Trailer for forthcoming Dune movie has been released

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The trailer for the highly anticipated Dune movie has finally been revealed today.

Seen below, the three minute visual is enhanced by Hans Zimmer’s cover of Pink Floyd’s "Eclipse." The film stars Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem.

Dune will hit theaters on December 18, 2020. This is the first of two planned Dune films based on the Frank Herbert’s iconic 1965 novel. In a feature with Vanity Fair, Dune director Denis Villeneuve stated, “I would not agree to make this adaptation of the book with one single movie. The world is too complex. It’s a world that takes its power in details.” A Dune spin-off TV series titled Dune: The Sisterhood is set to begin filming soon. The show will be released on HBO Max. Villeneuve will direct the show’s pilot episode.

Interspecies Reviewers to gain Blu-Ray release in 2021

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The most controversial anime series released this year will see a Blu-Ray release.

On Saturday, Right Stuf revealed plans to give Interspecies Reviewers a Blu-Ray release sometime in 2021. The release will come through Right Stuf’s adult-oriented Critical Mass Video.

Based on the manga series of the same name, Interspecies Reviewers debuted on January 11. The show’s NSFW content led to Funimation, Amazon Prime Video, Tokyo MX, and SUN removing the series from their networks/services. The synopsis for the show reads: “In a world bursting at the seams with moe monsters and humanoids of the horned sort, which brave heroes will take it upon themselves to review the beastly babes of the red-light district? Behold the most tantalizing of trials.”

People can head here to see a NSFW trailer and sign up to get notified when pre-orders go live.

On January 19, 2021, Right Stuf will release Interspecies Reviewers Comic Anthology, which is a tribute to the manga series with work from Okayado, ZTon, and Gashigashi. Pre-orders for this 192-page release can be made here.

2020 Eisner Awards winners announced

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Last night, the 2020 Eisner Awards took place, but it wasn’t in the traditional way. Because of the coronavirus, the ceremony was done over Zoom chat for the world to see. While this seemed odd for many, being able to present these awards was the most important thing.

At the ceremony, graphic novel Laura Dean Is Breaking Up with Me and comic book series Invisible Kingdom were the biggest winners with three awards each. Dark Horse earned the most wins for a publisher this year with five wins, including a shared win for Best Coloring (Dave Stewart).

You can check out the list of winners below. The ceremony, which was hosted by Phil LaMarr, can also be seen below. The list of nominees can be found here.

2020 Eisner Awards winners

Best Short Story

“Hot Comb,” by Ebony Flowers, in Hot Comb (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Single Issue/One-Shot

Our Favorite Thing Is My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)

Best Continuing Series

Bitter Root, by David Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene (Image)

Best Limited Series

Little Bird by Darcy Van Poelgeest and Ian Bertram (Image)

Best New Series

Invisible Kingdom, by G. Willow Wilson and Christian Ward (Berger Books/Dark Horse)

Best Publication for Early Readers

Comics: Easy as ABC, by Ivan Brunetti (TOON)

Best Publication for Kids

Guts, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic Graphix)

Best Publication for Teens

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell (First Second/Macmillan)

Best Humor Publication 

The Way of the Househusband, vol. 1, by Kousuke Oono, translation by Sheldon Drzka (VIZ Media)

Best Anthology

Drawing Power: Women’s Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival, edited by Diane Noomin (Abrams)

Best Reality-Based Work

They Called Us Enemy, by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker (Top Shelf)

Best Graphic Album—New

Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden (First Second/Macmillan)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint

LaGuardia, by Nnedi Okorafor and Tana Ford (Berger Books/Dark Horse)

Best Adaptation from Another Medium

Snow, Glass, Apples, by Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran (Dark Horse Books)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material

The House, by Paco Roca, translation by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia (TIE)

Cats of the Louvre, by Taiyo Matsumoto, translation by Michael Arias (VIZ Media)

Witch Hat Atelier, by Kamome Shirahama, translation by Stephen Kohler (Kodansha)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips

Krazy Kat: The Complete Color Sundays, by George Herriman, edited by Alexander Braun (TASCHEN)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books

Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo: The Complete Grasscutter Artist Select, by Stan Sakai, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)

Best Writer

Mariko Tamaki, Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass (DC); Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (First Second/Macmillan); Archie (Archie)

Best Writer/Artist

Raina Telgemeier, Guts (Scholastic Graphix)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team

Rosemary Valero-O'Connell, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me (First Second/Macmillan)

Best Painter/Digital Artist

Christian Ward, Invisible Kingdom (Berger Books/Dark Horse)

Best Cover Artist

Emma Rios, Pretty Deadly (Image)

Best Coloring

Dave Stewart, Black Hammer, B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know, Hellboy and the BPRD (Dark Horse); Gideon Falls (Image); Silver Surfer Black, Spider-Man (Marvel)

