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The latest Transformers toy line is now heading to retail, with several new action figures planned for the first wave. This includes two upcoming Voyager Class toys, including one based on an overlooked anime Predacon.

Transformers: Age of the Primes' Sky-Byte and Heatwave are both based on pre-existing characters from the franchise, recreating their designs with modernized toy engineering. This continues the theme of the preceding toy line, which featured Autobots, Decepticons, Maximals, Predacons and more from across the property's history. Now available for preorder, both figures are set to be released by Q3 2025.

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The fun thing about franchises that have been around for a long time is that over the years, we get to see so many different interpretations of characters, themes, and ideas. This is absolutely the case for Transformers, a franchise that has really learned how to evolve with its audience over its forty year history and find ways to introduce the characters to the newest and youngest fans while still making media that connects with the original fans and gives them new characters and stories. This includes Michael Bays Transformers films or any of the fantastic Idw comic book series. The franchise shows no signs of slowing down, either with Transformers: One now in theaters, and quite a few projects are in the works for the franchises fortieth anniversary, including a collaboration with Monster Hunter.

Many different actors have played the iconic Transformers character Optimus Prime over the years. The franchise, which is a collaboration between Hasbro in America and Takara Tomy in Japan, originally kicked off when the Takara Tomy toy lines Micro Change and Diaclone were rebranded in the West in 1984, accompanied by an animated series bringing the characters from the lines to life. Optimus Prime, whose Japanese name is Convoy, was one of the original Transformers characters during this rebrand launch.

Since it originated, the Transformers franchise has expanded to include a vast array of further toy lines and animated shows as well as additional multimedia properties including animated and live-action movies, comic books, video games, and more. Optimus Prime has continued to be one of the core characters of many of these iterations, and more than a dozen different actors have provided his voice over the years, with still others providing...

We all know what happened after 2004’s Mean Girls – Regina became a lacrosse champ, Karen used her psychic boobs to present the morning weather announcements, Gretchen co-opted the Cool Asians, and Cady floated in a newly repaired girl world… while keeping a beady eye on any emerging Young Plastics set to reinstate the old hierarchy. Now there’s a film of the musical of the film.

But to the actors who played them in the original? Oscar nominations, pop careers, Hallmark Christmas movies, prestige streaming dramas, LGBT+ firsts, and much more.

Lindsay Lohan: Ex-Popstar Now in a Cosy Netflix Movie Niche

If ever a household-name actor were due a late-in-life career renaissance, it’s Lindsay Lohan. The crazy thing is that, due to an extremely early start in the entertainment world aged three, it’s not even that late in her life – there’s still plenty of time for...

Concept art for an unmade G.I. Joe cartoon has finally been released, showcasing an unseen look at the Real American Hero.

Said concept art was revealed through Night Shining, Inc., with the series being pitched during the 2010s. Titled G.I. Joe: Adventure Team, the series was going to combine the adventure and rescue scope of the 1970s G.I. Joe toyline while acting as a sort of prelude to the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero cartoon of the 1980s. Eschewing terrorists and similar threats entirely, the focus was instead going to be on adventuring around the world to protect natural wonders. To this end, the Adventure Team was going to be comprised of various adventurers with certain skill sets and specialties. For instance, Rocky was the "Land Adventurer" who was trained in geology and tracking.

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The Transformers franchise has, over nearly four decades, managed to take an innovative Japanese toy line and not only rebrand and sell it in the West but also create one of the most famous and beloved series of all time. From these humble origins arose a vast, sprawling universe not just of transforming robot cars, but of gods, political intrigue, and destiny.

But setting aside the action, storytelling, and everything else that makes the franchise so popular, there is one thing that makes Transformers truly stand out: it looks cool. From the beginning, great care has been taken in designing these characters, both on toy store shelves and television screens, and has resulted in some of the most iconic designs in sci-fi history.

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An actor synonymous with the Transformers franchise is now set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award.

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced that it will be awarding this honor to none other than Peter Cullen. A voice actor since the 1970s, Cullen is best-known as the voice of Autobot leader Optimus Prime. He first portrayed the iconic character in the 1984 animated series The Transformers, with his portrayal of Prime becoming a father figure to a generation of viewers. Though temporarily killed off in the events of The Transformers: The Movie, the character -- still voiced by Cullen -- returned in the series' third and fourth seasons. He continued to be the vocals behind the Autobot Matrix of Leadership for the rest of the "Generation 1" promotional material and into the commercials for the 1990s rebrand Transformers: Generation 2.

