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  • Friday, Mar. 10, 2017
James Cameron says "Avatar" sequel not coming in 2018 
In this Jan. 28, 2010, file photo, film director James Cameron poses for photos prior to the opening of the movie "Avatar" in Davos, Switzerland. Cameron says the long-awaited sequel to his science-fiction epic will not be released in 2018. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Another year, another "Avatar" postponement. James Cameron says the long-gestating sequel to his science-fiction epic will not be released next year.

"2018 is not happening," Cameron told The Toronto Star. Cameron has been developing four more "Avatar" films simultaneously. Though "Avatar 2" had not officially been scheduled for next year, 20th Century Fox last November dated a film from Cameron's production company for Dec. 21, 2018.

That means that at least a decade will likely follow Cameron's 2009 "Avatar" before a sequel lands in theaters.

Cameron has said the scripts are done for all four films and that pre-production work continues. The director called it "an epic undertaking" ''not unlike building the Three Gorges Dam."

But he assured fans he's working hard: "We're full-tilt boogie right now," said Cameron.

  • Thursday, Mar. 9, 2017
Outgoing Coke CEO given pay package worth $16 million 
In this March 17, 2011, file photo, cans of Coca-Cola and Diet Coke sit in a cooler in Anne’s Deli in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/File)
By CANDICE CHOI, Food Industry Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent, who is stepping down in May, received a compensation package worth $16 million last year, according to a regulatory filing.

That included a salary of $1.6 million, stock and options worth $9.5 million and incentive pay of $4.1 million. Other compensation included costs for travel, security and contributions to a retirement and savings plan, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The compensation is an increase from the $14.6 million Kent received in 2015.

Kent, 64, in recent years has overseen challenges for the maker of Fanta, Smartwater and Powerade as it slashes costs and works to adapt its business to changing drinking habits. James Quincey, Coke’s president, takes over as CEO later this year and recently said Coke has “outgrown” its namesake soda and is focusing on becoming a “total beverage company.”

Kent, who has been CEO since 2008, will continue as board chairman.

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  • Thursday, Mar. 9, 2017
HBO sets "Game of Thrones" 7th season debut for July 16 
In this image released by HBO, Kit Harington appears in a scene from "Game of Thrones." HBO said Thursday that the series will return for its seventh season on Sunday, July 16. (Helen Sloan/HBO via AP)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

"Game of Thrones" will be back in action in July.

HBO said Thursday that the series will return for its seventh season on July 16.

The season will be the next-to-last for the fantasy saga based on George R.R. Martin's novels. It will include seven episodes instead of the usual 10 and is debuting later than seasons past. They had usually begun in spring.

Returning cast members include Kit Harington, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey and Emilia Clarke.

The delayed debut date for "Game of Thrones" means it will miss the deadline for the 2017 Emmy Awards, a contest it routinely dominates. Last year, the drama series scored a dozen Emmys.

  • Wednesday, Mar. 8, 2017
NBC News chief to Trump: We won't be intimidated 
This May 14, 2015 photo released by NBC shows NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack in New York. (Athena Torri/NBC via AP)
By David Bauder, Television Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

The chief of NBC News has a message for President Donald Trump: We're not going to be intimidated.

NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack said on Tuesday that the president's attacks on some media outlets won't deter his organization from doing its job. NBC News was one of the organizations specifically cited by Trump last month in his tweet about the "fake news" media that is the "enemy of the American people."

"We're not the opposition party and we're not in a popularity contest with this administration or any other administration," said Lack, who supervises NBC's broadcast news and digital properties, including MSNBC. He called the president's attacks a distraction.

Trump hasn't specifically gone after any NBC News stories since he's been president. But in his "enemy of the American people" tweet, he mentioned the network along with ABC, CBS, CNN and The New York Times.

"This president has us focused every day more on temperament More

  • Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2017
Oh Snap? After bursting out of the gate, shares give way 
In this March 2, 2017, file photo, a banner for Snap Inc. hangs from the front of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
NEWARK, NJ (AP) -- 

Anyone wanting to invest in the company that owns Snapchat now has an opportunity to do something that early investors were unable to do: buy shares for less than they cost on the first day of trading.

After tumbling 12 percent Monday, shares of Snap Inc. fell another 10 percent Tuesday, closing at $21.44.

Snap priced its initial public offering of 200 million shares at $17 each. The shares opened at $24 apiece Thursday and jumped 44 percent on their first trading day.

Industry analysts grew leery of slowing user growth numbers last year and everyone is now trying to figure out the value of a young company that is quickly catching up to Twitter in the number of people who use it.

The IPO of the Los Angeles company was the most anticipated arrival since Twitter Inc. entered the public market in 2013.

