James Wortman Lucasfilm Responds to Admiral Ackbar College Mascot Campaign
“It’s a trap!” Or is it?Last week, students at the University of Mississippi voted on a new mascot to replace Colonel Reb, a borderline offensive caricature of an old Southern…
Batman Beats Superman at Auction
A near-mint copy of Detective Comics #27 (1939), Batman’s first appearance, just sold for $1.075 million. The sale broke the comic book auction record set just days earlier with the…
Batman Begins Writer David S. Goyer to Pen The Man of Steel
Warner Bros. has hired Batman Begins and The Dark Knight scribe David S. Goyer to write The Man of Steel, a new Superman film, Latino Review reports. The franchise reboot…
Our Defense Can’t Repel Outside Runs of That Magnitude!
The Force is apparently strong with the University of Mississippi. I read on Topless Robot earlier today that Ole Miss is in search of a new mascot after retiring longtime…
Did Bruce Willis Confirm Die Hard 5?
In a recent interview, Cop Out star Bruce Willis more or less confirmed that he’s ready to reprise his career-making role of John McClane in yet another Die Hard film.…
James Cameron on Terminator Sequels: “The Soup’s Kind of Been Pissed In”
Remember Terminator Salvation? Neither do a lot of people. But, believe it or not, a fourth Terminator film actually came out last summer. And you know what? It wasn’t terrible.…
Carrie Fisher Strikes Back
Carrie Fisher, Princess Leia herself, is feuding with the producer of her hit autobiographical Broadway show Wishful Drinking, saying that he owes her more than $60,000, the New York Post…
Tony Starch Steals the Show at Toy Fair 2010
Iron Man 2 hits theaters on May 7 and, as one must surely expect at this point, it’s going to be accompanied by a veritable tidal wave of merchandise based…
Hasbro Debuts Rocket-Firing Boba Fett at Toy Fair
If you’re not a hardcore Star Wars geek or an avid action figure collector, news that Hasbro will be releasing a vintage-style rocket-firing Boba Fett toy this year probably isn’t…
New Toy Story 3 Trailer Hits the Web!
Disney and Pixar have debuted the third trailer for Toy Story 3, which introduces some new characters—including an ascot-wearing Ken doll, voiced by Michael Keaton—and gives us a better idea…