Author: Mary Anne Butler

Dear Dr. George Miller- we love you and your apocalyptic dreamscape creation of “Mad Max” and the subsequent films. From The Warrior Woman in white (Virginia Hey) in “Road Warrior,” to Aunty Entity (Tina Turner) in “Beyond Thunderdome,” to Furiosa (Charlize Theron), the Many Mothers, and the incredible Wives in “Fury Road,” you’ve given us such fierce icons standing toe-to-toe with the men as society crashed and burned.(Oh, and of course the scrapped-but-amazing concepts for Miller’s “Justice League” film with Megan Gale, who played Vulvalini warrior The Valkyrie in “Fury Road” as Wonder Woman.) Furiosa alone sort of reimagined what…

If you’ll recall, there was a recent culling by WarnerMedia that hit pretty much every single division under the company’s banner. This included Warner Bros. Pictures, Television, merchandising, and DC Comics. These were just lower positions being cleared, either. We’re talking all the way up to DC Comics Editor-in-Chief Bob Harris, Senior Vice President of publishing strategy and support services Hank Kanalz, Vice President of marketing and creative services Jonah Weiland, Vice President global publishing initiatives and digital strategy Bobbie Chase, senior story editor Brian Cunningham, and executive editor Mark Doyle.You can read more about that entire bloodbath here. It’s worth mentioning that Jim Lee,…

It still seems like yesterday when Marvel Television Studios first announced ABC as the home for their upcoming “Avengers” offshoot, “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” After 7 seasons, the team said goodbye this week, and emotions were high for all involved. Marvel Entertainment just released a longer-than-we-expected video which features some highlights of the final table read for “S.H.I.E.L.D.,” and incorporated several of the finished scenes into it, so fans can see the process. Our friend, Emmy winning composer Bear McCreary, posted this blog entry about his time scoring the show, as well as a wonderful video capturing the journey. It’s been…

We’ve mostly given up hope we’ll ever see the actual published George R. R. Martin novel “Winds of Winter.” It’s been years, YEARS, since it was supposed to be originally completed and released. We feel for GRRM, we really do- it can’t be easy to feel the pressure of the world’s eyes on you while you write. The “Song of Ice and Fire” creator posted a new update to his not-a-blog website, detailing a little bit of his process (then and now), and what exactly a day in the live of GRRM is like in quarantine right now. Back in…

We’re getting closer to the kickoff of DC FanDome next weekend, and we’ve finally got the official schedule of panels/presentations. Featured here are Warner Bros. Pictures DC Comics-based films, some of The CW’s Berlanti-verse DC Comics tv series, and other DC Comics-based properties (like “Lucifer,” “Teen Titans GO!,” and more). DC FanDome Official Schedule: Wonder Woman 1984 10 AM (Encores at 6PM, 2AM), Hall of Heroes: Wonder Woman 1984 stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig and Pedro Pascal, and director/co-writer/producer Patty Jenkins join forces with Brazilian hosts Érico Borgo and Aline Diniz to celebrate the fans in a big way. They…

We’re a mere two weeks away from the official release of the much-anticipated (and much-needed) third chapter in the “Bill & Ted” trilogy of films, “Bill & Ted Face the Music.” Just this morning, the official soundtrack hit for the film, including Weezer’s brand-new song (and music video), “Beginning to the End.”We do want to warn you that if you scroll down further, you will get a pretty big spoiler. SPOILER WARNING. NO SERIOUSLY, SPOILER WARNING. We’re going to warn you- one of the track titles DOES sound pretty spoilery, even though we were already aware thanks to Kevin Smith…

We cannot get over how wonderfully adorable The Great Ones Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves are in these newly unearthed audition tapes for the roles of William Bill S. Preston Esq. and Ted Theodore Logan in “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.” We’re so so glad The Daily Mail managed to track down these tapes, dated 1986. Lookit these babies!! “Bill & Ted Face The Music” will hit VOD and select theaters on August 28th, 2020. MOST EXCELLENT!

Dane Cook, comedian, actor, fan- has organized a live read that’ll no doubt have fans of “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” excited. Announced just this morning, Cook has brought together Sean Penn, Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Morgan Freeman, Matthew McConaughey, Henry Golding, and ShiaLaBeouf to take part in a live event to benefit. There will even be a special introduction from the film’s director by Amy Heckerling and writter by Cameron Crowe. The “Feelin’ Alive” live read will benefit the emergency relief nonprofit CORE, the humanitarian organization co-founded by Penn and CEO Ann Lee. CORE is currently entrenched in the COVID-19 battle, providing testing and relief services…

We are so so thrilled to report that we ARE getting a “Star Wars” holiday special on Disney+, and it’ll be brick-tacular! Celebrate Life Day with your favorite minifigs from that galaxy far, far away this holiday season only on Disney+. Star Wars.com says: It’s the most wonderful time of the year on Kashyyyk, and LEGO Star Wars fans are invited to journey back to Chewbacca’s homeworld for a Wookiee-sized celebration of the galaxy’s most cheerful and magical holiday — Life Day!This November, The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, — which premieres on Life Day, November 17, 2020 on Disney+, — will reunite Rey,…

If you are a fan of Blumhouse and their brand of modern horror, do we have some good news for you! Amazon has partnered with Jason Blum’s production company to bring us 8 brand new films over the next year, with the first 4 hitting this October! Welcome to the Blumhouse This poster is for the first 4 films, which we’ve got some details for: “The Lie” When their teenaged daughter confesses to impulsively killing her best friend, two desperate parents attempt to cover up the horrific crime, leading them into a complicated web of lies and deception.” The Lie stars Mireille…