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.

We are pretty damn excited to confirm that yes, the long-awaited trailer for “The Matrix Resurrections” will be hitting later this week. This news was shared from the pretty-official-source of the film’s Twitter account, along with a familiar red vs. blue analogy. As you can see, the 4th film in “The Matrix” series has a new website set up. Depending on which of the two pills you choose, you’ll see some snipets of the trailer, which was originally shown during CinemaCon in Vegas. There are roughly 180,000 versions of what you’ll see, depending on the time you chose to watch,…

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We are very sorry to share the news that multi Emmy nominated actor Michael K. Williams has died. The star of such critically acclaimed series as “The Wire,” “Boardwalk Empire,” and “When They See Us” was reportedly found unresponsive in his New York apartment. The NYC Police department confirmed to Variety that Williams was found at his home, deceased. A further statement was released sometime later indicating his death was being investigated as a possible drug-related overdose. According to reports, drug paraphernalia was found in his home, as well as heroin. Marianna Shafran of Shafran PR, Williams’ longtime agent, released…

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If you thought the ever-moving movie release slate was done with adjustments, you’d be WRONG. Announced this morning, Sony’s upcoming “Venom” sequel has changed dates yet again. This time however, it’s a move forward rather than a delay. According to the official “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” social medias, the film will NOW be hitting theaters on October 1st, rather than the 15th. This could be due to the theatrical release-only success of Marvel Studios’ “Shang-Chi and the Legend of The Ten Rings,” which is seeing the highest Labor Day opening ever at around $90 million. Seriously, “Shang-Chi” has shattered…

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In case you missed it, earlier this week Adult Swim animated series “Rick and Morty” released a live action promo featuring none other than Christopher Lloyd as Rick Sanchez. Of course, this animated character was based on Lloyd’s iconic “Back To The Future” character Doc Brown. Earlier today, a new live action promo with Lloyd and Jaeden Martell as Rick and Morty, respectively. And, just a few minutes ago, a third video was released. The season 5 finale of the animated series aired on Adult Swim earlier tonight.

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Dragon Con 2021 is happening right now. With panels covering everything in fandom from “Star Trek” to “Steven Universe,” there’s a little bit for everyone. A bit of news for you “American Gods” fans from Ricky Whittle himself happened during a panel for the cancelled series. In a question from the audience, Ricky (who plays Shadow Moon on the show) and Omid Abtahi (Salim) were asked what’s up with a possible 4th season. If you’ll recall, the news came back in March that STARZ had cancelled the show after season 3. Creator Neil Gaiman was quick to say the show…

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This weekend, Dragon Con is taking place in Atlanta, GA. Even if you couldn’t make it to the annual Labor Day event, the organization offered a virtual option for fans this year. During Sunday’s “Star Trek: Discovery” panel, the gathered series stars fielded a question about whether or not they’d ever want to direct an episode of the Paramount+ show.Anthony Rapp, who plays Commander Paul Stamets on “DISCO,” responded that he absolutely wants to. He revealed a bit of his own film school past, and also said he’d been shadowing various directors on the series. One of which being “Star…

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Production on Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming superhero sequel “Aquaman 2” is coming along, with the first look at new costumes released this morning. Filmmaker James Wan is directing the second outing for the King of Atlantis, and Jason Momoa will of course return to star. This morning, Momoa, who did not join his “Dune” cast mates at the Venice International Film Festival for the world premiere of the epic, shared the first look at Arthur Curry’s new duds for “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.” We really like the look of the new black suit. James Wan calls it the “stealth…

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We are missing one of our favorite in-person fandom events this year, but thanks to technology, we can still experience some of it! Dragon Con, iconic Atlanta convention celebrating it’s 35th year, is happening right now. One of the unique things about this event- and no lie, there are MANY things- is the annual parade that happens Saturday morning. Imagine a major metropolitan city closing down some of their central downtown area to allow thousands of nerds and fans to gather and parade down the streets.That’s the Dragon Con parade!If you couldn’t make it to Atlanta this year, don’t worry!…

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Dragon Con 2021 is upon us, and while the event is different this year, the cosplayers are still absolutely bringing it! As expected, the most popular costumes this year are certainly Loki variants from Disney+’s Marvel Studios series, “Loki.”I mean, it kinda helps that key scenes of the show were filmed inside one of the Dragon Con host hotels. The iconic (and beautiful!) Atlanta Marriott Marquis has been featured in several MCU projects now, as well as films and tv series throughout the verse. We digress. Friday morning, the various variants gathered on the Hilton back steps to participate in…

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You know those times you come across an absolutely ridiculous video on YouTube, and you have to share it with others? That’s kind of where this after school special from 1987 comes in. “The Day My Kid Went Punk” originally aired on ABC on October 23rd, 1987. It stars Bernie Kopell, who played Dr. Adam Bricker on “The Love Boat” as the concerned father who’s teenage son decides to go punk. It’s….a thing. Enjoy.

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