Saturday, April 16, 2016

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from April 10th to 16th, 2016 - Updated #46

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COMICS - From CinemaBlend:  The X-Men film franchise may return to the "the Dark Phoenix Saga" storyline.

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OBITS - From Variety:  Filmmaker Dan Ireland has died at the age of 57, Thursday, April 14, 2016.  Ireland may be best known for directing the 1996 film, "The Whole Wide World," a biopic of Robert E. Howard, the creator of Conan the Barbarian/Cimmerian.

MOVIES - From Variety:  Kevin Hart and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson are in early talks to lead Sony's "Jumanji" reboot.

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MOVIES - YahooMovies:  A first look at the "Pete's Dragon" remake, due in August 2016.

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CULTURE - From RollingStone:  Matt Taibbi says college kids aren't the only ones demanding "safe spaces."

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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From RSN:  Michelle Alexander on Bill Clinton's fake apology for his attack on BLM activists.  Also an overview of the "New Democrats" and their 1994 crime bill.

From RSN:  Alexander says an apology is not enough.

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CRIME - From RSN:  Chicago Police have "no regard for minority lives." D'uh?

From the NYTimes:  And Chicago courts, judges, and prosecutors are racist, too.

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TELEVISION - From BleedingCool:  Crispin Glover has joined Starz's "American Gods," the TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman's fantastic novel.

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MOVIES - From TheTrackingBoard:  Andy Serkis is working on an adaptation of the horror novel, "The Ritual."

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TELEVISION - From Variety:  Amazon and Lionsgate are developing a drama series inspired by the characters and themes of Bob Dylan's songs.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  James Cameron plans to make four "Avatar" sequels.

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TELEVISION - From Deadline:  Stephen King's novella, "The Mist," has already been a movie.  Now, it is being developed as a television series for Spike.

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LAKERS - From YahooSports:  Kobe Bryant goes out with an explosion in his last game for the Los Angeles Lakers.

From YahooFinance:  Kobe's finale game sets a record for ESPN2 and causes Twitter some glitches and crashes the Lakers Twitter account.

From CBSSports:  The NBA thanks Kobe for 20 years.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Warren Beatty is considering a sequel to his 1990 film, "Dick Tracy," which won an Oscar.  In the meantime, he is working on a film in which he plays infamous billionaire, Howard Hughes, whom Leonardo DiCaprio also played in "The Aviator."

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COMICS - From Variety:  Channing Tatum tweets that he has joined "Kingsman: The Golden Circle," the sequel to "Kingsman: The Secret Service."

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COMICS - From Variety:  Michael Keaton being considered to play a villain in 2017's "Spider-Man: Homecoming."

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COMICS - From YouTube:  Dark Horse Comics releases a trailer for its omnibus collection of the manga, "I Am a Hero."

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LAKERS - From GQ:  Nike's Farewell ad for Kobe Bryant is fantastic.

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COMICS - From BBCNews:  The titles of the new Spider-Man film is "Spider-Man: Homecoming."

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COMICS - From YahooMovies:  Will Smith talks about finally meeting Jared Leto, with whom he had scenes in "Suicide Squad."

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COMICS - From YahooTV:  Here's what you need to know about Marvel's "The Defenders."

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COMICS - From YahooMovies:  See the first trailer for Marvel Studios, "Doctor Strange."

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MOVIES - From YahooNews:  Of course, you know that the "Men in Black" franchise and the "21/22 Jump Street" film franchise are coming together for a mashup film...  Well, Sony has announced the title of that film - MIB 23...

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COMICS - From CinemaBlend:  "Deadpool" was a hit, but one thing the bosses at 20th Century Fox wanted could have ruined the film.

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COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Elton John may join "Kingsman: The Golden Circle," the sequel to "Kingsman: The Secret Service."

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MOVIES - From Variety:  MPAA chief touts record global box office and improved diversity in filmmaking.

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COMICS - From TheWrap:  Marvel to start filming "The Defenders" later this year, according to one of the stars.

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COMICS - From TheWrap:  At CinemaCon, Warner Bros. announced that Ben Affleck will direct a solo Batman movie.

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MOVIES - From TheWrap:  Sylvester appeared at CinemaCon and announced an untitled movie project with STX Entertainment.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Tom Cruise promises "incredible set pieces" for sixth installment of "Mission: Impossible."

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  The Fast and Furious franchise is creating a new character to be played by Scott Eastwood, son of Clint Eastwood.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Super movie producer, Frank Marshall, talks about many things, including his belief that only Harrison Ford should play Indiana Jones.

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BOX OFFICE - From Variety:  Melissa McCarthy's "The Boss" holds on to win the 4/8 to 4/10/2016 weekend box office with a take of $23.58 million.  "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" finishes second with $23.34 million.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Steven Spielberg and Mark Rylance are reuniting for "The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara."  Rylance recently won an Oscar for Spielberg's "Bridge of Spies."

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COMICS - From Variety:  Tessa Thompson of "Creed" is joining "Thor 3."  She may be the female lead as Natalie Portman, who plays Dr. Jane Foster, is not returning.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Although the live-action "Jungle Book" does not open in North America until this coming Friday, Disney is already developing a sequel.

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CULTURE - From NYTimes:  Congratulation, you're fired.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 4/8 to 4/10/2016 weekend box office is "The Boss," starring Melissa McCarthy, with an estimated haul of $23.4 million, although "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" is also in the $23.4 range.

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SPORTS - From TheVerge:  Michael B. Jordan joins Kobe Bryant for a new "Apple TV" ad.

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AWARDS - From YahooMovies:  "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" wins "Movie of the Year" at the MTV Movie Awards.

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COMICS - From TheWrap:  Early reviews of "Captain America: Civil War" are quite favorable.

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From BleedingCool:  Actor David Anders announces at Emerald City ComicCon that he will play "Loki" on TV... for someone.

TRAILERS:

From YouTube:  Trailer #2 for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows."


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