New this week: 'Better Call Saul,' Bonnie Raitt and 'Barry'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include a new album from Bonnie Raitt, Bob Odenkirk starts the long farewell season of โBetter Call Saulโ and โThe Batman,โ the biggest box-office hit so far this year, lands Monday on HBO Max.
The Latest: Wyoming governor sticks with ending mask mandate
โ Wyomingโs governor is rejecting a call by President Joe Biden for states to reimpose mask orders in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Coronavirus cases nationwide are on the rise, but infections in Wyoming have fallen off sharply since December. Tribal health officials said that the United Kingdom strain was confirmed in a sample obtained in the western part of the reservation. State health officials on Monday announced more than 1 million people in the state, about 17% of Wisconsinโs population, have completed their vaccination cycles. AdThe COVID-related hospitalizations dropped to 549 on Monday, far below the pandemic record of 5,082 on Jan. 11, according to the stateโs pandemic dashboard.
New this week: 'MLK/FBI,' Why Donโt We and 'Prodigal Son'
The film, which played at the top festivals in the fall, premieres Friday on Amazon Prime. โ Another acclaimed film from the virtual festival circuit, Sam Pollardโs โMLK/FBI,โ debuts on-demand and in theaters Friday. Pablo Dylan, the son of film director Jesse Dylan who has collaborated with Erykah Badu and A$AP Rocky, is putting out the five-song set called โSolitudeโ on Friday. โ AP Music Editor Mesfin FekaduTELEVISIONโ Catherine Zeta-Jones is joining Foxโs โProdigal Son,โ about a skilled criminal profiler (Tom Payne) and his serial-killer dad (Martin Sheen). The sophomore season of โProdigal Sonโ starts at 9 p.m. EST on a new night, Tuesday.
Barry Jenkins to direct 'Lion King' follow-up
NEW YORK โ The Walt Disney Co. will make a follow-up to the 2019 live-action โThe Lion King,โ with Barry Jenkins, the director of the Oscar-winning โMoonlightโ and the James Baldwin adaptation โIf Beale Street Could Talk,โ set to direct. The new โLion Kingโ grossed more than $1.6 billion worldwide, so a sequel was perhaps always likely. Less expected was a โLion Kingโ with Jenkins directing. The film, Disney said, will explore the mythology of โThe Lion King,โ including Mufasa's origin story. Disney didn't announce any further plot details or casting on the new โLion Kingโ project, which was first reported by Deadline Hollywood.