Negromancer News Bits and Bites from October 25th to 31st, 2026 - UPDATE #4

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NEWS:

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 10/23 to 10/25/2026 weekend box office is Warner Bros/DC Studios' "Clayface" with an estimated box office of 24 million dollars.

STREAMING - From Deadline:  When it comes to nepotism, at least Sylvester Stallone is honest about his daughter, Scarlet Rose Stallone, being on "Tulsa King."

OBITS:

From Deadline:  American film and television actor, Susan Saint James, has died at the age of 80, Monday, October 26, 2026.  James is best known for her work on three TV series  The first is the former NBC series, "The Name of the Game" (1968-71).  She was also known for her appearances as "Sally McMillan" in the former NBC detective series, "McMillan & Wife" (1971–76).  Her longest run was as "Kate McArdle" on the former CBS sitcom "Kate & Allie" (1984-89).  She was nominated for her work on all three series, winning a Primetime Emmy Award for "The Name of the Game" in 1969

From Deadline:   American film and television actor, screenwriter, and author, Walter Koenig, has died at the age of 90, Sunday, October 25, 2026.  Koenig was best known for the role of "Pavel Chekov" on the former NBC sci-fi drama, "Star Trek" (1967-69).  He reprised the role in the original "Star Trek" film franchise (1979-91), and in the 1994 start of the second film series, "Star Trek: Generations" (1994).  Koenig appeared in an episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1996), and made a voice cameo in Paramount+'s "Star Trek: Picard (2023).  As a screenwriter, Koenig wrote for such TV series as "Star Trek: The Animated Series," "Land of the Lost," and "Family."

From Deadline:  Canadian voice actor and animator, Eric Bauza, has died at the age of 46, Sunday, October 25, 2026.  He was nominated for four Daytime Emmy Awards.  He was also for four Children's and Family and Emmy Awards, winning three of them.  Bauza was a prolific voice performer and was the most recent actor to give voice to "Bugs Bunny" and "Daffy Duck," doing so in the 2026 release "Coyote vs. Acme."

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from October 18th to 24th, 2026 - UPDATE #11

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NEWS:

BOX OFFICE - From Variety:  Warner Bros/DC Studios' "Clayface" looks like it will top the 10/23 to 10/25/2026 weekend box officel.

AMAZON - From Variety: Final screen tests for Amazon MGM Studios‘ new James Bond/007 are set to happen in the next week, sources tell "Variety," beginning as early as Friday, Oct 23rd. Who exactly will test?  Callum Turner, Jack O'Connell ("Sinners"), Josh O'Connor, Jacob Elordi, and Jack Lowden have been or are currently in the mix.

NETFLIX/DISNEY - From THR:  Netflix, Disney+, and Tubi are offering lucrative deals to YouTube creators, but YouTube is playing hardball to keep them.

MOVIES - From Deadline:  Paramount previously announced that James Wan ("The Conjuring") was set to direct a reimagining of South Korean action-crime film, "The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil"(2019, directed by Lee Won-tae), for them.  The project continues to gain steam, and "Deadline" has confirmed that Keanu Reeves has entered talks to star in the film.

NETFLIX - From WorldofReel:  Netflix has fired Dan Lin as it "chief of films," a position he assumed from previous chairman of Netflix films, Scott Stuber, in 2024.

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 10/16 to 10/18/2026 weekend box office is Paramount Pictures/Legendary Entertainment's "Street Fighter" with an estimated take of 31 million dollars.

MOVIES - From THR:  Sony Pictures and filmmaker Sam Mendes have been mulling some innovative ideas for the release of their four Beatles biopics — including lumping together the films’ box office returns via an April 2028 simultaneous release.

OBITS:

From Deadline:  The American film and television actor, Tom Skerritt, has died at the age of 93, Wednesday, October 21, 2026.  He appeared in over 170 film and TV productions over a 60+ year career.  Among his best known films include roles in Alien (1979), The Dead Zone (1983), Top Gun (1986), Steel Magnolias (1989), and A River Runs Through It (1992).  He won a Primetime Emmy Award for his role in CBS' former family drama, "Picket Fences" (1992-96) and was nominated one other time for playing "Jimmy Brock."

From Deadline:  American actor, Michael Gray, has died at the age of 75, Friday, October 16, 2026.  Gray was best known for playing the role of "Billy Batson" in the former Saturday morning, superhero, live-action series, "Shazam!" (CBS, 1974-76).  Gray also appeared in episodes of "The Little People"/"The Brian Keith Show" (NBC, 1972-74) and "The Brady Bunch."  Later, Gray would voice an animated version of himself in the adult-animated series, "Archer" (FX/FXX). 

From Deadline:  The prolific American character actor of film and television, Richard Riehle, has died at the age of 78, Thursday, October 15, 2026.  Riehle appeared in over 400 films, TV shows, and other projects.  Among his most memorable work is the role of "Tom Smykowski" in Mike Judge's comedy film, "Office Space" (1999). Riehle played "Santa Claus" in five movies, two TV shows, and one TV movie.  He also appeared in episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "Star Trek: Voyager," and "Star Trek: Enterprise."

From Deadline:  American film and television writer and producer, Ron Koslow, has died at the age of 81, Wednesday, October 7, 2026, according to multiple reports that cite his family.  Koslow is best known as the creator of the former CBS fantasy-drama, "Beauty and the Beast" (1987-90).  Koslow received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on the series.  Koslow was also an executive producer of the 2012-16 American-Canadian reboot of the series, entitled "Beauty & the Beast," for The CW.

From Deadline:  Canadian-born American television actor, producer, and screenwriter, Bernie Orenstein, has died at the age of 95, Monday, September, 14, 2026.  His family recently announced his passing.  He was an executive producer, producer, and/or writer on such TV series as "That Girl," "The New Dick Van Dyke Show," "What's Happening," and "Kate & Allie," to name a few.  He was a writer and producer on NBC's former sitcom, "Sanford and Son," and its spinoffs, "Grady" and "Sanford Arms."

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Negromancer's Marvel Studios Link-o-Rama 2026 - UPDATE #27

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NEWS:

STAR-LORD - From EW:  Chris Pratt said this his "Guardians of the Galaxy" franchise character, "Peter Quill"/"Star-Lord," will return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe... at some unknown point in the future.

COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Comic book writer, Jonathan Hickman, apparently works and consults on more Marvel Studios films than non-insiders will never know.

