Monopoly Movie on the Way as Lionsgate Obtains EOne From Hasbro
Are you already as tired of Mattel’s Barbie spinoffs as I am? Then I have some bad news for you: Variety reports that Lionsgate purchased Entertainment One’s film and TV assets from Hasbro for around $500 million. This means movies based on various Hasbro products and games are coming to theaters through Lionsgate’s acquisition of […]
REVIEW: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
This March brought the latest attempt to bring the world’s biggest roleplaying game to the big screen. When I saw the first trailers for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, I thought they looked good, but I was still a little nervous. I’m aware of several Dungeons & Dragons movies, but I’ve only ever seen the 2000 film […]
GI Joe Brand Manager Demands Fans’ Pronouns
Add one more to the list of previously fun things that have been turned into homework. At the GI Joe panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, GI Joe brand manager Emily Bader asked those lining up for questions to give their name and their pronouns. Later, at the Hasbro Pulse Con (which I just […]
Eric July Beats Star Wars
As we celebrate Eric July’s success with the Rippaverse ($1,121,477.37 and counting!), there’s a funny wrinkle to this story that makes his triumph even more satisfying. Toy company Hasbro had a similar crowdfunding campaign, this one for a “Star Wars The Black Series Reva (The Third Sister) Force FX Elite Lightsaber,” which is a longwinded […]
Snake Eyes in Name Only
Today, the first official images of the new GI Joe: Origins movie, Snake Eyes, were released. From the start, I was not a fan of the casting of Henry Golding because Snake Eyes is a blonde-haired, blue-eyed white guy that doesn’t take off his mask and cannot speak due to injuries sustained in a helicopter […]
G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout Developers Reach Out to Geeks + Gamers
Sometimes, they listen. In a recent video on the Geeks + Gamers YouTube channel, G+G leader Jeremy Griggs gave his thoughts on the new video game G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout from GameMill Entertainment. Jeremy loved certain aspects of Operation Blackout – particularly the story, character designs, and most of the voice work – but was […]