Not that we ever doubted Ahsoka was in good hands, but this ought to reassure even the most anxious of Star Wars fans: Peter Ramsey, the co-director of the incredibleSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, has been tapped to direct at least one episode of the upcoming Disney+ show. The Hollywood Reporter first broke the news.
Shooting on the series begins later this month, though the number of episodes and any additional directors have not been revealed. As previously reported, the call-sheet includes Rosario Dawson as the fan-favourite Jedi knight, alongside Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ukrainian actress Ivanna Sakhno, and Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine Wren. Hayden Christensen will also be reprising his role as Anakin Skywalker (after his return in Obi-Wan Kenobi) and Ray Stevenson as a yet-unknown villain.
Dave Filoni is writing and executive producing the series about Ahsoka Tano’s galaxy-spanning search for Grand Admiral Thrawn, a former commander in the Empire, alongside Star Wars collaborator Jon Favreau.
Ramsey’s upcoming projects also include executive producing the two back-to-back Spider-Verse sequels, a Netflix fantasy miniseries titled Lost Ollie, and a film noir social thriller about vampires in 1950s Los Angeles titledBlood Count.
The author of the acclaimed book England’s Screaming, Sean Hogan, is about to unleash more cinematic nightmares in text form.
From the press release:
Sean Hogan acts as your guide through the liminal spaces of North American horror, down Nightmare Alleys and across High Plains, following the Lost Highway all the way to the Bates Motel. At once fiction and criticism, Twilight’s Last Screaming masterfully examines how our experience of cinema takes on an imaginative life of its own. It deconstructs and reassembles genre film into unfamiliar but recognisable shapes, mapping the history of the American horror movie and, ultimately, the dark heart of America itself.
Paths cross.
What is the relationship between Senator Greg Stillson and murderous preacher Harry Powell?
How did sweet Alice Spages meet Roman and Minnie Castavet?
What happens when Laura Mars gets into Travis Bickle’s taxi?
Stories entwine.
What links Michael Myers to the strange town of Twin Peaks?
How is Clint Eastwood’s nameless Stranger connected to ‘Dirty’ Harry Callaghan?
What Paranormal Activity goes on in the shadows of Hill House?
Directed by Richard Donner, and showcasing a young Christopher Reeve, Superman (1978) features a star-studded cast including Margot Kidder as intrepid reporter Lois Lane, Gene Hackman as the villainous Lex Luthor, and the inimitable Marlon Brando as Jor-El.
Supermanin Concert will see the film played in high definition on the big screen, whilst John Williams’ triumphant original score is performed by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra live to picture.
The show takes place on Saturday, June 25th at 7.30pm and promises to be a spectacle not to be missed.
For more information, and to book tickets, head over to the Royal Albert Hall website.
It does, and Lucasfilm is continuing to keep things simple, branding it with the name of its principal character. Hence, Star Wars: Ahsoka.
When will it be released?
While there’s no official premiere date locked in as yet, production official started on April 9th, 2022, following a long pre-production period since the project’s announcement on December 10th, 2020. All that considered, it’s safe to assume an early-to-mid 2023 release date for Ahsoka.
Where can I watch the show?
As with all Star Wars TV content going forward, this too will be available exclusively on Disney+.
What if I don’t have a Disney+ subscription?
Perhaps Disney+ will one day follow Netflix’s lead and release their original content on physical media a few years down the line, but with no word on a release for even Season 1 of The Mandalorian, we wouldn’t hold our breaths. Time to accept that we’re all locked into Disney+ for the rest of our lives, folks! Alternatively, find a nice friend with an existing sub and ask them to add you to their account. While Netflix is currently clamping down on password sharing, Disney+ seem to be turning a blind eye (for now), and multiple users can easily be added.
Who’s making it?
