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 very sorry to share the news of the passing of the great Val Kilmer. From Batman to Iceman in “Top Gun,” Jim Morrison in “The Doors” to Doc Holliday in “Tombstone,” Kilmer was a chameleon in any role he did. He had been battling throat cancer for the last few years. His last appearance on film was in “Top Gun: Maverick.” The New York Times first confirmed the sad news. Kilmer was 65.
Legendary Pictures is doing their presentation at CinemaCon 2025 in Las Vegas, and they dropped the first teaser for the next film in the “Hunger Games” franchise.”The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” is the story of Haymitch’s Games, which were another quarter quell. 48 tributes, and he outlived them all. The film hits theaters November 20th, 2026.
Sam Mendes’ upcoming four biographical films about the members of The Beatles just confirmed casting, and also the release window during Sony Pictures’ presentation at CinemaCon 2025. Harris Dickinson will play John Lennon.Paul Mescal will play Paul McCartney.Barry Keoghan will play Ringo Starr.Joseph Quinn will play George Harrison. All four films will release in April of 2028.
Destin Daniel Cretton is set to direct “Spider-Man 4,” which will bring back Tom Holland as the ol’ webslinger himself. It also has an official title, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day!” It’ll hit theaters on July 31, 2026.
Another update from the Sony Pictures presentation during CinemaCon 2025 revealed another legacy film is returning for another installment. “Jumanji 3” is reportedly releasing December 11th, 2026. This is the third entry in the reboot series which stars Dwayne “The Rock Johnson, Jack Black, Karen Gillan, and Kevin Harte. Jake Kasdan will return to direct.
Yes, we know tomorrow is April 1st and all, but we aren’t who chose these dates for CinemaCon in Las Vegas. The first panel for this year’s event was Sony, who started things off with “Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.” There was footage shown, as well as images released. It’ll hit theaters June 4th, 2027.
This just in-streaming giant Netflix has reportedly ordered 8 episodes of a live-action “Scooby Doo” series! Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg (via Midnight Radio) will serve as showrunners, writers, and executive producers. The series is described as “a modern reimagining of the iconic mystery-solving group of teens and their very special dog. During their final summer at camp, old friends Shaggy and Daphne get embroiled in a haunting mystery surrounding a lonely lost Great Dane puppy that may have been a witness to a supernatural murder. Together with the pragmatic and scientific townie, Velma, and the strange, but ever so handsome…
Surprise! Marvel Studios started a live stream at 8am, and during the course of 5.5 hours, they revealed the cast list for their upcoming film “Avengers: Doomsday.”Chris Hemsworth, Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Leticia Wright, Paul Rudd, Wyatt Russell, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Simu Liu, Florence Pugh, Kelsey Grammer, Lewis Pullman, Danny Ramirez, Joseph Quinn, David Harbour, Winston Duke, Hannah John-Kamen, Tom Hiddleston, Sir Patrick Stewart, Sir Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, Channing Tatum, Pedro Pascal, and Robert Downey Jr. are on cast.”AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY,” now in production!
This just in-Cornetto Trilogy star Nick Frost is apparently circling a very important role in the upcoming HBO “Harry Potter” series. Reports indicate the BBQ enthusiast may be in the running to close a deal to play Gamekeeper, Keeper of Keys, and (later on,) Care of Magical Creatures Professor Rubis Hagrid! What perfect casting this would be! We’re already excited hearing Frost utter those famous words…”Shouldna told ya that.” The next big thing we’ll see Nick Frost in is the live action adaptation of “How to Train Your Dragon” as Gobber the Belch.This story is developing….
Season 2 of “Andor” hits Disney+ on April 22nd. Check out the second official trailer for the series!
