Author: Mary Anne Butler

Today marks a very special day for fans of Frank Herbert’s seminal work of science fiction, “Dune.” A new adaptation, from an Oscar-nominated filmmaker, with a star-studded cast and major studio behind it, is officially showing at the Venice Film Festival. This will be the world premiere, but the film did screen for members of the press and select persons earlier today. To sum up what we’re seeing so far, reviews for Denis Villenueve’s take on the desert planet of Arrakis and the families who war over it, have been fairly positive. Some, like Variety’s piece, come off as pompous…

We are absolutely delighted to share the news that Hans Zimmer’s “Dune” Sketchbook soundtrack album released this morning. The multi-Oscar winner previously announced 3 separate albums for the Denis Villneueve film were on the way. The film has it’s official world premiere today during the Venice Film Festival, so expect first reactions tonight. You can listen to the full hour plus of Zimmer’s “Dune” Sketchbook here: “Dune” is currently slated to hit theaters and HBO Max on October 22nd, 2021. If you haven’t joined HBO Max already, you can do so by clicking here and giving them a try. Note that NERDBOT…

This just in- it would appear one of the notorious villains of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” (and subsequent film “Star Trek: First Contact”) is making a return! The Borg Queen, first brought to life by Alice Krige in the Jonathan Frakes-directed Trek film, will show up in season 2 of “Star Trek: Picard!”According to TVline,  Annie Wersching (“24,” “The Vampire Diaries”) will be playing the part. That’s kind of all we know so far. You can see the teaser trailer for s2 here.”Picard” season 2 will hit Paramount+ sometime in 2022.

This is one of those announcements we are just GIDDY over! Netflix has revealed a new anthology series is coming, with none other than Guillermo del Toro at the helm! We know there will be 8 episodes, and Netflix has already announced who’s involved with each. del Toro wrote an episode directed by Jennifer Kent (“The Babadook,” “The Nightingale”). It’ll star Essie Davis (“The Babadook”), Andrew Lincoln (“The Walking Dead,” “Penguin Bloom”) and Hannah Galway (“Sex/Life”). David S. Goyer wrote an episode (based on a short story by Michael Shea), directed by David Prior (“The Empty Man,” “AM1200”). It’ll star…

Earlier this morning, we were treated to a gift from Amazon Prime Video. The first teaser trailer for their upcoming epic fantasy series based on the “The Wheel of Time.” Robert Jordan’s work spans 14 massive tomes, which were later finished by Brandon Sanderson following Jordan’s passing. The series has been a favorite across the world since it’s first publishing in 1990, and could maybe be in the running to capture some of that forgotten “Game of Thrones” hype. If you missed the teaser, you can see it here. But we wanted to dive into some of the things we…

At long last, we have our first look at Amazon Prime’s upcoming epic fantasy series, “The Wheel of Time!” For a teaser, there is actually a LOT of shown. Scenes from the Two Rivers, Tar Valon, the gates of The Ways, Shadar Logoth, and much, much more. The sheer epic scale of this sort of alleviates a lot of our fears about the series. It certainly appears that Amazon has taken the time to do the series right. You can see our gallery breakdown from the teaser here, scroll down to watch it! Showrunner Rafe Judkins and series star Rosamund…

We need a second to catch our breath after seeing the upcoming auction listings for Lloyd’s Classic Cars. Seriously, this is an INCREDIBLE collection. Remember that first absolutely batshit trailer for George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” where we got to see what vehicular madness awaited us? We absolutely do. So just imagine for a second the idea of being able to BID ON some of those iconic “Fury Road” vehicles. Because that’s what’s happening RIGHT NOW. This collection is being touted as the GRAND CARmada EVENT, and has so many of our favorite screen-used creations from the multi Oscar-winning…

We are beyond excited at the possibility of seeing some footage for Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming adaptation of “The Wheel of Time.” It’s been a long journey for the series, one that fans have been braving with the various teases supplied by the show and showrunner.This morning, series star Rosamund Pike posted on her Instagram assuring fans that a teaser of some sort will be releasing TOMORROW, Thursday September 2nd. This tracks with several experts’ assertions that the first trailer would be dropping this week. Showrunner Rafe Judkins even chimed in. So, keep your eyes peeled. We’ll have that for…

We’ve gotta hand it to Netflix, the “Seinfeld” is coming news blasts are pretty hilarious. Treating the 9-season hit series like a brand new property in announcements is great. What the heck are we talking about? Well, this morning Netflix launched a “look what’s coming to our streaming service!” campaign, referring to this ‘new’ comedy series as something of a lark.Which, if you know the show, is pretty damn perfect. Netflix will launch 180 episodes of a situational comedy called ‘Seinfeld,’ created by rising New York comedian Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, who wrote for Saturday Night Live for a…

This weekend, Marvel Studios’ “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” hits theaters. To celebrate the monumental release, Sideshow Collectables has unveiled their upcoming Hot Toys 1/6th scale figure! It really captures star Simu Liu’s likeness!! Here’s what Sideshow has to say about this amazing Hot Toys’ 1/6th scale figure: “It’s time to show the world who I really am.”- Shang-ChiThe Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to expand in huge, exciting ways by introducing superheroes from the comic books to the big screen for the first time! Destined for greatness, Shang-Chi the master of unarmed weaponry-based Kung Fu must confront…