Obamas choose Chicago’s Jackson Park for presidential library site https://t.co/VvCLTs7LP6
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 27, 2016
It’s been a busy week. What else did we miss, while glued to the DNC news? What’s on the agenda for the weekend?
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From NYMag‘s Vulture blog:
… Ava DuVernay’s adaptation of the beloved book A Wrinkle in Time just got blessed from on-high, as Oprah Winfrey has entered final negotiations for the role of Mrs. Which. Mrs. Which is one of three celestial beings that accompany the story’s protagonists on their journey to find the father of the only girl in the group, Meg…
DuVernay has not directed a feature film since 2014’s Selma, which also featured Oprah, flung both her and star David Oyelowo into the mainstream consciousness. She famously turned down an offer to helm Marvel’s Black Panther, saying she didn’t know if she could give it the identity of “an Ava DuVernay film,” but apparently felt comfortable enough with Marvel’s parent company, Disney, to proceed with bringing Madeleine L’Engle’s story to life under their banner. You will be able to give DuVernay and Oprah more of your money sometime in 2017.
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#Hamilton star lands title role in 'Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks': https://t.co/suxboiFMKy pic.twitter.com/HlSOBTHxP2
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) July 26, 2016
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