters, "Chip 'n Dale" are getting a reboot for the streaming service, Disney+.
----------
STREAMING - From Deadline: Sandra Bullock, Akiva Goldsman, and John Legend are executive producing a dance-flavored, 1980s, drama-comedy inspired by Bullock's college years. This project is headed to Amazon.
----------
AWARDS - From USWeekly: A complete list of winners and nominees at the 2019 Tony Awards.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 6/7 to 6/9/2019 weekend box office is "The Secret Life of Pets 2" with an estimated haul of 47.1 million dollars.
From Deadline: "Dark Phoenix" has the worst opening weekend at the domestic box office of any "X-Men" film at 33 million dollars. It may well lose over 100 million dollars. This article also talks about the film's troubles.
----------
STREAMING - From Deadline: Steven Spielberg is writing a "creepy" and "super scary" series for the "Quibi" digital platform overseen by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman.
----------
LGBTQ - From Slate: "Before Stonewall, if You Were Attacked for Being Gay, You Were the Criminal" by James Polchin
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CULTURE - From Politico: "How Legal Weed Is Killing America’s Most Famous Marijuana Farmers" by Natalie Fertig
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MOVIES - From FlickeringMyth: Pro wrestler turned actor John Cena is either close to joining the "Fast & Furious 9" or has officially joined, according to Vin Diesel.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Kevin Hart is developing a remake of the 1988 Bill Murray, Christmas dark comedy film, "Scrooged."
----------
MUSIC - From YahooEntertainment: Madonna is quite upset about a "New York Times" profile of her.
OBITS:
From NFL: Longtime NFL owner of the Denver Broncos, Pat Bowlen, has died at the age of 75, Thursday, June 13, 2019. Bowlen and his siblings bought the Broncos in 1984. The Broncos won three Super Bowl titles during his ownership.
From NOLA: Noted Louisiana blues and Zydeco musician, Paul "Lil Buck" Sinegal, has died at the age of 75, Monday, June 10, 2019. The Lafayette, Louisiana-born guitarist recorded with Lil Bob, and Rockin' Dopsie, to name a few, and he was a member of the late Clifton Chenier's Band.
From RollingStone: Rock musician and songwriter, Roky Erickson, died at the age of 71, Friday, May 31, 2019. Erickson was a pioneer of psychedelic rock and a cult figure. He spent several years in a Texas mental institution and battled mental illness for most of his life. He is best known for his association with the band, "The 13th Floor Elevators." The 2000s saw a revival of his career and also him gaining control of his health.
Saturday, May 25, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from May 19th to 25th, 2019 - Update #17
Support Leroy on Patreon:
BOX OFFICE - From TheWrap: Disney's "Aladdin" looks to finish better at the 2019 Memorial Day box office than "Solo: A Star Wars Story" did at the 2018 Memorial Day box office.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Warner Bros. gets Clint Eastwood's "The Ballad of Richard Jewell" from Disney/Fox.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Christopher Nolan's next film has a title, "Tenet," and the cast is finalized with Michael Caine and Kenneth Branagh among the new additions. Warner Bros. is set to release the "international espionage" film July 17, 2019.
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JAMES BOND - From IndieWire: After begin hurt on the set of BOND 25, Daniel Craig will undergo ankle surgery.
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STREAMING - From THR: Greg Kinnear joins Lisa Kudrow in the pilot for the Amazon comedy, "Good People," from Lee Daniel and Whitney Cummings.
From TheWrap: Martin Short has also been added to "Good People."
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CANNES - From Deadline: Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" screens at Cannes 2019, and gets a seven-minute standing ovation.
From YahooEntertainment: On the set of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio thought of the late Luke Perry as an icon of cool.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Fox Searchlights wins an intense bidding war for director Terrence Malick's much-talked about film, " A Hidden Life," which some consider a "return to form" and his best film since 2011's "The Tree of Life." It is in competition at Cannes 2019.
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BOX OFFICE - From Variety: The winner of the 5/17 to 5/19/2019 weekend box office is "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum" with an estimate take of 57 million dollars.
From Variety: "Pokemon: Detective Pikachu" leads the international box office.
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CELEBRITY - From Deadline: Arnold Schwarzenegger said that he will not press charges against the man who attacked him on Saturday, May 18th in South Africa at a children's sports event.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Just out is a new "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" faux movie poster featuring Leo DeCaprio as "Rick Dalton."
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Showtime has won the rights to the feature-length documentary, "Hitsville: The Making of Motown."
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: The worldwide rights to the Chris Hemworth-Tiffany Haddish buddy cop comedy, "Down Under Cover," have been picked up by Paramount Pictures.
TRAILERS AND VIDEO:
From YouTube: First teaser for CBS All Access' "Star Trek: Picard" (May 23, 2019)
From YouTube: First official teaser for "Terminator: Dark Fate" (May 23, 2019), which is set for a November 1, 2019.
From YouTube: First official trailer (May 21, 2019) for Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood."
BOX OFFICE - From TheWrap: Disney's "Aladdin" looks to finish better at the 2019 Memorial Day box office than "Solo: A Star Wars Story" did at the 2018 Memorial Day box office.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Warner Bros. gets Clint Eastwood's "The Ballad of Richard Jewell" from Disney/Fox.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Christopher Nolan's next film has a title, "Tenet," and the cast is finalized with Michael Caine and Kenneth Branagh among the new additions. Warner Bros. is set to release the "international espionage" film July 17, 2019.
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JAMES BOND - From IndieWire: After begin hurt on the set of BOND 25, Daniel Craig will undergo ankle surgery.
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STREAMING - From THR: Greg Kinnear joins Lisa Kudrow in the pilot for the Amazon comedy, "Good People," from Lee Daniel and Whitney Cummings.
From TheWrap: Martin Short has also been added to "Good People."
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CANNES - From Deadline: Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" screens at Cannes 2019, and gets a seven-minute standing ovation.
From YahooEntertainment: On the set of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio thought of the late Luke Perry as an icon of cool.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Fox Searchlights wins an intense bidding war for director Terrence Malick's much-talked about film, " A Hidden Life," which some consider a "return to form" and his best film since 2011's "The Tree of Life." It is in competition at Cannes 2019.
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BOX OFFICE - From Variety: The winner of the 5/17 to 5/19/2019 weekend box office is "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum" with an estimate take of 57 million dollars.
From Variety: "Pokemon: Detective Pikachu" leads the international box office.
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CELEBRITY - From Deadline: Arnold Schwarzenegger said that he will not press charges against the man who attacked him on Saturday, May 18th in South Africa at a children's sports event.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Just out is a new "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" faux movie poster featuring Leo DeCaprio as "Rick Dalton."
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Showtime has won the rights to the feature-length documentary, "Hitsville: The Making of Motown."
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: The worldwide rights to the Chris Hemworth-Tiffany Haddish buddy cop comedy, "Down Under Cover," have been picked up by Paramount Pictures.
TRAILERS AND VIDEO:
From YouTube: First teaser for CBS All Access' "Star Trek: Picard" (May 23, 2019)
From YouTube: First official teaser for "Terminator: Dark Fate" (May 23, 2019), which is set for a November 1, 2019.
From YouTube: First official trailer (May 21, 2019) for Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood."
Saturday, May 11, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from May 1st to 11th, 2019 - Update #31
Support Leroy on Patreon:
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Fox's "Star" and CBS' "Murphy Brown" revival among cancelled TV series.
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MOVIES - From ScreenDaily: Once upon a time, from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, John McTiernan was one of the hottest directors of big, event films ("Die Hard," "Last Action Hero"). Now, he is teaming with another formerly hot property, Uma Thurman ("Pulp Fiction," "Kill Bill Vols. 1 and 2") for film "Tau Ceti 4."
