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-it would appear Kurt Russell and his son Wyatt Russell are joining AppleTV+’s “Godzilla” series! In partnership with Legendary Pictures, this will be a continuation of the world of MONARCH set up in the recent “Godzilla” and “King Kong” films.Both Kurt and Wyatt have recently been a part of the Marvel Studios MCU. Kurt appeared as Ego, father of Star Lord in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2.” Wyatt appeared as John Walker, aka US Agent in Disney+ series “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” Anna Sawai, Ren Watabe, Kiersey Clemons, Joe Tippett, and Elisa Lasowski also star.This…

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This just in-HBO just dropped a brand new trailer for their upcoming “Game of Thrones” prequel series, “House of the Dragon!” Matt Smith will play Prince Daemon Targaryen, King Viserys’ younger brother and heir to the throne. Described as a “peerless warrior and a dragonrider, Daemon possesses the true blood of the dragon. But it is said that whenever a Targaryen is born, the gods toss a coin in the air…”Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria. She came to Westeros with nothing, sold more times than she can recall, and could have wilted…but instead she rose to become the most trusted — and most…

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SURPRISE! After teasing a surprise trailer drop for “Halloween Ends,” Universal and Blumhouse made good on the promise. While scores of critics and audiences are settled in for special screenings of Jordan Peele’s “Nope,” Universal Pictures wanted to make sure no one forgot Michael Myers is returning this year. Per Universal: “This is Laurie Strode’s last stand. After 45 years, the most acclaimed, revered horror franchise in film history reaches its epic, terrifying conclusion as Laurie Strode faces off for the last time against the embodiment of evil, Michael Myers, in a final confrontation unlike any captured on-screen before. Only…

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This just in-it would appear Sony Pictures has started shifting around some release dates. This isn’t always cause for alarm, but it usually signals additional shifts further down the line. According to The Hollywood Reporter’s Borys Kit, “Madame Web” and a previously untitled Spider-Man film are both moving. Kit followed that up with whichever Sony/Marvel Studios flick originally dated October 6th of 2023 is shifting to June 7th, 2024.”Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” is still set for June 2nd, 2023. We’ll let you know what we hear about this and other news.

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Yesterday, Rolling Stone published a piece detailing supposed social media bot interactions trumping up the SnyderCut mentions. If you have no idea what we’re talking about, we’ll rewind a bit. Director Zack Snyder was brought in by Warner Bros. Pictures to helm their “Justice League” film. Through a series of events- one of which being the untimely death of Snyder’s daughter by suicide- Snyder left the project. Joss Whedon was brought in to replace him and complete the film. The results were…mixed. Stories began to circulate about the “Snyder cut,” a version of the film which was vastly different than…

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While filling us all in on a bit of tv history, Rob Zombie inadvertently let slip some big news. His upcoming film which reimagines classic tv family “The Munsters” is apparently going to rise on Netflix. Zombie was pointing out the span of decades since the last time “The Munsters” and “The Addams Family” have shared the airwaves. Netflix is home to Tim Burton’s first forray into television, a live-action series about a grown-up Wednesday Addams, eldest child of Mortitica and Gomez Addams. This is the first we’ve heard of Zombie’s film, which is for Universal, hitting Netflix. So, after…

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Multi-Emmy award winner Peter Dinklage is heading to Panem. “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” by Suzanne Collins is a prequel to her wildly popular “Hunger Games” novels. The story details young Coriolanus Snow (later President Snow) and his involvement in the Hunger Games decades before Katness Everdeen is born. Dinklage will reportedly play Casca Highbottom, Dean of the Capitol’s Academy, where Snow is a student. We don’t want to give away too much of the plot of Songbirds and Snakes, but you should probably read it before the film hits. Rachel Zegler (“West Side Story”) will play Lucy Grey…

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SHAI HULUD! We are delighted to report filming has officially started for Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two.” The news comes from a pretty reliable source- the official social media channels for the film. So you know, pretty damn accurate. As you may know, Nerdbot is pretty into “Dune.” Just not the SYFY miniseries. The less said about that one the better. Villeneuve’s “Part Two” will pick up after Paul Atreides aka Muad’Dib (Timothée Chalamet) and his mother Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) join the Fremen, led by Stilgar (Javier Bardem). We last saw Chani (Zendaya) teaching Paul the way of the desert.…

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If you had The Russo Brothers announcing a possible “Secret Wars” project during Marvel Studios’ Hall H panel on your bingo card, we have some bad news for you. While of course surprises are the often times the name of the game during SDCC, this one probably isn’t happening. Joe Russo and Anthony Russo, the brothers behind the biggest superhero blockbusters to date, aren’t attending San Diego Comic-Con. This news was revealed during a recent chat in support of their Netflix film, “The Gray Man.” The Russos have long said the one project that would bring them back into the…

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Hot on the heels of the season 3 finale of Amazon Prime Video’s hugely popular “The Boys,” we have an update on that spinoff series. After some false starts- mostly stemming from changing actors- we’ve got some good news for fans. The collegiate spinoff series will be called “GEN V,” and we’ve got some casting confirmations. Amazon Prime Video also shared a synopsis of sorts: Set at America’s only college exclusively for young-adult superheroes (run by Vought International), Gen V is an irreverent, R-rated series that explores the lives of hormonal, competitive Supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries…

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