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FanboyNationCharity Hill and Steve Sheldon, EPIC Ent. Host Immersive Christmas Experiences Across the U.S.
Charity Hill and Steve Sheldon, the co-founders of EPIC Entertainment Group host four immersive Christmas Experiences across the U.S. from The Northshore of Oahu to Miami, FL.
EPIC Entertainment Group are the people who brought you Bacon & BBQ Classic at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (Miami, FL), The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor (Long Beach, CA), Dark Horizon: Point of No Return (Orlando, FL), The Ice Adventure Park at CHILL (Long Beach, CA), Holiday By the Bay (San Diego, CA) the Taste of Downtown Series (Long Beach, CA) as well as Nerf Challenge (Los Angeles, CA...
2023-12-1521 minFanboyNationDesignerCon Founder, Ben Goretsky Talks About the 18th Annual EventDesignerCon returns for its 18th Annual events from the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA, running from December 15-17, 2023. We were thrilled to speak with Ben Goretsky about DesignerCon, how things have evolved from a collector convention to a full blown designer event with talent around the world as well as Vinny growing up and becoming Vincent.
The 2023 convention will welcome 600 vendors and over 350 artists and designers for a diverse array of programming and products, including the return of DCON fan-favorites: MEDICOM TOY, Tokidoki, POPMART, SHEIN X, MightyJaxx, How2Work, Good Smile, 3DRetro and many more.
2023-12-1214 minFanboyNationJohn Billingsley His Role in 'The Shift' From Angel Studios - Interview
John Billingsley (Star Trek: Enterprise, 2012, The Man From Earth, Out of Time) continues in the science fiction genre as Russo in the new thriller 'The Shift' From Angel Studios in theaters and VOD now.
In 'The Shift' Russo is able to show Kevin (Kristoffer Polaha) the various realities from the multiple existences of Kevin as he searches for a way to return to his wife, Molly (Elizabeth Tabish). Kevin is sent to this lower level of Purgatory, teetering on the gates of Hell by The Benefactor (Neal McDonough), who puts Kevin in this bleak reality a...
2023-12-0514 minFanboyNationNeil deGrasse Tyson and Scott Hamilton Kennedy Talk About A 'Shot in the Arm' - InterviewNeil deGrasse Tyson and Scott Hamilton Kennedy talk about their documentary a 'Shot in the Arm' in addressing anti-vaxxers, showing the Laemmle Theatres in Los Angeles, CA beginning Friday, November 17, 2023.
A 'Shot in the Arm' is a fascinating documentary about the anti-vaxxer movement taking place in the United States and across the world. Executive Producer, Neil deGrass Tyson and Academy Award Nominee, Scott Hamilton Kennedy set out with the use of science to prove just how safe and effective vaccines are to those who disagree with the science.
There was one question I did not get to ask Mr...
2023-11-1317 minFanboyNationBodybuilding Legend Rich Gaspari Talks About His New Documentary 'Gaspari' from Generation Iron - InterviewBodybuilding Legend Rich Gaspari Talks About His New Documentary 'Gaspari' from Generation Iron Available on VOD November 3, 2023.
Bodybuilding Legend Rich Gaspari took the time to talks to us about his new documentary 'Gaspari' from Generation Iron.
The son of Italian immigrants, Gaspari understood the definition of hard work having watched his father, who came to the United States with a third grade education, make a better like for him and his siblings.
Originally going to school for engineering, Gaspari realized that his father's dream was not his own and went out to forge...
2023-11-0234 minFanboyNationDavid Knight Talks About 'Remembering Gene Wilder'
Co-Executive Producer, David Knight talks about 'Remembering Gene Wilder', Winning Best Overall Documentary at Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF), tying with 'The Disappearance of Shere Hite'.
David Knight along with his wife Julie Nimoy are the executive producers behind 'Remembering Gene Wilder', a wonderful documentary written by Glenn Kirschbaum detailing the life of the comedic genius who we lost to Alzheimer's.
A true labor of love from Executive Producers David Knight and Julie Nimoy, who first collaborated with Ron Frank on, ‘Remembering Leonard: His Life, Legacy and Battle with COPD‘, in 2017, which also scree...
2023-10-2627 minFanboyNationRachel O'Toole Talks Set Design for 'Upload' Season 3 - InterviewRenowned designer, Rachel O'Toole talks about set and production design for Season 3 of Prime Video's 'Upload', which begins streaming today.
You may not know Rachel O'Toole's name or face, but you do know her work as being the production designer on such films and series as, 'Space Force', 'Book Club', 'The 9th Life of Louis Drax' and 'Witches of East End'.
We spoke with O'Toole on being a minimalist in her real life, how her production and set design work keep 'Upload' grounded in a near future reality based virtual world and what tech that...
2023-10-2015 minFanboyNationOrange County Grappling Masters Wrestlers Defend their U.S. Open Titles - Updated
Orange County Grappling (OCG) Masters Wrestlers, Dr. Petros Petrosyan and Bryan Jones Defend their U.S. Open Titles on April 19 in Las Vegas, NV.
Editor's Note: This article has been updated following the victories of Dr. Petrosyan and Mr. Jones at the U.S. Open, who will now go on to defend their titles at the World Championships. Dr. Petrosyan won gold in freestyle and Greco-Roman at 88 Kilos, while Mr. Jones took Bronze in Freestyle and Gold in Greco-Roman Wrestling in the 130 Kilos weight class.
In 2022, Dr. Petros Petrosyan and Brian Jones...
2023-05-0924 minFanboyNationZeno Robinson Discusses Voicing Invisible Kid in ‘Legion of Super-Heroes’Zeno Robinson ('Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons', 'Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero', 'Transformers: Earthspark') returns to the DC Animated Universe as the Invisible Kid in ‘Legion of Super-Heroes‘.
In this go around the ‘Legion of Super-Heroes‘ is not quite as polished as we have been accustom to seeing in the comics and the Invisible Kid, along with Supergirl (voiced by Meg Donnelly) and Mon-El (voiced by Yuri Lowenthal) are members of the ‘Legion of Super-Heroes‘ Academy. It takes awhile for Invisible Kid to also turn his clothes invisible but he eventually manages to do...
2023-02-0311 minFanboyNationYuri Lowenthal Discusses Voicing Mon-El in 'Legion of Super-Heroes'Voice acting legend and co-author of 'Voice-Over Voice Actor' Yuri Lowenthal, takes on the voice of another 'El' as Mon-El in the the new DC and Warner Bros. Animated feature, 'Legion of Super-Heroes' Available on Blu-ray Combo, Tuesday, February 7, 2023.
Lowenthal, who has voiced Kal-El and Jor-El is now the ultimate Superman fanboy by taking on the name as Mon-El, a Daxamite who is gaga for the entire lineage of Krypton. Upon meeting Supergirl aka Kara Zor-El (voiced by Meg Donnelly) Mon-El has become the greatest student of the planet's history before it exploded sending Superman (voice by...
2023-01-3107 minFanboyNationWOW - Women Of Wrestling Star Jessie Jones Wants to Recapture the Tag TitlesWOW - Women Of Wrestling Super Villain Jessie Jones Wants to Recapture the Tag Titles even if she has go at it alone!
Earlier this years, David McLane, founder of WOW - Women Of Wrestling stripped Jessie Jones of her tag team titles do to her partner no longer being apart of the promotion. In that time Jones has tried to find numerous partners to either carry or stand on the ring apron and look pretty, but none have lived up to her standards.
Most recently, Jones teamed up with The Disciplinarian and Samantha Smart...
2022-12-1615 minFanboyNationRamin Bahrani Talks about his new Documentary '2nd Chance'Writer, Director Ramin Bahrani Talks about his new Documentary '2nd Chance' expanding into more theaters, Friday, December 9, 2022.
