Author: Ada Blood

Video game developer Tim Cain just dropped some big news during his Fun Friday YouTube video. Cain has returned to XBox’s Obsidian Entertainment as a full-time employee. He first joined the company in 2011 but moved to working on a remote contract basis in 2020. “I’m back at Obsidian. I’m their full-time employee and in person, so not remote. So, I’m not a contractor anymore,” Cain happily announced. “So, this means that I’m not working in other places, although there’s at least one game that I worked on that I know is going to ship. So, I don’t know if…

Last week, Amazon’s Prime Video confirmed Emmy-winning director Frederick E.O. Toye (“Shōgun,” “The Boys”) will direct the first 2 episodes of the upcoming live-action “God of War” tv series. It was also confirmed the project was starting the casting process.  Max Parker (“Boots”) and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (“Severance”) are in talks to join the show. Supposedly, Parker is being considered for Baldur, and Ólafsson for Thor.  We also have a source who claims Teresa Palmer (“A Discovery of Witches”) is in talks to play Sif, shield maiden and wife of Thor. “God of War” “God of War” is based on the…

In October, the newly re-split Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) put itself up on the action block. Netflix had the winning bid, and will be purchasing the famed studio for $82.7 billion. This sent shockwaves through Hollywood, with industry guilds, organizations, and stars speaking against such a deal. Directors Guild of America Speaks Out The Directors Guild of America (DGA) spoke out before a deal was confirmed, saying it “raises significant concerns for the DGA.”“We believe that a vibrant, competitive industry — one that fosters creativity and encourages genuine competition for talent — is essential to safeguarding the careers and creative…

We often joke about famous entertainers making pacts with the devil to achieve their success. Tony/Grammy/Emmy winner Leslie Odom Jr. (“Hamilton”) will be exploring this idea in a new horror film he will write and star in. The untitled movie is based on the late Sammy Davis Jr. and his ties to Anton LaVey’s Church of Satan. Odom was inspired by the Rolling Stone article “Dance With the Devil” by Alex Bhattacharji, which appeared in the August 2024 issue. The project is being made in partnership with Rolling Stone Films. “How a TV pilot called Poor Devil begat a friendship…

The infinite number of things that LEGO artists can build out of those small plastic bricks never ceases to amaze. Brad Barber has turned alternate builds from sets into some truly impressive “Star Wars” fan art. Morphing countless LEGO sets from other IPs into the iconic spaceship, the Millennium Falcon. A Florida native, Barber currently lives in California, where he is seemingly on a mission to build as many LEGO Millennium Falcons as possible. Some of his current reimaginings include “The Lion King,” “101 Dalmations,” “Fast & Furious,” and “Super Mario.” Now, some of you may be wondering what Barber…

In 2007, Lionsgate Television and AMC Network debuted the show “Mad Men,” and it became an instant cultural phenomenon. On December 1st, HBO Max added all seven seasons, for the first time ever in 4K. However, despite the superb definition of the episodes, they were ridded with some interesting errors. One of the biggest issues was all of the episodes were mislabeled and out of order. But even if audiences could sort out which episodes were which, there were still errors in the episodes themselves. The more egregious being in the episode “The Hobo Code” (it wasn’t called that on…

Prime Video’s “God of War” television series is really starting to take shape. Emmy-winning director Frederick E.O. Toye (“Shōgun,” “The Boys”) will direct the first 2 episodes. He joins the previously announced showrunner, executive producer, and writer Ronald D. Moore (“Outlander”). The show is based on the wildly popular PlayStation video game franchise of the same name. The series is currently in pre-production in Vancouver, and casting is reportedly underway. The video games are heavily steeped in ancient mythology, and follows Kratos and Atreus, a father and son, who go on a journey to spread the ashes of Faye, their…

Have you ever thought to yourself gosh, “TV pitchmen seem well suited for politics?” Well, have we got some news for you. Offer Vince Shlomi, better known as the ShamWow guy, is running for congress in Texas. Most probably recognize him from his infomercials for super absorbent towels that dominated the airwaves in the early 2000s. When asked why the switch from brightly colored towels to politics he said he wanted to “destroy wokeism.” Telling Fox News Digital that this is a tribute to Charlie Kirk, or as Shlomi calls him the “woke buster.” He added that the “political infighting…

In 2003, Oscar-nominated Aaron Blaise’s hand-drawn animated feature film “Brother Bear” hit theaters. 22 years later, and Blaise is back with the hand-drawn short film “Snow Bear,” which is already going viral on YouTube. This is wonderful news considering the entire project is being done to support Polar Bears International and the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA). “Snow Bear” This 11-minute animated film tells the story of a lonely polar bear who is desperately seeking companionship. When several attempts to buddy up to whales, birds, and other creatures fail, he makes a friend out of snow. The two romp around…

Over 20 years after the release of “Kill Bill Vol. 1” and “Vol. 2,” director Quentin Tarantino is still bleeding that well dry. The filmmaker has also been vocal about an important story known as “Yuki’s Revenge,” which didn’t make it into the original two films. Now, after years of railing against streaming films, he will be releasing an animated version inside the video game “Fortnite.” “Yuki’s Revenge” follows Yuki, the sister of Gogo Yubari (Chiaki Kuriyama), as she tracks The Bride (Uma Thurman) to avenge her sister’s death. Thurman will be returning to voice her character. The short is directed…