Wonder Woman Early Critics Consensus Is Very Positive

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Its been a long road for the Amazonian princess to the big screen, more than 75 years since her debut in All Star Comics# 8 in 1941, but now the time has finally arrived.

The review embargo on Wonder Woman has just been lifted Monday, and based on early feedback, it seems fans and comics geeks have a lot to celebrate. As of Tuesday morning, the movie has a 97% fresh rating on RottenTomatoes.com with 58 reviews in. The critics consensus is that the movie is “thrilling, earnest, and buoyed by Gal Gadot’s charismatic performance, Wonder Woman succeeds in spectacular fashion.”

Cath Clarke from Time Out boldly compares the movie with ‘Indiana Jones’, describing Wonder Woman as “a rollicking action adventure… with a fully functioning sense of humour and the year’s most lip-smackingly evil baddie.”

The review from Entertainment Weekly‘s Chris Nashawaty is just as positive, gushing that “Wonder Woman is smart, slick, and satisfying in all of the ways superhero films ought to be.”
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“The Fate Of The Furious” Crosses $1 Billion Internationally

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The eighth installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise, “The Fate Of The Furious” becomes only the eight film in history to cross the $1 billion boxoffice milestone internationally.

As of Sunday, the F. Gary Gray has made $1.223 billion. The film joins five other movies such as “Avatar” ($2 billion), “Titanic” ($1.5 billion), “Furious 7” ($1.16 billion), “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” ($1.1 billion), and “Jurassic World” ($1 billion) in the exclusive list of movies crossing the $1 billion international boxoffice threshold.

Domestically, the film is still in 1,358 screens and made $1,480,535 over the 4-day Memorial Day holiday weekend. Globally, the movie is currently the 2nd highest grossing film of 2017, narrowly behind Beauty and the Beast (2017), with a mere $9 million separating the two. It would be interesting to see where both end up ranking when all is said and done.

Universal has already dated ‘Fast & Furious’ Parts 9 and 10, and ‘F8”s boxoffice gains this week will most likely solidify production of those sequels.

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A&E To Make Documentaries On The Notorious B.I.G. & Tupac Shakur

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A&E is set to re-launch its Biography arrangement this mid-year with biographies about The Notorious B.I.G. including, Tupac.

A two-section biography, Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G. incorporates at no other time heard recordings by Biggie and also talks about meetings with his mom Voletta Wallace and his widow Faith Evans, partners Nas, Diddy, and Jay-Z, alongside Lil Cease and individuals from the Junior M.A.F.I.A. The doc additionally shares already discreet document footage of Biggie.

A&E arrangements to take after The Notorious B.I.G. film with a six-section series about the passing of Tupac, called Who Killed Tupac? It includes the commitments of civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump, whose mother went to secondary school with Tupac’s late mother, Afeni Shakur. Official Vice President and Head of Programming at A&E Network, Elaine Frontain Bryant, disclosed the system’s choice to spotlight the killed rappers by means of a public statement. The documentaries are a piece of a bigger A&E activity to convey rappers to its Biography arrangement, with future shows on Grandmaster Flash, Kanye West, and Chance the Rapper also prearranged.

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Review: U2 Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Iconic ‘Joshua Tree’ Album

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U2. The Joshua Tree Tour 2017

In early 1987, U2 embarked on a tour in support of “The Joshua Tree”, an album that was inspired by the band’s earlier trips around America. Almost instantly, both album and tour were commercial and critical successes, and by end of that year, U2 was bigger than ever, with the album topping charts around the world and receiving near universal acclaim. To say The Joshua Tree was pivotal to the band’s success would be an understatement; the album signaled the arrival of U2 on the global stage and, for better or worse, defined many of the band’s creative decisions since.

Thirty years later, the band is revisiting that iconic album on the road with the ‘The Joshua Tree Tour 2017’. Packing AT&T Stadium in Dallas on Friday night with the most enthusiastic fans from different generations, cities and cultures, its was an awe-inspiring night that shows how timeless the album is, how its message resonates as strongly as ever, especially in this fractured time in America.