More known for his feature film work, Iranian-American writer and director Ramin Bahrani steps into the field of documentary film making with '2nd Chance', a film that follows the misadventures of failed pizzeria owner, Richard Davis, who in 1969 sets out to invent the modern day bullet proof vest.
To prove how effective his vest is, Davis sets out to shoot himself in the chest an incredible 192 times, that allows his company to become the largest manufacture...
2022-12-0811 minFanboyNationChris Clews Is 'Raised on the 80s' and Shares Those Life LessonsChris Clews was 'Raised on the 80s' and Shares Those Life Lessons in a New Book available now on Amazon and other Digital Retailers.
Author Chris Clews takes us on a ride through the last great decade with his the third installment of his 1980s sereis, 'Raised on the '80s: 30+ Unexpected Life Lessons from the Movies and Music That Defined Pop Culture's Most Excellent Decade', available now on Amazon and other digital retailers.
Chris Clews has become one of the leading 1980s experts with his lessons we could learn from the last great decade...
2022-10-2631 minFanboyNation'Anxious Nation' Brings to Light a Hidden Epidemic at Newport Beach Film Festival'Anxious Nation' Brings to Light a Hidden Epidemic Effecting the American Youth at Newport Beach Film Festival. Having its world premiere yesterday, Saturday, October 15, 2023 at the Newport Beach Film Festival and receiving a second screening on Thursday, October 20th at 7:30 p.m., 'Anxious Nation' shines a light on the hidden pandemic of youth anxiety that has been troubling American kids for decades.
Originally started as a Facebook post by Producer, Writer and Co-Directly, Laura Morton regarding her daughter's issues with anxiety, 'Anxious Nation' took on a life of its own as parents who felt alone now had a...
2022-10-1712 minFanboyNation'Souls in Transit' About the Assyrian Genocide of 1915 Makes Its World Premiere in NYCBorn into a Muslim family, to an Iraqi father and a Lebanese mother, Aida Schlaepfer shines a light on a tragic and ignored period in Western Civilization being the Assyrian Genocide of 1915. Only in recent years have the Armenians been recognized with the loss of their 1.5 million ancestors, but the Assyrians have continued to be forgotten. Add to that of Greeks living in the Ottoman Empire at the time and the numbers of the Christian Genocide extend well beyond 3.5 million.
Schlaepfer short documentary 'NouN' in 2015 introduces the world to the Assyrio-Babylonian indigenous population of Iraq and Syria...
2022-09-2923 minFanboyNationDanny Ramirez Talks 'Tales of the Walking Dead''Top Gun: Maverick' Star Danny Ramirez Talks 'Tales of the Walking Dead' now streaming on AMC+ and Airing on AMC Sunday, September 18, 2022.
Danny Ramirez claims to be lucky, but after having stared in Top Gun: Maverick alongside living legend Tom Cruise and now co-staring with the incredible talents of Terry Crews, Poppy Liu, Jillian Bell, Jay T. Usher, Anthony Edwards (Goose from the original Top Gun) and Daniella Pineda, 'Tales of the Walking Dead' is shaping up to be one of the most exiting casts in 'The Walking Dead' expanded universe.
The weekly one-hour episodic...
2022-09-1516 minFanboyNationDisney Fine Arts Artist, Clinton Hobart Takes Part at Christmas ConDisney Fine Arts Artist, New Jersey Native, Clinton Hobart Brings the Holiday Cheer to Christmas Con, Pasadena, CA, 2022.
Clinton Hobart went from painting fruit, to snack foods landing his “A Portrait of Doritos” in the private collection of actor Michael Rooker from 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' and 'The Walking Dead'.
In addition to painting snack foods and Disney Fine Arts, Hobart also paints still-life, portraits, cosplay paintings, and ocean waves. He has been featured on NBC News, FOX News, The CW, ABC News, and American Artist magazine. Appearing on CBS News with Scott Pelle after a Ch...
2022-08-0908 minFanboyNationChristmas Con Founders Liliana and Christina Talk about Their Love of the HolidaysDuring Christmas Con 2022 in Pasadena, CA we spoke with founders Liliana Kligman and Christina Figliolia talking about the holidays, their favorite movies, the Genesis of Christmas Con and 90s Con.
Christmas Con Pasadena was originally schedule for August, 2020, but we all remember quite well what happened that year, so after a two year delay, Christmas Con 2022 had arrived and did not disappoint. This was the West Coast trial run for Christmas Con as the one in New Jersey houses triple the attendees. Though, Pasadena will not be far behind next year as the expected growth will surely...
2022-08-0810 minFanboyNationSupervising Producer Butch Lukic Talks 'Green Lantern: Beware My Power' Premiering at SDCCSupervising Producer Butch Lukic (Justice League Unlimited, Justice League: The New Frontier, Batman Beyond) brings us, 'Green Lantern: Beware My Power', a story focusing on modern origin of Green Lantern, John Stewart, his struggles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the survivors guilt. All this while being drawn into an intergalactic battle between two warring planets, but not all is as it seems.
We spoke with Lukic about Green Lantern, the significance of updating the Green Lantern story, racism in America and the power of humanizing our comic book as well as science fiction characters.
2022-07-2113 minFanboyNationCo-Writer John Semper Talks 'Green Lantern: Beware My Power' Premiering at SDCCCo-Writer John Semper (Justice League Action, Spider-Man: The Animated Series, Creeporia) gets behind the keyboard once again and brings us, 'Green Lantern: Beware My Power', a story focusing on modern origin of Green Lantern, John Stewart, his struggles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the survivors guilt. All this while being drawn into an intergalactic battle between two warring planets, but not all is as it seems.
We spoke with Semper about Green Lantern, the significance of updating the Green Lantern story, racism in America and the power of humanizing our comic book as well as...
2022-07-2014 minFanboyNationCo-Writer Ernie Altbacker Talks 'Green Lantern: Beware My Power'Co-Writer Ernie Altbacker Talks 'Green Lantern: Beware My Power' Premiering at San Diego Comic Con this Weekend!
Co-Writer Ernie Altbacker (DC Showcase: Constantine - The House of Mystery, Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, Batman: Hush) gets behind the keyboard once again and brings us, 'Green Lantern: Beware My Power', a story focusing on modern origin of Green Lantern, John Stewart, his struggles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the survivors guilt. All this while being drawn into an intergalactic battle between two warring planets, but not all is as it seems.
We spoke with...
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FanboyNationCo-Organizer Troy Hassett Talks the Return of Summer Suds Brew Fest in Fountain ValleyTory Hassett is one of the Co-organizers for Summer Suds Brewfest taking place on Saturday, June 18, 2022 in Fountain Valley, CA.
This is the third Summer Suds Brewfest after taking a two year hiatus due to the world falling apart, but luckily they are returning to Fountain Valley, CA as part of the city's Fountain Valley Summerfest events.
Located at Fountain Valley Sports Park, Summer Suds Brewfest on Saturday, June 18, 2022 brings you over 40 plus craft breweries with over 100 beers to sample plus a selection of kombucha tea, seltzers and food tastings to enjoy. The event includes...
2022-06-1518 minFanboyNationNWA Commentator and Former Wrestler, Velvet Sky Talks 'Alwayz Ready'Editor’s Note: This interview was conducted prior to Matt Cardona’s bicep injury. We wish the NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion a speedy recovery.
The current National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World’s Heavyweight Champion, Matt Cardona has not only lived up to his moniker of being, ‘Alwayz Ready‘, he has even gotten a Pay Per View (PPV) named after himself. The ‘Alwayz Ready‘ PPV takes place at the Knoxville Convention Center, in Knoxville, Tennessee on FiteTV this Saturday, June 11, 2022..
“As World’s Heavyweight Champion, Matt Cardona insisted that if he was to be compelled to go to a storied N...
