#beetle discovery

[beausbugbiome]

Y’all, I am SO excited about this new beetle that was just discovered!!!!

The freshly-discovered new species of longhorn beetle, Excastra albopilosa. Image credit: James Tweed

Detailed photographs of the Excastra albopilosa specimen found by James Tweed. Image credits: Lingzi Zhou, Australian National Insect Collection

[idontbeatgames]

Continuing my ongoing effort to help push DC's Blue Beetle as we get closer to its release date, DC isn't pushing it across other social media platforms, it's been revealed that an officially licensed Blue Beetle Scarab magnetic pin is being exclusively sold by GameStop! Here's some more details: At an impressive 12cm (4.72”) tall, this is perfect to wear as a bold fashion statement or cosplay centerpiece, or displayed in the collector’s quality box. Only 8,000 units of this pin are being sold.

[ask-thearchivists]

I promise that none of us have starved to death, haha

How were the festivities?

The Coordinator: Festivities have only just begun. Because the first five orbits of the Equinox require fasting we all left to go quickly have our fill on cosmic energies. It would be a terrible pain for the fasting to begin and you are already hungry. Now, we should be able to very handily make it to the end of the fasting period with little issue.

[movie-magic]

[clockworkstarlight]

discovered there's a bug people race in dnd most beautiful day yet

[thereasonsimbroke]

Blue Beetle, DC's latest film under James Gunn, had weak Thursday previews, mirroring a lackluster year for DC.

Despite $3.3M preview earnings, projections place its opening weekend at $25-32M, similar to Shazam 2.

Comparable budgets suggest comparable box office outcomes.

[thenotoriousscuttlecliff]

Looking at the rest of DC movie slate for 2023 and Blue Beetle is probably going to flop since WBD has done barely anything to promote it and the release date is just over a month away. The studio was probably hoping that The Flash would be such a massive hit that they could afford to take a $120m hit on BB. But that obviously didn't happen. Best they can hope on now is that if it ends up being good positive word of mouth, and the lack of any major competition in August will turn it into a sleeper hit.

But that's still a big if.

The biggest question mark is Aquaman 2. There's barely any hype and not one trailer has been released so far with the film less than six months away, but it never really felt like there was much hype for the first film and it ended up being the only DCEU film to make over $1b at the global box office. I'm not expecting the sequel to pull off the same success, but it could still be a hit especially since it is the only major blockbuster being released over the Christmas period. It has the cinematic equivalent of an open goal. If it misses that there's gonna be even more pressure on Gunn to deliver with Superman: Legacy.

[weclassybouquetfun]

It's as if we just exited film awards season and now we are in Emmy For Your Consideration (FYC) season and there is already talk about possible 2024 Oscar nominees with the excellent Ben Affleck directed AIR (an interesting and engaging look at how the Michael Jordan collaboration changed the landscape for Nike and athlete campaigns forever) being bandied about. Cannes Film Festival is in May, but before that we can see some of the more pedestrian films that will be adorning theater marquees in coming months thanks CinemaCon - the annual showcase for theater owners.

Hopefully no one will be getting served with legal papers this year!

CinemaCon's schedule

April 24 is International Day where there will be panels discussing the global disruption due to the pandemic, global box office and movie marketing.

Honored during International Day will be producer Barbara and her brother Andres "Andy" Muschietti (THE FLASH) as International Filmmakers of the Year and AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER will be honored with the Comscore International Box Office Achievement Award.

Sony Pictures is the studio to kick off the event. While they have not named a spotlight film, it's likely films that will be touted are: SPIDERMAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE and SPIDERMAN: BEYOND THE SPIDERVERSE

(trailer for the former will drop Tuesday) ,the sex comedy NO HARD FEELINGS starring Jennifer Lawrence, the live-action HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON, Neil Bomkamp's GRAN TURISMO live-action adaptation that stars Orlando Bloom so you know it will be pants, EQUALIZER 3, KRAVEN THE HUNTER, the untitled GHOSTBUSTERS sequel, Dakota Johnson's MADAME WEB

The rest of the sked

Tuesday: Will be Warner Bros. who are celebrating their 100th anniversary.

Films likely to be showcased include no-brainers like BARBIE, MEG 2: THE TRENCH, THE NUN 2, BLUE BEETLE,

Whose trailer drops tomorrow

AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM, a Timothee Chalamet double-header with DUNE PART TWO

and the musical WONKA, THE COLOR PURPLE, the sequel to GODZILLA vs. KONG, Bong-Joon Ho's MICKEY 17 starring the very talented, but face like a parking meter Robert Pattinson.

They will have a special screening and it will likely be THE FLASH.

Wednesday will be The Walt Disney Company. Thanks to their acquisitions Disney doesn't just mean their Disney branding but 20th Century and Searchlight.

Films likely to be showcased: A HAUNTING IN VENICE, Gareth Edwards TRUE LOVE, Taika Waititi's NEXT GOAL WINS, Jonathan Majors MAGAZINE DREAMS, PETER PAN & WENDY, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3, THE LITTLE MERMAID, ELEMENTAL, INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (which will premiere at Cannes), THEATER CAMP, THE HAUNTED MANSION, THE MARVELS

and SNOW WHITE.