We’re in very good hands: running the show for Lucasfilm are Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau, the core driving Forces behind The Mandalorian itself. As we know, Filoni (who will pen the series) has been instrumental in the evolution of the fan favourite character since her then-controversial debut in The Clone Wars back in 2008, so this will very much be a passion project for him. Revealed to be directing at least one episode of the series is Peter Ramsey. If the name isn’t familiar, just know that Ramsey co-directed the spectacular 2018 animated epic Into the Spider-Verse and let any concerns melt away. We’re in good hands here! In front of the camera, actor Rosario Dawson will once again be bringing the former Jedi Padawan to life.
Who will be joining Dawson in the cast?
Hayden Christensen will be reprising Anakin Skywalker and/or Lord Vader. Anakin was Ahsoka’s master during the Clone Wars, and she was one of the few people in the galaxy to discover that he became Vader after crossing paths in Star Wars: Rebels.
Following Ahsoka in making the jump from animation to live-action will be Sabine Wren, the young Mandalorian warrior / galactic-Banksy. She’ll be brought to life by Australian actor Natasha Liu Bordizzo (below), who you might have seen in 2016’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, or more recently in 2019’s Guns Akimbo.
Most recognisable to us for her role in Pacific Rim: Uprising, Ukrainian actor Ivanna Sakhno (above) has also joined the cast , though the character she’ll be playing is currently unknown. Similarly, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Ray Stevenson (below) have both signed on in other mystery roles (though it’s likely the latter will be portraying a villain). Winstead is no stranger to genre fare, having starred in a string of fantastic films such as Scott Pilgrim vs the World, Death Proof, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Birds of Prey, and most recently, the Netflix actioner Kate. Stevenson also has plenty of genre cred, with Punisher: War Zone, Black Sails, and Thor under his belt. He’s also familiar with the galaxy far, far away, having already voiced Gar Saxon in Star Wars RebelsandThe Clone Wars!
How many episodes will there be?
Too early to say, but Star Wars: Ahsoka is currently pitched as a ‘limited series’. Given how hard Dawson campaigned for the role since 2017, it’s easy to imagine that if the audience is big enough and the fan response is strong, all involved will certainly be up for more adventures. In short, at the very least, six.
When is it set?
With a tentative promise of the series crossing over with The Mandalorian down the line, it will likely take place around the same time as that show, i.e. roughly five or so years after the events seen in Return of the Jedi. However, we wouldn’t rule out some time-hopping…
Time-hopping? Please elaborate…
The official title card for the show (below) clearly hints at the World Between Worlds figuring in somehow. For fans who have seen Ahsoka’s full arc in the animated series Star Wars: Rebels, they’ll be aware that she was introduced to the mysterious realm known as the World Between Worlds when Ezra Bridger plucked her out of time in a pivotal moment, saving her from death in a duel with her former master turned Sith Lord, Anakin Skywalker (better known as Darth Vader). After her brief flirtation with what essentially amounts to time travel, there’s a significant period in her life that has yet to be explored in canon before we ever saw her again.
Okay, putting mysterious netherworlds we know little about aside for now, what will the main thrust of the story actually be about?
Most likely the main thrust of the narrative will see her continuing the hunt across the galaxy for the villainous Grand Admiral Thrawn (as set up in Chapter 13 of The Mandalorian, entitled The Jedi). As Star Wars: Rebels fans know, Thrawn was last seen disappearing with Ahsoka’s aforementioned saviour, Ezra Bridger, and in the show’s poetic coda we saw her setting off on a personal mission into the Unkown Regions to find the young Jedi alongside fellow rebel, Sabine Wren.
So, is this show set after that Star Wars: Rebels epilogue? When we saw her on The Mandalorian was she already on this quest?
Asking for a friend, but what if one is not familiar with Ahsoka’s story so far and don’t have enough time to catch up on The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels, is there anywhere online that you can point to that will bring me up to speed?
Funny you should ask – yes there is! Click HERE for our wonderful article on the character’s story so far.
And if my friend can’t be arsed to read all that, do you recommend any videos out there?