2022-06-1042 minFanboyNation'Deep Throat' Returns to Theaters with a 4K Golden Anniversary Restoration - Interview'Deep Throat' the 1972 adult film that took industry mainstream is receiving a Golden Anniversary 4K restoration and limited theatrical rerelease this summer.
The 1970s were definitely interesting times. There was a war in Vietnam, a sexual revolution, Roe v Wade was a landmark case and a new wave of filmmakers had taken the industry by storm coming fresh out of the universities instead of being trained by the studies.
Part of that sexual revolution of the era was the adult film industry going mainstream and that is thanks to a movie by Gerard Damiano Sr...
2022-06-0827 minFanboyNationTracii Guns and Andre Relis Talk 'Randy Rhoads' Rock DocWhen you think guitar gods, names like Hendrix, Frehley, Van Halen, Clapton, Iommi all come to mind, but one name in a very limited window of time will always stick out and that man was named, Randy Rhoads.
In just a 5 year window, Randy Rhoads began his journey to guitar god with Quiet Riot, leading him to join Ozzy Osbourne on his first solo venture with Blizzard of Ozz. Sadly, at 25 years old, Rhoads lost his life in a tragic plane crash that left the entire music industry numb.
Now, 40 years since his passing, director...
2022-05-0526 minFanboyNationChef Jen Peters and Matthew Clayton Bring us the 'Good Flour'Canadian Super Chef Jen Peters and Matthew Clayton Bring us the 'Good Flour' for those seeking Gluten-Free options.
A protégé of Canada's Godfather of fine dining Chef Bruno Marti, Chef Jen Peters along with her husband Chef Hamid Salimian began looking for alternative ways in being able to bring delectable foods to those who, like Chef Jen live with a gluten intolerance.
Once Chef Jen took the allergy test and realized what she had suffered through most of her life, she began to search for alternatives in order to be able to create recipes th...
2022-03-0935 minFanboyNation'Akil & Friends' Streams Live Tonight on Facebook Live - Interview
Education Advocate and Admissions Expert, Akil Bello Discusses 'Getting In! Understanding College Admissions with Akil & Friends' on Facebook Live tonight with 'Akil & Friends', March 3, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT.
Akil Bello has been an education advocate and admissions expert for over three decades. He is ever present across high school and college campuses as well as conferences about education.
Bello has appeared in two documentaries regarding college admission scandals entitled, Netflix’s 'Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal & The Test' and the 'Art of Thinking.'
Speaking with...
2022-03-0335 minFanboyNationWriter Greg Weisman Talks About 'Catwoman: Hunted'Legendary writer, Greg Weisman (Gargoyles, Young Justice, Star Wars: Rebels) was kind enough to chat with us about 'Catwoman: Hunted', available today, Tuesday, February 8, 2022 on 4k and Digital.
Weisman talks about the differences between writing original characters versus already established properties and how there are creative ways to discuss new stories using those legacy heroes and villains.
He makes no bones about Catwoman (voice by Elizabeth Gillies) being a feminist role model, but that she does use her femininity and sexuality in able to adapt not only to various situations but to achieve her objectives...
2022-02-0810 minFanboyNationElizabeth Gillies Proves Kitties Got Claws in 'Catwoman: Hunted'Elizabeth Gillies proves kitties got claws in this Anime style, campy feature, 'Catwoman: Hunted' available on 4K and Digital, Tuesday, February 8, 2022.
Elizabeth Gillies (Dynasty, Vacation, Victorious) voices the felonious, ferocious, fatal, feline in 'Catwoman: Hunted', an anime style feature penned by Gargoyles creator, Greg Weisman and directed by Shinsuke Terasawa, in conjunction with DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation.
Catwoman uses all the tricks she's learned over the years to pull one over on Black Mask (Jonathan Banks) and Tobias Whale (Keith David) along with the help of Batwoman (Stephanie Beatriz) and a few other...
2022-02-0708 minFanboyNationChris Jericho Gives Us the 'Fast Foodies' TreatmentHe is the Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla, the Man of a Thousand and Four Holds, the Thrill Seeker, the Pain Maker, the nucleus of the Inner Circle and you better hope you don't make The List, AEW's first ever Le Champion, Chris Jericho, joins 'Top Chef' winners Kristen Kish, Jeremy Fordand 'Iron Chef' winner Justin Sutherland on Season Two of the smash hit series, 'Fast Foodies' as it returns for its second season on truTV, Wednesday nights.
The Canadian born rock star and professional wrestler is taught how to crack open an egg with one hand...
2022-02-0206 minFanboyNation'Black Adam' Co-Star Mo Amer Talks 'Mohammed in Texas''Black Adam' and 'Ramy' Co-Star Mo Amer Talks his latest Standup Special 'Mo Amer: Mohammed in Texas' streaming now on Netflix.
Palestinian-Muslim-American comedian Mohammed "Mo" Amer sat down with us to chat about his latest standup special 'Mo Amer: Mohammed in Texas' streaming now on Netflix.
Amer, who has been performing as a teenage since the mid-1990s talks about how he got sick twice, once given to him by comedy GOAT Dave Chappelle, honoring his father when returning to Palestine for the first time as an American citizen and hints at his upcoming series t...
2021-12-0215 minFanboyNationFr. Maurice Discusses Daily Advent Devotionals with 'An Encounter: A Daily Discovery in Divine Word'Fr. Dr. Maurice Nkem Emelu, Ph.D., Discusses Daily Advent Devotionals with 'An Encounter: A Daily Discovery in Divine Word, Volume 1.'
Fr. Dr. Maurice Nkem Emelu, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor of digital media and communication at John Carroll University discusses daily Advent devotional companion, 'An Encounter: A Daily Discovery in Divine Word, Volume 1.'
Originally from West Africa, Fr. Maurice Nkem Emelu, Ph.D. has written a companion guide for Catholic daily devotionals during the Advent Season as we lead into Christmas and the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
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2021-11-2945 minFanboyNationNitu Chandra Stands Her Ground in 'Never Back Down: Revolt' - InterviewNitu Chandra Stands Her Ground in 'Never Back Down: Revolt' Available on Blu-ray and Digital Now from Sony Home Entertainment.
Nitu Chandra may not be an American household name yet, but internationally, she is recognized as a Taekwondo Champion, one of the faces of the NBA in India and renowned for her musicality and acting abilities.
Now, Chandra is getting recognized in more western films like her turn as trafficked pitfighter Jitu in 'Never Back Down: Revolt' available now on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital from Sony Home Entertainment.
Jitu is champion of this...
2021-11-1720 minFanboyNationKellie Madison Takes the Director's Chair in 'Never Back Down: Revolt'Kellie Madison Takes the Director's Chair in 'Never Back Down: Revolt' Available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital, Tuesday, November 16, 2021.
Kellie Madison has been one of the coolest and most authentic action film enthusiast and maker we have ever met. Madison, who we first encountered on her 2016 film The Gate, continues to gain notoriety and respect in the American film industry that is almost 40 years behind China when it comes to serious, action film heroines.
Now, my old buddy and I play catch up on her latest film Never Back Down: Revolt, a new addition to...
2021-11-1231 minFanboyNationKatie Boland Reminds Us 'We're All in This Together' - NBFF InterviewHaving screened at the Newport Beach Film Festival and making its way to Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, Katie Boland reminds us that 'We're All in This Together' as she writes, directs and stars in this heartfelt film about mental health.
Inspired by the novel of the same title by fellow Canadian author, Amy Jones, 'We're All in This Together' follows the misadventures of the the Parker family, who's mother Kate somehow survives going over a waterfall in a barrel (yes, that was taken straight from the novel).
Boland had enjoyed the novel so much and...