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To talk about Peter Cullen's voice acting career is to take a trip through the last five decades of mainstream U.S. animation. The man has lent his voice to so many noteworthy cartoon series that it boggles the mind, including "Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo," "The Smurfs," "Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends," "Voltron: Defender of the Universe," "Alvin and the Chipmunks," "Muppet Babies," "Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers," and "Invincible." But one cannot even begin to do justice to his body of work without touching on the iconic character that he's voiced across multiple animated shows and feature films for nearly 40 years now. Truly, at this point, Cullen is all but synonymous with his onscreen counterpart: Eeyore. 

After debuting as the Autobots' intrepid leader in "The Transformers" in 1984, Cullen took over voicing the most relatable resident of the Hundred Acre Wood from the late Ralph Wright (who voiced...

The Babylon 5 animated movie now has an official title and voice cast, including several members of the original series reprising their roles. Babylon 5 is a multimedia franchise that began as a space opera series that premiered on Pten in 1993 and went on to run for 5 seasons and a total of 110 episodes and 6 TV movies. The series, which has since spawned several spinoffs, novel adaptations, and comic books, followed the lives of the crew of the titular five-mile-long space station during a time of intergalactic political turmoil.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, the Babylon 5 animated movie that was teased by creator J. Michael Straczynski is officially titled Babylon 5: The Road Home. The film will be a multiversal odyssey following John Sheridan (original star Bruce Boxleitner) as he is unwittingly transported into alternate universes and timelines and must find his way back home. The cast also features returning cast...

Burbank, CA – A shattered hero must overcome battle-inflicted blindness and seemingly insurmountable odds to save his village and, ultimately all of Earthrealm in Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind, an all-new, feature-length film produced by Warner Bros. Animation in coordination with NetherRealm Studios and Warner Bros. Games. The film arrives from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on Digital on October 9, 2022 and on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack and Blu-ray on October 11, 2022.

The action-packed Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind will be available on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (USA 29.99 Srp; Canada 34.99 Srp), Blu-ray+Digital (USA 24.99 Srp), Blu-ray (Canada 29.99 Srp), and Digital (19.99). The Blu-ray+Digital features a Blu-ray disc with the film in hi-definition and a digital version of the movie. The 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack features an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc in 4K with Hdr, a Blu-ray disc featuring the film in hi-definition, and a digital version of the movie.

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Nickelodeon is expanding its preschool series slate with greenlights for Face’s Music Party, a music variety show that combines animation and live action featuring a reimagining of its beloved ’90s Nick Jr. mascot; animated series Bossy Bear, from husband and wife team David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim (UglyDolls) and based on the popular book series by Horvath; and animated series HexVet, based on the eponymous Boom!Studios graphic novels by Sam Davies.

The new series were announced Thursday during Nickelodeon’s virtual upfront presentation along with renewals for Big Nate (Season 2) and Blaze and the Monster Machines (Season 7).

The 13-episode interactive series Face’s Music Party will feature a reimagined Face, voiced by Cedric Williams (Hunter x Hunter) as host and VJ, playing modern pop hits and revamped nursery school classics to create the ultimate music party. Face’s Music Party will premiere this summer on Nickelodeon’s preschool platforms in the U.

Burbank, CA – The early years of the Caped Crusader get a closer examination as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Wbhe) brings the fully-remastered The Batman: The Complete Series to Blu-ray for the very first time. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC, the 65-episode box set will be distributed February 1, 2022 by Wbhe on Blu-ray+Digital ($69.99 Srp) in the United States, and a Blu-ray only package ($79.98 Srp) in Canada.

The six-time Emmyâ Award-winning series premiered on September 11, 2004 on Kids’ WB before eventually shifting to Cartoon Network for subsequent seasons. The Batman: The Complete Series follows 20-something-year-old Bruce Wayne’s early adventures as he balances his daytime persona as a bachelor billionaire with his nighttime guise as a caped crimefighter. Along the way, Batman is joined by allies Robin and Batgirl as they combat Gotham City’s Rogues’ Gallery, including updated versions of his familiar foes as well as a bevy of rarely...

Exclusive: Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment has beefed up its Cannes slate with a pair of acquisitions that will have their debut screenings at the fest’s 2021 market.

It Crawls Beneath is a horror-thriller from Dale Fabrigar. Michael Pare (The Lincoln Lawyer) and Joseph Almani (Law of Attraction) star in the story of a young cop working on his uncle’s classic vintage car on a secluded ranch when a major earthquake hits. Uncle Bill is crushed, and Danny becomes trapped under the car, creating a claustrophobic nightmare. The situation intensifies when something horrifying emerges out of the cracks in the ground that leaves Danny fighting for his life.

Pic is produced by Suzanne DeLaurentiis, Kevin Goetz, Neil Goetz and Stephen Hornyak, it is now in post-production. Film Mode has world-rights. Here’s a first look image:

Film Mode has also boarded world rights on Santaman, the family adventure film from Bret Stern.

