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Star Trek Discovery changes Sonequa Martin-Green’s character’s name and rank

Posted 9 years ago

So I've been excited about STAR TREK DISCOVERY since its announcement. While it's definitely had ups-and-downs (Bryan Fuller hired as showrunner, then leaving), I've still liked everything I've seen and heard about it. That includes the casting of Sonequa Martin-Green...

Game of Thrones characters take a walk in new promo

Posted 9 years ago

Anticipation for the new season of GAME OF THRONES is at an all-time high. Winter is finally coming, and while last season surpassed the books, this one is going to start giving away all the secrets and fates of our...

Fantasy cop movie Bright releases photos of Will Smith and his orc partner

Posted 9 years ago

Man, I'm so down for the fantasy buddy-cop movie BRIGHT starring Will Smith and Joel Edgerton! In the film, Smith plays a seasoned cop who is partnered with a "diversity hire" orc cop, played by Edgerton in an alternate present-day where...

First look at Taron Egerton in that new, gritty Robin Hood flick

Posted 9 years ago

So, even though no one asked for one, we’re getting a gritty ROBIN HOOD movie anyway. And as filming has already commenced, we now get our first look at the titular hero (here played by KINGSMAN’s Taron Egerton) via some...

Zack Snyder gives more details about Wonder Woman and Justice League

Posted 9 years ago

Man, I really, really, really want WONDER WOMAN to be good. I love the character, and it'd be nice to have a female-led superhero film that doesn't suck (looking at you, CATWOMAN and ELEKTRA). And while all the trailers have...

CW releases cast portraits for gritty Archie reboot Riverdale

Posted 9 years ago

I think I realized why I'm so fascinated by CW's new Archie reboot series, RIVERDALE. I think it's because this seems like a MadTV sketch come to life. "Ha, wouldn't it be funny if there was an Archie show, but...

Gritty Archie reboot Riverdale gets trailer with new footage

Posted 9 years ago

I'm curious as to why Hollywood always has to make a reinvention or deconstruction of Archie, instead of a straight adaptation. While RIVERDALE is a dark, brooding, and revisionist take on the material, it isn't the first one. There was...

Gritty Archie reboot Riverdale releases new character photos

Posted 9 years ago

I know I've been hard on RIVERDALE, the inexplicable Archie reboot from CW. It's just the TWIN PEAKS-esque darkness seems at odds with Archie's colorful and innocuous world. I mean, these are the same characters who did this…thing: Anyway, here are a...

NBC releases trailer for gritty Wizard of Oz reboot Emerald City

Posted 9 years ago

More gritty reboots! Yay! This one comes in the form of an epic TV series EMERALD CITY, based on L. Frank Baum's popular WIZARD OF OZ novel (though I imagine the show will also take cues from other, lesser known...

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