Monday, July 31, 2017

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 23rd to 31st, 2017 - Update #51

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BLM - From YahooNews:  NAACP issues a travel advisory for minorities and women heading to the state of Missouri.

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COMICS-FILM - From ShadowandAct:  First look at Zazie Beetz as "Domino" in "Deadpool 2," as posted to Instagram by Deadpool himself, Ryan Reynolds.

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TELEVISION - From Deadline:  HBO responds to protests over its early-in-development show, "Confederate" from "Game of Thrones show-runners, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.

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MOVIES - From YahooTV:  Angelina Jolie denies that the casting staff on her upcoming film, "First They Killed My Father," abused Cambodian orphans and poor kids during auditions.

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WALKING DEAD - From THR:  SPOILERS -Season 8 will answer the time jump fans saw at San Diego Comic-Con International.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 7/28 to 7/30/2017 weekend box office is "Dunkirk" with an estimated take of $28.1 million.

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MOVIES - From BleedingCool:  A Marvel Studios executive has defected to 20th Century Fox.

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ANIMATION - From Indiewire:  "The Simpsons Movie 2" is in its earliest stage of development.

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POLITICS - From BuzzFeed:  The most influential racist you have never heard of, William Regnery II.

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SDCC - From SideshowToys:  Did you see Lupita Nyong'o at 2017 Comic-Con International?

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TELEVISION - From Variety:  Starz has order a series, "The Rook," a thriller "Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer, Lionsgate, and Liberty Global.

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MOVIES - From THR:  Amazon will begin self-distributing its film with Woody Allen's "Wonder Wheel."

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TELEVISION - From BleedingCool:  Several producers from "The Walking Dead" will attend the funeral of series stuntman John Bernecker.  Bernecker died in June after sustaining injuries from a fall during film for Season 8.

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TELEVISION - From ShadowandAct:  Jordan Peele and Tracy Morgan have created a comedy series, "The Last O.G.," in which Morgan will star.  TBS has set the premiere date for Thurs., October 24th.

COMICS-FILM - From ScreenRant:  Ryan Coogler says he had creative freedom while directing Marvel's upcoming "Black Panther."

From ScreenRant:  15 characters scheduled to appear in Marvel's "Black Panther."

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SPORTS - From YahooSports:  Los Angeles Lakers General Manager Rob Pelinka says that current Lakers are like early Taylor Swift.

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TELEVISION - From TVLine:  Chris Pine and Patty Jenkins, both of the hit movie, "Wonder Woman," are re-teaming a TNT television series, "Black Dahlia."

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COMICS-FILM - From ThePlaylist:  Joss Whedon will be a major part of the DC Extended Universe films, while others may see their roles reduced.

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COMICS-FILM - From ThePlaylist:  Damon Lindelof, who was announced as developing an HBO series based on the comic book "Watchmen," says that he is uncertain about the project.

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MOVIES - From Collider:  James Cameron considering a new producing a new "Terminator" trilogy, as the rights to the franchise revert to him in 2018.

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BOOKS - From Vulture:  Former President Bill Clinton and prolific novelist James Patterson have a mystery novel coming out Summer 2018, and they are courting A-list directors to helm the film adaptation.

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COMICS-FILM - From Variety:  The release date for "Wonder Woman 2" is December 13, 2017.  Still no word on whether Patty Jenkins will return to direct the sequel.

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MOVIES - From THR:  Ultimate pretty actor Nicholas Hoult in early talks to play J.R.R. Tolkien in a biofilm.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Ric Roman Waugh will direct "Angel Has Fallen," the third film in the "Olympus Has Fallen" series.

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MOVIES - From ShadowandAct:  Will Packer, the producer behind hit films like the recent "Girls Trip" and the "Ride Along" franchise, has started Will Packer Media with Discovery Communications and Universal Pictures.

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COMICS-FILM - From ShadowandAct:  In Marvel's film "Black Panther" (due 2018), Michael B. Jordan says that the relationship between his character, "Killmonger," and Chadwick Boseman's "T'Challa" is like that of Professor X and Magneto in the "X-Men."