AVENGERS - From Variety:  Thanks to the release of the "Encore" edition, "Avengers: Endgame" (2019) is now the highest grossing movie in box office history with an estimated gross of 2.925 billion dollars, which surpasses "Avatar's" (2009) 2.923 billion dollars.

From THR:  "Avengers: Endgame" returns to movie theaters over seven years after its original release in an "Encore" edition, and it tops the 9/25 to 9/27/2026 weekend box office.

DAREDEVIL - From THR:  The upcoming Season 3 of "Daredevil: Born Again" will be its last. Marvel Studios also reportedly parted ways with Season 2's showrunner, Dario Scardapane."

X-MEN - From Deadline:  Actor Asa Germann ("Scream 7," Prime Video's "Gen V") is rumored to be Marvel Studios' pick for the character, "Warren Worthington III/Angel," in its "X-Men" film reboot.

AVENGERS - From Deadline:  Actor Noah Jupe ("Hamnet") has been cast in a secret role in Disney/Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Secret Wars" (2027).

SPIDER-MAN - From USAToday:  "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has become the eighth film to cross the 2 billion dollar mark in global box office (unadjusted for inflation).

AVENGERS - From THR:  At Disney's "D23 2026," Marvel unveiled new "Avengers: Doomsday" footage that emphasized Robert Downey Jr.'s "Doctor Doom."

X-MEN - From THR:  Marvel Studios has finally revealed the cast of its "X-Men" reboot (or at least some of it) at Disney's "D23 2026."  The movie will star Sadie Sink ("Jean Grey"), Kit Connor ("Cyclops"), Christopher Abbott ("Prof. X"), Samara Weaving ("Emma Frost"), Inde Navarrette ("Rogue"), and Maya Boyd ("Storm").  Adam Driver is also among the cast as the villain, "Mr. Sinister," with the film landing a release date of May 5, 2028.

From Deadline:  "Insiders" have told "Deadline's" Justin Kroll that Marvel Studios has found the Cyclops of its planned X-Men reboot.  He is Kit Connor.

SPIDER-MAN - From Deadline:  The final estimates for the 7/31 to 8/2/2026 weekend box office have rolled in, and "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has grossed 360 million dollars.  This is now the all-time highest debut weekend in domestic box office history.  This surpasses the 357.1 million dollar debut of "Avengers: Endgame" (2019).

From Variety:  "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has a 355 million-dollar debut weekend at the domestic box office. That is the second largest of all-time behind the 357 million dollar debut of "Avengers: Endgame" back in 2019.  When the final numbers come out on Monday (Aug. 3rd), "Brand New Day" could hold the record.

From Variety:  So actress Sadie Sink is playing iconic X-Men character "Jean Grey" in the smash-hit, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day."

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BLADE - From THR:  Two-time Oscar-winner, Mahershala Ali, confirms that he is not doing Marvel Studios-planned "Blade" movie.  He says that if Marvel really wanted to do the movie, it would have been done by now.

BLACK PANTHER - From ComicBookMovie:  By now, dear readers, you know that David Jonsson ("Alien: Romulus") is the new "Black Panther."  There is a rumor that Jonsson will make his debut as Black Panther in 2027's "Avengers: Secret Wars" before he begins his reign in December 2028's "Black Panther III."

DOOMSDAY - From Deadline:  Disney has dropped the first official trailer for its upcoming blockbuster, "Avengers: Doomsday," which is due in theaters December 18, 2026.

AVENGERS - From CBR:  In a CBR interview, Oscar-winner Robert Downey, Jr. talks about the pressure of returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and delivering on playing "Doctor Doom."

SPIDER-MAN - From ComicBookMovie:  See the new "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" trailer that hit YouTube today (Wed., June 17th).

From CBR:  The Russo Brothers (Joe and Anthony) officially confirms why Spider-Man's MCU origin is different from Spider-Man's traditional origin.

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X-MEN - From ComicBookMovie:  Rumors suggest that "Beef" Season Two (Netflix) star, Charles Melton, is being considered to play the "X-Men" character, "Hank McCoy/The Beast."

From MensHeath:  Lee Sung Jin, the creator Netflix's "Beef," gave "Men's Health" an interview about the series.  Lee is also working on Marvel Studio's planned "X-Men" movie and he talks about that film's focus on characters.

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ENDGAME  - From Variety:  The 2019 Marvel Studios blockbuster, "Avengers: Endgame" will get a September 25th, 2026 re-release that will include brand new footage that ties it into the upcoming "Avengers: Doomsday," which is due December 2026.

WONDER MAN - From THR:  The Disney+ Marvel Studios streaming series, "Wonder Man," will return for a second season.  Yahya Abdul-Mateen II will return as "Simon Williams/Wonder Man" and Sir Ben Kingsley will return as "Trevor Slattery."

SPIDER-MAN - From ComicBookMovie:  A trailer of some sorts for the upcoming Sony/Marvel Studios film, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," may debut as soon as next week.

AVENGERS DOOMSDAY - From YouTube:  The latest "Avengers: Doomsday" (#4) teaser trailer is now on YouTube.  This one features Shuri, M'Baku, Namor and others from the world of the "Black Panther" and also Ben Grimm of the "Fantastic Four."  "Avengers: Doomsday" arrives December 18, 2026.

From YouTube:  The latest "Avengers: Doomsday" (#3) teaser trailer is now on YouTube.  This one features Professor X, Magneto, and Cyclops.  "Avengers: Doomsday" arrives December 18, 2026.

From YouTube:  The latest "Avengers: Doomsday" (#2) teaser trailer is now on YouTube. It focuses on the Avenger, "Thor."  The film arrives in theaters December 18, 2026.

From YouTube:  The first of four "Avengers: Doomsday" teaser trailers is now officially on YouTube. This one focuses on Steve Rogers/Captain America.

BLADE - From DarkHorizons:  Rumors abound that Marvel is no longer developing a solo feature film starring its vampire hunter, "Blade," who was supposed to be played by Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali. Rumors also say "Blade" will make his debut in a "Midnight Sons" feature film.

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AVENGERS - From CinemaBlend:  Rumors abound that Disney/Marvel will release four teaser trailers for "Avengers: Doomsday."  Each one will appear at the head of "Avatar: Fire and Ash" on a rotation of one week each.

From ComicBookMovies:  After joining "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," actress Sadie Sink will reportedly joining "Avengers: Secret Wars," according to various reports and rumors.

