March 24, 2025
Lanterns Light Up, Red Shirts Die Down, and Coyote Finally Catches Acme
Thomas Townley brings us the latest geek news with updates on DC's Lanterns cast, Kevin Smith's return to Marvel Comics, Star Wars game closures, and entertainment industry developments.
• Thomas shares his experience at Kansas Comic Con including meeting voice actors Billy West, Gray Delisle, and Townsend Coleman
• Sherman Augustus and Jason Ritter join HBO's Lanterns series in key roles
• Kevin Smith returns to Marvel for Giant-Sized Spider-Man one-shot releasing June 11th
• Doctor Aphra returns in new Star Wars comic series set in New Republic era
• Star Wars Hunters game shutting down just over a year after launch
• New Star Trek comic series "Red Shirts" will feature Starfleet's expendable crew members
• "Stuart Fails to Save the Universe" announced as Big Bang Theory spinoff title
• Disney stockholders reject MAGA-aligned proposals, maintaining commitment to DEI
• Coco 2 announced with 2029 release date with original creative team returning
• Coyote vs. Acme close to finding distribution through Ketchup Entertainment
• New Starship Troopers film in development with District 9 director Neil Blomkamp
• American Dad returning to Fox after ending its run on TBS
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Chapters
00:00 - Episode Introduction
03:50 - Kansas Comic Con Experience
10:31 - DC Comics News: Lanterns Cast Updates
20:00 - Marvel News: Kevin Smith Returns
30:03 - Star Wars Universe Updates
42:34 - Star Trek Red Shirts Comic Series
53:34 - Big Bang Theory Spinoff Revealed
01:04:44 - Disney Stockholder Meeting Results
01:14:00 - Film & TV Industry News
01:24:00 - Show Closing and Social Media Details
Transcript
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Tonight new Lanterns cast, kevin Smith writes Marvel again, star Wars Hunters ends and Disney stockholders say yes to DEI.
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All that and more on this edition of Multiverse Tonight.
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Welcome to Multiverse Tonight, your source for geek news.
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We dissect films, games, comics and much more, bringing you insightful commentary on pop culture.
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This is Multiverse Tonight.
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Now here's your host, thomas Townley.
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Hello again and welcome to episode.
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Let's see it's 235 of Multiverse Tonight.
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I'm of course, your host, thomas Townley, and I had a fun weekend last weekend you can tell by my voice I got a little of the con crud at the con.
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This week I went to the first edition of the Kansas Comic Con out in Wichita, kansas, which is just 40 miles to the west.
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So it was pretty much my hometown con since the Smallville Comic Con up in Hutchinson ended, and a good time.
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It was not a large Comic Con, not a small Comic Con.
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So it was a good time.
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It was not a large Comic-Con, not a small Comic-Con, it was a good size.
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I have very few complaints about it.
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I mean I wish there was more, I wish there was any comic book stores there, the vendor wares, but you know it's the first year and Planet Comic-Con was just the other day, just this past weekend, so that was a big one in Kansas City.
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So there might have been a slight, you know, conflict between you.
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Know, can I schlep all my warriors up there after schlepping them down here?
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So who knows?
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I did get a few autographs.
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I got Billy West.
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I got the Gray few autographs.
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I got Billy West.
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I got Gray Delisle.
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I got the voice of Courage, the Cowardly Dog, marty Grabstein.
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He was great, him, gray and Billy are.
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If you get their autographs, they are great.
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They will talk with you, they'll do voices.
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I mean, they're great.
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I got, of course, the Big Red Machine Kane from WWE and then Townsend Coleman, who most of you will probably remember from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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I really prefer him than remember him as the Tick, the original Tick from the animated series Spoon Ta-da.
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He was great too.
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He was a nice guy to talk to.
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There are plenty of our guests.
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There's a couple Star Trek guests there.
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There's Emily Swallow.
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There were plenty of our guests.
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There was a couple of Star Trek guests there.
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There's Emily Swallow from you might know her as the Armorer from the Mandalorian, and a lot of our voice talents.
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Lex Luger was there, so it was a great time.
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I mean, from what I'm hearing, it sounds like they're going to have one next year, which I look forward to with great anticipation.