2021-11-1021 minFanboyNationDerek Phillips Talks Voicing Nightwing and Aquaman in 'Injustice'Derek Phillips does double duty as he voices both Batman's favorite son, Nightwing and the King of Atlantis and the Seven Seas, Aquaman in Injustice available now on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and Digital.
You have seen Derek Phillips in 42, Friday Night Lights and Blood of Zeus. You have also heard Derek Phillips in such games as Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Call of Duty: Vanguard, now he is leaning his acting talents to Nightwing and Aquaman in the Warner Bros. Animated feature based on the comics and video game series of the same t...
2021-10-2109 minFanboyNationFilmmaker and Star of 'Pure Grit' Discuss their US Premiere at NBFFDocumentarian Kim Bartley and Star, Sharmaine Weed Discuss Pure Grit Making its U.S. Premiere at Newport Beach Film Festival on Sunday, October 24th, 3:15 PM at South Coast Village.
Pure Grit makes its U.S. Premiere at Newport Beach Film Festival and we were lucky enough to speak with Irish documentarian, Kim Bartley and the star of the film, Sharmaine Weed.
Weed is a Bareback Horse Racing Champion from the Wind River reservation in Northern Wyoming and is enrolled in the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribes.
Weed had grown up suffering abuse...
2021-10-1926 minFanboyNationCamp Manna Co-Director Eric Johnson and Star Evan Koons Talk About The Film's ReleaseCamp Manna Co-Director Eric Johnson and Star Evan Koons Talk About The Film's Release Available on VOD and DVD, Friday, October 15, 2021.
When I first read the description of Camp Manna, I was a little apprehensive about seeing the film. Although, I am not an Evangelical Protestant, I do have a bit of a soft spot for my Christian brethren on complete opposite end of the pendulum swing of Christianity.
When I heard Gary Busey was going to be the head camp counselor, I really got worried, but after seeing Camp Manna, I realized we often s...
2021-10-1333 minFanboyNationWriter James DeMonaco Talks his Latest Film 'Forever Purge'Writer James DeMonaco Talks his Latest Film The Forever Purge Available Now from Universal Home Entertainment.
James DeMonaco is now competing with the Saw franchise as we are now in the eighth installment (counting the short films and television series) of the Purge franchise with The Forever Purge.
The New York native, who we forgive for coupling his love of the Yankees with the Jets...seriously, the Jets? Sigh, I digress, the New York native initially started created the franchise out of his fear of guns and gun violence, leading to a series of films...
2021-10-0610 minFanboyNationJared Harris Discusses his Role as Hari Seldon in 'Foundation'Acclaimed Actor, Jared Harris Discusses his Role as Hari Seldon in Foundation, now streaming on AppleTV+.
One of Jared Harris' greatest quotes ever uttered can be found on his IMDB page where he says, "I never lost an argument and my parents assumed I would be a lawyer. They cast me in that role."
That bravado from an early age has helped shaped a career and acting ability people wish they had a fraction of in these interesting times.
Harris, now takes on the role of Dr. Hari Seldon in the AppleTV+ series...
2021-09-2805 minFanboyNationCap. Bryan Buckley Discusses the Benefits of Cannabis for PTSDCaptain Bryan Buckley, USMC (Retired) Discusses the Benefits of Cannabis for PTSD and Suicide Prevention via his company Helmand Valley Growers Company and non-profit, Battle Brothers Foundation.
I had a chance to speak with Captain Buckley, who is essentially a Bionic Commando at this point with all the injuries he has sustained throughout his military career. We thanks Captain Buckley for his service, his care for his brothers in arms and for taking the time to chat with us about suicide prevention, opioid addiction, survival and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
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2021-09-2139 minFanboyNationJoel McHale Talks About Returning as Johnny Cage in 'Mortal Kombat Legends'Joel McHale talks about returning as Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat Legends: Legend of the Realms available now on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Combo Pack from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
University of Washington Alumnus, Joel McHale returns as Johnny Cage in the sequel, Mortal Kombat Legends: Legend of the Realms available now from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. We crack quite a few jokes about McHale loving to show off his abs while being, husky, his imitation of a certain has-been, out of work actor (it was bleeped because the wrong name was mentioned and we would...
2021-09-1414 minFanboyNationTyler F. Martin Discusses 'The Antagonists' Comics and TV RightsEducator turned Comic Creator, Tyler F. Martin Discusses 'The Antagonists' Comics and Television Rights with Emmy-Nominated Producer & Filmmaker Noel Braham.
Tyler F. Martin is living his dream. He went from the son of a single mother to public school educator to now a comic book creator as the founder of Godhood Comics and the creator of such titles as Mega Woman, Sharpshooter, Galactic Patrol Delta, and the extremely popular comic series The Antagonists, which the television rights have been purchased by Emmy-nominated producer and filmmaker, Noel Braham.
I spoke with Martin about having been an...
2021-09-0841 minFanboyNationJordan Rodrigues Returns as Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the RealmsJordan Rodrigues Returns as Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms, available on 4K, Blu-ray and Digital, Tuesday August 31, 2021.
Malaysian-Australian actor, Jordan Rodrigues returns as Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms, in the sequel Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge and hopefully, in a full trilogy of the franchise.
Rodrigues returns to the Mortal Kombat franchise as Liu Kang for a second time continues to play well with others...except maybe Johnny Cage (Joel McHale), who they tolerate throughout the video games and various incarnations of the property.
2021-08-2710 minFanboyNationDave B. Mitchell Returns as Raiden in 'Mortal Kombat Legends Battle of the Realms'Dave B. Mitchell Returns as Raiden in Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms, available on 4K, Blu-ray and Digital, Tuesday August 31, 2021.
Dave B. Mitchell returns as Raiden in Mortal Kombat Legends Battle of the Realms, in the sequel Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge and hopefully, in a full trilogy of the franchise.
Mitchell, who added his middle initial to differentiate himself from the sea of David Mitchell's in the SAG-AFTRA union, returns as the god of thunder to aid those from Earthrealm in surviving Mortal Kombat.
We crack a few jokes and...
2021-08-2711 minFanboyNationEugenie Bondurant Talks about her Role as The Occultist in The Conjuring 3Eugenie Bondurant Talks about her Role as The Occultist in The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It, available Today on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD.
Eugenie Bondurant refers to herself as "Tall and Skinny," at 6'1" she isn't lying about the tall part, nor how slender she is and thankfully, she was able to make the interview comfortable as the only thing more terrifying to me than a horror movie based on demon possession are musicals.
Luckily, The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It, isn't a musical, but as a religious man...
2021-08-2413 minFanboyNationBatman The Long Halloween Part 1 Writer Tim Sheridan Talks AdaptationWriter Tim Sheridan Talks to us about Batman: The Long Halloween Part One and adapting a classic, which will be available on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and Digital Combo Pack.
Acclaimed writer and friend of FanboyNation, Tim Sheridan (Superman: Man of Tomorrow, Masters of the Universe Revelation, Transformers War on Cybertron) took time from his busy schedule of adding to the mythos of everything we grew up with in the '80s and '90s to chat with us about his latest animated feature Batman: The Long Halloween Part One.
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2021-06-1529 minFanboyNationStana Katic Talks Voicing Wonder Woman in 'Justice Society: World War II'Stana Katic (Castle, Absentia and A Call To Spy) talks about voicing Wonder Woman in Justice Society: World War II available on VOD April 27, 2021 and on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray May 11, 2021.
Katic returns to the DC Universe Movies as the voice of Wonder Woman in Justice Society: World War II. She made her debut in 2013 as Lois Lane in Superman: Unbound (2013). She also was featured as the voice of Talia al Ghul in the 2011 videogame, Batman: Arkham City.
We were lucky enough to catch up with our favorite American Actress of Eastern...