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MOVIES - From ShadowandAct:  Chris Nolan's "Dunkirk" continues the whitewashing of the history of World War II.

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MOVIES - From ShadowandAct:  Netflix has picked up the thriller "Message from the King," starring Chadwick Boseman, Luke Evans, Teresa Palmer, and Alfred Molina.

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TELEVISION - From ShadowandAct:  Malcolm Jamal-Warner and Tatyana Ali join USA crime comedy-drama, "Olive Forever."

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JAMES BOND - From YahooMovies:  The 25th Eon Productions James Bond movie is scheduled to hit theaters November 8, 2019.

From NewYorkTimes:  Details on the return of Daniel Craig as James Bond.

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COMICS-FILM - From Variety:  Extensive re-shoots for "Justice League" causing headaches for some.

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COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies:  Concept art shows Brie Larson as "Captain Marvel."

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CELEBRITY - From BET:  After going after Rob Kardashian, celebrity attorney Lisa Bloom is taking on Usher because of his herpes scandal.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 7/21 to 7/23/2017 weekend box office is Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk" with an estimated take of $50.5 million.

From ShadowandAct:  "Girls Trip" has the largest opening weekend for a live-action comedy this year.

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SDCC:

From BleedingCool:  New footage from Marvel Studios' "Black Panther" stuns crowd at Comic-Con.

From YahooMovies:  Olivia Munn talks about the Predator reboot, 2018's "The Predator."

From ShadowandAct:  More casting news from Marvel's "Ant Man and the Wasp," including a probably villain and Michelle Pfeiffer.

From YahooMovies:  Marvel unveils new "Thor: Ragnarok" trailer.  The film is due November 3rd, 2017.

From TheWrap:  Marvel Studio's "Captain Marvel" movie will be a prequel to the first Iron Man movies (2008).  Samuel Jackson will appear as Nick Fury.  Oscar-winner Brie Larsonis Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel.

From Variety:  The "Iron Giant" will appear in Steven Spielberg's film, "Ready Player One."

MOVIES - From BleedingCool:  Laurence Fishburne is joining Marvel's "Ant Man and the Wasp" as the character "Bill Foster."

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TELEVISION - From Variety:  Tom Welling, who played Clark Kent for 10 seasons in The WB's "Smallville" will join Seaon 3 of Fox's "Lucifer."

OBIT:

From YahooMovies:  Actor and playwright, Sam Shepard, died at the age of 73, Thursday, July 27, 2017.   He was an Oscar-nominated and Emmy-nominated actor.  He won the 1979 "Pulitzer Prize for Drama" for his 1978 play, "Buried Child."

From THR:  Legendary French actress Jeanne Moreau has died at the age of 89, Monday, July 31, 2017.  Her films include, "The Lovers" and "Jules et Jim."

From NewYorkTimes:   The musician and singer, D.L. Menard, died at the age of 85, Thursday, July 27, 2017.  A recording artist of contemporary Cajun music, Menard was also known as the "Cajun Hank Williams."

From Variety:  Voice actress and performer June Foray at the age of 99, Thursday, July 27, 2017.  Foray was known for providing the voice for such animated characters as Rocky the Flying Squirrel on "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show" and Natasha Fatale of "Boris and Natasha."  She was a key figure in the animation industry and created the prestigious "Annie Awards" for achievement in film and television animation.

From YahooSports:  Hall of Fame NBA head coach, John Kundla, has died at the age of 101, Sunday, July 23, 2017.  He lead the Minneapolis Lakers to five BBA/NBA championships.


Sunday, July 30, 2017

Amazon Announces a Series of Agatha Christie Adaptations

AMAZON SETS MULTI-SHOW DEAL WITH AGATHA CHRISTIE LIMITED

Ordeal By Innocence—first installment in a series of Amazon Originals—began production this month and will become available exclusively to Prime members in the U.S.

(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon announced its continued growth of international production, adding a series of adaptations from Agatha Christie Limited to its lineup of dramatic Amazon Original Series in the U.S.

