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Prior to this month, fans of the hit franchise The Hunger Games (which consists of a young adult novel trilogy and a film series based thereon) had tasted only a smidgen of its newest entry, the film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, prior to the its latest trailer, which was released a few weeks…
The sexism seen in the video game industry and comic industry is nothing new, there are mountains of evidence as to the reality of this issue and yet, people still get up in arms about it. So let’s look at the top ten arguments against the idea there is sexism in comics and why every…
Stan Lee was in attendance at Salt Lake City Comic-Con this weekend. He sat down with comicbooks.com and discussed the recent news about Falcon picking up the shield in the Captain America comics series, about which Lee seems to know very little. You Can’t Know Everything… Lee is a huge figure in the comics world,…
Fandoms are colliding for Whovians and Austenites. Matt Smith of Doctor Who fame has landed a role in the movie adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Seth Grahame-Smith’s parody novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was published in 2009, and now a film adaptation is finally on the horizon. The book combines Jane Austen’s…
British actor Tom Hiddleston is quickly rising to science fiction/fantasy stardom after his success as Loki in the Thor and Avengers movies. Next he will be tackling the legendary King Kong in upcoming film Skull Island. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPSbM4QSQ1c] Legendary Entertainment’s Skull Island was announced with a surprise trailer at Comic-Con 2014. The trailer shows a…
Since the end of the summer movie season we’ve been treated to more snippets and sneak peeks of Disney’s Big Hero 6. It’s a fresh campaign spearheaded by Disney, and what is unusual in this case is though the Big Hero 6 is considered a Marvel property the name does not accompany it. Sure, there’s…
The trailer for Supernatural season 10 is finally here, and it promises to be a good time for everyone – well, except maybe for Sam Winchester. Demon Dean is kicking it off in style, and the trailer gives us a taste of the hijinks that will ensue. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD0dJRFcvYU] The trailer starts out on a…
It’s easy to look upon Marvel’s ranks and curate a personal list of favorites based on their abilities and personality. However, Marvel’s portfolio of characters is too complicated to judge along that basis. Rather than an array of personal inclinations (mine would see the likes of Fatomex among the top 5), we must treat these…
“Game of Thrones” fans who are anxiously awaiting the show’s fifth season (which is now in production) may be disappointed to discover that the series will return minus one story line. Earlier this month, Isaac Hempstead-Wright (who plays Stark heir and resident skinchanger Bran) and Kristian Nairn (Bran’s massive helper Hodor) were confirmed as not…
The first ever radio dramatization of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s apocalyptic novel Good Omens is coming to BBC Radio 4 this December, and will be voiced by an exceptional cast. Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere received a BBC radio dramatization in 2013 featuring none other than Benedict Cumberbatch, James McAvoy, Natalie Dormer, and Christopher Leeamong the…
The rise of social media has brought about a heightened level of connectivity and interaction between celebrities and their fans. But like all correspondence that takes place via the Internet (and in general), not every person on the other end is nice. And sometimes, you have the misfortune of bagging yourself a crazy or two….
With series 8 of Doctor Who having aired recently (and so far, it’s off to a decent start), I decided it was high time to take a look at this classic show – well, renewed, really – and see what makes it arguably the saddest show on television. And I don’t mean saddest as in…
Rumors about a possible Ghostbusters 3 movie have been floating around for a long time now. While it’s still unclear whether this revisit of an old favorite will ever become a reality, Sony seems genuinely interested in the project. Even more promising, original director Ivan Reitman and actor/screenwriter Dan Aykroyd have been hinting that it…
It seems like the last time someone expressed interest in a role at Marvel, they ended up with one comically repetitious line in a major summer blockbuster and an additional mysterious role in the future (Vin Diesel). While some actors patiently wait for Scorsese or Spielberg to cast them in one memorable role, others look…
Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid’s Tale, The Blind Assassin, and many more, is writing a novel that will not be read for 100 years. She has agreed to be the first contributor to the Future Library Project, which will compile 100 texts from 100 different authors – and these books won’t be published until…