Author: Mary Anne Butler

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.

This just in-that “Quantum Leap” reboot NBC has been eyeing has reportedly found their lead! Raymond Lee (“Mozart in the Jungle,” “Kevin Can F*** Himself”) will play Dr. Ben Seong, spiritual successor to Scott Bakula’s Dr. Sam Beckett 30 years later.Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt (“La Brea”) will write and executive produce this project. Original “Quantum Leap” creator and EP Don Bellisario, as well as EP/co-narrator Deborah Pratt, are involved as well.Dr. Seong is described as “a world-renowned physicist working on a time travel project known as Quantum Leap.”We’re all still kind of hoping Bakula at least makes a cameo. We’ll…

Yes, we know- another nerd site, another review of “The Batman.” But, this is one of those pop culture films that should be talked about. Director Matt Reeves’ absolutely delivered with this heavily noir influenced detective story, which just happens to have the Dark Knight as a key player. A lot will be written about Robert Pattinson as an unlikely choice for Batman, but he works well here. This is a world where the capped crusader has been doing his thing in Gotham for over two years. Detective Jim Gordon (Jeffrey Wright) already trusts him, and the bat signal is…

NBC Peacock’s new series “Joe vs. Carole” premiered today on the streaming service. Taking it’s cues from the real life conflict between “Tiger King” subjects Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin, the mini series sports an all-star cast. John Cameron Mitchell (“Hedwig and the Angry Inch”) plays Exotic to Kate McKinnon’s (“Saturday Night Live”) Baskin. Early reviews have been…less than positive. But it almost feels like those critics didn’t know what to expect. This series almost makes these outrageous characters more normal, more like real people living real lives. Even though, yes, those lives include big cats and all kinds of…

Remember that entire ordeal where McDonald’s was being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission because of their ice cream machines? The point of the FTC’s interest in the fast food empire is the consistent complaint from customers that the ice cream machines are always broken. What kind of company is satisfied with having a piece of equipment vital to making several popular items on their menu constantly inoperable? Well, one company aimed to fix this problem by creating machines to diagnose and prevent such issues. Kytch was able to sell 500 of their machines to McDonald’s in 2021. But, shortly…