Fine. Yes, here’s a nifty vid courtesy of starwars.com that edits all of her Star Wars: Rebels appearances together into one 46-minute mini-movie. Skip ahead to 33-minutes in to see that duel with Darth Vader and all the timey-wimey gubbins we referenced before. It’s wild!
Wowser! Wouldn’t it be cool if we got to see some of that stuff in live-action! With Hayden Christensen confirmed to be reprising Anakin / Darth Vader in the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series, is it possible we might see any of this play out in flashbacks maybe?
It’s Star Wars. Anything’s possible.
Vague and noncommittal, but we appreciate your optimism. There clearly isn’t a lot of information out there yet, if we bookmark this page and check back regularly, will it always be updated with the latest information on the show?
This is the way.
For more details on all the other STAR WARS projects in development at Disney+, click here for our full rundown….
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Oscar-nominated acting legend Angela Bassett has joined Enola Holmes and Stranger Thingsstar Millie Bobby Brown in Netflix’s fantasy film Damsel.
From filmmaker Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) and writer Dan Mazeau (Wrath of theTitans),Damsel tells the story of Princess Elodie (Brown) as she anxiously awaits her arranged wedding to rival kingdom’s Prince Henry. She feels great pressure from her father, who is in great need of the money her marriage will secure, to be a good and obedient wife.
After her wedding however, Elodie discovers that she has been tricked into becoming a sacrificial offering for the kingdom’s sacred cave dragon, part of a tradition to ensure a bountiful harvest season. Elodie is soon forced to fight her way out of the beast’s lair and save herself by slaying the dragon. It’s not really any girl’s dream honeymoon.
Bassett will play Lady Bayford, the stepmother to Elodie. Deadline first broke the news of her casting. This marks the actress’ latest collaboration with the streaming giant, following last year’s action thriller film Gunpowder Milkshake.She is also working with Netflix on the upcoming stop-motion dark comedy film Wendell and Wild from comedy duo Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele.
Damsel is expected to release in 2023, though no exact date has yet been announced.
Supernatural and The Walking Dead alum Jeffrey Dean Morgan is making his next project a horror!
Screen Daily has announced the actor will star in Felix opposite The Haunting of Bly Manorand Sandman‘s Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, with producer Joe Carnahan (The Grey, Boss Level) attached to produce the project from director John Kissack (horror-thriller Everfall) and writer Casey Giltner.
Felix is being billed asSuper 8 meets Child’s Play, and follows best friends Charlie and Jimmy on their quest to becoming big-time Hollywood directors. The pair are making a film when Charlie’s father finds an old ventriloquist’s doll named Felix among his late mother’s belongings – prompting the boys to cast the doll as the creepy antagonist (how could they not?).
Through a chain of increasingly sinister and disturbing events, the family discovers that Felix has a mind of his own, and it’s up to Charlie and Jimmy to rid their family of this ominous force. Hopefully Morgan’s time chasing ghosts, demons, and other monsters with the Winchester boys will have prepared him for this one.
Filming is scheduled to begin this spring in Winnipeg, Canada.
Cult ‘80s horror anthology Cat’s Eye – directed by Lewis Teague – has been given a 4K restoration and is heading to 4K UHD Blu-ray from STUDIOCANAL. It will hit UK stores on May 23rd and you can pre-order your copy here.
From the press release:
From the macabre imagination of Stephen King (the bestselling author of Firestarter, The Shining and Carrie) comes this trio of thrilling tales linked by a stray cat that roams from one story to the next in search of a girl he was tasked to protect.
Directed by Lewis Teague and written by the master of horror Stephen King, adapted from his own short stories, CAT’S EYE stars James Woods and Drew Barrymore with Kenneth McMillan, Robert Hays, Alan King and James Naughton.
In the first episode Quitters Inc., a New York family man (James Woods) is having trouble giving up cigarettes. A friend advises he turns to a shady self-help operation who outlines a litany of incrementally harsh penalties for him if he cannot resist the temptation to smoke again.
