Author: Mary Anne Butler

With “The Walking Dead” main series finally over, what’s next for Norman Reedus? We know there’s a spinoff that was supposed to focus on Reedus’ character Darryl along with Melissa McBride’s Carol, but McBride’s departure from the series makes it a different thing altogether. The news as of today is about the NEXT next thing- he’s joining the “John Wick” spinoff “Ballerina” from Lionsgate! The film stars Ana de Armas, with Len Wiseman directing from a script by Shay Hatten. Other confirmed cast include Anjelica Huston, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, and Catalina Sandino Moreno. Yes, Mr. Wick himself Keanu Reeves…

We are delighted to share the first official trailer for the upcoming Sony Pictures film “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse!” “Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he…

This just in-Legendary Pictures’ upcoming live-action film adaptation of ever-popular manga and anime “My Hero Academia” is headed to Netflix. Shinsuke Sato is directing, from a script by Joby Harold (“Obi Wan Kenobi,” “Army of the Dead”). There’s no word on casting yet, or possible start date for production. We’ll let you know what we hear about this and other “quirky” news.

SHAI HULUD! According to one of the stars of Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming “Dune: Part 2,” filming has wrapped. Well, at least in Wadi Rum in Jordan. Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet, who plays Paul Atreides, posted the news to his Instagram. Reports have varied as to when principal photography would finish, but this seems like a good indication. Whether or not the sequel will hit it’s current November 3rd, 2023 release date remains to be seen. We’re thinking it’ll get pushed into the spring of 2024, possibly. We’ll let you know what we hear about this and other news from Arrakis.

This morning, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their official list of Golden Globes nominees for 2023. There were some expected noms, surprises, and the usual honorees. But for the second year in a row, not a single woman director. There is of course a lot we can say about that little factoid, but it really speaks volumes on its own. Considering the continual controversies from the HFPA, we guess this isn’t surprising. We’re really not surprised to see the great Angela Bassett get a nod for her deeply emotional turn in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” The buzz in tinsel…

An official clip for the upcoming animated “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” film was released today during the 2022 Game Awards. Starring Chris Pratt and Charlie Day as Mario and Luigi, the film also features Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, and Jack Black as Bowser. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” is set to hit theaters April 7th, 2023.

Announced during Star Wars Celebration 2022, “Jedi: Survivor” is the followup to the massively successful “Jedi: The Fallen Order.”  Cal Kestis is once again voiced by Cameron Monaghan. We got an official trailer for the title during 2022’s Game Awards. “Jedi: Survivor” is currently slated to hit March 17th, 2023.

The late great Kevin Conroy will voice Batman one final time. It was revealed during the Game Awards 2022 we’ll be hearing him in “Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.”There was a new teaser for the title shown, which revealed both Batman and Conroy’s voice. There was also this title card at the end. “Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League” is due out May 26th, 2023.

Yesterday, word came down that a third Patty Jenkins written/directed, Gal Gadot-starring third “Wonder Woman” film was unlikely. James Gunn, co-CEO of Warner Bros. Pictures newly launched DC Studios, has addressed this news, as well as the future of the DCEU as we know it. The following is Gunn’s multiple tweets, put together in one lump statement: “So. As for the story yesterday in the Hollywood Reporter, some of it is true, some of it is half-true, some of it is not true, & some of it we haven’t decided yet whether it’s true or not. Although this first month…

This just in-Mike Flanagan is adapting yet another classic Stephen King work. Like most King titles, this one has already had a film (2017), and an unaired pilot for a series (2020). We’re speaking of course about “The Dark Tower.”According to Flanagan himself, he and his producing partners acquired the rights to “The Dark Tower” before signing their massive deal with Amazon.“Predating our deal with Amazon, we acquired the rights to ‘The Dark Tower,’ which if you know anything about me, you know it has been my Holy Grail of a project for most of my life,” Flanagan said. “We actually…