The first adaptation of Christie’s classic stories, Ordeal By Innocence, began production earlier this month in the U.K. and will feature an ensemble cast, including Bill Nighy (Love Actually, Pirates of the Caribbean), Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness), Ella Purnell (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children), Matthew Goode (The Good Wife, Downton Abbey), Catherine Keener (Get Out, Capote), Ed Westwick (White Gold, Gossip Girl), Luke Treadaway (Fortitude), Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark), and Morven Christie (The A Word). In Ordeal By Innocence, old wounds are reopened for the Argyll family when a man suddenly turns up and claims that the black sheep of the family, Jack Argyll, could not have murdered its tyrannical matriarch—for which he was accused just one year earlier. The family must come to terms with Jack’s innocence and with the fact that one of them may be the real murderer. Amazon’s deal with Agatha Christie Limited continues its partnership with production company Mammoth Screen and was brokered by WME.

Ordeal By Innocence reunites Agatha Christie Limited and Mammoth Screen with writer and executive producer Sarah Phelps, following the critical success of And Then There Were None (BBC One) in December 2015 and The Witness for the Prosecution (BBC One) in December 2016. Amazon Prime Video will be the exclusive premium subscription streaming home for these series in the U.S.

“We are thrilled to bring to our slate these adaptations from the world’s greatest mystery writer,” said Morgan Wandell, Head of International Series, Amazon Studios. “With terrific talent, in front of and behind the camera, they are sure to delight our customers.”

“We are delighted to be working with Amazon in the TV space. They have obviously played a massive part in our book business over the past few years, and it is exciting to move with them onto Prime Video in the U.S.,” said James Prichard, Chairman and CEO of Agatha Christie Limited.

“The brand of Agatha Christie resonates around the world,” said WME | IMG Partner Chris Rice. “We couldn’t be happier to have Amazon as our U.S. home for this franchise. We think the series of specials will attract great auteurs and actors to create compelling content for audiences everywhere.”

Ordeal By Innocence and the additional forthcoming drama series from Agatha Christie Limited will be available for Prime members to stream and enjoy using the Amazon Video app for TVs, connected devices including Amazon Fire TV, and mobile devices, or online with other Amazon Original Series online at Amazon.com/originals, at no additional cost to their membership. Eligible customers who are not already Prime members can sign up for a free trial at www.amazon.com/prime. For a list of all Amazon Video compatible devices, visit www.amazon.com/howtostream.

IMG will handle international sales on behalf of Agatha Christie Limited. WME and Sky Vision negotiated the deal with Amazon.


About Amazon Video
Amazon Video is a premium on-demand entertainment service that offers customers the greatest choice in what to watch and how to watch it. Amazon Video is the only service that provides all of the following:

    Prime Video: Thousands of movies and TV shows, including popular licensed content plus critically-acclaimed and award-winning Amazon Original Series and Movies from Amazon Studios like Transparent, The Man in the High Castle, Love & Friendship, and kids series Tumble Leaf, available for unlimited streaming as part of an Amazon Prime membership. Prime Video is also now available to customers in more than 200 countries and territories around the globe at www.primevideo.com.
  •     Amazon Channels: Over 100 video subscriptions to networks like HBO, SHOWTIME, STARZ, PBS KIDS, Acorn TV, and more, available to Amazon Prime members in the U.S. as add-ons to their membership. To view the full list of available channels, visit www.amazon.com/channels.
  •     Rent or Own: Hundreds of thousands of titles, including new release movies and current TV shows available for on-demand rental or purchase for all Amazon customers.
  •     Instant Access: Customers can instantly watch anytime, anywhere through the Amazon Video app on compatible TVs, mobile devices, Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, and Fire tablets, or online. For a list of all compatible devices, visit www.amazon.com/howtostream.
  •     Premium Features: Top features like 4K Ultra HD, High Dynamic Range (HDR), and mobile downloads for offline viewing of select content.

