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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."
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Saturday, January 26, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from January 20th to 26th, 2019 - Update #26
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DISNEY - From SideshowToys: 10 Disney movies for 2019, including "Captain Marvel," "Dumbo," and "Avengers: Endgame."
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CELEBRITY - From Deadline: The cause of death of comedian, Kevin Barnett, who died Tuesday, Jan. 22nd, 2019 in Mexico, is "Non Traumatic Hemorrhage, caused by pancreatitis." The stand-up comedian was the co-creator of FOX Network's sitcom, "Rel."
From YahooEntertainment: The cause of the death of Kim Porter, the actress and model who had three kids with Sean "Diddy" Combs, is "lobar pneumonia." Porter died Nov. 15th, 2018, and she was 47 years old at the time.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Netflix and Constantin Film are developing a "Resident Evil" TV series. That series will apparently expand the "existing mythology ."
From Deadline: Netflix has obtained Ron Howard's film, "Hillbilly Elegy" (based on J.D. Vance's bestselling book).
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MOVIE - From Deadline: Warner Bros. has scheduled Christopher Nolan's next film for releases July 17, 2020. The subject matter of the unnamed film is not known.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Actor Matt Smith of "Doctor Who" has reportedly joined Sony's "Morbius" film, starring Jared Leto. Morbius is a vampire and a Spider-Man villian.
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MOVIES-SCANDAL - From Newsarama: Despite new sexual abuse of underage boys allegations levied against him, Bryan Singer is still scheduled to direct Millennium Film's "Red Sonja" film.
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MOVIES - From Collider: Nicolas Cage will star in an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's story, "Color Out of Space."
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: In expose by "The Atlantic" magazines, director Bryan Singer ("Bohemian Rhapsody," "X-Men") is hit with more sexual abuse allegations involving underage boys.
From Deadline: Director Bryan singer responds to "The Atlantic," calling it a "homophic smear piece..."
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COMICS-STREAMING - From Deadline: Sandra Bullock is part of the team developing Mark Millar and Greg Capullo's comic book, "Reborn," for Netflix.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Actor Michael Gandolfini will play a young Tony Soprano in David Chase's in "The Many Saints of Newark," a prequel to Chase's "The Sopranos" TV series. Michael's late father, James Gandolfini, played Tony Soprano in "The Sopranos."
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OSCARS - From Deadline: The 2019 / 91st Academy Award nominations have been announced. "Roma" and "The Favourite" lead with 10 nominations each. "Black Panther" received 7 nominations, including a "best picture" nod.
From TheNewYorker: "The Dismaying 2019 Oscar Nominations—and Who Should Have Made the List" by Richard Brody
From BleedingCool: Concerning his first Oscar nomination (in the "best supporting actor" category) after 50 years of acting, Sam Elliot ("A Star is Born") says, "It's about fucking time!"
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/18 - 1/20/2019 weekend box office is "Glass" with an estimated take of $40.58 million.
From Variety: "Glass" leads the international box office with an estimated take of $48.5 million.
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POLITICS - From Deadline: U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (Democrat-California) announces that she is running for President of the United States.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Edgar Wright says that a first draft of a screenplay for "Baby Driver 6" exists.
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COMICS-FILM - From CNBC: Superhero movies are in for a major shakeup in 2019
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STREAMING - From Deadline: "The X-Files'" Gillian Anderson is joining Netflix's "The Crown" in the role of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
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OSCARS - From GoldDerby: Paul Sheehan offers his Oscar predictions ahead of the nominations announcement Tuesday morning, Jan 22nd.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: "Green Book" tops the 2019 Producers Guild Awards, winning the Producers Guild version of a "best picture" prize.
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OSCARS - From Deadline: "BlackKklansman" producer Jason Blue says that it is "Spike Lee's time" if Oscar voters do the right thing.
OBIT:
From THR: Veteran film and television director, James Frawley, has died at the age of 82, Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Over his five-decade career, Frawley directed episodes of "Perry Mason," "The Outer Limits," and "Gunsmoke," and he directed "The Muppet Movie" (1979). Frawley is probably best known for being a key figure in the development of "The Monkees" TV series. Frawley also directed 28 of the series' 58 episodes.
From TheWrap: The comedy writer and stand-up comedian, Kevin Barnett, has died at the age of 32, Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Barnett co-created the Fox sitcom, "Rel."
From Variety: Film producer Andrew Vajna has died at the age of 74, Sunday, January 20, 2019. In 1976, he co-founded Carolco with Mario Kassar. Vajna produced such films as "Nixon" and "Evita," but he was known for the numerous film on which he was an executive producer. Among the best known are the first three "Rambo" films (including 1982's "First Blood"); "Angel Heart," "Total Recall," "Tombstone," and "Judge Dredd," to name a few.
DISNEY - From SideshowToys: 10 Disney movies for 2019, including "Captain Marvel," "Dumbo," and "Avengers: Endgame."
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CELEBRITY - From Deadline: The cause of death of comedian, Kevin Barnett, who died Tuesday, Jan. 22nd, 2019 in Mexico, is "Non Traumatic Hemorrhage, caused by pancreatitis." The stand-up comedian was the co-creator of FOX Network's sitcom, "Rel."
From YahooEntertainment: The cause of the death of Kim Porter, the actress and model who had three kids with Sean "Diddy" Combs, is "lobar pneumonia." Porter died Nov. 15th, 2018, and she was 47 years old at the time.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Netflix and Constantin Film are developing a "Resident Evil" TV series. That series will apparently expand the "existing mythology ."
From Deadline: Netflix has obtained Ron Howard's film, "Hillbilly Elegy" (based on J.D. Vance's bestselling book).
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MOVIE - From Deadline: Warner Bros. has scheduled Christopher Nolan's next film for releases July 17, 2020. The subject matter of the unnamed film is not known.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Actor Matt Smith of "Doctor Who" has reportedly joined Sony's "Morbius" film, starring Jared Leto. Morbius is a vampire and a Spider-Man villian.
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MOVIES-SCANDAL - From Newsarama: Despite new sexual abuse of underage boys allegations levied against him, Bryan Singer is still scheduled to direct Millennium Film's "Red Sonja" film.
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MOVIES - From Collider: Nicolas Cage will star in an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's story, "Color Out of Space."
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: In expose by "The Atlantic" magazines, director Bryan Singer ("Bohemian Rhapsody," "X-Men") is hit with more sexual abuse allegations involving underage boys.
From Deadline: Director Bryan singer responds to "The Atlantic," calling it a "homophic smear piece..."
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COMICS-STREAMING - From Deadline: Sandra Bullock is part of the team developing Mark Millar and Greg Capullo's comic book, "Reborn," for Netflix.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Actor Michael Gandolfini will play a young Tony Soprano in David Chase's in "The Many Saints of Newark," a prequel to Chase's "The Sopranos" TV series. Michael's late father, James Gandolfini, played Tony Soprano in "The Sopranos."
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OSCARS - From Deadline: The 2019 / 91st Academy Award nominations have been announced. "Roma" and "The Favourite" lead with 10 nominations each. "Black Panther" received 7 nominations, including a "best picture" nod.
From TheNewYorker: "The Dismaying 2019 Oscar Nominations—and Who Should Have Made the List" by Richard Brody
From BleedingCool: Concerning his first Oscar nomination (in the "best supporting actor" category) after 50 years of acting, Sam Elliot ("A Star is Born") says, "It's about fucking time!"
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/18 - 1/20/2019 weekend box office is "Glass" with an estimated take of $40.58 million.
From Variety: "Glass" leads the international box office with an estimated take of $48.5 million.
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POLITICS - From Deadline: U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (Democrat-California) announces that she is running for President of the United States.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Edgar Wright says that a first draft of a screenplay for "Baby Driver 6" exists.
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COMICS-FILM - From CNBC: Superhero movies are in for a major shakeup in 2019
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STREAMING - From Deadline: "The X-Files'" Gillian Anderson is joining Netflix's "The Crown" in the role of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
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OSCARS - From GoldDerby: Paul Sheehan offers his Oscar predictions ahead of the nominations announcement Tuesday morning, Jan 22nd.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: "Green Book" tops the 2019 Producers Guild Awards, winning the Producers Guild version of a "best picture" prize.
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OSCARS - From Deadline: "BlackKklansman" producer Jason Blue says that it is "Spike Lee's time" if Oscar voters do the right thing.
OBIT:
From THR: Veteran film and television director, James Frawley, has died at the age of 82, Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Over his five-decade career, Frawley directed episodes of "Perry Mason," "The Outer Limits," and "Gunsmoke," and he directed "The Muppet Movie" (1979). Frawley is probably best known for being a key figure in the development of "The Monkees" TV series. Frawley also directed 28 of the series' 58 episodes.
From TheWrap: The comedy writer and stand-up comedian, Kevin Barnett, has died at the age of 32, Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Barnett co-created the Fox sitcom, "Rel."
From Variety: Film producer Andrew Vajna has died at the age of 74, Sunday, January 20, 2019. In 1976, he co-founded Carolco with Mario Kassar. Vajna produced such films as "Nixon" and "Evita," but he was known for the numerous film on which he was an executive producer. Among the best known are the first three "Rambo" films (including 1982's "First Blood"); "Angel Heart," "Total Recall," "Tombstone," and "Judge Dredd," to name a few.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Review: "Solo: A Star Wars Story" is Pure Classic Era
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Running time: 135 minutes (2 hours, 15 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action/violence
DIRECTOR: Ron Howard
WRITERS: Jonathan Kasdan and Lawrence Kasdan; based on the characters created by George Lucas)
PRODUCERS: Simon Emanuel (p.g.a.) and Kathleen Kennedy (p.g.a.)
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Bradford Young (D.o.P.)
EDITOR: Pietro Scalia
COMPOSER: John Powell (and adaptation)
SCI-FI/FANTASY/ACTION/ADVENTURE
Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Joonas Suotamo, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Paul Bettany, Clint Howard, Erin Kellyman, Anthony Daniels, and Warwick Davis and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jon Favreau, and Linda Hunt
Solo: A Star Wars Story is a 2018 science fiction and fantasy film from director Ron Howard. It is the tenth live-action film in the Star Wars film franchise, and it is the second anthology or “stand-alone” film (meaning that it is not part of the “Skywalkers saga”), following 2016's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The film focuses on a younger version of classic Star Wars character, Han Solo, and tells the story of how he got his start as a space pirate and smuggler.
Solo: A Star Wars Story opens on the shipbuilding world of Corellia. There we meet a young "scrumrat" and aspiring pilot named Han (Alden Ehrenreich) and his lover, Qi'ra (Emilia Clarke), who both long to escape the clutches of the local criminal gangs and to leave the planet for new lives. However, only Han manages to escape, and he joins the Imperial Navy of the Galactic Empire as a flight cadet.
Three years later, Han is serving as an infantryman during a battle on the planet Mimban. There, he encounters a gang of criminals posing as Imperial officers, led by Tobias Beckett (Woody Harrelson). Han and his new friend, Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo), a Wookie with whom he just became acquainted, bribe their way onto Beckett's crew. Han and Chewbacca's first heist with Beckett, however, leads him into dangerous places. Han meets a murderous crime lord, Dryden Vos (Paul Bettany); discovers a smooth-talking and rising young smuggler, Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover); enters a new heist that could make or break his future; and reunites with a figure from his past.
Much about Solo: A Star Wars Story feels contrived and shoved in, as if the filmmakers and storytellers are trying to reveal the origins of everything Star Wars fans know about the Han Solo. From his name to his personality, very little if anything is not covered. Still, one can make an argument that much about the original Star Wars (1977) is contrived.
What is important is that Solo: A Star Wars Story feels like classic era Star Wars films (1977 to 1983). Like the other anthology film, Rogue One, Solo: A Star Wars Story is infused with the spirit of adventure of the original films. Solo is partly a Western, like the original Stars Wars. Solo is a far-flung space opera and interstellar fantasy like the original trilogy. Part of the reason that Solo feels so classic Star Wars is that one of the film's two screenwriters, Lawrence Kasdan, wrote two of the original trilogy films, and his son, Jonathan, is the co-screenwriter here. Solo director Ron Howard should have directed a Star Wars film a long time ago, as far as I am concerned. He has previously worked with Star Wars creator, George Lucas, on the fantasy film, Willow (1988). So Howard was fated for a Star Wars film, and I am glad it is Solo.
As for the characters, Alden Ehrenreich is good as young Han Solo. Ehrenreich tries to capture the spirit of the performance of the original Han Solo actor, Harrison Ford, but Ehrenreich plays young Han, not as a fully grown man, but as someone still evolving. Donald Glover is excellent, superb, and great as young Lando Calrissian (who was originally played by Billy Dee Williams). Solo is not a big enough movie for two personalities like young Han and young Lando, so Lando needs his own movie. And new Chewbacca actor, Joonas Suotama, is good, but it is hard to mess up playing Chewbacca.
If this review makes it seem that I am much more pleased with Solo: A Star Wars Story than I am about the most recent other Star Wars film, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, I unequivocally am. Solo is a real movie all on its own – beginning, middle, and end. While it may not add much to the fictional mythology of the Star Wars franchise, Solo: A Star Wars Story gets it right by looking, feeling, and acting like classic Star Wars.
8 of 10
A
Friday, May 25, 2018
The text is copyright © 2018 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog or site for reprint and syndication rights and fees.
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Friday, August 24, 2018
"Solo: A Star Wars Story" Link-o-Rama by Negromancer - Update #52
Posted by Leroy Doureseaux - on Patreon.
From Patreon: Leroy's "Solo" review is here.
From YouTube: The official trailer for "Solo:A Star Wars Story."
From YouTube: The first official teaser from "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
From YahooEntertainment: The "Solo" Super Bowl LII TV spot
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From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics will publish an adaptation of "Solo," and a new five-issue miniseries that examines Han's time as a... Stormtrooper? It is entitled "Star Wars: Han Solo - Imperial Cadet."
