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Friday, May 23, 2025
Comics Review: Disney's "DARKWING DUCK #3" Unveils a Secret History
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from May 18th to 24th, 2025 - UPDATE #8
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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NEWS:
CANNES 2025:
From Deadline: Oscar-winner Denzel Washington arrived at the Cannes Film Festival 2025 for the premiere of his collaboration with director, Spike Lee, the upcoming film, "Highest 2 Lowest." There, he was surprised with an "Honorary Palme d'Or."
MOVIES - From Deadline: There are updates on the third "Downton Abbey" feature film.
MOVIES - From Deadline: Andrew Koji, Jason Momoa, Noah Centineo, and Roman Reigns are in talks to star in Legendary Entertainment’s live-action "Street Fighter" movie, based on the Capcom video games, sources tell Deadline. There have been three previous live-action "Street Fighter" films, including the infamous 1994 movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Shemar Moore addressed the fact that he is the only actor from CBS' recently ended series, "S.W.A.T." (2017-25), that will be moving over to the new series, "S.W.A.T. Exiles." Moore says, "I'm the quarterback."
SCANDAL - From Deadline: Stunt performer, Casey Michaels, was working on the final season of "Game of Thrones" when she shattered her left ankle performing a stunt she argues was not designed competently by the coordinators on-set. Her career ended, Michaels sued HBO, claiming she had been robbed of a promising career. HBO eventually paid her $9.3 million, including legal costs, as part of a settlement in 2023, with the company’s lawyers apologizing. Michaels has given an interview to "Deadline" because she believes her experience exposes everything that’s wrong with her profession.
DISNEY/ANIMATION - From ComicBook: The Cartoon Network's former animated series, "The Amazing World of Gumball," is returning in a new animated series, "The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball." It will debut on Disney+ and Hulu later this year and on Cartoon Network internationally.
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 5/16 to 5/18/2025 weekend box office is Warner Bros./New Line Cinema's "Final Destination: Bloodlines" with an estimated take of 51 million dollars.
MOVIES - From Deadline: A new Tom Cruise project with director Doug Liman and costar Ana De Armas looks to be pricey.
OBIT:
From Deadline: American film and television actor, George Wendt, has died at the age of 76, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Wendt was best known for the role of "Norm Peterson" on the former NBC sitcom, "Cheers" (1982-93). He was nominated six times in the Primetime Emmy Awards category, "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series." Wendt's passing reportedly coincides with the 32nd anniversary of the "Cheers" finale episode.
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Marvel Studios Negromancer Link-o-Rama 2025 - UPDATE #18
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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NEWS:
AVENGERS - From Variety: Disney has announced that "Avengers: Doomsday" is moving from May 2026 to December 2026. Consequently, "Avengers: Secret Wars" is moving from May 2027 to December 2027. As of now, after "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" debuts this July, there won't be another Marvel Cinematic Universe film until July 2026's "Spider-Man: Brand New Day."
DAREDEVIL - From Variety: Actress Krysten Ritter, who played the character "Jessica Jones" in several Netflix/Marvel Television series, will return as the character for Season 2 for the Disney+/Marvel Studios series, "Daredevil: Born Again."
THUNDERBOLTS* - From Here: Leroy Douresseaux reviews "Thunderbolts*"
From Variety: Marvel Studios' "Thunderbolts*" tops the 5/2 to 5/4/2025 weekend box office with an estimated total of 76 million dollars domestically and 86.1 million dollars internationally for a global total of 162.1 million dollars.
FANTASTIC FOUR - From Marvel: Marvel Studios has released the first full trailer for "Fantastic Four: First Steps," which is due in theaters, July 25, 2025.
AVENGERS - From Variety: Halle Berry says fans should not expect to see her name among the actors appearing in "Avengers: Doomsday."
SPIDER-MAN - From THR: "Spider-Man 4" is untitled no longer. The fourth "Spider-Man" film starring Tom Holland has a title, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day." It is set to hit theaters July 31, 2026 and will be directed by Destin Daniel Cretton ("Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings").
IRON FIST - From Variety: At a recent anime convention, actor Finn Jones, let the world know that he wants a second chance to play the Marvel Comics' character, Danny Rand/Iron Fist, although the character has come under heavy criticism in recent times. Finn played Iron Fist in two seasons of the Netflix/Marvel series, "Iron Fist" (2017, 2018) and in the Netflix miniseries, "The Defenders" (2017), and one episode of Netflix's "Luke Cage" Season 2.