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It was fun, despite having to walk all the way from walk a mile to get to the convention center, because parking in downtown Wichita is a mess.
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It's always been a mess because parking in downtown Wichita is a mess.
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It's always been a mess, but you know that's par for the course when you do Comic-Con sometimes.
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Anyway, let's go on to the DC Comics News, and DC Comics News begins with Sherman Augustus from Stranger Things, who is set for a key recurring role in Lanterns, the HBO drama series based on the Greenland comic book.
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He joins Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre and series regular Kelly MacDonald.
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The series from Chris Mundy, damon Lindelof and Tom King follows new recruit Jon Stewart and lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.
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Augustus will play Jon Sr, who is John Stewart's father and the human embodiment of stubborn.
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In his own reality, he tends to fixate on the past and what could have been.
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The eight-episode Lanterns is produced by HBO in association with Warner Bros Television and DC Studios Mundy, who serves as showrunner, lindelof and King are co-writing and executive producing, and James Haas is directing the first two episodes and also executive producing.
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Now Augustus recurs on Netflix's Stranger Things, which has aired its fifth and final season later this year, and recently starred in the feature film the Banality.
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It was also a series regular on HBO's or, excuse me, amc's Into the Badlands and reoccurred and guest starred on HBO's Westworld, usa's Colony, nbc's American Odyssey and AMC's Low Winter Sun Past series.
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Regular credits include ABC's Marlowe and Fox's Prophet.
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So there's a little Lanterns news for you.
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We also have joining the cast Jason Ritter for a reoccurring role in Lanterns.
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Ritter will play a character named Billy Macon.
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In the series based on the DC Green Lantern, billy is described as quote, a good-looking charmer who does his father's bidding.
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Capitalizing on his family's reputation, he clings to his small-town reputation and his ego and has everything to lose.
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Now Billy's father, william Aiken, is being played by Garrett Delahunt.
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William is a self-righteous and conspiracy-minded and ruthlessly ambitious man who hides his darker side behind a charming facade.
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Kyle Chandler and, of course, aaron Pierre star in Lanterns.
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You know that show seems interesting.
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It's supposed to begin filming now, so it'll be interesting to see.
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You know what comes of it.
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Ritter, of course, currently stars alongside Kathy Bates in CBS's Matlock and has a guest role in the forthcoming second season of Peacock's Poker Face.
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Now let is swinging back into the Marvel Universe, more than 25 years after the Clerks and Mallrats filmmaker revived and relaunched Marvel's Daredevil for the Marvel Knights imprint in 1998.
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Smith is bringing giant-sized Spider-Man back with a new giant-sized one-shot this summer.
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Giant Amazing Spider-Man number one will feature a story by Smith and Amazing Spider-Man and Superior Spider-Man artist Giuseppe Giammacoli.
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Smith and Amazing Spider-Man and Superior Spider-Man artist Giuseppe Giamaccoli, joining a roster of superstar creators that include Al Ewing, chip Zdarsky, mark Buckingham and Cafu.
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Quote Everyone always says giant-sized X-Men this and giant-sized X-Men that, and I'm sick of it.
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So we put together the best and coolest giant-sized book ever, said Marvel's Spider-Man editor, nick Lowe in Unquote.
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Now Lowe's stop short is spoiling that artist.
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Greg Capullo's star-studded cover teases.
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Quote a new character that will change the future of Marvel Comics, who will make their debut in a tale from Sadarsky and Caffoo.
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Now Smith and Kamenikoli's Spider-Man's Fantastic Four story will have your heart beating in overdrive and your sides hurting from how much you're laughing.
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According to the synopsis, which describes Yung and Cunningham's story as quote.
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A decade-spanning adventure unquote Now featuring some of Spider-Man's best friends.
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10-issue stint on Daredevil Vol 2 with a wordless story and Marvel's 9-11 tribute Moment of Silence.
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In 2002, daredevil slash Bullseye the target number one, the first and only issue released of what was supposed to be a four-issue miniseries.
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Smith also scripted Spider-Man slash Black Cat, the Evil that Men Do, a limited series that released six issues between 2002 and 2006.