2021-04-2609 minFanboyNationMolly Hopkins Talks 90 Day Fiance: The Single LifeReality TV Star, Personality, businesswoman and mother of two Molly Hopkins talks about 90 Day Fiance: The Single Life, streaming now on Discovery+.
Hopkins first made her television appearance on the reality series Double Divas about her undergarment business LiviRae Lingerie before looking for love on the TLC Reality show 90 Day Fiance where her journey through the K-1 Visa process allowed us to follow her adventures (or misadventures) regarding her relationship with Luis Mendez, a man from the Dominican Republic, who eventually began asking inappropriate questions to her then teenage daughter and unwilling to be a stepfather, a r...
2021-04-2327 minFanboyNationNegin Farsad Talks 'Birdgirl,' 'StarTalk' and Celebrating RamadanPersian-American author, screenwriter, director, comedian and actress Negin Farad talks about Birdgirl, StarTalk and celebrating Ramadan.
Negin Farad and I first became acquainted when she released her film 3rd Street Blackout (now available on Peacock). Since then, we have had a few interaction as she continued with her blossoming career in filmmaking and stand up comedy. Now Farad has continued her journey in life with marriage, motherhood, working in animation with the new Adult Swim series Birdgirl where she voices Meredith the Mind Taker and has worked with the likes of Neil deGrasse Tyson on StarTalk.
2021-04-191h 07FanboyNationLauren Powers Talks About Being Fit, Faithful, Fierce and FemaleBodybuilding Champion, Fitness Model, Actress, Author and Coach, Lauren Powers Talks About Being Fit, Faithful and Fierce Along with Her New Podcast, the Power Hour with Lauren Powers.
Lauren Powers has done it all, she is a 10 time bodybuilding champion and hosts her own bodybuilding competition in Huntington Beach, CA. She is the author of Beneath the Muscle, SAG actress having appeared in numerous films, television shows and music videos including Claws, Workaholics, No Pain, No Gain and 2 Chainz featuring Lil Wayne and E-40's 2 Dollar Bill. Powers has even been featured on a few reality television sh...
2021-04-131h 24FanboyNationValerie Jane Parker Talks About Her Role in 'The Voices' - InterviewValerie Jane Parker talks about her role as Lilly in the horror flick The Voices available today, Good Friday, April 2, 2021 on VOD.
The first thing I think about when I hear horror movie scream queen is clearly, pastor's kid (PK) born to missionaries in Zimbabwe. Well, in the case of Valerie Jane Parker, that's exactly what we get from this PK, who's father, Pastor Ronnie Allen Meek, will be retiring after her service to the Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ this year.
Parker, who is the youngest of three children and freely admits to...
2021-04-0239 minFanboyNationR.C. Samo - Commercial Demo ReelOur own R.C. Samo, the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of FanboyNation also does voice over work, so we decided to post his commercial demo reel on here.
2021-03-2501 minFanboyNationVarian and Darian Johnson Give Us the 'Flash Facts' About 3-D PrintingIdentical twin brothers, engineers and comic book writers Varian and Darian Johnson give us the Flash Facts about 3-D Printing in the new DC Comics Graphic Novel put forth by Mayim Bialik.
In a graphic novel geared towards 8-to-12 year olds, Flash Facts takes us through a handful of chapters in the applied sciences more commonly referred to now as Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) sometimes also called STEAM (the "A" is for Arts) and how these items, when applied correctly can add major value to our lives.
Enter Varian and Darian Johnson, identical tw...
2021-02-0219 minFanboyNationEddie Kingston Talks AEW, Awards and Wrestling Lance ArcherNineteen year veteran, professional wrestler Eddie Kingston talks about time in AEW, being nominated for Breakout Male Star for the first annual AEW Awards and wrestling Lance Archer, this Wednesday, January 27, 2020.
The AEW Awards will take place on Wednesday January 27, 2020 streaming on Bleacher Report 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, one hour before AEW Dynamite goes live on TNT.
We talked to Kingston about what made him not give up on his career as at one point before joining AEW he was on the verge or retiring, what it means to be recognized as a...
2021-01-2621 minFanboyNationAdam Dubowsky and Alex Stone About 'The Movie Show' on SyFyAnytime someone gets to make fun of Modesto, CA, you know they already won me over as I have family from two towns over in Stanislaus County. Creators, writers and stars of The Movie Show, Adam Dubowsky and Alex Stone took time out of their busy production schedule to talk to me about just how they got series off the ground and got it on SyFy with a virtually non-existent budget.
Think part Crank Yankers, part Public Access and all around crazy, over the top funny.
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Taped deep in the heart of...
2021-01-2119 minFanboyNationDoug Roland Talks About his Movie 'Feeling Through' with a First Ever DeafBlind LeadI had never heard the term DeafBlind until learning about the film Feeling Through starring Robert Tarango. I have a cousin who is deaf and I know many blind people, but I did not know there was a specific term for someone who has both conditions.
Filmmaker Doug Roland educated not only myself but everyone else though his fantastic film Feeling Through where Artie (Tarango) has a chance encounter with Tereek (Steven Prescod), a young man who is out late one night and sees that man carrying a sign stating he is both deaf and blind and...
2021-01-2037 minFanboyNationChristina Wren Talks About Working on L.A. MacabreMan of Steel Star, Christina Wren aka Carrie Farris in the franchise, Talks About Role as J.P. Cutler on L.A. Macabre streaming Seasons One and Two on Amazon Prime Video.
Give Christina Wren and I about 20 minutes and we'll figure out how we are related, which is the most common joke Middle Eastern people tell each other, especially since we are both half-Lebanese.
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Featuring Twin Peaks’ Robert Broski and Batman v.Superman’s Christina Wren, all 15 episodes of the instant cult classic are now available to stream today.
L.A...
2021-01-1351 minFanboyNationJess Harnell Talks About the Return of Animaniacs on HuluJess Harnell is the Rock N' Roll voice actor that can be heard in a plethora of animated films, shows and video games, but the absolute most legendary character that gets talked about the most is Wakko Warner from the series Animaniacs.
Initially beginning in 1993, the series ran for 99 episodes (100, if you count Wakko's Wish) and has now been relaunched for 2020 on Hulu with all the original cast members including Tress McNeille, Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarche.
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They’re back! The Warner brothers, Yakko and Wakko, and the Warner sister Dot, ha...
2020-12-0234 minFanboyNationTress MacNeille Discusses The Return of 'The Animaniacs' on HuluIn 1993, no one knew that Tress MacNeille, Rob Paulsen and Jess Harnell would bring to life, the three characters of Yakko, Wakko and Dot in the as the Warner Bros. siblings and create a legacy that surpassed their initial 99 episode run.
Tress MacNeille spoke with us about the return of The Animaniacs on their new home at Hulu, being the foundational series of the Kids WB line up in the early 1990s and how a show that lasted five seasons retained a 27 year legacy.
MacNeille who was also the voice of Babs Bunny on Tiny...
2020-11-2020 minFanboyNationWe are 'Chasing Glory' with Legendary WWE Ring Announcer Lilian GarciaLilian Garcia, the first ever Latina to become a ring announcer not only in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) but also the Professional Fighters League (PFL) launches her podcast Chasing Glory on Monday, October 26, 2020 at 10 a.m. ET/ 7 a.m. PT on the free version of the WWE Network. Garcia, praises the late Howard "The Fink" Finkle for being so gracious in mentoring her as she grew as a ring announcer eventually leading her to not only singing the National Anthem and America the Beautiful, but eventually taking over as the lead ring announcer for Monday Night Raw and eventually th...
