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.
We’re almost done with Netflix’s Geeked Week, with Day 4 about to kick off. According to the streaming giant, today is gonna be a whole lotta “Stranger Things!” We’ll be updating throughout the stream. Today’s schedule is Stranger Things 4 Vol. 1: Unlocked at 9am (PST), followed byThe Hellfire Club: A Stranger Things Dungeons & Dragons Adventure at 10am (PST). You can watch along with us via Netflix’s official Geeked Week stream here:
The upcoming anime series “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners” based on the divisive CD Projekt RED “Cyberpunk 2077” game finally has a release date. Announced almost 2 years ago, Netflix unveiled a first look at the series during today’s Geeked Week Day 3. There was also an exclusive poster- And, a more in-depth look at what fans can expect when “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners” hits in September of 2022. We also can’t help but feel this’ll give more inspiration to attendees of 2023’s Neotropolis festival.
I’ve talked a lot about our love of AppleTV+’s alt-history space-race series “For All Mankind.” It’s one of those special projects that mixes so many of my passions- NASA, strong performances, even stronger writing- with a budget to boot. I cannot recommend it enough to fellow spacephiles who still get teary-eyed at launches. With a proven track record of (pardon the pun) out of this world production, season 3 was already shaping up to be something impressive. Without spoilers- you are not prepared. As watchers of the show know, things fall in line with true history of the USA’s space…
Day *checks notes* 3 of Netflix’s Geeked Week kicked off today. Wednesdays are apparently for animation! Billed as the “after school special,” Day 3 focused on the various original and legacy titles in the 2d and 3d realm. One of the popular titles to be previewed was “The Dragon Prince: Mystery of Avaros!” Back in 2020, Netflix renewed the series for four additional seasons. There has even been talk of a possible video game as well!Check out the first look at “Mystery of Avaros” that was shown today: Obviously, we don’t know when it’ll air. But we will let you…
Zack Snyder’s upcoming Netflix flick “Rebel Moon” just added some pretty amazing talent. The cast is already pretty stacked- think “Army of the Dead,” but better. That said, we’ve got Sir Anthony Hopkins to look forward to now! As we can report from Netflix’s official casting announcement, Hopkins will be voicing Jimmy, a sentient robot. Apparently, Jimmy was the former defender of a King, and that sounds pretty perfect for Hopkins. We already knew Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, Michiel Huisman, Corey Stoll, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Cary Elwes, Alfonso Herrera, and Jena Malone were on cast.…
What would a Tim Burton project be without the aural madness of Danny Elfman?? Thankfully, we don’t have to ask that question for Burton’s first foray into television. Elfman confirmed he is indeed composing for Netflix’s “Wednesday” series! “Wonderfully wicked,” Danny Elfman says. We’re even MORE excited now! We got our first look at star Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams earlier this week, thanks to Netflix’s Geeked Week. While we don’t have a set release date yet, we know the series is coming sometime this year. We’ll let you know what we hear about this and other news.
Happy Ghostbusters Day! The news has already kicked off today with a pretty big reveal. Netflix is apparently working on an animated series based on “Ghostbusters!” Chances are this will be revealed more fully during Geeked Week Day 3, which focuses on animation. Reportedly, “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” co-writer and director Jason Reitman will be developing this animated series along with Gil Kenan (Ghost Corps). It’ll come from Sony Pictures Animation. Reitman and Kenan will executive produce. A 5th live-action film is currently in the works, with Reitman returning to direct. We’ll let you know what we hear about this and other news.
After the last year we’ve had, it’s strange to suddenly be looking forward to theatrically released movies again. This morning, Marvel Studios revealed that tickets for the upcoming 4th Thor movie go on sale Monday! Written and directed by Taika Waititi, “Thor: Love and Thunder” again stars Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Jamie Alexander, and Natalie Portman as Thor, Valkyrie, Sif, and Jane Foster, respectively. Members of the Guardians of the Galaxy Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper/Sean Gunn, Pom Klementieff, Karen Gillian, and Vin Diesel are also showing up. And, we know we get Russell Crowe as Zeus, and Christian Bale as Gorr the God Butcher. It hits theaters on July 8th, 2022.
Musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie has been hard at work on a film adaptation of one of his favorite classic tv series, “The Munsters.” Our biggest and best updates have come from Zombie himself via Instagram, until this morning’s reveal. This morning, Entertainment Weekly got to exclusively reveal not only a full-color photo from the film, but the official teaser trailer! Check out Grandpapa (Daniel Roebuck), Lily Munster (Sheri Moon Zombie), and Herman Munster (Jeff Daniel Phillips)! And here’s the teaser, which is a pretty faithful recreation of the show’s original opening! Also, the very end says we’ll be seeing…
After much anticipation, a full official trailer for Warner Bros. Pictures “Black Adam” has been unleashed. Starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as the DC Comics character, this has been a passion project for the actor. Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods – and imprisoned just as quickly- Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world. Johnson stars in the title role. Jaume Collet-Serra directs from a script by Adam Sztykiel, Rory Haines, and Sohrab Noshirvani. The film also stars Aldis…
