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Minions 2: The Rise of Gru Gets Delayed Until 2021

Universal Pictures is the latest studio to do some shuffling around with its release calendar amidst the madness, with several major releases being pushed back significantly. Minions: The Rise of Gru, which had already been shifted off of its current date this summer, has been pushed back a full year. Meanwhile, Sing 2 has also been delayed by six months and the studio’s adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked has been pushed back indefinitely.

After movie theaters all around the U.S. closed, joining theaters in China and almost every other country around the world, Universal moved Minions 2 from its July 2, 2020, date. The animated sequel will now open exactly a year later on July 2, 2021. This was expected to be one of the biggest hits of the summer, if not the entire year, with Disney not having nearly as many sure bets on the calendar as they did last year. Plus, the first Minions earned a staggering $1.15 billion at the global box office. This should be, or at least should have been, an easy $1 billion earner.

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Soul

Joe is a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn’t quite gone the way he expected. His true passion is jazz — and he’s good. But when he travels to another realm to help someone find their passion, he soon discovers what it means to have soul.

Initial release: 11 December 2020 (Japan)Director: Pete DocterScreenplay: Pete Docter, Kemp Powers, Mike JonesMusic director: Trent Reznor, Jon Batiste, Atticus RossProducers: Pete Docter, Dana Leigh Murray

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17 Kids’ TV Shows With Diverse Casts — That You Can Stream Right Now

As a parent, you’re mindful about the TV shows you allow your kids to watch, so you’ve probably noticed many lack diverse casts. This certainly isn’t a new problem, but Hollywood is slowly starting to catch on to the vital importance of telling stories that represent everyone.

Children need to see characters on television who look and sound like their own families. Being able to relate to the television shows they watch allows them to feel seen and helps them understand they’re capable of achieving anything. Watching shows with diverse casts also teaches kids to be open-minded and accepting of others who are different from them. If you’re looking to add more diversity to your kids’ television lineup, here are some great options on Netflix and Hulu.

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Driving Licence

Driving Licence is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Lal Jr., written by Sachy, and jointly produced by Supriya Menon and Listin Stephen through the companies Prithviraj Productions and Magic Frames. The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran and Suraj Venjaramoodu, with Miya George, Deepti Sati, Major Ravi, Saiju Kurup, Suresh Krishna, Lalu Alex, Arun and Nandhu in supporting roles. The film’s music was jointly composed by Yakzan Gary Pereira and Neha Nair.

In the plot, film actor Hareendran wants a driving licence urgently, his ardent fan and a Motor Vehicle Inspector, Kuruvila Joseph, agrees on delivering it illicitly, but their rendezvous does not go well, on the contrary, a feud develops between them that takes a toll on each other’s personal and professional lives. Driving Licence was released in India on 20 December 2019 and internationally from 25 December 2019. The film met with a positive response from critics and was a commercial success at the box office.

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Oru Njayarazhcha

Oru Njayarazhcha (English: A sunday) is a 2019 Malayalam language drama film written, composed and directed by Shyamaprasad. It stars Murali Chand, Satheesh Kumar, Megha Thomas, Ramesh Verma and Sally Verma in pivotal roles. The film is based on two Bengali short stories written by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay and Dibyendu Palit respectively.[1]

It won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film, along with the best editor for Aravind and best director for Shyamaprasad at the same ceremony.[2][3] It was screened at the 2019 International Film Festival of Kerala and was released theatrically on 13 December 2019.[1]