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In 2005, smith explained the infamous years-long delay in a post published to his ViewSQ Universe message board, saying, quote I have zero defense for my lateness, particularly when folks like Brian Michael Bendis turn out great stories in multiple books on a monthly basis.
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I will say this it's a much better story now than it would have been if I had completed it back in 2002.
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But judge that for yourselves when it comes out or don't believe me.
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And I understand that folks were like bleep him for making me wait three years.
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I ain't buying it.
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Giant Size, amazing Spider-Man 1 goes on sale June 11th from Marvel Comics.
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Now let's check in to the Star Wars universe.
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Roger roger, doctor Aphra fans can rejoice.
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Doctor Chinle Lona Aphra, everyone's favorite space archaeologist, is returning to Marvel's Star Wars comic this summer in a brand new ongoing series.
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The series entitled Doctor Aphra Chaos Agent will feature Dr Aphra teaming up with at least one beloved character from the original Star Wars trilogy.
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In June's solicitations released by Marvel, it was revealed that Cherish Chen will be writing the Dr Aphra Chaos Agent with Gabriel Guzman as the artist.
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Set in the New Republic era, on the heels of Return of the Jedi, dr Aphra, a chaos agent will follow Chelle Alana Aphra and Luke Skywalker on a hunt for a rare artifact.
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Aphra frequently crossed paths and fought against Darth Vader in the comics.
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Considering the Empire is no longer around during the time frame of the upcoming series, one can only speculate who Aphra and Luke will be up against.
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Though the early days of the New Republic factor into the live-action Disney Plus series, the Mandalorian and Ahsoka, the comics have not fully explored this era.
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Alex Segura's upcoming Star Wars series, debuting on May 7th, is set in the same period as Dr Aphra Chaos Agent, and this builds up as a potential for the characters besides Luke Skywalker to appear in the Afra series as well as including, maybe, leia Organa and Han Solo.
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The official synopsis for the series reads, quote Out from the shadow of Darth Vader Dr Afra returns and an all-new outgoing series featuring the rogue Argaldis.
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As she makes her way throughout the galaxy in the era of the New Republic, aphra must team up with Luke Skywalker to track down a rare artifact.
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And what will she find?
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She do when her tattoos no longer function.
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After a back-to-back hit, 40 issue run set during the original trilogy, aphra embarks on her most unpredictable adventure in the galaxy, far, far away as it transforms in the wake of the Battle of Jakku.
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With her crimes pardoned, aphra is elicited by her friend Luke Skywalker to put her treasure-hunting skills to good use.
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On behalf of the New Republic Writer Cherish Chen spoke to Collider regarding the news of the upcoming series and expressed excitement over taking the reins for a fan-favorite character.
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Chen said, quote In my humble opinion, there isn't a more fun character to be riding in the Star Wars Galaxy than the one and only Dr Aphra.
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Cooking up new adventures for her in this new era, throwing her into increasingly tricky moral quandaries and testing her resolve alongside some familiar faces has truly been like playing in the Ultimate Sandbox.
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Our favorite Chaos Agent is back and I cannot wait for her to share what we've been working on and for you to all see Gabriel's incredible dynamic art, dr Aphra Chaos, agent number one will be available on June 18th 2025.
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The free-to-play hero shooter game Star Wars Hunters, which was released on Nintendo Switch and mobile devices on May 14, 2024, is shutting down, despite a warm reception and surprise at the game's quality.
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The developers have announced that the final content update will be on April 15, 2025, and the online servers will shut down as of October 1st 2025.
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Now the developers expressed their gratitude for the players' support and assured them that the decision was not made lightly.
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They also provide a timeline for the shutdown process March 25th 2025, we'll see Season 5, which will be extended by three weeks, and events and shop bundles from the season will be rerun.
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The ranked season will also be extended.
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April 15th 2025, the final content update will be released for free and in-game purchases will be disabled.
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The new support Hunter Tuya will be made available for free as part of the update, and on October 1st 2025, the online servers will shut down and the game will no longer be playable.
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It's always sad when a game goes, but when the game goes just a little over a year from launch, that's pretty horrible.
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Pour one out for Star Wars hunters.
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I guess let's go on to the Star Trek news.
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Star Trek news begins with Star Trek's Red Shirts, which is finally living up to its destiny as Starfleet's version of the Suicide Squad.
