Author: Ada Blood

There aren’t too many actors who play roles so iconic that they help shape pop culture, but Harrison Ford has managed to do it more than once. Fans have been asking which one of these characters who would win in a fight ever since.  The first time Ford did it was as the wisecracking pilot, Han Solo in 1977’s “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.” While Solo was always a reluctant hero, throughout the franchise he helped destroy two Death Stars. Helping the Rebels stop the Empire’s ever-widening reign of terror. Lightning struck twice when Ford played archeologist…

Skateboarder and “Jackass” star Bam Margera has threatened to “smoke crack until I’m dead,” unless his estranged wife Nikki Boyd allows him to see their son, Phoenix. He posted (a now deleted) video to social media saying he hadn’t seen his five-year-old son since March.  “I haven’t seen Phoenix in two fucking months and I am so fucking fed up,” Margera said in the video. “I cry every day, I miss him so much and I know I have to wake up every day knowing that I probably won’t get to talk to him or see him.” He then goes…

Fisher Price’s iconic Little People toys will be getting some new additions to its Collector line including “The Big Lebowski,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” and “Barbie: The Movie.” This line is aimed more at adults, and is often steeped in reference to pop culture.  It has already had special edition figures for “Parks and Rec,” “The Office,” and “The Lord of the Rings.”   “The Big Lebowski” Little People Collector Figures Comes with Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski and his signature drink, a white Russian. Donny Kerabatsos and his famous bowling ball. Walter Sobchak holds on to his cheap coffee can urn. And Maude Lebowski…

June 2023 marks a big milestone for the “Jurassic Park” franchise. Universal Studios Parks will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the influential dinosaur film! To mark the occasion, they are throwing a T-rex-sized event with new merchandise, food, and activities. It will take place the weekend of June 9th at both Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood.At the Universal Orlando Resort, guests can step through the iconic gates of Jurassic Park at Universal Islands of Adventure. The area includes rides like; Jurassic Park River Adventure, a leisure raft trip that turns into a daring eight-story drop to escape a T-rex.…

Emmy nominated actress/singer Mandy Moore (“This is Us”) and actor/comedian Kumail Nanjiani (“Welcome to Chippendales”) will star in the new horror movie “Thread: An Insidious Tale.” From Screen Gems, Blumhouse, and James Wan’s Atomic Monster, this will be the 6th installment of the “Insidious” universe. The “Insidious” franchise is known for having storylines about everyday people facing various demonic entities. But “Thread: An Insidious Tale” will be an offshoot of the series instead of a straight-up sequel. It will tell the story of a married couple (Moore and Nanjiani) who lose their young daughter. Grief-stricken and desperate, they use a…

We’re back with another edition of Urban Legend: Fact or Fiction. In this chapter, we take a deep dive into one seriously old-school legend, The Hook Hand Killer. So turn off your radio and buckle up for this ride. The Story In 1950 a teenage girl named Peggy was getting ready for a date with her steady boyfriend, Bobby. As she was getting all dolled up, a rather disturbing news flash came on the radio. Apparently, a mass murderer had escaped from the local mental hospital. Residents were being urged to stay inside and keep an eye out for a…

Officials at the Miami International Airport heard a faint chirping coming from a passenger’s carry-on bag on March 23rd. They quickly brought the sound to the attention of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer. Inside they found a bag containing 29 parrot eggs and, alarmingly, they were starting to hatch. The eggs were housed in a “sophisticated” temperature-controlled cooler, that belongs to Szu Ta Wu. Wu had just arrived at the airport via TACA Airlines flight 392 from Managua, Nicaragua. According to a criminal complaint filed with the U.S. District Court in Miami, he was in the process of…

Actress Adeline Rudolph (“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”) will star as Kitana in New Line’s upcoming movie “Mortal Kombat 2.” The new film will follow 2021’s “Mortal Kombat,” based on the legendary video game of the same name. This sequel will continue the story of a group of ragtag fighters who are well-versed in martial arts. As they defend our reality, known as Earthrealm, against threats from the Outworld. “Mortal Kombat,” was released in both theaters and on HBO Max (now Max) during the pandemic and is still one of their biggest hits. So, it certainly seems like the story resonated…

Last week we reported on rumblings about a 5th installment to the “John Wick” franchise. Lionsgate Chairman Joe Drake has now confirmed that another film is in early development. He also discussed plans to expand The Continental universe overall.  “We’re now moving across that franchise, not just in the AAA video game space, but looking at what the regular cadence of spin-offs, television really growing that universe so that there is a steady cadence of a franchise that there’s clear appetite by the audience,” Drake said during a Q4 2023 earnings call. “What is official is that, as you know,…

Comedy mainstay Will Ferrell is at the top of the list to play the late NFL coach/commentator/video game star John Madden in an upcoming biopic. The film is being directed by David O. Russell (“Amsterdam”) for Amazon’s Prime Video Sports. From a script penned by Cambron Clark (“Dinosaurs of the Jurassic World”). The biopic, titled “Madden,” will follow the football icon’s post-coaching career. Where he took on becoming a broadcaster and co-creator of EA Sports’ “Madden” NFL video game series. A video game series that has been going strong since 1988. Even after leaving broadcasting in 2009, he continued to…