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      '12 Years a Slave' Scribe to Introduce Black Batman in New Comic Series

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      The Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley is working on a new graphic novel series revolving around the head of Wayne Enterprises, Lucius Fox, and his family.
      Aug 24, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Oscar winner John Ridley is creating a four series comic book that will introduce a black Batman.
      The “12 Years a Slave” screenwriter and producer let the news slip during a virtual chat with DC Comics Chief Creative Officer Jim Lee during the marathon DC FanDome on Saturday (22Aug20), revealing the series will launch in January (21).
      “I think it’s a pretty safe bet that if I’m writing Batman, it’s probably a little better than a 47 per cent chance he’s going to be a person of colour,” said Ridley.
      Ridley’s limited Batman series will focus on the family of Lucius Fox, the head of Batman Bruce Wayne’s company, Wayne Enterprises.
      “He has a family and this is a family that has secrets… from one another,” Ridley added. “It’s a little bit different dynamic than the Batman that we’ve always seen.”
      Lucius Fox, one of the most prominent black characters in Batman comics, was portrayed by Morgan Freeman in director Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” films. In the comic books, his son, Lucas, is the vigilante Batwing.
      Meanwhile, Jeffrey Wright appeared as the first Commissioner James Gordon of colour in “The Batman” trailer, which closed the DC FanDome event.
      Promoting his new movie, which he confessed is only 30 per cent complete due to the coronavirus shutdown, filmmaker Matt Reeves revealed the upcoming HBO Max Batman series he is working on with”Boardwalk Empire” creator Terence Winter will take place a year before his new “The Batman” film, starring Robert Pattinson, as a “masked vigilante… starts to unsettle the city.”
      “The story is actually a battle for his soul,” Reeves explained.

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      The Suicide Squad Wreaks Havoc in First Behind-the-Scenes Video

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      Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn leads the high-risk antihero group as they cause chaos and mayhem in the first sneak-peek video launched during DC FanDome event.
      Aug 24, 2020
      AceShowbiz – All 18 lead cast members of “The Suicide Squad” joined director James Gunn for a hilarious DC Comics quiz as part of the DC FanDome virtual event on Saturday (22Aug20).
      Viola Davis and Joel Kinnaman took on the roles of team captains and were joined by Pete Davidson, Idris Elba, Margot Robbie, John Cena, Peter Capaldi, and Michael Rooker among others as Gunn played quizmaster.
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      After the quiz, Gunn thanked his cast for making the film so much fun, stating, “It’s amazing. It’s the most fun I’ve ever had… It was a once-in-a-lifetime thing for me.”

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      'Wonder Woman 1984' FanDome Trailer Shows Kristen Wiig's Full Transformation Into Cheetah

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      The star-studded DC FanDome virtual event treats fans to a new trailer for the second ‘Wonder Woman’ movie which shows the villainess Cheetah in her full glory.
      Aug 23, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Director Patty Jenkins and her “Wonder Woman 1984” cast were given a big surprise as they launched the 24-hour DC FanDome virtual event on Saturday (22Aug20) – Lynda Carter jumped on live to be part of the panel.
      The filmmaker, Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, and Pedro Pascal were answering questions from fans when the original Wonder Woman appeared before them and heaped praise on the cast for keeping the character alive and inspiring women around the world.
      “Hello you beautiful woman,” Gadot gushed, calling her appearance “a delightful surprise.”
      “Thank you for everything you’ve done for me. Now this thing (DC FanDome panel) is whole, because you’re here.”
      Jenkins added, “We think about you every day and we talk about you all the time.”
      Wiig confessed she was a huge Carter fan, revealing she used to dress up as Wonder Woman for Halloween.
      “I am so excited to meet you,” she said. “I have been a fan from day one.”
      Jenkins and the cast also took a fan question from tennis ace Venus Williams, who asked who would win a tennis match between Wonder Woman and Wiig’s villain Cheetah. Both stars argued their character would be victorious on the court, with Kristen joking that Wonder Woman’s gold tennis racket would be too heavy and slow her down.
      After the panel, Jenkins offered up a new “Wonder Woman 1984” trailer, which chronicled Wiig’s full transformation from Barbara Minerva to Cheetah.
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      Hours later, Venus returned for a chat with Jenkins, and revealed Wonder Woman was a big part of her childhood and she was a huge fan of the TV series, starring Carter. The tennis star also suggested there should be a superheroine called Venus.
      Carter returned later during the DC FanDome event to unveil the new Wonder Woman logo for next year’s 80th anniversary of the comic book character, alongside Jenkins and Gadot.