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: The Starz TV series, "Power," which is executive produced by rapper 50 Cent, will end after Season 6, which will be 15-episodes long.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Roland Emmerich, director of "Independence Day" and "2012" is prepping a new sci-fi, disaster movie epic, "Moonfall."
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DISNEY - From Deadline: The Disney-Fox schedule includes three new "Star Wars" films, four "Avatar" sequels, and more.
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BLM-CULTURE - From YahooLifestyle: Once again, some Americans prove that they only care about how the Bill of Rights benefits them. Fuck everybody else's rights, for instance the high school student who produced this painting.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: David Goyer will write and produce a reboot of the "Hellraiser" movie franchise for Spyglass Media Group. "Hellraiser" began with Clive Barker's 1988 film of the same name, and Barker based the movie on his own novella, "The Hellbound Heart," which was first published in 1986.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooLifestyle: In a bit of weirdness, the late Luke Perry ("Beverly Hill, 90210") was buried in a biodegradable mushroom suit, according to his daughter, Sophie Perry. Perry died after suffering a fatal stroke in March 2019.
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BLM-HISTORY - From YahooGMA: Herstory Lessons: The inspiring story Dorothy Butler Gilliam of the 1st black female reporter for The Washington Post
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 5/3 to 5/5/2019 weekend box office is "Avengers: Endgame" with an estimated take of $145.8 million.
From Patreon: My "Avengers: Endgame" review.
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MUSIC - From RollingStone: On how weed may have saved the life of Grammy-winning recording artist, Willie Nelson, an American musical legend.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Woody Allen's "A Rainy Day in New York" has found a distributor to release the film in Italy in the fall. Amazon dumped the film and the rest of its deal with Allen last June (2018).
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LGBTQ - From Variety: Madonna, Andy Cohen, Don Lemon among honorees at the GLAAD Media Awards.
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FOOD RECALL - From YahooLifestyle: Tyson is recalling its pre-cooked chicken strips. Look for the number "P-7221."
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CELEBRITY - From Deadline: Vince Vaughn escapes jail time in his DUI case stemming from a June 10, 2018 incident. At a Manhatten Beach police checkpoint, Vaughn refused a sobriety test.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: There will be a private funeral for Oscar-nominated writer-director John Singleton ("Boyz n the Hood") on Monday, May 6th, 2019. Singleton died Monday, April 29th after suffering a stroke April 17th. A statement from his family said that a larger public memorial is being planned.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Fan backlash over the recent trailer for the "Sonic the Hedgehog" film leads the director to promise changes in the film before its November 2019 release.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Starring in "John Wick Chapter 3," Oscar-winning actress, Anjelica Huston ("Prizzi's Honor") gives a killer interview covering topics including her feuds with Oprah and Bill Murray.
From YahooEntertainment: Another "John Wick Chapter 3" star, Halle Berry, explains what she won't share on Instagram.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Quentin Tarantino will screen his upcoming film, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, which begins May 14th in France.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Ron Howard says that Jon Kasdan, one of the writers on "Solo: A Star Wars Story" (which Howard directed), wants to reboot Howard's 1988 film, "Willow" (MGM/Lucasfilm) as a streaming series for Disney+.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Amy Pascal, who has been with Sony for 30 years (including a 20-year run as chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment), signs a first-look deal with Universal.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Shailene Woodley to star in the thriller, "Misanthrope."
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: During the press junket for "John Wick Chapter 3," Halle Berry mentions that she was offered the 1990s action film, "Speed," before the role went to Sandra Bullock.
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STREAMING - From Netflix: Barack and Michelle Obama’s Initial Netflix Slate Includes Nonfiction Series From "The Big Short" Author
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MOVIES - From NYTimes: 'Avengers: Endgame' Shows Movie Theaters Can Still Be on Top of the World
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: This is a trailer for "Swamp Thing," for the DC Universe Online streaming service.
From YouTube: This is the trailer for "Crawl," the Paramount Pictures hurricane/giant alligator action-horror flick due July 2, 2019
OBITS:
From THR: Oscar-winning screenwriter, Alvin Sargent, has died at the age of 92, Thursday, May 9, 2019. Sargent won the best adapted screenplay Oscar in 1978 for "Julia" (1977) and in 1981 for "Ordinary People" (1980). He also worked on several of Sony's "Spider-Man" films.
From ComicBook: The Samoan-born New Zealand actor Pau Magasiva has died at the age of 38, Saturday, May 11, 2019. Magasiva was best known to many fans for playing Red Wind Ranger Shane Clarke on the series, "Power Rangers Ninja Storm." In New Zealand, he was known for appearing on the soap opera, "Shortland Street."
From Variety: The actor, Peter Mayhew, died at the age of 74, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Mayhew is best known for portraying "Chewbacca" in five "Star Wars" films, beginning with the 1977 original film. Born in England, Mayhew was a naturalized U.S. citizen.
From NFL: Former NFL player, Gino Marchetti, died Monday, April 29, 2019 at the age of 93. He spent 13 of his 14 years in the NFL as a defensive end for the Baltimore Colts, where he was a member of two NFL championships (1958, 1959). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972. Marchetti also served in the U.S. Army during World War II and fought in the "Battle of the Bulge."
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Fox's "Star" and CBS' "Murphy Brown" revival among cancelled TV series.
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MOVIES - From ScreenDaily: Once upon a time, from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, John McTiernan was one of the hottest directors of big, event films ("Die Hard," "Last Action Hero"). Now, he is teaming with another formerly hot property, Uma Thurman ("Pulp Fiction," "Kill Bill Vols. 1 and 2") for film "Tau Ceti 4."
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: The Starz TV series, "Power," which is executive produced by rapper 50 Cent, will end after Season 6, which will be 15-episodes long.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Roland Emmerich, director of "Independence Day" and "2012" is prepping a new sci-fi, disaster movie epic, "Moonfall."
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DISNEY - From Deadline: The Disney-Fox schedule includes three new "Star Wars" films, four "Avatar" sequels, and more.
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BLM-CULTURE - From YahooLifestyle: Once again, some Americans prove that they only care about how the Bill of Rights benefits them. Fuck everybody else's rights, for instance the high school student who produced this painting.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: David Goyer will write and produce a reboot of the "Hellraiser" movie franchise for Spyglass Media Group. "Hellraiser" began with Clive Barker's 1988 film of the same name, and Barker based the movie on his own novella, "The Hellbound Heart," which was first published in 1986.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooLifestyle: In a bit of weirdness, the late Luke Perry ("Beverly Hill, 90210") was buried in a biodegradable mushroom suit, according to his daughter, Sophie Perry. Perry died after suffering a fatal stroke in March 2019.
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BLM-HISTORY - From YahooGMA: Herstory Lessons: The inspiring story Dorothy Butler Gilliam of the 1st black female reporter for The Washington Post
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 5/3 to 5/5/2019 weekend box office is "Avengers: Endgame" with an estimated take of $145.8 million.
From Patreon: My "Avengers: Endgame" review.
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MUSIC - From RollingStone: On how weed may have saved the life of Grammy-winning recording artist, Willie Nelson, an American musical legend.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Woody Allen's "A Rainy Day in New York" has found a distributor to release the film in Italy in the fall. Amazon dumped the film and the rest of its deal with Allen last June (2018).
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LGBTQ - From Variety: Madonna, Andy Cohen, Don Lemon among honorees at the GLAAD Media Awards.
