Rob Bricken

There’s Going To Be 20 Star Wars Book Prequels To The Force Awakens

No, that’s not a typo. Lucasfilm and Del Rey have announced that between now and the premiere of Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens, there will be 20 new Star Wars books published, all set in the time between Return of the Jedi and the new, upcoming movie. On the plus side, these aren’t…

Bring Back Robotix, The Greatest Scifi Toys Of All Time

You can build anything you can imagine out of Legos, and that’s a quite an achievement. But what if there was a construction toy that only allowed you to create robotics, monsters and other science fiction awesomeness? Well, there was, and they were called Robotix. In the pantheon of beloved ’80s toys, Robotix isn’t incredibly…

All New Daredevil Trailer Reveals Marvel’s Darkest Creation Yet

A brand-new, extended trailer for Marvel and Netflix’s Daredevil series has arrived, with a ton of new footage, revealing new characters alongside the show’s dark, gritty action. But what it really does is draw parallels between Daredevil and Kingpin, two men who just want to save their city. Although Daredevil doesn’t seem to like hearing…

AMC Really, Really Likes The Walking Dead Spin-Off—Plus The First Pic!

AMC has just announced that it’s ordered two full seasons of The Walking Dead spin-off TV series, well before the first episode even premieres. They must really like what they’ve seen of the series, which will star Cliff Curtis (Gang Related) and Kim Dickens (Deadwood), and whose first season will air this summer. Do you…

Golden Age Superheroines Who Were As Awesome As Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman gets all the attention as comic’s pre-eminent superheroine, but there are plenty of other female crimefighters worthy of our attention — even back in the Golden Age of comics. Here are 20 more wonderful women heroes you should know. Betty Bates, Lady at Law (1940) Ms. Bates didn’t have any superpowers, but that…

The Walking Dead Hosts The Apocalypse’s Most Awkward Cocktail Party

Seriously. Last night’s episode of The Walking Dead — a show that’s about the dead reanimating and trying to eat the living — was entirely about a cocktail party. And I’ll be damned if it wasn’t somehow a damned good episode, too. Part of the reason “Forget” works is that Rick and the others are…

Star Wars Is Getting Its First Canonical LGBT Character

The Star Wars universe just got a little more diverse. When Paul S. Kemp’s Lords of the Sith novel is released on April 28th, it will include a character named Moff Mors — an Imperial, a lesbian, and the first canonical LGBT character in the franchise. Not much is known about Mors, although according to…

Here’s TV’s New Supergirl In Her Super-Outfit

The casting news for CBS’ Supergirl TV series have been coming both fast and furiously, but here’s the big reveal — the first look at star Melissa Benoist as Kara Zor-El, complete in her Supergirl uniform. And we are shocked to report that… well… she actually looks pretty great! The costume is clean, simple, iconic…

Looks Like One Major Villain Isn’t Coming Back For Gotham Season 2

And it’s not a minor character, either! We don’t quite know the details of how this villain will leave, but spoiler warning just the same. Apparently, Jada Pinkett-Smith will not be reprising her role as the crimelord/self- ophthalmologist Fish Mooney when Gotham returns next TV season. The actress confirmed her departure on Live with Kelly…

Dredd Producer Explains What Has To Happen To Make A Sequel

Fans keep asking Dredd producer Adi Shankar about the possibility of a Dredd sequel, but there’s some harsh financial realities preventing it. Here, Shanker explains how Dredd 2 could possibly happen — or, as he so eloquently puts it, “The guy who dresses up like The Crow is going to you a lesson in film…

Star Trek Gets The Ultimate Concert For Its 50th Anniversary

Next year marks half a century since Star Trek debuted on NBC. I imagine we’re in for a good deal of celebration and anniversary events, but the “Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage” concert will likely be one of the biggest — a 100-stop tour of live music from the TV series and movies, performed by…

Someone Added Spider-Man To The Avengers 2 Trailer And It’s Glorious

Unfortunately, it’s just this single gif (so far), but still… holy crap. I’m not entirely unconvinced we aren’t going to be getting a tiny Spider-Man cameo inAge of Ultron, but if it doesn’t happen, this should keep us happily satisfied until Captain America: Civil War. [NeoGAF via /Film]

Mos Eisley — you’ll never find a more wretched hive of scum and ravers. Tunisian dance festival Les Dunes Electroniques staged a dance party last week on the Star Wars sets used for Mos Eisley and Mos Espa in the prequels. You can see a variety of extremely surreal pics from the event here. [Via…

Patton Oswalt Has A Completely Serious Idea For An Unbreakable Trilogy

And it’s pretty goddamn good, too! Screen Junkies sat down with the actor/comedian, who explained his thorough and exceedingly clever plan for two sequels to M. Night Shyamalan’s superhero movie, which starred Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson. I’d sure as hell watch them. Contact the author at [email protected].

Diablo Cody Hired To Make Barbie Movie Watchable

Realizing perhaps that the bar for films based on toylines had been raised by The Lego Movie, Sony has asked Diablo Cody to take another pass on the script for the live-action Barbie film. This is nothing but good news. Hopefully, like most sensible people, you’re past the insane “Diablo Cody is new queen of…

A Treasure Trove Of Behind-The-Scenes Avengers: Age Of Ultron Goodness

It probably won’t melt your face off like yesterday’s newest trailer did, but if you have some time, you probably ought to check out these five(!) new videos looking at the making of the second Avengers movie, because there’s some good stuff in here! First up is a three-part featurette from Cineplex, which features the…

The Most Incredible Images And GIFs From The New Avengers 2 Trailer

Still drooling over the newest Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer? Yeah, we don’t blame you. We’ve been doing it ourselves, combing through the footage for the greatest clues, moments, and GIF-able glory it has to offer. Care to join us? First up, here’s Ultron on his throne. It’s nice to see that even though his…

An Elderly Sherlock Takes On His Final Case In Mr. Holmes

So Avengers: Age of Ultron isn’t the only movie with an action-packed trailer out today! Mr. Holmes stars Sir Ian McKellen as the legendary detective in his twilight years; the scene where McKellen leaps out of an exploding airplane onto a moving motorcyle while shooting at Moriarty looks amazing! Okay, there’s probably not a scene…

Does A Story Need A TV Show Or Movie To Be Great?

Greetings, all! The village shaman claims another crab-wolf attack is imminent, so I’ve rushed through reading your letters in order that my wisdom might guide you in the upcoming week. First bit of wisdom: Try to find a job that doesn’t cause you to regularly encounter crab-wolves. Film Flam Jeremiah W.T.: Dear Postman, This is…

This May Be The Live-Action He-Man Movie’s Badass Battle Cat

Details on the live-action Masters of the Universe movie have been scarce to say the least, but the Senior VP of Production at Sony/Columbia Pictures, DeVon Franklin, just tweeted this extremely impressive picture of He-Man’s steed Battle Cat. What could it be other than concept art from the movie? I honestly don’t know. It seems…