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 so absolutely delighted to share the news that Rachel Smythe’s amazing web comic “Lore Olympus” is getting a multi-volume omnibus published by Penguin Random House.The news was shared this morning by Smythe herself in the official Lore Olympus fangroup on Facebook. Today marks the Third Anniversary of Lore Olympus on LINE WEBTOON Originals.It’s been an incredible journey to date sharing the story of Hades, Persephone, and the rest of the pantheon. Thank you so much for reading, creating fan works, and supporting this story as it has grown over the last three years.It gives me great pleasure to announce that Del…

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Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo is joining a fairly high-profile live-action remake at Disney, and we’re pretty interested to see what she does! As just announced, Erivo will be playing the iconic Blue Fairy in Robert Zemeckis’s upcoming “Pinocchio” adaptation. Erivo is a multi-talented singer, actress, and song writer who is just one step away from EGOT status. Had she won her nomination for Best Actress for her portrayal of Harriet Tubman in “Harriet,” she would’ve been the youngest actor ever to achieve an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award. She’ll be joining Tom Hanks as Geppetto, Joseph Gordon Levitt as…

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We are chuffed to present the first official look at Danny Boyle’s upcoming limited FX series “Pistol” about the meteoric rise of the iconic punk band the Sex Pistols. The six-episode series is based Pistols’ guitarist Steve Jones’ 2017 memoir Lonely Boy: Tales From a Sex Pistol.Expect to see Vivienne Westwood’s Sex boutique, and other notable punk landmarks. Boyle had this to say about “Pistol”: “Imagine breaking into the world of The Crown and Downton Abbey with your mates and screaming your songs and your fury at all they represent,” Boyle previously said in a statement. “This is the moment that British society and culture…

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We’re pretty delighted to share the news that Hugh Grant and Sophia Lillis are on their way to Paramount’s upcoming live-action “Dungeons & Dragons” film! Grant is currently being rumored to play the villain in the film. Not sure if Lich or what, but should be interesting. No word on who Lillis (“It,” “I Am Not Ok With This”) might be playing. Last we heard, “Bridgerton” star Regé-Jean Page had boarded the film along side Justice Smith (“Detective Pikachu,” “Jurassic World”) and Michelle Rodriguez (“LOST,” “Fast and Furious”). Chris Pine will also star in this upcoming live-action D&D project for Paramount Pictures. Far as we know,…

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Another “Game of Thrones” alum is looking to join the galaxy far far away, as a new report claims Indira Varma might be joining “Kenobi.” The live-action “Star Wars” spinoff series will center on Jedi Master Obi Wan Kenobi, and will star Ewan McGregor. Hayden Christensen, who played Anakin Skywalker in “Attack of the Clones,” and “Revenge of the Sith,” will return to play Darth Vader. Varma played Ellaria Sand of Dorne in “Game of Thrones,” the paramour of The Red Viper Prince Oberyn Martell, played by “The Mandalorian” star Pedro Pascal.So far, the casting report comes from Deadline, who…

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We are very pleased to report another confirmed casting addition to the upcoming live-action feature film adaptation “Borderlands!” Ariana Greenblatt, who knocked everyone’s galaltic socks off as Young Gamora in “Avengers: Infinity War,” will be playing Tiny Tina in Eli Roth’s film. Greenblatt also stars in Disney+’s “The One and Only Ivan,” as well as “Love and Monsters.” Of the casting news, director Eli Roth said: “Ariana is a spectacular new talent in cinema. She has already worked with many of my close collaborators and everyone raves about her. She blew us all away in her audition, and I cannot…

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Comic Con International, parent company of the world famous annual San Diego Comic Con, have just publicly announced the 2021 in-person event will not happen. We sorta figured this was likely to be the case, as the worldwide pandemic that caused a national shutdown roughly a year ago has still not reached an end. Following with last year’s “Comic Con At Home,” the industry standard event will once again go virtual. A three-day event of programming will take place July 23rd-25th, 2021. The November event as mentioned in SDCC’s statement is, at present, a mystery. We’ll keep you updated.

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Hopefully by now you’ve seen the most recent episode of Disney+ series “WandaVision,” because this new Funko Pop Vinyl pre-order is VERY spoilery if not. Three new figures were just released by the toy giant- one that features a very monotone Vision (with a variant!), Monica Rambeau in her astronaut suit, and an Agatha Harkness in all her witchy glory.These three are available to pre-order via Entertainment Earth now, along with the other official “WandaVision” releases and goodies too. We love Kathryn Hahn’s wacky and frankly terrifying character Agatha, and really can’t wait to get our own Pop Vinyl of…

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Pretty much as soon as Sam Raimi was announced as taking over the reigns on Marvel Studios’ upcoming “Doctor Strange 2,” we were all expecting a possible Bruce Campbell cameo. Seems pretty likely, right? Not like Campbell hasn’t shown up in a Raimi-directed Marvel Comics property live-action before, right? (He shows up in all 3 of Raimi’s “Spider-Man” films.) So, with that in mind, it seems highly likely we’ll be seeing the one and only Bruce Campbell in “Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.” The only question is, as who?The “Evil Dead” star just posted an update to his…

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