Author: Mary Anne Butler

I’ll admit it, at first I didn’t really understand why everyone loved “Ted Lasso.” AppleTV+’s series about an American football coach heading to England to the premiere soccer league seemed…too outlandish. And not in a science-fiction series way, or a breaking the 4th wall in every single scene way. It was TOO positive, too joyful. People like Ted (Jason Sudeikis) just don’t exist in real life.But around episode 3, something clicked. I got it. I understood, and fell in love with the show. Ok, mostly Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein). “Ted Lasso” really is a drop of sunshine in an otherwise…

We are delighted to share the news that Harvey Guillén, best known for his role of Guillermo in “What We Do In The Shadows,” has joined Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming live-action super hero film “Blue Beetle!” “Cobra Kai” star Xolo Maridueña has been tapped to play Jaime Reyes, aka Blue Beetle. Bruna Marquezine and Belissa Escobedo have also been confirmed to be joining the cast. Marquezine will play Penny, Jaime’s main squeeze and love interest. Escobedo will play Milagros, Jamie’s younger sister. No word on who Guillén is playing yet. With a script from Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer (“Miss Bala”), Angel Manuel…

Remember a time back in 2014 when Anthony Bourdain not only described Putin, but interviewed Boris Nemtsov?

This just in-it would appear that Amazon Studios is working on developing a “God of War” live-action series! Early reports indicate the project comes from “The Expanse” creators Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, as well as and “The Wheel of Time” showrunner Rafe Judkins.So far, Sony Interactive/PlayStation has declined to comment. Nothing from “God of War” game creator Santa Monica Studios, either. The next installment of the game, “God of War: Ragnarok,” is due out sometime later this year after a delay.Here’s hoping Christopher Judge would be in the running to play Kratos! This story is developing…

Current Disney CEO Bob Chapek had very large shoes to fill. When he took over for Bob Iger, there was a sense of foreboding. While not always popular, Iger became a pinnacle of success for the House of Mouse. He presided over the Marvel purchase, the Star Wars purchase, and the opening of various upgrades to the Disney parks world-wide. Under his leadership, the company flourished. But, as he’d always planned to, retirement came in February of 2020. Chapek, who was former head of parks, was not a popular choice for the role. Whereas Iger’s motivation seemed to be furthering…

Before we all get too excited, let’s ask ourselves one big question. How would Robert Pattinson look with red hair? We ask because apparently “The Batman” star would be interested in a role in Denis Villenueve’s upcoming “Dune Part Two.” Sure, there are multiple notable characters in the film to be cast- Emperor Shaddam IV, Count Fenring. But one of the two we’re all waiting for is Baron Harkonnen’s nephew, Feyd Rautha Harkonnen. Played by Sting in David Lynch’s 1984 version of “Dune,” Feyd is written as a young, beautiful devious warrior. He’s the king of the fighting pits on…

It’s been awhile since we’ve heard anything about the upcoming ReedPop Star Wars Celebration event. Happening in Anahem, California this year, the true celebration of all things Star Wars has announced a pretty big update. Originally scheduled for August 27th-30th 2020, the Covid pandemic caused the event to be moved. It is currently scheduled for May 26th-29th, 2022.This morning, Celebration announced that tickets will be going back on sale for the general public later this month, and their long-anticipated mask and vaccination policies for attendees. This will include masks for all attendees, as well as proof of full approved vaccination for…

Fans of The Muppets, that news we’ve been waiting for is here! Disney+ finally heard us, and is bringing an all new series to the streaming service starring our beloved felt friends. Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem, the talented rock band we’ve seen in pretty much every Muppets project, will star. “Muppets Mayhem” was written by Adam F. Goldberg, Bill Barretta, and Jeff Yorkes. The Electric Mayhem Band will be recording their first studio album! Lilly Singh will play Nora, a junior A&R executive who has to try to wrangle the group. As usual, we’ll have Dr. Teeth (Barretta) on…

Warner Bros. Animation just dropped a new trailer for their upcoming “DC League of Super-Pets” cartoon. This feature film has a pretty impressive cast- Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson voicing Superman’s canine companion Krypto, Vanessa Bayer as Wonder Woman’s potbellied pig PB, Natasha Lyonne as The Flash’s turtle Merton, Diego Luna as Green Lantern’s squirrel Ch’p, John Krasinski as Superman…Oh, and Keanu Reeves as Batman. Kevin Hart voices Ace the Bat-Hound.”DC League of Super-Pets” is set to hit theaters on May 20th, 2022.

This just in-sounds like a new “Alien” film is in the works, with Fede Alvarez in the hot seat. The “Don’t Breathe” helmer will reportedly direct for 20th Century Studios, which intends the film for Hulu’s “10 feature films a year” pitch.Original “Alien” director Ridley Scott will produce. 20th Century Studios President of Production Steve Asbell says this project was picked “purely off the strength of Fede’s pitch. It was just a really good story with a bunch of characters you haven’t seen before.”We’ll let you know what we hear about this and other news.