In addition to Prime Video, the Prime membership includes unlimited fast free shipping options across all categories available on Amazon, more than two million songs and thousands of playlists and stations with Prime Music, secure photo storage with Prime Photos, unlimited reading with Prime Reading, unlimited access to a digital audiobook catalog with Audible Channels for Prime, a rotating selection of free digital games and in-game loot with Twitch Prime, early access to select Lightning Deals, exclusive access and discounts to select items, and more. To sign-up for Prime or to find out more, visit: www.amazon.com/prime.

About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.

Agatha Christie Limited
Agatha Christie Limited (ACL) has been managing the literary and media rights to Agatha Christie's works around the world since 1955, working with the best talents in film, television, publishing, stage and on digital platforms to ensure that Christie’s work continues to reach new audiences in innovative ways and to the highest standard. The company is managed by Christie’s great grandson James Prichard.

November 2017 will see the release of 20th Century Fox’s feature film adaptation of Agatha Christie’s acclaimed mystery, Murder on the Orient Express. The film will be directed by five-time Academy Award nominee Kenneth Branagh, who will also star as Poirot. Branagh helms an all-star cast that includes Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Penelope Cruz, Olivia Colman, Willem Dafoe, Daisy Ridley, Tom Bateman, Derek Jacobi, Josh Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., Sergei Polunin and Lucy Boynton.

ACL’s recent television projects include the critically-acclaimed BBC One adaptations of And Then There Were None (Aidan Turner, Charles Dance, Sam Neill) and The Witness for the Prosecution (Toby Jones, Andrea Riseborough, Kim Cattrall), both produced by ACL alongside Mammoth Screen, with screenplays from Sarah Phelps (Great Expectations, The Casual Vacancy). Production begins shortly on Ordeal By Innocence, the first of seven new adaptations for the BBC over the course of the next four years.

Globally, ACL works closely with leading screen production companies to deliver territory-specific adaptations. Notable productions include the popular French series Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie produced by Escazal, and Japanese adaptations of Murder on the Orient Express from Fuji TV (winner of the Tokyo Grand Prix drama award) and the forthcoming And Then There Were None from TV Asahi. Further projects are in development in Europe, the U.S., Asia and Latin America.

In 2016 literary projects included the global publication of the new Hercule Poirot novel Closed Casket, the second continuation novel from bestselling crime writer Sophie Hannah, published in more than 30 languages and distributed in over 100 territories. Sophie will shortly begin work on two more Poirot novels for publication in 2018 and 2020.

About WME | IMG
WME | IMG is a global leader in entertainment, sports and fashion operating in more than 30 countries. Named one of Fortune’s 25 Most Important Private Companies, WME | IMG specializes in talent representation and management; brand strategy, activation and licensing; media production, sales and distribution; and event management.

WME | IMG has led the market in global co-productions recently selling “The Night Manager” and “Dirk Gently” in over 190 territories; handling territorial sales for “Top of the Lake: China Girl,” “The Young Pope,” and the upcoming Sky / Amazon series “Britannia.”

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Friday, July 28, 2017

Image Comics Announces "Maestros" Comic Book from Steve Skroce

STEVE SKROCE—STORYBOARD ARTIST FOR THE MATRIX TRILOGY—UNLEASHES MAESTROS THIS OCTOBER

"MAESTROS is a masterpiece." —Brian K. Vaughan

PORTLAND, OR — Superstar comics and storyboard artist Steve Skroce (WE STAND ON GUARD, Wolverine) will take on both writing and art duties in his all-new, totally irreverent and fantastical action-comedy MAESTROS this October 2017 from Image Comics.

The Maestro and his entire royal family have been murdered. Now, his banished son from Earth will inherit the Wizard King's throne along with a spell that turns its user into GOD. With enemies everywhere, will this Orlando-born millennial be able to keep his new magic kingdom?

“MAESTROS is a finely seasoned stew of everything I love about the fantasy and action adventure genres,” said Skroce. “I tried to create a universe where all my beloved magical characters and settings might exist together, side by side. The protagonist, Willy Little, isn't a chosen one; he's granted ultimate power through blind luck—but can a nice guy stay nice when no one ever says 'no' to him again?”

