Author: Mary Anne Butler

When the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art was first announced, we were excited. Considering what a student of film and art history the institution’s namesake and co-founder George Lucas is, the possibilities for exhibits are endless. Watching the building take shape in Los Angles has been equally exciting, especially with it’s close proximity to the new home of the space shuttle Endeavor. AND THEN, the Museum announced Lucas himself would be present at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) to join a panel alongside Oscar winners Guillermo del Toro and Doug Chiang, moderated by Queen Latifah. This is a big…

Series stars Nick E. Tarabay and Tenika Davis were on hand at SDCC to introduce the first panel for the upcoming reboot of “Spartacus.” Original series star Liam McIntyre moderated the panel. Original series creator Steven S. DeKnight is returning as showrunner. He executive produces with Rick Jacobson and Aaron Helbing. The cast also includes Graham McTavish, Jamaica Vaughan, Ivana Baquero, Jordi Webber, Claudia Black, Jaime Slater, India Shaw-Smith, and Leigh Gill. And, STARZ has just released an official full panel video if you’d like to see what went down this year.

Here we are, again, in Hall H. This time, for a project near and dear to our hearts. Andy Weir, author of “The Martian,” has another space story, and it’s getting adapted by Chris Miller and Phil Lord. “Project Hail Mary” stars Ryan Gosling, and judging by how many times the first trailer was viewed, you’re just as excited as we are for it. We’ll be updating live during the panel, so check back! Gosling is overwhelmed with the audience response. Weir, who has never been in Hall H before, is equally in awe. The audience is being shown the…

Here we are, back again at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) for another installment of Live from Hall H. Today’s adventure takes us to SPACE, the final frontier. Those immortal words herald the beginning of “Star Trek,” which is still going strong 58 years later. Paramount+, now the streaming home of all things in the Gene Roddenberry-created universe, hosted a panel in Hall H on Saturday, July 26th. We’re expecting additional news (and probably a trailer!) for the next series in the franchise, “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.” If you missed it, a gallery of images for the upcoming show hit yesterday.…

Maybe we were all in Odin sleep, but tt’s been a while since we heard anything concrete about Sony and Amazon’s upcoming “God of War” live-action series. Based on the HUGELY popular and multi award-winning franchise from Santa Monica Studio, this adaptation was officially announced back in December of 2022, taking it’s cues from the 2018 and Since then, there have been some shakeups, such as showrunner / head writer Rafe Judkins (“Wheel of Time“) leaving the project. Then in October of 2024, Ronald D. Moore (“Battlestar Galactica,” “Outlander,” “For All Mankind”) took over as showrunner / head writer. Which brings us…

The final season of STARZ series “Outlander” is coming, and the audience in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) was treated to a truly epic trailer. ”Season 8 was punctuated with the tears of Maril Davis,” Richard Rankin said during the panel. You can actually watch the entire panel officially via STARZ’ YouTube!

Creator Vince Gilligan and actress Rhea Seehorn are reuniting for a new series at Apple TV+. That series will be titled “Pluribus,” and just got a teaser. Already picked up for a second season, “Pluribus” is a genre-bending original in which the most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness. In addition to Seehorn, the series stars Karolina Wydra (“Sneaky Pete”) and Carlos-Manuel Vesga (“The Hijacking of Flight 601”), and guest stars Miriam Shor (“American Fiction”) and Samba Schutte (“Our Flag Means Death”).  It will premiere November 7th, 2025.

The FCC has officially approved the long-gestating merger between Paramount and Skydance. This story is developing… The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday approved an $8 billion merger agreement between media behemoths Paramount and Skydance, a deal that has been overshadowed for months by President Trump’s lawsuit against CBS News and allegations of bribery by critics of the massive conglomerate. The FCC announced its approval of the megamerger late Thursday, with FCC Chair Brendan Carr saying he welcomed “Skydance’s commitment to make significant changes at the once storied CBS broadcast network.”