News Round-Up: March 11, 2018

Some news items you might have missed:

• Did your first meaningful relationship end well? Kenneth-in-the-212 recently shared this pic of the 70s hottie above linking to the very sweet story behind the photo.

• Marvel's Black Panther has broken the $1 billion mark in just 26 days.

• Tom Jackson, the first subject of Netflix's Queer Eye reboot, has reunited with his ex-wife thanks in part to the "Fab 5."

• A Toronto psychiatrist who believes homosexuality is a sexual disorder has been found guilty of sexually abusing two of his male patients. The doc told his patients the sexual activity was part of the therapy. #Hypocrisy

• Gay coming-out/coming-of-age movie Love, Simon delivered strong box office at Friday night sneak previews.

• Check out the first episode of Mikalah Gordon's new YouTube series, Inside Melania.

Synopsis - "After Melania leaves Donald, she realizes it’s time to explore being a regular person. This is her first attempt at becoming a vlogger, in efforts to explain her side of “THE OTHER WOMENS.”

Marvel's "Black Panther" Shatters Box-Office Records

Marvel's Black Panther racked up an enormous $192 million for its three-day debut in North America this weekend becoming the fifth biggest opening of all time.

From CNN:

The opening for the film starring Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan did not just shatter expectations, it broke multiple box office records too.

It blew away the record for the largest opening for an African-American director. That belonged to F. Gary Gray and "The Fate of the Furious," which opened to $98 million last April.

Disney estimates that the film will bring in $218 million domestically for the four day holiday weekend. The film brought in an opening of $361 million around the world.

"Black Panther" also shattered the record for an opening in February, which belonged to "Deadpool," the R-rated superhero film from 20th Century Fox that brought in $132 million when it opened in 2016.

It is the second biggest opening for a Marvel Studios film, behind 2012's "The Avengers."

The super-hero/action flick is Marvel's first film directed by an African-American.

Watch the trailer below.

Trailer: "Black Panther"

Squeee!!!

Regular readers know I'm a big fan of comic book super hero movies. So imagine me this morning when I see the visually stunning new trailer for the upcoming Black Panther from Marvel Studios.

The superhero flick chronicles T'Challa who, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king.

But when a powerful old enemy reappears, T’Challa’s mettle as king — and Black Panther — is tested when he is drawn into a formidable conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk.

Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people and their way of life.

In addition to the visuals - and the eye candy of Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan, I'm thrilled to see the African culture being incorporated into it.

Chadwick Boseman stars in the title role, with Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker and Andy Serkis also starring.

The movie hits theaters on February 16, 2018.

It looks amazing. Watch the trailer below.