MAESTROS #1 (Diamond code: AUG170542) arrives in comic book stores Wednesday, October 18th. The final order cutoff deadline for comics retailers is Monday, September 25th.

Advance praise for MAESTROS:

“MAESTROS is manic magic! We've waited too damn long for Steve to have his own book but this was worth the wait. MAESTROS is a Skroce Hadron Collider where panel-packed action slams into his wicked sense of humor releasing some of the most original and gleeful fun comics has seen in some time.” —Lana Wachowski, creator of The Matrix and Sense8

"MAESTROS is a masterpiece, with one of the best first issues I've ever read. Steve is somehow an even greater writer than he is an artist. Get ready for your new favorite comic." —Brian K. Vaughan

“Steve Skroce continues to amaze and inspire me. He pushes himself and the medium of comics past the four-color and into the technicolor. There is a Maestro behind MAESTROS and I can’t wait for the world to see the concerto he has orchestrated for us all.
Fortissimo!!!!!!!!!!!!” —Geof Darrow


ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of bestselling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline Comics, Skybound Entertainment, and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.

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Dick Van Dyke to Attend Salt Lake Comic Con 2017

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Dick Van Dyke is Coming to Salt Lake Comic Con 2017

Salt Lake Comic Con 2017 will be one of Van Dyke’s rare comic con appearances

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Salt Lake Comic Con (http://saltlakecomiccon.com/) announced that Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke will attend Salt Lake Comic Con that will take place Sept. 21-23, 2017.

    “We’re constantly innovating new ways to deliver the fanXperiences our attendees want and make this a favorite comic con destination for Hollywood legends like Dick Van Dyke. Our Fifth Annual Salt Lake Comic Con is going to be our best one yet.”

Van Dyke is an actor, comedian, singer, dancer, producer and writer. Van Dyke has starred in some of the most iconic films of our generation, including Disney’s Mary Poppins, Bye Bye Birdie, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Night at the Museum series. In addition to his movie roles, Van Dyke also starred in a number of hit TV shows, most notably The Dick Van Dyke Show and Diagnosis Murder.

Over the course of his career, Van Dyke has won five Emmy awards, a Tony and a Grammy. In 1995 he was inducted in the Television Hall of Fame. Additionally, Van Dyke has been named a Disney Legend, has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 2013 he received the Screen Actors Guild’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

In 2005, Van Dyke and Salt Lake Comic Con Founder and Show Producer Dan Farr collaborated on a Christmas book, Mr. Finnegan’s Giving Chest. Farr wrote the book and Van Dyke narrated an audio CD. In the book, Mr. Finnegan (Van Dyke) is no ordinary toymaker. His providential meeting with Maggie, a resentful girl who doesn’t believe in the magic of Christmas, is the beginning of a series of miracles that will change her heart forever.

“People ask me all the time who my dream guest is and I always tell them the same thing, Dick Van Dyke,” said Farr. “I’ve had the privilege of working with Mr. Van Dyke in the past when we partnered on our Christmas book, Mr. Finnegan’s Giving Chest, and he is a real pleasure to be around. Mr. Van Dyke does very few comic cons, so our fans are in for a special, once in a lifetime fanXperience.”

Click here to see video from the book, photos or to hear the audio CD of Van Dyke’s reading.

“There will be a lot of our fans excited about Dick Van Dyke. People have been asking for him specifically, ever since our first event. I’m thrilled that we have the kind of reputation that continues to attract this caliber of guest and make our fans dreams come true,” said Bryan Brandenburg, Salt Lake Comic Con Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer. “We’re constantly innovating new ways to deliver the fanXperiences our attendees want and make this a favorite comic con destination for Hollywood legends like Dick Van Dyke. Our Fifth Annual Salt Lake Comic Con is going to be our best one yet.”

Salt Lake Comic 2017 will be held Sept. 21-23, 2017 at the Salt Palace Convention Center. For more information or to buy your ticket(s) now visit, http://www.saltlakecomiccon.com/.