She also voiced Mrs. Neederlander on “Transformers: Rescue Bots”

Billie Hayes, an actress who starred as the wacky villain Witchiepoo on the beloved 1969-70 children’s series “H.R. Pufnstuf,” died Thursday at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. She was 96.

Hayes’ family announced her death on Monday.

By the time she was squaring off with a psychedelic dragon over a talking flute on “H.R. Pufnstuf,” Hayes was already an established comic actress. She made her Broadway debut in 1956 in the ensemble cast of the aptly titled “New Faces of 1956,” which also featured a young Maggie Smith. That same year, Hayes originated the role of Mammy Yokum in the musical “Li’l Abner” and went on to star in the show’s 1961 film version.

However, it was Hayes’ cackling, conniving performance as Witchiepoo (short for Wilhelmina W. Witchiepoo) that captured the imaginations of children across the country. Just 44 at the time of shooting,...

A new take on the Transformers is coming to the small screen courtesy of Nickelodeon, with the studio teaming up with Hasbro's Entertainment One to co-produce an original animated Transformers Nickelodeon Series. Based on the beloved property, which follows extra-terrestrial robots who can disguise themselves to look like all manner of vehicles and other objects, this new series will introduce a new species of Transformers who must find their place and purpose among Autobots, Decepticons, and the human family that adopts them.

Nickelodeon's Transformers series will consist of 26 half-hour episodes and is due to premiere exclusively on Nickelodeon in the U.S. before rolling out internationally. "As soon as I read the creative concept, which at its core is about family, I knew we absolutely had to tell this story with our good friends at eOne and Hasbro," said Ramsey Naito, President, Nickelodeon Animation. "The series will tell a...

Nickelodeon and Entertainment One are teaming up on a new animated “Transformers” series, the network announced Thursday.

The half-hour series, described as an action-comedy, centers on “a new species of Transformers [who] must find their place and purpose among Autobots, Decepticons, and the human family that adopts them. It has been picked up for 26 episodes.

Ant Ward, who previously co-created the “Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” reboot for Nick, will executive produce the series alongside “Transformers: Rescue Bots” alum Nicole Dubuc. Dale Malinowski is co-executive producer.

Nickelodeon development executive Claudia Spinelli developed the project for Nick Animation Studios with Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt, senior director of current series and development, animation. Conrad Montgomery will oversee production for Nick, and Mikiel Houser for eOne.

“As soon as I read the creative concept, which at its core is about family, I knew we absolutely had to tell this story with our good friends at eOne and Hasbro,...

A reimagined Transformers animated series is coming to Nickelodeon. Nick and Hasbro’s Entertainment One have teamed to co-produce an original animated Transformers series, based on the iconic global property.

In the action-comedy series, a new species of Transformers must find their place and purpose among Autobots, Decepticons, and the human family that adopts them. The 26-episode half-hour series will premiere exclusively on Nickelodeon in the U.S. before rolling out internationally.

“As soon as I read the creative concept, which at its core is about family, I knew we absolutely had to tell this story with our good friends at eOne and Hasbro,” said Ramsey Naito, President, Nickelodeon Animation. “The series will tell a reimagined story featuring both original characters and fan-favorites for a whole new generation of kids and families. The creative team at Nick, overseen by Claudia Spinelli, SVP of Animation Development, can’t wait to get...

The year is almost over. The Hargreeves kids have saved the world and Beth Harmon has checkmated her last opponent. But in its new releases for December 2020, Netflix still has some tricks up its sleeve.

For starters, Netflix is ending this most curious year with some promising original films. David Fincher’s long-awaited Mank arrives on Dec. 4 to fill us in on the story of Citizen Kane‘s screenwriter. Then on Dec. 11, Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, and James Corden do their best musical impression with The Prom. Chadwick Boseman’s final film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom debuts on Dec. 18. Then George Clooney rounds out the month with The Midnight Sky on Dec. 23.

But of course, it’s in the original series realm where Netflix does most of its work. The biggest one comes at month’s end this December. The final season of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina premieres on New Year’s Eve.

We’ve now got just a few days left of November, so it’s time to take a look ahead at everything that’s headed to the major streaming networks in December. As it’s Christmas, Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu and Prime Video have extra special hauls ready to gift to their subscribers this holiday season, with literally hundreds of new movies and TV shows dropping over the course of the month.

All the various sites – excepting Disney Plus – are serving up a ton of newly licensed films on December 1st. Netflix, for instance, is adding such classics as E.T., Little Nicky and the first three Jurassic Parks. Meanwhile, HBO Max is offering up The Shawshank Redemption, Shaun of the Dead and a bunch of Final Destinations, while Hulu and Prime Video, which share a lot of the same movies, are treating users to a host of iconic...

