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Tuesday 22 december 2020
From his home, Attenborough shows viewers 'A Perfect Planet'

By HILARY FOX United Nations Climate
Associated Press Change Conference was
LONDON (AP) — Sir David postponed until next year,
Attenborough is a globe- the presenter and activist
trotter, discovering far-flung hopes "A Perfect Planet"
lands and exotic species will give the event a "push."
for TV audiences since the "It's very important to give
1950s. The pandemic may people solutions. I think
have kept him at home for otherwise people stick
much of 2020, but it hasn't their head in the sand. You
stopped the legendary need to tell them what
host from continuing his they can do to help turn
work to get the world to act things around," said Fother-
on climate change. gill, who is a long-time At-
Attenborough record- tenborough collaborator.
ed one of his trademark As for how nature has
voiceovers — warm, calm been healing during the
and full of contagious fas- pandemic, Attenborough
cination for the natural knows it's at a high cost:
world — for the new BBC "People are dying by the
and Discovery series "A Per- thousands. Let's not mini-
fect Planet," which arrives mize it.
in early January. "It should cause the rest of
Staying home hasn't com- This image released by Discovery shows David Attenborough who narrates a new TV show called us, the survivors as it were,
“A Perfect Planet,” which celebrates the harmony of the natural world and warns of human disrup-
pletely cut Attenborough, tion to this delicate ecosystem. to pull ourselves together
94, off from nature. Associated Press and see that we can act
"I've seen the world go by together," he said. "We can
in the natural world in my went out the window so the forest to the Indian Ocean co-exist. Shot in 31 coun- think of solutions, analysis,
garden with a continuity sound could be recorded — was also recorded at a tries, it took 4 years and six and apply them interna-
and intensity that I haven't by a crew member in the distance. volcanic eruptions to col- tionally."
been able to give it for, al- garden. "Our amazing composer lect up-close footage that It's a message he believes
most forever, really." "He's now got a caboose (Ilan Ishkeri) worked with includes river turtles laying people are listening to.
He's only left the house because the winter came, an orchestra in Iceland be- eggs in the Amazon's sand "If the human race is to sur-
twice, to go to the dentist. we got a hut for him. But in cause Iceland was not very bars, brown bears fishing vive without major catas-
Recording "A Perfect Plan- the summer he was sitting locked down. They had for salmon in Russia and the trophes, now is the time to
et" required some redeco- out in the rain and he was very little COVID. He actu- swinging gibbons of South do so."
rating of the dining room at listening to what I was say- ally directed and conduct- East Asia's tropical forests. Attenborough said he's
Attenborough's west Lon- ing and recording it," Atten- ed that orchestra from the Different episodes look at grateful that he's still able
don home. borough said. U.K.," says Fothergill. the essential roles played to tell the planet's story.
Comforters or duvets were This wasn't the only remote- "It's been challenging. But I by the sun, ocean, vol- "It's nice to actually feel that
hung around the walls to controlled achievement on think that the final product canoes, weather and of you're still competent to do
muffle any echo and a the series. is absolutely up to the really course, humans. it. I'm waiting for them to tell
technical set up allowed The musical soundtrack — high standards we set our- Everything Attenborough me I'm not. But I mean I am
Attenborough to view the accompanying anything selves." does addresses the climate very lucky," Attenborough
footage, while Executive from thousands of flamin- The premise of the series crisis and what people can told The Associated Press.
Producer Alastair Fothergill gos nesting in the hostile is a celebration of why do, and what they should "An awful lot of my friends,
advised him, from over 100 salt lakes of Central Africa Earth is such the ideal en- stop doing, to help save no fault of their own, they
miles away in Bristol. to Christmas Island's red vironment for so many dif- this delicate ecosystem. can't do it and they can't
The microphone cable crabs migrating from the ferent species to live and Initially disappointed the get about."q

'Wonder Woman 1984' grabs $38.5 million overseas

The film starring Gal Gadot " Wonder Woman 1984 " was that the sequel, which
started its rollout abroad won't open in U.S. theaters cost around $200 million to
last week, opening in 32 until Christmas Day, when it make, would even surpass
markets including China will also debut on HBO Max. that total.
and playing on upwards The pandemic has forced Warner Bros. has tried a few
of 30,000 screens. The stu- studios like Warner Bros. to different strategies with its
dio said admissions totaled embrace unconventional films this year, including re-
over 6 million and that the release plans to get films leasing "Tenet" in theaters
largely positive reviews out to audiences. and sending "The Witches"
bode well for its future. Originally, "Wonder Wom- straight to HBO Max. Finally
Most of the earnings came an 1984" was supposed to last month the studio de-
from Chinese theaters, open in theaters worldwide cided to embrace a hybrid
where it earned an estimat- this summer, but its release release for "Wonder Wom-
ed $18.8 million. It wasn't date kept getting pushed an 1984." "Tenet" opened
By LINDSEY BAHR has earned an estimated enough to take first place back. The first film made internationally first as well,
AP Film Writer $38.5 million in ticket sales in the country, however — over $821 million world- taking off with $53 million
The superhero sequel from international theaters, that honor went to a local wide in 2017 and absent from 41 markets in late
"Wonder Woman 1984" Warner Bros. said Sunday. release. the pandemic, the hope August.q