From CinemaBlend: Solo's Timeline Has Been Revealed, Here's What That Means For Darth Maul
From TheWrap: ‘Solo’ Is Failing Because Disney Has No Vision for the ‘Star Wars’ Franchise (Commentary)
From WeGotThisCovered: Disney responds to disappointing opening for "Solo."
From WeGotThisCovered: Director Ron Howard talks about the soft box office opening for "Solo."
From Variety: Box Office: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Headed for Underwhelming Holiday Weekend Debut
From YahooEntertainment: A list of "Solo" "Easter Eggs."
From ComicBookMovie: Meet Erin Kellyman who plays "Enfys Nest" in "Solo"
From YahooLifestyle: Donald Glover, Alden Ehrenreich Talk ‘Star Wars’ Fans and Critics
From YahooEntertainment: How Donald Glover's son plays with his 'Star Wars' action figure will make you laugh
REVIEW - From NYTimes: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Answers Questions You May Not Have Asked
From YahooEntertainment: Yahoo has "Entertainment Tonight's" full video interview with director "Solo" director Ron Howard.
REVIEW - From LATimes: "Solo: A Star Wars Story" never gets off the ground, but don't blame Alden Ehrenreich
REVIEW - From Vulture: "Solo: A Star Wars Story Hits All Its Marks — Except for the Most Important One"
From TMZ: Original Han chats up new Han Solo and director Ron Hward.
From YahooEntertainment: After it's premiere, strong buzz for "Solo."
From Vulture: Donald Glover Talks About When He Told His Dad He Was Lando
From YahooHuffPost: Mark Hamill may have let slip that C-3PO will appear in "Solo."
From EW: Ron Howards says George Lucas changed a scene in "Solo."
From YahooEntertainment: Donald Glover, Lando Calrissian in "Solo," gives fans a tour of his Millennium Falcon in this video clip.
From Variety: "Solo" tracking for a $170 Memorial Day weekend opening.
From YahooSports: Ron Howard participates in Day 3 of the 2018 NFL Draft.
From MovieWeb: Alden Ehrenreich, Han Solo in "Solo," has a three-movie deal to appear as Solo.
From BleedingCool: A new set of "Solo" character posters have arrived - 9 in all.
From YahooEntertainment: Director Ron Howard offers proof that his brother, Clint Howard, is in "Solo."
From WeGotThisCovered: Ron Howard says that test audiences love "Solo."
From CinemaBlend: A Rogue One Character Has Been Spotted In The Latest Solo Trailer
From Variety: "Solo" will premiere in May at the Cannes Film Festival.
From YahooVulture: An unnamed actor talks to Vulture about the trouble production of "Solo," including the problems the film's original directors, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, had.
From CinemaBlend: The fired directors of "Solo," Phil Lord and Chris Miller, will be credited as "executive producers.'
From WeGotThisCovered: Has the villain of "Solo: A Star Wars Story" been revealed?
From BleedingCool: See the new international poster for "Solo: A Star Wars Story"
From StarWars: "Solo: A Star Wars Story" Books and Comics Revealed
From EW: Here's how a galaxy of new books will connect to Solo: A Star Wars Story
From WeGotThisCovered: A "Solo" news blowout.
From SlashFilm: Actor and director Jon Favreau will provide the voice for an "important alien" in "Solo."
From Vulture: Why do some Star Wars fans want "Solo" to flop.
From TheWrap: George Lucas stopped by the "Solo" set and ended up directing a scene.
From WeGotThisCovered: Ron Howard speaks about why he took the gig directing the troubled production now known as "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
From WeGotThisCovered: The "Solo" may make some kind of appearance during the Super Bowl...
From Collider: The first "Solo" trailer will debut next week during ABC's morning news show, "Good Morning America."
From BleedingCool: We may get a "Solo" trailer during this Sunday's Super Bowl LII (52).
From THR: "Solo" seems to be the most under wraps Star Wars movie yet.
From StarWars: The official synopsis for "Solo" has been posted at the Star Wars webstie.
From WeGotThisCovered: The first teaser trailer for "Solo" is rumored to arrive Friday, Jan. 12th, 2018 during ABC's "Good Morning America."
From WeGotThisCovered: "Solo" Lego toy sets revealed.
From EW: Entertainment Weekly has all the photos director Ron Howard posted from the set of "Solo."
From DigitalSpy: Christian Bale says he was in talks to appear in "Solo" as a mentor character to Han Solo back when Phil Lord and Chris Miller were still the film's directors.
From io9: John Williams will compose the theme for "Solo." Williams has composed the musical score for all eight mainline "Star Wars" films. John Powell will write the rest the score for "Solo."
From BleedingCool: There is a rumor that Disney is prepared for its young Han Solo movie, "Solo: A Star Wars Story," to bomb.
From Patreon: Leroy's "Solo" review is here.
From YouTube: The official trailer for "Solo:A Star Wars Story."
From YouTube: The first official teaser from "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
From YahooEntertainment: The "Solo" Super Bowl LII TV spot
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From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics will publish an adaptation of "Solo," and a new five-issue miniseries that examines Han's time as a... Stormtrooper? It is entitled "Star Wars: Han Solo - Imperial Cadet."
From CinemaBlend: Solo's Timeline Has Been Revealed, Here's What That Means For Darth Maul
From TheWrap: ‘Solo’ Is Failing Because Disney Has No Vision for the ‘Star Wars’ Franchise (Commentary)
From WeGotThisCovered: Disney responds to disappointing opening for "Solo."
From WeGotThisCovered: Director Ron Howard talks about the soft box office opening for "Solo."
From Variety: Box Office: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Headed for Underwhelming Holiday Weekend Debut
From YahooEntertainment: A list of "Solo" "Easter Eggs."
From ComicBookMovie: Meet Erin Kellyman who plays "Enfys Nest" in "Solo"
From YahooLifestyle: Donald Glover, Alden Ehrenreich Talk ‘Star Wars’ Fans and Critics
From YahooEntertainment: How Donald Glover's son plays with his 'Star Wars' action figure will make you laugh
REVIEW - From NYTimes: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Answers Questions You May Not Have Asked
From YahooEntertainment: Yahoo has "Entertainment Tonight's" full video interview with director "Solo" director Ron Howard.
REVIEW - From LATimes: "Solo: A Star Wars Story" never gets off the ground, but don't blame Alden Ehrenreich
REVIEW - From Vulture: "Solo: A Star Wars Story Hits All Its Marks — Except for the Most Important One"
From TMZ: Original Han chats up new Han Solo and director Ron Hward.
From YahooEntertainment: After it's premiere, strong buzz for "Solo."
From Vulture: Donald Glover Talks About When He Told His Dad He Was Lando
From YahooHuffPost: Mark Hamill may have let slip that C-3PO will appear in "Solo."
From EW: Ron Howards says George Lucas changed a scene in "Solo."
From YahooEntertainment: Donald Glover, Lando Calrissian in "Solo," gives fans a tour of his Millennium Falcon in this video clip.
From Variety: "Solo" tracking for a $170 Memorial Day weekend opening.
From YahooSports: Ron Howard participates in Day 3 of the 2018 NFL Draft.
From MovieWeb: Alden Ehrenreich, Han Solo in "Solo," has a three-movie deal to appear as Solo.
From BleedingCool: A new set of "Solo" character posters have arrived - 9 in all.
From YahooEntertainment: Director Ron Howard offers proof that his brother, Clint Howard, is in "Solo."
From WeGotThisCovered: Ron Howard says that test audiences love "Solo."
From CinemaBlend: A Rogue One Character Has Been Spotted In The Latest Solo Trailer
From Variety: "Solo" will premiere in May at the Cannes Film Festival.
From YahooVulture: An unnamed actor talks to Vulture about the trouble production of "Solo," including the problems the film's original directors, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, had.
From CinemaBlend: The fired directors of "Solo," Phil Lord and Chris Miller, will be credited as "executive producers.'
From WeGotThisCovered: Has the villain of "Solo: A Star Wars Story" been revealed?
From BleedingCool: See the new international poster for "Solo: A Star Wars Story"
From StarWars: "Solo: A Star Wars Story" Books and Comics Revealed
From EW: Here's how a galaxy of new books will connect to Solo: A Star Wars Story
From WeGotThisCovered: A "Solo" news blowout.
From SlashFilm: Actor and director Jon Favreau will provide the voice for an "important alien" in "Solo."
From Vulture: Why do some Star Wars fans want "Solo" to flop.
From TheWrap: George Lucas stopped by the "Solo" set and ended up directing a scene.
From WeGotThisCovered: Ron Howard speaks about why he took the gig directing the troubled production now known as "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
From WeGotThisCovered: The "Solo" may make some kind of appearance during the Super Bowl...
From Collider: The first "Solo" trailer will debut next week during ABC's morning news show, "Good Morning America."
From BleedingCool: We may get a "Solo" trailer during this Sunday's Super Bowl LII (52).
From THR: "Solo" seems to be the most under wraps Star Wars movie yet.
From StarWars: The official synopsis for "Solo" has been posted at the Star Wars webstie.
From WeGotThisCovered: The first teaser trailer for "Solo" is rumored to arrive Friday, Jan. 12th, 2018 during ABC's "Good Morning America."
From WeGotThisCovered: "Solo" Lego toy sets revealed.
From EW: Entertainment Weekly has all the photos director Ron Howard posted from the set of "Solo."
From DigitalSpy: Christian Bale says he was in talks to appear in "Solo" as a mentor character to Han Solo back when Phil Lord and Chris Miller were still the film's directors.
From io9: John Williams will compose the theme for "Solo." Williams has composed the musical score for all eight mainline "Star Wars" films. John Powell will write the rest the score for "Solo."
From BleedingCool: There is a rumor that Disney is prepared for its young Han Solo movie, "Solo: A Star Wars Story," to bomb.
Thursday, December 28, 2017
General Organa's General Star Wars Link-O-Rama 2017 - Update #111
Posted by Leroy Doureseaux - on Patreon.
SOLO - From BleedingCool: There is a rumor that Disney is prepared for its young Han Solo movie, "Solo: A Star Wars Story," to bomb.
CARRIE FISHER - From ComicBook: Billie Lourd shares a touching tribute to her mother, Carrie Fisher, who died a year ago today. #CarrieOnForever
A NEW HOPE - From YahooEntertainment: There has been a death in the Star Wars family. Alfie Curtis played the Mos Eisley cantina thug who threatens Luke Skywalker and promptly gets his hand lopped off by Obi-Wan Kenobi. He died Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at the age of 87.
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - From io9: Here is an article about what fans thought about Episode V.
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - From THR: James Earl Jones did not believe that Darth Vader was Luke Skywalker's father.
RETURN OF THE JEDI - From THR: See a touching farewell scene between Luke Skywalker and Han Solo that was cut from the film.
WEIRD - From Nerdist: There are indeed Star Wars sex toys.
FRANCHISE - From BleedingCool: Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy would like to see Taika Waititi ("Thor: Ragnarok") director a Star Wars film.
COMICS - From Crunchyroll: Yen Press has the first manga license in years and will publish the "Star Wars: Lost Stars" manga in May 2018.
CELEBRITY - From YahooGMA: Mark Hamill surprises "Star Wars" fans at a Disneyland ride.
NEW TRILOGY - From THR: Rian Johnson, the director of "The Last Jedi," create a new Star Wars trilogy set in an until now unexplored corner of the galaxy. Johnson will write and direct at least the first film.
STREAMING - From THR: A live-action Star Wars TV will help launch Disney's streaming service in 2019. Neither the service nor the series have a title yet.
FRANCHISE - From ScreenRant: Lucasfilm is planning the next decade of Star Wars films.
HAN/LEIA - From RollingStone: Harrison Ford did finally speak a little on Carrie Fisher's claim of their affair during filming of the first Star Wars film.
THE FORCE AWAKENS - From RollingStone: Mark Hamill was afraid to come back to Star Wars, but credits Harrison Ford for changing his mind.
OBIT - From THR: Film costume designer, John Mollo, has died at the age of 86, Wednesday, October 25, 2017. He won a Academy Award for designing the costumes for "Star Wars." He shared a second Oscar for his work on "Gandhi."
BOOKS - From WeGotThisCovered: New "Star Wars" novel, ""The Legends of Luke Skywalker," links Luke with the "Battle of Jakku."
THE FORCE AWAKENS - From BleedingCool: Acclaimed director David Fincher says he turned down directing "The Force Awakens" because he was afraid of Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.
EPISODE IX - From CinemaBlend: Star Wars 9 may tie into the prequel trilogy.
SOLO - From YahooEntertainment: Ron Howard announces that the young Han Solo movie will is entitled, "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
EPISODE IX - From ScreenRant: John Boyega expresses happiness that J.J. Abrams is returning to direct Star Wars 9.
EPISODE IX - From YahooEntertainment: Domhnall Gleason (General Hux) is glad that J.J. Abrams is back to direct Episode 9.
SOLO - From BleedingCool: Paul Bettany has wrapped up filming his part in "young Han Solo" movie.
EPISODE IX - From Variety: The release date for "Star Wars Episode 9" has moved from May 24, 2019 to December 20, 2019.
EPISODE IX - From THR: J.J. Abrams is the new director of Star Wars 9. He will co-write the film with Chris Terrio, an Oscar-winning screenwriter for "Argo."
EPISODE IX - From Entertainment.ie: Lucasfilm boss, Kathleen Kennedy, sack Colin Trevorrow as director of Episode 9 because he was unbearable and difficult.
EPISODE IX - From TheWrap: "The Last Jedi" director Rian Johnson says that he is not directing "Star Wars Episode 9," in the wake of announced director Colin Treverrow's firing... at least for now.
EPISODE IX - From YahooEntertainment: Colin Trevorrow supposedly chased off Star Wars 9 because he was "difficult."
SOLO - From ScreenRant: For the "young Han Solo" film, Han Solo will have a new version of the Millennium Falcon.
EPISODE IX - From Deadline: Not that Colin Trevorrow is no longer directing IX, could VIII's director, Rian Johnson, become IX's new director.
EPISODE IX - From Deadline: Colin Trevorrow out as director of Star Wars Episode 9.