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FOOD RECALL - From YahooLifestyle: Tyson is recalling its pre-cooked chicken strips. Look for the number "P-7221."
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CELEBRITY - From Deadline: Vince Vaughn escapes jail time in his DUI case stemming from a June 10, 2018 incident. At a Manhatten Beach police checkpoint, Vaughn refused a sobriety test.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: There will be a private funeral for Oscar-nominated writer-director John Singleton ("Boyz n the Hood") on Monday, May 6th, 2019. Singleton died Monday, April 29th after suffering a stroke April 17th. A statement from his family said that a larger public memorial is being planned.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Fan backlash over the recent trailer for the "Sonic the Hedgehog" film leads the director to promise changes in the film before its November 2019 release.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Starring in "John Wick Chapter 3," Oscar-winning actress, Anjelica Huston ("Prizzi's Honor") gives a killer interview covering topics including her feuds with Oprah and Bill Murray.
From YahooEntertainment: Another "John Wick Chapter 3" star, Halle Berry, explains what she won't share on Instagram.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Quentin Tarantino will screen his upcoming film, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, which begins May 14th in France.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Ron Howard says that Jon Kasdan, one of the writers on "Solo: A Star Wars Story" (which Howard directed), wants to reboot Howard's 1988 film, "Willow" (MGM/Lucasfilm) as a streaming series for Disney+.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Amy Pascal, who has been with Sony for 30 years (including a 20-year run as chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment), signs a first-look deal with Universal.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Shailene Woodley to star in the thriller, "Misanthrope."
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: During the press junket for "John Wick Chapter 3," Halle Berry mentions that she was offered the 1990s action film, "Speed," before the role went to Sandra Bullock.
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STREAMING - From Netflix: Barack and Michelle Obama’s Initial Netflix Slate Includes Nonfiction Series From "The Big Short" Author
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MOVIES - From NYTimes: 'Avengers: Endgame' Shows Movie Theaters Can Still Be on Top of the World
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: This is a trailer for "Swamp Thing," for the DC Universe Online streaming service.
From YouTube: This is the trailer for "Crawl," the Paramount Pictures hurricane/giant alligator action-horror flick due July 2, 2019
OBITS:
From THR: Oscar-winning screenwriter, Alvin Sargent, has died at the age of 92, Thursday, May 9, 2019. Sargent won the best adapted screenplay Oscar in 1978 for "Julia" (1977) and in 1981 for "Ordinary People" (1980). He also worked on several of Sony's "Spider-Man" films.
From ComicBook: The Samoan-born New Zealand actor Pau Magasiva has died at the age of 38, Saturday, May 11, 2019. Magasiva was best known to many fans for playing Red Wind Ranger Shane Clarke on the series, "Power Rangers Ninja Storm." In New Zealand, he was known for appearing on the soap opera, "Shortland Street."
From Variety: The actor, Peter Mayhew, died at the age of 74, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Mayhew is best known for portraying "Chewbacca" in five "Star Wars" films, beginning with the 1977 original film. Born in England, Mayhew was a naturalized U.S. citizen.
From NFL: Former NFL player, Gino Marchetti, died Monday, April 29, 2019 at the age of 93. He spent 13 of his 14 years in the NFL as a defensive end for the Baltimore Colts, where he was a member of two NFL championships (1958, 1959). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972. Marchetti also served in the U.S. Army during World War II and fought in the "Battle of the Bulge."
Saturday, February 9, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from February 1st to 9th, 2019 - Update #34
Support Leroy on Patreon:
CULTURE - From Deadspin: Who's Killing The Soul Of Sneaker Culture?
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: James Cameron reveals the working title for upcoming "Terminator" film, "Terminator: Dark Fate."
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MOVIES - From THR: Phil Lord and Chris Miller's latest project, "The Last Human," is sparking a bidding war.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: "The Walking Dead" star, Danai Gurira ("Michonne"), is leaving the series after the tenth season, which is scheduled to debut October 2019.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: Sean Penn campaigns hard for Bradley Cooper and his film, "A Star is Born," at the Oscars in a "Deadline" article.
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MEDIA - From THR: Amazon god-king, Jeff Bezos, alleges that AMI (American Media, Inc.), the parent company of the "National Enquirer" is trying to blackmail and extort him.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Michael B. Jordan and Warner Bros. obtain the novel "Black Leopard, Red Wolf." Written by Marlon James, this buzzy novel has been called an "African Game of Thrones."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Pre-production on the "World War Z" sequel has been halted. Budgetary concerns may be the reason.
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AVATAR - From TheWrap: Edie Falco has joined James Cameron's "Avatar" sequels. The second film in the franchise is due December 2020. The 2009 original set box office records.
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AWARDS - From Variety: "Avengers: Infinity War" (3 wins) and "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" (4 wins) dominate 2019 / 17th annual Visual Effects Society Awards.
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COMICS-FILM - From Collider: Apparently Disney CEO Bob Iger wants to keep producing R-rated movies based on Marvel Comics, like the "Deadpool" franchise. He is also open to continuing R-rated FOX franchises.
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BLM - From CBS42: Alabama Attorney General and Exalted Cyclops Steve Marshall will not bring charges against the officer who killed E.J. Bradford, Jr., an African-American man.
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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Lauren Shuler-Donner, a producer on Fox's "X-Men" film franchise, speaks about the time of transition as "X-Men" moves from Fox's control to Disney. She says Marvel will likely recast Wolverine, played by Hugh Jackson in Fox's films.
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OSCARS - From YahooEntertainment: The nominees for the 91st Academy Awards gather at the annual nominees luncheon and take a class photo.
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COMICS-FILM - From Newsarama: Brian Michael Bendis, one of the creators of Miles Morales of the film, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," says that he is still writing an X-Men film, even in the wake of Disney's buyout of Fox.
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ANIMATION - From Newsarama: "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" dominates Annie Awards.
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CELEBRITY - From TheDailyBeast: Oscar-nominated Liam Neeson once wanted to commit and act or racist murder against a Black person (or "Black Bastard," as he described his potential victim). I'll let the article tell you the rest...
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: The ratings for (fake) Super Bowl 53 hits a 10-year low for Super Bowl ratings.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 2/1 to 2/3/2019 weekend box office (Super Bowl weekend) is "Glass" with an estimated take of $9.5 million. This is the third week in a row that "Glass" tops the weekend box office.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Rami Malek has something to say about original "Bohemian Rhapsody" director, Bryan Singer.
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AWARDS - From TheWrap: Alfonaso Cuaron wins the tops prize at the 2019 Directors Guild Awards for his film "Roma."
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MOVIES - From Variety: The hit 1992 film, "Groundhog Day," is getting a sequel, but it is a VR game and not a movie.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: The American Cinema Editors (ACE) announced their "Eddie Awards," with "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "The Favourite" winning the feature film awards.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: The next two "Mission: Impossible" films will appear a year apart, July 23, 2021 and August 5, 2022. Tom Cruise, of course, will return.
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SCIENCE - From TheAtlantic: Death-Cap Mushrooms Are Spreading Across North America
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MOVIES - From THR: Leigh Whannell ("Saw," "Insidious") is the latest director connected to the long-promised (and unnecessary) "Escape from New York" remake.
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CELEBRITY - LGBTQ - From Variety: Jussie Smollett speaks publicly for the first time since the anti-gay, racist attack against him in Chicago earlier this week.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Javier Bardem joins Timothy Chalamet in Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" film reboot.
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MOVIES - From Variety: There are new photo images from Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: First trailer for "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw," which is in theaters August 2, 2019.
