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☆ Tony Todd, 'Candyman' and 'Final Destination' star, dies at 69
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Tony Todd, an American actor known for leading the “Candyman” horror franchise as its eponymous hook-wielding ghost, died Wednesday at his home in Marina Del Rey, California. The film starred Virginia Madsen as a Chicago graduate student preparing a thesis on the legend of Candyman by investigating inner-city Chicago. “The great actor Tony Todd has left us and now is an angel. As the sympathetic slasher, Todd reprised the role of Candyman several times. Todd reprised his role in the new entry, which starred Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as an artist who becomes drawn into the Candyman legend.

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☆ Tony Todd, veteran actor behind the ‘Candyman’ horror movie franchise and more, dead at 69
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Tony Todd, the actor who played the eponymous phantom killer in the original “Candyman” horror franchise and other notable roles, has died at 69. The news was confirmed to CNN on Saturday by Todd’s talent agent, Dede Binder, of the Defining Artist agency. Todd portrayed the character, originally based on a 1985 Clive Barker short story, in the original film franchise starting with the 1992 movie, and reprised the role in the 2021 reboot directed by Nia DaCosta. Moviestore/ShutterstockRegarding his status as Black horror royalty, Todd told The New York Times in 2020 that he didn’t “mind” it. I know who I am.”“I didn’t get my master’s saying, ‘I want to be a horror film star.’ I just wanted to be a good actor,” he said, adding, “Horror fans are the most ferocious fan base there is.

Persons: Tony Todd, Dede Binder, Todd, Daniel Robitaille, Clive Barker, Nia DaCosta, Warren, Oliver Stone, Clint Eastwood’s, Charlie Parker, “ Bird, Bludworth, ” Tony Todd, Virginia Madsen, ”, ‘, ’, ” Todd, Chuck Organizations: CNN, New York Times, Fox, CBS, “, Trinity Repertory Company, Eugene O’Neill Theater

☆ Zombies beware, Cillian Murphy is back for '28 Years Later.' Here's everything we know about the sequel.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read preview"Oppenheimer" star Cillian Murphy has reunited with director Danny Boyle for the long-awaited horror sequel "28 Years Later," two decades after his breakout role in "28 Days Later." In the original film, Murphy played Jim, a bicycle courier who wakes up from a coma to find that the UK has been hit by the "Rage" virus, which turns people into zombies. While Boyle produced the 2007 sequel, "28 Weeks Later," the Juan Carlos Fresnadillo-directed film focused more on gory action, than the suspense-driven horror of the original. Related storiesIn January 2024, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that "28 Years Later" is in the works by Boyle and "28 Days Later" writer Alex Garland. In May, Sony Motion Pictures Group chairman Tom Rothman confirmed to Deadline that the "Oppenheimer" star will reprise his role as Jim in "28 Years Later."

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The superhero factory hit a new low with the weekend launch of “The Marvels,” which opened with just $47 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. It was also the rare Marvel movie led by three women — Larson, Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani. After numerous strike-related delays, the only Marvel movie currently on the studio’s 2024 calendar is “Deadpool 3,” opening July 26. While quite low for a $200 million movie, “Killers of the Flower Moon” is primarily an awards-season statement by Apple of its growing moviemaking ambitions. "The Marvels,” $47 million.

Persons: Brie Larson, Captain Marvel, ”, aren’t, Marvel ”, David A, Gross, Sony’s, Morbius, Nia DaCosta, — Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Bob Iger, ” Gross, “ Barbie, Larson, Taylor Swift’s, Swift, Sofia Coppola's “ Priscilla, Cailee Spaeny, Priscilla Presley, Jacob Elordi, Martin Scorsese's, Alexander Payne's, Paul Giamatti, Comscore, “ Taylor Swift, “ Priscilla, Jake Coyle Organizations: Marvel, Research Entertainment, Walt Disney Co, Disney, Rotten, Warner Bros, “, Universal Pictures, AMC Theatres, Apple Studios, Paramount Pictures, Apple, Sony's Locations: Bethlehem

☆ ‘The Marvels’ Review: You’ve Seen This Movie 32 Times Before
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Manohla Dargis | More About Manohla Dargis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

This is the 33rd movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which continues to expand even as its cultural interest and resonance diminish. “The Marvels” will dominate the box office, of course, at least during its opening weekend, just because it will flood theaters. It’s almost as if the suits at Marvel Studios know it doesn’t matter if their movies are any good. Carol Danvers, a former Air Force pilot who inadvertently picked up her superpowers once upon a time. When she first appears here, she is hanging out with her scene-stealing orange tabby, Goose (played by Tango and Nemo), on her spaceship and doing something important-looking.