The evening Universal and Focus Features will highlight their upcoming slate.

Films likely to be showcased: OPPENHEIMER, FAST X, STRAYS, POLITE SOCIETY, Alexander Payne's THE HOLDOVERS, BOOK CLUB: THE NEXT CHAPTER, the animated RUBY GELMAN: TEENAGE KRAKEN, the adaptation of the 80s series THE FALL GUY cleverly titled THE FALL GUY starring Ryan Gosling, KUNG FU PANDA 4, the untitled PLEASE DON'T DESTROY film featuring the comedy trio of SNL writers Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy (the latter two being sons of SNL writers Tim Herlihey and Steve Higgins). Essentially they are the new Lonely Island, but not funny and no rapping skills.

and Wes Anderson's stacked ASTEROID CITY

Paramount will close out the night with a reception celebration TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS.

Thursday Paramount is back at the gate highlighting their upcoming slate. Likely to be showcase: The Tom Cruise juggernaut MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 8: DEAD RECKONING Part One(with a very likely teaser for Part 2), TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM, A QUIET PLACE DAY ONE (which comes out in 2024 but will be released before 2024's CinemaCon)

Director John Kasinski and his cast: Djimon Hounsou, Alex Wolff, Lupita Nyong'o Joseph Quinn.

*I remember when A QUIET PLACE came out and everyone praised that an original concept was having a success - that finally, no established IP was heading up the box office. Now there's sequels and prequels to this bish.

Lionsgate will have a special presentation of their slate.

The seminal literary masterpiece turned schalmatzy film, ARE YOU THERE, GOD, IT'S ME MARGARET , THE BLACKENING (with one of the best taglines I've seen).

*The skit it is based on

THE EXPENDABLES 4, WHITE BIRD: A WONDER STORY (yes, there is a WONDER universe now), SAW X, THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES and the DIRTY DANCING sequel.

including a screening of the raunchy comedy, JOYRIDE starring whose cast is being honoured as Best Comedy Ensemble at the event.

[thatgirlinskullz]

my hate for WB grows stronger with every horrible, stupid decision they make...

[thewtcho]

Why Cancelling DC's Batgirl Movie Is a Huge Mistake

Why Cancelling DC’s Batgirl Movie Is a Huge Mistake

While it’s safe to say that the live-action DC multiverse is always in a state of flux, it was met with one of its most surprising developments yet on Tuesday, when it was announced that Warner Bros. is shelving its Batgirl movie, electing not to release it in theaters or on their HBO Max streaming service. The project, which wrapped production earlier this year, would have finally brought…

[howardduck1490]

Beetle vs. Electrocutioner

[idontbeatgames]

What's that? You guys want another major reason as to why people should support DC's Blue Beetle ? Say less, I got you!

A big focus of Blue Beetle is displaying the importance of family, yeah yeah get your Fast and Furious jokes out you guys, as confirmed by Moviemaker.com:

As the first superhero film with a Latino family at its center, it stands both as a fun summer popcorn movie, and as a parable about the immigrant experience in the United States. While Blue Beetle is hardly short on action, it’s grounded in everyday issues like paying the bills and the roles people play within their families.  Xolo Maridueña appreciates that Blue Beetle is a joyful Latino family story.

“I don’t want to throw shade because that’s not my point at all. But a lot of Latino stories are rooted in trauma or how hard it is to be a Latino,” he says. “I love that the Reyes family is proud, and although yeah, they struggle and go through hardships, it’s always something that they can overcome — and they never ask for pity.”  He adds, “Everyone deserves to have these happy stories and that’s something that I hope more movies in the future will be able to naturally incorporate.”

So, yeah, continue to push the hype cycle and support force for DC's Blue Beetle. Representation matters y'all.

[cartoonnetwork-india]

WB | DC | Blue Beetle | Movie Promotion | Releasing August 18

Get ready for an action packed adventure with #BlueBeetle. In Cinemas August 18. In English, Hindi, Tamil & Telugu. Also in IMAX. #warnerbros #newmovie #bluebeetlemovie #moviepromotion #discoverykids #newmoviereleases #upcomingmovies #latestmovies

[xarliclub]

#BlueBeetle No rompe el molde de las películas de cómics, pero si supera nuestras expectativas. Nuestra reseña aquí.

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[nerdwelt]

Besetzung von Blue Beetle: Alle Schauspieler und Charaktere

Blue Beetle – Eine große, liebevolle Familie und unvergessliche Charaktere Derzeit befindet sich das DCEU in Aufruhr: Filme werden kritisiert und überall gestrichen. Dennoch hindert das den neuen Blue Beetle-Film nicht daran, veröffentlicht zu werden. Der Film hat lange auf sich warten lassen, ist aber nun endlich da. Die offizielle Warner Bros. Discovery-Synopse des Films lautet wie folgt:…

[thereasonsimbroke]

Yet they won't learn their lesson 🗑️