February 10, 2025 • 29 mins
Unravel the complexities of international copyright laws with us as we examine the intense legal showdown between the estate of Joseph Schuster and Warner Bros. Discovery over Superman's global rights. Get the inside scoop on why The Sandman is wrapping up on Netflix after its second season, amidst swirling allegations against Neil Gaiman. We'll also uncover the story behind Rob Liefeld's public fallout with Marvel Studios and his frustrations about creator treatment, all while sharing personal snippets of life, including snowy forecasts and a store makeover. Whether you're a fan of superheroes or just love a good behind-the-scenes industry tale, this episode promises to enlighten and entertain.
Step into a galaxy far, far away with the latest Star Wars announcements, where Sigourney Weaver's mysterious role in "The Mandalorian and Grogu" is making waves. Die-hard fans can also look forward to the novel "Star Wars Sanctuary," featuring the return of Clone Force 99. We'll gear up for Dania Gurira's collaboration with John Cena in "Matchbox" and a chilling adaptation of Scott Snyder's "Dungeon." Celebrate gaming nostalgia with the re-release of "The Sims" series for its 25th anniversary and explore genre updates from Cineverse's Toxic Avenger reboot to the 52nd Annual Saturn Awards winners. We also honor the legacy of John Irwin, whose iconic voice left a lasting impact on animation.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
tonight.
Troubling news for superman robleifeld is done with marvel,
the bad batch comes back.
The sim celebrates 25 years andremember the voice of he-man
john irwin.
All that and more in thisedition of multiverse tonight
comic books, sci-fi, fantasy andmore.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
If you're looking for a roundup of geeky news, you're
in the right place.
This is Multiverse Tonight, andhere's your host, thomas
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Townley.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
Well, hello everyone and welcome to episode 233 of
Multiverse Tonight.
I'm, of course, your host, tomStanley, and it's another cold
day on the plains.
I can tell you that we'reexpecting snow tomorrow evening
and into Wednesday it might dropseveral inches, and you know so
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it's just a cold day In.
You know, other personal newsthe store that I'm working at is
getting remodeled, so I have toput up with that until April,
but other than that, things havebeen going pretty well.
So let's you know, just cut thechat and go on to the DC Comics
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News.
And we start DC News with theestate of Joseph Schuster, the
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co-creator of the iconicsuperhero Superman, who has
initiated legal action againstWarner Bros, discovery and DC
Comics.
The lawsuit contends that thecompanies are not legally
entitled to distribute theforthcoming Superman film in
specific crucial internationalmarkets.
Now the legal dispute resolvesaround foreign copyright laws
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that automatically revertownership rights back to the
Schuster estate 25 years afterthe author's death.
The estate argues that WarnerBrothers has been exploiting the
Superman character in theseterritories without proper
authorization, thus infringingupon their rights.
Now Warner Bros has respondedto the lawsuit by expressing
their disagreement with theclaims made by the Schuster
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estate.
The company maintains that theypossess the necessary rights to
distribute the Superman film inthe territories in question and
intends to vigorously defendtheir legal position in question
.
And intends to vigorouslydefend their legal position Now.
The outcome of this lawsuitcould have significant
implications for thedistribution and exploitation of
the Superman character ininternational markets.
If the Schuster estate issuccessful, it could potentially
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lead to Superbrothers beingrequired to renegotiate their
rights or face restrictions ontheir ability to release
Superman-related content incertain territories.
This legal dispute alsohighlights the complexities of
international copyright laws andthe challenges faced by
companies operating in a globalmarketplace.
There will be no third seasonfor the Sandman.
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Netflix made the announcementFriday on social media that the
upcoming second season will beits last.
Now the official announcementcomes amid sexual assault and
misconduct allegations againstNeil Gaiman, who created the
comic on which the series isbased and developed and
executive produced the Netflixseries.
Gaiman has denied theallegations Now.
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It had been decided beforefilming began on season two that
it would serve as the series'conclusion, with the storyline
completing dream story arc.
The sandman series has alwaysbeen focused exclusively on
dream story and back in 2022,when looked at they looked at
the remaining dream materialfrom the comics there was.
They knew that they had onlyenough story for one more season
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, according to showrunner AlanHeinberg, who, wrote in a post
shared online, went on to say weare extremely grateful to
Netflix for bringing the teamall back together and giving us
the time and resources to make afaithful adaptation in a way
that we hope will surprise anddelight the comics' loyal
readers as well as fans of theshow.
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The 10-episode series followedMorpheus, played by Tom
Sturridge, the personificationof Dreams and one of the Seven
Endless, who was captured in anoccult ritual in 1916.
After being held captive for106 years, dream escaped and set
out to restore order to hisrealm.
The Dreaming Other series starsinclude Boyd Holbrook as
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Corinthian, vivian Ampong asLucian, patton Oswalt as the
voice of Matthew the Raven,david Twillis as John Dee,
gwendolyn Christie as LuciferMorningstar, jenna Coleman as
Jonah Constantine and KirbyHowell-Baptiste as Death, among
others.
Alan Heidenberg exec producedalongside Gaiman and David S
Goyer.
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Gaiman Goyer and Heinberg alsowere the co-writers on the
project.
Now let's go on to the Marvelnews.
Nearly 35 years after creatingDeadpool, rob Liefeld has
reached his boiling point withMarvel Studios.
The comic creator who conceivedthe character in the 1990 issue
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of New Mutants publicly cutties with Marvel, as he
recounted being snubbed at theJuly 2024 premiere of Deadpool
and Wolverine Quote.
It was meant to embarrass,diminish and defeat me, which he
said in the last episode of hisRobstervations podcast, which
was titled Marvel access denied.
He recalled being ignored byMarvel Studios boss Kevin Feige
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on the red carpet before findingout that he and his family were
not invited to the after party,the final straw for Liefeld.