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The Red Shirts are, of course, the nameless individuals who, sadly, are used as cannon fodder in many of Star Trek's stories, always the sacrificial lambs served to the slaughter while our main characters dodge imminent death.
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In many ways, the Red Shirts are like DC's Suicide Squad, who are always one moment away from death, dying in the line of duty or in an explosive detonating in their skull.
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It's now the Red Shirts' time to shine with the announcement of a new Star Trek comic series featuring them.
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Star Trek Red Shirts is a five-issue limited series by Eisner-nominated writer Christopher Cantwell and artist Megan Levine's.
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Idw Publishing calls Star Trek Red Shirts a quote heart-rending Star Trek story that is unlike anything fans have seen before unquote, featuring a brand new team of characters.
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The Red Shirts are commonly known as Starfleet's fearless and doomed crew members.
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Now these intrepid and ill-fated Red Uniformed individuals finally get their own story, and no one is safe who will survive their deadly mission.
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Star Trek Red Shirts number one has a cover by Chris Jehan.
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Star Trek Red Shirts is in honor of the nameless vaporized, incinerated and otherwise blown apart, where they're the main characters of a Star Trek-style suicide mission unlike any other.
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According to Chris Canwell, we'll get to know these innocent and lootants infinitely before they're likewise crushed, disrupted, sucked into space.
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Who will survive?
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Will any?
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And what is the true nature of their planet-side mission to hunt down mysterious spies?
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This is a major Melody, original series-era story and the key of death, one I've wanted to tell for years.
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Equal parts fun and harrowing, subversive and celebratory.
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Of the boldest tunic color one can wear in Starfleet security red, megan Levine's added Star Trek red shirts is a dream project for me, offering the opportunity to draw an entirely new cast of Starfleet officers and then kill them off in delightfully horrific ways.
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From crusty veterans to fresh-faced but not for long ensigns, these new heroes are charging headfirst into strange new worlds and find that sometimes they're just full of strange new ways to die, unquote.
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Now IDW is adding to its Star Trek line with Star Trek red shirts, star Trek Voyager Homecoming by co-writers Tilly and Susan Bridges and Ars Angel Hernandez, and Star Trek Strange New Worlds and Seeds of Destruction by writer Robbie Thompson and artist Travis Mercer.
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All three titles come as we approach the release of Star Trek Omega.
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An oversized one-shot.
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That is the denouncement of IDW's Star Trek comic series and the Star Trek Defiant storylines.
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Star Trek fans are finally going to get a fitting ending to the beloved series Star Trek Voyager.
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Now it's been over 30 years since Star Trek fans are finally going to get a fitting ending to the beloved series Star Trek Voyager.
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Now it's been over 30 years since Star Trek Voyager made its way onto airways, introducing fans to Captain Janeway, shikote, seven of Nine and the rest of the Voyager crew.
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As IDW Publishing continues to expand its Eisner-nominated Star Trek line, star Trek Voyager will be one of three new limited series debuting later this year.
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Star Trek Voyager Homecoming will tune readers into what's happened when the lights went out in the iconic series finale.
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Star Trek Voyager Homecoming is a five-issue limited series debuting in September from co-writers Tilly and Susan Bridges and artist Angel Hernandez.
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The final shot of Star Trek Voyager series was the iconic ship approaching Earth before the screen goes dark.
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But what if, just moments after that, there was one last emergency for the determined Captain Janeway and her brave crew?
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Now Star Trek Voyager Homecoming number one will have a cover by Angel Hernandez and Charlie Kirchhoff.
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Tilly and Susan Bridges said in a statement quote we're so incredibly excited to be riding Star Trek Voyager Homecoming.
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As lifelong fans, we're delighted to be part of Voyager's 30th anniversary celebration.
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We can't wait to give Janeway and crew one last adventure.
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Will everything go smoothly?
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Well, this is Voyager.
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Who's to say we are, but we're going to spoil it.
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Where's the fun in that?
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We all spent seven years getting to know and love this crew and it's an absolute honor to be part of the team that brings them home.
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I've been working on Star Trek projects for many years and I've had the opportunity of participating in incredible stories and being a part of exciting adventures, said Angel Hernandez.
