Some magic-users just have a little more going for them than others. It’s time to meet them in Sourcery.
Terry Pratchett Book Club: Sourcery, Part I
Emmet Asher-Perrin
Terry Pratchett Book Club: Mort, Part IV
Just don’t let anyone hand you a pearl that might erupt into a universe, okay? We’re back to complete the end of our journey with Mort.
Series: Terry Pratchett Book Club
This Jurassic Park Mashup is the Perfect Way to Reintroduce Us to Animaniancs
The cast and showrunners of Animaniacs were on hand at New York Comic Con to give fans a glimpse of Hulu’s rebooted series, starring the voice actors who originated the roles in the 90s. And to get fans hyped for the show’s return, they brought along an introductory scene that’s sure to delight.
Season Two Trailer for A Discovery of Witches Teases Stunning Costumes and Locations
Cast and author Deborah Harkness appeared at New York Comic Con virtually to give fans a peek at season two A Discovery of Witches, talk about creating a passable Elizabethan England, and share stories about what it takes to create such a mesmerizing series.
Get a Ten Minute Sneak Peek of Syfy’s Resident Alien!
The cast and showrunner of Syfy’s upcoming series Resident Alien—starring genre darling Alan Tudyk—made an appearance at New York Comic Con this weekend to tell fans a little bit more about their show. And they didn’t come empty-handed either, turning up with a full ten minutes of footage, a lot of laughs, and an idea of when the show will be premiering on the Syfy Channel.
Doctor Strange Will Begrudgingly Look After Peter Parker in Spider-Man 3
Screenshot: Marvel Studios
The Hollywood Reporter has dropped the news that Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange is set to appear in the next MCU Spider-Man film.
Kate Mulgrew Returns to Role of Captain Janeway in Star Trek: Prodigy
Images: Nickelodeon and CBS
The first day of New York Comic Con has started with a bang on the Star Trek Universe panel, revealing a key piece of casting news for Nickelodeon’s upcoming animated series Star Trek: Prodigy—Kate Mulgrew is coming back as Captain Kathryn Janeway.
Save Yourselves! Offers An Apocalypse That Spares Us Rugged Individualism
Screenshot: Bleecker Street
Some films seem to be made with such an explicit audience in mind, you find yourself wondering what anyone outside that core demographic is bound to think. There was a time when geeks felt that way about most genre films, particularly those of a superhero bent—you could usually tell them based on who sat around with a captive circle of friends to explain the latest MCU post-credits sequence, but the truth of the matter is that blockbusters are intended to be for as many people as possible.
On the other hand, watching Save Yourselves! was both comfortably and uncomfortably like hearing the inside of my own head.
[Some spoilers for the film below.]
Terry Pratchett Book Club: Mort, Part III
This week we’re going to talk a lot about booze because that’s how my brain works when you talk about strange bottles in bars, sorry everyone. It’s time for the next part of Mort.
Series: Terry Pratchett Book Club
Marvel Has Chosen Newcomer Iman Vellani to Play Ms. Marvel
The quest to find Kamala Khan has ended in the casting of newcomer Iman Vellani—after a long and hard search, the Disney+ Ms. Marvel series has found its lead.
Terry Pratchett Book Club: Mort, Part II
We are here to collect a few souls and drink liquor that melts metal. It’s time for part two of Mort.
Series: Terry Pratchett Book Club
Adaptation of Sylvain Neuvel’s The Test to Star John Boyega and Payman Maadi
Image of John Boyega: Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Sylvain Neuvel’s novella The Test will be coming to Entertainment One Drama as a film under the eye of director Gavin Hood, and has two major names attached to star: John Boyega (Star Wars, Attack the Block) and Payman Maadi (A Separation, Westworld).
How Much Alcohol Does it Take to Get a Hobbit Drunk?
Screenshot: New Line Cinema
Hobbits live the good life: they eat all day, they generally work with their hands and enjoy nature (unless they are wealthy and don’t work at all), and they live in an idyllic farmscape full of lush trees, rivers, and green hills. They also consume their fair share of ale in taverns, an ode to the pub culture that J.R.R. Tolkien himself heralded from.
But how much can a hobbit actually drink?
Terry Pratchett Book Club: Mort, Part I
Let’s get into it, friends. Let’s talk about what really matters.
Let’s talk about death.
We’re here to start Pratchett’s very first Death-centered book, Mort.
Series: Terry Pratchett Book Club
Tatiana Maslany Will Play She-Hulk in Marvel TV Series
Screenshot: BBC America
Marvel Studios has had a She-Hulk television series in development for some time now, and it looks like they’ve found their Jennifer Walters—in former Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany.