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Q: When is the new “Wonder Woman” movie coming out? Will it be in theaters or just pay-per-view at home? I really want to see it on the big screen. I miss going to the movies. – Y.G.
A: Some cinemas are still open across the country, but there aren’t many new releases. Many are showing re-releases with limited seating. “Wonder Woman 1984,” again starring Gal Gadot in the title role, was originally set to premiere last December. Since then the film has had six release dates, with the latest being Dec. 25, 2020, both in theaters and available for streaming for up to 30 days for HBO Max subscribers.
Gal Gadot in “Wonder Woman 1984” (Warner Bros. Photo)
As you can gather from the title, “Wonder Woman 1984” is set in the 1980s. In this sequel, the golden-lasso-swinging superhero faces two new adversaries: Cheetah, played by Kristen Wiig (“Saturday Night Live”), and Max Lord, played by Pedro Pascal (“Game of Thrones,” “The Mandalorian”).
Q: I love the thrilling mystery series “The Fall” with Gillian Anderson. When will the second season air on TV? – B.B.
A: The British-Irish crime procedural series starring Gillian Anderson (“X-Files”) and Jamie Dornan (“Fifty Shades of Grey”) as the serial killer she’s pursuing is now airing on the Ovation cable channel in the U.S. Like most British shows, the number of episodes each season is very limited, just five to six each. It’s kind of like watching a little miniseries and doesn’t drag on long past its prime.
“The Fall” earned much praise during its run. Ovation just began airing the second of three seasons this month. The third and final chapter is scheduled to air in the first quarter of 2021.
If you’re a fan of Anderson’s, be sure to check her out in the new fourth season of “The Crown” on Netflix, in which she plays British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Q: My sister and I have a luncheon bet based on your answer. Did Ron Howard star in the film “The Music Man” with Shirley Jones and Robert Preston before he was a regular on “The Andy Griffith Show”? – M&E in Spokane
A: Before he became an Oscar-winning film director (“A Beautiful Mind”), Ron Howard was an actor. I remember him as teenager Richie Cunningham on the sitcom “Happy Days,” but before that he was one of Hollywood’s most employable child actors and went by the name of Ronny Howard.
Ronny was just 8 years old when he sang a cute but off-key rendition of “Gary, Indiana” in “The Music Man” (1962). He’d started playing little Opie Taylor on “The Andy Griffith Show” in 1960 and continued until 1968. The youthful-looking Howard played Richie Cunningham on “Happy Days” from age 20 to 30.
He first gained prominence as a director with the mermaid love story “Splash,” starring Tom Hanks and Darryl Hannah, and he hasn’t stopped since. His daughter, Bryce Dallas Howard, is following in his footsteps, starting out as an actress and has now begun directing.
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