SOLO - From Variety: Ron Howard announce that Paul Bettany has joined the "young Han Solo" movie. Bettany previously worked with Howard on "A Beautiful Mind (2001)."
HAN SOLO - From Vulture: Ron Howard shared a photo of Donald Glover with his Lando Calrissian mustache.
HAN SOLO - From TheWrap: Because he was not available for reshoots, Michael K. Williams' character had to be cut from the "young Han Solo" film.
FILMS - From Variety: Disney in early development of a stand-alone Obi-Wan Kenobi film, with Stephen Daldry ("Billy Elliot") in early talks to direct.
GEORGE LUCAS - From YahooNews: George Lucas still offers advice on the new films.
HAN SOLO - From ScreenRant: Ron Howard shares a new set photo from "young Han Solo" movie.
A NEW HOPE - From YahooNews: George Lucas says that Princess Leia received her Ph.D. at age 19.
HAN SOLO - From CBR: Ron Howard hints that his brother, actor Clint Howard, will have a part in the "young Han Solo" movie.
EPISODE IX/9 - From THR: Star Wars Episode 9 is getting a new writer, Jack Thorne, who will work on the script written by Colin Trevorrow and his writing partner, Derek Connolly.
HAN SOLO - From YahooNews: Emilia Clarke, whose role in the young Han Solo movie remains a mystery, teases the new Chewbacca.
DARTH VADER - From CinemaBlend: Spencer Wilding, who currently wears the Darth Vader costume, is apparently currently filming another Star Wars film.
HAN SOLO - From YahooTV: Warwick Davis will appear in the "young Han Solo" film, according to a tweet from director Ron Howard.
HAN SOLO - From ShadowandAct: Ron Howard reveals glimpse of Donald Glover at young Lando.
HAN SOLO - From USAToday: No one from the "young Han Solo" movie was at D23 Expo 2017. Should we be worried about this film?
HAN SOLO - From Mashable: Ron Howard teases Lando Calrissian's costumes.
HAN SOLO - From CinemaBlend: Woody Harrelson thinks the "young Han Solo" movie is in good hands with Ron Howard directing.
HAN SOLO - From TMZ: A set photo from the "young Han Solo" movie reveals a scene with Woody Harrelson.
From FlickeringMyth: Will the "young Han Solo" debacle with its original directors teach Disney not to tread on Star Wars sacred ground?
CARRIE FISHER - From YahooMovies: Carrie Fisher's only child, her daughter Billie Lourd, will inherit her late mother's estate.
ANIMATION - From USAToday: Rey turns in animated shorts, "Star Wars: "Forces of Destiny."
CULTURE - From YahooMovies: An R2-D2 droid that was using in several Star Wars movies was sold at auction for $2.76 million.
HAN SOLO - From WeGotThisCovered: Disney CEO Bob Iger is confident that Han Solo movie will be alright. Yes, because Ron Howard is directing it.
HAN SOLO - From Mashable: With every new Han Solo revelation, Phil Lord and Chris Miller look like the problems and got themselves fired.
HAN SOLO - From Gizmodo: Lucasfilm was so concerned about Alden Ehrenreich's performance as Han Solo that they hired an acting coach for him.
HAN SOLO - From THR: In an exclusive breaking story, "The Hollywood Reporter" is reporting that Oscar-winning filmmaker, Ron Howard, will take over as director of the "young Han Solo" movie after the original directors, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, were fired.
HAN SOLO - From THR: Golden boys, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, have quit as the directors of the "Young Han Solo" movie over creative differences.
From THR: Why were Lord and Miller fired? It seems the comedic tone they used in making the film clashed with what Lucasfilm and the "Han Solo" movie screenwriter, Lawrence Kasdan, wanted.
From TheUKIndependent: Maybe, the firing of Lord and Miller indicates that Disney and Lucasfilm are afraid of the future for Star Wars.
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VIDEO GAMES - From YahooNews: The upcoming video game, "Star Wars Battlefront 2" will give the "first official on-screen look" at the years between "Return of the Jedi" and "The Force Awakens."
CARRIE FISHER - From USMagazine: Los Angeles County coroner's office says Fisher dies of combination of factors, including sleep apnea.
COMICS - From BusinessInsider: Marvel Comics will tell the story of Captain Phasma in a new four-issue comic book series.
EPISODE 9 - From YahooNews: Director Colin Trevorrow wants Star Wars Episode 9 to be kid-friendly...
RUMOR - From CNET: Could director Edgar Wright ("Baby Drive," "Shaun of the Dead") be involved with Star Wars.
FRANCHISE - From NME: The identity of the third stand alone anthology film will be revealed in June. The first film was "Rogue One" and the second will be a "Young Han Solo" film due May 2018.
CARRIE FISHER: From SideshowToys: A look at Carrie Fisher/Princess Leia - then and now - on the 40th anniversary of the theatrical debut of Star Wars (May 25th 1977).
CARRIE FISHER - From Vulture: Princess Leia would have been center stage in Episode 9.
DISNEY - From MiceChat: The blog has updates on "Temporary Star Wars Land."
A NEW HOPE - From ComicBook: To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original theatrical release of the original Star Wars films, New Zealand Mint will release a commemorative silver coin.
CULTURE - From YahooMovies: Kid wears Darth Vader costume to school on "Star Wars Celebration Day" (May 4th - as in May the Fourth/Force Be With You) and causes a panic, started by a "concerned parent."
CULTURE - From CNNHealth: There is a hospital tech in Tennessee whose real name is "Darth Vader."
STAR WARS REBELS - From ScreenRant: The Disney XD animated series, "Star Wars Rebels" is heading into its fourth and final season. It may also tie into the recent live-action, "Rogue One."
CARRIE FISHER: From THR: George Lucas and Billie Lourd, daughter of Carrie Fisher, offer tributes to the late actress and Star Wars icon.
From YouTube: A Tribute to Carrie Fisher video.
From YouTube: Carrie Fisher tribute at Star Wars Celebration 2017.
From YahooMovies: A touching photo of Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Billie Lourd (Carrie's daughter) - "It was almost as if we were cuddling our princess again."
From YahooMovies: Lucasfilm boss says no Carrie in Episode IX.
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A NEW HOPE - From Movieweb: A big 40th anniversary announcement is coming tomorrow morning, Tues., April 11th, on "Good Morning America."
EPISODE IX - From NYDailyNews: Carrie Fisher will appear in Star Wars Episode 9 (due for 2019), according to her brother, Todd Fisher.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Variety: "Sing Street" breakout star Ian Kenny joins "Young Han Solo" film.
FRANCHISE - From YahooMovies: Disney CEO Bob Iger talks (vaguely) about the future of the franchise, including "The Last Jedi" and the "Han Solo" spinoff.
FRANCHISE - From CinemaBlend: Future Star Wars films will move away from legacy characters and story elements.
A NEW HOPE - From Deadline: This may be the very first photographic image of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker.
COMIC BOOKS - From YahooNews: Marvel Comics is launching a new "Darth Vader" comic book series, which will be set immediately after the events depicted in "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith."
HAN SOLO - From Variety: Michael K. Williams in final talks to join "Young Han Solo" film.
ORIGINAL TRILOGY - From SlashFilm: The original cuts of the original Star Wars films may get a re-release or release for the 40th anniversary of the original theatrical release of Stars Wars, which is this year.
THEME PARKS - From FlickeringMyth: Disney announces "Star Wars Land."
THE FORCE AWAKENS - From YahooNews: Fans freak out over database saying that there is a connection between Kylo Ren and Rey.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Variety: Thandie Newton in talks to join the "Young Han Solo" spinoff movie.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Variety: Pheobe Waller-Bridge, hot off the Amazon series, "Fleabag," is being considered for a role in the Han Solo spinoff movie (which would be set before the event depicted in "Star Wars: A New Hope." Reportedly, the role would be CGI-driven.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From THR: Billy Dee Williams, the original Lando Calrissian, had lunch with Donald Glover, who will play the character in the "Young Han Solo" movie.
A NEW HOPE - From Forbes: 20 years ago, "Star Wars: Special Edition" arrived.
OBIT - From Variety: Sound engineer Richard Portman has died at the age of 82, Saturday, February 28, 2017. He won an Oscar for his work on "The Deer Hunter." He mixed the sound on "Star Wars."
EPISODES 8 AND 9- From CinemaBlend: Should Lucasfilm reconsider its decision about a CGI Leia for Episode 9.
RETURN OF THE JEDI - From YahooMovies: Mark Hamill reunited with the lightsaber prop he used in "Return of the Jedi."
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Deadline: Donald Glover wants to live up to the expectations of playing Lando.
THE FORCE AWAKENS - From YahooNews: Chewbacca yanks off an arm in deleted scene.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From StarWars: It's official. Woody Harrelson has signed on for the "Young Han Solo" movie due late 2018.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Variety: Oscar-nominated actor, Woody Harrelson, is being considered to play the mentor of the title character in the "Young Han Solo" movie. Alden Ehrenreich has been cast as young Han Solo.
FRANCHISE - From Wired: You won't live to see the final Star Wars movie.
ROGUE ONE - From Deadline: "Rogue One" at $775 million in worldwide box office.
ROGUE ONE - From Deadline: "Rogue One" is now the second highest grossing film at the domestic box office of 2016, behind "Finding Dory."
CARRIE FISHER:
From THR: Carrie Fisher and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, were celebrated at a jubilant memorial.
From YahooNews: Carrie Fisher wanted Harrison Ford to sing at her Oscars' tribute.
From YahooCelebrity: Dan Akroyd speaks about Carrie Fisher, whom he once considered marrying.
From YahooCelebrity: Debbie Reynolds was buried with some of her daughter Carrie's ashes.
From YahooCelebrity: Carrie Fisher's urn is a giant Prozac pill.
From YahooMovies: There is a fan petition to make Princess Leia a "Disney Princess."
From YahooNews: Disney could receive a $50 million dollar insurance payoff because of Carrie Fisher's death.
From YahooNews: Mark Hamill talks about the first time he met Carrie Fisher.
From YahooNews: Billie Lourd, the only child of actress Carrie Fisher, breaks her silence about the deaths of her mother and her grandmother, Debbie Reynolds.
From BleedingCool: Carrie Fisher dies at the age of 60, Tuesday morning, December 27, 2016. Carrie was, of course, best known as Princess/General Organa in the "Star Wars" film franchise.
From THR: Debbie Reynolds, the mother of Carrie Fisher, has died at the age of 84, Wednesday, December 28, 2016, one day after the death of her daughter.
From YahooNews: Carrie Fisher's autopsy was completed Friday morning, December 30, 2016 and her body was released to her family.
From ET: Carrie and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, will be buried together at Forest Lawn Memorial Park after a joint funeral.
From BleedingCool: "Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds" is a documentary about the Star Wars daughter and her Hollywood legend mother. It's release date has been moved up to January 2017 on HBO.
From People: "I want to be with Carrie" were Debbie Reynold's last words according to her son, Todd Fisher.
From YahooStyle: Why she really hated the gold metal bikini in "Return of the Jedi."
From YahooNews: Debbie Reynolds speaks about the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher - our Princess Leia.
From Variety: Fisher reportedly finished her work on Star Wars Episode 8 before she died.
From TheWrap: Posted a little over an hour ago, Debbie Fisher, mother of Carrie Fisher, who suffered a heart attack about a day and a half ago, says that Carrie is in "stable condition."
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SOLO - From BleedingCool: There is a rumor that Disney is prepared for its young Han Solo movie, "Solo: A Star Wars Story," to bomb.
CARRIE FISHER - From ComicBook: Billie Lourd shares a touching tribute to her mother, Carrie Fisher, who died a year ago today. #CarrieOnForever
A NEW HOPE - From YahooEntertainment: There has been a death in the Star Wars family. Alfie Curtis played the Mos Eisley cantina thug who threatens Luke Skywalker and promptly gets his hand lopped off by Obi-Wan Kenobi. He died Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at the age of 87.
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - From io9: Here is an article about what fans thought about Episode V.
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - From THR: James Earl Jones did not believe that Darth Vader was Luke Skywalker's father.
RETURN OF THE JEDI - From THR: See a touching farewell scene between Luke Skywalker and Han Solo that was cut from the film.
WEIRD - From Nerdist: There are indeed Star Wars sex toys.
FRANCHISE - From BleedingCool: Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy would like to see Taika Waititi ("Thor: Ragnarok") director a Star Wars film.
COMICS - From Crunchyroll: Yen Press has the first manga license in years and will publish the "Star Wars: Lost Stars" manga in May 2018.
CELEBRITY - From YahooGMA: Mark Hamill surprises "Star Wars" fans at a Disneyland ride.
NEW TRILOGY - From THR: Rian Johnson, the director of "The Last Jedi," create a new Star Wars trilogy set in an until now unexplored corner of the galaxy. Johnson will write and direct at least the first film.
STREAMING - From THR: A live-action Star Wars TV will help launch Disney's streaming service in 2019. Neither the service nor the series have a title yet.
FRANCHISE - From ScreenRant: Lucasfilm is planning the next decade of Star Wars films.
HAN/LEIA - From RollingStone: Harrison Ford did finally speak a little on Carrie Fisher's claim of their affair during filming of the first Star Wars film.
THE FORCE AWAKENS - From RollingStone: Mark Hamill was afraid to come back to Star Wars, but credits Harrison Ford for changing his mind.
OBIT - From THR: Film costume designer, John Mollo, has died at the age of 86, Wednesday, October 25, 2017. He won a Academy Award for designing the costumes for "Star Wars." He shared a second Oscar for his work on "Gandhi."
BOOKS - From WeGotThisCovered: New "Star Wars" novel, ""The Legends of Luke Skywalker," links Luke with the "Battle of Jakku."
THE FORCE AWAKENS - From BleedingCool: Acclaimed director David Fincher says he turned down directing "The Force Awakens" because he was afraid of Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.
EPISODE IX - From CinemaBlend: Star Wars 9 may tie into the prequel trilogy.
