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The High Republic Reading Order | A Star Wars Timeline

When Lucasfilm finally announced what they were planning with Project Luminous, detailing the new publishing campaign that would culminate in The High Republic, I was thrilled. It’s an era we’ve yet to explore in canon or legends, and it’s far enough removed from the Skywalker saga to be a wholly new story for Star Wars – but not so much that the galaxy far far away is an unfamiliar place. And…

This article transcribes the above video. To enjoy it fully, we suggest watching the video which collects archival, historical, and film clips to weave a narrative with the following text. Enjoy, and leave a like if you can!

July 16th, 1988. An atomic bomb destroys Tokyo in one of anime’s most iconic openings of all time.…

Project Geekology, Episode 2 – Avatar: The Last Airbender (part 1, non-spoilers)

Hey guys, hope you enjoy the new podcast episode from Project Geekology, all about Avatar: The Last Airbender. We discuss the influences, behind-the-scenes issues, and impact of the series and how it still holds up today. Be sure to subscribe to Project Geekology wherever you listen to podcasts!

Theory: The Next Avatar Series Will Follow Kyoshi

The following article is adapted from the above video’s script.

On August 12th, 2020, fans of the cult classic Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender were hit with a debilitating blow. The show’s original creators, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko announced their departurefrom Netflix’s long-in-development…

Geekend Update – Batman Pics Emerge | Baby Yoda Toys Revealed |New Star Wars Film Incoming

Brand new images and footage have emerged from the set of The Batman, which is filming between London and Glasgow currently.

https://twitter.com/theweeklyplanet/status/1230916181084852224?s=21

We reported that Matt Reeve’s The Batman project may be filming the origin of the original Robin, Dick Grayson, come March. The original reportwe provided suggested that Timothée Chalamet May play the role…

EDIT: I posted a video last night that needs some clarification. I received the scoop around 4:30 and needed to be out of the house by 6:30, which gave me a 2-hour window to film, edit, upload, and create a thumbnail. Working with 4K footage is a slow process, but somehow I made it work. That said, the original title was misleading. It was labeled “RUMOR: Timothée Chalamet Is Playing Dick Grayson…

Geekend Update – The Batman Revealed, Bong Joon Ho Wins Record 4 Oscars, New Billie Eilish Bond Theme

This is the Geekend Update for geek culture news between February 9th-15th, 2020. Below you’ll find links to the original articles that ran each news item, provided it’s available. Our video breakdown will be added when ready.

Bong Joon Ho becomes the second person ever to win 4 Academy Awardsin a single night for his film Parasite, tying with Walt Disney in 1954. That’s some great company.…

10 New MCU Shows on Disney+ | Sam Raimi Directing Doctor Strange 2 // Geekend Update

Below you’ll find links to each article we list in the video above.

Dune News:

The Logo for Dune has been released, but copyright claimants have been calling for the image to be taken down, so it isn’t featured in the video above.

Birds of Prey likely to take only $33.3M at the domestic box officefor it’s opening weekend. Forbes’…

This is the Geekend Update for the week ending in 1/26/20. All links head to the originally sourced articles.

Deadline is reporting that Bad Robot, through it’s new media deal with Warner Bros., are developing several pitches for a Justice League Dark Universe, with both ideas for film and television. While no characters have been singled out to lead, they appear set on this being the direction…

Everything We Know About the KENOBI Series Delay

This article quotes the reports of multiple sites as news on the Kenobi series delay develops.

Correction for the video above: footage of Chris Messina interviewing Ewan McGregor at 4:00 was provided by Variety, and not Vanity Fair.

6 days ago FandomWire were the first to break the scoopthat there were issues on the pre-production…

Makoto Shinkai began his career as an animator at age 30. In the 20 years or so since, he’s created a name for himself as someone who consistently tops his previous works in scale, scope, and technicality. Weathering With You, the latest film by the Japanese director and followup to the all-time highest grossing anime film ever, Your Name, proves to be all that and more. It’s a breathtaking…

Kenobi Series in Trouble? | No Watchmen Season 2 | Leaked Episode IX Script // Geekend Update

Here’s our Geekend Update for the week of 1/19/20.

Arrowverse producer, Marc Guggenheim seemingly confirms that The Flash movie will revolve around the popular comic event ‘Flashpoint.‘ “The trick with the scene is that I didn’t want to and they didn’t want me to do anything that stepped on the toes of the Flashpoint movie that…

Morbius Is NOT in the MCU – Here’s Why

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The Morbius Trailer has recently dropped and before Jenn or I could get around to actually reviewing/reacting to it, the big spoilers were all over the place, and people were asking us about whether or not the film was in the MCU. We have some big reasons as to why we don’t believe it takes place in the MCU, which we’ll elaborate on below (or in the video above).

We’…

Jar Jar Binks Is BACK | Hawkeye Series Delayed | Christian Bale in the MCU? // Geekend Update

• Avatar Sequel Concept Photos released alongside James Cameron’s collaboration with Mercedes Benz for a concept car.

• Disney’s live-action Peter Pan remake is reportedly to be re-titled Peter Pan and Wendy, and will begin filming April 17 in Canada.

• Scott DerickSon leaves Doctor Strange: In the Multiverse of Madness, according…

I spend a lot of time mapping the timeline for the MCU. Consider it an unhealthy obsession. So I was excited when I found out we were getting a Black Widow period piece (the period being pre 2024 (the current year date for the MCU). The film has been said to occur between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, which…