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Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Michael B. Jordan says he hasn’t closed the door on the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

In an interview with People, Jordan revealed that he’d be open to reprise his Black Panther role of Erik “Killmonger” Stevens if asked to return.

“That’s something that is very, very near and dear to my heart for a lot of obvious reasons,” Jordan said, referring to the loss of Chadwick Boseman, who passed away last August from colon cancer. “[I] had a really tough year losing somebody close to me. And what that means for that franchise is…devastating.”

“But being in that world in a character that I loved playing, and working with [writer-director Ryan Coogler] and all that good stuff, it’s family,” he continues. “We created a family over there. So to be able to be in that world again is something that, I think, will always be on the table in some capacity.”

Although official details on Black Panther 2 have not been released, Marvel president Kevin Feige told Deadline earlier this month that the sequel wouldn’t revolve around one person, but rather explore Wakanda’s “characters and subcultures.”

“So much of the comics and that first movie is the world of Wakanda. This was always and initially the primary focus of the next story,” said Feige when asked what will happen to Boseman’s titular character. “We’re not going to have a CG Chadwick and we’re not recasting [his character] T’Challa.”

Meanwhile, Jordan is keeping busy with his own personal projects. In addition to making his directorial debut with Creed III, he is also gearing up for Without Remorseand Journal for Jordan — the latter of which he’ll work with Oscar winner Denzel Washington.

“Being able to be directed by [Denzel] is a blessing and such a learning experience for me,” Jordan says.

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By Candice Williams
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L-R – Mackenzie Davis, Kristen Stewart in “Happiest Season” – Hulu(LOS ANGELES) — Emmy magnet Schitt’s Creek, the Netflix superhero show The Umbrella Academy, and the LGBTQ holiday hit Happiest Season are among the nominees for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards.

The awards honor “fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues,” and are also judged on “boldness and originality,” “impact” and overall quality. 

Here are the nominees in the major categories; the full list, including nominated music artists, can be found here. 

Outstanding Film – Wide Release

The Craft: Legacy (Sony Pictures)
Happiest Season (Hulu)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix)
The Old Guard (Netflix)
The Prom (Netflix)

Outstanding Comedy Series

Big Mouth (Netflix)
Dead to Me (Netflix)
Everything’s Gonna Be Okay (Freeform)
Harley Quinn (HBO Max)
Love, Victor (Hulu)
Saved by the Bell (Peacock)
Schitt’s Creek (Pop)
Sex Education (Netflix)
Superstore (NBC)
Twenties (BET)

Outstanding Drama Series

9-1-1: Lone Star (FOX)
Killing Eve (BBC America)
P-Valley (Starz)
Ratched (Netflix)
Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)
Supergirl (The CW)
The Umbrella Academy (Netflix)
Vida (Starz)
The Wilds (Amazon)
Wynonna Earp (Syfy)

Outstanding TV Movie

Alice Júnior (Netflix)
Bad Education (HBO)
The Christmas House (Hallmark Channel)
The Christmas Setup (Lifetime)
Dashing in December (Paramount Network)
La Leyenda Negra (HBO Latino/HBO Max)
The Thing About Harry (Freeform)
Uncle Frank (Amazon Studios)
Unpregnant (HBO Max)
Your Name Engraved Herein (Netflix)

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

Dispatches from Elsewhere (AMC)
The Haunting of Bly Manor (Netflix)
Hollywood (Netflix)
I May Destroy You (HBO)
Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)

Outstanding Reality Program

Deaf U (Netflix)
Legendary (HBO Max)
Queer Eye (Netflix)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
We’re Here (HBO)

Outstanding Children’s Programming

“Challenge of the Senior Junior Woodchucks!” DuckTales (Disney XD)
“Dogbot” Clifford The Big Red Dog (PBS)
“Nancy Plays Dress Up” Fancy Nancy (Disney Junior)
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (HBO Max)
Summer Camp Island (HBO Max)

Outstanding Kids & Family Programming

Craig of the Creek (Cartoon Network)
Diary of a Future President (Disney+)
First Day (Hulu)
Kipo and The Age of Wonderbeasts (DreamWorks Animation/Netflix)
The Loud House (Nickelodeon)
“Mary Anne Saves the Day” The Baby-Sitters Club (Netflix)
“Obsidian” Adventure Time: Distant Lands (HBO Max)
The Owl House (Disney Channel)
She-Ra & The Princesses of Power (DreamWorks Animation/Netflix)
Steven Universe (Cartoon Network)

The winners will be announced at a virtual ceremony in April.

