Negromancer News Bits and Bites for the Week of August 31st to September 6th, 2014 - Update #18

NEWS:

From Variety:  Halle Berry's upcoming thriller, "Kidnap," gets U.S. distribution through Relativity Studios - announced at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.

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From EW InsideMovies:  There will be a companion series to AMC's hit, "The Walking Dead."

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From YahooMovies:  Johnny Depp's daughter, Lily-Rose, is starring in a Kevin Smith movie.  Entitled Yoga Hosers, the film also stars Smith's teen daughter, Harley Quinn Smith.  Depp also appears in the film.

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From Variety:  Michael Wright will replace Stacey Snider as CEO of DreamWorks.

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From the HuffingtonPost:  Remember The Little Rascals movie from 1994?  There has been a cast reunion.

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From TheChristianPost:  "Ghostbusters 3" gets a release date (2017), supposedly...

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From YahooCelebrity:  Actor Evan Ross married singer Ashlee Simpson on Sunday, August 31, 2014.  Ross (birth name Evan Olav Naess) is the son of legendary singer Diana Ross and shipping magnate, Arne Naess Jr.  Ross is set to appear in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Parts 1 and 2.  Simpson is the sister of singer Jessica Simpson.

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From Variety:  Guardians of the Galaxy wins the four-day Labor Day weekend box office, August 29th to September 1st, 2014, with an estimated take of $22.2 million take.  It has been the #1 film at the weekend box office for three of its five weeks in release.

From TheHollywoodReporter:  Actually, I think the Emmys have been broken for a long, long time.

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From YahooMovies:  The Labor Day weekend does not have to be a dumping ground for movies expected not to perform big at the box office.

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From Variety:  Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is currently #1 at the foreign box office.

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From The Hollywood Reporter via YahooMovies:  Guardians of the Galaxy leads sluggish Labor Day 2014 weekend.


COMIC BOOKS - Movies and Comics:

From InternationalBusinessTimes:  Various rumors about "Captain America 3."

From EpochTimes:  New set photos from "Batman Vs. Superman."  Also Warner Bros. registers domain names the hint at the corporations next four superhero movies.  Those names include domains for Shazam, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman.

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From The Hollywood Reporter via YahooNews:  Marvel vs. DC Comics in "Super Hero September."

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From CinemaBlend:  Fugly but talented actor, Benedict Cumberbatch (of whom I am not really a big fan) is apparently being considered for one of two roles in a DC Comics.  Could be the Martian Manhunter or a villain.  He was previously mentioned for Marvel's Doctor Strange movie.

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From TheWrap:  "Prison Break" stars, Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell, will guest star as villains in the first season of The CW's "The Flash."

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From CinemaBlend:  Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) talks about the three Marvel characters that should have their own movies.  One of them is Black Widow.

From TheWrap:  Where is the Scarlett Johansson superhero movies, asks Jessica Chastain.

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From CinemaBlend:  Apparently, J.J. Abrams was once considered as the writer/director of a Superman movie.  The changes he was allegedly to have made are a doozy.


STAR WARS:

From Mashable:  A new Star Wars Universe is born today with the release of the novel: Star Wars: A New Dawn.

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From CNN:  Filming resumes after a break caused by Harrison Ford's leg injury.

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From TheHollywoodReporter:  Episode 7 to film on tiny Irish island of Skellig Michael.

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From BBCNews:  "Game of Thrones" actor, Miltos Yerolemou, has reportedly joined the cast of Episode 7 in a small role.

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From CinemaBlend:  Check out these cool Episode 7 posters from fan artist AndrewSS7.  I wish they were the real deal.

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From CinemaBlend:  I hope Episode 7 is better with less CGI.


REVIEWS:

From the VillageVoice:  Stephanie Zacharek on The Last Days of Robin Hood with Kevin Kline and Dakota Fanning.


OBIT:

From Variety:  Joan River dies at 81 years of age

From Variety:  Andrew V. McLaglen, the director know for such westerns as McLintock! and Shenandoah, died on August 30, 2014 at the age of 94.


MISC:

From SBNation:  The Dallas Cowboys have signed Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team, to their practice squad.  He was cut last week by the St. Louis Rams, the team that drafted him.