OBITS:
From Deadline: The British actor, Albert Finney, has died at the age of 82, Thursday, February 7, 2019. Finney was a five-time Oscar nominee, the first time being for the film with which he is most often associated, "Tom Jones," although he never attended the Academy Awards ceremony. He also turned down the honor of being knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
From ESPN: Baseball Hall of Fame member (1982) Frank Robinson has died at the age of 83, Thursday, February 7, 2019. Robinson was the first and only Major League Baseball player to win the MVP in both the American League and National League. Robinson was also the first African-American manager of a Major League team (Cleveland Indians, 1975).
From TheWeek: Former U.S. Congressman, Representative John Dingell (Democrat - Michigan, 12th U.S. District) has died at the age of 92, Thursday, December 7, 2019. Dingell retired at the age of 88 in January 2015. He was the nation's longest serving U.S. Congressman.
From EOnline: The actor Kristof St. John has died at the age of 52, Sunday, February 3, 2019. St. John was best known for starring in the long-running CBS soap opera, "The Young and the Restless," playing "Neil Winters."
From TheWrap: The actress Julie Adams has died at the age of 92 years old, Sunday, February 3, 2019. She is best known for her role as "Kay Lawrence," the damsel in distress in the classic Univeral Pictures horror flick, "The Creature from the Black Lagoon."
From THR: Prolific television director, Andrew McCullough, has died the age of 94, January 22, 2019. McCullough directed Orson Welles and James Dean on the small screen. He also directed episodes of classic family sitcoms like "The Donna Reed Show," "Happy Days," and "Family Ties."
CULTURE - From Deadspin: Who's Killing The Soul Of Sneaker Culture?
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: James Cameron reveals the working title for upcoming "Terminator" film, "Terminator: Dark Fate."
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Phil Lord and Chris Miller's latest project, "The Last Human," is sparking a bidding war.
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: "The Walking Dead" star, Danai Gurira ("Michonne"), is leaving the series after the tenth season, which is scheduled to debut October 2019.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: Sean Penn campaigns hard for Bradley Cooper and his film, "A Star is Born," at the Oscars in a "Deadline" article.
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MEDIA - From THR: Amazon god-king, Jeff Bezos, alleges that AMI (American Media, Inc.), the parent company of the "National Enquirer" is trying to blackmail and extort him.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Michael B. Jordan and Warner Bros. obtain the novel "Black Leopard, Red Wolf." Written by Marlon James, this buzzy novel has been called an "African Game of Thrones."
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Pre-production on the "World War Z" sequel has been halted. Budgetary concerns may be the reason.
----------
AVATAR - From TheWrap: Edie Falco has joined James Cameron's "Avatar" sequels. The second film in the franchise is due December 2020. The 2009 original set box office records.
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AWARDS - From Variety: "Avengers: Infinity War" (3 wins) and "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" (4 wins) dominate 2019 / 17th annual Visual Effects Society Awards.
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COMICS-FILM - From Collider: Apparently Disney CEO Bob Iger wants to keep producing R-rated movies based on Marvel Comics, like the "Deadpool" franchise. He is also open to continuing R-rated FOX franchises.
----------
BLM - From CBS42: Alabama Attorney General and Exalted Cyclops Steve Marshall will not bring charges against the officer who killed E.J. Bradford, Jr., an African-American man.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Lauren Shuler-Donner, a producer on Fox's "X-Men" film franchise, speaks about the time of transition as "X-Men" moves from Fox's control to Disney. She says Marvel will likely recast Wolverine, played by Hugh Jackson in Fox's films.
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OSCARS - From YahooEntertainment: The nominees for the 91st Academy Awards gather at the annual nominees luncheon and take a class photo.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From Newsarama: Brian Michael Bendis, one of the creators of Miles Morales of the film, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," says that he is still writing an X-Men film, even in the wake of Disney's buyout of Fox.
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ANIMATION - From Newsarama: "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" dominates Annie Awards.
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CELEBRITY - From TheDailyBeast: Oscar-nominated Liam Neeson once wanted to commit and act or racist murder against a Black person (or "Black Bastard," as he described his potential victim). I'll let the article tell you the rest...
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: The ratings for (fake) Super Bowl 53 hits a 10-year low for Super Bowl ratings.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 2/1 to 2/3/2019 weekend box office (Super Bowl weekend) is "Glass" with an estimated take of $9.5 million. This is the third week in a row that "Glass" tops the weekend box office.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Rami Malek has something to say about original "Bohemian Rhapsody" director, Bryan Singer.
----------
AWARDS - From TheWrap: Alfonaso Cuaron wins the tops prize at the 2019 Directors Guild Awards for his film "Roma."
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: The hit 1992 film, "Groundhog Day," is getting a sequel, but it is a VR game and not a movie.
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: The American Cinema Editors (ACE) announced their "Eddie Awards," with "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "The Favourite" winning the feature film awards.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: The next two "Mission: Impossible" films will appear a year apart, July 23, 2021 and August 5, 2022. Tom Cruise, of course, will return.
----------
SCIENCE - From TheAtlantic: Death-Cap Mushrooms Are Spreading Across North America
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MOVIES - From THR: Leigh Whannell ("Saw," "Insidious") is the latest director connected to the long-promised (and unnecessary) "Escape from New York" remake.
----------
CELEBRITY - LGBTQ - From Variety: Jussie Smollett speaks publicly for the first time since the anti-gay, racist attack against him in Chicago earlier this week.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Javier Bardem joins Timothy Chalamet in Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" film reboot.
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MOVIES - From Variety: There are new photo images from Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: First trailer for "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw," which is in theaters August 2, 2019.
OBITS:
From Deadline: The British actor, Albert Finney, has died at the age of 82, Thursday, February 7, 2019. Finney was a five-time Oscar nominee, the first time being for the film with which he is most often associated, "Tom Jones," although he never attended the Academy Awards ceremony. He also turned down the honor of being knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
From ESPN: Baseball Hall of Fame member (1982) Frank Robinson has died at the age of 83, Thursday, February 7, 2019. Robinson was the first and only Major League Baseball player to win the MVP in both the American League and National League. Robinson was also the first African-American manager of a Major League team (Cleveland Indians, 1975).
From TheWeek: Former U.S. Congressman, Representative John Dingell (Democrat - Michigan, 12th U.S. District) has died at the age of 92, Thursday, December 7, 2019. Dingell retired at the age of 88 in January 2015. He was the nation's longest serving U.S. Congressman.
From EOnline: The actor Kristof St. John has died at the age of 52, Sunday, February 3, 2019. St. John was best known for starring in the long-running CBS soap opera, "The Young and the Restless," playing "Neil Winters."
From TheWrap: The actress Julie Adams has died at the age of 92 years old, Sunday, February 3, 2019. She is best known for her role as "Kay Lawrence," the damsel in distress in the classic Univeral Pictures horror flick, "The Creature from the Black Lagoon."
From THR: Prolific television director, Andrew McCullough, has died the age of 94, January 22, 2019. McCullough directed Orson Welles and James Dean on the small screen. He also directed episodes of classic family sitcoms like "The Donna Reed Show," "Happy Days," and "Family Ties."
Saturday, November 17, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from November 11th to 17th, 2018 - Update #18
Support Leroy on Patreon:
ANIMATION - From ICv2: See the characters posters for the film, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," which is due for release in December.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooLifestyle: Lee Child, the author of the "Jack Reacher" novels, explains why Tom Cruise won't reprise film roles as Reacher in a proposed TV reboot of the film franchise.
