Author: Kaylah Vargas

You may have heard that the Labyrinth currently has a sequel in the works, but have you heard that a stage production is coming your way? Brian Henson, chairman of the Jim Henson Company (and son of the 1986 movie’s late director Jim Henson) revealed the musical project to Forbes in an interview. “We are working on a theatrical adaptation of the original movie for the stage. Those are the two areas of excitement for the Labyrinth property that we have. We are working on both of those but I certainly don’t have a timeline for them.” Henson A songwriter for the stage adaptation isn’t…

Fans are excited to see that John Cho has been growing out his hair for his role as Spike for Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop series. Cho will star as Spike Spiegel: an slick and stylish bounty hunter. He travels through space with his ex-cop partner, Jet, pursuing the most dangerous bounties with his smooth style. Cho is known for his roles in the rebooted “Star Trek”, as well as the “Harold and Kumar” films. Those examples displaying the wide variety of roles he is capable of with his acting.In this Father’s day picture, we see the iconic big slightly wavy hair…

You won’t have to wait to be King (or Royalty) with this new collection from Build-A-Bear workshop. “Enjoy hugs for the rest of your days” with some of these new options available at Build-A-Bear. Choose between Nala and Simba both young and old as well as your favorite supporting characters Timone and Pumba! With this release comes awesome new fashion choices such as cute dresses, pajamas, and shirts (including but now limited to those shown below)! Check them all out at the Website and get your very own lovable creature from a store near you.

Enjoy an amazing tabletop pen-and-paper RPG inspired by your favorite Netflix show: Stranger Things! This game created by Hasbro in coordination with Wizards of the Coast had been released sometime earlier this year. But for those who didn’t know and want to continue their Stranger Things fantasy; now is the time to bring out your ultimate geek and buy this Stranger Things Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set . It’s never too late to get into D&D, and even seasoned tabletop gamers will enjoy this pen and paper twist to 5e. This set includes pre made characters so that you can easily…

Mark Hamill’s character “The Scientist” that he will be the voice of has a Star Wars Easter Egg. Spotted on Reddit (which nothing seems to get past), was a die cast tie fighter toy that appears to be the eye of this particular Skeksis. Not necessarily the most subtle place to put an easter egg, but still. Mark Hamill himself makes note of the reference in a tweet stating “A #StarWars toy embedded in my @darkcrystal character ‘The Scientist’?! This is news to me”. Seems like the team was waiting to see if Hamill would notice. But of course the…

Netflix has major plans in including more content from the continent of Africa after having launched there in 2016, and is now currently available in all 54 African countries. In 2015 Netflix paid $12 million for the worldwide distribution rights of ‘Beast of no Nation,’ starring award-winning actor, Idris Elba, as a war general leading a group of child soldiers in a West African country. Last September, Netflix purchased its first film, Lionheart, from Nollywood. They also acquired the rights to add Nigerian film “Chief Daddy” to its platform last month. Netflix gathering films and entertainment on the continent has generated…

There are plenty of fish in the sea, but only one can be cast as our favorite mermaid: Ariel. And it looks as though they reeled in Halle Bailey. Halle Bailey is an R&B singer (who formed her music group Chloe x Halle with her sister Chloe in 2015) who had been in the running for quite some time after having made an excellent impression. “After an extensive search, it was abundantly clear that Halle possesses that rare combination of spirit, heart, youth, innocence, and substance — plus a glorious singing voice — all intrinsic qualities necessary to play this iconic role.”Marshall…

Netflix’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance continues wow us with it’s voice cast and they apparently don’t plan on stopping. The Dark Crystal prequel has now cast Lena Headey (Game of Thrones), Benedict Wong (Avengers: Endgame), Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians), Sigourney Weaver (Aliens), Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and The Wasp), and Dave Goelz (The Dark Crystal) in supporting roles for the show. They join a cast that already includes Gelfling protaganists Taron Egerton, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Nathalie Emmanuel. Harvey Fierstein, Mark Hamill, Ralph Ineson, Jason Isaacs, Keegan-Michael Key, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Simon Pegg, and Andy Samberg as the Skeksis and Mystics. Caitriona Balfe,…

Get ready for Summerween (that’s for those of us who celebrate Halloween year round) because Disneyland is celebrating 50 years of it’s Haunted Mansion. Starting in August, some spooky fun will rise from beyond the grave in honor of the classic attraction Haunted Mansion in the Disneyland theme park. The gallery on Main St. will be home to the “Happy Haunts Materialize – The Art of Haunted Mansion” exhibit is open starting August 9. Treat yourself to a self guided tour through the history of the Haunted Mansion and enjoy a wide array of art from conceptual to inspired. Do…

Your favorite actor from the best movie ever to grace this planet, Tommy Wiseau from The Room will be gracing us with his presence in animated form this time! “SpaceWorld is a loosely serialized animated sci-fi series starring Earth’s most unpredictable cult filmmaking duo, Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero (The Room, The Disaster Artist). Wiseau stars as the mysterious bounty hunter known as TX, a man in search of his home planet, which he knows absolutely nothing about. Sestero’s Drogol is TX’s lifelong nemesis and SpaceWorld’s most bloodthirsty killer. Together, they explore and explode SpaceWorld’s vast but dingy universe of…