Morgan Neville’s “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain” is unbearably heartbreaking, but worth a watch for fans of Tony’s.
Author: Mary Anne Butler
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 the great hero Kevin Bacon will be taking on a villainous role in Legendary Pictures’ upcoming “Toxic Avenger” reboot. We already know that Peter Dinklage will be starring in the leading role, and that Jacob Tremblay and Taylour Paige are also on cast. Reports aren’t clear about who exactly Bacon will be playing yet, but according to THR, it’ll be someone “slick.” Macon Blair is set to direct, and cameras are expected to start rolling anytime this summer. We’ll let you know what else we hear about this and other news.
After the year of literal hell, Marvel Studios has finally opened ticket sales for their return to theaters, “Black Widow.” There was ALSO a new featurette and clip released. So, if you’re fully vaccinated and are ready to return to the cinema, pick up your “Black Widow” tickets now. The film stars Scarlett Johansson as Natascha Rominoff aka Black Widow, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova aka another Black Widow, Rachel Weisz as Melina Vostokoff aka Iron Maiden, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov aka the Red Guardian of the Winter Guard, and O-T Fagbenle as Nick Mason. Marvel’s official synopsis for the film reads: In…
We are delighted to share the news directly from Netflix’s Geeked Week about the upcoming live-action “Resident Evil” tv series coming to the streaming service. During today’s game-centric stream, it was revealed that cameras are rolling RIGHT NOW on the series.Here’s the cast list: The first season of “Resident Evil” from Constantin Film and Netflix will be 8 one-hour episodes. Netflix also released a logline for the show: “Nearly three decades after the discovery of the T-virus, an outbreak reveals the Umbrella Corporation’s dark secrets.” We’ll let you know what else we hear about this, and other notable news.
Today, during Netflix’s Geeked Week final day, we got a surprise date drop for “The Witcher” season 2?! CD Projekt Red announced the first ever Witcher Con, coming in July! Taking place on Friday July 9th 2021, WitcherCon is an epic event for Witcher fans old and new, bringing together the worlds of The Witcher video games and the TV series. It will feature: A variety of entertaining and interactive panels spotlighting the people who brought The Witcher to life in-game and on-screen.Breaking news, exclusive behind the scenes and never-before-seen reveals from across The Witcher franchise. Intimate looks into the creativity…
Friday, June 11th kicked off the final day of Netflix’s Geeked Week, a celebration of all things geek coming to the streaming service. There has been SO MUCH NEWS and awesome stuff. Today is all about the video game cross overs, so be prepared for a first look at “Cuphead,” the new season of “The Witcher,” and much, much more!We’ll be updating as we go, so keep checking back! League of Legends is coming to Netflix, as “Arcade!” Wayne Brady is gonna voice King Dice in “Cuphead!” Then, a new clip from the 4th season of “Castlevania!” The show creators…
Filmmaker James Wan seemingly revealed the title for Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming “Aquaman” sequel today on his Instagram. Sure, this isn’t the strangest way we’ve gotten a title reveal. It could’ve been some kind of TikTok with star Jason Momoa jumping in a pool while yelling it? Just a thought.Anyhow. The post from Wan was seemingly from a virtual production meeting, and featured what sure looks to be a title for an upcoming “Aquaman” release. “Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom!” Good title. We don’t really know anything else about the film, other than the return of core “Aquaman” cast Momoa,…
This is one of those “Star Wars” rumors we really hope pans out. Perhaps the single-greatest Imperial officer in all of the canonical “Star Wars” film series may be returning to the galaxy far, far away. We’re talking of course about Orson Krennic from “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” who was played by the incredible Ben Mendelsohn. The current rumor, sourced from The Direct, indicates that Mendelsohn is joining the cast of Disney+’s upcoming Cassian Andor series, starring Diego Luna. This would be such a great addition to the show, and we really hope it happens. “Andor” is currently…
We can’t believe this is an actual, real thing we’ll get to see! A deep dive into “The Lord of the Rings” lore is coming in anime form, the story of Helm’s Deep and the War of the Rohirrim! The animated project is coming from Warner Bros. Animation and New Line Cinema.Kenji Kamiyama (“Akira,” “Ghost In The Shell”) directs from a screenplay by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews (“The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance”). Philippa Boyens, Oscar winner who co-wrote “The Lord of the Rings” feature films, is consulting. Reportedly, this anime will be a companion piece to Peter Jackson’s incredible “The Lord…
During today’s anime-heavy Netflix Geeked Week livestream, we were treated to a TON of news and trailer drops. Perhaps one of the most exciting for fans of “Transformers” included a team up of epic proportions!”Transformers: War for Cybertron” trilogy part 3 will see the Cybertron transplants crossing over with “Beast Wars!” And then Cybertronic Spree showed up!