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ANIMATION - From THR: Director Ralph Bakshi, known for his cult animated films ("Wizards," "Fritz the Cat") talks about how the battle for "Lord of the Rings" almost broke him.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Oscar-winner Robert Zemeckis returning to science fiction with two film projects, ""Bios" and "Project Blue Book."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: James Cameron says that the "Avatar" sequels have wrapped production.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Netflix has obtained rights to Chiwetel Ejiofor's directorial debut, "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind." The exceptions are China (where Netflix isn't) and the U.K. and Ireland where the BBC has the free TV rights.
SCANDAL - From Deadline: 2019 will see Bill Cosby face trial in civil court for an alleged assault of a minor at the Playboy mansion in 1974.
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BOOKS - From TheRoot: Forever First Lady Michlle Obama's new book, "Becoming," is poised to be the biggest selling book of 2018.
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PIXAR - From Yahoo: First teaser trailer for "Toy Story 4" introduces new character.
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MOVIES - From Variety: The German edition of "Playboy" is standing by its article that film composer Ennio Morricone called the films of Quentin Tarantino "trash." Morricone won his only Oscar for composing music for Tarantino's 2015 film, "The Hateful Eight." Morricone has been denying he said that.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooSports: NFL quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams, Jared Goff, caught Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry's attention when he used her name for a play call.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/9 to 11/11/2018 weekend box office is Univeral and Illumination Entertainment's "Dr. Suess' The Grinch" with an estimated take of $66 million.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: "Won't You Be My Neighbor?," the Mr. Rogers documentary, won "Best Documentary" at the Critics Choice Documentary Awards.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: With the release of the J.J. Abrams-produced, "Overlord," here is a look at films that fuse the horror and war genres.
OBITS:
From Variety: Legendary Hollywood screenwriter and author, William Goldman, has died at the age of 87, Friday, November 16, 2018. Goldman won an Oscar for his original screenplay for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and another Oscar for his adapted screenplay for the film, "All the President's Men." A novelist, Goldman also adapted three of his novels, including the beloved "The Princess Bride," for the screen. He was a chronicler of the film business, as seen in his book, "Adventures in the Screen Trade," and was also a noted "script doctor," doing uncredited rewrites and touch-ups on movies such as "The Right Stuff" and "Indecent Proposal."
From NPR: Country music legend, Roy Clark, has died at the age of 85, Thursday, November 15, 2018. An guitarist and singer, Clark may be best known the co-host of the long-running country music variety series, "Hee Haw." Clark was also a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and of Grand Ole Opry.
From Variety: Actress and model, Kim Porter, died at the age of 47, Thursday, November 15, 2018. Porter dated mogul, Sean "Diddy" Combs, and was the mother of three of his children. She appeared on the cover of magazines such as "Essence" and "Runway." She appeared in the film, "The Brothers," and on the TV series, "Law & Order."
MARVEL COMICS' STAN LEE:
From TheWrap: Legendary comic book writer, editor, and creator, Stan Lee, has died at the age of 95, Monday, November 12, 2018. Lee took Marvel Comics from a second-tier publisher to a global empire by co-creating comic book characters such as the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, X-Men, and the Hulk, to name just a fraction of many. Lee also made a numerous cameo appearances in films based on the characters he helped to create.
From Variety: "Stan Lee, Marvel Comicbook Legend, Dies at 95"
From YahooEntertainment: An interview from 2015 that Yahoo did of Stan Lee on the eve of San Diego Comic-Con International 2015.
From THR: How Stan Lee brought humanity to Superheroes.
ANIMATION - From ICv2: See the characters posters for the film, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," which is due for release in December.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooLifestyle: Lee Child, the author of the "Jack Reacher" novels, explains why Tom Cruise won't reprise film roles as Reacher in a proposed TV reboot of the film franchise.
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ANIMATION - From THR: Director Ralph Bakshi, known for his cult animated films ("Wizards," "Fritz the Cat") talks about how the battle for "Lord of the Rings" almost broke him.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Oscar-winner Robert Zemeckis returning to science fiction with two film projects, ""Bios" and "Project Blue Book."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: James Cameron says that the "Avatar" sequels have wrapped production.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Netflix has obtained rights to Chiwetel Ejiofor's directorial debut, "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind." The exceptions are China (where Netflix isn't) and the U.K. and Ireland where the BBC has the free TV rights.
SCANDAL - From Deadline: 2019 will see Bill Cosby face trial in civil court for an alleged assault of a minor at the Playboy mansion in 1974.
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BOOKS - From TheRoot: Forever First Lady Michlle Obama's new book, "Becoming," is poised to be the biggest selling book of 2018.
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PIXAR - From Yahoo: First teaser trailer for "Toy Story 4" introduces new character.
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MOVIES - From Variety: The German edition of "Playboy" is standing by its article that film composer Ennio Morricone called the films of Quentin Tarantino "trash." Morricone won his only Oscar for composing music for Tarantino's 2015 film, "The Hateful Eight." Morricone has been denying he said that.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooSports: NFL quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams, Jared Goff, caught Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry's attention when he used her name for a play call.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/9 to 11/11/2018 weekend box office is Univeral and Illumination Entertainment's "Dr. Suess' The Grinch" with an estimated take of $66 million.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: "Won't You Be My Neighbor?," the Mr. Rogers documentary, won "Best Documentary" at the Critics Choice Documentary Awards.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: With the release of the J.J. Abrams-produced, "Overlord," here is a look at films that fuse the horror and war genres.
OBITS:
From Variety: Legendary Hollywood screenwriter and author, William Goldman, has died at the age of 87, Friday, November 16, 2018. Goldman won an Oscar for his original screenplay for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and another Oscar for his adapted screenplay for the film, "All the President's Men." A novelist, Goldman also adapted three of his novels, including the beloved "The Princess Bride," for the screen. He was a chronicler of the film business, as seen in his book, "Adventures in the Screen Trade," and was also a noted "script doctor," doing uncredited rewrites and touch-ups on movies such as "The Right Stuff" and "Indecent Proposal."
From NPR: Country music legend, Roy Clark, has died at the age of 85, Thursday, November 15, 2018. An guitarist and singer, Clark may be best known the co-host of the long-running country music variety series, "Hee Haw." Clark was also a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and of Grand Ole Opry.
From Variety: Actress and model, Kim Porter, died at the age of 47, Thursday, November 15, 2018. Porter dated mogul, Sean "Diddy" Combs, and was the mother of three of his children. She appeared on the cover of magazines such as "Essence" and "Runway." She appeared in the film, "The Brothers," and on the TV series, "Law & Order."
MARVEL COMICS' STAN LEE:
From TheWrap: Legendary comic book writer, editor, and creator, Stan Lee, has died at the age of 95, Monday, November 12, 2018. Lee took Marvel Comics from a second-tier publisher to a global empire by co-creating comic book characters such as the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, X-Men, and the Hulk, to name just a fraction of many. Lee also made a numerous cameo appearances in films based on the characters he helped to create.
From Variety: "Stan Lee, Marvel Comicbook Legend, Dies at 95"
From YahooEntertainment: An interview from 2015 that Yahoo did of Stan Lee on the eve of San Diego Comic-Con International 2015.
From THR: How Stan Lee brought humanity to Superheroes.
Saturday, June 9, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from June 1st to 9th, 2018 - Update #16
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CULTURE - From Ozy: Nigerians are the most successful ethnic group in the United States.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: New cast members, including Dakota Fanning, Luke Perry and Damian Lewis, are added to Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."
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MOVIES - From THR: J.J. Abrams and Zachary Quinto are developing a film about the secret gay love affair between actors Anthony Hopkins and Tab Hunter, two leading men of Hollywood's "golden age."
