Author: B A Walsh

I am still waiting for that blue police box to take me on a star trek to a galaxy far, far away. Until then I will have to content myself with fantasy and sci-fi adventures from books, movies, and TV shows.

Things were looking up for Bond 25 with Daniel Craig’s return following his on-set ankle injury. He underwent surgery for the injury and filming continued while he recuperated. The actor has since returned and shots were posted of Craig in character around London. But then rumors erupted of yet more trouble for the movie. Actress/Singer Grace Jones has been rumored to have a cameo in the film. Jones had previously starred in the Roger Moore-era Bond film A View to a Kill (1985) as May Day. It was not known if she would reprise that role or play a new…

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Production has started on The Dark Tower series for Amazon, with the pilot currently filming in Croatia. Actor Michael Rooker announced his casting in the series on his official website, Michael Rooker Online. The Dark Tower is a series of eight multi-genre books by Stephen King. It tells the story of the last living gunslinger, Roland Deschain, as he travels to the Dark Tower, which is rumored to be the nexus of all universes, in order to set right what is wrong in his world. The Amazon series is said to be more faithful to the books than the 2017…

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Daniel Craig appears to be on the mend and may return to filming on Bond 25 soon if recent photos of the actor working out are anything to go by. Photos of Craig working out while wearing a walking cast have been released on the official James Bond Instagram and Twitter accounts. This will be Craig’s last outing as James Bond, and considering his history of injuries on set (torn shoulder muscle, knee injury, teeth knocked out, sliced finger, and now ankle injury) that may be a good thing for him. Currently, it is being reported that the star will…

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“If you build it, he will come” is the classic line from the 1989 fantasy-sports movie Field of Dreams. Now, in honor of its 30th anniversary, Turner Classic Movies is bringing Field of Dreams back to theaters for special showings as part of its TCM Big Screen Classics series. Field of Dreams tells the story of Iowa Farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner), who one day hears a voice telling him to build a baseball field while he is walking through his corn. He builds the field and is soon visited by the ghosts of dead players who relish the chance…

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Casting continues on the upcoming Bill&Ted 3 aka Bill and Ted Face the Music. Alex Winter (Bill S. Preston Esq) and Keanu Reeves (Ted “Theodore” Logan) are reprising their roles as the title characters and Samara Weaving (Thea Preston) and Brigette Lundy-Paine (Billie Logan) have been cast as their daughters. William Sadler is returning as Death. Now Scott Mescudi aka Kid Cudi is joining the cast. Although his character is not yet known, a press release claimed that he “has a significant role.” Perhaps he will be helping Bill and Ted in their quest to create a song to save…

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Back in February, we mentioned that the Banana Splits, the crazy band of animals from a popular kids’ show back in the ’60s and ’70s, were going to return in a horror movie. Now we have a trailer for the movie that puts a dark and deadly twist on the characters, who seem to be robots instead of actors in furry suits. Initially, what we had heard about the plot was that it involved a family that attends a taping of the show to celebrate a young boy’s birthday. But things don’t go as planned. Now we get a little…

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On Sunday Justin Bieber went on Twitter to challenge Tom Cruise to a cage fight, suggesting that Dana White consider hosting the match. Dana White is the head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which is the world’s largest mixed martial arts (MMA) organization. But if White isn’t willing, MMA boxer Conor McGregor tweeted that McGregor Sports and Entertainment will host the fight if Cruise accepts. Boxer Oscar De La Hoya also offered his combat sport promotional firm, Golden Boy Promotions, for the fight. On a side note, McGregor also called out Mark Wahlberg by tweeting: “Back when mark wahlberg…

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