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Pioneering dancer and choreographer, Authur Mitchell, died of renal failure on Wednesday morning, according to his niece, Juli Mills-Ross. He was 84. Born in Harlem in 1934, Mitchell grew up to be one of preeminent dancers in the 1950s and 1960s, thanks to his charismatic style. In 1955, Mitchell became the first African American dancer […]

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Rapper Wale had the time over the weekend–lots of time. After his flight to Los Angeles was delayed, the Washington, D.C. native took to Twitter to vent his frustrations. As he chronicled his annoyance over the status of his flight, which was later cancelled, the Maybach Music emcee also accused two American Airlines flight attendants […]

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We’ve known for some time that Marvel content was coming to the forthcoming Disney streaming service, we just didn’t know what form it would take. Well, according to a report from Variety, it appears that several MCU characters are heading to the new platform next year, and at the top of the list are Tom Hiddleston as Loki and Elizabeth Olsen as the Scarlet Witch. Although no deals have been signed yet, those characters are currently the ones being mentioned first. The series would be around six to eight episodes; it’s unknown if these are special one-off mini-series, or if they are meant to be ongoing.

Unlike the Marvel Netflix series like Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and Iron Fist, or even Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., these shows will be produced by Marvel Studios, not Marvel Television. That means Kevin Feige will be in charge of quality here, and that’s someone with a nearly spotless track record among fans. This will also be bigger budgeted shows than the typical Marvel fare, with the original report suggesting that each of these shows will carry a hefty, feature film-level price tag. While it’s said that some of the bigger MCU characters like Iron Man and Captain America are not expected to show up, it’s our opinion that it would be tough to have a Loki series and not have Chris Hemsworth at least make one appearance.

Marvel is going in big with its new streaming service, and spending a reported $100 million on their upcoming live-action Star Wars series, and original films for the new service like Lady and the Tramp are also getting serious budgets. Speaking of Star Wars, it stands to reason that if these mini-series for popular supporting characters like Loki and Scarlet Witch work out and prove popular, things like the stand alone Obi-Wan and Boba Fett films could wind up going to the mini-series format as well. The new Disney streaming service is expected to launch in late 2019.

What do you think of this news? And which MCU hero do you think deserves his or her own series? Let us know down below in the comments.

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In this bonus edition of Hard NOC Life, Keith speaks to two Friends of the NOC about their respective Kickstarter projects. http://traffic.libsyn.com/thenerdsofcolor/HNL124.mp3 Up first, comic book creator Greg Pak returns to discuss the launch of his Kickstarter for The Princess Who Saved Her Friends (1:00). Later, actress and filmmaker Lynn Chen returns to Hard NOC […]