The second story The Ledge centres on Cressner (Kenneth McMillan), a mobster casino owner seeking revenge for his wife’s affair with tennis pro Johnny Norris (Robert Hays). Cressner kidnaps him and forces the athlete into a dangerous bet: if he can walk around the exterior ledge of his high-rise penthouse then Cressner will allow him to leave safely with his wife. But if Norris refuses then he will instead be blackmailed for drug possession and forced to suffer in prison.
In the closing narrative, a young girl (Drew Barrymore), has been having difficulty sleeping. Though her parents suspect the new family cat of wrongdoing, the girl knows better after she sees a horrifying troll emerging from her bedroom wall…
Commissioned by STUDIOCANAL, the restoration was scanned in 4K – 16 bit by Picture Shop LLC – USA, using the original 35mm negative. The colour grading and restoration were completed by Hiventy Laboratory – France, who dedicated over 150 hours to manually cleaning and carefully removing sparkle, dirt and scratches.
SPECIAL FEATURES available on Ultra HD, Blu-Ray and DVD
NEW Interview with Director Lewis Teague
Audio Commentary with Lewis Teague
Johnny Norris on the Edge: Robert Hays Remembers Cat’s Eye
“Like Herding Cats”: A Conversation with Animal Trainer Teresa Ann Miller
Original Theatrical Trailer
Stephen King’s Cat’s Eye is released on May 23rd on 4K Restoration UHD, Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital.
The finalists for the 2022 Hugo Awards and associated awards have been announced.
There were 1368 valid nominating ballots collected from members of the 2020 and 2021 World Science Fiction Conventions, also known as Worldcon.
The awards have been around since 1953.
The Hugo Awards are major indicator of the state of Science Fiction as Worldcon members tend to be genre’s most dedicated fans. They tend to consume a great many new works of science fiction every year and are willing to travel across the world to attend genre book conventions.
The Hugos are followed closely by fans and professionals alike for this reason. The awards also include The Lodestar Award (for Young Adult Fiction) and The Astounding Award for new writers. These latter awards are technically not Hugo Awards, despite being presented at the same ceremony and having the same level of prestige; they just have a different shaped award handed to the winner.
This year, Kieron Gillen ( @kierongillen ) has managed to be nominated for two different works in the same catergory, Best Graphic Novel. We are delighted to see that Fandom’s MVP Alasdair Stuart ( @AlasdairStuart ) be nominated for both Best Fanzine and Best Semi-Prozine. Midnight Pals creator Bitter Karella ( @bitterkarella ) gets a Fan Writer nomination for their brilliant parody work and it’s also a delight to see popular Fan Artist Iain J Clark ( @iainjclark ) get a nomination as well.
The full list is below.
Best Novel
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine (Tor)
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers (Harper Voyager / Hodder & Stoughton)
Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (Tor / St Martin’s Press)
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (Tordotcom / Orbit UK)
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Ballantine / Del Rey)
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (Tor / Mantle)
Best Novella
Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire (Tordotcom)
Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tordotcom)
Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard (Tordotcom)
The Past Is Red by Catherynne M. Valente (Tordotcom)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Tordotcom)
A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow (Tordotcom)
Best Novelette
“Bots of the Lost Ark” by Suzanne Palmer (Clarkesworld, Jun 2021)
“Colors of the Immortal Palette” by Caroline M. Yoachim (Uncanny Magazine, Mar/Apr 2021)
L’Esprit de L’Escalier by Catherynne M. Valente (Tordotcom)