Meanwhile, liefeld posed on thecarpet with creatives from the
movie but later learned thosephotos were deleted, as he
believes they're only taken toappease him.
Quote at some point you go.
I've received the message andthe message is clear.
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He added Now.
Previously, liefeld sent amessage to Marvel after they
granted Wolverine co-creator RoyThomas a special spot in the
film's credits, which upsetco-creator Len Wynn's widow,
christian Vallada, a friend ofLiefeld.
He also inquired about aspecial mention for himself in
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the credits, noting he did notask for money.
Quote Marvel's treatment ofcreators has never been their
strength.
Without the world, the creatorsand the concepts that we create
, and in this specific case, theworld of Deadpool, there are no
films to shoot, no blockbustersto distribute.
I am not the easy button thatstaples, I am the human
imagination behind it all.
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Unquote.
Comic book creators cannotcontinue to be relegated as
afterthoughts.
This is easy to address.
Unless I reach out to addressit, it will never manifest.
Unquote.
That's some personalobservations here.
He thinks too much of himself.
Yeah, he, you know he giveshimself way too much credit for
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things, so it's best to take himwith a grain of salt.
Plus, he can never draw feet.
Anyway, let's go on to the StarWars news.
Star Wars news begins withDisneyland finally answering the
question that has hung overGalaxy's Edge since the Star
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Wars land opened back in 2019.
Is it important to adhere to astrict timeline in the epic saga
or let fans enjoy all of thegalaxy far, far away all at once
?
Well, meet, a young LukeSkywalker meet-and-greet
character will appear during theseason of the fourth seasonal
event that runs March 28th toMay 11th at Disneyland.
Additional details will beannounced by Disneyland on
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Monday, february 10th, accordingto the official Disney Parks
Instagram account.
The movie the Move breaks morethan five years of strict
adherence to a storytelling ruleestablished by Walt Disney,
imagineering and Lucasfilm thatlimited Galaxy's Edge to a time
period between the Last Jedi andthe Rise of Skywalker, the last
two films in the sequel trilogy.
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This means Darth Vader, hanSolo, obi-wan Kenobi may soon
join Luke Skywalker at the BlackSpire Outpost village on the
Star Wars planet of Batuu, thesetting for the 14-acre land at
Disneyland in Anaheim.
Up until now, the old-schoolcharacters from the original
Star Trek trilogy had beeneffectively banned from Galaxy's
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Edge by Imagineering From astorytelling standpoint.
The Star Wars Galactic Calendarmarks time on either side of
the attack of the Death Starknown as the Battle of Yavin.
Dates fall before the Battle ofYavin or after the
universe-saving attack.
Aby Galaxy's Edge is setbetween 34 ABY when the Last
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Galaxy takes place and 35 ABYwhen the Rise of Skywalker film
is set.
So in other words, they're just, you know, kind of breaking
kayfabe, as the wrestling fanssay.
Anyway, sigourney Weaver hasshed some light on her
character's role in the upcomingStar Wars movie the Mandalorian
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and Grogu.
While the acting legendcouldn't share too many details,
she did tease that she portrayssomeone of great importance.
Quote.
I play a wonderful characterwho is, you know, in a position
of authority.
She revealed that she'll begiving orders to Din Dajarn.
Quote.
I have to send the Mandalorianout on a mission on the Outer
Rim where all the bad stuffhappens, she said in an
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interview with Games Red R Pluswhile promoting Apple TV's the
Gorge.
The nature of Weaver's rolemeant she got to share scenes
with the adorable Grogu, whichshe said was her primary reason
for joining the project.
Quote.
He's a little badass too.
It's going to be wonderful forpeople to see what Grogu is up
to now, because he's grown up alittle bit and is capable of
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much more than maybe we thinkjust by watching the series.
Unquote.
The movie, directed by JonFavreau, will be a big screen
continuation of the hit DC Plusseries, the Mandalorian,
following the titular characterson their latest adventures.
Plot details are being keptunder wraps, but the movie is
scheduled to premiere in May of2026.
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Clone Force 99, thefan-favorite characters also
known as the Bad Batch, willmake their return to the Star
Wars franchise in the new novel.
Today, lucasfilm announced thebook Star Wars Sanctuary, which
will be released on August 5th,written by Lamar Giles.
The story takes place duringthe events of the Bad Batch
Season 2 and centers on Hunter,wrecker, tech and Omega as they
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work with treasure hunter FiGanea, genoa, on a plan to help
rebuild their island refugeafter the devastating tsunami
seen in the episode Pabu.
So you know, that's great.
I hope people are happy to atleast read some more adventures
of the Bad Batch.
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Anyway, let's get on with thegeek news.
Geek News Black Panther starDania Gurrea has joined John
Cena in Matchbox, the Appleoriginal film's live action take
on the classic Mattel car toyline.
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The actress, who is also knownfor playing fan favorite
character Michonne on AMC's theWalking Dead, now joins a call
sheet that also includes SamRichardson, tia Niparis and
Arturo Castro.
Sam Hargrave, the helmer behindthe extraction action movies,
is directing the feature that isshooting this winter in several
locales around the world,including Hungary and Slovakia.
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Matchbox is the toy brand firstcreated in 1953 and acquired by
Mattel in 1997.
The company originally competedwith Matchbox in the die-cast
car space with its own line, hotWheels.
Now plot details have been keptunder wraps, but the project is
described as an action-packed,globe-trying adventure that
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centers on a group of childhoodfriends who must work together
to stop impending worldwidedisaster and rediscover their
friendship along the way.
Yeah, it sounds like the Fastand Furious, doesn't it, but
with toy cars.
Spooky Pictures, the company runby Stephen Snyder and Roy Lee,
has teamed up with IDWEntertainment to adapt Dungeon,
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the horror comedy by ScottSnyder and Hayden Sherman.
