NOC Exclusive: ‘The Cleaning Lady’ Season 2 Key Art Revealed
Season two of the anticipated FOX drama The Cleaning Lady has finally revealed new key art exclusively for The Nerds of Color.
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Hard NOC Life 276: Comic-Con Forever
With Keith out, Britney and Dominic assemble the West Coast Lituation Room as Vanessa Shark and Brother Nate Milton join to talk all the news that came out of San Diego Comic-Con, particularly Marvel Studios’ rousing Hall H presentation and the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer.
SDCC 2022: Marvel Studios Dominates Hall H with Phase 5 & 6 Announcements
It’s been a whirlwind of a Comic-Con folks! So much news, and not enough time or resources to cover it all. But there was no way, no way we were not going to talk about the biggest mic drop of the convention: Kevin Feige’s Marvel Studios panel!
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The Cast of ‘Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin’ Discuss Their New Series
Taking place within the existing Pretty Little Liars universe, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin will introduce audiences to a new generation of Liars. I spoke with stars Bailee Madison, Chandler Kinney, Maia Reficco, Malia Pyles, Zaria, and Mallory Bechtel all about the new Max Original series, which will debut with three episodes on Thursday, July 28.
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‘Prey’ Cast and Crew on Breaking Barriers in the ‘Predator’ Franchise
The Predator movies of the past have featured some soldiers of fortune being hunted by its titular alien race of hunters seeking to add to their trophy case. But in Prey, director Dan Trachtenberg takes a different approach to that dynamic by setting the film 300 years in the Comanche nation and follows Naru (Amber Midthunder), a fierce and highly skilled warrior who will do anything to protect her tribe, including hunting a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal. The result is a primal David and Goliath match unlike anything we’ve ever seen from the Predator franchise.
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SDCC 2022: New Trailer and Poster for ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’
As you already know, the upcoming, highly anticipated 2023 release, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves has taken over San Diego Comic-Con. But in addition to the festive tavern offsite experience, the film’s directors and cast, including Chris Pine, Rege-Jean Page, Michelle Rodriguez, Hugh Grant, and Sophia Lillis were on hand in Hall H today to debut the new trailer and poster for the film.
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Eerie New Trailer for ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Drops Online
We’re in the dog days of summer, folks. But we’re already looking to the chills of the fall movie season. Chief among them is the highly anticipated film from director Olivia Wilde, her second film after the brilliant Booksmart, entitled Don’t Worry Darling. The film and its Twilight Zone-y premise definitely has everyone’s curiosities peaked. Will Wilde deliver? Based on this eerie trailer, I think all signs point to “yes.”
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SDCC 2022: ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ Offsite Delivers on What It Promises
Happy Comic-Con everyone! It’s been three years since we were able to indulge in the allure of exclusives, panels, and offsites. But at long last, we are back! And our first stop: the highly anticipated Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves offsite experience.
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A Door to a New Adventure Opens in the trailer for Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Suzume’
Toho and Comix Wave have finally released the reveal trailer for Makoto Shinkai’s upcoming film, Suzume. The anticipation of the next film from the acclaimed Your Name and Weathering With You director has been building since the first key visual was released back in April.
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Brandon Perea Finds New Messages with Each Screening of ‘Nope’
Brandon Perea is still pinching himself over the very idea of himself in Jordan Peele’s latest horror film, Nope. Perea plays Angel, the Fry’s employee who befriends siblings OJ (Daniel Kaluuya) and Emerald Haywood (Keke Palmer) as they embark on their mission to capture images of the U.F.O. that terrorizes their horse ranch.
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Here’s Your First Look at ‘Do Revenge’ Starring Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke
Netflix has just released some first look images for Jennifer Kaytin Robinson’s Do Revenge, which stars Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke. The cast of the new dark comedy also includes Austin Abrams, Rish Shah, Talia Ryder, Ava Capri, Jonathan Daviss, Maia Reficco, Paris Berelc, Alisha Boe, and Sophie Turner.
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Southern Fried Asian: Chef Nini Nguyen
Southern Fried Asian returns with a conversation between Keith and Top Chef alum, Chef Nini Nguyen! She tells Keith about growing up in New Orleans, being cast on Top Chef, teaching people how to cook on the internet, and what it really means for cuisine to be “authentic.” She also reveals why mullet roe will always remind her of her grandmother.
The Russo Brothers Talk Netflix’s ‘The Gray Man’
Anthony and Joe Russo, who also serves as a writer, directed and produced The Gray Man. The new film, which is based on the book of the same title, is currently in theaters and will begin streaming July 22 on Netflix.
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Check Out the New Dolby Poster for ‘Bullet Train’
The summer movie season is winding down, but it’s not dead yet! Bullet Train is still coming up ahead, and to celebrate the film’s release on August 5, Sony and Dolby have teamed up with artist 17th & Oak to bring you a new Dolby-exclusive poster for the film. Check it out here.
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The Cast of ‘Gotham Knights’ Preview Their New Series
At The CW’s Upfront 2022 Red Carpet, I had the opportunity to chat with Misha Collins, Oscar Morgan, Fallon Smythe, Tyler DiChiara, Anna Lore, Rahart Adams, Navia Robinson, and Olivia Rose Keegan about Gotham Knights. The new series, which is based on characters created for DC by Bob Kane with Bill Finger, will be part of The CW’s 2023 schedule.
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Watch the Official Trailer for ‘Look Both Ways’ Starring Lili Reinhart
Lili Reinhart both stars in and executive produces Netflix’s Look Both Ways. Additional cast members include Danny Ramirez, David Corenswet, Aisha Dee, Andrea Savage, Luke Wilson, and Nia Long. The film, directed by Wanuri Kahiu, will be released August 17!
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Eric Bauza and Chandni Parekh Lend Their Voices to ‘Bugs Bunny Builders’
Next week, Warner Bros. Animation is bringing their iconic Looney Tunes characters to a preschool audience with Cartoonito’s Bugs Bunny Builders. We were fortunate enough to speak with the talented voices behind the iconic Bunnys — Bugs and Lola — as they discuss their new show.
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Hard NOC Life 275: The Embiggening of the MCU
Keith and Britney welcome back Dominic to break down the finale of Ms. Marvel and contemplate what’s next for the MCU, especially with San Diego Comic-Con around the corner.
The Power of Fandom for Radical Change
Hello Folks,
It has been a minute. I’ve been working on too many projects so I’m not able to write as much as I would like for NOC. I wanted to show folks some of the stuff I’ve been crafting while I’ve been away.
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FDI Cast 148: The Metallicast!
It’s all Metallica, all the time! We talk about how we first got into Metallica, our “Desert Island Disks,” and what we consider the best Metallica song. Tell us how wrong we are or if we got it close!
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‘Don’t Make Me Go’ Cast/Director on Telling a Universal Story about Parenthood and Grief
Talking about illness or death is not an easy subject for many families, especially for people of color. In Hannah Marks’ Don’t Make Me Go, John Cho plays Max, a single father who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness and is given less than a year to live.
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The Middle Geeks Episode 41: ‘Ms. Marvel’ Episodes 5-6 and Season Review
We discuss episodes 3-4 of the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel, joined by cosplayer Isa and Maznah of Den of Geek!
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From Kyoshi to Yangchen, F.C. Yee on Chronicling Stories of the Avatars
In 2019, author F.C. Yee brought the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender into the young adult fiction space, when he authored The Rise of Kyoshi. The first of the Kyoshi duology, readers got to explore one of Avatar Aang’s more notable previous incarnations in how she came to be one of the more hardcore Avatars.
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