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Archive - December 2016

Carrie Fisher Dies at 60

Note: Fellow Legion of Leia writer, Shaun Rosado, helped write this. This news is hitting us all really hard. Okay, fellow Legionnaires. This one hurts. Carrie Fisher, a Star Wars legend and overall Hollywood badass, passed away this Tuesday morning as a result from a massive heart attack on Friday. She was 60. Fisher’s death was...

Check Out the Beauty & The Beast Christmas TV Spot!

While we were all busy opening up presents and engaging with our family members yesterday, Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast received an extended TV spot just for Christmas. This extended cut of the movie focuses on the complex relationship between Belle (Emma Watson) and the Beast (Dan Stevens). The relationship between...

New ‘Taboo’ Trailer Has Been Released!

  BBC One has premiered a new trailer for the upcoming Taboo series and it heavily features a rough and gruff Tom Hardy. This trailer fits more of the tone we often see associated with a BBC period drama. It’s not as heavily edgy as what has been promoted here in the States for FX. The official synopsis is as follows: Set in 1814...

First Look Doctor Who Season 10 Trailer!

It’s Christmas, and as much as I’m pissed off that I had to open this damn computer, it’s for a good cause. Today, before the Doctor Who Christmas Special airs, we have a new trailer for Doctor Who Season 10. I’m already totally on board with the new companion played by Pearl Mackie. Love. Her. She’ll be...

We Chat With American Horror Story’s Ryan Murphy

At the Critics” Choice Awards, Legion of Leia got a chance to chat with Ryan Murphy, showrunner for hits like American Horror Story, The People vs. OJ Simpson, and Scream Queens. The prime time creator caught us with where ‘Half,’ his initiative to diversify his directing, crew and writing room staff, stands since its start in...

Nerd Up or Shut Up Episode 19: 2016 Wrap Up

  Welcome to Nerd Up or Shut Up, the podcast where the only wrong opinion is yours! Lifelong friends Emalee Burditt, Anastasia Washington, Maggie Olbrich and Richard Sheehan come together each week to debate all things geek. Tune in for laughs, nonsense, and to find out who is right, and who needs to shut the what up! Tune in as we discuss...

Star Wars Rumor Roundup: Week of 12/18

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Hey guys! Happy Holidays! To celebrate, let’s enjoy some new Star Wars rumors together! I have THREE (YES, THREE!) very exciting and fun rumors this week! Two about Star Wars: Episode VIII and one about Star Wars: A New Hope! As always, PLEASE STOP READING NOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO AVOID ANY STAR WARS RUMORS AND SPOILERS!!!! Alright, here we...