Snyder and Lee will produce the, the top commodities in the
comics field.
Snyder, a longtime comicsauthor, is currently writing
Absolute Batman for DC, withthat comics launch being the
best-selling title of 2024.
Sherman is illustratingAbsolute Wonder Woman, which has
also been a massive launch thatwent to multiple printings
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Published as a five-issueminiseries in 2023-2024,.
The story begins when a familymoves from the Big Apple to
upstate New York to escape thehustle and bustle.
However, their father's dreamof a quiet rural life is
shattered when he discovers adungeon underneath their land
filled with torture devices,weapons and a threatening
message on the wall that readstell no one.
The discovery sets up aparanoid serial kidnapping
mystery where no one, not eventhe father's child, is safe and
not even the FBI agent assignedto the case can help Quote.
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There's no shortage of serialkiller stories in the
marketplace.
The challenge is finding onethat is both terrifying and goes
to places we haven't seenbefore, he stated Spooky's Scott
Steven Snyder Dungeon.
Is it Now continuing?
He went on to say quote andeven as longtime friends, fans
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and producers in the genre, wefind ourselves haunted by what
we read.
This is our Silence of theLambs and Seven.
Snyder knows what's what abouthorror.
Having worked on the Insidiousand Paranormal Activity movies,
he also executive produced aseries of M9 Shyamalan movies
ranging from the Visit and Splitto Knockout at the Cabin and
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Trap.
Last year he and Lee anotherhorror maestro who produced
Barbarian and this Weekend'sCompanion produced last year's
well-received thriller StrangeDarling via the Spooky banner.
Spooky also produced Late Nightwith the Devil, last year's
supernatural horror thrillerthat starred David Dash.
Mulligan has a 1970s talk show.
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Who makes a deal he probablyshouldn't have.
Eaa has announced it will bere-releasing the Sims and Sims 2
to commemorate the 25thanniversary of the beloved
franchise.
These classic titles will beavailable for purchase both
individually and as a bundledpackage, offering fans the
opportunity to relive the earlydays of the series.
The re-releases also includebonus content, although the
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specifics of this additionalmaterial have not been revealed.
While the Sims 4 continues toreceive updates and expansions,
ea has stated that there iscurrently no plans for the
development of the Sims 5.
This news may disappoint somefans who are hoping for a new
installment in the series, butit appears that EA is focusing
on supporting and expanding theexisting Sims 4 experience for
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the time being.
The re-release of the Sims andthe Sims 2 is a testament to the
enduring popularity of thefranchise and provides an
excellent opportunity for bothlongtime fans and newcomers to
experience the origins of thisiconic series.
And I picked up both there-release of the Sims and Sims
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2, and it runs great on mylaptop.
Of course, this is software fromthe early 2000s, so your you
know your mileage may vary, butyou know, go ahead and pick them
up.
They're actually very fun toplay with.
More than two decades afterBuffy the Vampire Slayer ended
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its seven-season run, thebeloved supernatural drama is
eyeing a revival with a newchapter in the franchise.
A follow-up series is nearing apilot order from Hulu, with
star Michelle Gellar expected tostar, reprising her signature
role as Buffy Summers.
According to sources, oscarwinner Chloe Zhao, a
self-professed lifelong Buffyfan, is set to direct the pilot
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written by Nora and LiliaZuckerman from Poker Face.
The reboot hails from Buffy theVampire Slayer, studio 20th
Television and Disney SiblingsSearchlight TV, where Zhao has
been under a first-look deal.
After months of horrificallegations of sexual misconduct
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, the Sandman career Neil Gaimanhas been taken to court in a
trio of states on allegations ofrape, human trafficking and
more by a former New Zealandnanny and musician, amanda
Palmer's son Quote Neil Gaiman'ssexual abuse of plaintiff and
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his wife, amanda Palmer's rolein procuring and presenting
plaintiff to Gaiman for suchabuse states a rape and human
trafficking complaint filed infederal court in Wisconsin by
Scarlett Pavlovich Quote Gaimanhas a decades-long history of
sexual misconduct consistentwith the actions that will be
described in the followingparagraphs.
The 28-page 9 claim action adds, with vivid detail, including a
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sodomy rape of slave Pavlovichby Gaiman just three years ago,
seeking at least $1 million anda jury trial.
The case's details align withthe deeply researched New York
Magazine article there Is noSafe Word by Lilia Shapiro from
earlier this year and theallegations made by Pavlovich
and seven different womenagainst Gaiman.
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That New York Magazine articledrew from Tortoise Media's
six-part podcast Master, theallegations against Neil Gaiman
from last summer.
And you know I'm just going tosay here no comment.
You know, let this stuff workitself out in the courts before
you decide guilt or innocence.
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You know that's every citizen'sright.
So just you know, don't givejudgment until judgment has been
given.
Give judgment until judgmenthas been given.
Cineverse has set a 2025release date for the Toxic
Avenger, starring Peter Dinklageas Toxie.
According to Deadlinecom, thereboot of the 1980s dark cult
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comedy will premiere as anunrated wide release on August
29th, kicking off what's sure tobe a big Labor Day weekend.
Now Cineverse, which rocked thebox office with Terrifier 3
last fall, acquired all US andCanadian theatrical home
entertainment and streamingrights to the toxic Avenger
through a deal with LegendaryEntertainment Directed by Macon
Blair, it stars, emmy and GoldenGlobe winner Dinklage, with
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Kevin Bacon, elijah Wood, jacobTremblay, julia Davis and Taylor
Page, also starring Dune Part 2, beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice and Alien Romuluswere the big film winners at the
52nd Annual Saturn Awards heldthis past Sunday at the Hilton
Universal City.
Nicolas Cage and Demi Mooretook the lead acting prizes for
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their respective turn in DreamScenario and the Substance, and
Denis Villeneuve's Dune Part 2took the Best Science Fiction
Film Prize.
