Negromancer News Bits and Bites from November 1st to 7th, 2015 - Update #18

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NEWS:

From NPR:  Harry Potter's Emma Watson inspires Malala Yousafzai to call herself a "feminist."

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From CinemaBlend:  Police groups threatening Quentin Tarantino.

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From CinemaBlend:  Alicia Vikander may replace Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" sequel.

From Movies.com:  Meanwhile, the original Lisbeth Salander, Noomi Rapace, will take the lead in the Amy Winehouse biopic.

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From EOnline:  An all-female "Ocean's Eleven," with Sandra Bullock...

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From Indiewire:  Plans are afoot for a new "Star Trek" television series, but only the first episode would be shown on CBS; the rest would be shown on CBS's streaming service.

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From THR:  Jamie Foxx tells Quentin Tarantino to keep telling the truth in regards to Tarantino's comments about police brutality.

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From THR:  The award season kicks off with the Hollywood Film Awards.

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From BoxOfficeMojo:  "The Martian" is the #1 movie at the 10/30 to 11/01/2015 weekend box office with an estimated take of $11.4 million.

From Deadline:  James Bond "Spectre" setting some opening day and week records.

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From Deadline:  Spielberg teases "Indiana Jones 5."

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From TheWrap:  After working together on "Fruitvale Station" and on the upcoming boxing drama, "Creed," director Ryan Coogler and actor Michael B. Jordan will re-team for the education scandal movie, "Wrong Answer."

From Variety:  Brad Pitt's "World War Z" sequel, scheduled for 2017, gets a new screenwriter.


COMICS: Books and Films:

From Indiewire:  Nicole Kidman has apparently joined the cast of the "Wonder Woman" movie.

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From YahooNews:  Marvel's Netflix plans may change.


TRAILERS:

From Variety:  First trailer for Spike Lee's "Chi-raq," from Amazon.


HARD NEWS:

From Truthout:  "Robin Hood Tax" movement.


OBITS:

From Variety:  The screenwriter, Melissa Mathison, has died (Wednesday, November 4, 2015).  She earned an Oscar nomination for her original screenplay for "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial."  She was also married to Harrison Ford for a time and had two children with Ford.  Mathison was 65.

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From Deadline:  The Oscar-winning screenwriter, Colin Welland ("Chariots of Fire") has died at the age of 81 (Monday, November 2, 2015).

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From Variety:  The actor Fred Thompson has died at the age of 73, Sunday, November 1, 2015.  He appeared in "Law & Order" from 2002 to 2007.  He was also a U.S. Senator from Tennessee, a Watergate attorney, and a presidential candidate in 2008.