Negromancer News Bits and Bites from June 24th to 30th, 2018 - Update #8

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DISNEY - From SideshowToys:  It is the 30th anniversary of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" So here are "Amazing Facts You May Not Know About Who Framed Roger Rabbit."

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Greta Gerwig, hot off her Oscar-nominated film, "Lady Bird," is eyeing a retelling of "Little Women," with Meryl Streep, Emma Stone, and Saoirse Ronan interested in appearing in the film.

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MUSIC - From YahooMusic:  A look back at Guns N' Roses landmark debut album, "Appetite for Destruction."

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COMICS-FILM - From THR:  Jared Leto to play "Morbius the Living Vampire," (a Marvel character associated with Spider-Man) in a Sony film.

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DISNEY - From THR:  Disney-Fox deal approved by the U.S. Department of Justice.

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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap:  Jeremy Irons joins Damon Lindelof's "Watchmen" pilot for HBO.  Like the awful 2009 film, it will be some kind of adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' legendary 1980s comic book series.

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CULTURE-RACE - From NYTimes:  Charles M. Blow talks about Donald Trump, his supporters, and "White Extinction Anxiety."

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 6/22 to 6/24/2018 weekend box office is the sequel, "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom," with an estimated take of $150 million.

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POLITICS - From YahooEntertainment:  Grammy-winning recording artist and actor, Sting, criticizes world leaders over the handling of refugees.

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From Variety:  Famed science fiction, speculative fiction, and television writer, Harlan Ellison, has died at the age of 84, Thursday, June 28, 2018.  Ellison wrote the most famous episode of the original "Star Trek," "City at the Edge of Forever."  Ellison also wrote for "The Outer Limits," two episodes of which would later lead Ellison to sue the producers of James Cameron's "The Terminator."

From TMZ:  Joe Jackson, the patriarch of the Jackson family, has died at the age of 89, Wednesday, June 27, 2018.  He was the parent and manager of the Jackson 5 (with some help from Diana Ross) and later directed his children, Janet Jackson and the late Michael Jackson, into hugely successful solo music recording careers.