As the band’s first tour in support of a back catalog, ‘The Joshua Tree Tour 2017’ reminds us that U2 is now entering a different phase in their career. It has been awhile since the band charted a hit single and album. But like the all-time greats, U2’s impact is measured by their live performances and concert tours, and as such ‘The Joshua Tree Tour 2017’ did not disappoint; it was visual and auditory spectacle and a great treat to nostalgic fans who wants to see the album fully come to life… from start to finish.

Yes, the band played the album sequentially, from beginning to end, including “Red Hill Mining Town” which the band has never played live before. Surrounded by a breathtakingly gigantic widescreen behind the stage which showcased various landscapes in America, the band played every song with passion and purpose. Bono, The Edge, and bassist Adam Clayton moved around and covered the stage like pros that they are, while drummer Larry Mullen Jr. held his ground. It was a spectacular sight to behold.

That album set was book-ended by pre-Joshua Tree songs (the anthemic “Sunday Bloody Sunday”, tour staples “New Year’s Day”, “Bad”, “Pride (In the Name of Love)”), an encore that is both emotional and stirring (“Miss Sarajevo”, “Ultraviolet”, “One”), and a celebratory finale that sent the stadium on it’s feet (“Beautiful Day”, “Elevation”, “I Will Follow”).

As one might expect, Bono came with socio-political commentary on his back-pocket: at one point thanking George Bush for his commitment to AIDS activism, then later reminding that they are guests in the country, among others. During one of his speeches, Bono made a fleeting mention of their humbling 1981 Dallas debut at the now defunct Club Bijou, a name Bono struggled to remember but somehow reminds us again how ‘The Joshua Tree’ transformed and catapulted the band from clubs to the world’s biggest stage.

The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 will bring U2 to various cities in North America including headlining Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, and with a second leg across Europe starting in London in July 8. Armando

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Final Trailer For Luc Besson’s “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”

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Luc Besson’s CGI spectacle this summer “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” has its final trailer released by STXfilms. This is somewhat a darker and more grim version of what we have seen of the movie so far. It is nonetheless dazzling display of sci-fi adventure that we come to expect from the French auteur.

The previous two trailers were more focused on fun camp aspects of the movie. As different in tone this new trailer is from previous trailers, it remains to be seen whether this new pitch of the film encompass the actual film’s look and feel.

‘Valerian’ is a futuristic adventure set in the 28th century, and involves Valerian and Laureline as a pair of special operative agents for the government keeping the order of human territories in space.

Scheduled for release in theaters July 21, 2017, the Luc Besson film stars Dane DeHaan in the title role of ‘Valerian’ and Cara Delevingne as “Laureline” and includes an eclectic group of actors such as Dane DeHaan, Clive Owen, Ethan Hawke, Rihanna, John Goodman, Rutger Hauer, Herbie Hancock and Kris Wu.

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Hulk Smash! Totally Awesome Hulk #19 Sells Out – Second Printing On The Way

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New York, NY—May 24, 2017—An alliance for the ages – Amadeus Cho joining forces with Old Man Logan, Sabretooth, Domino, Warpath, and Lady Deathstrike to battle the new Weapon X. Now, this Hulk-sized team-up is about to get even bigger, as Marvel is pleased to announce that TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #19 has sold out and will immediately return for a second printing.

A mysterious new director of the Weapon X program is creating soldiers who threaten the lives of some of the most powerful and deadly heroes the Marvel Universe has ever seen. But the man behind the curtain has now set his sights on a new target: the fearless, gamma-imbued Amadeus Cho. What will become of the Hulk when he is forced to partner with some of Marvel’s deadliest killers and hunters? One thing is for sure – this is a story not to be missed.

