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By Sonaiya Kelley Los Angeles Times Mon., Aug. 20, 2018 SHERMAN OAKS, CALIF.—Regina Hall fasts on Mondays. She shows up to our interview at a restaurant in Sherman Oaks barefaced in a T-shirt and jeans, a bottle of agave syrup in hand to sweeten her tea, the only thing she orders. “I make plans for my Tuesday food,” she says. “Me and two other friends, we all fast on Mondays. And so by Monday night we’re mad.” With seven upcoming projects, the veteran actress has little to be upset about these days. Up first is Magnolia Pictures’ Support the Girls, an indie comedy from director Andrew Bujalski (Computer Chess, Results), out Friday. Hall stars as Lisa, the general manager of Double Whammies, a Hooters-style “breastaurant” in Austin, Texas. Article Continued Below The film is a drastic departure from last year’s Girls Trip, that over-the-top studio comedy that became a runaway hit and catapulted breakout … [Read more...] about Support the Girls star Regina Hall on breastaurants, Don Cheadle and more

x Black Panther introduced a major new corner of the MCU to viewers, opening up many possibilities for how the secretive African nation of Wakanda – with its incredible tech and abundance of vibranium – could be utilized in the future of the franchise. But what if we’ve actually known a native of Wakanda for a long time already? What if War Machine is actually one of the Black Panther’s spies? That’s the theory put forward by Reddit user @TannerNewcomb. The bulk of the evidence for this twist rests on one of James “Rhodey” Rhodes’ most memorable scenes in Avengers: Infinity War. When he first travels to Wakanda and encounters King T’Challa, he seems very blasé about the whole thing. The fan admits their theory is a bit sketchy, but here’s what they came up with: Maybe James Rhodes is Wakandan. I think that would be a really cool twist that doesn’t really change much. Imagine T’Chaka sending Rhodey … [Read more...] about New MCU Theory Suggests War Machine May Be A Wakanda Spy

x How well Blumhouse’s Halloween holds up against the 1978 classic of the same name remains to be seen, but director David Gordon Green can at least take comfort in knowing that his planned follow-up to Laurie Strode’s fateful first meeting with Michael Myers already has the approval of the original film’s helmsman. The legendary John Carpenter has been involved in the new movie in a composing capacity, and speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Green reports that working with his predecessor on the sequel’s soundtrack has been a pleasure. “It’s been really fun. We’ll do a lot of weekly Skype sessions and he’ll play some stuff and send tracks. It’s cool, too. I’ll watch the movie with him, and just get notes and ideas, so that’s pretty incredible, and hilarious, as you could imagine. So, he’ll be in his studio with his keyboard and a screen [watching] the scene, and I’ll be on my computer, communicating … [Read more...] about Halloween Director Says It’s Been A Delight To Work With John Carpenter