ABOUT SALT LAKE COMIC CON:
Salt Lake Comic Con is organized by Dan Farr Productions (DFP), in partnership with ABC4/CW30 of the Nexstar Broadcasting Group, and was co-founded by Dan Farr and Bryan Brandenburg. DFP is an event and marketing group devoted to organizing events, launching and acquiring new shows, and partnering with premium celebrities and brands in the pop culture arena, including Salt Lake Gaming Con and Pop Life Asia. DFP is dedicated to producing spectacular celebrations of popular culture that lead the market in providing exceptional and rewarding experiences for our consumers, fans, celebrity guests, vendors and partners. Find out more at: www.SaltLakeComicCon.com, www.abc4.com/.

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Thursday, July 27, 2017

PBS Announces Star-Studded Fall 2017 TV Schedule

PBS Announces Fall 2017 Schedule

– THE VIETNAM WAR from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Anchors Fall Schedule –

– Highlights Include a Star-Studded New Season of FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. And a Weekly Friday Night Salute to Broadway Including a Special Tribute to Harold Prince –

– TONY BENNETT: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG Tapes Fall 2017 for Broadcast in January 2018 –

– PBS TCA Press Tour Sessions to Feature Ken Burns, Martin Sheen, Tony Winner Denis O’Hare and Bryant Gumbel –

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PBS announced its fall 2017 lineup, as well as the January 2018 broadcast of TONY BENNETT: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE, a PBS music special taping this fall to honor the singer, this year’s recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. returns with a new season (October 3, 2017) to explore the fascinating family trees of popular figures including Aziz Ansari, Scarlett Johansson, Larry David, Garrison Keillor, Amy Schumer, Ted Danson, William H. Macy, Mary Steenburgen, Ana Navarro, Christopher Walken, Ava DuVernay, Bryant Gumbel and others.

And in a weekly Friday night salute to Broadway from October 20 to December 1, PBS raises the curtain on three of the Great White Way’s most acclaimed recent musical productions.  GREAT PERFORMANCES presents “She Loves Me” (October 20), “Holiday Inn” (November 24) and a tribute to Harold Prince, the living embodiment of Broadway’s Golden Age (November 17), along with the acclaimed revival of “Present Laughter” (November 3) and encores of “In the Heights – Chasing Broadway Dreams” (November 10) and “Hamilton’s America” (December 1).

Continuing its tradition of hard-hitting journalism, FRONTLINE examines Russian President Vladimir Putin in a two-part documentary exploring his rise, rule and motivations (October 25 and November 1)

THIRD RAIL WITH OZY is a new primetime cross-platform debate series hosted by Emmy-Award winning journalist Carlos Watson. Each week experts, celebrity guests, and digital and studio audiences will tackle a provocative question about the country’s critical issues (September 8).

Anchoring the fall 2017 season on PBS is the previously announced THE VIETNAM WAR, the 10-part epic series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, premiering Sundays-Thursdays, September 17 to September 28. Anchoring the fall 2017 season on PBS is the previously announced THE VIETNAM WAR, the 10-part epic series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, premiering Sundays-Thursdays, September 17 to September 28.

    .@PBS annc. fall lineup w/ #VietnamPBS, a salute to broadway, a star-studded season of #FindingYourRootsPBS & more!

For more information please visit http://to.pbs.org/2ufX6ib


About PBS
PBS, with nearly 350 member stations, offers all Americans the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television and digital content. Each month, PBS reaches nearly 100 million people through television and nearly 28 million people online, inviting them to experience the worlds of science, history, nature and public affairs; to hear diverse viewpoints; and to take front row seats to world-class drama and performances. PBS’ broad array of programs has been consistently honored by the industry’s most coveted award competitions. Teachers of children from pre-K through 12th grade turn to PBS for digital content and services that help bring classroom lessons to life. Decades of research confirms that PBS’ premier children’s media service, PBS KIDS, helps children build critical literacy, math and social-emotional skills, enabling them to find success in school and life. Delivered through member stations, PBS KIDS offers high-quality educational content on TV – including a new 24/7 channel, online at pbskids.org, via an array of mobile apps and in communities across America. More information about PBS is available at www.pbs.org, one of the leading dot-org websites on the internet, or by following PBS on Twitter, Facebook or through our apps for mobile and connected devices. Specific program information and updates for press are available at pbs.org/pressroom or by following PBS Pressroom on Twitter.