SOLO - From YahooEntertainment: Ron Howard announces that the young Han Solo movie will is entitled, "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
EPISODE IX - From ScreenRant: John Boyega expresses happiness that J.J. Abrams is returning to direct Star Wars 9.
EPISODE IX - From YahooEntertainment: Domhnall Gleason (General Hux) is glad that J.J. Abrams is back to direct Episode 9.
SOLO - From BleedingCool: Paul Bettany has wrapped up filming his part in "young Han Solo" movie.
EPISODE IX - From Variety: The release date for "Star Wars Episode 9" has moved from May 24, 2019 to December 20, 2019.
EPISODE IX - From THR: J.J. Abrams is the new director of Star Wars 9. He will co-write the film with Chris Terrio, an Oscar-winning screenwriter for "Argo."
EPISODE IX - From Entertainment.ie: Lucasfilm boss, Kathleen Kennedy, sack Colin Trevorrow as director of Episode 9 because he was unbearable and difficult.
EPISODE IX - From TheWrap: "The Last Jedi" director Rian Johnson says that he is not directing "Star Wars Episode 9," in the wake of announced director Colin Treverrow's firing... at least for now.
EPISODE IX - From YahooEntertainment: Colin Trevorrow supposedly chased off Star Wars 9 because he was "difficult."
SOLO - From ScreenRant: For the "young Han Solo" film, Han Solo will have a new version of the Millennium Falcon.
EPISODE IX - From Deadline: Not that Colin Trevorrow is no longer directing IX, could VIII's director, Rian Johnson, become IX's new director.
EPISODE IX - From Deadline: Colin Trevorrow out as director of Star Wars Episode 9.
SOLO - From Variety: Ron Howard announce that Paul Bettany has joined the "young Han Solo" movie. Bettany previously worked with Howard on "A Beautiful Mind (2001)."
HAN SOLO - From Vulture: Ron Howard shared a photo of Donald Glover with his Lando Calrissian mustache.
HAN SOLO - From TheWrap: Because he was not available for reshoots, Michael K. Williams' character had to be cut from the "young Han Solo" film.
FILMS - From Variety: Disney in early development of a stand-alone Obi-Wan Kenobi film, with Stephen Daldry ("Billy Elliot") in early talks to direct.
GEORGE LUCAS - From YahooNews: George Lucas still offers advice on the new films.
HAN SOLO - From ScreenRant: Ron Howard shares a new set photo from "young Han Solo" movie.
A NEW HOPE - From YahooNews: George Lucas says that Princess Leia received her Ph.D. at age 19.
HAN SOLO - From CBR: Ron Howard hints that his brother, actor Clint Howard, will have a part in the "young Han Solo" movie.
EPISODE IX/9 - From THR: Star Wars Episode 9 is getting a new writer, Jack Thorne, who will work on the script written by Colin Trevorrow and his writing partner, Derek Connolly.
HAN SOLO - From YahooNews: Emilia Clarke, whose role in the young Han Solo movie remains a mystery, teases the new Chewbacca.
DARTH VADER - From CinemaBlend: Spencer Wilding, who currently wears the Darth Vader costume, is apparently currently filming another Star Wars film.
HAN SOLO - From YahooTV: Warwick Davis will appear in the "young Han Solo" film, according to a tweet from director Ron Howard.
HAN SOLO - From ShadowandAct: Ron Howard reveals glimpse of Donald Glover at young Lando.
HAN SOLO - From USAToday: No one from the "young Han Solo" movie was at D23 Expo 2017. Should we be worried about this film?
HAN SOLO - From Mashable: Ron Howard teases Lando Calrissian's costumes.
HAN SOLO - From CinemaBlend: Woody Harrelson thinks the "young Han Solo" movie is in good hands with Ron Howard directing.
HAN SOLO - From TMZ: A set photo from the "young Han Solo" movie reveals a scene with Woody Harrelson.
From FlickeringMyth: Will the "young Han Solo" debacle with its original directors teach Disney not to tread on Star Wars sacred ground?
CARRIE FISHER - From YahooMovies: Carrie Fisher's only child, her daughter Billie Lourd, will inherit her late mother's estate.
ANIMATION - From USAToday: Rey turns in animated shorts, "Star Wars: "Forces of Destiny."
CULTURE - From YahooMovies: An R2-D2 droid that was using in several Star Wars movies was sold at auction for $2.76 million.
HAN SOLO - From WeGotThisCovered: Disney CEO Bob Iger is confident that Han Solo movie will be alright. Yes, because Ron Howard is directing it.
HAN SOLO - From Mashable: With every new Han Solo revelation, Phil Lord and Chris Miller look like the problems and got themselves fired.
HAN SOLO - From Gizmodo: Lucasfilm was so concerned about Alden Ehrenreich's performance as Han Solo that they hired an acting coach for him.
HAN SOLO - From THR: In an exclusive breaking story, "The Hollywood Reporter" is reporting that Oscar-winning filmmaker, Ron Howard, will take over as director of the "young Han Solo" movie after the original directors, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, were fired.
HAN SOLO - From THR: Golden boys, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, have quit as the directors of the "Young Han Solo" movie over creative differences.
From THR: Why were Lord and Miller fired? It seems the comedic tone they used in making the film clashed with what Lucasfilm and the "Han Solo" movie screenwriter, Lawrence Kasdan, wanted.
From TheUKIndependent: Maybe, the firing of Lord and Miller indicates that Disney and Lucasfilm are afraid of the future for Star Wars.
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VIDEO GAMES - From YahooNews: The upcoming video game, "Star Wars Battlefront 2" will give the "first official on-screen look" at the years between "Return of the Jedi" and "The Force Awakens."
CARRIE FISHER - From USMagazine: Los Angeles County coroner's office says Fisher dies of combination of factors, including sleep apnea.
COMICS - From BusinessInsider: Marvel Comics will tell the story of Captain Phasma in a new four-issue comic book series.
EPISODE 9 - From YahooNews: Director Colin Trevorrow wants Star Wars Episode 9 to be kid-friendly...
RUMOR - From CNET: Could director Edgar Wright ("Baby Drive," "Shaun of the Dead") be involved with Star Wars.
FRANCHISE - From NME: The identity of the third stand alone anthology film will be revealed in June. The first film was "Rogue One" and the second will be a "Young Han Solo" film due May 2018.
CARRIE FISHER: From SideshowToys: A look at Carrie Fisher/Princess Leia - then and now - on the 40th anniversary of the theatrical debut of Star Wars (May 25th 1977).
CARRIE FISHER - From Vulture: Princess Leia would have been center stage in Episode 9.
DISNEY - From MiceChat: The blog has updates on "Temporary Star Wars Land."
A NEW HOPE - From ComicBook: To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original theatrical release of the original Star Wars films, New Zealand Mint will release a commemorative silver coin.
CULTURE - From YahooMovies: Kid wears Darth Vader costume to school on "Star Wars Celebration Day" (May 4th - as in May the Fourth/Force Be With You) and causes a panic, started by a "concerned parent."
CULTURE - From CNNHealth: There is a hospital tech in Tennessee whose real name is "Darth Vader."
STAR WARS REBELS - From ScreenRant: The Disney XD animated series, "Star Wars Rebels" is heading into its fourth and final season. It may also tie into the recent live-action, "Rogue One."
CARRIE FISHER: From THR: George Lucas and Billie Lourd, daughter of Carrie Fisher, offer tributes to the late actress and Star Wars icon.
From YouTube: A Tribute to Carrie Fisher video.
From YouTube: Carrie Fisher tribute at Star Wars Celebration 2017.
From YahooMovies: A touching photo of Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Billie Lourd (Carrie's daughter) - "It was almost as if we were cuddling our princess again."
From YahooMovies: Lucasfilm boss says no Carrie in Episode IX.
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A NEW HOPE - From Movieweb: A big 40th anniversary announcement is coming tomorrow morning, Tues., April 11th, on "Good Morning America."
EPISODE IX - From NYDailyNews: Carrie Fisher will appear in Star Wars Episode 9 (due for 2019), according to her brother, Todd Fisher.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Variety: "Sing Street" breakout star Ian Kenny joins "Young Han Solo" film.
FRANCHISE - From YahooMovies: Disney CEO Bob Iger talks (vaguely) about the future of the franchise, including "The Last Jedi" and the "Han Solo" spinoff.
FRANCHISE - From CinemaBlend: Future Star Wars films will move away from legacy characters and story elements.
A NEW HOPE - From Deadline: This may be the very first photographic image of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker.
COMIC BOOKS - From YahooNews: Marvel Comics is launching a new "Darth Vader" comic book series, which will be set immediately after the events depicted in "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith."
HAN SOLO - From Variety: Michael K. Williams in final talks to join "Young Han Solo" film.
ORIGINAL TRILOGY - From SlashFilm: The original cuts of the original Star Wars films may get a re-release or release for the 40th anniversary of the original theatrical release of Stars Wars, which is this year.
THEME PARKS - From FlickeringMyth: Disney announces "Star Wars Land."
THE FORCE AWAKENS - From YahooNews: Fans freak out over database saying that there is a connection between Kylo Ren and Rey.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Variety: Thandie Newton in talks to join the "Young Han Solo" spinoff movie.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Variety: Pheobe Waller-Bridge, hot off the Amazon series, "Fleabag," is being considered for a role in the Han Solo spinoff movie (which would be set before the event depicted in "Star Wars: A New Hope." Reportedly, the role would be CGI-driven.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From THR: Billy Dee Williams, the original Lando Calrissian, had lunch with Donald Glover, who will play the character in the "Young Han Solo" movie.
A NEW HOPE - From Forbes: 20 years ago, "Star Wars: Special Edition" arrived.
OBIT - From Variety: Sound engineer Richard Portman has died at the age of 82, Saturday, February 28, 2017. He won an Oscar for his work on "The Deer Hunter." He mixed the sound on "Star Wars."
EPISODES 8 AND 9- From CinemaBlend: Should Lucasfilm reconsider its decision about a CGI Leia for Episode 9.
RETURN OF THE JEDI - From YahooMovies: Mark Hamill reunited with the lightsaber prop he used in "Return of the Jedi."
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Deadline: Donald Glover wants to live up to the expectations of playing Lando.
THE FORCE AWAKENS - From YahooNews: Chewbacca yanks off an arm in deleted scene.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From StarWars: It's official. Woody Harrelson has signed on for the "Young Han Solo" movie due late 2018.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Variety: Oscar-nominated actor, Woody Harrelson, is being considered to play the mentor of the title character in the "Young Han Solo" movie. Alden Ehrenreich has been cast as young Han Solo.
FRANCHISE - From Wired: You won't live to see the final Star Wars movie.
ROGUE ONE - From Deadline: "Rogue One" at $775 million in worldwide box office.
ROGUE ONE - From Deadline: "Rogue One" is now the second highest grossing film at the domestic box office of 2016, behind "Finding Dory."
CARRIE FISHER:
From THR: Carrie Fisher and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, were celebrated at a jubilant memorial.
From YahooNews: Carrie Fisher wanted Harrison Ford to sing at her Oscars' tribute.
From YahooCelebrity: Dan Akroyd speaks about Carrie Fisher, whom he once considered marrying.
From YahooCelebrity: Debbie Reynolds was buried with some of her daughter Carrie's ashes.
From YahooCelebrity: Carrie Fisher's urn is a giant Prozac pill.
From YahooMovies: There is a fan petition to make Princess Leia a "Disney Princess."
From YahooNews: Disney could receive a $50 million dollar insurance payoff because of Carrie Fisher's death.
From YahooNews: Mark Hamill talks about the first time he met Carrie Fisher.
From YahooNews: Billie Lourd, the only child of actress Carrie Fisher, breaks her silence about the deaths of her mother and her grandmother, Debbie Reynolds.
From BleedingCool: Carrie Fisher dies at the age of 60, Tuesday morning, December 27, 2016. Carrie was, of course, best known as Princess/General Organa in the "Star Wars" film franchise.
From THR: Debbie Reynolds, the mother of Carrie Fisher, has died at the age of 84, Wednesday, December 28, 2016, one day after the death of her daughter.
From YahooNews: Carrie Fisher's autopsy was completed Friday morning, December 30, 2016 and her body was released to her family.
From ET: Carrie and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, will be buried together at Forest Lawn Memorial Park after a joint funeral.
From BleedingCool: "Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds" is a documentary about the Star Wars daughter and her Hollywood legend mother. It's release date has been moved up to January 2017 on HBO.
From People: "I want to be with Carrie" were Debbie Reynold's last words according to her son, Todd Fisher.
From YahooStyle: Why she really hated the gold metal bikini in "Return of the Jedi."
From YahooNews: Debbie Reynolds speaks about the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher - our Princess Leia.
From Variety: Fisher reportedly finished her work on Star Wars Episode 8 before she died.
From TheWrap: Posted a little over an hour ago, Debbie Fisher, mother of Carrie Fisher, who suffered a heart attack about a day and a half ago, says that Carrie is in "stable condition."
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Thursday, November 30, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from November 26th to 30th, 2017 - Update #16
Support Leroy on Patreon.
COMICS-FILM - From THR: The release date for the reboot of the "Hellboy" film franchise is January 11, 2019.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Aaron Sorkin has said that he has a standing offer from NBC to revive his beloved, Emmy-winning TV series, "West Wing." Sorkin says that he would prefer to have Sterling K. Brown of NBC's "This is Us" be the President of the U.S. in a new version of the show.
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SCANDAL - From DeadlineTV: NBC has fired Matt Lauer over allegations of "inappropriate sexual behavior."
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MOVIE AWARDS - From TheWrap: The National Board of Review Names Steven Spielberg's "The Post" the "Best Film of 2017."
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MUSIC AWARDS - From TheWrap: 2018 / 60th Grammy Award nominations announced.
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AWARDS - From TheWrap: Here are your 2017 Gotham Award winners.
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CELEBRITY - YahooNews: Prince Harry of British royal family has got has gone black and may never come back with the women he announced as his bride-to-be, Meghan Markle, the actress and lifestyle blogger, whose father is white and mother is black.
From TheGuardian: The myth of (British) royal purity.
