Marvel’s Thunderbolts Adds Lee Sung Jin as Writer
Lee Sung Jin, creator and showrunner of Netflix’s Beef, will write the script for Marvel’s upcoming film Thunderbolts. This project reunites Lee with Beef director Jake Schrier and co-star Steven Yeun. “It’s the whole squad again,” Lee told Variety. “Jake asked me if I would come on board. I probably should have taken a break, but there’s a lot of themes and exciting things about the movie that I couldn’t help but sign on.” Thunderbolts is scheduled to begin filming in June with a July 26, 2024 release date.
Original Cast of Scott Pilgrim Returns for All-New Anime Series
The original cast of the movie Scott Pilgrim vs. the World are reuniting to voice an all-new anime series based on the graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley and artist BenDavid Grabinski. O’Malley and Grabinski will serve as executive producers, writers and showrunners on the project. Edgar Wright — the director, co-writer and producer of the 2010 film — will also return as an executive producer. “We’re getting the band back together!” said O’Malley and Grabinski in a joint statement. “A stellar cast, perfectly assembled by Edgar Wright. And, with Science SARU leading the phenomenal animation, we couldn’t ask for a better team for this adventure. We can’t wait for fans and newcomers alike to see what we and our partners at Science SARU have been cooking up. It’s going to be a wild ride.” The Scott Pilgrim anime series is coming soon, streaming on Netflix.
Author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on Tour for Chain-Gang All-Stars
Author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is going on tour to promote his highly-anticipated debut novel Chain-Gang All-Stars. The tour kicks off on Tuesday, May 2 at a PEN Out Loud event in New York, where Adjei-Brenyah will be in conversation with Roxane Gay. Other notable authors Adjei-Brenyah will talk with on his tour: Tayari Jones (Atlanta, GA on May 4); Sequoia Nagamatsu (St. Paul, MN on May 9); Tommy Orange (San Francisco, CA on May 17); Yaa Gyasi (Brooklyn, NY on May 24); Tochi Onyebuchi (New York, NY on May 31); and many more. See a full list of tour dates and get event details here.
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