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.

This just in-as we predicted, Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming “Dune: Part Two” has been delayed. Originally slated to hit theaters November 3rd 2023, the studio claims the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes prompted a shift to March 15th, 2024. It’s worth noting rumblings of a delay have been happening since well before the strikes began. Denis Villeneuve returns to direct the sequel to “Dune.” We now know he’s planning- if “Part Two” is successful at the box office- a third film in the world of Frank Herbert‘s seminal work of science fiction. “Dune Part Two” features returning “Dune” stars Timothée Chalamet (“Wonka,” “Call Me…

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Did…did you people learn NOTHING?! Billy McFarland, convicted felon, is out to do Fyre Fest all over again with the launch (and sell out?!) of a second installment. 2.0 was ‘announced’ last October, right after Billy finished serving time for wire fraud, directly connected to the disaster of an event in 20217.Yes, really. Fyre Fest 2’s pre-sale is ‘officially’ sold out. “The First 100” tier of tickets went on sale August 19th, for the price of $499. “They sold out very very quickly,” McFarland told TMZ.Where will it be? No one knows. What about dates? Sometime in 2024, but that’s about it.…

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This just in- Prime Video has confirmed their upcoming tv series based on Bethesda’s highly popular “Fallout” will release sometime in 2024. This news came in the form of a tweet, with a piece of Pipboy stylized art. Ella Purnell and Walton Goggins will lead the cast, which also stars Kyle MacLachlan (“Dune,” “Twin Peaks“), Xelia Mendes-Jones and Aaron Moten. “Westworld” co-creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan developed the series, based on the hit video game franchise. Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner will serve as showrunners, and are executive producing. We’ll let you know what we hear about this and other news.

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This is one of those bits of news I’m personally excited to tell you about, because my offspring absolutely LOVES the “Slime Rancher” games. Apparently, the powers that be do as well, because we’re getting a feature film adaptation of the popular sandbox-style game. Developer Monomi Park is teaming with Story Kitchen for the project. There really isn’t any other information about the film yet- will it be live-action? Animated? Theatrical or for streaming? We don’t know! “Slime Rancher” is one of the highest-rated games on Steam of all time with a 98% score. The first title has sold over…

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We are delighted to share the news that Disney+’s upcoming live-action “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series has an official release date! The announcement was made in a new teaser, showcasing the main cast. The cast for the show includes Walker Scobell as Percy, Leah Sava Jeffries as Annabeth, Aryan Simhadri as Grover, Megan Mullally as Mrs. Dodds, Virginia Kull  as Sally Jackson (Percy’s mom), Timm Sharp as Gabe Ugliano (Percy’s stepfather),  Jason Mantzoukas as Dionysius, Glynn Turman as Mr. Brunner, Adam Copeland as Ares, Suzanne Cryer as Echidna, Jessica Parker Kennedy as Medusa, Lance Reddick as Zeus, Lin-Manuel Miranda as Hermes, and Toby Stephens as Poseidon.Author Rick Riordan is VERY involved with the series, and has been nothing but excited and supportive of the project.…

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*sigh*We’d really love to have one day, ONE DAY, without Elon Musk doing/saying/starting something so stupidly ill-advised as what we’re about to tell you. If you’ve never been harassed by someone on social media to the point of needing to block them, you’re in the minority. Also, congratulations? We guess? For most social media users however, the ability to block someone is a necessity. Aside from harassment and the occasional outright threats, there’s the ubiquitous pornbots and scammers, all of which Twitter (now X) users won’t be able to block anymore. In a tweet response to Tesla Owners Silicon Valley’s…

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After a surprise fan-event screening last night of the next live-action “Star Wars” series headed to Disney+, we have some news! “Ahsoka” will get a two-episode debut! Not only that, but, the series will be available starting at 6pm (PST). This is the earliest one of these original series has been available on the streaming service. Rosario Dawson plays Ahsoka, Mary Elizabeth Winstead plays Hera Syndulla, and Natasha Liu Bordizzo plays Sabine Wren. The late Ray Stevensen appears as Baylan Skoll, and of course, the Chiss visage of one Grand Admiral Thrawn, played by Lars Mikkelsen. “Ahsoka” premieres August 23rd, 2023.

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Remember when we told you Kurt and Wyatt Russell were going to star in Apple TV+’s upcoming “Godzilla” continuation series? Yeah, so, about that- it’s now called “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” and we know a bit more about the plot. Wyatt will be playing the younger version of his dad Kurt’s character,  Army officer Lee Shaw. When we see Wyatt as Shaw, it’ll be as a young man in the 1950s. Kurt’s version of Shaw will be from around 2014’s Godzilla. Chris Black (“Star Trek: Enterprise”) and Matt Fraction (“Hawkeye”) co-developed the series. Matt Shakman (“Wandavision”) directs the first two episodes.…

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Hell truly must’ve frozen over, as a reunion of sorts is happening for the Talking Heads. David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison are celebrating the 4K restoration of Jonathan Demme’s iconic concert film, “Stop Making Sense.” A24 announced the project earlier this year, with kind of the best teaser ever. The band, who haven’t appeared in public together for more than 20 years, will participate in a panel about the film, hosted by Spike Lee. (The last time Talking Heads were in the same place at the same time willingly was their 2002 Rock and Roll Hall…

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We are VERY excited to share the first teaser for Netflix’s upcoming “Scott Pilgrim” anime series! The voice cast includes the film’s original cast, including Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead (“Ahsoka”), Satya Bhabha, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, Alison Pill, Aubrey Plaza, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, Johnny Simmons, Mark Webber, Mae Whitman, and Ellen Wong. The 8-episode series is described thusly by Netflix: “Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, but learns he must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her. Then things get even more complicated. Based on the graphic…

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