From YahooNews: J.K. Rowling shuts down "The Spectator" over Meghan Markle's suitability as Prince Harry's wife.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/24 to 11/26/2017 three-day Thanksgiving weekend box office is Pixar's "Coco" with an estimated haul of $49 million. Over the five-day weekend, 11/22 to 11/26/2017, "Coco" is also the winner with an estimated take of $72.1.
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TELEVISION - From TVGuide: The character that will bridge the world of "The Walking Dead" and "Fear the Walking Dead" is Morgan, played by actor, Lennie James.
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WEBTV - From ShadowandAct: A fan-made web series centers on a black Hermoine Granger in a post-Hogwarts world.
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BOX OFFICE - From YahooEntertainment: "Coco" wins the five-day Thanksgiving weekend with an estimated box office take of $71.2 million.
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CELEBRITY - From EW: James Cameron recalls the time he almost whooped Harvey Weinstein at the Oscars.
From YahooEntertainment: On the 20th anniversary of his monster hit, "Titanic," writer-director answers questions about the film.
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CELEBRITY - From EntertainmentTonight: Jennifer Lawrence ready to take time off and buy a farm and milk goats.
OBITS:
From THR: Film director and editor, Anthony Harvey, died at the age of 87, Thursday, November 23, 2017. Harvey earned an Oscar nomination for directing "The Lion in Winter." Harvey also edited Stanley Kubrick's films, "Lolita" (1962) and "Dr. Strangelove" (1964).
From TheWrap: Rance Howard, the father of actor/director Ron Howard and actor Clint Howard, has died at the age of 89, Saturday, November 25, 2017. Rance appeared in 15 of his son Ron's films, including "A Beautiful Mind," which won Ron two Oscars.
From Variety: Prolific television director, Peter Baldwin, died at the age of 86, Sunday, November 19, 2017. He won a Primetime Emmy for directing ABC's late 1980s series, "The Wonder Years."
COMICS-FILM - From THR: The release date for the reboot of the "Hellboy" film franchise is January 11, 2019.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Aaron Sorkin has said that he has a standing offer from NBC to revive his beloved, Emmy-winning TV series, "West Wing." Sorkin says that he would prefer to have Sterling K. Brown of NBC's "This is Us" be the President of the U.S. in a new version of the show.
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SCANDAL - From DeadlineTV: NBC has fired Matt Lauer over allegations of "inappropriate sexual behavior."
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MOVIE AWARDS - From TheWrap: The National Board of Review Names Steven Spielberg's "The Post" the "Best Film of 2017."
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MUSIC AWARDS - From TheWrap: 2018 / 60th Grammy Award nominations announced.
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AWARDS - From TheWrap: Here are your 2017 Gotham Award winners.
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CELEBRITY - YahooNews: Prince Harry of British royal family has got has gone black and may never come back with the women he announced as his bride-to-be, Meghan Markle, the actress and lifestyle blogger, whose father is white and mother is black.
From TheGuardian: The myth of (British) royal purity.
From YahooNews: J.K. Rowling shuts down "The Spectator" over Meghan Markle's suitability as Prince Harry's wife.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/24 to 11/26/2017 three-day Thanksgiving weekend box office is Pixar's "Coco" with an estimated haul of $49 million. Over the five-day weekend, 11/22 to 11/26/2017, "Coco" is also the winner with an estimated take of $72.1.
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TELEVISION - From TVGuide: The character that will bridge the world of "The Walking Dead" and "Fear the Walking Dead" is Morgan, played by actor, Lennie James.
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WEBTV - From ShadowandAct: A fan-made web series centers on a black Hermoine Granger in a post-Hogwarts world.
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BOX OFFICE - From YahooEntertainment: "Coco" wins the five-day Thanksgiving weekend with an estimated box office take of $71.2 million.
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CELEBRITY - From EW: James Cameron recalls the time he almost whooped Harvey Weinstein at the Oscars.
From YahooEntertainment: On the 20th anniversary of his monster hit, "Titanic," writer-director answers questions about the film.
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CELEBRITY - From EntertainmentTonight: Jennifer Lawrence ready to take time off and buy a farm and milk goats.
OBITS:
From THR: Film director and editor, Anthony Harvey, died at the age of 87, Thursday, November 23, 2017. Harvey earned an Oscar nomination for directing "The Lion in Winter." Harvey also edited Stanley Kubrick's films, "Lolita" (1962) and "Dr. Strangelove" (1964).
From TheWrap: Rance Howard, the father of actor/director Ron Howard and actor Clint Howard, has died at the age of 89, Saturday, November 25, 2017. Rance appeared in 15 of his son Ron's films, including "A Beautiful Mind," which won Ron two Oscars.
From Variety: Prolific television director, Peter Baldwin, died at the age of 86, Sunday, November 19, 2017. He won a Primetime Emmy for directing ABC's late 1980s series, "The Wonder Years."
Thursday, November 16, 2017
National Geographic Announces New Cast Members for "Genius" Season Two
National Geographic Announces New and Returning Cast Joining Antonio Banderas for Season Two of Emmy-Nominated Series GENIUS from Fox 21 Television Studios and Imagine Television
NEW CAST
Alex Rich as Young Picasso
Clémence Poésy as Françoise Gilot
Robert Sheehan as Carlos Casagemas
Poppy Delevingne as Marie-Thérèse Walter
Aisling Franciosi as Fernande Olivier
Sebastian Roche as Emile Gilot
RETURNING CAST
Samantha Colley as Dora Maar
Seth Gabel as Guillaume Apollinaire
T.R. Knight as Max Jacobs;
and Johnny Flynn as Alain Cuny
Season Two Again Hails From Executive Producer and Showrunner Ken Biller, With Executive Producers Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Francie Calfo, Gigi Pritzker and Sam Sokolow
Production Has Begun in Europe on 10-Episode Anthology Series
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Geographic and Fox 21 Television Studios, along with Imagine Television announced the key cast joining previously announced Antonio Banderas in the second season of the Emmy-nominated anthology series GENIUS. The new cast is highlighted by Alex Rich (“GLOW,” “True Detective”), who will share the title role with Banderas, playing a young Pablo Picasso, one of the 20th century’s most influential and celebrated artists. Production begins this month and will shoot in cities all over Europe for the 10-episode anthology series. The new season, from Fox 21 Television Studios, will again be executive produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment, Madison Wells Media’s OddLot Entertainment and EUE/Sokolow, and will premiere in 2018.
Joining Rich are Clémence Poésy (“Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire,” “In Bruges”) as Francoise Gilot, a French painter and best-selling author whose decadelong affair with Picasso yielded two children; Sebastian Roche (“Young Pope”) as Emile Gilot, Francoise’s tyrannical father; Robert Sheehan (“Fortitude,” “Misfits”) as Carlos Casagemas, a Spanish art student and poet who was one of Picasso’s closest friends; Poppy Delevingne (“Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword”) as Marie-Thérèse Walter, a lover and muse of Picasso, who mothered his first daughter; and Aisling Franciosi (“Game of Thrones,” “The Fall”) as Fernande Olivier, a French artist and model who Picasso painted more than 60 portraits of.
Several cast members from the first season of GENIUS will return to the franchise, including Samantha Colley (“The Crucible”) as Dora Maar, a French photographer and painter who was also Picasso’s lover and muse; T.R. Knight (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “The Catch”) as Max Jacob, one of Picasso’s first friends in Paris; Seth Gabel (“Salem”) as Guillaume Apollinaire, one of the foremost poets of the 20th century and a frequent collaborator with Picasso; and Johnny Flynn (“Lovesick”), as French actor Alain Cuny.
“Working with a repertory company of versatile actors playing different roles in different seasons of a show has long been on my professional bucket list. To that end, bringing together many of our original GENIUS cast with an impressive roster of new international actors to tell the rich and provocative story of Pablo Picasso is truly a thrill,” said Ken Biller, executive producer and showrunner, who will also direct the first episode.
The artistic career of Pablo Diego Jose Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Crispin Crispiniano Maria Remedios de la Santisima Trinidad Ruiz Picasso spanned more than 80 of his 91 years, much of it in his second home, France. Much like the subject of the first season of GENIUS, Albert Einstein, Picasso imagined and interpreted the world in totally new and unorthodox ways, and constantly reinvented our perceptions of art and creativity. The prolific artist generated an estimated 50,000 works, among the most notable being “The Old Guitarist” from his Blue Period, now on display at the Art Institute of Chicago; “Guernica,” inspired by the Nazi bombing of a small Spanish town of the same name, recently displayed at the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid; and “Les Demoiselles D’Avignon,” now on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Picasso’s passionate nature and relentless creative drive were inextricably linked to his personal life, which included tumultuous marriages, numerous affairs and constantly shifting political and personal alliances. He lived most of his life in the vibrant Paris of the first half of the 20th century and crossed paths with writers and artists including Coco Chanel, Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall, Gertrude Stein, Georges Braque and Jean Cocteau. Picasso constantly reinvented himself, always striving to innovate and push the boundaries of artistic expression.
Showrunner, executive producer and writer Biller continues his role overseeing the new season. The second season will also once again hail from Fox 21 Television Studios, whose recent “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” dominated every awards contest and critics’ list; Imagine Television, the producer of “24” and “Empire,” with executive producers Grazer and Howard along with executive producer Francie Calfo and producer Anna Culp; and Madison Wells Media’s OddLot Entertainment, which earlier this year produced the Academy Award-nominated film “Hell or High Water,” with executive producers Gigi Pritzker and Rachel Shane. Sam Sokolow and Jeff Cooney from EUE/Sokolow are also executive producers.
GENIUS is produced by Fox 21 Television Studios, Imagine Television, Madison Wells Media’s OddLot Entertainment and EUE/Sokolow.
About National Geographic Partners LLC:
National Geographic Partners LLC (NGP), a joint venture between National Geographic and 21st Century Fox, is committed to bringing the world premium science, adventure and exploration content across an unrivaled portfolio of media assets. NGP combines the global National Geographic television channels (National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo MUNDO, Nat Geo PEOPLE) with National Geographic’s media and consumer-oriented assets, including National Geographic magazines; National Geographic studios; related digital and social media platforms; books; maps; children’s media; and ancillary activities that include travel, global experiences and events, archival sales, licensing and e-commerce businesses. Furthering knowledge and understanding of our world has been the core purpose of National Geographic for 129 years, and now we are committed to going deeper, pushing boundaries, going further for our consumers … and reaching over 730 million people around the world in 172 countries and 43 languages every month as we do it. NGP returns 27 percent of our proceeds to the non-profit National Geographic Society to fund work in the areas of science, exploration, conservation and education. For more information visit natgeotv.com or nationalgeographic.com, or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, YouTube, LinkedIn and Pinterest.
About Fox 21 Television Studios:
Fox 21 Television Studios is a production unit housed within Fox Television Group devoted to making creatively ambitious scripted and unscripted series for all distribution platforms. Fox 21 Television Studios is responsible for two of this year’s Emmy contenders for Outstanding Limited Series: Ryan Murphy’s “FEUD: Bette and Joan” (19 nominations) and GENIUS from Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo, Gigi Pritzker, Rachel Shane, Sam Sokolow, Jeff Cooney, Ken Biller and Noah Pink (10 nominations). The studio also produced the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning sensation from Murphy, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” (with FX Productions); the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning “Homeland,” starring Claire Danes and Mandy Patinkin; and the critically acclaimed “The Americans” (with FX Productions), starring Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell. Additional series include “Dice,” from Scot Armstrong, Sean Furst, Bryan Furst, Richard Shepard, Bruce Rubenstein and Andrew Dice Clay; “Queen of the South,” executive produced by David T. Friendly and Natalie Chaidez; and “Chance” from Kem Nunn, Alexandra Cunningham, Lenny Abrahamson, Michael London and Grazer. Upcoming projects include “Seven Seconds” from Veena Sud, and the next two installments in the “American Crime Story” anthology, titled “The Assassination of Gianni Versace” and “Katrina.”
About Imagine Entertainment:
Imagine Entertainment was founded in 1986 by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer to create independently produced feature films, television programs and other original programming. Imagine Entertainment has been honored with over 60 prestigious awards including 43 Academy Award nominations and 187 Emmy nominations. Past productions include the Academy Award Best Picture winner “A Beautiful Mind,” as well as Grammy Award Best Film winner “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week — The Touring Years.” Additional films include “Get on Up,” “Rush,” “J. Edgar,” “Frost/Nixon,” “American Gangster,” “The Da Vinci Code,” “Apollo 13,” “8 Mile,” “Liar, Liar,” “Backdraft” and “Parenthood,” to name a few. Upcoming films include “The Spy Who Dumped Me.” Television productions include Fox’s “Empire” and “24” franchise, Nat Geo’s MARS and Breakthrough, NBC’s “Parenthood” and “Friday Night Lights,” Fox’s and Netflix’s “Arrested Development,” and HBO's “From the Earth to the Moon,” for which Howard and Grazer won the Emmy for Outstanding Mini-Series. Ron Howard and Brian Grazer began their collaboration in 1985 with the hit comedies “Night Shift” and “Splash,” and continue to run Imagine Entertainment as chairmen.
About Madison Wells Media’s OddLot Entertainment:
Founded in 2001 by producer Gigi Pritzker, Madison Wells Media’s OddLot Entertainment is a film and television production company that develops, produces, finances and arranges distribution for quality commercial properties for the U.S. and international markets. OddLot teams with first-class filmmakers and provides them with resources that go far beyond equity investment to produce a range of high-quality films. Most recently, OddLot produced the 10-time Emmy-nominated Nat Geo series GENIUS, as well as the Academy Award-nominated film “Hell or High Water,” written by Taylor Sheridan and starring Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine and Ben Foster, for CBS Films, and the 2017 indie comedy “Landline,” starring Jenny Slate, John Turturro and Edie Falco. OddLot’s past releases include the 2010 Academy Award-nominated drama “Rabbit Hole,” starring Nicole Kidman; “The Way Way Back,” starring Steve Carell; “Drive,” starring Ryan Gosling; the futuristic sci-fi film “Ender’s Game”; and Jon Stewart’s directorial debut, “Rosewater.” OddLot CEO Gigi Pritzker is part of a consortium that launched the film studio STX Entertainment founded by producer Robert Simonds. OddLot has a preferential co-producing, financing and development deal with STX. The company is based in Los Angeles, California, and is a subsidiary of Madison Wells Media, a diversified premium content company.
