The melodramatic offing of the Wayne family is, understandably, the mental springboard that launches baby Bruce Wayne into his vigilantism career as Batman. It’s the cornerstone of the unraveling of the mind of the millionaire and the physical representation of the corruption and injustice in Gotham...
A turtle and a rabbit seek refuge from a snowstorm in a turtle shell, a raccoon wins a pie-eating contest and a dog builds a robot friend. If there's a cuter collection of tales, we dare you to find it. Adorable animals with awe-inducing plot points populate the short stories of Sara Varon's charmingly...
Nobody has perfected the balance of teasing with non-answers while still providing fan service better than the cast and crew of "Orphan Black." The big announcement coming out of Saturday evening's "Orphan Black" panel at WonderCon is that the BBC America series will be accompanied by its very...
A simple premise and a three-minute minimum rocketed short director David F. Sandberg to Internet fame when his horror short "Lights Out" went viral. The quick flick landed on many folks' radar, including bankable horror movie veteran James Wan. And now that scary short shall become a frightening...
Wonder Woman can still draw a crowd. After this weekend's debut of the long-awaited Wonder Woman (played by actress Gal Gadot) the WonderCon panel "She’s Finally Here! Wonder Woman: Her Fandom’s Perspective," was packed to the gills (some attendees started waiting 30 minutes before the scheduled...
While "Batman v Superman" the film is currently battling it out at the box office, the real question of who would win in this prizefight of superhero heavyweights is also being debated by comic book fanatics, cosplay enthusiasts, and the pop culture elite at the 2016 WonderCon. We headed over...
Chants of "Voltron! Voltron!" were ringing in the air at the WonderCon convention at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The anticipation for the return of this animated series was high, especially since very little was known about the secretive Netflix series "Voltron: Legendary Defender," until...
As long as there is a Batman, there will be an Alfred. And as the caped crusader transformed from Watusi-dancing crimefighter into a frightening vigilante, so did the caretaker of the cape and cowl. The first rotund, bowler-hatted Alfred introduced in the 1943 comic "Batman No. 16" would no doubt...
The heroes in a halfshell dropped by WonderCon in Los Angeles today, but the real excitement came from the side characters from the new sequel "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows." Megan Fox (who is playing intrepid reporter April O’Neil) and Stephen Amell (Casey Jones) joined producers...
This weekend L.A. has opened up the Los Angeles Convention Center doors to binge watchers, cosplayers, comic book fans, artists and creators alike for the 2016 WonderCon convention. It's a lucrative get for the city, so fans were noticeably shocked when the official program announced that next...
"Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise…" You can't recall those famous words — which introduced "Star Trek" to TV audiences in 1966 and have been spoken over the years by William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Patrick Stewart and Chris Pine, all playing officers of...
The much-anticipated showdown of superheroes, Warner Bros.’ “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice,” opens Friday. But if early reviews from movie critics are any indication, audiences might want to hold onto their ticket money. According to the site Rotten Tomatoes, the film has earned a measly...
When "The Lego Movie" was announced, folks were skeptical. And why not? The idea of a film based entirely around a child's plaything seemed like a two-hour commercial at best. But then Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's movie debuted and you could hear the collective jaws from audience members...
This weekend's blockbuster hopeful "Batman v Superman" may be centered on a comic-book prizefight between two men in capes, but all the world will also be waiting for the debut of Wonder Woman. Zack Snyder's superhero slug fest will introduce moviegoers to Princess Diana, (a.k.a. Wonder Woman)...
My, what a guy, that Gaston. During an appearance on the British "The Jonathan Ross Show," Luke Evans and Hugh Jackman were pitted against each other in a grand contest to determine which one of them was the best embodiment of the intimidating specimen that is Gaston, the narcissistic bundle of...
In movie theaters this past weekend, a reluctant teen hero led a rebellion comprising an implausible clan of oppressed but likable young iconoclasts. Together they rose up around their chosen one to fight their government's evil social engineering. Sound familiar? No, it wasn't a new installment...
Uhura's new Starfleet uniform for "Star Trek Beyond" appears to be a shout-out to "Star Trek's" past. Actress Zoe Saldana, who is reprising her role as the Enterprise communications officer for the third installment in the rebooted "Star Trek" movie franchise. Up until now, Uhura's Starfleet uniform...
Marvel's second season of "Daredevil"on Netflix has a slightly darker tone than the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Hell's Kitchen isn't stocked with cute villains in elaborate capes, instead it's Vincent D'Onofrio in a business suit bashing in someone's head with a car door. Even the main character,...
The latest big Marvel crossover event just happened at the White House. Sana Amanat, Marvel editor and director of content and character development, introduced President Obama at a reception for Women's History Month on Wednesday. And while she was there, she also introduced the president to...
Indy is back. Disney has announced the return of Harrison Ford and longtime "Indiana Jones" director Steven Spielberg for a fifth "Indiana Jones" movie. The studio that is now in possession of several treasured movie franchises announced that Spielberg "will helm the as-yet-untitled project with...
Disneyland's properties are home to many familiar, friendly and family-approved pop tunes, but music's rebellious, tough and even slightly salacious side has a presence at the resort as well. You'll find it in a part of the park where a youth-driven, jukebox-focused culture has sprung to life. ...
On NBC's "Grimm," they've found that X marks the spot — literally and figuratively — as the show airs its 100th episode Friday night with the discovery of a treasure first hinted at in the opening episodes five seasons ago. Though the once-important episodic TV milestone may have lost a bit of...