By Lesley Goldberg April 30, 2021 NBC is staying in business with Dwayne Johnson and Kenan Thompson. The network has renewed comedies Young Rock and Kenan for second seasons. It marks the latest comedy renewals at the broadcaster, having ordered a second season of Mr. Mayor last month. NBC said Young Rock, which debuted in February, is the No. 2 new comedy of the season in the …
By Tim Adams April 26, 2021 Screenwriter LaToya Morgan (AMC’s The Walking Dead, Into The Badlands), artist Walt Barna (The Osiris Path) and colorist A.H.G. are collaborating on a BOOM! Studios series titled Dark Blood. The six-issue series takes place in 1955 Alabama and follows a former World War II Black soldier named Avery Aldridge. Though he may seem ordinary …
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By Ross Hutchinson April 26, 2021 BOOM! Studios revealed that DARK BLOOD #1, an evocative new six-issue original series from screenwriter LaToya Morgan (AMC’s The Walking Dead, Into The Badlands), rising star artist Walt Barna (The Osiris Path), colorist A.H.G., and letterer AndWorld Design, about a young man forging a brave new future for himself and his family …
By Joe Grunenwald April 26, 2021 A writer of AMC’s The Walking Dead and a first-time comics artist are teaming for a unique new series from BOOM! Studios. Dark Blood is a historical science fiction series from writer LaToya Morgan and artists Walt Barna and A.H.G. No letterer was named in the announcement. The six-issue series debuts in July. Here’s how BOOM! describes Dark Blood: Alabama, …
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By Ellise Shafer April 26, 2021 “Escape Room 2” has moved up its release to July. The sequel to the 2019 psychological thriller will now debut on July 16, 2021, nearly six months earlier than its planned release date of Jan. 7, 2022. With the box office beginning to revive after the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s …
By Christopher Chiu-Tabet April 26, 2021 BOOM! Studios have announced “Dark Blood,” a supernatural comic by writer LaToya Morgan and artist Walt Barna, with colorist A.H.G. The six-issue series is set in Alabama, 1955, and follows Avery Aldridge, a Black World War II veteran trying to move on with his life and concentrate on providing for his …
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By Anthony D’Alessandro April 26, 2021 UPDATED: Escape Room 2 will now open on July 16 instead of next year, where it had been scheduled for the first weekend of 2022. Sony already has the Kay Cannon-directed Camila Cabello musical Cinderella on July 16. For now, that movie will stay there as Sony monitors overseas markets. There’s a chance that both Escape …
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By Joe Otterson April 20, 2021 The “Wings of Fire” books by Tui T. Sutherland are being adapted into an animated series at Netflix with Ava DuVernay set to executive produce. The “Wings of Fire” books have sold more than 14 million copies around the world to date. Netflix has ordered 10 40-minute episodes of the series. The project …
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By Lesley Goldberg April 20, 2021 Author Tui T. Sutherland and Warner Bros. Animation president Sam Register are also attached to the 10-episode event series. Ava DuVernay’s Array is getting into the animation business. The prolific producer behind Netflix’s Selma, 13th and When They See Us is adding an animated event series based on author Tui T. Sutherland’s best-selling book …
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By Peter White April 20, 2021 Ava DuVernay’s Wings of Fire, an animated series adaptation of the family fantasy books which had been in development at Netflix since 2020, is the latest victim of animation cuts at the streamer, sources close to the project confirm to Deadline. We hear several other projects are not moving forward as well. DuVernay’s Wings of …
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