Author: Amy Davis

Hi, I’m Amy. I like long walks in the graveyard, horror movies, comic books, and bringing you the latest in nerd-centric news.

With Netflix’s “Stranger Things” currently shooting its 5th and final season, you might think things would be too hectic for a wedding. But series star Millie Bobby Brown plans to do just that and tie the knot with Jake Bongiovi, son of Jon Bon Jovi. Brown’s co-star Matthew Modine recently revealed he will be officiating the nuptials. “I have one of those licenses to get people married and Millie thought it’d be great and then Jake said it would be a great idea, so I wrote the wedding vows and they loved what I wrote for them to join hands…

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For years, the rumor mill has been churning about the possibility of NBC continuing its hit series “The Office.” Showrunner Greg Daniels recently confirmed he is working on a new series based in the world of Dunder Mifflin. And now he is tapping “Nathan for You” co-creator Michael Koman to help develop the project. Daniels and Koman will be working as co-creators on this currently untitled series which began development in January 2024. This early into the development phase it hasn’t even been greenlit to series by Universal Television. However, Daniels contends this is NOT a reboot of “The Office,”…

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Toronto-based filmmaker and TOTALLY NOT A NEPO BABY Caitlin Cronenberg will be making her directorial feature debut with the upcoming “Humane.” An eco-thriller starring Peter Gallagher, Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire, and Enrico Colantoni, and written by Michael Sparaga. “Humane” will take place a few months after a global ecological collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population. It will take place over a single day, and tell the story of a wealthy patriarch (Gallagher). He invites his children (Baruchel and Hampshire) to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in a new euthanasia program.…

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Since 1932, Hasbro’s multicolored plastic LEGO bricks have been a family-friendly hit, allowing users to build whatever their heart desires. And since 1974, Wizards of the Coast’s tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons has let players’ imaginations soar within a mystical fantasy realm. It should be no surprise that the two companies are joining forces for an official set- Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale. The Red Dragon’s Tale Set In honor of D&D’s 50th anniversary, LEGO will be releasing a fan-designed brick representation of the iconic tabletop game. This set was designed via a challenge on the LEGO Ideas…

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Elder and mid-pack millennials may remember the epic poke wars that would happen in the early days of Facebook. No one could explain why we did it, but we had a blast annoying our friends. Over the years the feature faded into obscurity with the platform essentially burying it. After a recent UI update, the poke button has become more prevalent, and Gen Z is having a lot of fun with it. For the past several years if you wanted to send someone a poke you had to type “poke” into the Facebook search bar. Or, if you had the…

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Since 1929, comic character Popeye has been beating up brutes and encouraging kids to eat their spinach. While he has normally been relegated to pages and the small screen, it seems like he will be getting another live-action feature film. Both Chernin Entertainment and King Features will be backing the new movie, from a script by Michael Caleo (“Sexy Beast”) This will be the first time the character has been on the big screen since the 1980 live-action film “Popeye.” It was directed by Robert Altman, and starred the late great Robin Williams as our hero, and Shelley Duvall as…

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Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios have been making waves with a slew of films adapting beloved children’s characters into blood-thirsty slashers. The biggest of these titles is “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey”  which made $5.2 million, on a $50,000 budget. This success has led to these studios’ most ambitious project yet, “Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble,” which will be a crossover of all their villainous children’s characters. “Poohniverse” will team up murderous versions of Winnie the Pooh, Bambi, Tinkerbell, Pinocchio, Peter Pan, Tigger, Piglet, The Mad Hatter, and Sleeping Beauty. Most of these characters also have upcoming stand-alone movies like…

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A loved one passing is hard on any family, and spreading their ashes can help process that grief. There is a time and place for these memorials, and none of them should be an amusement park ride. A post by a now-deleted account on Reddit alleges that someone spread ashes on the Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance ride at Disneyland. There is no denying Disney fans are some of the most die-hard out there. So much so, that spreading ashes within the park is prohibited. But in a large amusement park bustling with activity, catching everyone doing something against…

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YouTuber and philanthropist MrBeast (aka Jimmy Donaldson) has made a name for himself on and off the video-sharing platform. His channel boasts 245 million subscribers, gained through family-friendly videos with him doing stunts or acts of charity. The news today is that Donaldson has struck a deal with Amazon MGM Studios to make his first traditional competition TV series. It will be based on his YouTube series “Beast Games.” 1,000 contestants will go after a $5 million cash payout, making this the biggest single-prize offered in the history of television. The record was previously held by Netflix’s “Squid Games: The…

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American treasure and recent Rock n Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dolly Parton holds 10 world records, has a flavor of ice cream, a line of cake mixes, and a line of pet clothing. Those things added to her numerous other accomplishments apparently weren’t enough. The icon has launched an officially licensed line of cast iron skillets! The set of cookware consists of four pans in different sizes and designs done in partnership with Lodge.  These skillets include: The Rockstar Guitar Mini Skillet This mini but mighty pan is shaped like a guitar with Parton’s signature scrawled across its body.…

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