Bryan Lee

Image: HasbroTen years ago, Hasbro announced something akin to a disturbance in the Force—and Star Wars toy fans’ wallets: The Black Series, a brand new line that would bump the iconic heroes and villains of the galaxy far, far away up to 6" scale for the first time (and away from the 3.75" scale Star Wars changed the game with).Since then, countless characters from movies, games, comics, streaming shows, and more have made their way onto our desks and shelves—classic heroes like Han, Luke, and Leia; all-new ones still…

Image: Warner Bros.If you’re of a certain age, Michael Keaton’s Batman was one of the most formative characters in your nerd life. It’s a character we thought we’d never see again but, 30-plus years later, he finally returned in this year’s The Flash. And no matter what you think of the movie as a whole, if you loved Keaton’s Batman, it’s hard to deny how exciting it was to see that character again, hear his music, and feel that nostalgia. Unfortunately, Keaton’s return as Batman was short-lived, but he went out in style,…

Photo: Russ Martin/FXTo quote Laszlo: “Well, fuck my old boots!” In its fifth season, What We Do in the Shadows still felt like a fresh delight, consistently finding new situations for the vampires to find themselves in–going to the mall, attending a Pride parade, becoming accidental stars on the local news, spending too much time at Panera Bread–and making them absurd and hilarious. Amid all the goofballery, the season’s emotional throughline saw Guillermo finally becoming a vampire (or a half-vampire, at least)—before…

If you are a fan of Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, as we are, don’t hold your breath for a second season. While the show’s creators don’t think it’s completely out of the cards, a second season was never part of the plan and still isn’t.Inspiration Behind the Reality-TV Style for The Hunger Games“It’s self-contained for now,” Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley told Rolling Stone. “We loved what we did. We put it all in there. We don’t have any ideas lying on the floor. We pretty much put them all in. I never say…

Image: NetflixNetflix’s big new release for the weekend is Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, an anime revival of the popular graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O’Malley. It’s a bit of a weird bag; pre-release, O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski repeatedly said the show would offer something similar to the comic while also being a different experience unto itself. But it was probably easy to miss that, given how much of the show seemed like it was just re-adapting the initial premise and functioning as a reunion for the entire cast of…

Image: NetflixPre-release, Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim Takes Off was billed as a nostalgic return for the beloved graphic novel series. Not only is creator Bryan Lee O’Malley co-writing and showrunning the show with BenDavid Grabinski, the original cast from the live-action 2010 Scott Pilgrim movie is all here reprising their original roles that turned most audiences onto the book. But since this is technically an anime, there’s also a Japanese dub for viewers to listen to, if they so pleased. The Hunger Games Director…

Image: NetflixScott takes off, because, of course—almost as quickly established as it’s introduced—he doesn’t really die fighting Matthew at the end of the first episode. It’s eventually revealed to the audience, and through Ramona’s own investigation over the course of the season, that Scott has been kidnapped... by none other than his future self (played by Will Forte in a delightful turn), one who wooed Ramona, defeated all her exes, and then dated her before growing apart, and becoming distant and bitter in the…

Netflix has just announced the voice cast of Scott Pilgrim. The Anime, which will feature the return of all the major stars from the live-action Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World film, including Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Brie Larsen, and Chris Evans to reprise their movie roles, this time in voice form.Spoilers of the Week: July 29thSo that’s Cera as Scott, Winstead as Ramona, Jason Schwartzman as Gideon, Mae Whitman as Roxy, Kieran Culkin as Wallace, Aubrey Plaza as Julie, and... you see where this is going. The…