Category: Geek
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Doctor Who on Disney+? It’s Possible as Negotiations Begin
Disney continues to add more and more content to its streaming service, Disney+. Bloomberg is reporting that it also wants to add one of the most well-known sci-fi titles to its lineup. The report says that Disney is in the very “early stages” of negotiations with the British Broadcasting Corporation to bring Doctor Who to…
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Fourth Season for The Orville? Seth MacFarlane Sure Hopes So!
The Orville is currently in the middle of its third season. The sci-fi series from Seth MacFarlane is currently streaming on Hulu. This is the first season for the series, which is now known as The Orville: New Horizons since its parent company was purchased by Disney. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter,…
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Seth MacFarlane Explains Name Change for The Orville
Fans of The Orville may have noticed that it got a bit of a name change when it returned this season. Now on Hulu, the show is called The Orville: New Horizons. This also comes as the show now is under Disney ownership after it acquired 21st Century Fox. The new name is something that…
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Sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife Heading to Theaters in December 2023
On Ghostbusters Day earlier this month, it was announced that a sequel was in the works for Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Today, the release date and director for the sequel were announced. The release date will be on December 20, 2023. Jason Reitman, who directed Ghostbusters: Afterlife, will also be directing the sequel. While not a lot…
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Two Captains Log – Weekly Review of Strange New Worlds and Orville – SNW Ep. 6 & Orville Ep. 2
Though it’s a little late to hit the beginning of the seasons, it’s still a prime time to start a new weekly post where Mr. DAPs and Murray will review the week’s episodes of a couple of prime sci-fi series. This week had Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ “Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach” and…
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Jurassic World: Dominion – Mr. DAPs’ Review
It’s four years after the destructive events on Isla Nublar in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. In Jurassic World: Dominion, dinosaurs are now living around humans. It is a whole new era that has far eclipsed anything that could have ever been imagined for the original Jurassic Park. As so often is the case in these…
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“Wicked” Movie to Actually Be 2 Movies
The Wicked movie is now going to be two Wicked movies. The two movies will be released a year apart. Director Jon M. Chu shared the news via Twitter. In the post Chu shared the reasoning behind this news. “As we prepared the production over the last year, it became impossible to wrestle the story…
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‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Sequel in the Works
A sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife is in the works at Sony. Afterlife was released in 2021 and was directed by Jason Reitman. His father, Ivan Reitman, directed the original 1984 Ghostbusters. The original film starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, and Harold Ramis. The 2021 film continued the story of the original with a…
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After Disney, Bob Iger Heads to the Metaverse
After ending his career at The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger has left the house of mouse and instead headed to the metaverse. His next step is with 3D avatar start-up Genies, which announced that Iger had joined its board on Monday. Genies was founded in 2017. It has a mobile app that allows users…
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Jurassic World Dominion Trailer Shows All of the Jurassic Stories Coming Together for One Epic Conclusion
Jurassic World Dominion arrives in theaters on June 10, 2022. This week, a new trailer for the film was released. In it, fans get a glimpse of what is to come when they see this movie in June. It isn’t all about the future though, Jurassic World Dominion also pulls heavily from the past. This…
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Trailer for Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock Released Ahead of Apple TV+ Arrival
Fraggle Rock is back, well almost. On January 21, 2022, Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock will arrive on Apple TV+. With its arrival, fans will see some return of some recognizable friends and locations, along with some new music and characters as well. The official trailer that was released today, has a new song…
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Composer and Lyricist Stephen Sondheim Dead at 91
The award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim has died at the age of 91. Sondheim passed away at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut where he had celebrated Thanksgiving with friends the day before. His death was announced by his lawyer F. Richard Pappas. Sondheim was one of the preeminent composers and lyricists of the 20th…
