Music
Follow-ups/Corrections
Limp Bizkit - Wes Borlnd did an interview on Johnny Christ’s interview show and talked about the status of the new LB album. They apparently have 35+ songs in he can instrumentally and are waiting on Fred to lay down vocals. https://youtu.be/PD_W6bK_OBg
Tours
Testament - Exodus and Death Angel. The Bay Strikes Back starting in Danville, VA on Sept 9, till Nov 27 in Oakland
Meshuggah - With Converge and Torche https://www.meshuggah.net/tour Starts Feb 23 in Silver Spring Maryland through March 20 in Atlanta.
ZZ Top - Starts July 16th at the Delaware County Fair, through May 14th in Newfoundland Canada.
Nirvana
Smells Like Teen Spirit has passed 1 Billion streams on Spotify.
https://twitter.com/chartdata/status/1409345817316671489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
John 5
Peter Criss to guest on a song on John 5’s next album Sinner. The song on the record is called “Georgia on My Mind.”
Gaming/Tech
The first of the lawsuits against the social media giant has been dismissed by the court. The FTC, the court said, didn’t provide sufficient legal reason to claim that Facebook is a monopoly. Though the FTC has 30 days to re-file.
https://www.engadget.com/judge-dismisses-ftc-antitrust-complaint-facebook-193524091.html
Venmo
New Policy changes that take effect on July 20th will allow anyone to sell goods and services from their Venmo account. Even if you only have a personal account. The only real catch is that you will have to pay the same 1.9% plus 10 cents.
https://www.engadget.com/venmo-personal-account-sales-193759838.html
Sony
Sony has bought Housemarque, the production company that brought us Returnal. This is the 13th studio that Sony has purchased, and it follows the 2019 purchase of Insomniac Games.
https://www.engadget.com/sony-buys-returnal-developer-housemarque-104158645.html
Contra Returns
After being released for 4 years in China, the mobile game is finally coming stateside.
Comic Books/Books
Follow-ups/Corrections
Ice Nine Kills
Ice Nine Kills is releasing a comic book that ties into their Silver Scream album, as well as the video series, called “Inked In Blood” through Z2 Comics.
TV/Streaming
Follow-ups/Corrections
Good Omens - Season 2 announced from Amazon. With both Tennant and Sheen returning to the lead roles. https://deadline.com/2021/06/good-omens-neil-gaiman-season-2-amazon-renewed-1234783163/
Foundation - Sept 24 on Apple TV+ https://youtu.be/wvOAA1U0li8
Trailers
Loki - Mid-season https://youtu.be/Kw96W9WNHDc
Echo
New series in the MCU spinning off from Hawkeye. Alaqua Cox has been cast for the role of Echo in Hawkeye, and will be the lead in this series.
Smallville
Tom Welling himself has confirmed the animated series IS in fact in the works at WB. Probably for HBO Max, though no announcement as to the platform has been made just yet.
https://twitter.com/blurayangel/status/1407902417492922372?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Supernatural
Prequel series The Winchesters is coming to the CW. Series will be produced and narrated by Dean himself Jensen Ackles and his wife Janneel. Robbie Thompson will be writing and executive producing. Seems that Matt Cohen will be returning to play the young John Winchester.
https://screenrant.com/supernatural-prequel-series-development-cw-details/
Galaxy Quest
ANOTHER TV adaptation is in the works. This time Simon Pegg and Georgia Prichett are writing it, according to Pritchett in an interview she did with the Times.
Movies
Follow-ups/Corrections
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts - Ron Perlman has been officially cast as the voice for Optimus Primal. Peter Cullen will return as the voice of Optimus Prime, and both Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg will executive produce.
Now Filming - Aquaman 2, John Wick 4,
Dune - Updated release date!! Now set to release Oct. 22 https://deadline.com/2021/06/dune-many-saints-of-newark-sopranos-release-date-changes-warner-bros-1234781687/
New Release dates - Many Saints of Newark Oct. 1, Cry Macho Sept. 17th,
Trailers
Shang-Chi - https://youtu.be/8YjFbMbfXaQ release date Sept. 3
Halloween Kills - https://youtu.be/hL6R3HmQfPc Oct 15th… all the kills???
Blood Red Sky - https://youtu.be/U8M_1eyrBtQ Netflix vampires on a plane movie… July 23
Fear Street - https://youtu.be/clZK2PqLWpI July 2
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
Patty Jenkins WON’T be writing the script. Instead it has been announced that relatively new screenwriter, Mathew Robinson. Robinson has little nerd cred, but he HAS worked with Ricky Gervais on the Invention of Lying, and is credited on the Live Die Repeat and Repeat movie, as well as the Little Shop of Horrors remake.
Rumor Mill
Hawkeye
Charlie Cox is rumored to he coming back to the MCU as part of the Hawkeye series. Also, other undisclosed Netflix Marvel characters are said to be returning in this series as well. Also, ALSO, Daredevil is further said to be playing a major role in the new Echo series on Disney+.
Obi Wan
Inquisitors will be a big factor in the series… Isn’t this already known?
Darth Vader
In the same vein, there are new rumors saying that with Hayden Christiansen’s return to the black cape and rebreather, all this is leading to a Vader series on Disney+.
The Witcher
5 more seasons on Cavill’s contract?
Punisher
New rumors about the series going to Hulu so as to not confuse the family friendly fare on Disney+.
Mass Effect
Netflix animated series rumored to be in the works. Said to be an original narrative that happens at the same time as the story in the games. Perhaps THIS is where Cavill’s talents are going in his rumored casting for something pertaining to this IP.
A Quiet Place Part 3
Rumored to have been green lit at Paramount.
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