By Stephen Iervolino
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E! Entertainment(LOS ANGELES) — “We didn’t think that anyone would be into watching a show about our crazy family.” That’s what Kim Kardashian West says in the open of the trailer for E!’s final season of Keeping up with the Kardashians.

As it turned out, people were into it — for the past 14 years — but in the tearful trailer, fans will start to see how it all ends. 

The sneak-peek, set to Harry Styles’ weepy “Welcome to the Final Show”, shows Momager Kris Jenner crying as she tells KUWTK‘s crew that the reality show’s 20th season will be its last, and the waterworks keep flowing from there. 

The snippet doesn’t make any references to Kim’s rumored drama with husband Kanye West, though Kim is shown briefly crying on her phone; the sneak peek also hints that Kourtney Kardashian and her ex Scott Disick are getting closer, “they were made for each other,” Kendall Jenner says, “like they are supposed to be together.” 

The coming attraction also seems to show the Kardashian gang in, er, Kwarantine, keeping themselves amused with a low-key New Year’s Eve gathering in the living room, and Kylie Jenner seemingly playing charades. 

The latter, who turned her time on the show into a billion dollar bottom line as an influencer and entrepreneur, admits, “I’m just really blessed to have had this opportunity to even do this.” 

A set of title cards reads, “The Era. The Empire. The End.” 

The final season of Keeping up with the Kardashians kicks off March 18 on E!

By Stephen Iervolino
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ABC/Eric McCandless(NEW YORK) — Norman Lear will receive the Carol Burnett Award at the 2021 Golden Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press announced Thursday.

The 98-year-old television writer and producer, who created the genre-defining sitcom All in the Family, will be honored during the 78th annual ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 28.

“Norman Lear is among the most prolific creators of this generation,” HFPA president Ali Sar said in a press release. “His career has encompassed both the Golden Age and Streaming Era, throughout which his progressive approach [of] addressing controversial topics through humor prompted a cultural shift that allowed social and political issues to be reflected in television.”

Sar continued, “His work revolutionized the industry.”

Lear will become the third person to receive this award, succeeding Burnett, and Ellen DeGeneres. The honor is given each year to a person, “who has made outstanding contributions to the television medium on or off the screen.”

The television pioneer — whose other shows include Maude, Sanford and Son, Good Times, The Jeffersons, One Day at a Time, and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman — is best known for addressing and raising awareness of important social and political topics through his work and the medium of television.

Lear is a World War II combat veteran who began working in the industry in 1950. He has won six Emmys and was nominated for a screenwriting Oscar for Divorce American Style.

He has won several other career-spanning honors, such as a National Medal of Arts in 1999, a Peabody Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016, and he was a Kennedy Center Honoree in 2017.

The 2021 Golden Globes airs Sunday, Feb. 28, at 8 p.m. ET live on NBC.

By Carson Blackwelder
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Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Zendaya and John David Washington are the stars of the the upcoming film Malcom & Marie — a black-and-white romantic drama that showcases a couple as their relationship is tested. The film, out February 5, is already getting Oscar buzz, however, some critics are fixated on the 12-year age gap between the actors.

Zendaya addressed this during an appearance on E!’s Daily Pop on Wednesday and attributed it to one simple thing,”I’ve played a 16-year-old since I was 16,” the 24-year-old said.

“You have to remember, also, people grew up [watching] me as a child,” the Euphoria Emmy-winning actress added. “It’s like watching, I guess, your younger sibling now, you know, they’re grown…So it’s hard for people to wrap around the idea that I am grown in real life. You know, even though I do play a teenager on television still.” 

Washington, 36, didn’t elaborate on the matter, but he did share that he was thankful they were able to film Malcom & Marie amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 

“I didn’t know what the industry was going to look like,” he said. “I didn’t know if I was going to have an opportunity to do what I love to do the most, which is act.”

Malcolm & Marie premieres on Netflix February 5. 

By Danielle Long
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