About EUE/Sokolow:
Founded in 2010 by producer/director Jeff Cooney and veteran television producer Sam Sokolow, EUE/Sokolow is an independent television studio that develops, finances, produces and arranges the distribution of premium television shows and content. EUE/Sokolow attracts high-end talent to develop television properties in a forward-thinking business model designed for today’s global television marketplace. Recently, EUE/Sokolow independently produced pilots/presentations of “Co-Op,” a television show created by and starring Zachary Levi and written and directed by Nancy Hower and John Lehr; “Diplomatic Immunity,” a comedy starring Australian comedy troupe The Peloton; “Shalom Y’all,” a comedy by showrunner Caryn Lucas based on the work of Julia Fowler; and “Win With Les,” starring Josh Lucas and created and written by Blair Singer. Since opening their doors, Cooney and Sokolow have set up shows at HBO, ABC, NBC, Freeform, Nat Geo, TNT, E!, Lifetime Movie Network and OWN. EUE/Sokolow is a subsidiary of EUE/Screen Gems, whose infrastructure includes studio complexes in Atlanta, Wilmington and Miami that have been home to productions such as “Stranger Things” (Netflix), “Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1” (Lionsgate), “Sleepy Hollow” (Fox), “Iron Man 3” (Marvel Studios), “Six” (A&E/History Channel), “The Conjuring” (New Line Cinema), “Under the Dome” (CBS) and “East Bound and Down” (HBO).
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NEW CAST
Alex Rich as Young Picasso
Clémence Poésy as Françoise Gilot
Robert Sheehan as Carlos Casagemas
Poppy Delevingne as Marie-Thérèse Walter
Aisling Franciosi as Fernande Olivier
Sebastian Roche as Emile Gilot
RETURNING CAST
Samantha Colley as Dora Maar
Seth Gabel as Guillaume Apollinaire
T.R. Knight as Max Jacobs;
and Johnny Flynn as Alain Cuny
Season Two Again Hails From Executive Producer and Showrunner Ken Biller, With Executive Producers Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Francie Calfo, Gigi Pritzker and Sam Sokolow
Production Has Begun in Europe on 10-Episode Anthology Series
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Geographic and Fox 21 Television Studios, along with Imagine Television announced the key cast joining previously announced Antonio Banderas in the second season of the Emmy-nominated anthology series GENIUS. The new cast is highlighted by Alex Rich (“GLOW,” “True Detective”), who will share the title role with Banderas, playing a young Pablo Picasso, one of the 20th century’s most influential and celebrated artists. Production begins this month and will shoot in cities all over Europe for the 10-episode anthology series. The new season, from Fox 21 Television Studios, will again be executive produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment, Madison Wells Media’s OddLot Entertainment and EUE/Sokolow, and will premiere in 2018.
Joining Rich are Clémence Poésy (“Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire,” “In Bruges”) as Francoise Gilot, a French painter and best-selling author whose decadelong affair with Picasso yielded two children; Sebastian Roche (“Young Pope”) as Emile Gilot, Francoise’s tyrannical father; Robert Sheehan (“Fortitude,” “Misfits”) as Carlos Casagemas, a Spanish art student and poet who was one of Picasso’s closest friends; Poppy Delevingne (“Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword”) as Marie-Thérèse Walter, a lover and muse of Picasso, who mothered his first daughter; and Aisling Franciosi (“Game of Thrones,” “The Fall”) as Fernande Olivier, a French artist and model who Picasso painted more than 60 portraits of.
Several cast members from the first season of GENIUS will return to the franchise, including Samantha Colley (“The Crucible”) as Dora Maar, a French photographer and painter who was also Picasso’s lover and muse; T.R. Knight (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “The Catch”) as Max Jacob, one of Picasso’s first friends in Paris; Seth Gabel (“Salem”) as Guillaume Apollinaire, one of the foremost poets of the 20th century and a frequent collaborator with Picasso; and Johnny Flynn (“Lovesick”), as French actor Alain Cuny.
“Working with a repertory company of versatile actors playing different roles in different seasons of a show has long been on my professional bucket list. To that end, bringing together many of our original GENIUS cast with an impressive roster of new international actors to tell the rich and provocative story of Pablo Picasso is truly a thrill,” said Ken Biller, executive producer and showrunner, who will also direct the first episode.
The artistic career of Pablo Diego Jose Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Crispin Crispiniano Maria Remedios de la Santisima Trinidad Ruiz Picasso spanned more than 80 of his 91 years, much of it in his second home, France. Much like the subject of the first season of GENIUS, Albert Einstein, Picasso imagined and interpreted the world in totally new and unorthodox ways, and constantly reinvented our perceptions of art and creativity. The prolific artist generated an estimated 50,000 works, among the most notable being “The Old Guitarist” from his Blue Period, now on display at the Art Institute of Chicago; “Guernica,” inspired by the Nazi bombing of a small Spanish town of the same name, recently displayed at the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid; and “Les Demoiselles D’Avignon,” now on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Picasso’s passionate nature and relentless creative drive were inextricably linked to his personal life, which included tumultuous marriages, numerous affairs and constantly shifting political and personal alliances. He lived most of his life in the vibrant Paris of the first half of the 20th century and crossed paths with writers and artists including Coco Chanel, Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall, Gertrude Stein, Georges Braque and Jean Cocteau. Picasso constantly reinvented himself, always striving to innovate and push the boundaries of artistic expression.
Showrunner, executive producer and writer Biller continues his role overseeing the new season. The second season will also once again hail from Fox 21 Television Studios, whose recent “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” dominated every awards contest and critics’ list; Imagine Television, the producer of “24” and “Empire,” with executive producers Grazer and Howard along with executive producer Francie Calfo and producer Anna Culp; and Madison Wells Media’s OddLot Entertainment, which earlier this year produced the Academy Award-nominated film “Hell or High Water,” with executive producers Gigi Pritzker and Rachel Shane. Sam Sokolow and Jeff Cooney from EUE/Sokolow are also executive producers.
GENIUS is produced by Fox 21 Television Studios, Imagine Television, Madison Wells Media’s OddLot Entertainment and EUE/Sokolow.
About National Geographic Partners LLC:
National Geographic Partners LLC (NGP), a joint venture between National Geographic and 21st Century Fox, is committed to bringing the world premium science, adventure and exploration content across an unrivaled portfolio of media assets. NGP combines the global National Geographic television channels (National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo MUNDO, Nat Geo PEOPLE) with National Geographic’s media and consumer-oriented assets, including National Geographic magazines; National Geographic studios; related digital and social media platforms; books; maps; children’s media; and ancillary activities that include travel, global experiences and events, archival sales, licensing and e-commerce businesses. Furthering knowledge and understanding of our world has been the core purpose of National Geographic for 129 years, and now we are committed to going deeper, pushing boundaries, going further for our consumers … and reaching over 730 million people around the world in 172 countries and 43 languages every month as we do it. NGP returns 27 percent of our proceeds to the non-profit National Geographic Society to fund work in the areas of science, exploration, conservation and education. For more information visit natgeotv.com or nationalgeographic.com, or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, YouTube, LinkedIn and Pinterest.
About Fox 21 Television Studios:
Fox 21 Television Studios is a production unit housed within Fox Television Group devoted to making creatively ambitious scripted and unscripted series for all distribution platforms. Fox 21 Television Studios is responsible for two of this year’s Emmy contenders for Outstanding Limited Series: Ryan Murphy’s “FEUD: Bette and Joan” (19 nominations) and GENIUS from Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo, Gigi Pritzker, Rachel Shane, Sam Sokolow, Jeff Cooney, Ken Biller and Noah Pink (10 nominations). The studio also produced the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning sensation from Murphy, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” (with FX Productions); the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning “Homeland,” starring Claire Danes and Mandy Patinkin; and the critically acclaimed “The Americans” (with FX Productions), starring Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell. Additional series include “Dice,” from Scot Armstrong, Sean Furst, Bryan Furst, Richard Shepard, Bruce Rubenstein and Andrew Dice Clay; “Queen of the South,” executive produced by David T. Friendly and Natalie Chaidez; and “Chance” from Kem Nunn, Alexandra Cunningham, Lenny Abrahamson, Michael London and Grazer. Upcoming projects include “Seven Seconds” from Veena Sud, and the next two installments in the “American Crime Story” anthology, titled “The Assassination of Gianni Versace” and “Katrina.”
About Imagine Entertainment:
Imagine Entertainment was founded in 1986 by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer to create independently produced feature films, television programs and other original programming. Imagine Entertainment has been honored with over 60 prestigious awards including 43 Academy Award nominations and 187 Emmy nominations. Past productions include the Academy Award Best Picture winner “A Beautiful Mind,” as well as Grammy Award Best Film winner “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week — The Touring Years.” Additional films include “Get on Up,” “Rush,” “J. Edgar,” “Frost/Nixon,” “American Gangster,” “The Da Vinci Code,” “Apollo 13,” “8 Mile,” “Liar, Liar,” “Backdraft” and “Parenthood,” to name a few. Upcoming films include “The Spy Who Dumped Me.” Television productions include Fox’s “Empire” and “24” franchise, Nat Geo’s MARS and Breakthrough, NBC’s “Parenthood” and “Friday Night Lights,” Fox’s and Netflix’s “Arrested Development,” and HBO's “From the Earth to the Moon,” for which Howard and Grazer won the Emmy for Outstanding Mini-Series. Ron Howard and Brian Grazer began their collaboration in 1985 with the hit comedies “Night Shift” and “Splash,” and continue to run Imagine Entertainment as chairmen.
About Madison Wells Media’s OddLot Entertainment:
Founded in 2001 by producer Gigi Pritzker, Madison Wells Media’s OddLot Entertainment is a film and television production company that develops, produces, finances and arranges distribution for quality commercial properties for the U.S. and international markets. OddLot teams with first-class filmmakers and provides them with resources that go far beyond equity investment to produce a range of high-quality films. Most recently, OddLot produced the 10-time Emmy-nominated Nat Geo series GENIUS, as well as the Academy Award-nominated film “Hell or High Water,” written by Taylor Sheridan and starring Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine and Ben Foster, for CBS Films, and the 2017 indie comedy “Landline,” starring Jenny Slate, John Turturro and Edie Falco. OddLot’s past releases include the 2010 Academy Award-nominated drama “Rabbit Hole,” starring Nicole Kidman; “The Way Way Back,” starring Steve Carell; “Drive,” starring Ryan Gosling; the futuristic sci-fi film “Ender’s Game”; and Jon Stewart’s directorial debut, “Rosewater.” OddLot CEO Gigi Pritzker is part of a consortium that launched the film studio STX Entertainment founded by producer Robert Simonds. OddLot has a preferential co-producing, financing and development deal with STX. The company is based in Los Angeles, California, and is a subsidiary of Madison Wells Media, a diversified premium content company.
About EUE/Sokolow:
Founded in 2010 by producer/director Jeff Cooney and veteran television producer Sam Sokolow, EUE/Sokolow is an independent television studio that develops, finances, produces and arranges the distribution of premium television shows and content. EUE/Sokolow attracts high-end talent to develop television properties in a forward-thinking business model designed for today’s global television marketplace. Recently, EUE/Sokolow independently produced pilots/presentations of “Co-Op,” a television show created by and starring Zachary Levi and written and directed by Nancy Hower and John Lehr; “Diplomatic Immunity,” a comedy starring Australian comedy troupe The Peloton; “Shalom Y’all,” a comedy by showrunner Caryn Lucas based on the work of Julia Fowler; and “Win With Les,” starring Josh Lucas and created and written by Blair Singer. Since opening their doors, Cooney and Sokolow have set up shows at HBO, ABC, NBC, Freeform, Nat Geo, TNT, E!, Lifetime Movie Network and OWN. EUE/Sokolow is a subsidiary of EUE/Screen Gems, whose infrastructure includes studio complexes in Atlanta, Wilmington and Miami that have been home to productions such as “Stranger Things” (Netflix), “Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1” (Lionsgate), “Sleepy Hollow” (Fox), “Iron Man 3” (Marvel Studios), “Six” (A&E/History Channel), “The Conjuring” (New Line Cinema), “Under the Dome” (CBS) and “East Bound and Down” (HBO).
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Saturday, October 21, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from October 15th to 21st, 2017 - Update #38
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MOVIES - From Variety: Documentary filmmaker Tony Zierra plans a documentary about legendary filmmaker, the late Stanley Kubrick.
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SCANDAL - From Vulture: In breaking a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), Rose McGowan claimes that Harvey Weinstein raped her.
From YahooGMA: Director Rob Reiner says that there are more "Harvey Weinsteins."
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MUSIC - From BET: Grammy-winning recording artist, Frank Ocean, has won his a libel suit brought by his father.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: Tyler Perry's "Boo 2!" headed to be #1 at weekend box office.
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CELEBRITY - From Variety: PartyCasino claims to name the most and least profitable actors and actresses in Hollywood.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Jackie Chan remembers impromptu game of bowling with Bruce Lee just days before Lee died.
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SCANDAL - From ShadowandAct: Lupita N'yongo documents her awful encounter with Harvey Weinstein.
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MOVIES - From Variety: The writers behind FX's "Feud: Betty and Joan" miniseries are writing a biopic of actress Vivien Leigh, who won two best actress Oscars, the most famous for her role as Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind."
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MOVIES - From THR: Channing Tatum haults development on a sexual abuse movie he was working on with The Weinstein Company.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Fox orders a pilot from "Carmichael Show" creator, Jerrod Carmichael.
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CULTURE - From InformedComment: Some Vikings were Muslin?!
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MANGA-FILM - From Gizmodo: "Fast & Furious" franchise director, Justin Lin, wants to turn legendary manga, "Lone Wolf and Cub" into a manga.