Tim Burton's Beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice won for FantasyFilm, and Fede Alvarez's Alien
Romulus seized Best Horror Film.
Other movie winners on thenight included Deadpool and
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Wolverine for Best ActionAdventure Film.
The Wild Robot for AnimatedFilm.
Godzilla Minus One forInternational Film.
Strange Darling for Thrillerand Late Night with the Devil
Best Independent Film.
The TV winners list includesFallout, house of the Dragon,
agatha Allong, cobra Kai FromMonarch Legacy of Monsters, star
Wars, the Bad Batch and theWalking Dead.
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The Ones who Live, thePenguins', colin Farrell and
Star Wars.
Ahsoka's Rosara Dawson tookhome the lead acting prizes.
Joel McHale hosted the ceremony, which featured a Lifetime
Achievement Award for Star TrekCaptain William Shatner.
Lawrence Fishburne alsoaccepted the inaugural Lance
Riddick Legacy Award.
Lawrence Fishburne alsoaccepted the inaugural Lance
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Riddick Legacy Award.
The Saturn Awards honor thebest in genre entertainment and
have been presented by theAcademy of Science Fiction,
Fantasy and Horror since itsinception in 1972.
No-transcript.
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Legendary Entertainment andHasbro Entertainment announced
in a joint news release thatthey have reached a deal to
license Magic the Gathering toLegendary for development into a
quote a live-action featurefilm and television universe,
starting with an initiallyplanned movie that will expand
to other media.
Legendary is the studio behindIP-derived movies like
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Christopher Nolan's the DarkKnight, then the Villeneuve's
Dune and Dune Part II and therecent run of Godzilla and King
Kong movies, including GodzillaX and Kong the New Empire.
There were no initial detailsabout what area of magic the
studio might want to explore orwho would be involved with the
production.
The initial news release justpromised quote a multimedia
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universe that throwslong-standing fans and creates a
broad wave of new ones.
Unquote.
But looking at Legendary'sother output, such as
Christopher Nolan's Interstellarand Inception, the 2016
Warcraft movie, zack Snyder'sman of Steel and Watchmen and
the Pokemon Detective Pikachumovie, at least suggests the
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specific dark, somber tone andblockbuster scope that the
company might bring to thematerial.
Now this news release notesthat Hasbro has also licensed
Magic the Gathering to Netflixfor the previously reported and
recently revived upcominganimated TV series, which
suggests this deal hasn'tcancelled, overwritten the old
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one.
Presumably Legendary's plannedmagic universe won't intersect
with the Netflix version at all.
Some more award news.
Winners of the 30th AnnualCritics' Choice Awards were
named this past week.
Hollywood's biggest namesglammed up for the delayed
Critics' Choice Awards in SantaMonica, california, which saw
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stars hit the 2025 red carpet,including Wicked star Ariana
Grande.
Now, there weren't very manygeeky winners this time, but
we'll point some out BestDirector John M Chu for Wicked.
Demi Moore won for the horrorfilm, the Substance.
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And also Corley Fargate won forBest Original Screenplay for
the Substance.
The Best Animated Film went tothe Wild Robot.
The Best Comic Tie was a tiewent to A Real Pain and Deadpool
and Wolverine.
And on the TV side, colinFarrell won for Best Actor in a
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Limited Series or TV Movie forthe Penguin and Kristen Malati
won for Best Actress in aLimited Series or TV Movie for
the Penguin and Kristen Malatiwon for Best Actress in a
Limited Series or TV Movie forthe Penguin.
Squid Game won Best ForeignLanguage Series and Best
Animated Series went to X-Men 97.
And finally, tonight, john Irwin, the voice behind such iconic
animated and animal TVcharacters such as He-Man,
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morris the Cat, the snobby,reggie on the Archer cartoons
and many other side-memoringfavorites of the 60s, 70s and
80s, died last month of naturalcauses at his home in Camarillo,
california, at the age of 88.
His death was announced by hisPR firm, celebrux.
Melinda Britt, who voiced thecharacter She-Ra the superhero
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and sister of superhero He-Manin Filmation's Masters of the
Universe World, said in astatement, quote Unquote Now,
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alan Hoppenheimer, who voicedthe villainous Skeletor in the
He-Man's She-Ra world, alsowrote Working with John Irwin
was a ballad of irreverence,professionalism and surprise.
Surprise of how many lifestories he had.
He was a serious actor, writer,performer of commercials,
musician, painter and anall-around lovely gentleman and
a devil addition to my life.
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An intensely private man.
Irwin provided no photographsof himself, even to his PR firm.
He is said to have died aroundDecember 20th.
His voice, however, can bewidely recognized by countless
children of the classic Saturdaymorning cartoon era as the
voice of the wealthy ReggieMantle on the Archie Show in
1968, and numerous cartoonspinoffs in the 60s and 70s,
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such as the Archie Comedy Show,archie's Funhouse, sabrina the
Teenage Witch, archie'sBang-Shang-Lollapalooza Show,
among others.
Irwin perfected the tone ofcomic youthful arrogance and
snobbery.
Although he'd voiced othercharacters of the era, including
various Flintstones and GroovyGhoulies cartoons, he'd become
ubiquitous for the 1980sCenturion-echo-laden voice of
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He-Man on Masters of theUniverse Super superhero with a
massive sword, golden Dutchboy-style haircut and bulging
muscles.
He also voiced the character'sClark Kent-esque alter ego of
Prince Adam Born.
On December 5, 1936 in Cambridge, massachusetts, irwin achieved
iconic status in the advertisingworld for his voicing of the
sarcastic tabby spokescat forNine Lives Cat Food, who you
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know, morris the Cat.
