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-mere days before episode 3 of “The Last of Us” airs, HBO has renewed the show for a second season. This comes as little surprise as the viewership continue to grow to record numbers for the cabler. Based on the hit video game franchise, “The Last of Us” stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsay as Joel and Ellie, respectively. It airs Sunday nights.
Despite hitting Tauntaun internal temperature reviews (that’s Luke-warm for the uninitiated), Disney+ live-action Lucasfilm series “Obi Wan Kenobi” is still a hot topic. From the return of Ewan McGregor as the Jedi Master to Hayden Christensen suiting up as Sith Lord Darth Vader again, it was the stuff of fan’s dreams. Also nightmares, depending on who you talk to. Scottish star McGregor, among others involved with the series, really, REALLY, want to do another season. “I was so happy to do it again, and so happy to work with Hayden again,” McGregor told Disney Studios Awards in an interview. “In…
This just in-Ayo Edebiri, one of the breakout stars from FX’s hit series “The Bear,” has dropped out of Marvel Studios’ upcoming film “Thunderbolts.” The Emmy-winning actress has reportedly departed the project. Reports indicate Geraldine Viswanathan (“Blockers”) is taking over the mysterious role. While we didn’t know who Edebiri was going to play, we did know the already-announced cast of Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Sebastian Stan as Winter Soldier, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Wyatt Russell as US Agent, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster, and Harrison Ford as General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross. We also know that Emmy winner…
We are delighted to share the news that Lance Reddick and Toby Stephensen have joined Disney+’s upcoming “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series! Reddick will be playing the King of the Gods himself, Zeus. Stephens will be playing Poseidon. Yes, author Rick Riordon is VERY involved with the series. He’s actually been our best source of intel. Things like…filming has completed on 8 episodes, which makes up season 1!Stephens is no stranger to the oceans, as he played Captain Flint across all 4 seasons of STARZ piratical drama series “Black Sails.” And, most recently, we fell in love with him…
The Roy family will return for a 4th season on HBO. “Succession,” the highly decorated drama series, has been a bit of a cultural phenomenon. Gifs, Twitter accounts, merchandise all inspired by the show have dominated social media for seasons 2 and 3. Brian Cox returns as Logan Roy, as well as Matthew Macfadyen as Tom, Sarah Snook as Shiv Roy, Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy, Kieran Culkin as Roman Roy, J. Smith-Cameron as Gerri, Nicholas Braun as cousin Greg, Alan Ruck as Conner Roy, Alexander Skarsgård as Lukas Matsson, and Justine Lupe as Willa. The official login reads: “The…
Popular band Panic! At The Disco’s frontman Brendon Urie made a pretty bold statement today. The singer announced via Instagram that the band “is no more.” This news was met with shock from fans across the globe. HOWEVER.There is a pretty good reason for this announcement. Urie and his wife Sarah are apparently expecting their first child. He cites wanting to bring his time and energy to his family as the reason for the band’s break up. The main question we have is…how did the rest of the band feel about this? Couldn’t they…just take a hiatus?
This just in-following legal charges against a “Rick and Morty” co-creator and producer, Hulu and Adult Swim have made the decision to part ways with Justin Roiland. This comes after Roiland was charged with one felony count of domestic battery (with corporal injury), and one felony count of false imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud and/or deceit.“Adult Swim has ended its association with Justin Roiland,” a spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday. The characters of Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith from the animated series “Rick and Morty” will be recast. Co-creator Dan Harmon has yet to issue a statement.Lawyers for Roiland…
“The Walking Dead” favorite Michael Cudlitz is heading to yet another pretty major comic book project. The CW’s surprise hit series “Superman & Lois” returns for a third season, and in it, Cudlitz will debut as Lex Luthor. If you’re scratching your head, you’re not alone. Yes, Jon Cryer has been playing the notable DC Comics villain in the Arrowverse but- things are getting a little Infinite Earth up in here. Cudlitz will reportedly be playing a different universe’s Lex. This version of Lex is described as being “known to the world as the visionary billionaire behind LexCorp, but secretly,…
According to a local newsoutlet sourcing eye witnesses, a person at Universal Studios Hollywood was rushed to the hospital following a “possible drowning” call. ABC7 sites the emergency call happened at or around the Waterworld stunt show exhibit. Additional witnesses (mostly Twitter users) have indicated it was one of the stunt performers from the show.CPR was administered. Update: ABC7 has since updated their report to include additional eyewitness statements. Reportedly, the performer was “on one of the towers, and as part of the act, fell into the water. [One of the] other workers noticed he was missing and went in…
HBO Max’s hit animated series “Harley Quinn” has a new holiday special coming. Which holiday, you ask? Why, Valentine’s Day, of course! Titled “Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day Special,” the trailer teases romance, chaos, and everything in between. Kaley Cuoco voices Harley, with Lake Bell as Poison Ivy (as well as Cheryl, Barbara Kean, and Britney Bionic). Other voice performers include Alan Tudyk, Matt Oberg, James Wolk, Natalie Morales, Chris Diamantopoulos, James Adomian, Jim Rash, Vanessa Marshall, Janet Varney, Rachel Dratch, Leila Birch, Tyler James Williams, Josh Helman, Casey Wilson, and Michael Ironside. HBO Max describes the special as:”As Harley goes to obsessive lengths to ensure that her first Valentine’s Day with Ivy…