BLADE - From WorldofReel: According to a well-placed source, Marvel Studios has cancelled its plans for a "Blade" movie. Apparently, Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali will appear as Blade in a supporting or costarring role in other planned Marvel films.
AVENGERS - From THR: In a four-hour long livestream, Marvel Studios' revealed the cast of "Avengers: Doomsday," although the names revealed are reportedly not the only stars who will appear in the film.
From ComicBookMovie: The site has the full cast list of the 27 actors set to star in Marvel's 2026 Avengers event movie, "Avengers: Doomsday."
THUNDERBOLTS - EmpireOnline: The website, "Empire Online" previews "Empire" magazine's "May 2025" issue, which goes in depth on Marvel Studios' next film, "Thunderbolts" (May 2nd). The film's director, Jake Schreier, sits "Toy Story 3" as an influence.
DOOMSDAY - From Variety: Brothers Joe and Anthony Russo, the directors of "Avengers: Doomsday," had some news about Oscar-winning actor Robert Downey Jr.'s intense preparation for the film. They said that Downey, who is playing Doctor Doom, is already writing backstory for the character and is coming up with costume ideas. Downey previously played Tony Stark/Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
BLACK PANTHER - From Variety: Angela Bassett says that she was deserving of winning the "Best Supporting Actress" Oscar for her performance in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." Although she was nominated, she lost to Jamie Lee Curtis.
CAPTAIN AMERICA - From Variety: "Captain America: Brave New World" tops the 2/14 to 2/16/2025 weekend box office with an estimated total of 88.5 million dollars. The film is estimated to gross 100 million dollars over the four-day Presidents Day weekend (2/14 to 2/17/2025).
THE FANTASTIC FOUR - From Deadline: Disney/Marvel Studios has released the first teaser trailer (Feb. 4th) for "The Fantastic Four: First Steps." There's a glimpse of Galactus, and "H.E.R.B.I.E." the robot is featured. The film is due in theaters July 25th, 2025.
AVENGERS: - From Variety: In a candid interview, Benedict Cumberbatch says that he will not appear as "Doctor Strange" in Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Doomsday" (2026), but that he will be all over "Avengers: Secret Wars" (2027). He also says that there will be a third stand-alone Doctor Strange film.
SPIDER-MAN 4 - From Deadline: Anderw Garfield, "Spider-Man" in "The Amazing Spider-Man" and in "Spider-Man: No Way Home," denies that he has been cast in Sony/Marvel's "Spider-Man 4."
THUNDERBOLTS - From EW: "Entertainment Weekly" has an exclusive preview of Marvel Studios' "Thunderbolts," including new images from the film. Also, in the article, actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus says that all the schemes of her character, Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, will be revealed.
GOLDEN GLOBES - From CBR: Kathryn Hahn has been nominated for her role of "Agatha Harkness" in the Disney+ series, "Agatha All Along." Hahn received a nomiation in the category of "Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy" at the 2025 / 82nd Annual Golden Globes. Hahn is the fourth actor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to received a Golden Globe nomination following Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen in the Disney+ miniseries, "WandaVision," and Angela Bassett in the 2022 film, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." Hahn's nomination that "Agatha All Along" received.
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MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE (MCU):Review: Iron Man (2008)
Review: The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Review: Iron Man 2 (2010)
Review: Thor (2011)
Review: Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Review: Marvel's The Avengers (2012)
Review: Iron Man 3 (2013)
Review: Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Review: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Review: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Review: Ant-Man (2015)
Review: Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Review: Doctor Strange (2016)
Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Review: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Review: Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Review: Black Panther (2018)
Review: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Review: Captain Marvel (2019)
Review: Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Review: Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Review: Black Widow (2021)
Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Review: Eternals (2021)
Review: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Review: Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
Review: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
Review: Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 (2023)
Review: The Marvels (2023)
Review: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Review: Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
Review: Thunderbolts* (2025)
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Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Comics Review: "SPACE GHOST #12" Ragnaroks to the End
Monday, May 19, 2025
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A "Star Wars" Link-O-Rama 2025 by Negromancer - UPDATE #16
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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NEWS AND RUMORS:
DARTH VADER - From THR: SAG-AFTRA files unfair labor practice charge over "Darth Vader" AI voice in the game, "Fortnite." The union claims that Llama Productions failed to notify the labor group and negotiate when it began employing a :James Earl Jones" voice that replaced the work of members. Jones, who died last year, granted Disney rights to use his voice posthumously.