Beginning in 1968, theIrwin-voiced feline created by
the Leo Burnett AdvertisingAgency could be seen in
countless commercials as anextremely finicky creature who
ultimately gave in to theapparent deliciousness of the
chicken or seafood-flavored food.
Earlier in his career, in 1959,irwin recurred in the light
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heart and live action cowboyseries Rawhide as cattle driver
Teddy, and in 1955, he voicedvarious animal characters in the
hit pig comedy Babe.
His final credit was in the2005 episode of Family Guy,
voicing He-Man.
According to Selbergs, he issurvived quote by his loving
family of children andgrandchildren unquote.
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No names were provided inkeeping with his wishes.
And again, again, john Irwin,the voice of He-Man, dead at the
age of 88.
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tonight.
Troubling news for superman robleifeld is done with marvel,
the bad batch comes back.
The sim celebrates 25 years andremember the voice of he-man
john irwin.
All that and more in thisedition of multiverse tonight
comic books, sci-fi, fantasy andmore.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
If you're looking for a roundup of geeky news, you're
in the right place.
This is Multiverse Tonight, andhere's your host, thomas
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Townley.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
Well, hello everyone and welcome to episode 233 of
Multiverse Tonight.
I'm, of course, your host, tomStanley, and it's another cold
day on the plains.
I can tell you that we'reexpecting snow tomorrow evening
and into Wednesday it might dropseveral inches, and you know so
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it's just a cold day In.
You know, other personal newsthe store that I'm working at is
getting remodeled, so I have toput up with that until April,
but other than that, things havebeen going pretty well.
So let's you know, just cut thechat and go on to the DC Comics
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News.
And we start DC News with theestate of Joseph Schuster, the
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co-creator of the iconicsuperhero Superman, who has
initiated legal action againstWarner Bros, discovery and DC
Comics.
The lawsuit contends that thecompanies are not legally
entitled to distribute theforthcoming Superman film in
specific crucial internationalmarkets.
Now the legal dispute resolvesaround foreign copyright laws
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that automatically revertownership rights back to the
Schuster estate 25 years afterthe author's death.
The estate argues that WarnerBrothers has been exploiting the
Superman character in theseterritories without proper
authorization, thus infringingupon their rights.
Now Warner Bros has respondedto the lawsuit by expressing
their disagreement with theclaims made by the Schuster
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estate.
The company maintains that theypossess the necessary rights to
distribute the Superman film inthe territories in question and
intends to vigorously defendtheir legal position in question
.
And intends to vigorouslydefend their legal position Now.
The outcome of this lawsuitcould have significant
implications for thedistribution and exploitation of
the Superman character ininternational markets.
If the Schuster estate issuccessful, it could potentially
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lead to Superbrothers beingrequired to renegotiate their
rights or face restrictions ontheir ability to release
Superman-related content incertain territories.
This legal dispute alsohighlights the complexities of
international copyright laws andthe challenges faced by
companies operating in a globalmarketplace.
There will be no third seasonfor the Sandman.
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Netflix made the announcementFriday on social media that the
upcoming second season will beits last.
Now the official announcementcomes amid sexual assault and
misconduct allegations againstNeil Gaiman, who created the
comic on which the series isbased and developed and
executive produced the Netflixseries.
Gaiman has denied theallegations Now.
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It had been decided beforefilming began on season two that
it would serve as the series'conclusion, with the storyline
completing dream story arc.
The sandman series has alwaysbeen focused exclusively on
dream story and back in 2022,when looked at they looked at
the remaining dream materialfrom the comics there was.
They knew that they had onlyenough story for one more season
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, according to showrunner AlanHeinberg, who, wrote in a post
shared online, went on to say weare extremely grateful to
Netflix for bringing the teamall back together and giving us
the time and resources to make afaithful adaptation in a way
that we hope will surprise anddelight the comics' loyal
readers as well as fans of theshow.
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The 10-episode series followedMorpheus, played by Tom
Sturridge, the personificationof Dreams and one of the Seven
Endless, who was captured in anoccult ritual in 1916.
After being held captive for106 years, dream escaped and set
out to restore order to hisrealm.
The Dreaming Other series starsinclude Boyd Holbrook as
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Corinthian, vivian Ampong asLucian, patton Oswalt as the
voice of Matthew the Raven,david Twillis as John Dee,
gwendolyn Christie as LuciferMorningstar, jenna Coleman as
Jonah Constantine and KirbyHowell-Baptiste as Death, among
others.
Alan Heidenberg exec producedalongside Gaiman and David S
Goyer.
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Gaiman Goyer and Heinberg alsowere the co-writers on the
project.
Now let's go on to the Marvelnews.
Nearly 35 years after creatingDeadpool, rob Liefeld has
reached his boiling point withMarvel Studios.
The comic creator who conceivedthe character in the 1990 issue
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of New Mutants publicly cutties with Marvel, as he
recounted being snubbed at theJuly 2024 premiere of Deadpool
and Wolverine Quote.
It was meant to embarrass,diminish and defeat me, which he
said in the last episode of hisRobstervations podcast, which
was titled Marvel access denied.
He recalled being ignored byMarvel Studios boss Kevin Feige
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on the red carpet before findingout that he and his family were
not invited to the after party,the final straw for Liefeld.
Meanwhile, liefeld posed on thecarpet with creatives from the
movie but later learned thosephotos were deleted, as he
believes they're only taken toappease him.
Quote at some point you go.
I've received the message andthe message is clear.
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He added Now.
Previously, liefeld sent amessage to Marvel after they
granted Wolverine co-creator RoyThomas a special spot in the
film's credits, which upsetco-creator Len Wynn's widow,
christian Vallada, a friend ofLiefeld.
He also inquired about aspecial mention for himself in
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the credits, noting he did notask for money.
Quote Marvel's treatment ofcreators has never been their
strength.