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MOVIES-MUSIC - From Deadline: Ziggy Marley is joining forces with Paramount Pictures for a biopic about his dad, legendary musician and recording artist, Bob Marley.
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ANIMATION - From Deadline: Will Smith and Tom Holland ("Spider-Man: Homecoming") are "Spies in Disguise" for Blue Sky Studios.
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TOLKIEN - From TheGuardian: How JRR Tolkien created Middle-earth
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 6/2 to 6/4/2018 weekend box office is "Solo: A Star Wars Story" with an estimated total of $29.29 million.
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STREAMING - From YahooFinance: Netflix spending $2 billion this year alone(!) on original content.
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CELEBRITY - From TheGuardian: Jane Fonda still raising hell at age 80.
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CULTURE-POLITICS - From Truthout: Roseanne Barr the Bigot: How Racism Exposes the Authoritarian Strain
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MOVIES - From Collider: Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo will star in the fantasy adventure, "Come Away," which is being directed by Brenda Chapman, who won an Oscar for her work on Disney/Pixar's "Brave." The film will be Chapman's live-action debut.
TRAILERS/VIDEO:
From BuzzFeed: First full trailer for the Halloween reboot/sequel starring Jamie Lee Curtis.
From THR: There is a cool new trailer for the animated film, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse." The film is due in theaters December 2018.
OBITS:
From YahooUK: The actress, Eunice Gayson, has died at the age of 90, Friday, June 8, 2018. Gayson was the first "Bond girl," appearing in the first James Bond film, "Dr. No." (1962). Her character, "Sylvia Trench," would also appear in "From Russia With Love" (1963).
From TheWrap: Celebrity chef and TV host, Anthony Bourdain, has died at the age of 61, Friday, June 8, 2018. He died of an apparent suicide in Strasbourg, France. He won the Peabody Award and several Emmy Awards for his work. His most recent TV series was CNN's "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown."
From THR: The actor Jerry Maren died at the age of 98, sometime in May 2018. Maren was the last surviving "adult Munchkin" from the 1939 film, "The Wizard of Oz." Maren was also one of the Munchkins that sang "the Lollipop Guild song." He appeared in numerous films and TV programs, including the Marx Bros. film, "At the Circus."
From ESPN: Former NFL player, Dwight Clark, has died at the age of 61, Monday, June 4, 2018. Clark died after a battle with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). Clark was a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers for his entire 9-year career and is best known for being on the receiving end of one of the most famous plays in NFL history, "The Catch," which spurred the 49ers to their first Super Bowl victory.
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CULTURE - From Ozy: Nigerians are the most successful ethnic group in the United States.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: New cast members, including Dakota Fanning, Luke Perry and Damian Lewis, are added to Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."
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MOVIES - From THR: J.J. Abrams and Zachary Quinto are developing a film about the secret gay love affair between actors Anthony Hopkins and Tab Hunter, two leading men of Hollywood's "golden age."
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MOVIES-MUSIC - From Deadline: Ziggy Marley is joining forces with Paramount Pictures for a biopic about his dad, legendary musician and recording artist, Bob Marley.
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ANIMATION - From Deadline: Will Smith and Tom Holland ("Spider-Man: Homecoming") are "Spies in Disguise" for Blue Sky Studios.
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TOLKIEN - From TheGuardian: How JRR Tolkien created Middle-earth
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 6/2 to 6/4/2018 weekend box office is "Solo: A Star Wars Story" with an estimated total of $29.29 million.
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STREAMING - From YahooFinance: Netflix spending $2 billion this year alone(!) on original content.
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CELEBRITY - From TheGuardian: Jane Fonda still raising hell at age 80.
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CULTURE-POLITICS - From Truthout: Roseanne Barr the Bigot: How Racism Exposes the Authoritarian Strain
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MOVIES - From Collider: Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo will star in the fantasy adventure, "Come Away," which is being directed by Brenda Chapman, who won an Oscar for her work on Disney/Pixar's "Brave." The film will be Chapman's live-action debut.
TRAILERS/VIDEO:
From BuzzFeed: First full trailer for the Halloween reboot/sequel starring Jamie Lee Curtis.
From THR: There is a cool new trailer for the animated film, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse." The film is due in theaters December 2018.
OBITS:
From YahooUK: The actress, Eunice Gayson, has died at the age of 90, Friday, June 8, 2018. Gayson was the first "Bond girl," appearing in the first James Bond film, "Dr. No." (1962). Her character, "Sylvia Trench," would also appear in "From Russia With Love" (1963).
From TheWrap: Celebrity chef and TV host, Anthony Bourdain, has died at the age of 61, Friday, June 8, 2018. He died of an apparent suicide in Strasbourg, France. He won the Peabody Award and several Emmy Awards for his work. His most recent TV series was CNN's "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown."
From THR: The actor Jerry Maren died at the age of 98, sometime in May 2018. Maren was the last surviving "adult Munchkin" from the 1939 film, "The Wizard of Oz." Maren was also one of the Munchkins that sang "the Lollipop Guild song." He appeared in numerous films and TV programs, including the Marx Bros. film, "At the Circus."
From ESPN: Former NFL player, Dwight Clark, has died at the age of 61, Monday, June 4, 2018. Clark died after a battle with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). Clark was a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers for his entire 9-year career and is best known for being on the receiving end of one of the most famous plays in NFL history, "The Catch," which spurred the 49ers to their first Super Bowl victory.
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Monday, April 30, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from April 22nd to 30th, 2018 - Update #22
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MOVIES - From Deadline: John Woo and Universal Pictures are looking to remake Woo's 1989 Hong Kong crime classic, "The Killer." Lupita Nyong'o is targets as the film's star.
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BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: "Avengers: Infinity War" has an even bigger opening weekend than first thought. As of Monday tallies, it is slightly over $258 instead of Sunday's estimate of $250 million.
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EMMYS - From Variety: The 2018 Daytime Emmys - Winners list.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/27 to 4/29/2018 is "Avengers: Infinity War" with an estimated $250 million. That is a record for an opening weekend at the domestic box office; the previous record holder was "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" which had an opening box office weekend of $247.9.
From Deadline: "Avenger: Infinity War's" international box office debut, $630 million, is also a record.
From Deadline: With a $179 million in international box office, "Avengers: Infinity War" is looking at a record global bow.
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MOVIES - From THR: Oscar-winning filmmaker, Bernardo Bertolucci criticizes Ridley Scott for removing Kevin Spacey from "All the Money in the World" and replacing his with Christopher Plummer.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Actor John David Washington talks about the best advice he got from his father, famed Oscar-winning actor, Denzel Washington.
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SCANDAL - From NBCNews: Famed comedian, actor, and author Bill Cosby has been found guilty of three counts of "indecent sexual assault." Cosby could face 10 years in prison on each count.
From YahooEntertainment: You can say that this bit in a Hannibal Buress standup started the downfall of Bill Cosby.
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ANIMATION - From TheWrap: Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, and Zach Galifianakis to Star in Laika’s New Animated Feature for Annapurna.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Topher Grace is playing David Duke in Spike Lee's "BlackKkKlansman," which will apparently be "in contention" at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
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ANIMATION - From IndieWire: Revered Japanese animation studio, Studio Ghibli, will have a theme park based on its films, which included "Princess Monoke" and the Oscar-winning, "Spirited Away." Concept art for the park, which will open in 2020, has been revealed.
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COMICS-FILM - From JoBlo: Antoine Fuqua talks about directing a film starring two Marvel characters, "Morbius, the Living Vampire" and "Blade."
