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September 8th was international Star Trek day and to mark the occasion, StarTrek.com released a fun new video detailing the expansive timeline of the universe (and some of its parallel versions). It begins at the Big Bang, as witnessed by the Voyager crew in the episode "Death Wish" and concludes in the far off future of the 32nd century, teasing Star Trek: Discovery's upcoming third season.
Frank Herbert’s epic science fiction novel Dune has proved notoriously difficult to adapt. The dense and often surreal fictional universe can take a while to grasp, but readers who put in the effort seem to fall head over heels in love with the series. What works in a novel doesn't seem to condense down well into a feature-length movie, though, as some of the best directors in the world have tried and failed to adapt it. That being said, it looks like Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 helmer Denis Villeneuve might've succeed where others have stumbled.
Nine months after it hit theaters, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker looks set to go down in history as a major anticlimax. There were still a couple of cool moments, the best being the all-too-brief flashback to Luke instructing Leia to become a Jedi soon after Return of the Jedi, but damn near everything else felt inconsequential and half-baked.
Bird Box was a massive hit for Netflix when it reached the streaming service in late 2018. The post-apocalyptic horror movie was based on the novel of the same name by Josh Malerman and is set in a world populated by evil supernatural creatures that drive anyone who sees them insane.
We're now over a week out from Chadwick Boseman's untimely death and fans are still reeling. The Black Panther star was an inspiration to many, admired within the entertainment industry and seemed to have a long and glittering career ahead of him. Now that the initial shock has subsided a little, we're beginning to hear about various plans to memorialize him, which have ranged from a statue and mural in his home town of Anderson, South Carolina to an ABC special called Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute to a King and re-releases of his most highly regarded movies in theaters.
The Batman trailer unveiled at DC FanDome kicked ass. The Nirvana soundtrack, great Batsuit and awesome production design all bodes very well for next year. Plus, any skepticism about whether Robert Pattinson will be a good Dark Knight seems to have evaporated after his performance in Tenet. Despite all this, however, there was one aspect that drew some mockery online.
Over a week after the news of Chadwick Boseman's tragic death, fans are discussing the best way to respect and remember the Black Panther star. He's going to get a statue in his home town, there will be a memorial in Hollywood and I suspect upcoming MCU movies will find a way to pay tribute to Boseman's T'Challa on screen. Beyond that, though, folks have been looking to the future to think about how to tackle Black Panther 2.
As the shock of Chadwick Boseman's death fades, people have begun debating on the best way to memorialize the Black Panther star. Plans have been drawn up to place a permanent monument to the actor in his home town of Anderson, South Carolina, and TMZ has reported that, according to the Mayor's office, "the city is enthusiastically working on a permanent public tribute to honor the late actor." Furthermore, the memorial will be a statue combining a sculpture with mural elements that will be "suitable for a king."
The crew of Star Trek: The Original Series are as iconic as it gets. Ever since the show wrapped, the actors who played Kirk, Spock, Uhuru, Bones and the rest have been indelibly associated with it and adored by generations of fans. Now, in a new interview with The Guardian, George Takei has explained what it meant to him to play Lt. Hikari Sulu on TOS.