Author: Tony Smejek

Tony is a child of the 80s so has been pretty on par with pop-culture, sci-fi/fantasy, and anything that hits the nostalgia bone. Even before it was popular to be nerdy. Not only that, he still follows trends and what is going on in the world of TV, video games, and movie entertainment as he has his finger on the pulse of such things. He covers conventions and likes to bump elbows with others that share his interests at these geek-related events.

Folks over at the Orange County John Wayne Airport released the footage of Harrison Ford’s close call to a taxiing airliner. There are three takes from different locations overlooking the tarmac. Ford was flying a yellow Aviat Husky private plane at the time. The flight he came close to was American Airlines Flight 1546. It had 110 passengers and there was no delay due to the incident. They were able to leave for Dallas on time. FAA has launched an investigation as it was Harrison that went in for a landing on a taxiway and not the correct runway. He proceeded…

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Rumors have been on the rise with the X-Men movie projects shooting this year. The Independent had reported X-Men: Supernova slated to shoot in May in Montreal, Canada. Reports has its premise to be set in the 90s. The New Mutants movie is reportedly to be shooting alongside the aforementioned X-Men flick around the same time. The film is also rumored to star James McAvoy as Professor Xavier. https://www.instagram.com/p/BQuYoyxB23m/?taken-by=jamesmcavoyrealdeal The above Instagram picture by Professor X actor McAvoy looks to tease him delving into both areas of the X-Men universe. First picture shows Simon Kinberg and Patrick Stewart. The second reveals McAvoy himself…

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DC fans are looking forward to Game of Thrones’ Jason Momoa taking on the underwater superhero mantle in the new Aquaman movie. It was reported in times past for it to start production in the spring and now a filming date has been confirmed, according to My Entertainment World. It’s under the working title of “Ahab” which is funny because it refers to a nautical theme. A story line also follows. “The film is about a superhero from the sea who can telepathically communicate with all sea creatures is caught between a rock and a hard place when the creatures…

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Earlier this month, an Avengers: Infinity War behind-the-scenes featurette came forth and now there’s a bit of an extension to it as more of the crew came forward about MCU’s phase 3 of films. https://vid.me/8ZZK Additional footage was added such as Doctor Strange’s Benedict Cumberbatch had acknowledged Thanos as well as the significant impact of the Marvel multiverse. “You have Thanos which is already rumbled in the background a little bit.” There’s also Black Panther to consider as he was considered an important element to the MCU according to executive producer of the film, Nate Moore, and figured he deserved…

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Wonder Woman is coming out this year and already quite a few pre-screeners had taken to Reddit to reveal spoiler-filled details. That said, if you do not want to be spoiled, read no further. The the pre-screeners didn’t even know what they would be seeing when the entered the theater. Then the music played and it was terrific. The only title they saw was “New Action Movie”. OBVIOUS POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD! Redditor AraenusWarlord said he sat behind “Zack and Patty”, likely Zack Snyder and Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins. The movie starts off with glimpses of the Gods and narration on how…

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This is turning out to be a treat since sources with Creators.co said that Jared Leto will be making an appearance in both The Batman and Gotham City Sirens movies. The latter focuses on the three femme fatales Cat Woman, Harley Quinn, and Poison Ivy. With the recent stepping down of Ben Affleck to direct The Batman and also Matt Reeves backing out of the Warner Bros. talks, this could indeed be a good pick-me-up for DCEU fans. Sources weren’t able to make a statement regarding how deep the Joker’s involvement will be in these two movies. Do you think…

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Screenings of Logan, starring Hugh Jackman as the lead, have been running and reviews have been pretty positive. Now FOX announced an extended 3-minute runtime for the flick. The movie isn’t out yet for the public, so when it debuts on March 3, could this mean time alloted for a post-credits scene at the movie’s conclusion? Mike Sampson, Senior Marketing and Promotions Manager of the Alamo Draft House tweeted the following: https://twitter.com/mjsamps/status/832637803506851840 Bleeding Cool suggested a possible New Mutants set-up here, a film to be directed by Josh Boone. It would make sense to speculate that because any Fox-related, mutant…

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Director of Justice League Zack Snyder jumped on the social media site Vero to tease what seems to be a little footage from the movie. IMDB lists the project already in post-production so it looks like this picture is connected to that. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10206613171288551&set=gm.1862363747377427&type=3&theater If anyone recalls Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, it looks like Bruce Wayne is taking on the same Superman allied soldiers from his nightmare/vision. It’s somewhat blurred, but appears to be from this distance. The venue in the footage looks to be indoors this time so perhaps he was able to move forward past the Parademons in his…

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There is a Star Wars Aftermath canon trilogy book set out/due out by Chuck Wendig and Empire’s End marks the finishing portion of all three. There had been a lot revealed in the previous two books, but with this final installment fans will indeed find out what’s been going on with Jar Jar Binks, a character rather despised in the prequel movies. His appearance occurs between Revenge of the Sith and Return of the Jedi. SPOILER ALERT: If you don’t want to read further. A boy encounters an old Gungan street performer and introduces himself. The entertainer responds in kind: Meesa Jar Jar. If anyone…

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This is an EXCLUSIVE from The Wrap. Director David F. Sandberg is in talks for New Line to direct DCEU’s Shazam! movie. His break out film was the horror flick Lights Out and will be working on the Annabelle 2 sequel which is slated for Aug. 11 of this year, also by New Line. https://twitter.com/SMTVReports/status/832914047351812100 Earlier it was announced that both Black Adam and Shazam! flicks will be two separate projects the latter of which stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. There is no news regarding a Shazam! casting. Fans have been wondering how Black Adam would be incorporated into the DCEU, but now…

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