“Ultimately, you will infect someone who’s vulnerable,” Dr. Anthony Fauci warned.
Margot Robbie To Star In New Pirates Of The Caribbean Movie
Margot Robbie is set to star in a woman-led Pirates of the Caribbean film from the Birds of Prey writer Christina Hodson. Originally reported by The Hollywood Reporter, the new film is separate from both the Johnny Depp led film series and the new reboot series already being developed by the Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin.
The Pirates of Caribbean franchise has been incredibly successful, grossing $4.5 billion across the five films. The most recent release, 2017’s Dead Men Tell No Tales, had the second lowest gross of the series at $795 million, with the only film making less than the original Curse of the Black Pearl.
Hodson recently worked with Robbie on Birds of Prey and has already been tapped to write for the upcoming Flash (which might feature Michael Keaton returning as Batman) and Batgirl movies, after previously writing for the Transformers spinoff Bumblebee. Robbie’s other recent films have been Bombshell and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and she’e set to appear in the upcoming The Suicide Squad from James Gunn.
Dr. Disrespect Banned On Twitch, Reportedly For Good
High-profile Twitch streamer Herschel “Guy” Beahm IV (better known as Dr. Disrespect) has been banned from the livestreaming platform yet again. And this time, it may be permanent, rather than a temporary matter involving a DMCA.
It’s unclear exactly why or how long Dr. Disrespect will be banned. Dr. Disrespect has not said anything publicly about the situation, and searching for his Twitch account pulls no results. Twitch itself has offered no specific explanation for the move, although some have speculated that it could be the result of a DMCA takedown (of which there has been a flurry recent), which may only result in a temporary ban. We’ve reached out to Twitch and will report back with anything it has to share.
The only statement it’s offered is a generic one that states, “As is our process, we take appropriate action when we have evidence that a streamer has acted in violation of our Community Guidelines or Terms of Service. These apply to all streamers regardless of status or prominence in the community.”
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Netflix Pulls Episode Of Community With Blackface In It
Following on the heels of networks like NBCUniversal and Hulu–which recently pulled old episodes of TV shows 30 Rock and Scrubs where characters wore blackface–TheWrap reports that Netflix has pulled an episode of Community called “Advanced Dungeons & Dragons” from its streaming service. The self-contained episode takes place over the course of a Dungeons & Dragons campaign where Ken Jeong’s character, Ben Chang, plays a drow or dark elf.
When Chang shows up to the game wearing skin-covering make-up and a white wig, Yvette Nicole Brown’s character Shirley says, “So we’re just gonna ignore that hate crime, huh?” It’s worth noting that none of the other players are dressed up, and Chang is wearing casual clothes, not drow-appropriate fantasy garb. The scene can still be viewed on the official Community YouTube account.
Sony Pictures Television declined to comment regarding the removal of the episode. There also hasn’t been yet been comment from Hulu, where this episode can still be streamed, or Community’s creator Dan Harmon.
New To Netflix In July 2020: The ESPN Doc The Last Dance And More Movies, TV Shows, Originals And Anime
This July, if you’re looking for something new to watch on Netflix, there are more movies, TV shows, anime, and original content coming your way. If you missed out on ESPN’s Chicago Bulls documentary, The Last Dance, you’ll be able to watch that as well on July 19. Check out the full list of July’s releases below.
At the end of the month, on July 31, Transformers: War for Cybertron: Siege arrives. The first of a three-part series, six episodes drop that day. The show follows the civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons on their home planet of Cybertron. How did these Transformers end up on Earth? This show will tell the tale.
On July 9, Netflix has an anime movie headed your way. Titled Japan Sinks: 2020, Devilman Crybaby director Masaaki Yuasa is adapting the classic Japanese disaster novel. The story follows a family trying to survive a natural disaster, as an earthquake destroys the county. Japan Sinks: 2020 is a 10-part series with animation from Science Saru, and every part drops on the same day.
Twitch Starts Banning Streamers Accused Of Sexual Abuse
Following the wave of recent accusations of sexual abuse against popular Twitch streamers last weekend, the livestreaming platform has begun banning some of these accounts.
According to a Kotaku report and corroborated by Twitter account StreamerBans, several prominent streamers–including IamSp00n, Wolv21, BlessRNG, DreadedCone, and WarwitchTV–have been banned this week. Each one of these streamers has been accused of sexual abuse and harassment, ranging from sending sexually explicit messages to known minors to physically taking advantage of women at gaming conventions. [Update: In what appears to be an unrelated action, Twitch has seemingly banned DrDisrepect.]
The bans come not long after Twitch issued a statement about plans to thoroughly investigate each allegation. “We are reviewing each case that has come to light as quickly as possible while ensuring appropriate due diligence as we assess these serious allegations,” the statement read. “We’ve prioritized the most severe cases and will begin issuing permanent suspensions in line with our findings immediately.”
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