Author: Mary Anne Butler

You’d think this is the type of thing that would’ve been confirmed during yesterday’s Disney Investor Day Marvel Studios’ portion, but there is a story circulating right now that Jaimie Alexander may be returning to the MCU as Sif.This story comes from Deadline, who claims exclusive knowledge. Alexander played Lady Sif, Asgardian warrior, friend of Thor (Chris Hemsworth), and one of the Brave Companions/Warriors Three in the first “Thor” film directed by Kenneth Branagh. She reprised the character in “Thor: The Dark World,” and in ABC’s “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” tv series. While she doesn’t make an actual appearance in…

It’s been a little bit since we heard anything from HBO about the state of their “Game of Thrones” prequel series, “House of the Dragon” all about the Targaryen family. This morning, the cabler announced three of their cast for the show, which will take it’s plot from the “Song of Ice and Fire” novels as well as the additional materials penned by “Game of Thrones” wordsmith George R. R. Martin. According to the official “Game of Thrones” Twitter account (and later Variety), “Ready Player One” star Olivia Cooke, “Truth Seekers” Emma D’Arcy, and former “Doctor Who” Matt Smith will…

We’ve been anxiously awaiting footage from and news about Disney+’s upcoming “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” spinoff series all about Cassian Andor. Thankfully, there was a sizzle reel released during yesterday’s Disney Investor Day streaming event that showed off a bit of what’s to come in the show!Introduced by LucasFilm President Kathleen Kennedy, the reel had a short snippet of an interview with “Andor” star Diego Luna, who played Captain Cassian Andor in the “Rogue One” film. Luna will not only be starring in the series, but he’s also executive producing, which is cool. You can see the official…

One of the things confirmed during yesterday’s Disney Investor Day was the fact that Taika Waititi will indeed be helming a “Star Wars” film. Back in 2017, Kathleen Kennedy made a comment that she thought Waititi would be perfect to direct a story set in the galaxy far, far away.Turns out, she was making a job offer? “I would love for him [Waititi] to direct a Star Wars movie.  I think he has exactly the right sensibility. It was very exciting to see him step into the Marvel universe and do such an amazing job with Thor.” She even asked NewsHub to “let…

We’re gonna start by saying there is not a lot of information yet about what this next “Mass Effect” game is….but we DO know there is a new chapter in the works. A surprise teaser was released by BioWare during yesterday’s The Game Awards, and it immediately had fans of the “Mass Effect” franchise excited. Get a sneak peek at the next chapter of the Mass Effect universe. A veteran team at BioWare is in the early stages of what is on the horizon for the Mass Effect franchise, and we are excited to show you where we’ll be heading…

Yesterday was a marathon of a news day, with the Disney Investor Day presentation dropping a ton of info on the upcoming releases under the House of Mouse roof. Things like multiple “Star Wars” projects, both for theatrical distribution and streaming on Disney+ (10 in total), Marvel Studios projects, Pixar, National Geographic, Disney Animation, and more. There weren’t a lot of updates about the future of the 20th Century Studios (formerly Fox) properties Disney wholesale purchased, though. Disney animated feature “Raya and the Last Dragon” is moving up, hitting Disney+ on March 5th, 2021. Animated film “Encanto” will open November 24th,…

We’re all still coming to terms with the lasting impact of the worldwide movie theater shutdown in 2020, and what ongoing shuttering of our cinemas will mean for future releases. No surprise really that filmmakers are starting to come forward to voice their opinions on the matter, one way or another. The recent Warner Bros. Pictures full slate shift of theatrical releases to HBO Max has caused some pretty serious waves across the industry, and we’re just starting to hear from some of the key players how they feel about it. Denis Villenueve, Oscar nominated filmmaker who’s massive retelling of…

One of our wishlist items for this round of Marvel Studios announcements totally happened, because we’re getting more Ben Mendelsohn as the Skull leader Talos, teaming up with Samuel L. Jackson in “Secret Invasion.” This’ll be one of Marvel Studios’ original series coming to Disney+, and we’re kind of hoping this means Secret Wars is still happening eventually. Read up on Secret Invasion here.

We were delighted to finally get some footage of the upcoming “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” Marvel Studios series for Disney+ today during the Disney Investor Day extravaganza. Obviously, both Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan are reprising their “Avengers” roles as Sam Wilson aka The Falcon, and Bucky Barnes aka The Winter Soldier, respectively, in “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” Daniel Brühl is reprising his role as Baron Zemo, Emily VanCamp is back as Sharon Carter for this six-episode limited series. Newcomer Wyatt Russell will be playing  John Walker, aka U.S. Agent. Kari Skogland is directing, and Malcolm Spellman is…

Another fabulous bit of Marvel Studios nerd news announced during today’s Disney Investor Day has us excited. This is Disney+ two fold, as not only do we get an all-new “Guardians of the Galaxy” holiday special directed by James Gunn, but there will ALSO be a set of animated shorts all about Baby Groot titled, “I Am Groot.” Obviously we’re still waiting to hear details about the upcoming “Guardians of the Galaxy 3,” but we do know that the holiday special is/will be filmed at the same time as GoTG3. Make sure you catch up on all the other big…