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01.Disney+ is working on a new Star Wars episode
Foreign media "Variety" reported that Disney+ is developing a new "Star Wars" series, Leslie Heideland as a screenwriter and producer, her previous works also include "Reincarnation Party", "Plastic Sister Flower", "Unmarried Woman" and so on.
The exact plot of the show is not yet known, but it is reported that it will be a female-starred series set at a different point in time than other Star Wars projects.
According to yesterday's news, the third season of Disney+ hit drama "Mandalorian" has also begun pre-production. Since the "Mandalorian" went viral, it seems that Disney+ intends to invest more energy in the "Star Wars" IP.
02. HBO Westworld renews for a fourth season
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HBO announced the renewal of the popular sci-fi series Westworld for a fourth season, with Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy returning to take charge, though exactly how many episodes of the fourth season will remain in place.
Although the third season was not as popular as the previous two seasons (the third season averaged 1.7 million viewers per episode, not as good as the second season's 2.05 million), the show remains one of HBO's most popular projects.
<b>03. The diva of the song world, Whitney Houston biopic is in the works</b>
Whitney Houston is one of the greatest pop singers in the United States, and his masterpiece "I Will Always Love You" broke multiple records to become the hottest single in the history of pop music, winning multiple Grammy Awards and starring in famous films such as "The Bodyguard". A biopic about her, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody," is in the works, with Bohemian Rhapsody screenwriter Anthony McCarten working on the script.
At present, the director of "Love Photo" Stella Meggie is negotiating and directing, there is no casting news for the time being, and there must be many black actresses like Whitney Houston who must have a lot of black actresses rushing to act.
01. Guo Jingming's version of "Yin and Yang Division" was completed
Adapted from the dream pillow tapir novel "Yin and Yang Division", the film "Qingya Collection" and "Taki Nocturne" was completed, and director Guo Jingming wrote on Weibo, "Tomorrow I will take a car to leave the familiar set, leave Hengdian, and say goodbye to the past eight months." Summer, autumn, winter, spring, we finally completed the full shooting of "Yin and Yang Shi Qingya Collection" and "Yin and Yang Shi Taki Nocturne" today. Countless unforgettable memories are solidified into poems of light and shadow with frame after frame. ”
Starring Zhao Youting, Deng Lun, Wang Ziwen, Chunxia and Wang Duo, "Qingya Collection" is a fantasy story set in China, relying on the original Story Structure of Japan.
<b>01. The Toronto Film Festival will not be postponed to prevent a second outbreak of the epidemic at the end of the year</b>
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Toronto Film Festival, north America's largest film festival, which usually takes place in September, is also fraught with uncertainty. It is reported that the organizers currently have no plans to cancel or postpone, even if the number of participants is smaller or even none, it is planned to be held on the original date. If required, the departmental link may take the form of online.
Joanna Wieson, the festival's executive director and co-director, said there was "absolutely no consideration of postponing" at this time, citing a later October or November or a second outbreak.
<b>02. Venice Queen Shirley Knight dies</b>
American actress Shirley Knight died at the age of 83. She was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress twice for "Dark Ladder Top" and "Deep Love Obsession", and she also won the Venice Film Queen with "Ghost Train". In 1996, she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in the Television Category for "The McMartin Trial".