SPIDER-MAN - From Deadline:  Sources tell "Deadline" that actor Marvin Jones III has been tapped for the role of "Tombstone" in Sony/Marvel's 2026 film, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day."  He also performed the voice of Tombstone in "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" (2018) and will reprise the role in "Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse" (2027).  Jones is also known as the rapper, "Krondon," a member of the rap trio, "Strong Arm Steady."

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MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE (MCU):

Review: Iron Man (2008)

Review: The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Review: Iron Man 2 (2010)

Review: Thor (2011)

Review:  Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Review:  Marvel's The Avengers (2012)

Review: Iron Man 3 (2013)

Review: Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Review: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Review:  Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Review: Ant-Man (2015)

Review: Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Review: Doctor Strange (2016)

Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

Review:  Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

Review: Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Review:  Black Panther (2018)

Review:  Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

Review:  Captain Marvel (2019)

Review: Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Review:  Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

Review: Black Widow (2021)

Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

Review: Eternals (2021)

Review: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

Review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

Review: Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

Review: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

Review: Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 (2023)

Review: The Marvels (2023)

Review: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

Review: Captain America: Brave New World (2025)

Review: Thunderbolts* (2025)

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from October 11th to 17th, 2026 - UPDATE #11

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NEWS:

SCANDAL - From Deadline: Almost a year ago, television director and Emmy-winning actor, Timothy Busfield, was charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor and child abuse.  The charges stemmed from alleged incidents involving two minor boys on the New Mexico set of the Fox/Warner Bros TV series, "The Cleaning Lady," for which Busfield directed six episodes.  Now, the case against him has dismissed by the presiding judge who ruled that "the prosecuting attorney failed to act in a fair and impartial manner." The Bernalillo County District Attorney's office in New Mexico still has the option to “institute new criminal proceedings” against Busfield.

MOVIES - From Variety:  Universal's has officially titled "The Mummy 4" as "The Mummy: The Book of the Dead."  The film is due Oct. 15, 2027.  Oscar-winners, Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, are reprising their roles as Rick and Evie O’Connell.  The cast also includes John Hannah, Michael Johnston, Numan Acar, Kevin J. O’Connor and Oded Fehr. 

DC STUDIOS - From Deadline:  Oscar-winning director, Steven Soderbergh, will step in to finish principal photography for the final weeks of filming of "The Batman II."  The film's director, Matt Reeves, has had to leave the production because of a family issue.

HULU - From TheGrio:  Ryan Coogler’s “The X-Files” reboot has received a series order from Hulu, bringing the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s reimagining of the iconic science-fiction franchise closer to the screen. The series will star Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel as two FBI agents assigned to a division investigating unexplained phenomena.  The duo will play original character, and they will NOT be playing new versions of Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Fox Mulder (David Duchovny).

MOVIES - From THR:  Emmy-winning actress Zendaya is set to star in acclaimed director Alex Garland's next sci-fi film for studio, A24.  The film is untitled and is expected to begin shooting in 2027.

NETFLIX - From Variety:  Netflix is laying off six percent of its workforce, which amounts to about 1000 employees. That is Netflix's largest layoff to date.

From Deadline:  Netflix has secured exclusive rights for all 104 FIFA World Cup 2030 matches in Spain and Andorra, a small nation bordered by Spain to the South and France to the North. Spain - the 2026 FIFA World Cup champions - is serving as one of the competition’s three host nations — alongside Morocco and Portugal.  As part of the deal, Netflix will make one match a day available for free in Spain. A package of matches, including every match in Spain, both semi-finals and the final, will be made available for broadcast on a national free-to-air broadcaster. Details are yet to be confirmed.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 10/9 to 10/11/2026 weekend box office is Universal Pictures' "Other Mommy" with an estimated take of 27.5 million dollars.

STREAMING - From Variety:  Eddie Murphy is set to star in the "Peacock" drama, "The Chairman," from Matthew Weiner, the creator of AMC's "Mad Men."

OBITS:

From Deadline:  American actor and film producer, RJ Mitte, has died at the 34, Monday, October 12, 2026.  Mitte was best known for the role of "Walter White, Jr." on AMC's former crime drama, "Breaking Bad." Diagnosed with "cerebral palsy" at the age of three, Mitte advocated for cerebral palsy and other disabilities.

From Deadline:  American film and television actress, Eva Marie Saint, has died at the age of 102, Tuesday, October 6, 2026.  Saint was one of the last living actors of Hollywood's "Golden Age," with her career taking off during the middle of the 20th century.  Saint won the "Best Supporting Actress" Academy Award for her role in "On the Waterfront" (1954).  She received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special" for the 1990 NBC TV movie, "People Like Us."  Saint is also known for Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 film classic, "North by Northwest."

From Deadline:  The retired American film studio executive, Frank G. Mancuso, Sr., has died at the age of 93, Wednesday, October1, 2026.  He was best known as the chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures from 1984 to 1991 and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1993 to 1999.  Under Mancuso, Paramount released such hit films as "Top Gun" (1986), "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" (1986), and "Fatal Attraction" (1987), to name a few.  One of Mancuso's two children is film producer, Frank Mancuso, Jr., who is best known for producing and overseeing the sequels to "Friday the 13th" (1980).

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from October 1st to 10th, 2026 - UPDATE #10

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NEWS:

STAR TREK - From Deadline:  "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy" Season 2 will debut in March 2027.  Bill Nighy and Rosemarie DeWitt will be guest stars in the second season.

MOVIES - From Deadline:  Blumhouse has released the first trailer for the new film in "The Exorcist" franchise, "The Exorcist: Martyrs."  The film is from writer-director Mike Flanagan, the film stars Scarlett Johansson and is due March 12, 2027.

TELEVISION - From TheGrio:  Black actress Victoria Rowell has been revisiting the mistreat she says she experienced while performing on the long-running CBS daytime soap opera, "The Young and the Restless."

MOVIES - From Deadline:  Andre Holland (2016's "Moonlight") is joining stars Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler in "Miami Vice '85." His role is currently secret.

BUSINESS - From Deadline:  It's official. Paramount has merged with Warner Bros. Discovery, both under the umbrella of the beast known as Skydance.

BOX OFFICE - From Deadline:  The winner of the 10/2 to 10/4/2026 weekend box office is Amazon MGM Studios' "Verity" with an estimated take of 32.6 million dollars.