“O2 Arena” by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (Galaxy’s Edge, Nov 2021)
“That Story Isn’t the Story” by John Wiswell (Uncanny Magazine, Nov/Dec 2021)
“Unseelie Brothers, Ltd.” by Fran Wilde (Uncanny Magazine, May/Jun 2021)
Best Short Story
“Mr. Death” by Alix E. Harrow (Apex Magazine, Feb 2021)
“Proof by Induction” by José Pablo Iriarte (Uncanny Magazine, May/Jun 2021)
“The Sin of America” by Catherynne M. Valente (Uncanny Magazine, Mar/Apr 2021)
“Tangles” by Seanan McGuire (Magicthegathering.com: Magic Story, Sep 2021)
“Unknown Number” by Blue Neustifter (Twitter, Jul 2021)
“Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Magazine, Mar/Apr 2021)
Best Series
The Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee (Orbit)
The Kingston Cycle by C. L. Polk (Tordotcom)
Merchant Princes by Charles Stross (Macmillan)
Terra Ignota by Ada Palmer (Tor Books)
Wayward Children by Seanan McGuire (Tordotcom)
The World of the White Rat by T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon) (Argyll Productions)
Best Graphic Story or Comic
DIE, vol. 4: Bleed, written by Kieron Gillen, art by Stephanie Hans, lettering by Clayton Cowles (Image)
Far Sector, written by N.K. Jemisin, art by Jamal Campbell (DC)
Lore Olympus, vol. 1 by Rachel Smythe (Del Rey)
Monstress, vol. 6: The Vow, written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda (Image)
Once & Future, vol. 3: The Parliament of Magpies, written by Kieron Gillen, illustrated by Dan Mora, colored by Tamra Bonvillain (BOOM!)
Strange Adventures, written by Tom King, art by Mitch Gerads and Evan “Doc” Shaner (DC)
Best Related Work
Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman’s Fight to End Ableism by Elsa Sjunneson (Tiller Press)
The Complete Debarkle: Saga of a Culture War by Camestros Felapton (Camestros Felapton)
Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950 to 1985 edited by Andrew Nette and Iain McIntyre (PM Press)
“How Twitter can ruin a life” by Emily St. James (Vox, Jun 2021)
Never Say You Can’t Survive by Charlie Jane Anders (Tordotcom)
True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee by Abraham Riesman (Crown)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
Dune, screenplay by Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, and Eric Roth; directed by Denis Villeneuve; based on the novel Dune by Frank Herbert (Warner Bros / Legendary Entertainment)
Encanto, screenplay by Charise Castro Smith and Jared Bush; directed by Jared Bush, Byron Howard, and Charise Castro Smith (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
The Green Knight, written and directed by David Lowery (BRON Studios/A24)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, screenplay by Dave Callaham, Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham; directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Space Sweepers, written and directed by Jo Sung-hee (Bidangil Pictures)
WandaVision, screenplay by Peter Cameron, Mackenzie Dohr, Laura Donney, Bobak Esfarjani, Megan McDonnell, Jac Schaeffer (created by and head writer), Cameron Squires, Gretchen Enders, Chuck Hayward; directed by Matt Shakman (Disney+)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
The Wheel of Time: “The Flame of Tar Valon,” written by Justine Juel Gillmer, directed by Salli Richardson-Whitfield, based on The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan (Amazon Studios)
For All Mankind: “The Grey,” written by Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi; directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (Tall Ship Productions/Sony Pictures Television)
Arcane: “The Monster You Created,” written by Christian Linke and Alex Yee; story by Christian Linke, Alex Yee, Conor Sheehy, and Ash Brannon; directed by Pascal Charrue and Arnaud Delord (Netflix)
The Expanse: “Nemesis Games,” written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck, and Naren Shankar; directed by Breck Eisner (Amazon Studios)
