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MOVIES - From DigitalSpy: This article is a list of films that 20th Century Fox had planned to make, but Disney has cancelled since buying Fox.
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TELEVISION - From THR: Robert Kirkman, the co-creator of "The Walking Dead" comic book, is suing AMC over profits concerning "The Walking Dead" television series. That trial may begin sooner than expected.
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DISNEY - From SlashFilm: Disney's live-action remake of its animated classic, "Lady and the Tramp," will feature real dogs. Here is a first look at those dogs.
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COMICS-FILM - From SlashFilm: Multiple Oscar-nominee, Michelle Williams, is returning for the Venom sequel, "Venom 2," to play "Anne Weying."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Wesley Snipes joins Eddie Murphy and Craig Brewer's "Coming to America" sequel.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Disney CEO Bob Iger says that the Disney+ streaming service will include reboots of 20th Century Fox movie properties like "Home Alone," "Night at the Museum," and "Cheaper by the Dozen."
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COMICS-TV - From Deadline: ABC is looking for its next series based on a Marvel Comics property as Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. comes to an end. They are looking for a mostly brand new female superhero.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Andy Serkis has closed a deal with Sony Pictures to direct "Venom 2." Sexy Tom Hardy will return as the film's star.
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TELEVISION - From THR: On the heels of "Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons", ABC has ordered two more "live" specials from producers Norman Lear and Jimmy Kimmel. No word on which classic Norman Lear TV series will get the live treatment.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/2 to 8/4/2019 weekend box office is "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" with an estimated 60.8 million dollars.
From Patreon: My review of "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw."
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Actress Afton Williamson recently quit ABC's TV series, "The Rookie" (starring Nathan Fillion). She announces that the reasons were sexual misconduct and racist behavior towards her. Deadline has a dedicated page to follow this controversy which is heating up.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Oscar-winning producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have signed a first-look production deal with Universal Pictures.
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MOVIES - From THR: In a rare public appearance, Lilly Wachowski (formerly Andy Wachowski), talks about the visibility of trans-people. Lilly and her sister, Lana, (formerly Larry), are best known for directing "The Matrix" trilogy.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: "Fragile masculinity: why no one in the Fast and Furious films can lose a fight" by Stuart Heritage.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Former costars Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren are reuniting for an hour-long action drama series, and it is a hot property with broadcast and streaming companies.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: The eighth and final season of Showtime's Emmy-winning series, "Homeland," will begin February 2020.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: Gal Gadot will star in Showtime's biopic of famed Golden Age of Hollywood actress, Hedy Lamarr (who was also an inventor).
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MOVIES-TELEVISION - From Variety: CBS and Viacom's reunion moves closer as both companies agree to an executive structure.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Cate Blanchett looks to join Guillermo del Toro's "Nightmare Alley," opposite Bradley Cooper.
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MOVIES - From Jezebel: An analysis by Rich Juzwiak: "Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time In Hollywood Doubles Down on Shittiness Toward Women."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Robert De Niro is in talks to join director Martin Scorsese and actor Leonardo DiCaprio in the film adaptation of the book, "Killers of the Flower Moon."
OBITS:
From Deadline: The American author, Toni Morrison, has died at the age of 88, Monday, August 5, 2019. Morrison won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993, the first Black woman to win the award. Ms. Morrison was known for such novels as Sula, The Song of Solomon, and Beloved.
From ReviewJournal: Sports reporter Don Banks has died at the age of 56, Sunday, August 4, 2019. Banks was known for his work covering the National Football League (NFL). He wrote for "Sports Illustrated" for 17 years and had recently joined "The Las Vegas Review-Journal. "
From IndieWire: Documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker died at the age of 94, Thursday, August 1, 2019. He was known for his focus on arts ("Don't Look Back" and "Monterey Pop") and politics ("The War Room") and was a pioneer of "Direct Cinema." He was only nominated for one Oscar (for "The War Room"), but he won an "Honorary Oscar" for Lifetime Achievement.
From NFL: Former National Football League (NFL) player, Nick Buoniconti, died at the age of 78, Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Buoniconti played middle linebacker for the Boston Patriots and the Miami Dolphins. He was on two Super Bowl winning Dolphins teams, including the 1972 "Perfect Season" Dolphins. He was named to the "Pro Football Hall of Fame" in 2001. Known for his charitable work, he co-founded Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, and he raised hundreds of millions of dollars for research into brain and spinal cord injuries.
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