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      'The Batman' First Teaser Trailer Shows Joker Connection and Many More

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      The first sneak peek video debuted at the virtual DC FanDome introduces a dark and moody Bruce Wayne who is a far cry from the sleek rich billionaire usually portrayed onscreen.
      Aug 23, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Director Matt Reeves gave Batman fans a real treat at the end of Saturday’s (22Aug20) DC FanDome virtual event by offering up his latest film’s first trailer.
      Devotees who stuck around to watch all seven hours of the online celebration of all things DC Comics caught sneak peeks and new trailers of upcoming attractions as well as cast panels and insider information.
      The event kicked off with a “Wonder Woman 1984” panel, featuring director Patty Jenkins and her cast, and a new teaser, and ended with Reeves answering fans questions about “The Batman”.
      As his session ended, he revealed he had only completed “25 to 30 per cent” of the film before the coronavirus crisis shut down production, but he still brought something to offer fans.
      The footage featured Robert Pattinson as the new Caped Crusader, Zoe Kravitz as a pre-Catwoman Selina Kyle and Jeffrey Wright, the latest actor to take on the role of Gotham City police boss Jim Gordon.
      There were also images of the new Batmobile and fans got the chance to hear Brit Pattinson’s best Batman voice as he told one group of bad guys, “I’m vengeance,” as they asked for his identity.
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      One fan asked Reeves why he chose the “Twilight” star as his Batman, prompting the filmmaker to say, “He has the soul of someone who can play Batman,” while revealing that, like him, the Brit is a big fan of the comic book crimefighter.
      “The Batman” has resumed production in the U.K. and will hit cinemas in 2021.

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      Taryn Manning to Play Racist 'Karen' From Viral BLM Videos in New Movie

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      The ‘Orange Is the New Black’ actress has been signed on to play an entitled white woman who terrorizes her African-American neighbors in an upcoming feature film.
      Aug 23, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Taryn Manning is set to bring an entitled ‘Karen’ to the big screen.
      Karen is the stereotypical name that has become synonymous with white women seen in videos on social media being racist or acting in an entitled manner.
      And according to Movieweb, the “Orange Is the New Black” star’s character will embody a composite of the women who have been seen in the viral videos in a new feature film directed by Coke Daniels.
      Manning will reportedly play a woman named Karen White, “who believes people should stick to their own kind.” She’s also described as a “racist, entitled white woman in the South who terrorises her new African-American neighbours,” supporters of Black Lives Matter, in a bid to get them to move.
      Daniels is the filmmaker behind the 2007 mockumentary movie “Gangsta Rap: A Glockumentary”. The comedy followed a trio of rappers inspired by the famous rap group N.W.A hoping to make a big musical comeback. More recently, he directed the romantic comedy “His, Hers & the Truth”, which starred Terri J. Vaughn, Dorien Wilson, and Ashani Roberts.
      In “OITNB”, Manning played Tiffany ‘Pennsatucky’ Doggett, a character she described as “racist, homophobic” and “horrible” in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
      “Everything that I’m not is what she was, so it was very tough,” the 41-year-old told the publication last year.

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      Joseph Gordon-Levitt Talks About What It Means to Play Cop in Post-George Floyd World

