#rebel-moon

#rebel-moon

I kind of daydreamed what it would be like to have a modern Dan Dare. That resulted in me emailing the Dan Dare Corporation asking if I could pitch a new Dan Dare graphic novel series. They said yes.

The coolest segment of all is one completely divorced from the Mushroom Kingdom, occurring as the deep-space daredevil recaps his backstory for Peach and Toad.

Mass Effect has been held up as a benchmark for not only the action RPG, but for thought-provoking, high-concept science fiction in gaming as a whole.

Historically, pop sci-fi's role in real space advancements was that of an ideological cheerleader, and if fans wanted harder SF, they'd generally have to turn to the printed word. But since the twenty-teens, a science fiction paradigm shift has occurred, with bigger and more mainstream projects focusing on space storytelling that hews closer to real science.

Star Wars fans will search anywhere and everywhere for spoilers, even among things that exist specifically to avoid spoilers, like working titles. Famously, Return of the Jedi was filmed under the name 'Blue Harvest' to avoid undue attention, while Attack of the Clones was (ironically) called 'Jar-Jar's Great Adventure.'

With only a few months left before release, we finally have a detailed trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu, the silver-screen spinoff of the show that launched Disney+. From the looks of it, it was worth the wait. There's something for every fan here: unmasked Din Djarin, Grogu being a scamp, an Ardennian shopkeeper almost certainly voiced by Martin Scorsese, and a Hutt speaking Basic.

One of the most iconic scenes in the Star Wars saga is the moment Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker meet famed smuggler Han Solo in the Mos Eisley cantina. We learn everything we need to know about this slimy rogue within minutes of his first appearance. He's seated in the corner of the dank watering hole, hiding from the law and waiting for an opportunity to make some quick credits. He smugly celebrates our heroes overpaying for his services.

Grogu (fka "Baby Yoda") won viewers' hearts from the moment he first appeared onscreen in the first season of The Mandalorian, and the relationship between the little green creature and his father-figure bounty hunter, the titular Mandalorian, Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal), has only gotten stronger. With the 2023 Hollywood strikes delaying production on season 4 of the series, director Jon Favreau got the green light to make this spinoff film.

For readers of dystopian science fiction classics - like Aldous Huxley's Brave New World - aspects of THX 1138 will feel very familiar, but remixed with a brilliant minimalist arthouse flair. This is the kind of science fiction film Terry Gilliam wishes he could have made at some point, or, to put it another way, a non-campy version of 1976's Logan's Run.

"Michelle is definitely going to be in 4, if we make 4," Cameron shares to TVBS News, per . He already has a vision in store for her: she would be a Na'vi named Paktuelat, but didn't specify what tribe she would be a part of. Cameron has already conquered land, sea, and fire in the world of Pandora, but maybe there's a tribe of Na'vi living underground.