Author: Mary Anne Butler

While we’re all waiting for news about his ever-in-motion “Star Wars” project, Rian Johnson remains busy. Just next month, we get his “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Tale” on Netflix. Who knows what other things Johnson has been working on in his spare time. Well, we do. Kind of. This morning, Johnson shared the first look at his upcoming series for Peacock, “Poker Face.” It stars Natasha Lyonne (“Orange is the New Black,” “Russian Doll”) and Adrien Brody (“The Pianist,” “Midnight in Paris”), but is NOT the “Poker Face” due out starring Russell Crowe and Elsa Pataky. Also, the entire…

This just in-After months- nay YEARS- of less than optimal outings, Warner Bros. Pictures has brokered a new deal for their DC Comics-based arm. Previously called DC Films, the branch will now be called DC Studios, and will be run by James Gunn and Peter Safran. Gunn and Safran will share the titles of co-chairs and co-CEOs of DC Studios. Both had been spotted recently on the WB lot, presumedly meeting for this. They’ve signed a 4 year deal.“DC has among the most entertaining, powerful, and iconic characters in the world and I am thrilled to have the singular and complementary talents of James and Peter joining…

Earlier today, we were treated to a surprise trailer drop from Marvel Studios, for a new project destined to be an instant holiday classic. The “Guardians of the Galaxy” are getting their own special presentation Christmas thing, exclusively for Disney+. As the first look reveals, members of the Guardians go on a mission to retrieve the ultimate Christmas present for Peter Quill aka Star Lord (Chris Pratt), who’s been pretty down since the death of his girlfriend, Gamora (Zoe Saldana). One character teased turning the trailer is Cosmo the Spacedog, telepathic Soviet space dog. Traditionally, Cosmo is the security chief…

The first trailer for “Guardians of the Galaxy” upcoming holiday special is here, and features a pretty epic cameo. It sure looks like members of the Guardians are searching for the ultimate Christmas gift for Star Lord (Chris Pratt), which brings them to present-day Hollywood, and the door of Kevin Bacon. Mantis (Pom Klementieff) and Drax (Dave Bautista) break into the “Tremors” star’s home, and kidnap him. Amazing. The Holiday Special hits Disney+ November 25th, 2022.

At long last, we’ve gotten our first look at the upcoming live-action “Fallout” tv series. Obviously taking it’s cues from the ever-popular video game franchise of the same name, expect to see vault dwellers throughout. To celebrate the game’s 25th anniversary, Amazon Prime Video shared the first official image of the show. “Westworld” co-creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan are behind “Fallout” for Prime. We’ll let you know what we hear about a likely release date.

We’ve known for sometime the upcoming”Star Wars: The Tales of the Jedi” animated series would feature Yaddle, ‘female Yoda’ character seen on the Jedi High Council in the prequels. What didn’t know what who would be voicing the Jedi Master. Turns out it’s “Jurassic World” star Bryce Dallas Howard! Bryce Dallas, daughter of famed actor-turned-filmmaker Ron Howard, cut her teeth behind the camera on the award-winning documentary film “Dads.” (Which is adorable, and available to stream on AppleTV+.) Maybe we’ll finally find out what specis Yoda, Yaddle, and Baby Yoda actually are.Howard directed two episodes of Disney+’s live-action series “The…

The one and only Kate Mulgrew took time out of her busy schedule to visit a very special place. “Star Trek” fans know future birthplaces of Starfleet captains is a pretty big thing in the franchise. Sometimes time travel episodes (or films) happen in these locations. Sometimes fangroups erect special monuments to commemorate these places. In this case, the future birthplace of one Captain Catherine Janeway of the Federation Starship Voyager in Bloomington, Indiana. A group of fans built and installed a bust of Mulgrew as Captain Janeway from “Star Trek: Voyager” in a public park. And as of this…

While we were treated to some pretty big Superman news this morning, Marvel Studios didn’t want to be left in the dust. The first MCU outing next year, “Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania,” has at long last released a trailer. Featuring the return as Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly as Scott Lange (Ant-Man) and Hope Van Dyne (The Wasp), the trailer teases whats to come. Kathryn Newton takes on the mantle of Cassie Lang, Scott’s daughter, and even suits up with him in this film! Also, yes, Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne (Michael Douglas and Michelle Pfeiffer) are both…

This just in-Henry Cavill himself has confirmed his return to Warner Bros. Pictures as Superman. He announced this with a video posted to his Instagram.”I wanted to wait til everyone had a chance to see ‘Black Adam’,” he says. He also calls the below image, and his cameo in Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s DCEU film, “a small taste” of what’s to come. This confirmation comes after years and months of rumors and speculation of Cavill’s return as a the last son of Krypton. The Brit has always been hopeful he’d don the cape again, and we’re so glad he is.…

We are delighted to share the news that Temuera Morrison has joined Jason Momoa’s upcoming Hawaiian epic, “Chief of War.” The pair of course played father and son in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Aquaman.” The AppleTV+ series will follow the epic and unprecedented telling of the unification and colonization of Hawaii, from an indigenous point of view. Morrison, who hails from New Zealand, will play Maui’s King Kahekili. We most recently saw him don the iconic Mandalorian helmet of Boba Fett in Disney+’s live-action “The Book of Boba Fett” series.”Chief of War” has been a passion project of Momoa’s, who was born…