MOVIES - From Deadline:  Oscar-winner, Aaron Sorkin, says that it never occurred to him that Jessie Eisenberg, the star of his film, "The Social Network" (2010), would not want to return for the sequel, "The Social Reckoning."  Oscar-nominee and Emmy-winner Jeremy Strong is replacing Eisenberg as "Facebook" CEO Mark Zuckerberg in the new film, which due in theaters Oct. 9th, 2026.

MOVIES - From THR:  Hot off her turn in "One Battle After Another," actress Chase Infiniti will star in the horror film, "Portrait of God."  Dylan Clark will direct from a script he co-wrote with Joe Russo.  Sam Raimi and Jordan Peele are producing.

MOVIES - From THR:  Edi Gathegi (2025's "Superman") is joining stars Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler in "Miami Vice '85." He will reportedly play a "small-time crook with big-time ambitions."

AMAZON - From Deadline:  After Amazon gave its "Prime Video" series, "Reacher" an early Season 6 renewal just after the release of Season 4, it has as given the "Reacher" spinoff, "Neagley," an early Season 2 renewal.

NETFLIX - From WorldofReel:  Director Zack Snyder says "Rebel Moon Part 1" and "Rebel Moon Part 2" need to get more popular before their is a "Rebel Moon 3."

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from September 20th to 30th, 2026 - UPDATE #10

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NEWS:

DISNEY - From Variety:  Disney began another round of layoffs, the third this year. The axed employees came from human resources and IT departments.

AMAZON - From Deadline:  Amazon Prime Video has renewed "Reacher" for a sixth season as a smash hit Season 4 comes to an end.

BOX OFFICE - From Variety:  The winner of the 9/25 to 9/27/2026 weekend box office is Disney/Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Endgame Encore" with an estimated take of 26 million dollars.

MOVIES - From Deadline:  Sabrina Carpenter and Margaret Qualley are joining Tom Holland in his biopic of the legendary Hollywood star, Fred Astaire.

MOVIES - From WorldofReel:  There is a teaser for "Gremlins 3," as word comes that the film has been delayed to an October 2028 release.  The film will be directed by Chris Columbus and not by Joe Dante, who directed "Gremlins" and "Gremlins 2."

OSCARS - From Variety:  Universal Pictures will begin an Oscar campaign for Anne Hathaway in the "Best Supporting Actress" category for her performance as "Penelope" in Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey."

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 9/18 to 9/20/2026 weekend box office is Sony Pictures' "Resident Evil" with an estimated take of 60 million dollars.

DISNEY - From Variety:  Disney has hired its first CTO - chief technology officer.  It's Karendeep Anand, who was CEO of the generative AI chatbot company, "Character.AI."

OBITS:

From Deadline:  American actor, Dennis Haskins, has died at the age of 75, Sunday, September 27, 2026.  Haskins was best known for the role of "Principal Richard Belding" in the former NBC teen sitcom, "Saved By the Bell" (1989-93); its spinoff, "Saved By the Bell: The New Class" (1993-2000); and in various related series.  Haskins also appeared in numerous TV series, including "The Dukes of Hazzard" and "Good Morning, Miss Bliss," the Disney Channel series, in which he originated the role of Richard Belding.

From Deadline:  English singer-songwriter and recording artist, Pete Byrne, has died at the age of 74, Monday, September 14, 2026.  Byrne was best known for being the lead singer of the 1980s synth-pop band, "Naked Eyes."  The band had four "Billboard Top 40" hits.  That includes 1982's "Always Something There to Remind Me" (No. 8 on Billboard), a reworking of the Burt Bacharach-Hal David song, "(There's) Always Something to Remind Me" and 1983's "Promises, Promises" (No. 11 on Billboard).  Byrne was also a member of the early 80s New Wave band, "Neon," which would split up into the Naked Eyes and the English pop-rock band, "Tears for Fears."

From THR:  Stage, film and television actor and voice performer, James Sloyan, has died at the age of 85, Wednesday, July 22, 2026.  His family announced his passing over the 9/18 to 9/20/2026 weekend  Sloyan may be best known for playing four "Star Trek" species over three "Star Trek" series (''The Next Generatin," "Deep Space Nine," and "Voyager") during the 1990s.  He also appeared in such TV series as "The New Adventures of Wonder Woman," "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century," "Quantum Leap," and "The X-Files," to name a few.  Sloyan also provided the voiceover for "Lexus" commercials for almost two decades.

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from September 6th to 12th, 2026 - UPDATE #5

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NEWS:

MOVIES - From Deadline:  Hot off his monster hit, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," director Destin Daniel Cretton is leading Paramount's development of a film based on the late CBS police drama, "Hawaii Five-O" (1968-80).

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 9/4 to 9/6/2026 weekend box office is Sony Pictures/Marvel Studios' "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" with an estimated 18 million dollars.

From Variety:  Summer 2026 breaks the all-time box office with 4.67 million dollars, surpassing 2013's 4.755 billion dollars.

EMMYS - From Deadline:  Night 1 of the 2026 / 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards have kicked off.  "Deadline" has a complete list of "Night 1" winners at what was formerly known as the "Creative Arts Emmys."

From Variety:  Night 2 of the 2026 / 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards are completed.  "Variety" has a complete list of "Night 2" winners at what was formerly known as the "Creative Arts Emmys."

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  Oscar-winner, Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire"), reveals that he used generative AI in his new film, "Ink."

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 23rd to 31st, 2026 - UPDATE #14

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  Jason Momoa, Tenoch Huerta, Adria Arjona, and Kiefer Sutherland join star Miles Teller in Black Label Media's thriller, "Copperhead."

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 8/28 to 8/30/2026 weekend box office is Sony Pictures/Marvel Studios' "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" with an estimated take of 22.2 million dollars.

MOVIES - From Variety:  Anne Hathaway is joining Tom Cruise for "Days of Thunder 2," the sequel to the 1990 film, "Days of Thunder."  The film is currently set for a Summer 2028 release.

DISNEY - From Deadline:  Disney+ has greenlighted "Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu."  It is a new stop-motion series that is part of a new global distribution deal between The Pokémon Company International and Disney.  The new series is created by the animation studio, Aardman Animations ("Wallace & Gromit"), and will debut on Disney XD and stream exclusively on Disney+ in 2027.

MOVIES - From Variety:  Ridley Scott's new film, "The Dog Stars," is out this week. One of his next projects may be a third film in his "Alien" prequel series, which began with "Prometheus" (2012) and continued with "Alien: Covenant" (2017).

AMAZON - From Deadline:  Actor Dan Stevens has been picked to headline Amazon MGM Studios' Prime Video series, "Robocop," based on the 1987 film, "Robocop."