Best Lettering

Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (IDW)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism

Women Write About Comics, edited by Nola Pfau and Wendy Browne, www.WomenWriteAboutComics.com

Best Comics-Related Book

Making Comics, by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Academic/Scholarly Work

EC Comics: Race, Shock, and Social Protest, by Qiana Whitted (Rutgers University Press)

Best Publication Design

Making Comics, designed by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Digital Comic

Afterlift, by Chip Zdarsky and Jason Loo (comiXology Originals)

Best Webcomic

Fried Rice, by Erica Eng, https://friedricecomic.tumblr.com

Hall of Fame

Judges’ Choices: Nell Brinkley, E. Simms Campbell

Voters’ Choices: Alison Bechdel, Howard Cruse, Stan Sakai, Louise Simonson, Don and Maggie Thompson, Bill Watterson

G4 to make a grand comeback in 2021

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Beloved video game network G4 will make a huge return next year.

Yesterday, the company tweeted out a mysterious video with the caption “We never stopped playing.” As reported by Variety, the network will return under sports and entertainment company Comcast Spectacor, which owns the Philadelphia Flyers and Philadelphia Fusion.

G4 was shut down in 2014 by NBCUniversal Media after a 12-year run. During its time, the network brought forth a slew of on-air talent that would go on to do bigger things, including actress Olivia Munn and The Game Awards founder Geoff Keighley.

People can head to G4’s website for a nice game of Pong.

Klasky Csupo (Rugrats, The Wild Thornberrys) announce new webseries RoboSplaat

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Beloved animation studio Klasky Csupo have officially announced their new webseries RoboSplaat.

Followers of Klasky Csupo’s Instagram page have already seen various webisodes. Starting tomorrow, new episodes of RoboSplaat will appear on Klasky Csupo’s YouTube channel and RoboSplaat’s official Instagram page every Wednesday and Saturday at 9 a.m. PST. In a press statement, Arlene Klasky said:

“The feedback on Instagram from animation fans that grew up on Klasky Csupo shows has been enormous. They seem to be uplifted by Robosplaat’s offbeat personality, humor and nostalgia for their childhood. While Gabor and I were producing our series, we never dreamed the lasting impact our shows would have on those kids.”

Voicing the titular character is Greg Cipes, who is best known as Beast Boy in Teen Titans and Michelangelo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In a press statement, Cipes said:

“It’s so important, now more than ever, that we use our voices to promote uplifting messages of positivity, understanding, and friendship. This is what Klasky-Csupo has always stood for, and I am both humbled and inspired to champion that cause through the mouth of the iconic RoboSplaat.”

Aside from voicing RoboSplaat, Cipes hosts Talk Cereal on the RoboSplaat Instagram page. This weekly show, which arrives every Monday at 11 a.m. PST, finds Cipes talking with various voice actors.

A new app based on RoboSplaat titled Splaativerse will be unveiled in the near future. The app allows users to become immersed in RoboSplaat’s world through a slew of stories.

New episodes of RoboSplaat will continue until early 2021.

Outpost 13 launching Twitch channel tomorrow (May 31)

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After weeks of testing things out, Outpost 13 will officially launch tomorrow (May 31) with a full day of programming.

Titled May Day, the event kicks off at 11 a.m. PST with Where You At?, which showcases people doing great things for their community. At 12:30 p.m. PST, Photo Alchemy takes over, and host Cory Wyszynski will show off some great phone apps to help enhance your photos. 2 p.m. will bring Buffering, which finds some of the best improv talent conducting a business meeting. Throughout the show, people in the chat can add to the story with their suggestions. At 3:30 p.m. Aliza Pearl, Emily Jacobson, and Matt Pitner will boldly go where no one has gone before during The Ultimate Star Trek Unboxing. At 5 p.m., Erin McGown and MeLissa Luna take over with their podcast Group Text, which offers discussions about how technology is changing out lives.

At 6:30 p.m., Crockpot Cinema finds hosts Matthew Pitner and Kate Enge cooking and delivering some old school cinema. At 8:30 p.m., Ripley Improv’s Madi Goff will take over with The Madi Goff Show with special guest James Kyson (Heroes, Adventure Time). The event concludes at 10 p.m. with Made Up Music, which finds Alex Caan and Arlo Sanders creating a new song with the chat’s suggestions. The finished track will appear on their Bandcamp page.

The entire thing can be viewed over on Outpost 13’s Twitch channel.