2020-10-2416 minFanboyNationDavid Lipper Stars in 'Reboot Camp' World Premiering Tonight at the Austin Film FestivalDavid Lipper (Full House, Fuller House, The Pacifier, The Unwilling) not only produces but stars in Reboot Camp as Seymour a documentarian taking on the persona of Gordon St. Pierre, a French-Canadian guru and cult leader filming all his followers with the intent of revealing the scam that is the self-help industry. All hell breaks loose when financing becomes a problem and the skeleton crew has to expand. The mocumentary co-stars Ed Bagley Jr. Eric Roberts, Ja Rule, David Koechner, Chaz Bono, Shar Jackson and Maya Stojan and in on the level with Christopher Guest's Waiting for Guffman.
R...
2020-10-2328 minFanboyNationCommander Guy Snodgrass Discusses His New Book 'Topgun's Top 10: Leadership Lessons From the Cockpit'Flying ace and Topgun pilot, instructor and all around man's man, Commander Guy M. Snodgrass has written a new book entitled TOPGUN'S TOP 10: Leadership Lessons from the Cockpit. Commander Snodgrass is not only a pilot but has worked as former Director of Communications and Chief Speechwriter to former Secretary of Defense James Mattis.
We spoke with Commander Snodgrass about a couple of lesson's from his book, which is harder, being in a dog fight or raising children and if he was willing to give us his reaction in at a future date for the sequel to the 1986...
2020-09-1523 minFanboyNationS. Preston Discusses His Minimalist Baseball Bugs MLB ArtworkS. Preston, a nationally known illustrator, is melding sports and classic cartoons with the debut of officially licensed Minimalist Baseball Bugs - MLB Edition prints. Preston has collaborated with Chuck Jones Gallery™ and Major League Baseball to bring fourth his style of art not only to celebrate the national past-time but also the 80 anniversary of that scwey wabbit! Inspired by the Looney Tunes episode Baseball Bugs, these brand new, cross-licensed prints are available for purchase on July 16, featuring the iconic Bugs Bunny representing an MLB team as he winds up for the perfect pitch.
We spoke with Pr...
2020-09-0913 minFanboyNationCeleste M. Cooper, Star of 'Range Runner' Talks About the Film That's Out TodayCeleste M. Cooper was born to play this part...or at least trained for it by force as a child. Cooper, was a track, basketball and swimming star who's father was tough when it came to being the best at the sports she participated in.
Fast forward a few years and we come to Range Runner, a film described as:
A woman thru-hiking an isolated trail runs into trouble when her pack is hijacked by two men hiding out in the woods, desperate and on the run. Now, stranded and left to fend for herself, she...
2020-09-0826 minFanboyNationKat Foster and Gina O'Brien Ace the Competition in 'First One In'I have a tendency to refer to Kat Foster as my, "Fellow May, Bay Area, Baby," because we were both born in the Bay Area and I'm two weeks older than her. Putting that ever-so-slight bias aside, I spoke with Foster and writer/director Gina O'Brien about their new tennis comedy coming to VOD on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 entitled, First One In.
Foster plays Madi, a former high school tennis star that gets canceled by society after a tragic incident on a reality show. In order to start over in her real estate career, Madi gets hired at...
2020-09-0422 minFanboyNationSanjay Rawal 'Gather's Us Together in a Documentary Executive Produced by Jason MomoaDirected by Sanjay Rawal, Gather is a documentary Executive Produced by Jason Momoa about the intimate portrait of a growing movement amongst Indigenous Americans to reclaim their spiritual and cultural identities through obtaining sovereignty over their ancestral food systems, while battling against the historical trauma brought on by centuries of genocide.
The documentary follows the individual stories of several natives on the frontlines of this movement to reconnect with their spiritual and cultural identities. From an indigenous chef who embarks on an ambitious project to reclaim ancient food ways on the Apache reservation; a gifted Lakota high...
2020-09-0231 minFanboyNationXenia Leblanc get 'Gritty & Pretty' at Dances with FilmsProducer, actress and filmmaker Xenia Leblanc (Orange Is the New Black)'s female-driven web series Gritty & Pretty, which will premiere its pilot episode at the Dances with Films festival on September 5, 2020 with a second screening scheduled for Sunday, September 6th. Leblanc's series was accepted into the festival's 2020 Web and TV Series slate.
The series took seven days to film and an $11,000 budget, a testament to the type of guerilla filmmaking that Dances with Films seeks to highlight.
Dances with Films began in 1998 as a film festival dedicated to finding tomorrow’s talent today and continues to...
2020-09-0131 minFanboyNationWrestling Legend, Vampiro and Michael Paszt Discuss Their New Documentary 'Nail in the Coffin'Rarely do I fanboy out hard in an interview, but I've known Vampiro (aka Ian Hodgkinson) for a few years and the last time we spoke was during the final season of Lucha Underground. Vampiro has lived quite an interesting life from being a bodyguard for Milli Vanilli to becoming a Lucha Libre sensation in Mexico.
The guy brought The Misfits to WCW for-crying-out-loud and is a consummate professional in and out of the ring.
Vampiro teamed with first time documentarian, Michael Paszt on their new venture, Nail in the Coffin: The Fall & Rise of...
2020-08-3126 minFanboyNationNoelle Scaggs of Fitz and the Tantrums Talks 'Concerts in Your Car'Performing on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, Fitz and the Tantrums takes to the stage in CBF Productions, Concerts in Your Car, California’s first socially-distanced concert and entertainment venue. The special popup style of events will take place through the end of September at the Ventura County Fairgrounds parking lot.
We spoke with Noelle Scaggs of Fitz and the Tantrums about this new experience, how their stage show might change in connecting with their audience and what this, new normal might mean for future events.
Concerts in Your Car offers 700 carloads of fa...
2020-08-2816 minFanboyNationDavid Arquette Talks to Us About 'You Cannot Kill David Arquette'Roughly two decades ago, Hollywood crossed over with professional wrestling, when the first time in history, an actor became the world heavyweight champion as David Arquette won the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) title on an episode of Thursday Night Thunder that aired on TBS. This was all in part to Arquette being a lifelong wrestling fan and the cross promotion for his then upcoming film, Ready to Rumble, with co-star Scott Caan.
We spoke with Arquette about his new documentary entitled, You Cannot Kill David Arquette, where the man who has had a very successful career not...
2020-08-2711 minFanboyNationRon Funches Talks About His Role on the Netflix Series 'Hoops'Ron Funches is one of the funniest comedians out on there today. On top of the stresses of living in a pandemic filled world, Funches remains active in his home life as a husband and father. To put the proverbial icing on the cake, Funches has also lost and maintained losing 140 lbs, where as most people have gained the quarantine fifteen.
We spoke to Funches about stand-up, weight loss, family life and his new Netflix series Hoops, which begins streaming today. Funches voices the character of Ron, who is Jake Johnson's reasonable friend that keeps the series...
2020-08-2112 minFanboyNationRuth Connell of Supernatural Talks to us About Her Virutual Q&A This WeekendScottish born actress, Ruth Connell who played Rowena MacLeod on the smash hit CW series Supernatural, will be apart of a virtual Q&A panel alongside friend and bellow actress Lotte Verbeek from Outlander, on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at noon Pacific time via a, "Pay what you can" through StageIt.
We had our own virtual conversation with Ruthie (as she refers to herself) about the series, the fandom itself and connecting everyone together through Creation Entertainment's virtual meet and greets.
The full information of the event is listed below on how to sign up and try...
2020-08-2110 minFanboyNationExecutive Producer Jim 'Mr. Skin' McBride Discusses ‘Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies’When I first heard Jim McBride AKA Mr. Skin on The Howard Stern Show back in the 1990s. I thought his premise for a website was absolutely ridiculous, I mean an entire site just dedicated to nude scenes in film? Who's got the time just to fast forward that far ahead and break it down to the exact minute? Well, the joke was on me as two decades later, McBride continues to go strong in his endeavors and is one the executive producers of, Skin: A History of Nudity in Movies. Quite frankly, you have a movie like this...