MOVIES - From THR:  Warner Bros. is developing a live-action film based on the classic Hanna-Barbera animation franchise, "The Flintstones."  Ryan Gosling is a producer on the project.  Universal Pictures released a live-action film, "The Flintstones," in 1994 and its sequel, "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas" (2000).

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 8/21 to 8/23/2926 weekend box office is Sony Pictures/Marvel Studios' "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" with an estimated take of 39 million dollars.

MOVIES - From WorldofReel:  Woody Allen will begin shooting his next film in Madrid on October 5, 2026.  The financing deal dictates that the name "Madrid" must be in the title.

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From Deadline:  American film and television actor, Samuel Monroe, Jr., has died at the age of 52, Wednesday, August 26, 2026, after battle meningitis and pneumonia.  Monroe was best known for his roles in such films as "Menace II Society"(1992), "Tales from the Hood" (1995), and "Set It Off" (1996). He appeared in such TV series, "Out All Night," "NYPD Blue," and "Black Jesus."

From THR:  Canadian voice actor, Peter Cullen, has died at the age of 85, Wednesday, August 26, 2026.  Cullen's six decade career saw him provide voice performances film film, television, and video games.  However, Cullen was best known for providing the voice for the "Tranformers" character, "Optimus Prime," across "Transformers" media, beginning with "The Transformers" 1984-87 animated syndicated television series.  Cullen would also voice Optimus Prime in 1986's "The Transformers: The Movie" and Paramount's eight-film series, that began with 2007's "Transformers," to name a few.  In 2023, Cullen received the "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the "Children's and Family Emmy Awards."

From Variety:  The English stage, film, and television actor and singer, Tim Curry, has died at the age of 80, Tuesday, August 25, 2026.  Curry is best known for the role of "Dr Frank N Furter" in the 1973 West End musical, "The Rocky Horror Show," and in the 1975 film adaptation, which became a cult and midnight movie sensation.  Curry's other notable film roles including "Legend," Clue," "Oscar," Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," and "Congo," to name a few.  Curry appeared in numerous TV series, miniseries, and movies, including "Wiseguys," "It," "Roseanne," and "Will & Grace," to name a few.  Curry won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1991.

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From RollingStone:  American singer-songwriter, recording artist, and actress, Dolly Parton, has died at the age of 80, Tuesday, August 25, 2026.  Called the "Queen of Country," Parton released almost 70 albums, including solo works; duets with her former partner, Porter Wagoner; collaborations; live albums; and soundtracks.  She wrote over 3000 songs, including the 1973 song, "I Will Always Love You," which became a massive hit for the late Whitney Houston in 1992.  Other hit songs included "Coat of Many Colors" (1971), "Jolene" (1973), "9 to 5" (1980).  She had 25 #1 singles on "Billboard Magazine's" country music chart.

As an actress, Dolly appeared in multiple films, including "9 to 5" (1980), "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" (1982), "Steal Magnolias" (1989), and "Joyful Noise" (2012), to name a few.  She made guest appearances on such television series as Disney's "Hannah Montana," "Reba" and "Grace & Frankie," in addition to twice having her own variety show "Dolly!" (1976-77) and "Dolly" (1987-88).

Dolly Parton was nominated 50 times at the Grammy Awards, winning 10 competitive awards and the 2011 "Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award."  She was twice nominated for the "Best Original Song" Oscar, and she received the Academy's "Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award."  Parton was nominated four times at the "Primetime Emmy Awards," sharing a win in 2021 in the category of "Outstanding Television Movie" for Netflix's "Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square."

Parton was also an author, businesswoman, and philanthropist.  Among her ventures was the theme park, "Dollywood."

From YahooEntertainment:  Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, and tributes pour in from around the world.

From Billboard:  According to "Billboard Magazine," Dolly Parton had a brief battle with cancer before she died.

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From Deadline:  American actress and singer, Shelly Fabares, has died at the age of 82, Saturday, August 22, 2026.  She was best known for the role of "Christine Armstrong" on ABC's former sports sitcom, "Coach" (1989-97).  However, Fabares was also a child actor of the former ABC domestic sitcom, "The Donna Reed Show" (1958-66), playing the daughter, "Mary Stone."  Fabares was Elvis Presley's leading lady in the 1965 film, "Girl Happy."  She also appeared in two more of Presley's films, "Spinout" (1966) and "Clambake" (1967).  She also had a "Billboard Hot 100" #1 hit with the single, "Johnny Angel" (February 1962).  Fabares received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her work on "Coach."  Fabares had been married to actor Mike Farrell, best known for his role on the former CBS sitcom, "M*A*S*H," since 1984.

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 16th to 22nd, 2026 - UPDATE #9

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NEWS:

NETFLIX - From WorldofReel:  Netflix will give director Peter Berg's “The Mosquito Bowl,” a U.S. theatrical release on October 30, 2026 before moving it streaming on November 25th.  The film tells the story of four of America’s most celebrated college football players who put their athletic careers on hold to enlist in the Marines after the attack on Pearl Harbor. They take part in a legendary football game featuring some of the greatest players in college football history, which would turn out to be the last football game for many of them.

DISNEY - From Deadline:  ABC filed an unprecedented "First Amendment" lawsuit against the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.  ABC claims that the FCC's investigations and regulatory actions against the network are part of a Trump administration's “retaliatory campaign” to curb ABC’s free speech.

From Deadline:  "Deadline" has posted a copy of ABC's lawsuit for your reading pleasure

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 8/14 to 8/16/2026 weekend box office is Sony Pictures/Marvel Studios' "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" with an estimated take of 70 million dollars.

From WorldofReel:  “The Odyssey” hit the $1.34 billion milestone today, making it the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time. It has now surpassed 2024’s “Deadpool & Wolverine,” which finished with $1.33 billion worldwide.

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DISNEY - From Deadline:  Disney+ is not moving forward with its live-action "Power Rangers" series. The project was written and executive produced by Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz, who are the executive producers and showrunners of the Disney+ series, "Percy Jackson and the Olympians."  According to "Deadline," the reason for the cancellation of this project was budgetary.