In a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Snap said that it had 158 million daily users in its More

  • Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2017
Hollywood film on couple who saved Jews premiering in Poland 
Hollywood star Jessica Chastain, who plays the main character, speaks during a press conference prior to the gala screening of "The Zookeeper's Wife" in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
By Monika Scislowska
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- 

Hollywood actress Jessica Chastain and the female director of her new movie, are celebrating both the strength and the tenderness of women.

Chastain, director Niki Caro, and other actors were in Warsaw Tuesday for a gala screening of the movie "The Zookeeper's Wife."

It tells the real-life story of the former director of the Warsaw zoo, Jan Zabinski, and of his wife, Antonina, who jointly saved up to 300 Jews by hiding them in their home on zoo grounds and in animal enclosures during World War II.

Shot in Prague, Czech Republic, the movie opens in theaters March 31. It is based on a 2007 book by American author Diane Ackerman that revealed the story to the world.

Two-time Academy Award nominee Chastain, who plays Antonina Zabinska, told a news conference she felt "so inspired" by the story of human kindness "that we need so much today."

She said it was exciting to play how Antonina, initially unsure of herself, "is More

  • Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2017
Director Damien Chazelle's Neil Armstrong drama slated for October 2018 release
In this Feb. 6, 2017 file photo, Damien Chazelle poses for a portrait at the 89th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

"La La Land" director Damien Chazelle may have just finished one Oscar season, but he appears headed for another.

Universal Pictures on Tuesday dated Chazelle's "First Man," starring Ryan Gosling as astronaut Neil Armstrong, for Oct. 12, 2018. The release date will return Chazelle to the heart of awards season with the follow-up to his musical sensation.

"First Man" focuses on Armstrong in the years 1961-1969 and follows NASA's race to land a man on the moon. The script, based on James R. Hansen's book, is written by "Spotlight" scribe Josh Singer.

The 32-year-old Chazelle became the youngest to ever win best director at the Academy Awards. "La La Land," which has made nearly $400 million globally, took home six Oscars.

  • Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2017
Patinkin says "Homeland" trying to improve Muslim depiction 
This Sept. 18, 2016 file photo shows Mandy Patinkin at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
By Zara Eldridge
LONDON (AP) -- 

Mandy Patinkin knows that his show "Homeland" hasn't always shown Muslims in the best light - but he says that is changing with the award-winning show's sixth season.

"It's deeply important to me," he said in an interview this week with The Associated Press.

"In all kinds of entertainment - movies, television - there are always the bad guys; the cowboys and Indians, then the Russians were the bad guys, the Nazis were the bad guys. Now it seems like Muslim 'terrorists' are the bad guys," he said. "So, inadvertently, because it's an action show, it's an on-the-edge-of-your-seat political drama that 'Homeland' is, unintentionally we were not helping the Muslim community and we take responsibility for it. And I know I can speak for the writers when they want to right that error that happened because of storytelling."

The Showtime show, which also stars Claire Danes, is highly acclaimed but has also been criticized for its depiction of More

  • Monday, Mar. 6, 2017
Matt Damon narrating new Boston Marathon documentary 
Matt Damon arrives at the world premiere of "Beauty and the Beast" at the El Capitan Theatre on Thursday, March 2, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
BOSTON (AP) -- 

The producers of the first full-length documentary film about the Boston Marathon say they've signed Matt Damon to narrate it.

"Boston" premieres in its namesake city on April 15, two days before the 121st running of America's most venerable footrace. It will be screened in 500 theaters nationwide starting April 19.

Executive producer Frank Marshall says the Academy Award-winning actor - who grew up in Boston and cheered on the runners as a young man - "is the ideal narrator."

The film directed by Jon Dunham chronicles the rich history of the marathon, which was first run in 1897.

It will touch on the 2013 finish line bombings that killed three spectators and wounded 260 others, but with a focus on the euphoric 2014 race the year after the attacks

  • Monday, Mar. 6, 2017
Historic drama "Underground" reflects on state of US 
This Feb. 2, 2017 photo shows cast members from the TV series, "Underground," from left, Amirah Vann, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Aisha Hinds and Aldis Hodge in Atlanta. The second season premieres March 8 on WGN America. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
By Jonathan Landrum Jr.
ATLANTA (AP) -- 

As "Underground" starts its second season, it remains firmly rooted in history - but it also very much reflects on present-day American issues.

One of the show's stars, Aldis Hodge, says the political commentary is unintentional by "Underground" co-creator Misha Green, who was highly critical of President Donald Trump during his candidacy, calling him "a racist and sexist."

The series delves into the back story of the Underground Railroad. The second season , which premieres at 10 p.m. EST Wednesday on WGN America, explores the divide in the U.S. as the roots of the Civil War take hold.

"Call it a serendipitous coincidence," said Hodge, who plays Noah, a blacksmith who helped fellow slaves escape. "It's scary how the truth of 1858 still resonates so symmetrically to what we are going through today, especially in this political climate."

Jurnee Smollett-Bell, who plays a free former slave named Rosalee, took a break while More

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