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MUSIC - From SeattleTimes: Rapper Meek Mill freed after several months in prison over a parole violation of decade-old gun and drug charges.
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MOVIES - From THR: Quentin Tarantino and Leonard DiCapri tease their "Manson murders" movie, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," which is due August 2019. Tarantino compared it to his Oscar-winning film, "Pulp Fiction."
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ANIMATION-STREAMING - From BleedingCool: DreamWorks Animation Television and Netflix are working on an animated version of the "Fast & Furious" franchise.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/20 to 4/22/2018 weekend box office is "A Quiet Place" with an estimated take of $22 million.
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STREAMING - From ShadowandAct: Casting begins for Ava DuVernay's "Central Park Five" project for Netflix.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: James Cameron hopes for "Avengers fatigue," as there are other sci-fi stories to tell. [Is there "Terminator" fatigue, this editor asks?]
OBITS:
From THR: The British film director, Michael Anderson, died at the age of 98, Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Anderson received a best director Oscar nomination for directing the 1956 version of "Around the World in 80 Days." He is also known for working in the sci-fi genre, particularly for "Logan's Run" (1976). Anderson worked with some of the most famous British leading men, including Michael Redgrave and Alec Guinness.
From TheWrap: Jazz musician Bob Dorough has died at the age of 94, Monday, April 23, 2018. Dorough was instrumental in the 1970s educational cartoon series, "Schoolhouse Rock!" (ABC). He wrote and performed iconic Schoolhouse Rock songs, "My Hero, Zero" and "Three is a Magic Number."
From Variety: The film producer, Philip D'Antoni, died at the age of 89, Sunday, April 15, 2018. In 1972, D'Antoni won a Golden Globe and an Oscar for producing 1971 best picture Academy Award winner, "The French Connection." D'Antoni also produced the Steve McQueen classic, "Bullitt," the first film he produced.
MOVIES - From Deadline: John Woo and Universal Pictures are looking to remake Woo's 1989 Hong Kong crime classic, "The Killer." Lupita Nyong'o is targets as the film's star.
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BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: "Avengers: Infinity War" has an even bigger opening weekend than first thought. As of Monday tallies, it is slightly over $258 instead of Sunday's estimate of $250 million.
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EMMYS - From Variety: The 2018 Daytime Emmys - Winners list.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/27 to 4/29/2018 is "Avengers: Infinity War" with an estimated $250 million. That is a record for an opening weekend at the domestic box office; the previous record holder was "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" which had an opening box office weekend of $247.9.
From Deadline: "Avenger: Infinity War's" international box office debut, $630 million, is also a record.
From Deadline: With a $179 million in international box office, "Avengers: Infinity War" is looking at a record global bow.
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MOVIES - From THR: Oscar-winning filmmaker, Bernardo Bertolucci criticizes Ridley Scott for removing Kevin Spacey from "All the Money in the World" and replacing his with Christopher Plummer.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Actor John David Washington talks about the best advice he got from his father, famed Oscar-winning actor, Denzel Washington.
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SCANDAL - From NBCNews: Famed comedian, actor, and author Bill Cosby has been found guilty of three counts of "indecent sexual assault." Cosby could face 10 years in prison on each count.
From YahooEntertainment: You can say that this bit in a Hannibal Buress standup started the downfall of Bill Cosby.
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ANIMATION - From TheWrap: Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, and Zach Galifianakis to Star in Laika’s New Animated Feature for Annapurna.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Topher Grace is playing David Duke in Spike Lee's "BlackKkKlansman," which will apparently be "in contention" at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
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ANIMATION - From IndieWire: Revered Japanese animation studio, Studio Ghibli, will have a theme park based on its films, which included "Princess Monoke" and the Oscar-winning, "Spirited Away." Concept art for the park, which will open in 2020, has been revealed.
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COMICS-FILM - From JoBlo: Antoine Fuqua talks about directing a film starring two Marvel characters, "Morbius, the Living Vampire" and "Blade."
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MUSIC - From SeattleTimes: Rapper Meek Mill freed after several months in prison over a parole violation of decade-old gun and drug charges.
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MOVIES - From THR: Quentin Tarantino and Leonard DiCapri tease their "Manson murders" movie, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," which is due August 2019. Tarantino compared it to his Oscar-winning film, "Pulp Fiction."
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ANIMATION-STREAMING - From BleedingCool: DreamWorks Animation Television and Netflix are working on an animated version of the "Fast & Furious" franchise.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/20 to 4/22/2018 weekend box office is "A Quiet Place" with an estimated take of $22 million.
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STREAMING - From ShadowandAct: Casting begins for Ava DuVernay's "Central Park Five" project for Netflix.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: James Cameron hopes for "Avengers fatigue," as there are other sci-fi stories to tell. [Is there "Terminator" fatigue, this editor asks?]
OBITS:
From THR: The British film director, Michael Anderson, died at the age of 98, Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Anderson received a best director Oscar nomination for directing the 1956 version of "Around the World in 80 Days." He is also known for working in the sci-fi genre, particularly for "Logan's Run" (1976). Anderson worked with some of the most famous British leading men, including Michael Redgrave and Alec Guinness.
From TheWrap: Jazz musician Bob Dorough has died at the age of 94, Monday, April 23, 2018. Dorough was instrumental in the 1970s educational cartoon series, "Schoolhouse Rock!" (ABC). He wrote and performed iconic Schoolhouse Rock songs, "My Hero, Zero" and "Three is a Magic Number."
From Variety: The film producer, Philip D'Antoni, died at the age of 89, Sunday, April 15, 2018. In 1972, D'Antoni won a Golden Globe and an Oscar for producing 1971 best picture Academy Award winner, "The French Connection." D'Antoni also produced the Steve McQueen classic, "Bullitt," the first film he produced.
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 1st to 10th, 2018 - Update #30
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COMICS-FILM - From JoBlo: "New Mutants" actress Anya Taylor-Joy confirms that the reshoots for the film "The New Mutants" are being done to add a new character and to reportedly make the film scarier.
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COMICS-FILM - From Movies.com: Vin Diesel confirmed for R-rated comic book movie, "Bloodshot."
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MOVIES - From SlashFilm: The Oscar-winning film, "Call Me By Your Name," will have a sequel, according to the director.
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MOVIES - From BET: Ava DuVernay & Oprah On How “Wrinkle In Time” Amplifies The Voices of Today’s Young “Warriors”
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SCANDAL - From TheDailyBeast: The NYPD claims that it is ready to arrest film mogul, Harvey Weinstein, for felony sexual assault...
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MOVIES - From Variety: Michael B. Jordan to adopt an inclusion rider on all future projects.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Michael Bay has set his next two films, "6 Underground" and "Robopocalypse."
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POLITICS - From TheDailyBeast: Ron Reagan says, "The Problem Isn’t Just Trump. It’s Our Ignorant Electorate."
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MOVIES - From Collider: Martin Scorsese has announced that he has finished filming his next film, "The Irishman." Now, begins the post-production for the film which may appear in the second half of 2019.
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MOVIES - From Reuters: Lawsuit seeks White House, Justice Department records on Fox-Disney deal.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Hot comedienne and actress Tiffany Haddish joins Tyler Perry's "The List."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/2 to 3/4/2018 weekend box office is Marvel Studios' "Black Panther" with an estimated total $65.7 million.
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OSCARS - From Variety: "The Shape of Water" wins the Academy Award (Oscar) as "Best Picture of 2017." Guillermo del Toro wins "Best Director" for directing "The Shape of Water."
From DeadlineTV: The viewership for the Oscar telecast was down an all-time low for the 2018 Oscars, $26.5 million.
