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.

So what if the stars align and we get a sequel for “Ready Player One” (the movie)?! We know that Ernie Cline’s sequel novel, “Ready Player Two,” is due out in November of 2020, so….wouldn’t a Warner Bros. Pictures followup film make sense? “Ready Player One” star Tye Sheridan hopes so. “I’ve had people asking me questions about, you know, a Ready Player Two. You know, ‘Is there going to be sequel?’ And I think everybody’s well aware that Ernie Cline is releasing a Ready Player Two, the novel. You know, but people keep asking me and I would love to have…

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Just over this past weekend, Hasbro held their first official PulseCon (virtually), as a way to showcase all the upcoming releases the Hasbro Pulse line has in store. One of the standouts- of which there were MANY, don’t worry- was this incredible electronic version of Thor’s Stormbreaker axe from “Avengers: Endgame.” MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES AVENGERS: ENDGAME MARVEL’S STORMBREAKER ELECTRONIC AXE GEAR UP LIKE THOR: When fans and collectors wield Marvel’s Stormbreaker Electronic Axe, they can imagine the adventures of the Asgardian Thor, son of OdinELECTRONIC BATTLE AXE WITH SOUND FX: Fans and collectors alike can imagine charging into battle with…

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We understand when an actor has trouble recalling the intricate details of a part they played over 20 years ago, we really do. But to forget out of hand that you were in a “Star Wars” movie?!Maybe that’s a little unfair, as Keira Knightly *DOES* remember being in “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace,” but not specifically who she played. As the actress told ComingSoon: “Wait a minute, who did I play? Was I not Padme? I was Sabe, ok. I think I was 12 when I did it, and it came out and I saw it the year…

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The Denver Broncos filled their Empire Field at Mile High with cardboard cutouts of “South Park” characters during their Sunday game. This was kind of a brilliant thing to do.As you may have noticed, in-person large scale events are still a really bad idea- until the public can actually follow mask guidelines and social distancing practices- so several sporting teams have found creative ways to include fans likenesses as cardboard cutouts in the stands. But the Broncos took it a step further by featuring all the citizens of South Park, Colorado. As you can see in the gallery from the…

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This is one of those persistent rumors that just won’t go away, and we’re mostly ok with that. The iconic MI6 00-agent James Bond will theoretically be getting a new actor before too long, with Daniel Craig’s tenure being over after “No Time To Die,” the 25th installment in the franchise. Two of the most popular names that keep getting tossed into the mix are Idris Elba, and Henry Cavill. We’re not gonna lie, we like BOTH these choices a lot, and would love to see some actual color in the mix of Sir Ian Fleming’s creation. And, in a…

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We are very pleased to share this first look teaser trailer at Netflix’s upcoming “Resident Evil” anime series, “Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness.” Obviously taking it’s cues from the iconic video game franchise, the first teaser raises more questions about what exactly the series will be about. Based on the Capcom video game franchise, Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness is a horror series with a sci-fi twist. Coming 2021 only on Netflix. Yup. Stuff. Of. Nightmares. You can watch the teaser here.

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We’re sure you can imagine our grimace face with this announcement from LA Comic Con….that the event is planning to have an actual honest-to-goodness in person convention in Los Angeles, CA this December. The world-wide pandemic is still ongoing, and we’re just baffled by this decision. Here’s all the information that came in the email this morning: You can check out their Facebook event listing there.

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No shortage of casting stories today, as Warner Bros. Pictures is apparently talking to actor Aldis Hodge about donning the wings and cowl of Hawkman for upcoming DC Comics superhero film “Black Adam.” Hodge recently appeared in “The Invisible Man” for Blumhouse, as well as notable roles in “Straight Outta Compton,” “Hidden Figures,” and “What Men Want.” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will star as title character and antihero Black Adam, Noah Centineo will play Atom Smasher. Jaume Collet-Serra, who is helming “Jungle Cruise” for Disney (which also stars Johnson), will direct “Black Adam” from a script by Rory Haines and Sohrab…

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This just in-sounds like “Black-ish” star Yara Shahidi will be playing the most famous pixie of Neverland, Tinker Bell, in the upcoming live-action “Peter and Wendy.” Jude Law will be the piratical Captain Hook, Alexander Molony will be Peter Pan, and Ever Anderson (Mila Jovovich’s daughter) will be Wendy.David Lowery is directing, and co-wrote the script with Toby Halbrooks. Jim Whitaker is producing.

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