Related Story Wattpad Acquired By South Korean Internet Company Naver Screen Queensland and Wattpad will select up to three successful stories from the Wattpad platform and ask Queensland screen industry creatives to submit their “take”. Writers will provide a pitch outlining how they plan to translate their original idea from story to screen for a film and TV adaptation. Up to three concepts will be selected for further development with the input and feedback of the Wattpad platform audience over the next 12 months, with the intention of identifying a project to secure marketplace backing so that it can move into production in Queensland. … [Read more...] about Wattpad Enters First Australian Partnership With Screen Queensland
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Channels The Indomitable Spirit Of Black Panther Party Co-Founder Bobby Seale In ‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’: “I Wore That Like A Badge Of Honor”
ABDUL-MATEEN: I definitely am. I’m in the process right now, working with my manager to start my production company, and one of the things that I’m going to do with that is find new voices, find voices from places like the places where I come from—West Oakland, New Orleans, Louisiana. [I’m going to] really mine those places for the stories that should be told, for those universes, and the adventures that go on in those places. I think that once I get in the position that I find myself in, it’s my responsibility to make sure that other people have the same opportunity to walk in the same shoes. They have amazing stories and experiences to tell, so a lot of it is finding and cultivating talent, and things like that, so that we can not only develop and serve those communities, but get new, fresh voices and stories. I definitely want to be a part of the body that ushers in that new energy. … [Read more...] about Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Channels The Indomitable Spirit Of Black Panther Party Co-Founder Bobby Seale In ‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’: “I Wore That Like A Badge Of Honor”
Hollywood’s Unions Celebrate Inauguration Of President Joe Biden & VP Kamala Harris: “Most Pro-Union President” & “Partner In The White House”
“As a country, today we will celebrate the inauguration of a new president on a stage built by IATSE union members,” IATSE tweeted. “Today the labor movement is uniting for a victory they delivered by electing pro-worker and pro-union politicians. Today is the first step on the road to recovery for workers in need of support. We celebrate having a partner in the White House who will create a national strategy to bring the pandemic under control and put the arts back to work. Welcome President Joe Biden.” … [Read more...] about Hollywood’s Unions Celebrate Inauguration Of President Joe Biden & VP Kamala Harris: “Most Pro-Union President” & “Partner In The White House”
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, In Debut, Pledges To Bring “Truth And Transparency Back To The Briefing Room”
“If the president were standing with me here today, he would say he works for the American, I work for him, so I also work for the American people,” she said. “So his objective and his commitment is to bring transparency and truth back to government, to share the truth even when it is hard to hear, and that is something I hope to deliver on as well.” … [Read more...] about White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, In Debut, Pledges To Bring “Truth And Transparency Back To The Briefing Room”
Captain America’s MCU Return Could Have Him Returning the Infinity Stones
Just to recap, Avengers: Endgame concluded with Earth's Mightiest Heroes defeating Thanos once and for all. His snap was undone. The life that was dusted away in Infinity War was returned to the universe. All was well. As part of the deal Hulk/Bruce made with the Ancient One, the Avengers were tasked with returning all six Infinity Stones to their proper places across time and space, as to not create chaotic branch realities. In the end, it was Captain America who was tasked with accomplishing this ever-important mission. … [Read more...] about Captain America’s MCU Return Could Have Him Returning the Infinity Stones