ANDOR - From IGN: The website explains the ending of the Disney+/Lucasfilm series, "Andor" Season 2.
COMICS - From Here: Leroy Douresseaux has reviewed Marvel's new "Star Wars #1."
PRINCESS LEIA - From MensJournal: "Star Wars" actress, Billie Lourd, offers a touching post of her children watching Lourd's late mother, actress Carrie Fisher, in her iconic Princess Leia role in the film, "Return of the Jedi."
GEORGE LUCAS - From Variety: At a 45th anniversary event for "The Empire Strikes," George Lucas explains why "Yoda" speaks backward.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Marvel has released solicitation information concerning the "Star Wars" titles that it will publish in July 2025.
STARFIGHTER - From StarWars: The "Star Wars" film to be directed by "Deadpool & Wolverine" director Shawn Levy and to star Ryan Gosling has a title, "Star Wars: Starfighter." The film, which is set five years after the events of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker," the film will go into production this fall with an anticipated theatrical release date of Memorial Day 2027.
PUBLICATIONS - From StarWars: "Star Wars Celebration Japan" offered fans a look at covers for upcoming "Star Wars" comic books, manga, novels, artbooks and reference books.
RUMORS - From Variety: Oscar-winner Mikey Madison ("Anora") has reportedly past on a reported offer to appear in director Shawn Levy's rumored "Star Wars" project starring Ryan Gosling.
EPISODE III - From WorldofReel: The 20th anniversary release of "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" is on April 25th. The opening weekend at the domestic box office looks to be around 15+ million dollars.
JOHN BOYEGA - From Variety: John Boyega addresses the Sith elephant in the "Star Wars" room. To racist white fans of "Star Wars," there is no room for a black heroes
OBIT - From Variety: New Zealand actor of the stage, musical theater, and film and television, Clive Revill, died at the age of 94, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. He provided the voice of "The Emperor" in the original theatrical release of 1980s' "The Empire Strikes Back." Revill was twice nominated for a Tony Award, "Best Featured Actor for a Musical" for his role in the original 1961 Broadway production of "Irma La Douce" and "Best Actor in a Musical" for his role in the original 1963 Broadway production of "Oliver!"
ANDOR - From THR: The acclaimed Disney+ "Star Wars" drama, "Andor," is now also available on Hulu. The first three episodes are free on the Disney+ "YouTube" channel. The 12-episode second season debuts exclusively on Disney+ April 22nd.
REY SKYWALKER - From Variety: The planned "Rey Skywalker" movie now has a writer, George Nolfi, ("The Bourne Ultimatum"). Daisey Ridley will reprise her role as Rey.
FUTURE - From THR: Ryan Gosling is reportedly in talks to be the star of director Shawn Levy's ("Deadpool & Wolverine") planned "Star Wars" movie.
MARVEL COMICS - From BleedingCool: Marvel is launching a new flagship "Star Wars" comic book series in May 2025. This new "Star Wars #1" will debut stories set after the events depicted in the 1983 film, "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi." It will be written by Alex Segura and drawn by Phil Noto. According to the press information: "It's the dawn of the New Republic, and as the dust settles after the Battle of Jakku our rebel heroes — Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa, and Han Solo — find themselves forging a new order as pirates and thieves swarm to fill the power vacuum left behind by the fallen Empire." The series will reintroduce characters like Mon Mothma and Beilert Valance, among others.
MARVEL COMICS - From BleedingCool: To celebrate "Black History Month," Marvel Comics will celebrate Black "Star Wars" characters with variant covers featuring them on four "Star Wars" titles published in February 2025.
NEW TRILOGY - From Deadline: Lucasfilm has hired writer-producer-director Simon Kinberg to develop a new "Star Wars" trilogy - Episodes 10, 11, and 12.
From THR: Related to the Simon Kinberg news, the new trilogy will supposedly focus on the the sequel trilogy star, "Rey Skywalker."
MARVEL COMICS - From BleedingCool: Marvel will publish a "Star Wars" one-shot comic book, "Star Wars: A New Legacy," in 2025. It will set up the relaunch of Marvel's ongoing "Star Wars" flagship comic book and also celebrate the tenth anniversary of Marvel regaining the license to publish "Star Wars" titles from Dark Horse Comics. Since then, however, Dark Horse gained a new license to publish "Star Wars" comics for juvenile readers.
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