Burbank, CA – Go behind the mask and into the deep backstory of one of DC’s most revered anti-heroes in Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons, a new entry in the popular series of DC Animated Movies. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Blue Ribbon Content, and DC, the feature-length animated film will be released by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on Digital starting August 4, 2020, and on Blu-ray Combo Pack on August 18, 2020.

Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack (USA $24.98 Srp; Canada $29.98 Srp), which features a Blu-ray disc with the film in hi-definition, a DVD with the film in standard definition, and a digital version of the movie.

Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons offers a new take on the Deathstroke legacy. Mercenary and master assassin Slade Wilson leads two lives: one as the relentless killer known as Deathstroke and the other as a dedicated family man. When these worlds collide, forced...

With The Umbrella Academy returning for a second season this Friday, superhero shows remain a solid investment for Netflix. Whether licensed or original, the US version of Netflix currently has 61 superhero-themed series available to stream, including multiple shows from the Arrowverse, the Netflix McU originals and quite a ridiculous amount of Power Rangers content. What are some of the highlights, then, of Netflix’s superpowered series?

Well, in terms of The CW’s Arrowverse, Netflix has the back catalogue of Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, and Supergirl, as well as Black Lightning, which taken together represents 536 episodes. While the quality of the shows may vary at times, the Arrowverse is arguably one of the best adaptations of the DC Universe to the screen and showed the potential of television to embrace the storytelling format of comics. Only Batwoman is currently not ready to stream on the platform,...

Burbank, CA – Go behind the mask and into the deep backstory of one of DC’s most revered anti-heroes in Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons, a new entry in the popular series of DC Animated Movies. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Blue Ribbon Content and DC, the feature-length animated film will be released by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on Digital starting August 4, 2020, and on Blu-ray Combo Pack on August 18, 2020.

Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack (USA $24.98 Srp; Canada $29.98 Srp), which features a Blu-ray disc with the film in hi-definition, a DVD with the film in standard definition, and a digital version of the movie.

Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons offers a new take on the Deathstroke legacy. Mercenary and master assassin Slade Wilson leads two lives: one as the relentless killer known as Deathstroke and the other as a dedicated family man. When these worlds collide, forced...

A new trailer for Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons has arrived online. This latest DC animated feature is interesting as it started life as a short-form series on CW Seed. But more than 50 minutes of footage has been added, given fans an entire movie to enjoy. The trailer showcases the R-rated adventure to come, with Slade Wilson getting his hands very dirty on a quest to save his family.

The trailer opens up with Slade Wilson's transformation into the assassin known as Deathstroke. Things get action-heavy in a hurry before we find the mercenary put in a tough spot. A large body count is racked up, plenty of bullets fly and there is quite a bit of emotion layered in to break up the violence. Even though this came to life in a non-traditional way, converting a series into a full-length movie, it looks to be in line with what we...

Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for Lego DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters. This brings the DC hero back for a new cinematic tale, but in Lego form this time around. It follows in the footsteps of last year's live-action Shazam, which proved to be a big hit. This time, it's Goonies star Sean Astin taking on the role in what looks to be an adventure-filled DC adaptation geared toward younger viewers.

The trailer kicks off with Shazam! stopping a monster attack, which catches the eye of several other notable DC heroes. The Justice League are then captured by Mr. Mind and turned into children. Black Adam also comes into the picture, and the younger versions of these heroes are forced to partner up to take him down. This is giving fans the Black Adam vs. Shazam fight we're not getting between The Rock and Zachary Levi anytime soon,...

Burbank, CA – Youth, truth and trust are central to the latest brick-tastic adventure when DC’s Justice League welcomes its newest – and youngest – member in Lego® DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters, an all-new, full-length animated feature film in the Lego DC series. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and the Lego Group, the film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on Digital starting April 28, 2020, and on Blu-rayTM Combo Pack ($24.98 Srp) and DVD ($19.98 Srp) on June 16, 2020.

Lego DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack (USA $24.98 Srp; Canada $29.98 Srp) and DVD (USA $19.98 Srp: Canada $24.98 Srp) as well as on Digital. The Blu-ray Combo Pack features a Blu-ray disc with the film in hi-definition, a DVD with the film in standard definition, and a digital version of the movie. The Blu-rayTM Combo Pack and DVD releases of Lego DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters feature an exclusive...

Starr Parodi was elected new president of the Alliance for Women Film Composers on Sunday, succeeding Lolita Ritmanis.

