Actor Sterling K. Brown will receive the NAB Television Chairman's Award

The winner of the Emmy in 2017 by This is Us and co-star of Black Panther, will receive the NAB Television Chairman's Award during the NAB: We Are Broadcasters Celebration, next April 9 at the American Las Vegas Convention Center.

Sterling Brown with his Emmy for 'This Is Us'

Sterling K. Brown is one of the protagonists of the series This Is Us, for which he received an Emmy and a Golden Globe, becoming the first African-American actor to receive the award for best in a television series in the 75-year history of the Golden Globes. Brown was also the first African-American actor to receive the SAG Award for best male actor in a drama, and he was twice awarded a SAG award along with the cast for the whole performance.



In 2018, Brown co-starred in the box office hit of Marvel Black Panther, an Oscar nominee. This year he will star in four films: Angry Birds 2 by Sony, The Rhythm Section by Paramount, Frozen 2 by Disney and Waves by A24.

Brown's resume also highlights his performance as prosecutor Christopher Darden in the award-winning series The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, performance that earned him an Emmy or the Critics Choice award, among other awards and nominations. He previously starred in the acclaimed Lifetime Army Wives series. His other television appearances include Saturday Night Live, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Insecure, Supernatural and Criminal Minds, among others.

"Sterling Brown is an extraordinarily talented actor who continues to break down barriers with the variety of characters he plays both on television and on the big screen," said Jordan Wertlieb, president of the NAB Television Board. "We are delighted to give him this award, both for his profession and his ability to connect with audiences of all kinds."

Established to recognize people for their significant achievements in one or more specific television disciplines, the Television Chairman's Award was presented for the first time in 2009 to Kelsey Grammar, winner of four Emmy's and two Golden Globes. Jim Parsons, star of the acclaimed CBS comedy The Big Bang Theory, actress and producer Tracee Ellis Ross or actress Kristin Bell, have been some of the personalities who have also received this award.

Organized by The National Association of Broadcasters, NAB is the professional trade fair for technology and services manufacturers for the most important broadcasting of the international scene held in Las Vegas, Nevada, every year. On this occasion it will take place between the next 6th and 11th of April.

Only 'Captain Marvel' can save the dramatic start of the year

There is fear in Hollywood. 'capitan Marvel', one of the most anticipated films of the year arrives next week to the American billboard and the industry expects it as a manna from heaven due to the poor collection results during the first two months of 2019. The US box office accumulated about 1,400 million dollars until February 25, 27.7 percent less than in the same period of 2018, and the biggest premiere so far came
from the hands of the animated film 'How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World' ('How to train your dragon, 3?'), With 55.5 million.

The situation will surely change with the debut of 'Captain Marvel', Marvel's first film starring a woman (Brie Larson), which could amass around 120 million dollars on arrival in theaters. That mark would surpass that registered by "Wonder Woman" (2017), the huge success of the rival studio Warner Bros., which began its journey with 103 million. The film also opens this Friday in Spain.

The film focuses on the figure of the Air Force pilot Carol Danvers, a woman who will be in the middle of a battle between two alien races and who will obtain a series of powers that will make her one of the most powerful characters - perhaps, the one that most of the Marvel Universe. Jonathan Schwartz, one of the architects of the Marvel Universe and executive producer of the film, said that the goal of the creators was that the protagonist was a "really inspiring" character.

"And not in the sense that it was perfect, but in the sense that it has flaws," Schwarz said in a visit to the shooting of the work, which was attended by a small group of media. "The film starts with Captain Marvel in outer space and already has its superpowers," explained the producer. "There comes a time where they send her on a mission to an alien planet to face the Skrulls - an alien race - but she is captured and ends up on Earth, crashing into the roof of a Blockbuster store ... Because they are the 90! ", He added with a laugh.

"And there begins his relationship with a young Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), still without an eye patch, they must face the Skrulls on Earth and, at the same time, know Carol's past," Schwarz said. This is the number 21 film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, directed by Anna Boden (first woman also at the controls of a work of the saga) and Ryan Fleck, with a story that takes place in the 1990s and that serves as prequel to all previous Marvel tapes.

"All Marvel titles originate paying attention to the main character," said the producer. "And the films of Anna and Ryan ('Half Nelson', 'Mississippi Grind') examine their characters thoroughly, they get the best out of the actors, and now they have put their stamp on the action and have a wonderful instinct." , he added. The film features in its cast with Jude Law, Ben Mendelsohn, Gemma Chan and Annette Bening, among others.

The character of Captain Marvel was introduced in the saga of 'The Avengers' (The Avengers) at the end of 'Infinity War', when Nick Fury claims the presence of the superheroine after the evil Thanos annihilates half of the population of the earth. Schwarz was asked if "Captain Marvel" will explain where the superheroine has remained during all this time of suffering for the Avengers. And his response was: "I think so." "We'll understand throughout these films why Fury makes those decisions, he's a mysterious guy and he always has his own reasons but I hope we can clarify some of that for the public," he said.

The final chapter of that franchise, 'Avengers: Endgame', will arrive on April 26.