What's streaming now: Bradley Cooper conducts, Lidia Bastianich cooks and Percy Jackson quests
This weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include Bradley Cooperโs loving look at the life of Leonard Bernstein in โMaestro,โ Percy Jackson finds out that Greek myths arenโt just a history lesson in โPercy Jackson and the Olympiansโ and PBS celebrates chef Lidia Bastianich.
Marvel's 'Falcon' promises action, explores race, patriotism
(Disney Plus via AP)NEW YORK โ When Steve Rogers handed Sam Wilson his Captain America shield at the end of Marvel's massive 2019 event โAvengers: Endgame,โ Wilson tried it on for a beat. That reluctance and skepticism is front-and-center as Wilson's story continues in โThe Falcon and the Winter Solder,โ a new six-episode Disney+ series that promises an exploration of patriotism and race alongside its shootouts and soaring chase scenes. While โEndgame" appeared to promise a quick transition for Anthony Mackie's Falcon to take up the Captain America mantle, as he has in the comics, the creator of โFalconโ promises only complications. AdSo will there be a Black Captain America by the time the final credits roll in April? Agent, a sometime antagonist to Captain America who twists American patriotism to darker ends.
Disney unveils plans to stream a galaxy of new series, films
NEW YORK โ The Walt Disney Co.โs streaming plans shifted into hyper speed Thursday, as the studio unveiled a galaxyโs worth of new streaming offerings including plans for 10 โStar Warsโ series spinoffs and 10 Marvel series that will debut on Disney+. But Disney also kept its biggest films โ including Marvel's โBlack Widow," Pixar's โLuca,โ a โLion Kingโ prequel โ on course for theatrical release. Jenkins becomes the first woman to direct a โStar Warsโ film. Among the โStar Warsโ series are two spinoffs of โThe Mandalorian,โ set during the series' timeline: โRangers of the New Republicโ and โAhsoka,โ with Rosario Dawson. Seven Disney films topped $1 billion worldwide.
Disney delays 'Black Widow,' Spielberg's 'West Side Story'
NEW YORK โ The Walt Disney Co. has further postponed its next mega-movies from Marvel, including โBlack Widow,โ while also postponing Steven Spielberg's โWest Side Storyโ a full year in the company's latest recalibration due to the pandemic. The Scarlett Johansson Marvel movie โBlack Widow,โ last set for Nov. 6, heads to May 7 of next year. That was the date set for โWest Side Story,โ but Spielberg's musical will instead debut in December 2021. Given the interconnected nature of Marvel releases, the latest delay of โBlack Widowโ had a domino effect on other films. Since the pandemic began, the company's โMulan,โ โHamiltonโ and โArtemis Fowlโ have gone direct to streaming, with โMulanโ made available for a $30 premium purchase by subscribers.
#ChadwickBosemanForever: See the touching artwork, images and messages honoring โBlack Pantherโ icon
HOUSTON โ Tributes have been pouring in for Chadwick Boseman on social media. The 43-year-old actor who gave life to โKing TโChallaโ in Marvelโs โBlack Pantherโ and Jackie Robinson in โ42โณ died of colon cancer on Friday. He was greatly admired by his fans who looked up to him, and his co-stars who worked with him. Many social media users expressed their emotions through artwork, feel-good memes and powerful images and videos dedicated to the late actor. Here are some of the heartwarming messages honoring him:MY BABY BOY AND THE AVENGERS HOLDING A MEMORIAL FOR BLACK PANTHERโค๐ช๐พ#Wakanda4Ever pic.twitter.com/nYAnER23Ig โ King Westbrook (@KingWestbrook7) August 29, 2020A true icon, you will forever remain in our hearts โค๏ธ rest on Chadwick Boseman #ChadwickBosemanForever pic.twitter.com/ADSZGLUxuB โ Lilly Gold โ (@LillyGold__) August 29, 2020What will you remember most about Bosemanโs performances and life?
Where to stream 6 iconic Chadwick Boseman movies
Published: August 29, 2020, 10:03 am Updated: August 29, 2020, 10:10 amBest known for his role as TโChalla, king of the fictional African country of Wakanda in the Marvel superhero movie โBlack Panther,โ actor Chadwick Boseman, who died Friday at age 43 following a four-year-battle with colon cancer, specialized in playing iconic Black figures like baseball player Jackie Robinson, singer James Brown and Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall. Here are six 6 movies starring Chadwick Boseman you can stream:โ42โ (2013)Available to stream on Amazon PrimeโGet on Upโ (2014)Available to stream on Amazon Prime, Google Play and YouTubeโMarshallโ (2017)Available to stream on Google Play, YouTube, and Amazon PrimeโBlack Pantherโ (2018)Available to stream on Disney+, Amazon Prime and Google Playโ21 Bridgesโ (2019)Available to purchase on Amazon Prime, Vudu and Google Play. โDa 5 Bloodsโ (2020)Available to stream on NetflixRELATED: โCrushing blow.โ Grief flows on social media after untimely death of actor Chadwick Boseman
Disney selling face masks with beloved characters, donating proceeds to charity
Now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending people wear cloth face coverings in public settings, Disney is getting in on the face mask game, and making masks featuring your favorite Disney characters. Disney said the company would donate all profits from the sales in the U.S. of Disneyโs cloth face masks to Medshare, now through Sept. 30. Thatโs right, you can have Baby Yoda on your face mask while you grocery shop at Trader Joeโs. In addition to donating the proceeds of these colorful masks, Disney said it will donate 1 million cloth face masks to children and families in vulnerable communities across the United States. From Elsa, Anna, Buzz and Woody, there is a face mask for every Disney fan.
You should revisit these 11 movie franchises while quarantined
Luckily for us, there are tons of films that have gone on to become major movie franchises, with sequel after sequel bringing back some of the most beloved characters of all time. So, if you want to take a break from binging โThe Officeโ for the 10th time and want to dig in to some classics, consider watching these movie franchises from front to back. โStar WarsโWriter and director George Lucas created a movie about a team of rebels fighting evil in a galaxy far, far away, and itโs gone on to become one of the most influential movie franchises of all time. โToy StoryโA lot of the movie franchises are for teens and adults, but the โToy Storyโ movies are great because the entire family can enjoy them. โMarvelโAnyone who has gone to see a Marvel movie knows that there are a ton of them.