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I'm sure this is going to be one of those special moments that will be a part of the wonderful history of Voyager, and it is an honor to be made a part of it.
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Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 4 is now in production, even though Season 3 still has no premiere date.
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The official Star Trek social media accounts broke the news on Monday, along with a photo of the main cast on set.
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The update alarmed many commentators, who thought that this must have been some news about the third season.
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Now they're eager for more details, knowing just how long it's been since they've got an update about season 3 and when it would debut.
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In the meantime, production getting ahead is ultimately a good thing for the show and its future release schedule.
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According to the Post, which said quote production on season 4 of Star Trek Strange New Worlds is officially underway.
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The accompanying photos showed cast members Ethan Peck, cecilia Rose Gooding and Anson Mount in costume on set.
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Mount even had the clapper with the show's logo front and center.
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Now, strange New Worlds debuted in the spring of 2022 and followed up quickly with the second season in the summer of 2023.
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Season 3 was ordered just before Season 2 went to air.
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However, the 2023 Hollywood Labor Strikes delayed filming.
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Filming began in December that year and wrapped up in May of 2024 when Paramount officially ordered Season 4 in April.
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So you know, paramount, we need the Star Trek.
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We've got nothing now airing on Paramount+.
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Wasn't the idea supposed to have constant new Star Trek?
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You know, to keep us on Paramount+.
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You're not really keeping up your end of the bargain now, are you?
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Anyway, let's go on to the Geek News.
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Gig news begins with the upcoming new Big Bang Theory spinoff on.
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Max now has a title Stuart Fails to Save the Universe.
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The show will delve deeper into the life of Stuart Bloom, who you know as the awkward comic book store owner portrayed by Kevin Sussman.
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The title hints at the continuation of Stewart's struggles, suggesting that his misfortunes from the original series may persist.
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In this new chapter Now the spinoff we'll see the return of familiar faces from the Big Bang universe, including Lauren Lapkus as Stewart's girlfriend, denise Brian Pozain as Burt Keebler and John Ross Bowie as Barry Kripke.
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These talented actors, who have talenting deals with WBTV, are expected to play significant roles in the series once it receives an official green light.
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The creative team behind Stuart Fiel's the Saved Universe boasts impressive credentials.
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Of course, chuck Lorre, co-creator and executive producer of the Big Bang and its spin-offs.
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At the helm, he is joined by Zach Penn and Bill Prady, the latter being the co-creator of the Big Bang and its spinoffs.
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At the helm, he is joined by Zach Penn and Bill Prady, the latter being the co-creator of the original Big Bang Theory.
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Now, speculation about a Stewart-centric spinoff has been around since its announcement in April of 2023, with many fans anticipating a focus on Stewart's comic book shop and his personal life.
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While Stewart often provided comic relief in Big Bang, his character often grappled with loneliness and depression as he navigated his relationships with the group.
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His fortunes took a turn when he met Denise and forged a close relationship with Raj, offering glimpses of a brighter future.
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The title Stewart Fails to Save the Universe, aligned with the tradition of other Big Bang Theory spinoffs being named after their main characters, such as Young Sheldon and Georgie and Mandy's first marriage.
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Furthermore, it is the first spinoff to help to establish a thematic connection to the original Big Bang Theory, which was named after the prominent scientific theory about the universe's origin.
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So what do you think about a new series set in the Big Bang universe?
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I mean, will we see any other main stars from the Big Bang Theory sort of pop in every once in a while?
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I mean, the guy who played Raj, he's not doing anything and he was friends with Stuart, so maybe you should have him show up every once in a while.
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Just saying For one I don't know if I'm going to I might watch it because it's based in the comic book shop and I have experience in the comic book shop, so I want to see what they get wrong.
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Trust me, there was a lot in the Big Bang Theory that, eh, they just didn't quite get right.
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They really do need someone who has actually run a comic book shop to be a consultant on that series.
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Anyway, disney stockholders recently rejected proposals that were aligned with the Make America Great Again movement, indicating a push against attempts to influence corporate governance with conservative ideologies.
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This occurred despite the company potentially re-evaluating its diversity and inclusion programs in response to a growing societal trend towards anti-inclusion.