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From Deadline:  The American film and television actor, Michael Wright, has died at the age of 70, Wednesday, August 19, 2026.  His best known role was that of "Eddie King Jr" in "The 5 Heartbeats" (1991).  His other well-known roles include such films as Robert Altman's "Streamers" (1983), "The Principal" (1987), and "Sugar Hill" (1994)  Wright appeared in such TV series as NBC's former sci-fi franchise "V," HBO's former prison drama, "Oz," and The CW's former superhero drama, "Back Lightining"

From Variety:  American actress and singer, Hayden Panettiere, has died at the age of 36, Sunday, August 16, 2026.  Panettiere's best known roles were as Clair Benneton the former NBC superhero television series, "Heroes" (2006-10) and as Juliette Barnes on the former ABC/CMT musical drama series, "Nashville" (2012-18).  Panetteire's best known film roles were as "Kirby Reed" in the "Scream" horror film franchise and as "Dot" in Disney/Pixar's "A Bug's Life" (1998).  She earned a "Grammy Award" nomination for her work on the spoken word album, "A Bug's Life Read-Along."

From Deadline:  Hayden Panettiere: a career and life in photos from "Deadline"

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From ESPN:  Former American professional baseball player and Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher, Tommy John, has died at the age of 83, Saturday, August 15, 2026.  John played in the MLB for 26 seasons for six teams, including playing for the Yankees for eight seasons over two stints with the team.  John was a four-time "MLB All-Star."  John pitched in three World Series contested between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees:  1977 and 1978 playing for the Dodgers and 1981 for the Yankees.  John was on the losing end of all three of those World Series.  He has the second most wins (288) of any pitcher since 1900 who is not in the "National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum."  John is also known for the "ligament replacement surgery" that bears his name, the "Tommy John surgery."

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 1st to 8th, 2026 - UPDATE #9

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

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NEWS:

NETFLIX - From WorldofReel:  Although he isn't getting the level of reshoots he wants, Netflix will allow director David Fincher some reshoots for "The Adventures of Cliff Booth," the sequel to director Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).  Brad Pitt, who won a "Best Supporting Actor" Oscar for playing Booth, is reprising the role for Fincher's film.

MOVIES - From WorldofReel:  Joel Coen wrapped up production of his upcoming film, "Jack of Spades" in November 2025. The film, which is a "gothic mystery" is set in Scotland of the 1880s, has been moved to a 2027 release.

BOX OFFFICE - From THR:  "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has scored the biggest first week in domestic box office history with a total of crossing the 500-milllion dollar mark in seven days.  2019's Avengers: Endgame crossed that mark after eight days.

MOVIES - From Deadline:  Numan Acar ("Young Sherlock) has signed to join on the next installment of Universal Pictures' "The Mummy" film franchise.  Franchise veterans, Kevin J. O'Connor and Oded Fehr, has also signed on for the next film.

AMAZON - From Deadline:  Jaafar Jackson is hot off playing his late uncle, "King of Pop" Michael Jackson is the one billion dollar-plus hit, "Michael" (Lionsgate). Now, Jafar takes his next big step with Will Smith and AnnaSophia Robb in Amazon MGM Studios' action-thriller, "Supermax."

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 7/31 to 8/2/2026 weekend box office is Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" with an estimated take of 355 million dollars.

From Variety:  "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" and "The Odyssey" power the weekend of 7/31 to 8/2/2026 into being the biggest weekend in domestic box office history.  Across all movies, the record setting gross is 430 million dollars.  This surpasses the 2019 weekend that the debut of "Avengers: Endgame" led. 

MOVIES - From GQ:  In an interview about writer-director Bassam Tariq's upcoming film, "Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother," the film's star, Mahershala Ali, talks about why he is no longer involved with Marvel Studios' "Blade" film.  Tariq was also once attached to the film.  Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother is due Sept, 25, 2026.

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From Deadline:  American film and television actor and U.S. Navy veteran, Vincent Pastore, has died at the age of 80, July 2026.  Pastore was often cast as Italian mobster characters.  He is best known for playing "Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero" on the former HBO mob drama, "The Sopranos" (1999-2007).  He made notable appearances in the TV film, "Gotti" (HBO), the romantic comedy film, "Mickey Blue Eyes" (1999), and DreamWorks Animation's "Shark Tale" (2004).

From Deadline:  American producer and studio executive, Richard L. O'Connor, has died at the age of 96, Wednesday, July 22, 2026.  O'Connor was an "executive in charge of production" for such films as "On Golden Pond" (1981), "The Legend of the Lone Ranger" (1981), and "The Muppet Movie" (1979); and on such television movies as "The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd" (1980) and "Friendly Fire" (1979).  He was a producer on a number of TV movies and series, including "Fatal Vision" (1984), "Amerika" (1987), and "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman," (1993).  O'Connor was a three-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee, and winning in 1990 the Primetime Emmy for "Outstanding Children's Program" for "A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story" (1989).

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

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

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NEWS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 19th to 25th, 2026 - UPDATE #8

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NEWS:

MOVIES - From WorldofReel:  81-year-old Danny DeVito wants to direct one final film, an adaptation of the 1899 novel, "McTeague," by author Frank Norris.  DeVito has not directed a film since "Duplex" (2003), which was not well-received.

VIDEO GAMES - From Deadline:  Universal Pictures, Atari, and Entertainment 360 have joined in a deal in which Universal will develop 10 classic Atari properties for film.  Those 10 properties are reportedly "Asteroids," "Adventure," "Berserk," "Breakout," "Centipede," "Crystal Castle," "Millipede," "Missile Command," "Pong," and "Yars' Revenge."

DISNEY - From Variety:  Pixar Animation Studios suffered the brunt of the latest round (July 21st, 2026) of Disney layoffs.  Hundreds of Pixar staffers, mostly in operations and production, have lost their jobs.

BUSINESS - From Variety:  Federal Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin of the U.S. District Court for Northern District of California in Oakland has issued a 14-day restraining order on the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger.  He made this move after hearing arguments from a 12-state coalition that is also seeking a preliminary injunction, which would block the merger until the judge rules on the merits of the states' lawsuit.

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 7/17 to 7/19/2026 weekend box office is Universal's "The Odyssey" with an estimated take of 124.5 million dollars.

DISNEY - From Disney:  Actor Colman Domingo is looking to co-write an original live-action feature film about "Princess Tiana" inspired by Disney‘s Oscar-nominated animated 2009 feature, "The Princess and the Frog." He would write the screenplay with 2020 Tony-nominated, "Slave Play" director, Robert O’Hara.  The project is currently in early development.  "The Princess and the Frog" was the last hand-drawn animated feature from Disney.  It focused on a waitress, Tiana (Anika Noni Rose), who dreams of opening her own restaurant, but is transformed into a frog.