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      The ‘Dark Night Rises’ actor says playing cop onscreen means something different following the worldwide Black Lives Matter movement to fight racial injustice.
      Aug 23, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Joseph Gordon-Levitt has changed his attitude to playing police officers following the death of George Floyd at the hands of cops in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
      The death of the unarmed Floyd, after an officer knelt on him during an arrest, and that of Breonna Taylor, who was shot during a no-knock alleged drugs raid, sparked Black Lives Matter protests across the world.
      Gordon-Levitt, who played a police officer, Robin, in “The Dark Knight Rises”, as well as in new Netflix film “Project Power”, says he’s now much more ambivalent about portraying cops.
      “It means something different to be playing a police officer now than it did in 2018,” he tells The Guardian. “But, on the other hand, it’s nothing new at all. These same exact tragedies have been happening my entire life.”
      The star says he believes police should be held responsible for their actions, but also perhaps need to not be sent into situations where armed law enforcement isn’t needed.
      “There are these situations when individuals in the police force do awful, terrible, unspeakable things that they need to be held responsible for, but maybe cops are assigned to handle too wide a variety of things,” he adds. “Maybe in a lot of cases it would make more sense for a social worker to show up instead of a guy with a gun.”
      Explaining why he felt the need to address the issue, he continues, “I feel somewhat responsible to make my opinion clear now that I’m playing a police officer in a big movie that’s coming out.”
      “Project Power” is available on Netflix now.

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      Taraji P. Henson and Lee Daniels Tapped for Oscars' Online Diversity Dialogues

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      The upcoming livestream event tackling the diversity issues at the Academy Awards will also feature Whoopi Goldberg and ‘Moonlight’ screenwriter Tarell Alvin McCraney.
      Aug 23, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Taraji P. Henson and Lee Daniels are among the stars who will appear in a series of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences YouTube panels discussing race annd gender in filmmakers.
      The “Academy Dialogues: It Starts With Us” has been launched following a July (20) panel featuring Whoopi Goldberg and activist lawyer Bryan Stevenson, and will feature virtual panels for members and the public, as a part of its Academy Aperture 2025 equity and inclusion initiative.
      As well as Henson and “The Butler” filmmaker Daniels, the events will also feature the likes of Delroy Lindo, producers Lisa Cortes and Debra Martin Chase, writer Tarell Alvin McCraney, and director Lulu Wang.
      The Academy’s Executive Vice President for Member Relations and Awards, Lorenza Munoz, says “With our ‘Academy Dialogues’ series, the Academy is creating a space for our members – and the public – to talk about inclusion in a way that is timely, relevant and allows for a meaningful exchange on how to bring systemic change to Hollywood.”
      “These conversations may be uncomfortable for some, but they are necessary to broaden the stories that are getting told and increase opportunities for those who have been excluded.”
      The next panel will take place on 27 August, with Daniels and “Moonlight” screenwriter McCraney among those discussing what it’s like to be black and gay in the film industry. Henson and Lindo will take part in a town hall focused on the Academy’s Black membership and the challenges to representation and inclusion in the industry next month (Sep20).
      Other discussions in the series, which runs until October include a panel on the erasure of Latinos in Hollywood, gender parity, colour-conscious casting, as well as the challenges faced by indigenous and Asian filmmakers.
      All the panels will be available on the Oscars YouTube channel – with the first dialogue featuring Goldberg and Stevenson, made available to watch on Thursday (20Aug20).

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      Tony Awards 2020 to Go Virtual After Postponement Caused by Coronavirus

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      Organizers of the 74th annual theatre honors originally planned to hand out the trophies on June 7 at Radio City Musical Hall in New York, before it got canceled because of the COVD-19 pandemic.
      Aug 22, 2020
      AceShowbiz – The Tony Awards have become the latest big prizegiving to go virtual after the in-person ceremony was cancelled amid coronavirus concerns.
      Organisers of the 74th annual theatre honours originally planned to hand out awards on June 7 at Radio City Musical Hall in New York, but the event was postponed and now it has been agreed the trophies will be presented during a digital celebration, with a time and date to be announced.
      “Though unprecedented events cut the 2019-2020 Broadway season short, it was a year full of extraordinary work that deserves to be recognized,” Charlotte St. Martin, the president of The Broadway League, and Heather Hitchens, the president and CEO of the American Theatre Wing, tell Deadline in a joint statement. “We are thrilled not only to have found a way to properly celebrate our artists’ incredible achievements this season, but also to be able to uplift the entire theatre community and show the world what makes our Broadway family so special at this difficult time. The show must go on, no matter what – and it will.”

      New York City’s Broadway theatre district was shut down in March in a bid to combat COVID-19 and venues will not reopen until January 2021, according to The Broadway League trade group.

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