Parodi — who first came to prominence as a member of the “Arsenio Hall Show” house band — has extensive television credits including “The Division,” “The Starter Wife,” “G.I. Joe: Renegades” and “Transformers: Rescue Bots,” along with film credits including “Conversations With Other Women” and music for hundreds of movie trailers.

Her version of the James Bond Theme, created for the “GoldenEye” trailer with composing partner Jeff Eden Fair, was widely acclaimed and earned gold-record status in 2004 as part of the “Best of Bond” CD collection.

Parodi was the first woman to compose orchestral music for the 85-year-old Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach, where she continues to be a featured composer. Her recent neoclassical album “The Heart of Frida,” celebrating the spirit of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, won Solo Piano Album of...

Netflix and Hasbro have partnered with Rooster Teeth develop a new Transformers animated trilogy series that will launch in 2020. The series is called Transformers: War For Cybertron, and it’s said to come complete with a new animation look and style.

John Derderian, Director of Anime for Netflix, offered some details on the series saying that is is a Transformers origin story that “will explore the expansive universe of Cybertron in a way that audiences have never seen before - to the delight of both existing fans and those coming to the franchise for the first time.”

Tom Warner, Senior Vice President for the Transformers franchise for Hasbro added:

“We're thrilled to work with Rooster Teeth’s new premium studio division to bring an all-new Transformers fan-oriented series to Netflix. Transformers has a rich history of great storytelling and War for Cybertron is an exciting new chapter in the Transformers Universe.

It's that time again! The dreaded time of the month when you take a deep breath and prepare to say goodbye to all the movies and shows leaving Netflix. While the streaming service has some exciting additions in store for August (including The Princess Diaries 2 and The Good Place season two), there are a handful of fan-favorites being pulled. Seriously, why do you have to take away Finding Dory, Netflix? See what else will be disappearing from your queue.

Related: Orange Is the New Black, Jurassic Park, and 66 Other New Titles Hitting Netflix in July Aug. 1

3000 Miles to Graceland

Adventures in Babysitting

Can't Buy Me Love

Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot, season one

Finding Dory

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

Reasonable Doubt

The Killing, seasons one-three

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Aug. 2

10 Rules for Sleeping Around

Aug. 5

13 Assassins

Aug. 6

Welcome to Me

Aug. 10

St. Vincent

Aug. 12

For a Good Time,...

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Disney’s dormant film franchise, The Rocketeer, will be revived as an animated series, starring a female hero...

The Rocketeer franchise is ready for another liftoff more than a quarter of a century after it was grounded. While rumblings in recent years have teased a reboot movie and even a straight sequel to the original 1991 film, Disney’s family-friendly genre-mixing action brand will soon manifest as an animated series on the Mouse’s youth-aimed cable platform, Disney Junior.

Disney has announced that production on The Rocketeer animated series has already commenced. The franchise-reviving cartoon will – apropos to its platform – be aimed at young children (ages 2-7,) and families, targeting a release in 2019. The story will draw inspiration from The Rocketeer comic book series of Dave Stevens, which adhered to the original film. However, the series will follow the rocket pack-powered exploits of a young female hero. Each...

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Disney’s dormant film franchise, The Rocketeer, will be revived as an animated series, starring a female hero, on Disney Junior.

The Rocketeer franchise is ready for another liftoff more than a quarter of a century after it was grounded. While rumblings in recent years have teased a reboot movie and even a straight sequel to the original 1991 film, Disney’s family-friendly genre-mixing action brand will soon manifest as an animated series on the Mouse’s youth-aimed cable platform, Disney Junior.

Disney has announced that production on The Rocketeer animated series has already commenced. The franchise-reviving cartoon will – apropos to its platform – be aimed at young children and families, targeting a release in 2019. The story will draw inspiration from The Rocketeer comic book series of Dave Stevens, which adhered to the original film. However, the series will follow the rocket pack-powered exploits of a young female hero.

Disney has started production on a new animated adventure series for kids called The Rocketeer, which is inspired by the classic Dan Stevens comic book series. The series will air on Disney Junior is being aimed at kids 2 to 7 years old.

I'm a huge fan of The Rocketeer! I especially loved Joe Johnston's 1991 film adaptation. I kinda wish that they were making a more adult-oriented Rocketeer animated series, but at least this will introduce a whole new generation of kids to the property. Here are the story details:

The Rocketeer follows Kit, a young girl who receives a surprise package on her birthday revealing that she’s next in line to become the Rocketeer, a legendary superhero who has the ability to fly with the help of a rocket-powered jet pack. Armed with her cool new gear and secret identity, Kit is ready to take flight and save the...

