After 20th Century Fox was enveloped by Disney in 2019, ND Stevenson’s animated version of their Eisner Award-winning fantasy story Nimona was thought to be a goner. Now, thanks to (you guessed it) Netflix and Annapurna Pictures, the feature film…

It seems like every year there’s a new plea for equality and better treatment in Hollywood. Why? The answer is simple: Things aren’t equal, and they haven’t been for a very, very long time. From who gets hired as director on a blockbuster (sometimes…

Jill Pantozzi is a rare bird. That’s not because her social media handle is The Nerdy Bird, but because in a world where geek culture — comics, graphic novels, superheroes, science fiction, video games — has merged with pop culture, she analyzes it…

Marvel Comics continues to drum up controversy. The Hollywood Reporter revealed today that early preview copies sent to retailers of the 80th-anniversary collection, Marvel Comics #1000, included an essay by Mark Waid that accompanied an image of…

Doctor Who returned last night, and brought with it a whole new look, a whole new cast, and a whole new Doctor in the form of Jodie Whittaker. There were thrills! Chills! Lots of accents! It had so much, we just had to grab a few people to hash it…

I will not cry at work. I will not cry at work. I will not cry at work... Entertainment Weekly recently did a profile on Rebecca Sugar titled “Steven Universe creator has done more for LGBTQ visibility than you might know.” (Definitely click over and…

Syfy’s The Magicians knows how to do drama and horror, but last night’s episode “A Life In The Day” reminded us it’s also a master of emotion. The show just gave us its version of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s “The Inner Light.” And it was fucking…

The Lord of the Rings? As a television show? It could work. But can Middle-Earth not be so darn white this time? First of all, I apologize to anyone who is wholeheartedly against this project as I’m solely responsible for it coming to fruition with…

'Wonder Woman' is having a great impact for big-screen diversity, but it's not the end of the story. Have you ever noticed we trip over ourselves talking about the importance of Oscar films but tilt our heads at someone who says a superhero is…

Considering how long we’ve waited to see the DC Comics character get her own live-action feature film, and how much it’s been debated, Patty Jenkins made bringing Wonder Woman to life look easy. [Editor’s Note: Spoilers to follow.] Early reviews said…

Trying to argue Star Wars isn’t political is like arguing it doesn’t take place in space. You can’t remove one from the other. But thanks to a recent boycott movement, Disney’s CEO Robert Iger had to comment on the supposed political statements in…

Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, and Forest Whitaker make up just some of the incredibly diverse cast of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and director Gareth Edwards sees its importance. Star Wars: The Force Awakens was a…

Female directors are just one part of the diversity in Hollywood conversation. While many are taking steps to help guide the industry in a different direction, some of the biggest studios seem to be lagging behind. While Disney has been proactive in…

It’s safe to say I’ve been highly critical of Doctor Who’s executive producer Steven Moffat. Before he took over as showrunner, his episodes were always some of my favorites (“The Girl in the Fireplace,” “Blink”). When he took over with Season 5, I…

Spider-Man: Homecoming, directed by Jon Watts, is Marvel's highly-anticipated take on the famous web slinger. We're still a ways off from release, but the actors are already being pressed for details. Zendaya is the most recent. She has a lot to say…

Wonder Woman actor Gal Gadot has already weighed in on the famous character's bisexuality but that doesn't mean reporters are going to stop asking her about it. When asked directly for a name she could envision Wonder Woman having a relationship with…

GLAAD has released their annual “Where We Are on TV” report which looks at lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer characters (and beyond) in broadcast television. While their report on film this year marked a historic low, turns out there's…

Marvel's Mockingbird Vol. 1: I Can Explain currently sits at #1 on Amazon's “Best Sellers in Marvel Comics & Graphic Novels” list. Why? Because its writer, Chelsea Cain was harassed on Twitter and everyone got really, really angry about it. This…

The latest report from the Directors' Guild of America shows that directing jobs for the 2015-2016 TV season went to predominantly white men. Female directors increased only 1% from the previous year's report. That's achingly slow progress which is…

Recently Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 director James Gunn has dropped notes on Facebook regarding the Spider-Man: Homecoming casting controversy and to give updates on the status of Groot in the Guardians sequel. This week he wrote on his Facebook…