From ETCanada: Despite the "Time's Up" and #MeToo movements, the 2018 Academy Awards saw the fewest women winners since the 2012 Oscars. This year, 6 women claiming Oscars compared to 33 men. Only four women won Oscars in 2012.
From YahooEntertainment: 5 things you didn't see at the 2018 Oscars
From Deadline: Frances McDormand And #InclusionRider Go Viral After Oscar Speech – Reactions
From ShadowandAct: For Jordan Peele, This Is Bigger Than An Oscar
From Variety: Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway are going to present the "Best Picture" Oscar again this year. The pair presented last year's "Best Picture" Oscar mistakenly to "La La Land," after they received the wrong envelope. "Moonlight" was the winner.
From GoldDerby: ‘Moonlight’ team turns down invitation for an Oscars do-over
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SCANDAL - From Variety: A statue of Harvey Weinstein entitled "Casting Couch" has appeared on Hollywood Boulevard. It was created by two artists Plastic Jesus and Joshua “Ginger” Monroe. Monroe is responsible for the nude Donald Trump statue that appeared in numerous cities.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Sony's remake of "The Crow," starring Jason Momoa and directed by Corin Hardy will arrive in theaters October 11, 2019.
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COMICS-FILM - From BleedingCool: The tone of Marvel Studio's upcoming film, "Captain Marvel" (2019), might be action-comedy.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Anna Kendrick's Santa Claus movie, the fantasy comedy "Noelle," has been pulled from Disney's theatrical release and will appear on Disney's still-unnamed streaming service.
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MOVIES - From ShadowsandAct: Oscar winners Viola David and Lupita N'yongo will play mother and daughter in the film "The Woman King," based on the real-life "Dahomey Amazon Warriors."
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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Disney/Marvel moves up the release date for "Avengers: Infinity War" from May 4th to April 27, 2018.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Jennifer Lawrence reveals movie roles she coveted by did not get.
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DISNEY - From BleedingCool: Walt Disney is doing a live-action remake of its classic animated film, "Peter Pan" [My all time favorite animated film. - Editor]. Here is an update on its progress.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Brad Pitt will join Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino's ninth film, the so-called "Manson murders film." It now has a title, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," and is scheduled for release August 9, 2019.
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From CinemaBlend: One Way The New Halloween Movie Is Like The Original, According To Nick Castle
OBITS:
From Billboard: Businessman Russ Solomon has died at the age of 92, Sunday, March 4, 2018. Solomon founded Tower Records. He began selling records in his father's drug store, calling his business "Tower Record Mart." He opened his first stand alone store in 1960.
From Variety: The actor David Ogden Stiers has died at the age of 75, Saturday, March 3, 2018. He was best known for his role in the venerable TV series, "M.A.S.H.," as the character Major Charles Emerson Winchester III, for which he received two Emmy nominations. He was also noted for doing voice performances for numerous animated films, including Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," "Pocahontas," and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."
COMICS-FILM - From JoBlo: "New Mutants" actress Anya Taylor-Joy confirms that the reshoots for the film "The New Mutants" are being done to add a new character and to reportedly make the film scarier.
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COMICS-FILM - From Movies.com: Vin Diesel confirmed for R-rated comic book movie, "Bloodshot."
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MOVIES - From SlashFilm: The Oscar-winning film, "Call Me By Your Name," will have a sequel, according to the director.
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MOVIES - From BET: Ava DuVernay & Oprah On How “Wrinkle In Time” Amplifies The Voices of Today’s Young “Warriors”
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SCANDAL - From TheDailyBeast: The NYPD claims that it is ready to arrest film mogul, Harvey Weinstein, for felony sexual assault...
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MOVIES - From Variety: Michael B. Jordan to adopt an inclusion rider on all future projects.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Michael Bay has set his next two films, "6 Underground" and "Robopocalypse."
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POLITICS - From TheDailyBeast: Ron Reagan says, "The Problem Isn’t Just Trump. It’s Our Ignorant Electorate."
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MOVIES - From Collider: Martin Scorsese has announced that he has finished filming his next film, "The Irishman." Now, begins the post-production for the film which may appear in the second half of 2019.
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MOVIES - From Reuters: Lawsuit seeks White House, Justice Department records on Fox-Disney deal.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Hot comedienne and actress Tiffany Haddish joins Tyler Perry's "The List."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/2 to 3/4/2018 weekend box office is Marvel Studios' "Black Panther" with an estimated total $65.7 million.
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OSCARS - From Variety: "The Shape of Water" wins the Academy Award (Oscar) as "Best Picture of 2017." Guillermo del Toro wins "Best Director" for directing "The Shape of Water."
From DeadlineTV: The viewership for the Oscar telecast was down an all-time low for the 2018 Oscars, $26.5 million.
From ETCanada: Despite the "Time's Up" and #MeToo movements, the 2018 Academy Awards saw the fewest women winners since the 2012 Oscars. This year, 6 women claiming Oscars compared to 33 men. Only four women won Oscars in 2012.
From YahooEntertainment: 5 things you didn't see at the 2018 Oscars
From Deadline: Frances McDormand And #InclusionRider Go Viral After Oscar Speech – Reactions
From ShadowandAct: For Jordan Peele, This Is Bigger Than An Oscar
From Variety: Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway are going to present the "Best Picture" Oscar again this year. The pair presented last year's "Best Picture" Oscar mistakenly to "La La Land," after they received the wrong envelope. "Moonlight" was the winner.
From GoldDerby: ‘Moonlight’ team turns down invitation for an Oscars do-over
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SCANDAL - From Variety: A statue of Harvey Weinstein entitled "Casting Couch" has appeared on Hollywood Boulevard. It was created by two artists Plastic Jesus and Joshua “Ginger” Monroe. Monroe is responsible for the nude Donald Trump statue that appeared in numerous cities.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Sony's remake of "The Crow," starring Jason Momoa and directed by Corin Hardy will arrive in theaters October 11, 2019.
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COMICS-FILM - From BleedingCool: The tone of Marvel Studio's upcoming film, "Captain Marvel" (2019), might be action-comedy.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Anna Kendrick's Santa Claus movie, the fantasy comedy "Noelle," has been pulled from Disney's theatrical release and will appear on Disney's still-unnamed streaming service.
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MOVIES - From ShadowsandAct: Oscar winners Viola David and Lupita N'yongo will play mother and daughter in the film "The Woman King," based on the real-life "Dahomey Amazon Warriors."
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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Disney/Marvel moves up the release date for "Avengers: Infinity War" from May 4th to April 27, 2018.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Jennifer Lawrence reveals movie roles she coveted by did not get.
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DISNEY - From BleedingCool: Walt Disney is doing a live-action remake of its classic animated film, "Peter Pan" [My all time favorite animated film. - Editor]. Here is an update on its progress.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Brad Pitt will join Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino's ninth film, the so-called "Manson murders film." It now has a title, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," and is scheduled for release August 9, 2019.
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From CinemaBlend: One Way The New Halloween Movie Is Like The Original, According To Nick Castle
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From Billboard: Businessman Russ Solomon has died at the age of 92, Sunday, March 4, 2018. Solomon founded Tower Records. He began selling records in his father's drug store, calling his business "Tower Record Mart." He opened his first stand alone store in 1960.
From Variety: The actor David Ogden Stiers has died at the age of 75, Saturday, March 3, 2018. He was best known for his role in the venerable TV series, "M.A.S.H.," as the character Major Charles Emerson Winchester III, for which he received two Emmy nominations. He was also noted for doing voice performances for numerous animated films, including Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," "Pocahontas," and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."
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