Hasbro and Machinima have announced some great casting for their animated series, Transformers: Prime Wars Trilogy. Fan favorites Mark Hamill (Star Wars) and Ron Perlman (Hellboy) have both joined the cast. Hamill will be taking on the role of Megatronous and Perlman will playing Optimus Primal. Both these actors have such great voices that are perfect for this franchise. Here are some additional details that were released on their characters and when we will see them:

Hamill, who returns to the Transformers franchise after previously starring in Transformers: Rescue Bots, will make his debut as Megatronus (The Fallen) in the finale of the currently running series Transformers: Titans Return and will air on January 9, 2018. One of the Thirteen Original Primes, Megatronus was exiled from Cybertron after murdering one of the other Thirteen, Solus Prime, effectively becoming the first Decepticon. In the finale episode of Transformers: Titans Return, he stays true...

Hasbro and Machinima revealed that Mark Hamill and Ron Perlman will be joining the companies' animated digital series Transformers: Prime Wars Trilogy. Hamill, who returns to the Transformers franchise after previously starring in Transformers: Rescue Bots, will make his debut as Megatronus (The Fallen) in the finale of the currently running series Transformers: Titans Return that premiered today. One of the Thirteen Original Primes, Megatronus was exiled from Cybertron after murdering one of the other Thirteen, Solus Prime, effectively becoming the first Decepticon. In the finale episode of Transformers: Titans Return, he stays true to his past in a deadly …...

Madea returns in Tyler Perry’S Boo! A Madea Halloween available on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD, Digital HD and On Demand January 31 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Also on January 31, Tyler Perry’S Madea On The Run (The Play) will be available on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD, Digital HD and On Demand.

Kick off the new year, and those well-intentioned resolutions, with the Matriarch herself in Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD, Digital HD and On Demand January 31 from Lionsgate. NAACP Image Award-winning director Tyler Perry returns as Madea along with fan favorites Aunt Bam and Hattie to prevent her teenage niece from attending the crazy frat party next door. The outrageously funny return of Madea – after a three-year theatrical hiatus – was number one at the box office two weekends in a row with a $74 million-dollar worldwide box office. The laugh-out-loud film...

Even as a new version of the classic mini-series is in the works, Warner Bros. is aiming to please fans by bringing the entire original series of Roots to the high definition format with a slew of bonus features. Come inside to learn more!

If you're a fan of the original Roots series, or weren't old enough to remember the iconic mini-series, then you're in luck. Today WB has announced a new blu-ray set to bring the entire series to blu-ray with loads of special features that dive into the heart of the story on June 7, 2016. All the details are below:

The groundbreaking, acclaimed television miniseries that captivated the entire nation and won multiple awards, Roots, will be released on Blu-ray™ for the first time, by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Wbhe) on June 7, 2016. The legendary family saga, which follows the inspiring story of Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton, Transformers: Rescue Bots,...

Diamond White is ready to shine.

The former X Factor contestant may not have won season 2 of the reality competition, but now the young singer, 16, is ready to share the video for the first single off her upcoming, self-titled Ep exclusively with People.

"I wasn't born with things being handed to me in life, but I still managed to find a way to work toward getting what I want," White tells People of the inspiration behind "Born Rich." "All the people like me who are born with aspirations and refuse to let them go to waste, in my opinion, have...

This November, Disney is gearing up to step back into the world of one of its all-time classics, The Lion King, with a televison sequel titled The Lion Guard: Return Of The Roar, which will air on the Disney Channel and serve as an extended pilot for a subsequent television series titled The Lion Guard, which is set to debut in January 2016. Earlier today, the movie/show finalized its voice cast by adding a few new faces as well as bringing back a few old ones. First off, Max Charles (American Sniper) has landed the lead role of Simba & Nala's son Kion. The rest of the main cast includes Diamond White (Transformers: Rescue Bots), Dusan Brown (42), Atticus Shaffer (Hancock), and Joshua Rush (Chuck). As for the characters you know and love, Rob Lowe (Parks & Recreation) has been cast as Simba and Gabrielle Union (Bad Boys II) has signed on as Nala.

Vimeo will soon have a new selection of animated series users can stream or purchase. The streaming video platform has teamed with Hasbro to bring the toy manufacturer’s full collection of classic branded animation series to Vimeo on Demand.

Vimeo’s deal will bring episodes from several well-known Hasbro Studios franchises to the video platform for purchase or streaming options. Hasbro fans will have access to popular intellectual properties such as Transformers, G.I. Joe, and My Little Pony. For all of the Hasbro titles arriving on Vimeo on Demand, fans will have the option to rent individual episodes for $0.99 each, buy single episodes for $2.99 each, or purchase the entire digital series at $40.