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CULTURE - From Truthout: How the Nazis used Jim Crow laws as models for their race laws.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Ryan Potter has been cast as "Beast Boy" in the TV series, "Titans" (based on the DC Comics series). Titans is slated to bow in 2018 on an unnamed DC Comics streaming service.
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POLITICS - From RawStory: President Trump tells widow of fallen soldier "he knew what he signed up for."
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STAR WARS - From CNN: Ron Howard announces the title of his Star Wars movie, "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
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BOOK NEWS - From BBC: American George Saunders won the UK's highest literary award, the Man Booker Prize, for his novel, "Lincoln in the Bardo." Saunders is the only the second American to win the award. The award has only been open to American authors since 2014.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooLifestyle: Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence once had to do a nude lineup.
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MUSIC - From Billboard: The "Selena Quintanilla Google Doodle" celebrates the anniversary of the October 17, 1989 release of the first album from the late Mexican-American singer, Selena. Billboard has the exclusive story behind the development and creation of the Selena Google Doodle.
From Google: To read more about the "Selena Quintanilla Google Doodle."
From Google: There is an interactive museum exhibit featuring Selena.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Gregg Popovich, coach of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs, calls President Trump a "soulless coward."
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: The original members of Bananarama reunite.
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CELEBRITY - From EOnline: Oscar-winning actress Alicia Vikander has married Oscar-nominated actor Michael Fassbender.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: Marvel's "Black Panther" trailer is a game changer.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/13 to 10/15/2017 weekend box office is "Happy Death Day" with an estimated take of $26.5 million.
From FilmSchoolRejects: A list of movies that are similar to "Happy Death Day" to varying degress.
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MOVIES - From ThinkProgress: Woody Allen, who has been accused of sexual transgressions, does not want the accusations against Harvey Weinstein to turn into "a witch hunt."
From TheNewYorkTimes: In an opinion piece for the times, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, Sarah Polley, talks about the lecherous men she meets making films, including Harvey Weinstein.
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CELEBRITY - From TheGuardian: Tom Hanks has written his first book of short stories.
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DISNEY - From FinancialTimes: The site applauds Disney's thus-far successful "Movies Anywhere" service, but wonders if it is seven years too late.
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MOVIES - From NOW: Are social media posts about movies more important than film critic reviews?
TRAILERS and VIDEOS:
From YouTube: New Black Panther trailer (10/16).
From YouTube: Here is a trailer for "Roman J. Israel, ESQ." from writer/director Dan Gilroy ("Nightcrawler") and starring Denzel Washington.
From YouTube: Here is a trailer for the Amazon Prime Video exclusive, "Jean Claude Van Johnson." Jean Claude Van Damme plays Van Johnson a spy who moonlights as an actor named "Jean Claude Van Damme."
From ShadowandAct: Tyler Perry appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" Madea, President Donald Trump's new press secretary.
MOVIES - From Variety: Documentary filmmaker Tony Zierra plans a documentary about legendary filmmaker, the late Stanley Kubrick.
----------
SCANDAL - From Vulture: In breaking a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), Rose McGowan claimes that Harvey Weinstein raped her.
From YahooGMA: Director Rob Reiner says that there are more "Harvey Weinsteins."
----------
MUSIC - From BET: Grammy-winning recording artist, Frank Ocean, has won his a libel suit brought by his father.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: Tyler Perry's "Boo 2!" headed to be #1 at weekend box office.
---------
CELEBRITY - From Variety: PartyCasino claims to name the most and least profitable actors and actresses in Hollywood.
----------
CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Jackie Chan remembers impromptu game of bowling with Bruce Lee just days before Lee died.
----------
SCANDAL - From ShadowandAct: Lupita N'yongo documents her awful encounter with Harvey Weinstein.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: The writers behind FX's "Feud: Betty and Joan" miniseries are writing a biopic of actress Vivien Leigh, who won two best actress Oscars, the most famous for her role as Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind."
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MOVIES - From THR: Channing Tatum haults development on a sexual abuse movie he was working on with The Weinstein Company.
----------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Fox orders a pilot from "Carmichael Show" creator, Jerrod Carmichael.
----------
CULTURE - From InformedComment: Some Vikings were Muslin?!
----------
MANGA-FILM - From Gizmodo: "Fast & Furious" franchise director, Justin Lin, wants to turn legendary manga, "Lone Wolf and Cub" into a manga.
----------
CULTURE - From Truthout: How the Nazis used Jim Crow laws as models for their race laws.
---------
COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Ryan Potter has been cast as "Beast Boy" in the TV series, "Titans" (based on the DC Comics series). Titans is slated to bow in 2018 on an unnamed DC Comics streaming service.
---------
POLITICS - From RawStory: President Trump tells widow of fallen soldier "he knew what he signed up for."
----------
STAR WARS - From CNN: Ron Howard announces the title of his Star Wars movie, "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
----------
BOOK NEWS - From BBC: American George Saunders won the UK's highest literary award, the Man Booker Prize, for his novel, "Lincoln in the Bardo." Saunders is the only the second American to win the award. The award has only been open to American authors since 2014.
----------
CELEBRITY - From YahooLifestyle: Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence once had to do a nude lineup.
-----------------------------------------------
MUSIC - From Billboard: The "Selena Quintanilla Google Doodle" celebrates the anniversary of the October 17, 1989 release of the first album from the late Mexican-American singer, Selena. Billboard has the exclusive story behind the development and creation of the Selena Google Doodle.
From Google: To read more about the "Selena Quintanilla Google Doodle."
From Google: There is an interactive museum exhibit featuring Selena.
-------------------------------------------------
SPORTS - From YahooSports: Gregg Popovich, coach of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs, calls President Trump a "soulless coward."
----------
MUSIC - From YahooMusic: The original members of Bananarama reunite.
----------
CELEBRITY - From EOnline: Oscar-winning actress Alicia Vikander has married Oscar-nominated actor Michael Fassbender.
---------
COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: Marvel's "Black Panther" trailer is a game changer.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/13 to 10/15/2017 weekend box office is "Happy Death Day" with an estimated take of $26.5 million.
From FilmSchoolRejects: A list of movies that are similar to "Happy Death Day" to varying degress.
----------
MOVIES - From ThinkProgress: Woody Allen, who has been accused of sexual transgressions, does not want the accusations against Harvey Weinstein to turn into "a witch hunt."
From TheNewYorkTimes: In an opinion piece for the times, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, Sarah Polley, talks about the lecherous men she meets making films, including Harvey Weinstein.
----------
CELEBRITY - From TheGuardian: Tom Hanks has written his first book of short stories.
----------
DISNEY - From FinancialTimes: The site applauds Disney's thus-far successful "Movies Anywhere" service, but wonders if it is seven years too late.
----------
MOVIES - From NOW: Are social media posts about movies more important than film critic reviews?
TRAILERS and VIDEOS:
From YouTube: New Black Panther trailer (10/16).
From YouTube: Here is a trailer for "Roman J. Israel, ESQ." from writer/director Dan Gilroy ("Nightcrawler") and starring Denzel Washington.
From YouTube: Here is a trailer for the Amazon Prime Video exclusive, "Jean Claude Van Johnson." Jean Claude Van Damme plays Van Johnson a spy who moonlights as an actor named "Jean Claude Van Damme."
From ShadowandAct: Tyler Perry appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" Madea, President Donald Trump's new press secretary.
Monday, September 18, 2017
Antonio Banderas Joins NatGeo's "Genius" as Pablo Picasso
Emmy- and Golden Globe-Nominated Actor Antonio Banderas to Star as Pablo Picasso in GENIUS Season Two from National Geographic, Fox 21 Television Studios and Imagine Television
Season Two Again Hails From Showrunner Ken Biller With Executive Producers Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Ken Biller, Francie Calfo, and Gigi Pritzker
Production Begins This Fall on 10-Episode Anthology Series
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As National Geographic heads into this year’s Emmys with 10 nominations for the first season of GENIUS, Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actor Antonio Banderas (“Evita,” “The Mask of Zorro,” “The 33”) has been cast as Pablo Picasso in season two, which will chronicle the life and work of the Spanish painter, one of the 20th century’s most influential and celebrated artists. The new season, from Fox 21 Television Studios, will again be executive produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment, Madison Wells Media’s OddLot Entertainment and EUE/Sokolow, and will premiere in 2018.
.@antoniobanderas to star as Pablo Picasso in season 2 of @NatGeoChannel #GENIUS
“The life story of Pablo Picasso has long since fascinated me and I have so much respect for this man, who also comes from my birthplace Málaga,” said Antonio Banderas. “I am thrilled to work with National Geographic, Brian, Ron, Ken and the rest of the GENIUS team to tell an authentic story of one of the most innovative painters in the world.”
“Antonio was the natural choice. He, like Picasso, has a no-holds-barred approach to life that will add to the genuineness that we’re looking for,” said Ron Howard. “He has such tremendous range as an actor, who I know will bring this brilliant and unconventional artist to life.”
“From Pancho Villa to Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, Antonio has had such a successful track record in portraying real-life, larger-than-life iconic figures with such honesty and depth. And with Picasso, I’m looking forward to seeing his interpretation of the man behind the artistic greatness,” added Brian Grazer.
“Not only are they both from Málaga, Spain, but also similar to Picasso, Antonio exudes charisma and passion, and has challenged boundaries with his creative artistry,” said Carolyn Bernstein, executive vice president, head of global scripted, National Geographic. “He checks all the boxes for us and we couldn’t be more pleased to have him lead the series.”
Banderas is repped by Paradigm Talent Agency.
The first season of GENIUS, which starred Geoffrey Rush (“The King’s Speech,” “Pirates of the Caribbean”) as Albert Einstein, was recently nominated for 10 Emmys, including Outstanding Limited Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series and more, marking a network record. It also became the network’s best performing new series launch in network history, watched by over 45 million viewers globally.
The artistic career of Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno CrispÃn Crispiniano MarÃa Remedios de la SantÃsima Trinidad Ruiz Picasso spanned more than 80 of his 91 years, much of it in his second home of France. Much like the subject of the first season of GENIUS, Einstein, Picasso imagined and interpreted the world in totally new and unorthodox ways, and constantly reinvented our perceptions of art and creativity. The prolific artist generated an estimated 50,000 works, among the most notable being “The Old Guitarist” from his Blue Period, now on display at the Art Institute of Chicago; “Guernica,” inspired by the Nazi bombing of a small Spanish town of the same name, recently displayed at the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid; and “Les Demoiselles D’Avignon,” now on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Picasso’s passionate nature and relentless creative drive were inextricably linked to his personal life, which included tumultuous marriages, numerous affairs and constantly shifting political and personal alliances. He lived most of his life in the vibrant Paris of the first half of the 20th century and crossed paths with writers and artists including Coco Chanel, Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall, Gertrude Stein, Georges Braque and Jean Cocteau. Picasso constantly reinvented himself, always striving to innovate and push the boundaries of artistic expression.
Showrunner, executive producer and writer Ken Biller will continue his role overseeing the new season. The second season will also once again hail from Fox 21 Television Studios, whose recent “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” dominated every awards contest and critics’ list; Imagine Television, the producer of “24” and “Empire,” with executive producers Grazer and Howard along with executive producer Francie Calfo and producer Anna Culp; and Madison Wells Media’s OddLot Entertainment, which earlier this year produced the Academy Award-nominated film “Hell or High Water,” with executive producers Gigi Pritzker and Rachel Shane. Sam Sokolow and Jeff Cooney from EUE/Sokolow are also executive producers. Filming is expected to begin later this fall for a 2018 premiere on National Geographic Channels in 171 countries and 45 languages.
GENIUS is produced by Fox 21 Television Studios, Imagine Television, Madison Wells Media’s OddLot Entertainment and EUE/Sokolow.
About National Geographic Partners LLC:
National Geographic Partners LLC (NGP), a joint venture between National Geographic and 21st Century Fox, is committed to bringing the world premium science, adventure and exploration content across an unrivaled portfolio of media assets. NGP combines the global National Geographic television channels (National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo MUNDO, Nat Geo PEOPLE) with National Geographic’s media and consumer-oriented assets, including National Geographic magazines; National Geographic studios; related digital and social media platforms; books; maps; children’s media; and ancillary activities that include travel, global experiences and events, archival sales, licensing and e-commerce businesses. Furthering knowledge and understanding of our world has been the core purpose of National Geographic for 129 years, and now we are committed to going deeper, pushing boundaries, going further for our consumers … and reaching over 730 million people around the world in 172 countries and 43 languages every month as we do it. NGP returns 27 percent of our proceeds to the non-profit National Geographic Society to fund work in the areas of science, exploration, conservation and education. For more information visit natgeotv.com or nationalgeographic.com, or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, YouTube, LinkedIn and Pinterest.
About Fox 21 Television Studios:
Fox 21 Television Studios is a production unit housed within Fox Television Group devoted to making creatively ambitious scripted and unscripted series for all distribution platforms. Fox 21 Television Studios is responsible for two of this year’s Emmy contenders for Outstanding Limited Series: Ryan Murphy’s “FEUD: Bette and Joan” (19 nominations) and GENIUS from Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo, Gigi Pritzker, Rachel Shane, Sam Sokolow, Jeff Cooney, Ken Biller and Noah Pink (10 nominations). The studio also produced the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning sensation from Murphy, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” (with FX Productions); the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning “Homeland,” starring Claire Danes and Mandy Patinkin; and the critically acclaimed “The Americans” (with FX Productions), starring Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell. Additional series include “Dice,” from Scot Armstrong, Sean Furst, Bryan Furst, Richard Shepard, Bruce Rubenstein and Andrew Dice Clay; “Queen of the South,” executive produced by David T. Friendly and Natalie Chaidez; and “Chance” from Kem Nunn, Alexandra Cunningham, Lenny Abrahamson, Michael London and Grazer. Upcoming projects include “Seven Seconds” from Veena Sud, and the next two installments in the “American Crime Story” anthology, titled “The Assassination of Gianni Versace” and “Katrina.”