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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

VIZ Media Announces 2018 Releases at 2017 San Diego Comic-Con International

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES NEW MANGA SERIES ACQUISITIONS AT 2017 COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL

New Titles Scheduled To Launch In Print and Digital In 2018 Include BLACK TORCH, KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR, DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA And Print Versions of DEAD DEAD DEMON’S DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION

San Francisco, CA – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, announced the acquisition of several notable new manga properties this past weekend during its official panel event at the 2017 Comic-Con International.

New titles to be published in print and digital under the Shonen Jump imprint include BLACK TORCH, a supernatural action series about a boy who can talk to animals and is dragged into a secret battle to defend humanity against hostile spirits, KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR, a romantic comedy featuring the hilarious antics of a pair of geniuses in love, and DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA, a paranormal adventure about a young man’s quest to reverse his sister’s hideous transformation into one of the very monsters he fights. The first of these new titles will launch in early 2018.

VIZ Media also announced plans to publish DEAD DEAD DEMON’S DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION by acclaimed creator Inio Asano. VIZ Media also publishes his Eisner-nominated titles SOLANIN and GOODNIGHT PUNPUN, as well as his WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD.

Additional information on each of these titles will be announced in the near future.

BLACK TORCH, Vol. 1
Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens · Debuts Summer 2018

Jiro Azuma is descended from of a long line of shinobi, and he also can talk to animals. Although he may appear rough and tumble, his compassionate side emerges when it comes to furry critters. But Jiro’s soft spot for animals gets him in major trouble when a suspicious stray cat fuses with him, granting him exceptional power but also dragging him into humanity’s hidden battle against powerful, menacing spirits.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1
Rated ‘T’ for Teens · Debuts Summer 2018

Since ancient times, rumors have abounded of man-eating demons lurking in the woods. Because of this, the local townsfolk never venture outside at night. Legend has it that a demon slayer also roams the night, hunting down these bloodthirsty demons. For young Tanjiro, these rumors will soon to become his harsh reality.

Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Vol. 1
Rated ‘T’ for Teens · Debuts Late Spring 2018

Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane are two geniuses who stand atop their prestigious academy’s student council, making them the elite among elite. But it’s lonely at the top and each has fallen for the other. There’s just one huge problem standing in the way of lovey-dovey bliss – they’re both too prideful to be the first to confess their romantic feelings and in doing so become the “loser” in the competition of love! And so begins their daily schemes to force the other to confess first!

DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION, Vol. 1
Rated ‘M’ for Mature · Debuts Spring 2018

Three years ago the aliens invaded Tokyo. Nothing is ever the same. But after a while, even impending doom starts feeling ordinary. The Japanese Self Defense Forces are still looking for a way to combat the looming alien threat, but so far conventional weapons have had no effect on the mothership. Maybe it’s time to try something unconventional. Meanwhile, Kadode Koyama is in high school. She and her best friend avidly track the aliens’ movements on social media and less enthusiastically study for college entrance exams. When the end of the world is overhead, you learn to take things one step at a time.

For additional information on titles available from VIZ Media, please visit VIZ.com.


About VIZ Media, LLC
Established in 1986, VIZ Media is the premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing. Along with its popular digital magazine WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, DRAGON BALL, SAILOR MOON, and POKÉMON, VIZ Media offers an extensive library of titles and original content in a wide variety of book and video formats, as well as through official licensed merchandise. Owned by three of Japan's largest publishing and entertainment companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is dedicated to bringing the best titles for English-speaking audiences worldwide.

Learn more about VIZ Media and its properties at VIZ.com.

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for July 26, 2017

DC COMICS

MAY170198    ACTION COMICS #984    $2.99
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