Samuel L. Jackson To Play Nick Fury In New Marvel Disney Plus Series
Disney is reportedly developing a new Marvel series for their streaming service, with Samuel L. Jackson attached to star as Nick Fury. Jackson has appeared as Fury in both small and large roles in various Marvel movies since 2008. No word yet on who else might be in this series or when or where it’s set in the Marvel universe, but it’ll likely be a big budget show if it’s given the green light.
Netflix Faces Call To Rethink Liu Cixin Adaptation After His Uighur Comments
Netflix had previously announced plans to adapt The Three-Body Problem, a sci-fi novel by Chinese author Cixin Liu, but now is being questioned not only by viewers but by five U.S. Senators. It’s recently come to light that Liu supports the Chinese Community Party’s forced internment of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang, where they are forced to live and work in labor camps, undergo forced sterilization, and are pressured to denounce their faith and culture. The five senators wrote in a letter to Netflix that China’s actions are closely approaching genocide, and asked that the company closely reconsider giving a platform (or money) to artists who support such treatment of a marginalized group.
Banned Books Week: The Most Challenged Books In the US
Today is the start of Banned Books Week, a week to raise awareness about issues of censorship in the U.S., and educate people on how to fight for access for all. Check out the most challenged books in 2019 according to the ALA, and then head to bannedbooksweek.org to learn more about how you can join the fight against censorship!