Here’s a complete list of all Hasbro shows Vimeo will bring to fans over the rest of 2015:

The Adventures of Chuck & Friends

B-Daman Crossfire

G.I. Joe

G.I. Joe: Renegades

Jem and the Holograms...

Netflix is expiring a slew of movies and TV shows in February -- but don't panic! As we previously reported, several BBC series including "Doctor Who" and the original British "The Office" that were once set to leave Netflix on Feb. 1 are staying put. However, several other BBC titles will be disappearing Feb 1. According to Variety, bid a sad toodle-doo to "Fawlty Towers," "Blackadder" and "Mi:5." (Don't worry, "Sherlock" isn't due to expire anytime soon.)

As for movies, the clock is ticking on "Zodiac," "Batman Returns," "Apocalypse Now," and "Mad Max," which will also be pulled in the monthly purge.

Here's the complete list of titles that will vanish from your streaming list (pending any sort of meddling time-travelers):

Netflix Titles Expiring February 1, 2015

"A Bit Of Fry And Laurie" (1987-1995)

"Airheads" (1994)

"Allosaurus: Walking With Dinosaurs Special" (2001)

"Apocalypse Now" (1979)

"Apocalypse Now Redux" (2001)

"Auschwitz: Inside The Nazi State" (2005)

"Batman Returns" (1989)

"Blackadder...

Netflix has just released their lists of what films and TV shows we will see added in February…and what films and TV shows will vanish.

First, the good news: quite a few classic and popular TV shows are making the grade on the streaming service, including the first five seasons of Mash, Hawaii 5-0, and the new season of House of Cards. New additions to the film list include RoboCop, The Brothers Bloom, and Gimme Shelter. While there’s not a lot of quality stuff on offer, there are at least a few new films and TV shows that we can enjoy on the Netflix streaming service.

Now for the bad news: quite a number of favorites are going to vanish from Netflix come February 1. Among these are several James Bond films, Zodiac, Jane Eyre, and Dredd. The TV shows fare even worse, with tons of BBC shows expiring,...

It has begun. Comic-Con International has started to release the daily schedules for Comic-Con 2014! We have Preview Night and Thursday schedules available. It's time to start planning out your epic geek adventure! The GeekTyrant team will be there to cover as much awesomeness from the convention as we possibly can!

I will post a few of the notable panels that will be taking place, but to see the full event schedule click here.

Wednesday - July 23Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings:Comic-Con International and Warner Bros. Television proudly continue their annual Preview Night tradition, with exclusive world premiere screenings of the pilot episodes of three of the most highly anticipated series of the 2014-15 television season -- The Flash, Constantine, and iZombie -- as well as a brand new episode of Teen Titans Go!

The Flash - From the Arrow creative team of executive producers Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg and director David Nutter,...

San Diego Comic-Con has released the full schedule for the first day of programming at Comic-Con 2014, Thursday, July 24. We've pulled out all the movie, DVD and TV-related panels and events right here, but you can also clickHere if you want to check out the full schedule with all of the comic book events. You can also clickHere to find out what pilot episodes Warner Bros. Television will be screening during Preview Night on Wednesday, July 23. Take a look at the exciting panels that will kick off the con this year.

Thursday July 24

10:00am - 11:00am - 24

Jack is back at Comic-Con, damn it! Kiefer Sutherland takes the stage to celebrate 24's most iconic moments and highlights of Jack Bauer's triumphant return in 24: Live Another Day. Catch the exclusive sneak peek at highly anticipated Blu-ray and DVD featurette, Worlds Collide, illustrating how the pulse-pounding storytelling was created for this thrilling new season.

Science fiction, man. I love it. But comic books make me want to hate it. I mean, I get that comic books aren’t really a literary medium. They can be, but they’re read mostly by people avoiding the commitment and sometimes challenge of a more rigorous, if still speculative, format, namely prose. Now I’m not going to pretend that prose Sf&F is always a step up from comics and, in fact, there’s pretty much an equal ratio of turds to gold (there’s some kind of law for this, I think). But so much more effort is put into the “science” part of science fiction in literature than it is in comics, and that seems to be an unfortunate result of the assumption (perhaps correctly) most comic book writers make that their audience isn’t interested in “harder” sci-fi or fantasy. But they try at it anyway sometimes,...

In my apparent continuing quest to interview all the great voice actors living today (because they are the most fun, okay?), I now bring you my interview with the talented and Emmy-winning Maurice Lamarche, a.k.a. The Brain, Squit, Kif Kroker, Morbo, Lrrr, several Futurama robots, Dr. Egon Spengler, Dizzy Devil, Yosemite Sam, Mr. Freeze, Victor von Doom, General Var Suthra, Mortimer Mouse, Chief Quimby, and more.

