Nia DaCosta has been announced as the director for the upcoming Captain Marvel sequel.
She takes over from Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, who also wrote the screenplay for the first movie.
Little has been confirmed about the second iteration of the 2019 Marvel hit, but Brie Larson will return as Carol Danvers, better known as the title character, Captain Marvel. The script has been written by Megan McDonnell.
After Boden, Cate Shortland (Black Widow) and Chloe Zhao (The Eternals), DaCosta is the fourth woman to direct a Marvel movie. She is also the first black woman to do so.
The film is currently slated for release in July 2022.
Who is Nia DaCosta?
New York-born director DaCosta is best known for her work on crime thriller Little Woods (2017), which stars Tessa Thompson, Lily James and Luke Kirby.
She has also directed upcoming horror film Candyman, a "spiritual sequel" to the 1992 film of the same name, which has been written by Get Out and Us director, Jordan Peele. Candyman is due for to be released in October 2020.
DaCosta, who studied at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, has also directed two episodes of British crime drama Top Boy, which stars rapper Kano and actor Ashley Walters.
While working on Little Woods, she spoke to the Los Angeles Times about the difficulties she has faced in the film industry.
"It’s very difficult for a woman to just pop up in the studio system," she said. "But I think the same systemic issues that affect how much work women get to make is also inside the indie space. While there are more women working, we definitely get less money."
Speaking to Jezebel in 2018, DaCosta expanded on the topics of gender and race, saying: "I think there are a lot of narratives that get imposed on female filmmakers and also filmmakers of colour.
"I know that I personally get asked 'oh do you want to read this script about this black person or this script about [the] oppression of black people?'"
The story of Edge
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, established Edge in 2019.
It brought together 25 state-owned and independent companies specialising in weapons systems, cyber protection and electronic warfare.
Edge has an annual revenue of $5 billion and employs more than 12,000 people.
Some of the companies include Nimr, a maker of armoured vehicles, Caracal, which manufactures guns and ammunitions company, Lahab
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“One mistake people always make is adding extra wasabi. There is no need for this, because it should already be there between the rice and the fish.
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F1 The Movie
Starring: Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Rating: 4/5
Recipe
Garlicky shrimp in olive oil
Gambas Al Ajillo
Preparation time: 5 to 10 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Serves 4
Ingredients
180ml extra virgin olive oil; 4 to 5 large cloves of garlic, minced or pureed (or 3 to 4 garlic scapes, roughly chopped); 1 or 2 small hot red chillies, dried (or ¼ teaspoon dried red chilli flakes); 400g raw prawns, deveined, heads removed and tails left intact; a generous splash of sweet chilli vinegar; sea salt flakes for seasoning; a small handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
Method
▶ Heat the oil in a terracotta dish or frying pan. Once the oil is sizzling hot, add the garlic and chilli, stirring continuously for about 10 seconds until golden and aromatic.
▶ Add a splash of sweet chilli vinegar and as it vigorously simmers, releasing perfumed aromas, add the prawns and cook, stirring a few times.
▶ Once the prawns turn pink, after 1 or 2 minutes of cooking, remove from the heat and season with sea salt flakes.
▶ Once the prawns are cool enough to eat, scatter with parsley and serve with small forks or toothpicks as the perfect sharing starter. Finish off with crusty bread to soak up all that flavour-infused olive oil.
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Winner Arch Gold, Pat Dobbs, Doug Watson.
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Winner Meqdam, Pat Dobbs, Doug Watson.
5pm Handicap (TB) Dh90,000 1,800m
Winner Native Appeal, Sam Hitchcott, Doug Watson.
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Winner Amani Pico, Tadhg O’Shea, Satish Seemar
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Director: Sharat Katariya
Starring: Varun Dhawan, Anushka Sharma, Raghubir Yadav
3.5/5