Loki: “The Nexus Event,” written by Eric Martin, directed by Kate Herron, created for television by Michael Waldron (Disney+)
Star Trek: Lower Decks: “wej Duj,” written by Kathryn Lyn, directed by Bob Suarez (CBS Eye Animation Productions)
Best Editor, Short Form
Neil Clarke
Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
Mur Lafferty & S.B. Divya
Jonathan Strahan
Sheree Renée Thomas
Sheila Williams
Best Editor, Long Form
Ruoxi Chen
Nivia Evans
Sarah T. Guan
Brit Hvide
Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Navah Wolfe
Best Professional Artist
Tommy Arnold
Rovina Cai
Ashley Mackenzie
Maurizio Manzieri
Will Staehle
Alyssa Winans
Best Semiprozine
Beneath Ceaseless Skies, editor Scott H. Andrews
Escape Pod, editors S.B. Divya, Mur Lafferty, and Valerie Valdes; assistant editors Benjamin C. Kinney and Premee Mohamed; guest editor Brent C. Lambert; hosts Tina Connolly and Alasdair Stuart; audio producers Summer Brooks and Adam Pracht; and the entire Escape Pod team
FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, publisher Troy L Wiggins; executive editor DaVaun Sanders; managing editor Eboni Dunbar; poetry editor B. Sharise Moore; reviews editor and social media manager Brent Lambert; art director L. D. Lewis; web editor Chavonne Brown; non-fiction editor Margeaux Weston; guest editors Summer Farah and Nadia Shammas; acquiring editors Kaleb Russell, Rebecca McGee, Kerine Wint, Joshua Morley, Emmalia Harrington, Genine Tyson, Tonya R. Moore, Danny Lore; technical assistant Nelson Rolon
PodCastle, co-editors Jen R. Albert, C. L. Clark, Shingai Njeri Kagunda, and Eleanor R. Wood; assistant editors Summer Fletcher and Sofía Barker; audio producer Peter Adrian Behravesh; host Matt Dovey; and the entire PodCastle team
Strange Horizons, Vanessa Aguirre, Joseph Aitken, Kwan-Ann Tan, Rachel Ayers, M H Ayinde, Tierney Bailey, Scott Beggs, Drew Matthew Beyer, Gautam Bhatia, Tom Borger, S. K. Campbell, Emma Celi, Zhui Ning Chang, Rita Chen, Tania Chen, Liz Christman, Emma-Grace Clarke, Linda H. Codega, Kristian Wilson Colyard, Bruhad Dave, Sarah Davidson, Tahlia Day, Arinn Dembo, Belen Edwards, Rebecca Evans, Ciro Faienza, Courtney Floyd, Lila Garrott, Guananí Gómez-Van Cortright, Colette Grecco, Julia Gunnison, Dan Hartland, Sydney Hilton, Angela Hinck, Amanda Jean, Jamie Johnson, Sean Joyce-Farley, Erika Kanda, Kat Kourbeti, Catherine Krahe, Anna Krepinsky, Clayton Kroh, Natasha Leullier, Dante Luiz, Gui Machiavelli, Cameron Mack, Samantha Manaktola, Marisa Manuel, Jean McConnell, Heather McDougal, Maria Morabe, Amelia Moriarty, Sarah Noakes, Aidan Oatway, AJ Odasso, Joel Oliver-Cormier, Kristina Palmer, Karintha Parker, Anjali Patel, Juliana Pinho, Nicasio Reed, Belicia Rhea, Abbey Schlanz, Elijah Rain Smith, Alyn Spector, Hebe Stanton, Melody Steiner, Romie Stott, Yejin Suh, Sonia Sulaiman, Ben Tyrrell, Renee Van Siclen, Kathryn Weaver, Liza Wemakor, Aigner Loren Wilson, E.M. Wright, Vicki Xu, and The Strange Horizons Editorial Collective
Uncanny Magazine, publishers and editors-in-chief Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas; managing/poetry editor Chimedum Ohaegbu; nonfiction editor Elsa Sjunneson; podcast producers Erika Ensign & Steven Schapansky
Best Fanzine
The Full Lid, by Alasdair Stuart and Marguerite Kenner
Galactic Journey, founder Gideon Marcus; editor Janice L. Newman; associate writers Gwyn Conaway, Jason Sacks, and John Boston
Journey Planet, edited by Erin Underwood, Jean Martin, Sara Felix, Vanessa Applegate, Chuck Serface, Errick Nunnally, Evan Reeves, Steven H Silver, James Bacon, and Christopher J Garcia
Quick Sip Reviews, editor Charles Payseur
Small Gods, Lee Moyer (Icon) and Seanan McGuire (Story)
Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog, editors Amanda Wakaruk and Olav Rokne
Best Fancast
Be The Serpent, presented by Alexandra Rowland, Freya Marske, and Jennifer Mace
The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe, Jonathan Strahan producer
Hugo, Girl!, hosts Haley Zapal, Amy Salley, and Lori Anderson; producer/editor Kevin Anderson