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From Variety:  American screenwriter, film director, and producer, Chuck Russell, has died at the age of 74, Wednesday, July 22, 2026.  As a director, Russell's best known works includes "A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Warriors" (1987), "The Blog" (1988), "The Mask" (1994), "Eraser" (1996), and "The Scorpion King" (2002).  He co-wrote such films as "Dreamscape" (1984), and "Dream Warriors," and "The Blog."  Russell recently, directed, co-wrotee, and co-produced "Witchboard" (2024), a remake of the 1986 film, "Witchboard."

From Variety:  American deaf actress, Kaylee Hottle, has died at the age of 18, Tuesday, July 21, 2026 in a single-vehicle car accident.  Hottle is best known for the role of "Jia Andrews" in "Godzilla vs. Kong" (2021) and "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" (2024).

From MovieWeb:  American screenwriter, William Wisher, Jr., has died at the age of 71, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.  Wisher is best known for his work on "The Terminator" films with his friend, James Cameron.  Wisher wrote "additional dialogue" for "The Terminator" (1984) and he co-wrote the screenplay for "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" with Cameron.  Among his other screenwork are the films "Judge Dredd" (1995), "The 13th Warrior" (1999), "Exorcist: The Beginning," (2004), and "Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist" (2005).  Wisher was also a "script doctor" doing work on films for which he did not received a writing credit.  That includes "Pumpkinhead" (1998), "A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child" (1989), and "Eraser" (1996), to name a few.  With Randall Frakes, Wisher wrote one of the two novelizations of "The Terminator."  The Wisher-Frakes book was published by Bantam/Spectra, in 1985.

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 12th to 18th, 2026 - UPDATE #12

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

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NEWS:

NETFLIX - From Deadline:  A year after it began it record-setting run on Netflix, KPop Demon Hunters, is currently the fourth most-viewed film on Netflix for 2026.

MOVIES - From Variety:  Emmy-winner Hannah Waddingham ("Ted Lasso") has joined star Jason Statham in director David Leitch's meta action-comedy, "Jason Statham Stole My Bike."

MOVIES - From THR:  Paramount Pictures is developing a new version of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984).  The film will be released on Paramount's new genre label, "Paramount Primal."  Paramount has secured the U.S. rights to the screenplay for the 1984 film from the estate of the late director, Wes Craven, who created the franchise.

AMAZON - From EW:  Prime Video has offered a first look at showrunner Mike Flanagan's new miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's classic novel, "Carrie" (1974). Flanagan's take has been described as a "modern reinterpretation."  The novel was most famously adapted by director Brian De Palma in 1976.

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 7/10 to 7/12/2026 weekend box office is Disney's live-action "Moana" with an estimated take of 43 million dollars.

MUSIC - From RollingStone:  Two-time Oscar-winning actor, Anthony Hopkins, has signed a deal with Decca Records.  Hopkins' release is "Life is a Dream," a project based on original classical music compositions that Hopkins wrote over a six-decade period.  The tracks have been recorded by the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Gustave Dudamel.

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From Variety:  American songwriter, recording artist, and rock 'n' roll singer, Freddy Cannon, has died at the age of 89, Friday, July 17, 2026.  Sometimes performing as Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon, he was best known for his international hit singles, "Tallahassee Lassie" (1960), "Way Down Younder in New Orleans" (1960), and "Palisades Park" (1962).  Cannon was a pioneer in the early rock and roll music scene, and he influenced such rock and roll icons as Mick Jagger and Robert Plant.  His songs appeared in numerous films, including "Palisades Park," which was featured in the 2011 film, "X-Men: First Class."

From BBC:  Irish actress, Branda Fricker, has died at the age of 81, Thursday, July 16, 2026.  Fricker as the "Best Supporting Actress" Oscar for in "My Left Food."  She was the first Irish actress to win an Oscar.  Fricker may be best remembered for her role as the "Central Park Pigeon Woman" in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York."  Fricker's television work includes the British TV series, "Coronation Street" (1977) and "Casuality" (beginning in 1986), to name a few. 

From Variety:  American film and television actor, Hal Williams, has died at the age of 91, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.  Williams is best known for several roles.  The first is as "Officer Smith ('Smitty')," on NBC former sitcom, "Sanford and Son."  He was "Harley Foster" on CBS's former historical drama, "The Waltons" (1973-80).  He was a series regular and family patriarch, "Lester Jenkins," on the former NBC sitcom, "227" (1985-90).  Williams was "Drill Sergeant L.C. Ross" in the 1980 film, "Private Benjamin," and he played Sgt Ross in the short-lived CBS sitcom version of the film, "Private Benjamin" (1981-83).  Williams recently appeared on two episodes of the CBS legal drama, "Matlock."

From Variety:  New Zealand film and television actor, Sam Neill, has died at the age of 78, Monday, July 13, 2026.  Neill was best known for his work in the Jurassic Park/Jurassic World film franchises, beginning with 1993's "Jurassic Park."  His other well-known film work including "Omen III: The Final Conflict" (1981), "Dead Calm" (1989), "The Hunt for Red October" (1990), "The Piano" (1993), "Event Horizno" (1997), "Jurassic Park III" (2001), and "Jurassic World: Dominion" (2022), to name a few.  Neill was also a two-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee.

From YahooEntertainment:  Joseph Mazzello (42) and Ariana Richards (46) played the siblings Tim and Lex Murphy in the blockbuster hit, "Jurassic Park" (1993).  They paid tribute to their late costar, Sam Neill, after he died at the age of 78 on Monday (July 13th).

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From THR:  German-born, British-American actress, Antoinette Bowers, has died at the age of 93, Thursday, April 30, 2026.  Bowers had a prolific career guest-starring in numerous television series.  Her best known TV appearances where in the original versions of "The Twilight Zone" and "Star Trek."  Bowers was "Eve Norda" in the Season 5 Adam-and-Eve episode, "Probe 7, Over and Out," of The Twilight Zone.  She was the alien villain, "Sylvia" in the Season 2 episode, "Catspaw," of Star Trek.  Bowers also played the mother of Jamie Lee Curtis' character, "Kim Hammond," in the classic horror film, "Prom Night" (1980).

From THR:  American film production designer, Barbara Ling, has died at the age of 73, Thursday, July 9, 2026.  Ling and set decorator, Nancy Haigh, won the Oscar for "Best Production Design" for director Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (2019).  Ling also worked did production design on three films for the late director Joel Schumacher:  "Falling Down" (1993), "Batman Forever" (1995), and "Batman and Robin" (1997).  She was the production designer on the recent box office smash, "Michael" (2026).

