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COMICS-FILM - From ShadowandAct: Rihanna addresses rumors that she is being considered to play Poison Ivy in Matt Reeves "The Batman." Still in development, the film would star Robert Pattison as Batman.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Walt Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger has stepped down from Apple's board of directors as Disney and Apple launch competing streaming services.
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MOVIES - From THR: Why J.J. Abrams and his wife Katie McGrath said yes to WarnerMedia and no to Apple, although Apple offered them $500 million for an exclusive deal, where WarnerMedia offered $250 million.
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ANIMATION - From YahooEntertainment: Longtime voice actor, Frank Welker, talks about being the voice of Fred Jones for 50 years on today, September 13th, the 50th anniversary of "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: Emmy-winning actress Felicity Huffman has been sentenced to two weeks/14 days in jail for in the infamous college admissions scandal. She will have to self-report to Bureau of Prisons officials on October 25 to begin serving her time in a California facility.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: This season on an episode of her hit ABC series, "Black-ish," Tracee Ellis Ross will reunite with Jill Marie Jones, Persia White and Golden Brooks, her three co-stars from the UPN/The CW series, "Girlfriends" (2000-2008).
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MOVIES - From Newsarama: A brand new "Jurassic World" short film will debut Sunday, September 15, 2019 on cable network, FX.
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MOVIES - From THR: J.J. Abrams and his wife, Katie McGrath, through their company, Bad Robot, have signed an overall film, TV, game, and digital production deal with WarnerMedia.
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AVATAR - From Deadline: What does James Cameron feel now that "Avengers: Endgame" has passed his 2009 film, "Avatar," as the all-time box office champ? He feels "relief" and he explains why.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Viacom is in the lead to obtain the the portion of the Miramax film library that is up for sale. beIN Media Group owns the 700-title library and wants to sell 30 percent to 50 percent, while maintaining a controlling stake. Lionsgate has withdrawn its bid.
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STREAMING - From ShadowandAct: Whoopi Goldberg will join CBS All Access' new adaptation of Stephen King's classic novel, "The Stand." A miniseries for the streaming service, it will run for 10 episodes. Stephen King will write the final episode of the series, which will take the story beyond what was in the original novel.
From BleedingCool: This article includes lots of information on "The Stand," and its includes the video of Whoopi announcing her casting on "The View," Wednesday morning, Sept. 11, 2019. Stephen King was a guest on that episode.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Two-time Emmy Award winner, Uzo Aduba, will join FX's "Fargo" Season 4, which will feature Chris Rock.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Jennifer Lopez is reportedly in talks to headline 2020 Super Bowl halftime show.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Actor John C. Reilly will play owner Jerry Buss in HBO's pilot about the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He replaces Michael Shannon.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: TV super-producer David E. Kelley and Jack Bender are developing Stephen King's new novel, "The Institute" as a limited series.
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TELEVISION - From BleedingCool: Dan Curtis TV series, "Dark Shadows" (1966-71), is being revived a fourth time. "Dark Shadows: Reincarnation" is being developed for The CW. Previously, there was a 12-episode run in 1991 for NBC, an unaired 2004 pilot, and a 2012 film from director Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: The John Travolta-Nicolas Cage film, Face/Off, (directed by John Woo), is being remade...
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MOVIES - From YahooPeople: "Crazy Rich Asians" director John M. Chu says he supports the film's co-writer, Adele Lim, who quit the sequel over a pay disparity dispute.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/6 to 9/8/2019 weekend box office is "It: Chapter Two" with an estimated box office take of 91 million.
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MOVIES-STREAMING - From YahooAP: Eddie Murphy is getting some of the best reviews of his career in "Dolemite is My Name."
From YahooMovies: Thirty-three years after his movie, "The Golden Child," Eddie Murphy has reunited with Jasmine L. Reate. She played the boy ("the Golden Child") that Murphy's character, Chandler Jarrell) had to save.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Netflix has officially announced that Gillian Anderson ("The X-Files") is joining the fourth season of Netflix's "The Crown" as Margaret Thatcher. This news had been circulating since early in the year, but Netflix would not confirm it until now.
OBITS:
From YahooMusic: The rock 'n' roll singer, songwriter, and musician, Eddie Money, has died at the age of 70, Friday, September 13, 2019. From 1978 to 1991, he had several Top 40 hits, including such hooky rock standards as "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Baby Hold On."
From Deadline: The stage, film, and television actor John Wesley has died at the age of 72, Sunday, September 8, 2019. He has over 100 TV and film credits, including appearances on TV series like "In the Heat of the Night," "Martin," and "Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad." Wesley was a Vietnam veteran having served in the United States Army.
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