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Bastos believing it wasalsotied she receivedanothercallfrom in NewYork.Afterthecall, convicted ofmultiplefelonies who onceattackedherandwas tion shehasoutagainstaman lm doesagoodjobbalancingthedramawith lm tointroducealoveinterest(playedby Bastos, whotold Shah topull gured out.Alberto,morecon- Vin Diesel Moments sh. Also: ix releaseisratedPG-13by lms following theupcoming madeamarkasthestreet rst. WhenLucagets out that Bastos knew her history out thatBastos knewherhistory that shewascoerced, andpointed there tohelpme.” and thatthepolice mightbe believe she“mightbeindanger, offi she wasgoingtojail,told case. ButasShahaskedwhether suspect inthetelemarkingfraud Shah’s attorneys are arguing Shah’s attorneysare arguing cials thatBastosmadeher “Italian Folktales.”(AP) forward andclassical.ItfeelslikePixar’spageoutofItaloCalvino’s Pixar’s shortestfeaturesinceitsfi its artistsaretoofocusedonchartingnewnarrativeterritory.“Luca,” daringly conceptual,ithassometimesfeltasthoughthestudioand much asPixar’srecentoutput(“Soul,”“Onward,”“Coco”)hasbeen ple ofkidscomingageoverasun-kissedsummer. journey intothemind,beyondgraveorheavens.It’sacou- ground thewaymanyPixaranimationshave.Thereisn’tanexistential “minor Pixar.”Itsvisuals,whilebeguiling,don’tpushnewdigital (Marco Barricelli). village girl,Giuilia(EmmaBerman),withafearsomefi ing atriathlonwiththehopeofwinningVespa,orfrombefriending human disguises.Still,thatdoesn’tstopLucaandAlbertofromenter- be suicidal,andallittakesisawaterballoonorbitofraintoruintheir at thethoughtof“landmonsters.”Revealingtheirtruenatureswould lives infearofthem-aconcernmirroredbyLuca’sfamilywhoquake with picturesofslayedandslaughteredseamonsters.Thewholetown It’s thelate1950s. But Ithinkthemodestyof“Luca”ispartwhatmakesitgreat.As It wouldbeeasytolabel“Luca,”whicharrivesFridayonDisney+, They quicklyrecognizeanunexpecteddanger.Portorossoisadorned pected tobeoneoftheseason’sbiggesthits. story willalsoliterallysendacarintospace.It’sex- along withnewadditionsincluding brings backafanfavorite— due tothecoronavirusoutbreak.Thenewfi each makingmorethan$1billion. and internationalboxoffi The movieshavebecomebigearnersatthedomestic chise’s inauguralfi has deservedit.” “There arereasonsforafi to end,butIthinkallgoodthingsshould,”hesaid. conclusion, theactorsaidshebegansheddingtears. on. the “FastandFurious”cinematicuniversewillcontinue franchise’s future.Despitetheendofsaga,hesaid during apressjunketfor“F9”whenaskedaboutthe release in2023then2024. that soulhastorest.”(AP) these otherfranchises.Butthefranchisehasasoul,and underdog toaplacewhereithasalreadysurpassedallof the concrete,”hesaid.“Theworldjustchampionedthis fi ing journeyforthesecharacters.” so thatthenexttwomoviesshouldwrapupthisamaz- director said.“We’rekindofreconfi the fi has directedfi think aboutclosingupthesaganow,’”saidLin,who the leadingroleineight“FastandFurious”fi came duringaconversationwithDiesel,whohasplayed saga intwoparts. nally seesafi Director Last year,Universalpushedbackthereleaseof“F9” Diesel hasstarredasDominicTorettosincethefran- “Iknowpeoplearegoingtofeellikeitdoesn’thave When Dieseltoldhisdaughteraboutthefranchise’s “Every storydeservesitsownending,”saidDiesel “This franchisewasbornfromthepavement, Diesel saidthefranchisehascomealongway,buthe “Nine iskindofthefi “We gottogetherandVinsays’Ithinkweshould The actorsaidthefi nal twoinstallments. 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