Without the world, the creatorsand the concepts that we create
, and in this specific case, theworld of Deadpool, there are no
films to shoot, no blockbustersto distribute.
I am not the easy button thatstaples, I am the human
imagination behind it all.
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Unquote.
Comic book creators cannotcontinue to be relegated as
afterthoughts.
This is easy to address.
Unless I reach out to addressit, it will never manifest.
Unquote.
That's some personalobservations here.
He thinks too much of himself.
Yeah, he, you know he giveshimself way too much credit for
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things, so it's best to take himwith a grain of salt.
Plus, he can never draw feet.
Anyway, let's go on to the StarWars news.
Star Wars news begins withDisneyland finally answering the
question that has hung overGalaxy's Edge since the Star
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Wars land opened back in 2019.
Is it important to adhere to astrict timeline in the epic saga
or let fans enjoy all of thegalaxy far, far away all at once
?
Well, meet, a young LukeSkywalker meet-and-greet
character will appear during theseason of the fourth seasonal
event that runs March 28th toMay 11th at Disneyland.
Additional details will beannounced by Disneyland on
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Monday, february 10th, accordingto the official Disney Parks
Instagram account.
The movie the Move breaks morethan five years of strict
adherence to a storytelling ruleestablished by Walt Disney,
imagineering and Lucasfilm thatlimited Galaxy's Edge to a time
period between the Last Jedi andthe Rise of Skywalker, the last
two films in the sequel trilogy.
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This means Darth Vader, hanSolo, obi-wan Kenobi may soon
join Luke Skywalker at the BlackSpire Outpost village on the
Star Wars planet of Batuu, thesetting for the 14-acre land at
Disneyland in Anaheim.
Up until now, the old-schoolcharacters from the original
Star Trek trilogy had beeneffectively banned from Galaxy's
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Edge by Imagineering From astorytelling standpoint.
The Star Wars Galactic Calendarmarks time on either side of
the attack of the Death Starknown as the Battle of Yavin.
Dates fall before the Battle ofYavin or after the
universe-saving attack.
Aby Galaxy's Edge is setbetween 34 ABY when the Last
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Galaxy takes place and 35 ABYwhen the Rise of Skywalker film
is set.
So in other words, they're just, you know, kind of breaking
kayfabe, as the wrestling fanssay.
Anyway, sigourney Weaver hasshed some light on her
character's role in the upcomingStar Wars movie the Mandalorian
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and Grogu.
While the acting legendcouldn't share too many details,
she did tease that she portrayssomeone of great importance.
Quote.
I play a wonderful characterwho is, you know, in a position
of authority.
She revealed that she'll begiving orders to Din Dajarn.
Quote.
I have to send the Mandalorianout on a mission on the Outer
Rim where all the bad stuffhappens, she said in an
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interview with Games Red R Pluswhile promoting Apple TV's the
Gorge.
The nature of Weaver's rolemeant she got to share scenes
with the adorable Grogu, whichshe said was her primary reason
for joining the project.
Quote.
He's a little badass too.
It's going to be wonderful forpeople to see what Grogu is up
to now, because he's grown up alittle bit and is capable of
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much more than maybe we thinkjust by watching the series.
Unquote.
The movie, directed by JonFavreau, will be a big screen
continuation of the hit DC Plusseries, the Mandalorian,
following the titular characterson their latest adventures.
Plot details are being keptunder wraps, but the movie is
scheduled to premiere in May of2026.
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Clone Force 99, thefan-favorite characters also
known as the Bad Batch, willmake their return to the Star
Wars franchise in the new novel.
Today, lucasfilm announced thebook Star Wars Sanctuary, which
will be released on August 5th,written by Lamar Giles.
The story takes place duringthe events of the Bad Batch
Season 2 and centers on Hunter,wrecker, tech and Omega as they
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work with treasure hunter FiGanea, genoa, on a plan to help
rebuild their island refugeafter the devastating tsunami
seen in the episode Pabu.
So you know, that's great.
I hope people are happy to atleast read some more adventures
of the Bad Batch.
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Anyway, let's get on with thegeek news.
Geek News Black Panther starDania Gurrea has joined John
Cena in Matchbox, the Appleoriginal film's live action take
on the classic Mattel car toyline.
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The actress, who is also knownfor playing fan favorite
character Michonne on AMC's theWalking Dead, now joins a call
sheet that also includes SamRichardson, tia Niparis and
Arturo Castro.
Sam Hargrave, the helmer behindthe extraction action movies,
is directing the feature that isshooting this winter in several
locales around the world,including Hungary and Slovakia.
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Matchbox is the toy brand firstcreated in 1953 and acquired by
Mattel in 1997.
The company originally competedwith Matchbox in the die-cast
car space with its own line, hotWheels.
Now plot details have been keptunder wraps, but the project is
described as an action-packed,globe-trying adventure that
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centers on a group of childhoodfriends who must work together
to stop impending worldwidedisaster and rediscover their
friendship along the way.
Yeah, it sounds like the Fastand Furious, doesn't it, but
with toy cars.
Spooky Pictures, the company runby Stephen Snyder and Roy Lee,
has teamed up with IDWEntertainment to adapt Dungeon,
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the horror comedy by ScottSnyder and Hayden Sherman.
Snyder and Lee will produce the, the top commodities in the
comics field.
Snyder, a longtime comicsauthor, is currently writing
Absolute Batman for DC, withthat comics launch being the
best-selling title of 2024.
Sherman is illustratingAbsolute Wonder Woman, which has
also been a massive launch thatwent to multiple printings
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Published as a five-issueminiseries in 2023-2024,.
The story begins when a familymoves from the Big Apple to
upstate New York to escape thehustle and bustle.
However, their father's dreamof a quiet rural life is
shattered when he discovers adungeon underneath their land
filled with torture devices,weapons and a threatening
message on the wall that readstell no one.
