During this year’s annual Dragon Con pop culture convention in Atlanta, Georgia, cosplayers are teaming up with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), sci-fi blog io9, and a coalition of fan communities to launch “Project Secret Identity,” a cosplay photo campaign to raise awareness about the importance of anonymity and privacy. For those who don’t know,…
Upcoming episodic adventure game Dreamfall: Chapters recently announced a music competition in which the fans were invited to create and submit original music for a chance to be included as background music in the game. However, due to a massive backlash from professional musicians, the competition was cancelled in less than 24 hours. For those…
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, already a successful actor, has been plunging into the world of filmmaking with his directorial debut Don Jon and the work he has done on his “open collaborative production company” HitRECord. Now, he has his sights set high on a film adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s comic series The Sandman. Gaiman’s DC/Vertigo comic series…
Season two of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will be bringing in another character from the comics. Adrianne Palicki has been cast as superspy Bobbi Morse, better known as Mockingbird, and will be appearing in at least one episode of the upcoming season. New ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Casting Adrianne Palicki occupied a brief stint as a…
Harry Potter fans had reason to rejoice last month over the publication of a new short story written by J.K. Rowling that took place in the Harry Potter universe, giving readers a glimpse of the protagonist’s adult life. Now, she has once again published a new story on Pottermore.com that takes place in the Harry…
If there’s one thing we know, it’s that fans can be some of the most dedicated, enthusiastic people you will ever meet, and when these people come together some amazing things can happen. Nerdfighters are more than just fans – they’re a community that celebrates all things geek, while also working to make a difference…
Exciting news for Veronica Mars fans! Almost all of the original cast will be getting back together for creator Rob Thomas’s upcoming web series Play It Again, Dick. Veronica Mars, the story of a high school girl who doubles as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father, is one of those shows…
J.J. Abrams took to twitter yesterday to thank fans for participating in the Force for Change fundraiser, finally announcing the lucky fan who scored a minor role in the film as well as revealing a robotic hand prop that has set the internet reeling for answers. J.J. Abrams Takes To Twitter To Reveal New Information…
Legendary Entertainment, the media company behind such films as Pacific Rim, Godzilla, and of course Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies, recently acquired Felicia Day’s YouTube show Geek & Sundry to be part of its digital division. This move makes sense, as Legendary Entertainment is known for producing movies that are popular within the geek demographic and…
Disney has just announced the start of production on Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass, a sequel to Tim Burton’s 2010 box office hit. While this film will lack the most defining name from the original Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton himself, the full cast from the first movie are all on board to…
Jennifer Lee, co-writer and director of Frozen, now has her sights set on a new project. She is currently planning to adapt Madeleine L’Engle’s popular children’s book A Wrinkle in Time. While Oscar-winning Frozen may be a high bar to top, Jennifer Lee clearly has her sights set high with A Wrinkle in Time. This…
With the success of ABC’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and an ever-increasing collection of hit Blockbuster films, Marvel has been dominating the superhero scene. Now, we can look forward to a newcomer to the Marvel TV world: upcoming ABC series Agent Carter. While the show hasn’t started yet, we do know some details that are enough…
If you haven’t read it yet, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell is an incredible fantasy novel by Susanna Clarke that every fan of the genre should read. With a TV series adaptation in the works on BBC America, now is the time to read the novel. Don’t just wait to watch the show – it’s…
Rumors have been flying around the internet for the last few days about Studio Ghibli, the Japanese animation film studio behind such popular movies as Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke. After director Hayao Miyazaki’s recent retirement, the future of the studio seems uncertain, and it is unclear whether we can expect to see more films…
Actor Tom Hiddleston has been stealing our hearts through his portrayal of trickster antihero Loki in the Thor and Avengers movies, and now we have even more irrefutable proof that he may be the most charming actor in the business. A year-old email exchange between Tom Hiddleston and director Joss Whedon has recently surfaced, in…