Persons: they’ve, Nia DaCosta, Brie Larson, Marvel a.k.a, Carol Danvers, Goose, overextended escapade Organizations: Marvel, Marvel Studios, Air Force, Tango

NEW YORK (AP) — Nia DaCosta, director of the upcoming “The Marvels,” has a diagnosis for the recent struggles of superhero movies. It’s the first Marvel movie to feature not just all-female leads but a female villain (Zawe Ashton plays Dar-Benn), as well. While originally conceived as a post-“Endgame” follow-up to “Captain Marvel,” Marvel chief Kevin Feige was drawn to the chance to unite Captain Marvel with Rambeau from “WandaVision” and Ms. Marvel of her standalone Disney+ series. After making “Candyman,” a Marvel movie was, DaCosta says, “definitely not in my near future.” But it also wasn’t entirely off her radar. When DaCosta was tapped to helm “The Marvels,” Feige encouraged her to reach out to other Marvel movie directors for advice.

Persons: — Nia DaCosta, ”, “ Mo, ’, Barbie, Mario, Jordan Peele, ” DaCosta, “, Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Samuel L, Jackson, isn’t, Marvel, it’s, Zawe Ashton, Benn, I’m, Carol Danvers, Captain Marvel, Larson, Monica Rambeau, Kamala Khan, Kevin Feige, WandaVision ”, ’ ” DaCosta, Danvers, I’ve, DaCosta, Henrik Ibsen’s “ Hedda Gabler, Tessa Thompson, Maude, She’s, Sam Raimi’s “, ” Feige, Ryan Coogler, Jake Coyle Organizations: Warner Bros, Marvel, Dar, ” Marvel, SAG, Twitter Locations: New York City, London

“I’m hoping I’m not promoting the movie by myself,” says Nia DaCosta, director of the upcoming Marvel movie “The Marvels" (Nov. 10). The fall has long been the preferred domain of filmmakers and auteurs, but this year that’s doubly so. But now that the strikes have rounded Labor Day, with no end in sight, Hollywood’s high season is imperiled. Everyone is hoping the strikes ends soon, but it’s clear that, not long after COVID-19 upended the industry, the usual rhythms of the fall movie season have again been blown to smithereens. I just want to see every movie coming out,” says Emerald Fennell, whose high-society satire “Saltburn” opens Nov. 24.

Persons: “ I’m, I’m, ”, Nia DaCosta, ‘ Where’s Brie Larson, ’, —, helming, Oscar shoo, “, ” DaCosta, Taylor Swift, jockeying, Emerald Fennell, Zendaya, Colman Domingo, George C, Wolfe’s “ Rustin ”, Paul Giamatti, Alexander Payne’s “, Payne, Dominic Sessa, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Paul, Dominic, Da’Vine, Jake Coyle Organizations: Marvel, Venice Film, Toronto, Alliance, Television Producers, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, Netflix, Twitter Locations: Venice

☆ The Tribeca Festival Has a Story to Tell
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Natalia Winkelman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Every spring, the Tribeca Festival returns to Lower Manhattan with a bulky mixed bag of creative programming. Past attendees of the festival might recall Robert De Niro, one of its founders, rapping, “I’ve got a story to tell,” at the start of a bouncy, AT&T-sponsored Tribeca trailer that preceded screenings for half a dozen years. The industry is in crisis, and as the guilds sound alarm bells, it will be interesting to see how Tribeca amplifies their chime. A top U.S. film festival, Tribeca has long served as a kind of industry nexus, platforming big-studio movies beside indies. The festival has also proven a conduit for filmmakers to go from newcomer to big deal.

Persons: lassos, Robert De Niro, “ I’ve, ”, Mario Van Peebles’s, Mary, Kate, Ashley Olsen, Nia DaCosta, ” She’s Organizations: Tribeca, Writers Guild, New, Disney Locations: Lower Manhattan, Tribeca

☆ 23 Black leaders who are shaping history today
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-01 | by ( Courtney Connley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +39 min

Following the lead of trailblazers throughout American history, today's Black history-makers are shaping not only today but tomorrow. —Cory StiegRosalind Brewer, 58, Walgreens' next CEO and only Black woman to currently lead a Fortune 500 firmWalgreens' next CEO Rosalind Brewer. When she steps into this new role, she will be the only Black woman currently leading a Fortune 500 firm, and just the third Black woman in history to serve as a Fortune 500 CEO. "When you're a Black woman, you get mistaken a lot," she said during a 2018 speech at her alma mater, Spelman College. —Tom Huddleston Jr.Jason Wright, 38, first Black president of a National Football League teamWashington Football Team president Jason Wright.

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