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from June 21st to 30th, 2026 - UPDATE #9

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

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NEWS:

STREAMING - From Deadline:  After several weeks of rumors, backstage drama, firings, etc., Tom Hardy is returning for Season 3 of the Paramount+ crime drama, "MobLand."

BUSINESS - From THR:  Comcast has announced plans to separate its tech business from NBCUniversal, including its European media business, "Sky."  The move, which will take place in 2027, will create two companies  Last year, Comcast did a spinoff of NBCUniversal's cable units, including CNBC and MSNBC, into a new company, Versant.

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 6/26 to 6/28/2026 weekend box office is Disney/Pixar's "Toy Story 5" with an estimated take 70 million dollars.

NETFLIX - From Variety:  Once at odds, "Stranger Things" star, Millie Bobbi Brown and David Harbour will reunite for a new Netflix series about father-daughter spies. The new series comes from Jack Thorne, the creator of Netflix hits, "Adolescence" and "Lord of the Flies."

MOVIES - From Deadline:  Focus Features has dropped a first-look image of star Aaron Taylor-Johnson in director Robert Eggers' "Werwulf," which is due Dec. 25th, 2026.

AMAZON - From Deadline:  Deadline's rumor column, "The Dish," says that the next round of auditions to choose an actor to play "James Bond" for Amazon MGM Studios and director Denis Villeneuve takes place in August 2026.

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 6/19 to 6/21/2026 weekend box office is Disney/Pixar's "Toy Story 5" with an estimated take of 160 million dollars.

STREAMING - From Deadline:  Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to "Dungeon Crawler Carl," a live-action series adaptation of Matt Dinniman’s popular science fantasy "LitRPG" (role-playing game) books of the same title. The project comes from Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door and Universal Global Television. Dinniman, who serves as co-executive producer on the series, announced the pickup on social media.

OBITS:

From Deadline:  American visual effects artist, Jeff Olson, has died at the age of 77, Sunday, June 21, 2026.  Olson is best known for his work with Industrial Light and Magic (ILM).  Olson started at ILM in 1985 and early on was a model maker on such films as "Howard the Duck" (1986), "Willow" (1988), "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988), and "Ghostbusters II" (1989), to name a few.  Olson received his first "visual effects producer" credit on "Star Trek: First Contact" (1996), and received the credit on such films as "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" (1999), "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" (2003), "Eragon" (2006), and "Star Trek" (2009), to name a few.  Olson left ILM in 2009.

From RollingStone:  American music and record executive and record producer, Clive Davis, has died at the age of 94, Monday, June 22, 2026.  Clive Davis founded Arista Records and J Records  He helped shape the careers of legendary recording artists such as Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, Carlos Santana, Janis Joplin, Barry Manilow, and Alicia Keys, to name a few.  As a record producer, Davis won five Grammy Awards, including "Album of the Year" (1994) for Whitney Houston's "The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album" (1992).  Davis was inducted into the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" in 2000 as a non-performer.

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from June 14th to 20th, 2026 - UPDATE #7

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NEWS:

MOVIES - From WorldofReel:  Focus Features has released a first-look image from director Robert Eggers' upcoming film, "Werwulf."  Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Lily Rose Depp, who starred in Eggers 2024 film, "Nosferatu," "Werwulf" is due December 25, 2026.

MOVIES - From Deadline:  At the opening night of the "Bentonville Film Festival," Oscar-winner Geena Davis told "Deadline" that she would very much like to make a sequel to her cult 1996 action film, "The Long Kiss Goodnight." The film was directed by her then husband, Renny Harlin, and written by bad-boy screenwriter, Shane Black.  Her co-star in the film, Samuel L. Jackson is apparently also interested in a sequel.

MEDIA - From APNews:  Fox Corp. is buying streaming pioneer, Roku, in a cash and stock deal worth 22 billion, including debt.  There will be no immediate changes to how Roku operates, according to statements from both companies.

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 6/12 to 6/14/2026 weekend box office is Universal's "Disclosure Day" with an estimated take of 44 million dollars.

CELEBRITY - From WorldofReel:  Emmy-winner Seth Rogen says he has no plans to work with his long-time and currently disgraced buddy, actor and Oscar-nominee, James Franco.  Rogen says that he hasn't spoken to Franco in a long time.

OBITS:

From Variety:  American television director, James Burrows, has died at the age of 85, Friday, June 19, 2026.  Burrows is best known as the preeminent director of TV series and as the co-creator of the former NBC sitcom, "Cheers" (1982-93).  Burrows was nominated for almost 50 Primetime Emmy Awards, and he won 11.  He won five of those for directing such TV series, as "Taxi," Cheers," and "Fraser."  Burrows also directed episodes of "The Bob Newhart Show," "Friends," "Will & Grace," and "Mike & Molly," to name a few.

From Deadline:  American film and television actress and voice performer, Daveigh Chase, has died at the age of 35, Tuesday, June 16, 2026.  Chase may be best known for performing the voice of "Lilo Pelekai" in Disney's 2002 animated hit, "Lilo & Stitch."  Chase performed Lilo's voice in various "Lilo & Stitch" spinoffs until 2006, including for the former ABC Saturday morning animated series, "Lilo & Stitch: The Series" (2003-06).  Chase is also known for providing the voice for "Chihiro Ogino" in the English dub of the Hayao Miyazaki's Oscar-winning animated film, "Spirited Away" (2002).  Chase's best known live-action role may be as the ghostly killer, "Samara Morgan," in the film, "The Ring" (2002).

From Deadline:  American film and television actor, voice performer, and stand-up comedian, Ronnie Schell, has died at the age of 94, Friday, June 12, 2026.  He is best remembered for the role of U.S. Marine private, "Duke Slater," on the former CBS sitcom, "Gomer Pyle - USMC" (1964-69).  In the middle of that time, Schell has his own CBS sitcom, the single-season, "Good Morning World" (1967-68), co-starring with Joby Baker.  From there, Schell provided voices for such animated series as "Goober and the Ghost Chasers" (ABC), "Fred Flintstone and Friends" (syndicated, 1977-78), "Battle of the Planets" (1978), and "Rugrats" (1922), to name a few.  Schell guest-starred in such TV series as "Sanford and Son," "Alice," and "The Golden Girls," to name a few.

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