Also: Avengers (writers) assemble!
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Avengers → assemble → ?
Hostin hallucinates!
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Hostin → hallucinate → ?
Schwarzenegger takes another schwing!
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Schwarzenegger → take → schwing
So says Mike Myers, creator of the British spy who shagged his way into our hearts in the 1990s.
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who → say → 1990s
People often say that Abraham Lincoln emancipated the slaves.
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Lincoln → say → slaves
The slaves basically emancipated themselves because they wanted freedom.'
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they → emancipate → freedom
No franchise is ever truly dead, and Myers hasn’t had a hit since, well, Austin last signed off in 2002.
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Austin → have → 2002
Will anyone care, though?
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anyone → care → ?
Delayed sequels have a spotty track record, from the sublime (“Top Gun: Maverick”) to the atrocious (“Independence Day: Resurgence”).
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sequels → have → atrocious
And Austin’s libido could be tricky to recreate in a post-MeToo era.
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libido → recreate → era
The mind reels …
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mind → reel → ?
Do we have Skydance to thank for dodging a speeding superhero bullet?
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we → have → bullet
James Gunn’s reign as head of DC comic-book movies came to an end this week, more fallout from Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros..
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reign → come → Bros
One report suggested Gunn’s upcoming “Superman” sequel is a turkey, which necessitated Gunn’s pink slip.
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which → suggest → slip
That’s not all.
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That → ’ → ?
Team Gunn reportedly had plans to bring back Wonder Woman in the sequel, titled, “Man of Tomorrow.”
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Gunn → have → Tomorrow
Not only was Gal Gadot left out of said plans (huge mistake), the Amazon warrior was going to go the full Ellen.
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warrior → leave → Ellen
Is it any wonder Skydance gave Gunn the early hook?
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Skydance → give → hook
We know “The View” is the dumbest show on television.
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View → know → television
The hosts prove it on a weekly basis, and there’s nary a legacy media fact-checker in sight.
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hosts → prove → sight
Even by those lower-than-low standards, co-host Sunny Hostin embarrassed herself and the show anew this week.
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Hostin → embarrass → herself
To no one’s surprise, Hostin dug deep into a racial conversation and came up with the hottest take imaginable: American slaves freed themselves.
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slaves → dig → themselves
“[In] the Civil War the enslaved left and joined the Union Army because they wanted to fight for this country and for their freedom.
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they → enslave → freedom
People often say that Abraham Lincoln emancipated the slaves.
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Lincoln → say → slaves
The slaves basically emancipated themselves because they wanted freedom and they fought for their freedom.”
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they → emancipate → freedom
They “freed themselves.”
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They → free → themselves
And ABC insists “The View” is a “news” program.
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View → insist → ?
The upcoming “Avengers: Doomsday” just unveiled its official list of screenwriters.
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Avengers → unveil → screenwriters
Many movies are written by the director in question.
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movies → write → question
Others use two or three scribes for the finished film.
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Others → use → film
The “Avengers” writers assembled in a very big way.
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writers → assemble → way
The film boasts 10 credited screenwriters, including two whose names we know from their acting gigs: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.
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we → boast → gigs
Reynolds is a pretty quippy guy for an actor, and he helped co-write the last two “Deadpool” movies.
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he → help → movies
Jackman hasn’t had a single writing credit during his decades in the business.
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Jackman → have → business
But he does now.
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he → do → ?
Plus, the film notoriously boasts a massive cast of previous superhero actors, including the casts of the Fantastic Four and the X-Men features.
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film → boast → Four
Up until now, neither Reynolds (Deadpool) nor Jackman (Wolverine) were part of the announced supergroup.
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Reynolds → announce → supergroup
Here’s guessing they didn’t pen a few lines for Thor or Ant Man …
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they → guess → Thor
Think Hollywood had problems before?
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Hollywood → think → problems
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'Inglourious' departure
When Quentin Tarantino calls, you answer the phone.
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you → call → phone
…and 17 more, not listed.
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