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.
We are pretty delighted to share the first teaser for Disney Pixar’s upcoming film “Lightyear!” Focusing on the REAL Buzz Lightyear who inspired the popular children’s toy, Chris Evans stars as the Star Command Ranger. Oh, what does Evans think? He says he has goosebumps! “Lightyear” the feature film will release on June 17th, 2022.
In all honesty, we’ve been waiting to find out who Denis Villeneuve was going to cast as Feyd since his “Dune” project was announced almost four years ago. Every hero needs notable foils, and Paul Atreides has several. One of which is the nephew of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, Feyd.With Legendary officially greenlighting “Dune Part Two” TODAY, we’re suddenly very aware that some roles need to be filled. Like Feyd. And Alia. And Emperor Shaddam IV, Princess Irulan, and the Fenrir couple. You get the idea. Earlier today, Barry Keoghan (“Dunkirk,” “The Green Knight”) tweeted two emoji. We know, we know,…
YES.Legendary Pictures has apparently officially greenlit “Dune Part Two.” “This is only the beginning… Thank you to those who have experienced Dune Movie so far, and those who are going in the days and weeks ahead. We’re excited to continue the journey!” In a statement, director Denis Villeneuve said of the news:“I just received news from Legendary that we are officially moving forward with Dune: Part Two.It was a dream of mine to adapt Frank Herbert’s Dune and I have the fans, the cast, and crew, Legendary and Warner Bros. to thank for supporting this dream. This is only the beginning.” Legendary had this to…
We, being Disney and Halloween fans around here, have to share something with you. A pretty brilliant spooky season decor choice of a classic example of San Francisco architecture mashed up with the iconic Disneyland ride, Pirates of the Caribbean. Imagine you’re out for your evening stroll, and you hear the familiar voice of Captain X (the talking skull and crossbones). You follow the sounds, and you find…THIS! Let us know if you see any cool local Halloween decorations like this you think we should feature!
Marvel Studios’ 26th feature film (holy crap) “Eternals” is going to be a test. It’s long, these are characters the average MCU aficionado doesn’t know, and the tone is very different than the previous superhero slugfests. What it is though, is beautiful and ambitious, terms we’re seeing thrown around a lot to describe Oscar winner Chloé Zhao’s flick. According to legend, Zhao pitched this film to Kevin Feige and the powers that be at Marvel Studios using photos from Denis Villeneuve’s “Blade Runner 2049.” We can totally see how that would translate to the film we saw. “Eternals” really does…
Professional fanboy and filmmaker Kevin Smith has an origin story like many of his favorite superheroes. Simple beginnings, hard work, a little luck from the universe, and BAM- a household name. He’s also the subject of a new documentary titled “Clerk.” Described as “An extensive all access documentary examining the life and career of indie filmmaking icon Kevin Smith. Featuring never before seen interviews with friends, family, filmmaking peers, and icons of the film, comedy and comic worlds.”A trailer was released today, and you should definately check it out if you are a fan of Kevin Smith.”Clerk” will be direct-to-VOD, releasing…
This just in-it would appear that Brendan Fraser is joining HBO Max’s upcoming live-action “Batgirl” movie! Leslie Grace stars as the iconic DC Comics character Barbara Gordon, aka Batgirl. J.K. Simmons will return as Commissioner Gordon, Barbara’s father. Fraser is reportedly signing on to be the villain in the film. Rumors abound that maybe, just maybe, Fraser’ll be bringing Rogue’s Gallery baddie Firefly to the project! We do like The Hollywood Reporter’s supposed scoop that criminal mastermind Carmine Falcone is also on the table. This story is developing, and we’ll let you know what else we hear about this and…
Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” has officially opened, and it’s time we talk about some important things. MISSING things. Things we were pretty much promised, but didn’t end up getting. We’re talking of course about Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck NOT playing the baliset. Maybe you have no idea what we’re talking about, and that’s fine. Let us explain. Gurney, Warmaster for House Atreides, is an accomplished warrior. We know this- both from his decorated past and his skilled present in “Dune.” But he’s also, at least in the original Frank Herbert source material, a poet and musician bar none. He quotes…
Sometimes the story of how an actor got a role is almost more entertaining than the actual project. That’s not to say we’re expecting Dr. George Miller’s upcoming “Mad Max: Fury Road” prequel to be anything but amazing. But…this adventure of getting Anya Taylor-Joy selected for young Imperator Furiosa with the help of filmmaker Edgar Wright? That’s a story we just have to know about!Miller was able to see an early cut of Wright’s newest film, “Last Night in SoHo,” which Taylor-Joy stars in. As it turns out, Wright was a key player in encouraging Miller to select the elfin…
It’s been a while since we heard anything about Disney+’s upcoming adaptation of Rick Riordan’s hugely popular Percy Jackson book series. After 2 luke-warm feature film attempts, things went quiet at Camp Half Blood. Back in 2020, the House of Mouse streaming service announced they had picked up the rights to Riordan’s book series, with the hopes of creating a tv show. Just this weekend, Riordan took to his personal blog to offer a pretty big series of updates on where things are at now. Director of the pilot! We know know that James Bobin (“Dora and the Lost City…