Outpost 13 May Day schedule (PST)

11 a.m. - Where You At?
12:30 p.m. - Photo Alchemy
2 p.m. - Buffering
3:30 p.m. - The Ultimate Star Trek Unboxing
5 p.m. - Group Text
6:30 p.m. - Crockpot Cinema
8:30 p.m. - The Madi Goff Show
10 p.m. - Made Up Music

Sony developing live-action adaptation of One-Punch Man

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Another popular anime series is making its way to Hollywood.

Today, Sony has revealed plans to develop a live-action film of One-Punch Man. Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner, who wrote Venom and Jumanji: The Next Level, will write the film’s script. Avi and Ari Arad will be the film’s producers.

In 2009, One-Punch Man started out as a webcomic from manga artist One. The story follows a superhero named Saitama, who can beat opponents with only one punch. In 2012, it became an acclaimed manga series with the help of Yusuke Murata. Three years later, it received an anime adaptation, which aired on Adult Swim in the United States.

Back in February, One-Punch Man headed to video game consoles with One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows. The fighting game, which was developed by Spike Chunsoft, is available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Microsoft Windows.

Los Angeles' Pack Theater raising money with tonight's Pack-A-Thon

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Los Angeles’ alternative comedy venue The Pack Theater will be raising money to keep the lights on with the Pack-A-Thon.

Beginning tonight (Saturday, March 28) at 6 p.m. PST/9 PM EST, this six hour event will feature some of the best in improv, sketch, and variety programs, including The Happy Sappy Grown-Up Hour, Dark Matters, and Wolfman Pack Late Night Radio Hour. Some special guests set to appear during this event include Iliza Shlesinger, David Raphael Moscow, Andrew Howard, Jessica Lynn Verdi, Maria Bamford, Cameron Rice, and Jamie Loftus. “We, the artists and members of this amazing community, love this theater so much. We’re doing everything in our power to keep it alive, and make sure there is a space, a home, for all of us to return to when this is over,” Pack Theater Artistic Director Elyssa Phillips said in a statement.

The full schedule can be seen below. The event will be streaming live on The Pack Theater’s Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook pages. If you can’t attend and would like to donate, Venmo them at @pack-theater.

Pack-A-Thon schedule

6 pm: The Happy Sappy Grown-Up Hour

7 pm: Improv from Heather & Miles and Dingleberries

7:30 pm: Celebrity Risk w/ The Whitest Kids U’ Know

8 pm: Casting Call w/ Hollywood Casting Director Cara Chute Rosenbaum

8:30 pm: Very Special Guests w/ Gary Petersen

9 pm: Dark Matters

10 pm: Sketch That Tune

11 pm: Wolfman Pack Late Night Radio Hour

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Impro Theatre announce livestreamed performances this weekend

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While everyone is in quarantine, Impro Theatre’s Main Company will entertain people this weekend from the comfort of their own homes.

Tonight at 8 p.m. PST/11 p.m. EST, Personal Space will arrive to bring an immense improvised story in space. Kari Coleman, Madi Goff, Mike McShane, Dan O’Connor, Edi Patterson, Mike Rock, Paul Rogan, and Ryan Smith will be on hand for this performance. Tomorrow night (March 28) at 8 p.m. PST/11 p.m. EST, Documentary Unscripted: In Front Of The Music will give an improvised look at a music legend. Kari Coleman, Madi Goff, Paul Hungerford, Brian Michael Jones, Dan O’Connor, Edi Patterson, Mike Rock, Paul Rogan, and Floyd VanBuskirk will be part of the show. As expected, the lineups are subject to change.

Both performances will be held on Zoom, which you can download here. Tonight’s show can be streamed here while tomorrow’s performance can be streamed here. While these are free shows, donations are appreciated. Follow Impro Theatre on Facebook and Twitter for any updates.

WrestleMania 36 to become a two-night event

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For the first time ever, WrestleMania will be split into two nights.

The WWE made the announcement today via social media. “WWE WrestleMania 36 is now set for a historic two-night presentation on WWE Network with former New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski -Gronk hosting The Show of Shows at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on Saturday, April 4, and Sunday, April 5,” they said in a statement.

This follows their major decision to move WrestleMania 36 to the Performance Center. The event was originally schedule to take part at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, but the coronavirus forced them to change plans.

For the past few years, many fans have wanted WrestleMania to be split into two nights. With the event finding itself ending later each time, fans wanted the competitors to have more ring time. This year, they’ll get their chance.

The card for WrestleMania 36 includes Royal Rumble winner Drew McIntyre facing off against Brock Lesnar for the Brock Lesnar. Other championship matches taking place are Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair for the NXT Women’s Championship, Becky Lynch vs. Shayna Baszler for the Raw Women’s Championship, and Goldberg vs. Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship. Other matches taking place are Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins, John Cena vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt, and The Undertaker vs. AJ Styles.

WrestleMania 36 will air live on the WWE Network. New subscribers can get their first month of the WWE Network for free.