Action Hero of the Week: Jason Nesmith
Actor Jason Nesmith has to channel his alter ego of Captain Peter Taggart when he and his cast mates from the show Galaxy Quest are thrust into a real intergalactic conflict against the evil Sarris, who is threatening the peaceful Thermian race.
Celebrate All Things Alien(s) on 4/26 for Alien Day
Fox is planning a massive celebration of all things Alien at the end of April (4/26 to be specific) with Alien Day, featuring a 24 hour trivia contest, tons of exclusive products from tons of cool partners and more.
News Shotgun 9/26
Netflix is bringing 12 new episodes of Black Mirror to their service, Amazon announces six new pilots, The Splat reveals what 90’s Nick shows are coming back and much more in this week’s News Shotgun.
10 People Who Need to Appear in The Expendables
The Expendables franchise has been chock full of awesome cameos from old school action stars but here’s 10 more that need to show up in the next entry and beyond.
Review: Chappie
Using a police robot bound for destruction, an engineer (Dev Patel) tests out his experimental AI on it and creates Chappie (Sharlto Copley), a fully sentient robot, but both fall into the hands of the gangster Ninja, who wants Chappie as a weapon to pull of a massive heist.
News Shotgun 2/27
Ducktales and Inspector Gadget are returning, tons of news about the DC CWverse, a second Star Wars series coming to Disney XD, Amanda Waller cast and much more in this week’s News Shotgun.
Review: Exodus: Gods and Kings
Christian Bale is Moses in Ridley Scott’s retelling of the Exodus story, as he tries to free his people from the tyranny of his adopted brother, Ramses (Joel Edgerton).
Chappie Trailer
Neill Blomkamp and Sharlto Copley are back next year with Chappie, where Copley plays the titular character, a robot with an evolving AI who tries to learn and grow but becomes the target of an anti-AI activist, played by Hugh Jackman.