Octothorpe, by John Coxon, Alison Scott, and Liz Batty
Our Opinions Are Correct, presented by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders, produced by Veronica Simonetti
Worldbuilding for Masochists, presented by Cass Morris, Rowenna Miller, and Marshall Ryan Maresca
Best Fan Writer
Chris M. Barkley
Bitter Karella
Alex Brown
Cora Buhlert
Jason Sanford
Paul Weimer
Best Fan Artist
Iain J. Clark
Lorelei Esther
Sara Felix
Ariela Housman
Nilah Magruder
Lee Moyer
Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book
Chaos on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer (Tor Teen)
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (Penguin Teen / Rock the Boat)
The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (Del Rey Books)
Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko (Amulet Books / Hot Key Books)
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido)
Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Teen / Titan)
Astounding Award for Best New Writer, sponsored by Dell Magazines
A television series adaptation is being developed at eOne based on the Paranormal Hitmen comic books from writer Brett Murphy and illustrator Wilson Gandolpho, Deadline reports.
Paranormal Hitmen is billed as a Ghostbusters meets Pulp Fiction (meets The Sopranos?) action-comedy, and follows two mob hitmen whose lives are turned upside down when they’re accidentally recruited into a secret government agency tasked with hunting down paranormal threats. They’ll have to juggle hunting ghosts and staying clear of their old mob boss, Alfonso Carboni, who isn’t too happy that his men left to work elsewhere.
The first volume of Paranormal Hitmen was only released by Behemoth Comics in March 2022, so it’s clear eOne wasted no time to acquire adaptation rights on the series.
Producers include Murphy and Gandolpho, as well as Brian Goldner and Josh Feldman. No writing team has yet been assembled, but that’s to be expected given the project is still in the earliest development stages.
Paranormal Hitmen is one of several projects that eOne currently has in the works. Among them, the studio is also developing a new Dungeons & DragonsTV series by Red Notice filmmaker Rawson Marshall Thurber, aPlay-Doh feature film from writer Emily V. Gordon and produced by Jon M. Chu, a high-concept thriller titled Tarot from Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark filmmaker André Øvredal, as well as a TV adaptation of the YA novel They Both Die at the End, co-written and exec produced by Bridgerton‘s Chris Van Dusen.
It turns out that the upcoming third season of Netflix’s supernatural thriller Locke & Key will be its last. We also learn that season 3 had long been conceived as the series’ final chapter, however, so fans can at least expect a satisfying conclusion to the story.
“Once we began working on the series, we felt three seasons was the ideal length to bring the story of the Locke family and their Keyhouse adventures to a satisfying conclusion,” explained executive producers and co-showrunners Carlton Cuse and Meredith Averill in a joint statement. “As storytellers, we are grateful that we had the opportunity to tell our version of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s incredible story exactly the way we wanted. We’re keeping the magical keys, though, for our own personal use.”
Locke & Key follows the Locke family’s move to their ancestral home in Matheson, Massachusetts. There, they discover a mysterious collection of magical keys, which may provide answers as to the story of their father’s death. The keys, which provide access to mystical doors and powers, also make the Lockes the targets of malevolent forces who desire the keys’ power for themselves.
The show is currently wrapping post-production on its last season, which will comprise eight episodes. Darby Stanchfield, Connor Jessup, Emilia Jones, Jackson Robert Scott, Brendan Hines, Sherri Saum, Kevin Durand and Coby Bird, star in Locke & Key season 3.