It was a real pleasure to speak with Maurice, who I’ve been listening to in various guises since I was a wee thing (I was a big Inspector Gadget fan as a child; and then with Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, and Futurama being amongst my other favorite shows through the years, I guess I’ve pretty much been listening to Maurice all my life!). It was also great to see him do many of his excellent voices and impressions both during the interview,...

Last night was the kick-off with just one film, Silver Linings Playbook, but today the real meat of the fest is served with films screening all day and all evening. Sliff’s main venues are the the Hi-Pointe Theatre, Tivoli Theatre, Plaza Frontenac Cinema, Webster University’s Winifred Moore Auditorium, Washington University’s Brown Hall Auditorium and the Wildey Theatre in Edwardsville, Il

The entire schedule for the 21st Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival be found Here.

http://cinemastlouis.org/sliff-2012

Here is what will be screening at The 21st Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival today, Friday, November 9th

Chained plays 7:00pm at the Tivoli Theatre with director Jennifer Lynch in attendance (read the Wamg interview with Ms Lynch Here

At the end of an afternoon excursion, Sarah Fiddler and her young son step into a taxi to head home. They never get there. The cab...

The Hub network has provided us with an exclusive clip from the Season 2 finale of Transformers: Prime, "Darkest Hour", airing Friday, November 2 at 7 Pm Et. Take a look at this scene from the Hasbro Studios series, featuring a greedy Megatron expressing his desire to rule two worlds. You can also read on for details on how to catch up with this animated show with a massive 26-hour marathon starting Thursday, November 1.

Transformers Prime - Exclusive Why Rule One World?

The Hub TV Network, the fastest growing basic cable network year-to-date, will devote its entire schedule to The Transformers: Prime 26-Hour Takeover, a full-day marathon of the Daytime Emmy Award-winning CG-animated series Transformers: Prime, beginning Thursday, November 1, 5:30 p.m. Et. All 52 episodes from the series' two seasons will run back-to-back leading up to the all new, season two finale which premieres Friday, November 2, 7 p.m. Et.

The Transformers...

The Movie Pool finds more than meets the eye to the Transformers Rescue Bots: Roll to the Rescue DVD!

The Set-up

A band of Transformers with rescue abilities is assigned by Optimus Prime to protect the town of Griffin Rock. From the Hub TV network show.

The Delivery

A kinder, gentler version of Transformers geared towards younger kids, Rescue Bots is a well-done, entertaining cartoon that is perfect for the 7 to 12-year-olds it aims for.

The new show focuses on a new group of Transformers called Rescue Bots, who come to Earth after getting the signal sent out by Optimus Prime. With skills made for rescue operations, Prime assigns them to work undercover as rescue vehicles in the town of Griffin Rock. Chase, Heatwave, Blades, and Boulder are the led characters here, although Optimus Prime does show up in cameos.

The animation is surprisingly well done, and doesn't appear cheap like so many current cartoons.

Lacey Chabert starred as little Claudia Salinger on one of the most depressing TV shows ever, "Party of Five" -- and today, she turns 30!The show, which ran from 1994-2000 on Fox, is known for its somber plot-lines, which included dead parents, alcoholism, a cancer battle, domestic violence, a miscarriage and mental illness.Thankfully, most of the stars ended up having some happy careers after the movie.Lacey would go on to play Gretchen Wieners in "Mean Girls" and do voice work for "The Wild Thornberrys," "Young Justice," "Transformers: Rescue Bots" and "The Spectacular Spider-Man."Neve Campbell would have success with the "Scream" franchise, Matthew Fox starred on "Lost" while Scott Wolf would go on to star on "Everwood" and "V." And Jennifer Love Hewitt, who played virginal Sarah on the show, would get her own short-lived spinoff ("Time Of Your Life"), star on "Ghost Whisperer" and Lifetime's current hit "The Client List.

The Decepticons return with a vengeance in Transformers: Prime Season 2 with Episode 2.01: Orion Pax - Part 1, which finds Megatron attempting to manipulate Optimus Prime to his side after the Autobot leader suffers amnesia. We have an exciting exclusive clip for this all-new episode, which debuts this Saturday, February 18 at 11:30 Am, followed by the series premiere of Transformers: Rescue Bots at 12 Pm Et. Check out the battle damage below.

To watch this exclusive clip on TVweb: clickHere

The Daytime Emmy Award-winning animated Hasbro Studios series Transformers: Prime features archrivals Optimus Prime and Megatron as they once again face-off in their legendary battle for the very future of Earth. Season 2 takes us even deeper into the mythology of the Transformers as both the Autobots and Decepticons uncover clues relating to secret artifacts of Iacon which could not only change the balance of power in the war, but also...