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.

Fans of the iconic Disney live action film “The Rocketeer” will want to know about this bit of news. Every few years, a rumor about a possible reboot of the film gets started. Once it was actually true, and we were treated to an animated series that reimagined the character. But thanks to Jessica and David Oyelowo, that is not the end of this story.As announced, “The Return of the Rocketeer” will tell a whole new tale, centering on a retired Tuskegee airman who becomes The Rocketeer. Not gonna lie- this already sounds pretty amazing! Ed Ricourt is currently working…

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Back in 2018, Legendary Pictures let it be known that they wanted to bring new chapters of the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” to audiences. Fede Álvarez was tapped to produce, with Chris Thomas Devlin handing the script. Things were going fine for awhile, with brothers Ryan Tohill and Andy Tohill brought in to direct, but that’s kind of where things got messy.Touted as a direct sequel to the original Tobe Hooper 1974 film, Mark Burnham was cast as Leatherface, Olwen Fouéré as Sally Hardesty, along with Elsie Fisher, Sarah Yarkin, Moe Dunford, Alice Krige, Jacob Latimore, Nell Hudson, Jessica Allain, Sam…

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We are very pleased to share the news that another notable Gotham villain is heading to The CW’s “Batwoman!” According to online sources, Bridget Regan (“Jane the Virgin,” “Agent Carter”) has been tapped to bring one Dr. Pamela Isely aka Poison Ivy to the series! According to Variety, who claims exclusive knowledge of the deal, Regan will join season 3 of The CW series as the notable Batman foil Poison Ivy. Known for her fairly ruthless botanical level of chaos, Regan as Ivy against Javicia Leslie as Batwoman will no doubt be an interesting watch.”Batwoman” season 3 is expected to…

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While no one was expecting a full film reboot of the “Resident Evil” franchise to actually happen, we will say that fans seem pretty eager to see what director Johannes Roberts has in store. “Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City” takes it’s cues from the first two games in the franchise, and sure sounds like it’ll follow those story lines more closely than the Milla Jovovich films did. In an interview with IGN, Roberts spoke about his vision for the reboot, and shared some first look images of the upcoming flick. “This movie really had nothing to do with the…

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We’ve all been caught in a web of anticipation for Marvel Studios / Sony Pictures’ next installment in their “Spider-Man” franchise starring Tom Holland. Just a few days ago, someone leaked the trailer (no, not Holland), and it immediately lit the fuse of excitement. This week, CinemaCon kicks off in Las Vegas. First up for presentations is none other than Sony. “Spider-Man: No Way Home” will be directed by Jon Watts from a script by Chris McKenna. It’s currently slated to swing into theaters on December 17th, 2021. Okay but….DOC OCK.

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We are BEYOND excited to share the news that Disney+ will be bringing another classic to the future. “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” is one of our favorite live-action house of mouse films, and apparently the ol Nautilus is still sea-worthy.According to an announcement today, Disney+ has unveiled plans for a 10-part live action series, which will tell the backstory of Captain Nemo himself! James Dormer (Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands) is writing and executive producing. Director of Scripted Original Content for EMEA at Disney+ Johanna Devereaux will also executive produce.Xavier Marchand of Moonriver TV and Anand Tucker of Seven…

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After over a year, Disney Parks is finally shedding some additional light onto their announced re-theming of iconic attraction Splash Mountain. We knew back in June of 2020 that the heavily “Song of the South” influenced ride would be getting a face lift, and that “The Princess and The Frog” was the new theme. But lots of questions still remained. When would this be happening? Just how much of the original decor would remain? Would we ever get a Tiana’s Palace restaurant in New Orleans Square?This morning, Disney released a new 30-minute round table discussion with Stella Chase Reese, Owner…

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We are so very pleased to share this official first look at Netflix’s upcoming live-action adaptation of “Cowboy Bebop!” This is definitely one of those projects we’ve been waiting (rather impatiently) for, and we’ve gotta say, kinda worth it?Starring John Cho as Spike Spiegel, Mustafa Shakir as Jet Black, Daniella Pineda as Faye Valentine, this space Western focuses on three bounty hunters, aka “cowboys,” all trying to outrun the past. The series also stars Alex Hassell and Elena Satine. Take a look: As different as they are deadly, Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, and Faye Valentine form a scrappy, snarky crew…

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It wouldn’t be a month in 2021 if we weren’t all speculating on the release of the “Spider-Man: No Way Home” trailer. After a fairly active weekend on the web (pun totally intended)- i.e. a possible ‘leak’- current Spider-Man star Tom Holland is once again fueling the fire. In a story posted to his Instagram, Holland sorta teases fans that they “ain’t ready.” The trailer is most likely going to premiere theatrically in front of Marvel Studios’ next release, “Shang-Chi.” But, sources all seem to agree Sony was going to premiere the trailer during CinemaCon 2021 happening this week in…

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