In today?s film news roundup, Lionsgate is developing graphic novel ?Memetic? as a feature, the latest Laura Ziskin Prize is announced and Firelight Media creates a fund for nonfiction filmmakers of color at the mid-career mark. PROJECT LAUNCHES Lionsgate is in final negotiations for motion picture rights to the apocalyptic horror graphic novel ?Memetic? for Point Grey and Boom! Studios to produce. Mattson Tomlin, who is writing ?The Batman? with Matt Reeves directing, has been hired to write the ?Memetic? script. Boom published ?Memetic,? created by James Tynion IV, in 2015.


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The sports world is still reeling over the helicopter crash Sunday in the Calabasas, California, that claimed the lives of nine people, including former Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant and his


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The basketball world was shaken by the loss of Kobe Bryant. Kobe and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were two of nine people that died tragically in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, Sunday. As the Sixers took on the Warriors Tuesday, the team honored the memory of the NBA great and Philadelphia native in a variety of ways. All the players came out to warmups wearing No. 8 and 24 jerseys. Joel Embiid received permission from Bobby Jones, whose No. 24 was retired in 1986, to wear the number for Tuesday's game. The team had Bryant?s framed No. 33 jersey from Lower Merion High School spotlighted at center ...


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DETROIT -- The last 24 hours have been a whirlwind for NBA fans across the globe. After news broke of the passing of superstar Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna on Sunday, teams across the league honored the legend in their matchups.On Monday night when the Detroit Pistons hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers, the tributes to the 20-year NBA veteran who spent his entire with the Los Angeles Lakers were abundant. The Pistons cut the lights in Little Caesars Arena with some purple lights illuminating portions of the stadium. The Pistons began the night with a video tribute that showed Bryant?...


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