How many different times and ways can Warner Media sell Lord of the Rings on Home Video? Well, a LOT. In their latest dip into the volcano, Middle-Earth The Ultimate Collector’s Edition has been officially announced. The new set includes the 4K and Blu-ray versions of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Trilogies (Extended and Regular) in a huge 31-disc set! The set is available for Pre-order now on all your favorite stores and available October 26th. I’m not even a fan of the franchise, but I’m stupid and will probably end up buying it, but will feel really dirty about it. When are we getting the High Frame Rate releases? Full press release after the jump.
Take me down to the Paradise City where the grass is green and the girls are pretty…. Ok very cheesy and obvious way to open a review about a show called Paradise City. When a joke writes itself who am I to deny it? Truth be told when Amazon first pitched this project to me, I actually thought it was a show about Guns N Roses. Sadly it isn’t, but it is about a dysfunctional rock star. One notable thing about the show is this series marked one of the last performances from former Disney Star Cameron Boyce , who died tragically young, in 2019, of a rare ailment.
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I’m a sucker for the sword and sandals epics and Arthurian Legend so Netflix’s latest YA yarn, Cursed, was right up my ally. The show is based on a book from comic book legend Frank Miller and takes a different take on the Legend of King Arthur. This time we actually find out how the Lady of the Lake came to be. Don’t worry I don’t spoil anything as that’s where our adventure starts off.
HBOMax has officially green-lit a Batman Television series that’s set in the same universe as Matt Reeve’s upcoming The Batman. The new show will be focused on Gotham City detectives and will presumably show the day to day lives of regular Gotham in a city that’s also occupied by It’s true and I’m not sure how I feel about this. I feel like I’ve seen this show already, oh yeah, it was called Gotham.
One of the great things about this lockdown is all the opportunities the general public get to view a lot of panels and events that you previously had to attend to see. While we won’t be getting Comic Con this year, the folks behind Comic Con are doing Comic-Con@Home events. Warner Brothers virtual slate includes the cast of His Dark Materials (after a slow start S1 grew on me), Lovecraft Country, American dad and more. The only thing I question is why have this now when they are going to have their own Fandome event August 22? Check out the full slate.
There is a certain career trajectory every big burly sports star goes on when transitioning to becoming a box office super star. One of the keys is they always have to make that kid friendly comedy where they protect the smart, precocious child it allows us to see their softer more “comedic” side. Hulk Hogan, Arnold, Vin Diesel, The Rock, and John Cena have done it. Now big, strapping Dave Bautista has his kiddy movie the Amazon Studios film My Spy. This was originally slated for a theatrical opening and now it’s going to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime.
2020 man, it’s a terrible year. But I do have one thing to look forward to and that’s my visit to Universal Orlando on December 5 and 6th. I’m doing the really cool Orlando Informer Meetup Event which is a paid VIP event that gives you the full run of Universal Orlando after hours and includes free food and drink with almost no crowds. Why am I mentioning this? It’s because The Bourne Stuntacular, based on Universal Pictures’ blockbuster Bourne film franchise, will grand open on June 30, 2020, so presumably, it’ll be open when I visit in December.
Way back in 2005, nobody expected Supernatural to last more than a few seasons, least of all the cast. But it’s been a wild ride and 300 episodes later, the network has finally called time on our intrepid brothers and their buddies. The last episode of Season 15 will air on May 18. As yet we don’t know what might happen, but we do know what a few long-lost characters are expected to make a fleeting return in the final few episodes.
Stop the monkeys, someone please stop the monkeys from drumming. Ok, that makes zero sense. However, Warner Brothers bypassing theaters to bring Scoob Direct to Digital on May 15th actually makes perfect sense. All the rescheduling of 2020’s big films means the smaller, more iffy titles like Scoob need a home so why not digital. Unlike Universal’s unilateral move, WB did consult with theaters first.