Now is your chance to become a part of this epic, action-packed crossover, where personalities and abilities clash in what fans are calling “dynamic storytelling at its core” (AiPT). Don’t miss your opportunity to get in on all the action and make sure to pick up your copy when TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #19 returns to comic shops this June for a new printing.

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Cast Of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” On Cover Of Vanity Fair

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Vanity Fair just released four gorgeous covers for it’s June issue and it features the cast of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”. The photos were shot by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz, who has been shooting Star Wars covers for the magazine since 1999’s Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace. The mag will be on newstands in the US on June 6 in timefor the 40th Anniversary of the franchise.

The magazine features Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) in one cover, while, while the rest of Poe (Oscar Isaac), Finn (John Boyega), newcomer Rose (Kelly Marie Tran) and BB-8 is on another. Brooding on another cover are characters of the First Order Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson), and Capt. Phasma (Gwendoline Christie) without her helmet.

By herself on the last cover is a beautiful picture of the late Gen. Leia (Carrie Fisher).

Here’s the behind the scenes video which includes Carrie Fisher in one of her final Star Wars photo shoots.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens Dec. 15.

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Top Gun 2 Is “Definitely Happening”

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It looks like Maverick is coming back for more aerial stunts to the danger zone. Tom Cruise confirmed the long-rumored sequel during a recent interview with Australian morning show “Sunrise“. “It is definitely happening,” Cruise said when asked about the sequel. The actor also mentioned that the movie will go in production next year.

Directed by the late Tony Scott, the romantic military action drama was released in 1986 and became a commercial success, grossing $356 million. That movie’s soundtrack sold 9x multiplatinum and somewhat responsible for the film’s legacy after the song “Take My Breath Away” won Academy Award for Best Original Song. Despite mixed critical reception during its release, the movie has since developed a cult following and later won for an IMAX 3D re-release in 2013.

Talk of a Top Gun sequel have been on and off for years.Cruise’s character “Maverick”, a cocky and reckless navy pilot who later fell for flight instructor Charlie, is one of the most well known in the actor’s filmography. But planned stalled after Tony Scott, younger brother of film director Sir Ridley Scott, committed suicide in 2012. Sequel plans picked up again after it was reported that writer Justin Marks was in negotiations to work on the sequel.

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Joss Whedon Taking Over “Justice League” After Zack Snyder Family Tragedy

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In a sad turn of events, director Zack Snyder who has been linchpin of DC Cinematic Universe for a few years now, is stepping away from his roles in the upcoming ‘Justice League’ movie to deal with a family tragedy.

Snyder and wife producer Deborah Snyder recently lost their daughter Autumn to suicide last March. “In my mind, I thought it was a cathartic thing to go back to work, to just bury myself and see if that was the way through it,” said Snyder to the Hollywood Reporter.

“What they are going through is unimaginable, and my heart, our hearts, go out to them,” says Warner Bros. Pictures president Toby Emmerich.

Stepping in to finish the project will be Joss Whedon, who recently made news for making a jump from Marvel to DC and is “nearing a deal to write, direct and produce” a Batgirl movie as part of DC’s Extended Universe.

According to the article, Whedon will work through post and the “shooting of some additional scenes,” and that the movie is still scheduled for its original Nov.17 release date.

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Sir Roger Moore, 1945–2017

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English actor Sir Roger Moore, best known for playing secret agent James Bond has died at the age of 89. The news was confirmed by Moore’s family via Twitter: “With the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that our father, Sir Roger Moore, passed away today. We are all devastated.”

The tweet was followed by a note from his children Deborah, Geoffrey and Christian, mentioning his work in films, tv and with UNICEF. “What you Pops for being you, and for being so very special to so many people.”

Between 1973 to 1985, Moore played Bond 7 times, which includes Live and Let Die (1973), The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), and A View To A Kill (1985). This amount ties him with Sean Connery for most number of times to have played the role.

In 1991, the English actor was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and 12 years later was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

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