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The Prologue Released for Jurassic World: Dominion
A prologue was released today for Jurassic World: Dominion ahead of its release on June 10, 2022. The prologue will not be a part of the film that is shown in June. Instead, it acts as a separate addition to the story. It starts 65 million years ago and then fast forwards to a movie…
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Final No Time to Die Trailer Released
The final trailer for No Time to Die was released today. This movie will be Daniel Craig’s final James Bond film as 007. The trailer looks at where Daniel Craig’s version of the character has come from and where he will be going in this film. Take a look at the trailer for the movie…
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New Ghostbusters: Afterlife Trailer Moves Forward and Remains Rooted in the Past
This morning a new trailer was released for Ghostbusters: Afterlife. The movie, which continues the story of the original two Ghostbusters movies, will be arriving in theaters this Thanksgiving. The trailer looks deeper into who the kids that are the stars of this film are. It also gives more details about how they are connected…
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The Beatles: Get Back Coming to Disney+ for Thanksgiving
Fans of The Beatles will have extra special to give thanks for this Thanksgiving. Today it was announced that Peter Jackson’s new documentary on the Fab Four will be debuting exclusively on Disney+ for the holiday. The Beatles: Get Back will be presented as three episodes that will be released on Disney+ on November 25,…
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Amazon Purchasing MGM Studios For $8.45 Billion
Once upon a time, think of MGM Studios being connected with another company and one might of thought of The Walt Disney Company with Disney’s MGM Studios at Walt Disney World. Today, that changed with the announcement of an acquisition of MGM Studios by Amazon. Amazon is purchasing MGM Studios, one of Hollywood’s remaining historic…
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Jon M. Chu Set to Direct Wicked Movie Adaptation
Jon M. Chu is set to be the new director for the theatrical adaptation of Wicked. Chu recently had to leave the Willow series for Disney+ that he had been expected to direct. With his schedule open again and Billy Elliot director Stephen Daldry departing from Wicked, the opening was there for Chu to take the helm. Chu confirmed…
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Fraggle Rock Reboot Now Filming
The new Fraggle Rock reboot has begun filming in Alberta, Canada. The original version of the was filmed in Toronto. The reboot is being filmed in Calgary in Alberta, Canada. The Jim Henson Company’s Chris Lytton said that Calgary was now “the obvious choice” due to the province of Alberta’s attractive rebate program for production.…
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Release Date for Ghostbusters: Afterlife Delayed Again
Ghostbusters: Afterlife joins the list of movies that continue to play musical chairs with their release dates. Sony has again delayed the release date for the upcoming Ghostbusters flick from where it had recently been situated in June of 2021 to a new hopefully release date of November 11, 2021. This follows a trend of several…
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No Time to Die Release Date Postponed Again
The next outing for James Bond is getting pushed back once again. Today, the official James Bond twitter account tweeted that the release date for No Time to Die has been pushed back top October 8, 2021. This comes after it was most recently set to debut on April 2, 2021. However, Hollywood continues to find…
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife Director Jason Reitman Shares Father’s Reaction to Movie
Ghostbusters: Afterlife Jason Reitman is the son of the original Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman (who also directed Ghostbusters II). It has been over thirty years since Ghostbusters II and with Ghostbusters: Afterlife existing in the same world as the original two, it has become a legacy movie. It also has original stars Dan Akroyd, Bill Murray, and Ernie Hudson…
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“It’s Always a Holiday” From The Nice List Released as Holiday Musical Brings Holiday Cheer
The Nice List is a 40-minute holiday musical that is now available to be watched online for free this holiday season. In it, performers from Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway are joined by talented artists from Hamilton, Avenue Q, and even Sesame Street which recently celebrated its 50th year on television, to prove that “we don’t have to be together TO…
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A Disturbance in the Force – New Documentary Coming in 2021 on Star Wars Holiday Special
Next year a new documentary will be released that will dig into one of Star Wars’ most infamous programs. Yesterday, on Life Day, it was announced that there will be a new documentary focused on the making of the Star Wars Holiday Special. It was released between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. Since then, George Lucas…