The discovery sets up aparanoid serial kidnapping
mystery where no one, not eventhe father's child, is safe and
not even the FBI agent assignedto the case can help Quote.
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There's no shortage of serialkiller stories in the
marketplace.
The challenge is finding onethat is both terrifying and goes
to places we haven't seenbefore, he stated Spooky's Scott
Steven Snyder Dungeon.
Is it Now continuing?
He went on to say quote andeven as longtime friends, fans
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and producers in the genre, wefind ourselves haunted by what
we read.
This is our Silence of theLambs and Seven.
Snyder knows what's what abouthorror.
Having worked on the Insidiousand Paranormal Activity movies,
he also executive produced aseries of M9 Shyamalan movies
ranging from the Visit and Splitto Knockout at the Cabin and
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Trap.
Last year he and Lee anotherhorror maestro who produced
Barbarian and this Weekend'sCompanion produced last year's
well-received thriller StrangeDarling via the Spooky banner.
Spooky also produced Late Nightwith the Devil, last year's
supernatural horror thrillerthat starred David Dash.
Mulligan has a 1970s talk show.
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Who makes a deal he probablyshouldn't have.
Eaa has announced it will bere-releasing the Sims and Sims 2
to commemorate the 25thanniversary of the beloved
franchise.
These classic titles will beavailable for purchase both
individually and as a bundledpackage, offering fans the
opportunity to relive the earlydays of the series.
The re-releases also includebonus content, although the
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specifics of this additionalmaterial have not been revealed.
While the Sims 4 continues toreceive updates and expansions,
ea has stated that there iscurrently no plans for the
development of the Sims 5.
This news may disappoint somefans who are hoping for a new
installment in the series, butit appears that EA is focusing
on supporting and expanding theexisting Sims 4 experience for
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the time being.
The re-release of the Sims andthe Sims 2 is a testament to the
enduring popularity of thefranchise and provides an
excellent opportunity for bothlongtime fans and newcomers to
experience the origins of thisiconic series.
And I picked up both there-release of the Sims and Sims
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2, and it runs great on mylaptop.
Of course, this is software fromthe early 2000s, so your you
know your mileage may vary, butyou know, go ahead and pick them
up.
They're actually very fun toplay with.
More than two decades afterBuffy the Vampire Slayer ended
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its seven-season run, thebeloved supernatural drama is
eyeing a revival with a newchapter in the franchise.
A follow-up series is nearing apilot order from Hulu, with
star Michelle Gellar expected tostar, reprising her signature
role as Buffy Summers.
According to sources, oscarwinner Chloe Zhao, a
self-professed lifelong Buffyfan, is set to direct the pilot
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written by Nora and LiliaZuckerman from Poker Face.
The reboot hails from Buffy theVampire Slayer, studio 20th
Television and Disney SiblingsSearchlight TV, where Zhao has
been under a first-look deal.
After months of horrificallegations of sexual misconduct
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, the Sandman career Neil Gaimanhas been taken to court in a
trio of states on allegations ofrape, human trafficking and
more by a former New Zealandnanny and musician, amanda
Palmer's son Quote Neil Gaiman'ssexual abuse of plaintiff and
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his wife, amanda Palmer's rolein procuring and presenting
plaintiff to Gaiman for suchabuse states a rape and human
trafficking complaint filed infederal court in Wisconsin by
Scarlett Pavlovich Quote Gaimanhas a decades-long history of
sexual misconduct consistentwith the actions that will be
described in the followingparagraphs.
The 28-page 9 claim action adds, with vivid detail, including a
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sodomy rape of slave Pavlovichby Gaiman just three years ago,
seeking at least $1 million anda jury trial.
The case's details align withthe deeply researched New York
Magazine article there Is noSafe Word by Lilia Shapiro from
earlier this year and theallegations made by Pavlovich
and seven different womenagainst Gaiman.
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That New York Magazine articledrew from Tortoise Media's
six-part podcast Master, theallegations against Neil Gaiman
from last summer.
And you know I'm just going tosay here no comment.
You know, let this stuff workitself out in the courts before
you decide guilt or innocence.
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You know that's every citizen'sright.
So just you know, don't givejudgment until judgment has been
given.
Give judgment until judgmenthas been given.
Cineverse has set a 2025release date for the Toxic
Avenger, starring Peter Dinklageas Toxie.
According to Deadlinecom, thereboot of the 1980s dark cult
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comedy will premiere as anunrated wide release on August
29th, kicking off what's sure tobe a big Labor Day weekend.
Now Cineverse, which rocked thebox office with Terrifier 3
last fall, acquired all US andCanadian theatrical home
entertainment and streamingrights to the toxic Avenger
through a deal with LegendaryEntertainment Directed by Macon
Blair, it stars, emmy and GoldenGlobe winner Dinklage, with
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Kevin Bacon, elijah Wood, jacobTremblay, julia Davis and Taylor
Page, also starring Dune Part 2, beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice and Alien Romuluswere the big film winners at the
52nd Annual Saturn Awards heldthis past Sunday at the Hilton
Universal City.
Nicolas Cage and Demi Mooretook the lead acting prizes for
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their respective turn in DreamScenario and the Substance, and
Denis Villeneuve's Dune Part 2took the Best Science Fiction
Film Prize.
Tim Burton's Beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice won for FantasyFilm, and Fede Alvarez's Alien
Romulus seized Best Horror Film.
Other movie winners on thenight included Deadpool and
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Wolverine for Best ActionAdventure Film.
The Wild Robot for AnimatedFilm.
Godzilla Minus One forInternational Film.
Strange Darling for Thrillerand Late Night with the Devil
Best Independent Film.
The TV winners list includesFallout, house of the Dragon,
agatha Allong, cobra Kai FromMonarch Legacy of Monsters, star
Wars, the Bad Batch and theWalking Dead.
