Alien: 40th Anniversary Shorts Now Available! [Six Short Movies]

Remember those six Alien short films we announced back in April? All of them are now available for your viewing pleasure on Youtube! Be sure to check them all out below!

Warning: These short movies contain blood and gore.

Alien: Night Shift | Written & Directed by Aidan Brezonick

Alien: Ore | Written & Directed by the Spear Sisters

Alien: Containment | Written & Directed by Chris Reading

Alien: Harvest | Directed by Benjamin Howdeshell

Alien: Alone | Written & Directed by Noah Miller

Alien: Specimen | Directed by Kelsey Taylor



Remembering Peter Mayhew: Star Wars Actors Pay Tribute to the Original Chewbacca

Yesterday evening, we learned that Peter Mayhew, the actor behind the one and only Chewbacca, passed away a few days before on April 30th at the age of 76. Naturally, in the hours that followed, some of his Star Wars co-stars had to pay tribute to the man. Here are a few of them.

Harrison Ford wrote this statement to The Hollywood Reporter:

Peter Mayhew was a kind and gentle man, possessed of great dignity and noble character. These aspects of his own personality, plus his wit and grace, he brought to Chewbacca. We were partners in film and friends in life for over 30 years and I loved him. He invested his soul in the character and brought great pleasure to the Star Wars audience. Chewbacca was an important part of the success of the films we made together. He knew how important the fans of the franchise were to its continued success and he was devoted to them. I and millions of others will never forget Peter and what he gave us all. My thoughts are with his dear wife Angie and his children. Rest easy, my dear friend.

From Mark Hamill:

From Billy Dee Williams:

From John Boyega:

From Daisy Ridley:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw-yPBcg4sm/

From Joonas Suotamo (The new Chewbacca):

From Carrie Fisher’s daughter, Billie Lourd:

And from George Lucas, via THR as well:

Peter was a wonderful man. He was the closest any human being could be to a Wookiee: big heart, gentle nature…and I learned to always let him win. He was a good friend and I’m saddened by his passing.

[Via Nerdist]

Set Phasers to Facepalm: Star Trek TNG Captain Picard Facepalm Bust

A bust from the folks over at Thinkgeek and IconHeroes featuring Captain Picard captured in his classic facepalm pose.

Set phasers to facepalm, the Captain Picard Facepalm Bust is back as a ThinkGeek Exclusive limited bronze edition! With so many opportunities to judge people, you might want to consider stocking up, especially if you’re more judgmental than Q. At least now you can “spill the tea” like a pro: Earl Grey. Hot.

[Star Trek TNG Captain Picard Facepalm Bust]

R.I.P. Peter Mayhew – The One and Only Chewbacca (1944 – 2019)

It is with great sadness that we learned the passing of Peter Mayhew.

Surrounded by his family at his North Texas home, the gentle giant passed away late last evening, April 30th.

Peter Mayhew portrayed our favorite Wookiee from “A New Hope” up until “The Force Awakens” and the now classic “Star Wars Holiday Special” He is seldom known for other roles, but made guest appearances in The Muppet Show and Glee and played the Tall Knight in Dark Towers.

Fans will be able to honor Mayhew in early December, in Los Angeles, at EmpireCon.

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Director Jeff Fowler Confirms They Are Changing The Character Design

After only 24 hours after its official release, director Jeff Fowler confirms they will change Sonic The Hedgehog’s movie character design.

https://twitter.com/fowltown/status/1124056098925944832

If, like us, you were a bit creeped out by the much too humanoid version of our favorite ring catcher, this comes as excellent news! (Pictured above)

We are all for creating amazing movies and adapting to a vision but this one went a bit too far. We were reminded of the now classic Super Mario Bros and of its poor movie adaptation. Maybe we are just nostalgic gamers, but we must thank the powers that be for the internet and its persuasive nature. If you are going to go old school, respect the character design. After all, that’s exactly what they did for Detective Pikachu!