About Imagine Entertainment:
Imagine Entertainment was founded in 1986 by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer to create independently produced feature films, television programs and other original programming. Imagine Entertainment has been honored with more than 60 prestigious awards including 10 Academy Awards and 42 Emmy awards. Past productions include the Academy Award Best Picture winner “A Beautiful Mind,” as well as Grammy Award Best Film winner “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week — The Touring Years.” Additional films include “Get on Up,” “Rush,” “J. Edgar,” “Frost/Nixon,” “American Gangster,” “The Da Vinci Code,” “Apollo 13,” “8 Mile,” “Liar, Liar,” “Backdraft” and “Parenthood,” to name a few. Upcoming films include “Lowriders,” “The Dark Tower” and “American Made.” Television productions include Fox’s “Empire” and “24” franchise, Nat Geo’s MARS and Breakthrough, NBC’s “Parenthood” and “Friday Night Lights,” Fox’s and Netflix’s “Arrested Development,” and HBO's “From the Earth to the Moon,” for which Howard and Grazer won the Emmy for Outstanding Mini-Series. Upcoming television productions include Fox’s “Shots Fired” and Nat Geo’s GENIUS. Ron Howard and Brian Grazer began their collaboration in 1985 with the hit comedies “Night Shift” and “Splash,” and continue to run Imagine Entertainment as chairmen.
About Madison Wells Media’s OddLot Entertainment:
Founded in 2001 by producer Gigi Pritzker, Madison Wells Media’s OddLot Entertainment is a film and television production company that develops, produces, finances and arranges distribution for quality commercial properties for the U.S. and international markets. OddLot teams with first-class filmmakers and provides them with resources that go far beyond equity investment to produce a range of high-quality films. Most recently, OddLot produced the Academy Award-nominated film “Hell or High Water,” written by Taylor Sheridan and starring Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine and Ben Foster, for CBS Films. OddLot’s past releases include the 2010 Academy Award-nominated drama “Rabbit Hole,” starring Nicole Kidman; “The Way Way Back,” starring Steve Carell; “Drive,” starring Ryan Gosling; the futuristic sci-fi film “Ender’s Game;” and Jon Stewart’s directorial debut, “Rosewater.” OddLot CEO Gigi Pritzker is part of a consortium that launched the film studio STX Entertainment founded by producer Robert Simonds. OddLot has a preferential co-producing, financing and development deal with STX. The company is based in Los Angeles, California, and is a subsidiary of Madison Wells Media, a diversified premium content company.
About EUE/Sokolow:
Founded in 2010 by producer/director Jeff Cooney and veteran television producer Sam Sokolow, EUE/Sokolow is an independent television studio that develops, finances, produces and arranges the distribution of premium television shows and content. EUE/Sokolow attracts high-end talent to develop television properties in a forward-thinking business model designed for today’s global television marketplace. Recently, EUE/Sokolow independently produced pilots/presentations of “Co-Op,” a television show created by and starring Zachary Levi and written and directed by Nancy Hower and John Lehr; “Diplomatic Immunity,” a comedy starring Australian comedy troupe The Peloton; “Shalom Y’all,” a comedy by showrunner Caryn Lucas based on the work of Julia Fowler; and “Win With Les,” starring Josh Lucas and created and written by Blair Singer. Since opening their doors, Cooney and Sokolow have set up shows at HBO, ABC, NBC, Freeform, Nat Geo, TNT, E!, Lifetime Movie Network and OWN. EUE/Sokolow is a subsidiary of EUE/Screen Gems, whose infrastructure includes studio complexes in Atlanta, Wilmington and Miami that have been home to productions such as “Stranger Things” (Netflix), “Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1” (Lionsgate), “Sleepy Hollow” (Fox), “Iron Man 3” (Marvel Studios), “Six” (A&E/History Channel), “The Conjuring” (New Line Cinema), “Under the Dome” (CBS) and “East Bound and Down” (HBO).
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Season Two Again Hails From Showrunner Ken Biller With Executive Producers Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Ken Biller, Francie Calfo, and Gigi Pritzker
Production Begins This Fall on 10-Episode Anthology Series
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As National Geographic heads into this year’s Emmys with 10 nominations for the first season of GENIUS, Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actor Antonio Banderas (“Evita,” “The Mask of Zorro,” “The 33”) has been cast as Pablo Picasso in season two, which will chronicle the life and work of the Spanish painter, one of the 20th century’s most influential and celebrated artists. The new season, from Fox 21 Television Studios, will again be executive produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment, Madison Wells Media’s OddLot Entertainment and EUE/Sokolow, and will premiere in 2018.
.@antoniobanderas to star as Pablo Picasso in season 2 of @NatGeoChannel #GENIUS
“The life story of Pablo Picasso has long since fascinated me and I have so much respect for this man, who also comes from my birthplace Málaga,” said Antonio Banderas. “I am thrilled to work with National Geographic, Brian, Ron, Ken and the rest of the GENIUS team to tell an authentic story of one of the most innovative painters in the world.”
“Antonio was the natural choice. He, like Picasso, has a no-holds-barred approach to life that will add to the genuineness that we’re looking for,” said Ron Howard. “He has such tremendous range as an actor, who I know will bring this brilliant and unconventional artist to life.”
“From Pancho Villa to Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, Antonio has had such a successful track record in portraying real-life, larger-than-life iconic figures with such honesty and depth. And with Picasso, I’m looking forward to seeing his interpretation of the man behind the artistic greatness,” added Brian Grazer.
“Not only are they both from Málaga, Spain, but also similar to Picasso, Antonio exudes charisma and passion, and has challenged boundaries with his creative artistry,” said Carolyn Bernstein, executive vice president, head of global scripted, National Geographic. “He checks all the boxes for us and we couldn’t be more pleased to have him lead the series.”
Banderas is repped by Paradigm Talent Agency.
The first season of GENIUS, which starred Geoffrey Rush (“The King’s Speech,” “Pirates of the Caribbean”) as Albert Einstein, was recently nominated for 10 Emmys, including Outstanding Limited Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series and more, marking a network record. It also became the network’s best performing new series launch in network history, watched by over 45 million viewers globally.
The artistic career of Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno CrispÃn Crispiniano MarÃa Remedios de la SantÃsima Trinidad Ruiz Picasso spanned more than 80 of his 91 years, much of it in his second home of France. Much like the subject of the first season of GENIUS, Einstein, Picasso imagined and interpreted the world in totally new and unorthodox ways, and constantly reinvented our perceptions of art and creativity. The prolific artist generated an estimated 50,000 works, among the most notable being “The Old Guitarist” from his Blue Period, now on display at the Art Institute of Chicago; “Guernica,” inspired by the Nazi bombing of a small Spanish town of the same name, recently displayed at the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid; and “Les Demoiselles D’Avignon,” now on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Picasso’s passionate nature and relentless creative drive were inextricably linked to his personal life, which included tumultuous marriages, numerous affairs and constantly shifting political and personal alliances. He lived most of his life in the vibrant Paris of the first half of the 20th century and crossed paths with writers and artists including Coco Chanel, Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall, Gertrude Stein, Georges Braque and Jean Cocteau. Picasso constantly reinvented himself, always striving to innovate and push the boundaries of artistic expression.
Showrunner, executive producer and writer Ken Biller will continue his role overseeing the new season. The second season will also once again hail from Fox 21 Television Studios, whose recent “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” dominated every awards contest and critics’ list; Imagine Television, the producer of “24” and “Empire,” with executive producers Grazer and Howard along with executive producer Francie Calfo and producer Anna Culp; and Madison Wells Media’s OddLot Entertainment, which earlier this year produced the Academy Award-nominated film “Hell or High Water,” with executive producers Gigi Pritzker and Rachel Shane. Sam Sokolow and Jeff Cooney from EUE/Sokolow are also executive producers. Filming is expected to begin later this fall for a 2018 premiere on National Geographic Channels in 171 countries and 45 languages.
GENIUS is produced by Fox 21 Television Studios, Imagine Television, Madison Wells Media’s OddLot Entertainment and EUE/Sokolow.
About National Geographic Partners LLC:
National Geographic Partners LLC (NGP), a joint venture between National Geographic and 21st Century Fox, is committed to bringing the world premium science, adventure and exploration content across an unrivaled portfolio of media assets. NGP combines the global National Geographic television channels (National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo MUNDO, Nat Geo PEOPLE) with National Geographic’s media and consumer-oriented assets, including National Geographic magazines; National Geographic studios; related digital and social media platforms; books; maps; children’s media; and ancillary activities that include travel, global experiences and events, archival sales, licensing and e-commerce businesses. Furthering knowledge and understanding of our world has been the core purpose of National Geographic for 129 years, and now we are committed to going deeper, pushing boundaries, going further for our consumers … and reaching over 730 million people around the world in 172 countries and 43 languages every month as we do it. NGP returns 27 percent of our proceeds to the non-profit National Geographic Society to fund work in the areas of science, exploration, conservation and education. For more information visit natgeotv.com or nationalgeographic.com, or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, YouTube, LinkedIn and Pinterest.
About Fox 21 Television Studios:
Fox 21 Television Studios is a production unit housed within Fox Television Group devoted to making creatively ambitious scripted and unscripted series for all distribution platforms. Fox 21 Television Studios is responsible for two of this year’s Emmy contenders for Outstanding Limited Series: Ryan Murphy’s “FEUD: Bette and Joan” (19 nominations) and GENIUS from Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo, Gigi Pritzker, Rachel Shane, Sam Sokolow, Jeff Cooney, Ken Biller and Noah Pink (10 nominations). The studio also produced the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning sensation from Murphy, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” (with FX Productions); the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning “Homeland,” starring Claire Danes and Mandy Patinkin; and the critically acclaimed “The Americans” (with FX Productions), starring Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell. Additional series include “Dice,” from Scot Armstrong, Sean Furst, Bryan Furst, Richard Shepard, Bruce Rubenstein and Andrew Dice Clay; “Queen of the South,” executive produced by David T. Friendly and Natalie Chaidez; and “Chance” from Kem Nunn, Alexandra Cunningham, Lenny Abrahamson, Michael London and Grazer. Upcoming projects include “Seven Seconds” from Veena Sud, and the next two installments in the “American Crime Story” anthology, titled “The Assassination of Gianni Versace” and “Katrina.”
About Imagine Entertainment:
Imagine Entertainment was founded in 1986 by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer to create independently produced feature films, television programs and other original programming. Imagine Entertainment has been honored with more than 60 prestigious awards including 10 Academy Awards and 42 Emmy awards. Past productions include the Academy Award Best Picture winner “A Beautiful Mind,” as well as Grammy Award Best Film winner “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week — The Touring Years.” Additional films include “Get on Up,” “Rush,” “J. Edgar,” “Frost/Nixon,” “American Gangster,” “The Da Vinci Code,” “Apollo 13,” “8 Mile,” “Liar, Liar,” “Backdraft” and “Parenthood,” to name a few. Upcoming films include “Lowriders,” “The Dark Tower” and “American Made.” Television productions include Fox’s “Empire” and “24” franchise, Nat Geo’s MARS and Breakthrough, NBC’s “Parenthood” and “Friday Night Lights,” Fox’s and Netflix’s “Arrested Development,” and HBO's “From the Earth to the Moon,” for which Howard and Grazer won the Emmy for Outstanding Mini-Series. Upcoming television productions include Fox’s “Shots Fired” and Nat Geo’s GENIUS. Ron Howard and Brian Grazer began their collaboration in 1985 with the hit comedies “Night Shift” and “Splash,” and continue to run Imagine Entertainment as chairmen.
About Madison Wells Media’s OddLot Entertainment:
Founded in 2001 by producer Gigi Pritzker, Madison Wells Media’s OddLot Entertainment is a film and television production company that develops, produces, finances and arranges distribution for quality commercial properties for the U.S. and international markets. OddLot teams with first-class filmmakers and provides them with resources that go far beyond equity investment to produce a range of high-quality films. Most recently, OddLot produced the Academy Award-nominated film “Hell or High Water,” written by Taylor Sheridan and starring Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine and Ben Foster, for CBS Films. OddLot’s past releases include the 2010 Academy Award-nominated drama “Rabbit Hole,” starring Nicole Kidman; “The Way Way Back,” starring Steve Carell; “Drive,” starring Ryan Gosling; the futuristic sci-fi film “Ender’s Game;” and Jon Stewart’s directorial debut, “Rosewater.” OddLot CEO Gigi Pritzker is part of a consortium that launched the film studio STX Entertainment founded by producer Robert Simonds. OddLot has a preferential co-producing, financing and development deal with STX. The company is based in Los Angeles, California, and is a subsidiary of Madison Wells Media, a diversified premium content company.
About EUE/Sokolow:
Founded in 2010 by producer/director Jeff Cooney and veteran television producer Sam Sokolow, EUE/Sokolow is an independent television studio that develops, finances, produces and arranges the distribution of premium television shows and content. EUE/Sokolow attracts high-end talent to develop television properties in a forward-thinking business model designed for today’s global television marketplace. Recently, EUE/Sokolow independently produced pilots/presentations of “Co-Op,” a television show created by and starring Zachary Levi and written and directed by Nancy Hower and John Lehr; “Diplomatic Immunity,” a comedy starring Australian comedy troupe The Peloton; “Shalom Y’all,” a comedy by showrunner Caryn Lucas based on the work of Julia Fowler; and “Win With Les,” starring Josh Lucas and created and written by Blair Singer. Since opening their doors, Cooney and Sokolow have set up shows at HBO, ABC, NBC, Freeform, Nat Geo, TNT, E!, Lifetime Movie Network and OWN. EUE/Sokolow is a subsidiary of EUE/Screen Gems, whose infrastructure includes studio complexes in Atlanta, Wilmington and Miami that have been home to productions such as “Stranger Things” (Netflix), “Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1” (Lionsgate), “Sleepy Hollow” (Fox), “Iron Man 3” (Marvel Studios), “Six” (A&E/History Channel), “The Conjuring” (New Line Cinema), “Under the Dome” (CBS) and “East Bound and Down” (HBO).
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