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During Disney's annual shareholder meeting, investors and I will in all fairness say I am an investor in Disney, I have like one share of stock they voted against two key proposals.
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The first proposal sought to end Disney's participation In the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, a benchmarking tool for LGBTQ plus workplace equality.
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Now, conservative groups argued that Disney's perfect score on the CEI since 2007 Was harmful to business and that the company was providing A divisive agenda.
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The Disney board unanimously recommended rejecting this proposal, saying that it wouldn't add value for shareholders.
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The second proposal aimed to investigate Disney's advertising practices stemmed from concerns about discriminating against platforms with certain political or religious viewpoints, specifically referring to Elon Musk and X, or religious viewpoints, specifically referring to Elon Musk and X, alleging that Disney pulled the advertising from the platform due to an anti-Semitic post endorsed by Musk.
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These rejected proposals highlight the increasing tension between corporate governance and political ideologies, particularly in the current climate where companies face pressure to align with specific political stances to avoid backlash.
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Now, disney executives maintain that their primary mission is entertainment, but the company's handling of these proposals demonstrates a commitment to resisting external pressures and maintaining its current practices.
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The rejection of these proposals also signifies a potential shift in the role of shareholders.
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Rather than simply focusing on financial returns, shareholders are increasingly concerned with the company's stance on social and political issues.
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This could lead to a more active role for shareholders in shaping corporate governance and holding companies accountable for their actions.
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Moreover, the situation with Disney reflects a broader societal debate about the role of corporations in society.
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While some argue that corporations should focus solely on maximizing profits, others believe they have a responsibility to consider the broader social and environmental impact of their actions.
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The outcome of this debate will likely have significant implications for the future of corporate governance and the relationship between business and society.
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Folks, this is the reason why I have stock, one of the reasons you know.
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Not vowing not to spend money at a place is one thing.
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If you really want to get their attention, buy stock and vote them out.
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You can actually change the governance of a company.
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The governance of a company If you and a million other people all vote to get rid of the CEO of the company.
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That CEO is gone.
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You have the power.
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It is more democratic than the actual democracy we're supposedly living in.
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So you know my advice to you buy a piece of sock.
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You can buy fractional shares and still get the vote.
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Anyway, disney CEO Bob Iger just revealed during the studio's annual shareholder meeting that Coco 2 is happening, with a 2029 release having been set.
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Quote while the film is just in the initial stages, we know it will be full of humor, heart and adventure and we can't wait to share more soon, he said.
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The sequel reteams the team behind the original film, including Oscar-winning director Lee Unkirk and co-director Adrian Molina.
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Oscar-winning producer Mark Nelson will produce Disney and Pixar's Coco introduced Miguel, a 12-year-old boy with dreams of becoming a musician, despite his family's generation's old ban on music, who ventures to the vibrant land of the dead to unlock the real story behind his family history.
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Coco won two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song Remember Me.
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The film also won a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Animated, a BAFTA for Best Animated Film and the Craig's Choice Award for Best Animated Feature and Best Song.
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Coco made $210.4 million at the domestic box office and $814.6 million worldwide.
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At the domestic box office and $814.6 million worldwide.
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The amazing thing about the Pixar grosses at the time, in 2017, was that $109.2 million was made in China.
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Now, who knows if that's even possible anymore, considering the country's camped with kibosh on US films, particularly from Disney and more motion picture news.
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More than a year after Warner Bros shelved Coyote vs Acme for tax incentives, the Looney Tunes-inspired film is close to finding a new home.
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Ketchup Entertainment is expected to land distribution rights for Coyote vs Acme, although the sale has not yet closed.
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The price tag is reportedly $50 million.
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According to Deadlinecom, which broke the news, ketchup Entertainment, an independent distributor, recently spearheaded the theatrical release of the Day the Earth Blew Up, a Looney Tunes movie.
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After Warner Bros, discovery decided to shop that film around as well.
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The Day the Earth Blew Up opened in theaters on March 14th and has grossed $3.9 million at the domestic box office to date.
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Coyote vs Acme, a live-action animation hybrid, will star John Cena and Lana Condor, and was directed by Dave Green and produced by DC Studios co-chief James Gunn.
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