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...
Archive - December 2016
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...
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...
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...
Christmas is here, and the people over at 20th Century Fox has a little gift for us all — the very first Alien: Covenant trailer! Warning, this is the red band trailer. There will be lots of blood (and spine bursting, gross) and at least one F-bomb dropped. Director Ridley Scott makes a glorious (and clear) return to the Alien universe with...
UPDATE DECEMBER 25, 2016 2:00pm PST: Carrie Fisher’s mother Debbie Reynolds has tweeted an update about our General Leia. She posted, “Carrie is in stable condition. If there is a change, we will share it. For all her fans & friends. I thank you for your prayers & good wishes.” We love you, Carrie! You can beat this...
Lionsgate released a new international trailer this week for the upcoming Power Rangers movie. It’s actually a little more of the same of what we were shown last October. But this time we got a few extra snippets of their Power Coins, items our heroes use to transform into the Power Rangers. The film’s version of these coins look way...
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...
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...
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...