Author: Mary Anne Butler

Announced/confirmed today during Disney Investor Day during the FX portion, a long-anticipated science fiction legacy project is indeed happening. Noah Hawley, creator of “Fargo” the tv series as well as “Legion” (both for FX), is currently working on a tv project based on Ridley Scott’s seminal work, “Alien.”John Landgraf, FX Chief, confirmed the news during the live stream. Hawley is writing, and will be executive producing. Scott is currently in “advanced talks” to produce the project through Scott Free. “Set not too far into our future, it’s the first ‘Alien’ story set on Earth.FX is moving quickly to bring audiences…

As we’re waiting for all the Disney Investor Day news about “Star Wars” and Marvel Studios to drop, the House of Mouse was also peppering their live stream with some great tidbits of info. Like the news that “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the Hulu series based on Margaret Atwood’s seminal work, has just been ordered for a 5th season. Disney also announced that “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” is picked up for another 5 seasons, breaking a previous record for most seasons of a scripted live-action comedy series. We’ll let you know what else we hear about this and other news…

Disney announced that several of their intended for theatrical release films are going to become Disney+ content, with the purchase options. They also confirmed 10 “Star Wars,” 10 Marvel Studios live action projects, 15 Walt Disney, and 15 Pixar projects will also be coming to the streaming service. We’re expecting some updates on what those projects are going to be during the later portion of the presentation.

The day is upon us, kids- it’s Disney Investor Day, and that means a TON of news, trailers, confirmations and images are gonna get revealed this afternoon. There WILL be some big “Star Wars” news, and also some Marvel Studios updates we’re sure will make waves.We’re going to do our best to keep up to speed with everything when the event kicks off at 1:30pm PST. Check back then!

We’ve noticed a lot of outlets running a fairly timely story about the CLASSIC holiday film, “The Muppets Christmas Carol,” that is outright false. With headlines like LONG LOST SONG DISCOVERED, and MISSING TRACK RESTORED, we figured it’s time we say something. A longstanding holiday tradition in my house is an annual viewing of this Brian Henson-directed The Muppets feature, his first following the untimely death of his father, Jim Henson. The perfect melding of The Muppets humor and classic Charles Dickens storytelling with incredible special effects and a top notch performance from star Michael Cain as Ebeneezer Scrooge, this…

We are absolutely delighted to share the news that Brian K. Vaughan, who you might know best for his work on the beautiful and groundbreaking graphic novel Saga, has just landed the perfect gig. He’ll be tackling the classic science-fiction series “Buck Rogers” for a new television adaptation for Legendary TV, who won the rights to the property earlier this year. Thanks for sounding the alert, The Hollywood Reporter! Buck Rogers first appeared in the novella “Armageddon 2419 A.D.” in 1928, which was written by Philip Francis Nowlan. And of course, most fans know the character best from “Buck Rogers in…

We just thought you’d like to know someone is in the process of bidding on an ultra rare 1st edition Pokémon Charizard card, and it just reset the previous record for highest price for a pocket monsters card. It’s a 1999 Pokémon Charizard holographic first edition card, and at the time of this writing, it’s already up to $300,000. It still has two days to go, and considering it continues to climb in price, we could be seeing an even bigger number before the auction closes. You can keep an eye on the bidding on eBay here. The previous record…

The Game Awards are happening today, and maybe an entertprising social media person at Netflix jumped the gun on an announcement. Earlier this morning, the NX (official “What’s Next on Netflix” account) tweeted and deleted an image and information saying that a “Sonic The Hedgehog” series was coming to the streaming service. Obviously we don’t like just sharing screenshots, this was the url for the tweet, but it’s been deleted. Theoretically we’ll know more later today, and we’ll let you know what we hear.

This just in- sounds like Robert Rodriguez has his next project lined up, and we are THRILLED to see what comes of it. According to a new report, Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, and Rebecca Rodriguez (sister to Robert) are looking to bring a female-led adaptation of “Zorro” to NBC!What a great idea! This version of “Zorro,” written by brother and sister team of Robert and Rebecca Rodriguez, will center on Sola Dominguez, an underground artist who fights for social injustice as contemporary version of the mythical Zorro. Her life is threatened by several criminal organizations after she exposes them.Rebecca will direct. Robert…

This just in- Funimation has officially closed the deal to purchase anime giant Crunchyroll for a whopping $1.175 billion. AT&T, who owned Crunchyroll, started looking for buyers earlier this year, and Sony, who owns Funimation, was at the top of the list. Tony Goncalves, WarnerMedia’s chief revenue officer, said of the sale: “The Crunchyroll team has done an extraordinary job of not only growing the Crunchyroll brand but also building a passionate community of anime fans. Crunchyroll’s success is a direct result of the company’s culture and commitment to their fans. By combining with Funimation, they will continue to nurture…