2020-08-1919 minFanboyNationExecutive Producer Paul Fishbein Discusses 'Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies'Paul Fishbein isn't a household name, but he has done his fair share for the Adult Entertainment Industry. Fishbein is the founder of Adult Video News and the creator of the AVN Awards. He sold AVN Media Network in 2010 and formed Plausible Films, an independent production company. Fishbein's company has released a three-part documentary, Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time, and being released this Friday, August 18, 2020, the documentary Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies.
Skin traces Hollywood's use of nudity from the silent era, through the production code and the formation of the...
2020-08-1823 minFanboyNationGaro Setian Talks About the Blu-ray Relation of his film 'Automation'Garo Setian proves in his labor of love that a science fiction film with a heart can be made on a limited budget, especially when the story is told properly. In his first full-length feature film Automation, Setian, wrote, directed and produced a movie about a military robot that was reprogrammed for civilian work that lead to the replacement of human workers, causing a retaliation that rebooted Auto into the once killing machine he was intended to be.
Coincidentally, Setian set out to make a good science fiction movie with a social commentary that ended up being...
2020-08-1727 minFanboyNationKarl Urban and Laz Alonso Discuss 'The Boys' Season 2Season Two of The Amazon Prime hit series The Boys begins streaming on the service beginning September 4, 2020. Based on the comic book created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, the series follows the theme of the comic without going full blown, "What the heck did I just watch?"
We caught up with Karl Urban aka Billy Butcher and Laz Alonso aka Mother's Milk to discuss the second season, the evolution of the show and what we can expect from The Female (Karen Kukuhara) and her character's evoltuion.
There is one correction that needs to be...
2020-08-1711 minFanboyNationChris Bombardier Takes on Everest and Hemophilia in 'Bombardier Blood'I have never felt so emasculated as when I spoke with Chris Bombardier about his new documentary Bombardier Blood. Bombardier at the time of the filming of this documentary had already climbed five of the seven's world largest mountains.
What makes this documentary unique is that Bombardier is a hemophiliac. According to the Mayo Clinic, Hemophilia is a rare disorder in which your blood doesn't clot normally because it lacks sufficient blood-clotting proteins (clotting factors). What I found out thanks to Bombardier and director, Patrick James Lynch is that there are two types of hemophilia. Type A a...
2020-08-1628 minFanboyNationGreg Ellis and the Animation Voices in My Head Takes Places on Saturday, August 8Greg Ellis is an actor of film, stage and voice over. He has appeared in Pirates of the Caribbean as Lieutenant Theodore Groves, as Myles Drucker in Lucifer and recently in Lego DC: Shazam's Mr. Mind, as well as a list of other credits too numerous to list.
At Noon PT, Ellis will be part of a free livestream with Gamers Gateway Q&A along with his guest Clancy Brown. As video game fans know, Greg is the voice of Cullen Rutherford in Bioware's Dragon Age Series (2016 game of the Year). Where as Brown voices Hank Anderson...
2020-08-0725 minFanboyNationPersian Singer and International Sensation Shab is ready to take on the American Music SceneThis interview was very personal to me as Shab has a very similar story two my cousins James and Banipal (You can't get much more ancient than being named after Assyrian King Ashurbanipal). Following the Iranian Revolution, during the war between Iran and Iraq, my cousins left Iran through Germany and came to the United States before settling in and becoming Mechanical Engineers...I know, I know, who would have ever guessed Middle Eastern Engineers, it's almost unheard of (insert eye roll).
Similar to my cousins, Persian singer, Shab's family left Iran following that same time frame...
2020-08-061h 18FanboyNationRyan Chanatry of Topic Discusses the Rise of Streaming Services and Niche ProgrammingRyan Chanatry is the General Manager of the streaming service Topic. The streaming service on its home page refers to itself as, "Borderless Entertainment," and is home to the series Soul City, an amazing anthology series following the footsteps of Twilight Zone and Tales from the Crypt (click here to listen to our interview with show creators Coodie and Chike).
We spoke with Chantary about the rise of niche programming services like Topic and the alternatives they give to the big three, if there will be a way to switch from service to service without taking multiple...
2020-07-3136 minFanboyNationWe Speak with Natural Bodybuilder Rob Terry about Generation Iron: Natty 4 LifeIf you've heard or Rob Terry before, then you would be familiar with his work from his time with IMPACT! Wrestling. Terry was not only apart of The British Invasion with Doug Williams and current NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Brutus Magnus (aka Nick Aldis).
Once the stable dissolved he later teamed then feuded with Robbie E. (currently Rob Stone in WWE NXT). Now, the Welsh grappler not only works as a firefighter but at the time of film Generation Iron: Natty 4 Life, was the defending Natural Olympia champion in the heavyweight division.
Terry, who stands 6...
2020-07-3017 minFanboyNationWe Speak with Vlad Yudin about Generation Iron: Natty 4 LifeGeneration Iron first made an impact in 2013 following the 2012 Mr. Olympia competition. In the past 7 years, founder Vlad Yudin has developed a brand that has replaced most of the fitness magazines as he continues to conduct interviews, promote the fitness industry, ask questions most people refuse to make public when it comes to bodybuilding and produce in depth documentaries.
In Generation Iron: Natty 4 Life, Yudin finally addresses one of the smallest and most neglected parts of the sport of bodybuilding and that's the natural athletes.
Yudin introduces follows the journey of natural competitors Adrian Pietrariu...
2020-07-3022 minFanboyNationRic Flair Talks Some Career Highlights, Charlotte's Recovery and Celebrity SlotsWooo, you have no idea how eager I was to conduct this interview with 'The Nature Boy' Ric Flair. The dirtiest player in the game has had one hell-of-a-ride. Not only is he the 16-time World Heavyweight Champion, a two-time WWE Hall of Famer and the father of the most dominate female professional wrestler in the industry today, Charlotte Flair. The champ has survived a plane crash and another near death experience almost three years to the day.
We chatted with the limousine ridin', jet flyin', kiss stealin', wheelin' and dealin' son-of-a-gun about some career highlights, drinking...
2020-07-3032 minFanboyNationCynthia Cooper Coaches The Lady Hoopers in the Battle of the Sexes Game at The 5 Tournament Pro B-Ball InvitationalIf you decided to do an internet search for Cynthia Cooper, you might as well look up the word success because that's where you will find all you need to know about this woman. She is an Olympic Champion, a Four-time WNBA Champion, a Four-time WNBA Finals MVP, a Two-time WNBA MVP, had her No. 44 jersey retired by the Ladies of Troy at USC and is a Hall of Famer. On top of that, she's also a mother.
Cooper will be the coach of The Lady Hoopers during The 5 Tournament Pro Basketball Invitational taking place from July 19 t...
2020-07-2723 minFanboyNationDirector Eric Appel Talks About 'Die Hart' Streaming Now on QuibiDirector Eric Appel (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Teachers, Son of Zorn) has taken on the challenge to turn what easily could have been a full-length feature film into 10, 10-minute episodes for the streaming service Quibi entitled Die Hart.
The series follows Kevin Hart, who plays an exaggerated version of himself in wanting to go from comic relief, sidekick into action hero. In order to do so, he must train with the absolutely insane Ron Wilcox (John Travolta), a man who takes method acting to an extreme.
Die Hart is part The Truman Show, part Last Action Hero...
2020-07-2513 minFanboyNationKaran Soni Talks About 'Other Space'Karan Soni (Deadpool, Miracle Workers) was early in his career when he filmed the Paul Feig series, Other Space. Originally launched on the now defunct Yahoo! Screen streaming platform, the series that premiered in 2015 has found a new home on Dust.
The series follows the misadventures of a team young and inexperienced crew in the year 2105 as they face obstacles of space exploration. Think The Orville before the series was ever conceived.
