Category: News

News about current and upcoming genre media projects that include people of color. Info about historical projects, as well.

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Gregory Hatanaka’s ‘Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance’ Dominated the American Film Market

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Read at Horror-movies.ca.

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We’re Getting 90 New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books in 2016, Courtesy of Orbit Books

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Read at The Mary Sue.

Orbit has published books by author such as Ann Leckie, Gail Carriger and N.K. Jemisin.

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Will Saïd Taghmaoui Play A Superhero in Wonder Woman?

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LINK: The French Moroccan actor says he will need months of training for role

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Jason Momoa to Headline Discovery’s New Frontier Series

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Click here to read at Comingsoon.net.

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First teaser released for Turkish animated adventure ‘Bad Cat’

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LINK: Featuring the animated character Kötü Kedi Şerafettin

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Sleepy Hollow: The Mills Sisters Will Reunite With Father

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LINK: NYPD Blue’s James McDaniel To Guest Star

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Fantagraphics’ English adaptation of 1950s Argentine sci-fi ‘Eternonaut’

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English adaptation of 1950s El Eternauta by Héctor Germán Oesterheld & Francisco Solano López

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THX Appoints Entertainment Technology Veteran Ty Ahmad-Taylor As CEO

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Read at PRNewswire.com.

(In the interest of full disclosure, Erica of Dark Matters went to college with Ty and thinks he’s great.)

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THX was founded by George Lucas 30 years ago and is synonymous with the certification of world-class cinemas and recording studios, premium audio systems for home and automotive applications along with high definition and 4K displays. The company develops and licenses new technologies and specifications for audio and video applications.

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‘Penny Dreadful’ Season 3 First Look: Patti LuPone Comforts Eva Green

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Check it out at Variety.com.

And more actors of color coming up in season 3…

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Kuwaiti cartoonist Naif al-Mutawa battles death threats & US bigots

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LINK: Zealots the world over seem to have it out for “THE 99” creator

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