Author: Mary Anne Butler

Mary Anne Butler (Mab) has been part of the fast-paced world of journalism since she was 15, getting her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (where she is still Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (where she was News Editor), and now Nerdbot as Editor-In-Chief. Over the past 10 years, she’s built a reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band with an international presence. Though she be but little, she is fierce.

You know that thing every single year where almost everyone knows to avoid the dreaded date of April first to announce news or release something? Apparently LEGO missed that memo, as they’ve just announced their official Dungeons & Dragons collab will drop on April 1st. The fact that they had to make the marketing push include the words “no joke” maybe means delaying launch by a day or two would’ve been the better bet? We’ll finally get to see the sets in roughly 17 hours, so we’re excited for that. (This is not an official art release, but we can…

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It’s been awhile since we’ve heard anything concrete about the next live-action “Star Wars” project coming to Disney+. But, according to the brand’s official social medias, we’re getting….something….tomorrow. Chances are it’ll be a teaser, *possibly* a full trailer for “Star Wars: The Acolyte.” Set in the High Republic (at least 100 years before the action in the “Star Wars” prequel trilogy), a former Padawan will reunite with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes, but the forces they confront are more sinister than they ever anticipated. Leslye Headland created the show, which stars Amandla Stenberg, Jodie Turner-Smith , Lee Jung-Jae,…

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This just in-if you love all things Spider-Man, have we got some news for you! All 8 live-action films starring the webhead are returning to theaters this spring thanks to Sony Pictures. Every Monday in April, starting on the 15th, will see a “Spider-Man” film hitting theaters. Yes, it will start with Sam Raimi’s Toby Maguire “Spider-Man,” Andrew Garfield “Amazing Spider-Man” years, and into the Tom Holland Marvel Studios spider-films. The news was announced by all the various Spider-person official social media accounts. No word on what theaters will carry the films. We’ll let you know when tickets go on…

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This just in- looks like James Gunn and DC Studios co-head Peter Safran are well and truly all-in with building a new universe of live-action films at the Warner Bros. house. After laying out a fairly large and complicated slate of projects, there is apparently one more in the works. A live-action adaptation of “Teen Titans.” This project will be written by Ana Nogueira, who is already at work on the script for “Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.” That’s sort of all we know for now, but we’ll update you as further news gets released.

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CBS Studios has announced some initial casting for their upcoming animated take on hit video game, “Among Us.” We have to say, some of these choices are NOT ‘sus. Randall Park (“Always Be My Maybe,” Marvel Studios films), Yvette Nicole Brown (“Community”), Ashley Johnson (“The Last of Us” video game series), and Elijah Wood (“The Lord of the Rings” trilogy) will lead the cast as the iconic spacesuit-wearing colors. Owen Dennis created the series, and will serve as executive producer. Titmouse (“Big Mouth,” “Star Trek: Lower Decks”) will handle the animation. Randall Park will voice Red, Captain of The Skeld.…

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FX’s hit series “The Bear” is definitely a priority for the cabler/streamer. After winning top prizes at pretty much every single awards show this year, a season 4 renewal isn’t super surprising. What *is* surprising is how quietly it was done. No fanfare, no graphics or videos, not really anything to mark the occasion. Come to think of it…FX hasn’t actually confirmed the renewal news, yet. The majority of sources on this are from the Chicago area, where the show is currently filming. It’s hard to guess what season 4 may be about, but it’s being mentioned that season 3…

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Yes, we are almost to St. Patrick’s Day, and that means lots of green beer and and all that nonsense is well and truly upon us. What about though, that very important dark and delicious export from the Emerald Isle? No, not the amber nectar of the Gods, whisky. The one that even Jason Momoa is obsessed with- Guinness. The beer brand has quite a history, one that “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight will delve into with a new series for Netflix; “House of Guinness.” “The Guinness dynasty is known the world over – wealth, poverty, power, influence, and great…

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We have some BIG big news! AMC has reportedly picked up the 4th season of the former TNT series “Snowpiercer!” The first three seasons of the show will hit AMC+ streaming service later this year, with season 4 due to bow in early 2025. “We’re so thrilled the train has finally found a home, and we’re incredibly grateful to everyone at AMC and Tomorrow Studios for giving the fans of Snowpiercer a chance to enjoy season four with all the hard work this amazing cast and crew put into it,” showrunner Paul Zbyszewski said. The series originally was developed for TNN before TNT picked…

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This is what, the fourth time we’ve heard Patty Jenkins’ (“Wonder Woman”) “Star Wars” film is back in some form of development? It’s like either someone at Lucasfilm/Disney doesn’t know what to do with it, or, maybe, some parts of the greater press media don’t want it to happen. Sure, we were disappointed by “Wonder Woman 1984.” Even moreso when it was revealed Jenkins pretty much had autonomy from Warner Bros. Pictures to do whatever she wanted with it. But the result was…that film, that we still can’t bring ourselves to watch again. But, what if she got to play…

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*sigh* Remember that thing about how we aren’t as excited about this reboot of James O’Barr’s “The Crow” as we were when it was first announced? Yeah, we’re still kind of feeling that, but we will say some of the visuals in the first trailer are at least interesting. Director Rupert Sanders says he used more inspiration from his own life than from O’Barr’s original graphic novel, or the 1994 film starring Brandon Lee. This 2024 version stars Bill Skarsgård as Eric Draven / The Crow, and  FKA Twigs as Shelly. “Soulmates Eric Draven (Bill Skarsgård) and Shelly Webster (FKA twigs) are brutally murdered when…

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