Soni plays Captain Stewart Lipinski, an overly kind pushover who lacks confidence in his abilities while his first-mate sister, Karen (Bess Rous) along wi...
2020-07-2419 minFanboyNationCatherine Hardwicke and Helena Howard Talk About 'Don't Look Deeper' on QuibiFamed director, Catherine Hardwicke (Lords of Dogtown, Twilight) and actress Helena Howard (Madeline’s Madeline) spoke with us about their new Quibi sci-fi series, Don't Look Deeper.
The series follows Aiesha (Howard) a high school senior in Merced, CA that lives only 15 minutes in the future. Aiesha realizes something isn't quite right about herself. She realizes that she's not human. The revelation sets events into motion that unravel an entire system run by Don Cheadle and Emily Mortimer. Now the teens have to figure out what's real and who isn't while dealing with the pressures of adolescence....
2020-07-2415 minFanboyNation7500 Director Patrick Vollrath Discusses the Film for it's 'Prime' Release7500 follows co-pilot Tobias Ellis (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and his flight attendant girlfriend, Gökce (Aylin Tezel) who shortly after take off endure a terrorist attack on their flight. Captain Michael (Carlo Kitzlinger) is wounded severely and it is is to Tobias to keep the plane together as things have run a muck.
We spoke with writer and director Patrick Vollrath about the project, working with Gordon-Levitt, who was his ideal choice to play Tobias, how true life events shaped this story and the difficulties of working with such a tight shoot in such a small setting.
7500 i...
2020-07-2313 minFanboyNationComic-Con@Home We Revisit Our Interview with Spencer Grammer about Season 5 of Rick and MortyWith Comic-Con@Home taking helping us ease through our SDCC withdrawal, we are rerunning our interview with Spencer Grammer AKA Summer Smith as season five of Rick and Morty is in full swing.
Tonight at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, catch the Adult Swim Summer Showdown Finale at www.adultswimcon.com
Grammer will be part of Adult Swim Con on the Friday, July 24, 2020 panel at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
Check out what Grammer had to say regarding the series, how season five started off and everything else as we waited...
2020-07-2332 minFanboyNationLA Comic Con's CEO Chris DeMoulin Makes a Huge Announcement!LA Comic Con is celebrating its 10 anniversary this year and as crazy as the world has become, the September 25-27, 2020 dates were impossible to pull off.
However, CEO Chris DeMoulin and the staff of LA Comic Con have been working with the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County and the LA Convention Center to find the safest way possible to bring about LA Comic Con this year. The event itself has been pushed back to December 11-13, 2020.
The extra five months gives them time to comply with CDC regulations, social distancing allowing everyone to h...
2020-07-2326 minFanboyNationJG Quintel Talks About his New Series 'Close Enough' on HBO Max and Comic-Con@HomeJG Quintel, creator of Cartoon Network's Regular Show has a new series on HBO Max called, Close Enough, about a 30-something couple having to finally start adulting as they raise their infant daughter, deal with granola teachers and weirdo roommates.
We spoke with Quintel about the new series and about this evening's panel for Comic-Con@Home. Check out the rundown bellow and listen to our interview above:
CLOSE ENOUGH
Thursday, July 23 at 5 p.m. PT
Join JG Quintel, creator of the Emmy Award-winning Regular Show for a panel and table read for his...
2020-07-2310 minFanboyNationNelson Lee Discusses his Roles in Stargirl and MulanOriginally, we recorded this interview with Nelson Lee during Asian Heritage Month and were going to release it closer to the release date of Mulan, where Lee plays The Chancellor in Disney's upcoming live action version of the animated classic. However, with the global pandemic and the movie's release date being pushed back it was wiser for us to release it now on this week's episode of Stargirl airing on the DC Universe App and the CW Network, that the Dragon King's face was revealed, who Lee also portrays on the hit new series.
We spoke with L...
2020-07-2325 minFanboyNationAndre Gower Talks 'Baby Frankenstein'I called out Andre Gower at the beginning of this interview for being the cause of half my class driving our third grade teacher nuts when we would scream out, "The Wolfman's Got Nards!" but in reality, he and the entire cast of Monster Squad should be thanked for that, because it helped kids like me enjoy the quirky humor of what is now considered a cult film.
Fast forward a few decades and I finally got to talk to the man that helped my interest in classic horror movies for his latest film, Baby Frankenstein. Although, t...
2020-07-201h 17FanboyNationThe 'Rad'est Movie of the 1980s Finally Gets a Blu-Ray Release!Originally released in 1986 during the rise of the BMX bike craze, Rad had every kid going nuts while trying to perform the tricks seen on screen. Many of my friends had broken a limb or two trying to perform the stunts by Cru Jones (Bill Allen) and all the other well known racers of the time.
As the power of pop cultural nostalgia continues to chug along, it is only fitting that Rad is transferring over form VHS to digital and disc formats with a newly restored 4K version from its original negative by Fotokem.
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2020-07-2021 minFanboyNationRyan Bookhart Discusses his New Movie 'Two Ways to Go West'Ryan Brookhart was originally known as a movie poster artist and designer. He's worked on everything from Red Eye to Corn, Seabiscuit, the Puppet Master, Witchhouse and Evil Bong films. Now directing only his second film in Two Ways to Go West, Brookhart uses his visual arts skills to tell story about friendship, recovery, addiction and broken trust.
We caught up with Brookhart, who's movie drops today on VOD to discuss his work on the film, his talented cast which includes writer/star James Liddell, Kathrine Narducci, Paul Gennaro, Levy Tran and Drew Kenney.
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2020-07-1726 minFanboyNationJosh Dela Cruz Talks 'Blues Clues & You!' Along with 'American Morning'Josh Dela Cruz is truly living the American Dream. Born in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the son of Filipino immigrants who met while working in the Arab nation, then moved to the United States, where he and his two sisters would grow up living to their fullest potential.
Cruz is not only the star of Blues Clues & You!, the third installment of the wildly popular children's franchise on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr., but also co-stars in the musical, American Morning, about two Chinese immigrants in New York City that share the same medallion tax cab and show...
2020-07-1335 minFanboyNationEric Bauza Discusses Bugs and Daffy in the NEW 'Looney Tunes Cartoons' on HBO MaxAnytime we at FanboyNation get a chance to speak with Eric Bauza, we always ask, when? Bauza, who is not only one of the most talented and versatile voice actors working on animation today, but is an amazing artist and most importantly, genuinely, one of the nicest people you will ever meet in any industry.
Bauza is currently voicing some of the most legendary Looney Tunes characters including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Marvin the Martian and Tweety Bird, just to name a few, in the new HBO Max series, Looney Tunes Cartoons, which begins streaming on Wednesday...
2020-05-2613 minFanboyNationGarrett Wang Discusses his New Podcast and the Star Trek Virtual Fan ExperienceDuring these difficult times as we continue to social distance, the summer of 2020 has been cancelled, especially for some of our favorite conventions. Luckily, Creation Entertainment has created the Virtual Fan Experience keeping all fans connected to the Star Trek universe.
On Saturday, May 2, 2020, Garrett Wang (Harry Kim) and Robert Duncan McNeill (Tom Paris) will be apart of a virtual Question and Answer Panel, partly in celebration of Star Trek Voyager's Silver Anniversary at 10 a.m. PT in a "pay what you can" event. The top tipper/supporting receiving 1-0n-1 with Wang and McNeill along with...
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Geek Elite MediaGeek Elite Radio Features: FanboyNation's RC SamoIn this week's Geek Elite Radio Features Mitch & Rich talk to the Editor-In-Chief of FanboyNation.com the online magazine. Listne as he tells them why he started FanboyNation, what he geeks out about every week, and what exactly is a cosplay cruise? fanboynation.com http://www.goseatravel.com/rw/view/7742
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