Author: Ada Blood

When “Star Trek” debuted in 1966, it was hard to imagine creator Gene Roddenberry could have known what a cultural phenomenon it would become. In 2025, the franchise includes 13 live-action and animated shows, 14 feature films, and countless books, comics, and toy lines. Now the show is looking to boldly go where it has never been before, the preschool market.  “Star Trek: Scouts,” an animated series designed for the franchise’s youngest demographic yet, has just premiered on YouTube. “Star Trek: Scouts” follows three 8-year-old friends, JR, Sprocket, and Roo. This trio is in training to become future Starfleet Explorers.…

In music, bands gauge their success by when Weird Al Yankovic parodies them. As for IPs, getting turned into a LEGO set is a pretty good sign you’ve made it. “Star Trek” will be the latest franchise to get the LEGO treatment! Earlier this morning, LEGO released a 15-second teaser for the upcoming set. The video shows the series’ legendary transporter when someone beams in. After some camera adjustment we see a LEGO figure in a “Star Trek: Next Generation” era red shirt who sure looks like Captain Jean Luc Picard (Sir Patrick Stewart). The teaser then cuts to Klingon,…

Do you wanna build a Death Star? Well LEGO has got all of your celestial destruction needs covered. The company will be launching the “Star Wars” Death Star building kit (75419) early next month. This over 9000 piece kit is the biggest LEGO “Star Wars” set ever made. As you can imagine, such an intricate build kit is littered with easter eggs and other hidden details. Including the infamous trash compactor, Princess Leia’s holding cell, and the hangar control room where Luke Skywalker and Han Solo infiltrated disguised as Stormtroopers. Alongside the tractor beam control unit that Obi-Wan Kenobi deactivates,…

Square Enix’s External Studios released the video game “Life is Strange” in 2015. Over the past decade, it has spawned six more games along with comics and book series. For years, there have been rumblings of a tv series, and it seems Amazon MGM may make it happen.  A live-action “Life Is Strange” TV series has officially been greenlit for Amazon Prime Video. The show will follow Max, a photography student, who discovers she can rewind time. She soon uses this ability to save the life of her childhood best friend, Chloe. The pair begin to investigate her new skill…

Plushie Dreadfuls is offering up a precious line of Halloween toys and introducing two new characters, Tricksee Belle and Teke Teke Rabbit.  The company specifically focuses on promoting emotional well–being, empathy, and acceptance in its products. Each plushie is “acting as a symbolic companion for unspoken emotions.” Tricksee Belle is a spooky but sweet bunny with a removable pumpkin head, giving them some cute creepy vibes. Teke Teke Rabbit is inspired by Japanese yokai mythology, sprinkling some dark folklore into the new collection.  Alongside these new plushies will be some returning favorites like Bunny Lugosi, who stalks gardens when the…

Paramount has officially signed a three-year agreement with Legendary to distribute its movies. This deal includes Capcom’s (a subsidiary of Legendary) new “Street Fighter” movie. The upcoming film adaptation of the popular video game is directed by Kitao Sakurai, from a script by Dalan Musson. This project is in production and has recently confirmed it will be set in 1993. The same year that “Street Fighter II” hit arcades. “Street Fighter” boasts an all-star cast including Noah Centineo as Ken Masters, Andrew Koji as Ryu, Callina Liang as Chun-Li, Joe “Roman Reigns” Anoa’i as Akuma, David Dastmalchian as M. Bison,…

Richard Attenborough’s 1978 film “Magic” is a beloved, underrated gem among genre fans. Roy Lee (producer on “Weapons”) and horror legend Sam Raimi (creator of “Evil Dead”) want to breathe new life into this creepy classic. Lionsgate is currently developing a remake of the movie with the duo set to produce. The script is being handled by Mark Swift and Damian Shannon. The same team behind the “Friday the 13th” remake and “Freddy vs. Jason.” “Magic” is based on a novel by William Goldman, who also wrote the script for the original film, starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margaret, and Burgess…

The lineup for Los Angeles’ Beyond Fest will be announced later this week, but some announcements are just too exciting. Beyond is partnering with the American Cinematheque for “Está Vivo: The Gods and Monsters of Guillermo del Toro.” This will be a 12-film retrospective celebrating Guillermo del Toro’s 30 years in the industry! “Guillermo del Toro’s films have inspired generations of filmmakers and audiences alike in a way unlike any other artist we’ve experienced […] To welcome him and celebrate his artistic vision on this scale truly honors who he is as both a creative force of nature and a…

During World War 2, the Nazi party stole countless pieces of priceless artwork to sell for profit and destroy/mock. Among these missing works is the 18th-century portrait, “Portrait of a Lady” by Giuseppe Vittore Ghislandi. It’s believed that the work has now been found in a photo from an Argentinian real estate listing. The ill-gotten Italian baroque piece was possibly spotted hanging over a sofa in a listing for a coastal residence. “Portrait of a Lady” The painting originally belonged to a prominent Dutch-Jewish art dealer named Jacques Goudstikker. Over 1,100 works in his collection were taken by the Nazis…

It seems like any video game franchise that sticks around long enough gets adapted into a movie or tv show. Activision’s “Call of Duty” games will soon be no exception. The Microsoft-owned publisher is currently working with Paramount Skydance to develop, produce, and distribute a live-action feature film based on the first-person shooter.  A tall order considering, since the first game was launched in 2003, the universe now consists of 30 mainline games. “Call of Duty” It is also being reported this deal may expand to include more movies and tv series. However, the focus right now is developing the…