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The Ones who Live, thePenguins', colin Farrell and
Star Wars.
Ahsoka's Rosara Dawson tookhome the lead acting prizes.
Joel McHale hosted the ceremony, which featured a Lifetime
Achievement Award for Star TrekCaptain William Shatner.
Lawrence Fishburne alsoaccepted the inaugural Lance
Riddick Legacy Award.
Lawrence Fishburne alsoaccepted the inaugural Lance
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Riddick Legacy Award.
The Saturn Awards honor thebest in genre entertainment and
have been presented by theAcademy of Science Fiction,
Fantasy and Horror since itsinception in 1972.
No-transcript.
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Legendary Entertainment andHasbro Entertainment announced
in a joint news release thatthey have reached a deal to
license Magic the Gathering toLegendary for development into a
quote a live-action featurefilm and television universe,
starting with an initiallyplanned movie that will expand
to other media.
Legendary is the studio behindIP-derived movies like
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Christopher Nolan's the DarkKnight, then the Villeneuve's
Dune and Dune Part II and therecent run of Godzilla and King
Kong movies, including GodzillaX and Kong the New Empire.
There were no initial detailsabout what area of magic the
studio might want to explore orwho would be involved with the
production.
The initial news release justpromised quote a multimedia
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universe that throwslong-standing fans and creates a
broad wave of new ones.
Unquote.
But looking at Legendary'sother output, such as
Christopher Nolan's Interstellarand Inception, the 2016
Warcraft movie, zack Snyder'sman of Steel and Watchmen and
the Pokemon Detective Pikachumovie, at least suggests the
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specific dark, somber tone andblockbuster scope that the
company might bring to thematerial.
Now this news release notesthat Hasbro has also licensed
Magic the Gathering to Netflixfor the previously reported and
recently revived upcominganimated TV series, which
suggests this deal hasn'tcancelled, overwritten the old
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one.
Presumably Legendary's plannedmagic universe won't intersect
with the Netflix version at all.
Some more award news.
Winners of the 30th AnnualCritics' Choice Awards were
named this past week.
Hollywood's biggest namesglammed up for the delayed
Critics' Choice Awards in SantaMonica, california, which saw
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stars hit the 2025 red carpet,including Wicked star Ariana
Grande.
Now, there weren't very manygeeky winners this time, but
we'll point some out BestDirector John M Chu for Wicked.
Demi Moore won for the horrorfilm, the Substance.
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And also Corley Fargate won forBest Original Screenplay for
the Substance.
The Best Animated Film went tothe Wild Robot.
The Best Comic Tie was a tiewent to A Real Pain and Deadpool
and Wolverine.
And on the TV side, colinFarrell won for Best Actor in a
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Limited Series or TV Movie forthe Penguin and Kristen Malati
won for Best Actress in aLimited Series or TV Movie for
the Penguin and Kristen Malatiwon for Best Actress in a
Limited Series or TV Movie forthe Penguin.
Squid Game won Best ForeignLanguage Series and Best
Animated Series went to X-Men 97.
And finally, tonight, john Irwin, the voice behind such iconic
animated and animal TVcharacters such as He-Man,
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morris the Cat, the snobby,reggie on the Archer cartoons
and many other side-memoringfavorites of the 60s, 70s and
80s, died last month of naturalcauses at his home in Camarillo,
california, at the age of 88.
His death was announced by hisPR firm, celebrux.
Melinda Britt, who voiced thecharacter She-Ra the superhero
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and sister of superhero He-Manin Filmation's Masters of the
Universe World, said in astatement, quote Unquote Now,
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alan Hoppenheimer, who voicedthe villainous Skeletor in the
He-Man's She-Ra world, alsowrote Working with John Irwin
was a ballad of irreverence,professionalism and surprise.
Surprise of how many lifestories he had.
He was a serious actor, writer,performer of commercials,
musician, painter and anall-around lovely gentleman and
a devil addition to my life.
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An intensely private man.
Irwin provided no photographsof himself, even to his PR firm.
He is said to have died aroundDecember 20th.
His voice, however, can bewidely recognized by countless
children of the classic Saturdaymorning cartoon era as the
voice of the wealthy ReggieMantle on the Archie Show in
1968, and numerous cartoonspinoffs in the 60s and 70s,
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such as the Archie Comedy Show,archie's Funhouse, sabrina the
Teenage Witch, archie'sBang-Shang-Lollapalooza Show,
among others.
Irwin perfected the tone ofcomic youthful arrogance and
snobbery.
Although he'd voiced othercharacters of the era, including
various Flintstones and GroovyGhoulies cartoons, he'd become
ubiquitous for the 1980sCenturion-echo-laden voice of
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He-Man on Masters of theUniverse Super superhero with a
massive sword, golden Dutchboy-style haircut and bulging
muscles.
He also voiced the character'sClark Kent-esque alter ego of
Prince Adam Born.
On December 5, 1936 in Cambridge, massachusetts, irwin achieved
iconic status in the advertisingworld for his voicing of the
sarcastic tabby spokescat forNine Lives Cat Food, who you
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know, morris the Cat.
Beginning in 1968, theIrwin-voiced feline created by
the Leo Burnett AdvertisingAgency could be seen in
countless commercials as anextremely finicky creature who
ultimately gave in to theapparent deliciousness of the
chicken or seafood-flavored food.
Earlier in his career, in 1959,irwin recurred in the light
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heart and live action cowboyseries Rawhide as cattle driver
Teddy, and in 1955, he voicedvarious animal characters in the
hit pig comedy Babe.
His final credit was in the2005 episode of Family Guy,
voicing He-Man.
According to Selbergs, he issurvived quote by his loving
family of children andgrandchildren unquote.
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No names were provided inkeeping with his wishes.
And again, again, john Irwin,the voice of He-Man, dead at the
age of 88.
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