Christopher Chiu-Tabet

@cctabet.bsky.social

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@comicsbeat.bsky.social reporter, former Multiversity news manager. Autistic, British Chinese/Arab Anglican into film, TV, comics, games, music, history and religion. Got called a Spielberg bootlicker once. Views my own. https://ko-fi.com/cctabet

Paul Rabin, in Amazing Spider-Man #1 (2022)
An undated photo of Ira Aldridge (1807-1867) courtesy of the New York Public Library. We see an older, slightly burly Black gentleman, with a beard and receding hair, dressed fashionably while wearing a hat.
A thumbnail for an article titled "Jared Leto Says ‘I Have Never Sexually Assaulted Anyone’ Amid New Allegations: ‘These Claims Are Categorically False’," with a photo of him looking like he's trying to hypnotise you.
James Palmer (@BeijingPalmer) calling Batman Begins "entirely mediocre" and The Dark Knight Rises "trash"
Variety: An earlier version of this story stated that “Seven Havens” would release all 26 episodes at once. An individual with knowledge of the situation has said that the exact rollout is still being determined.
Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor in Superman (2025)
An advert for the West End production of Disney's Hercules, featuring Black actor Bradley Gibson flexing his muscles in the title role
Zubin Varla as Khamûl the Easterling (unmasked) on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
YouTube thumbnail of a Rotten Tomatoes interview with Jon Bernthal, contrasting his appearance as the Punisher with him laughing and smiling
Thumbnail of a YouTube interview with Christopher Nolan on The Odyssey, by Jonathan Ross for Classic FM
An unmasked Doctor Doom is bowing before a tapestry with his back turned. The figures at the top appear to be a Medieval-style representation of him as a child, and his late mother.
The Hinckley case is surely the first in which a white man who flirted with the American Nazi Party and imagined himself the leader of a racist, extreme right-wing political organization has been tried before a black Federal judge and a jury of 11 blacks and one white. But Mr. Hinckley's lawyers have not complained that his rights to a fair trial will be jeopardized by the racial makeup of the jury, and trial lawyers here say that they do not believe either the prosecution or the defense will gain any particular advantage from it. In fact, it has been the defense that has brought Mr. Hinckley's racist fantasies most forcefully to the attention of the jury, as part of the effort to establish that he had become insane sometime before the shootings.
Deadline: Hurst’s projected recovery time is unclear but for a serious bicep tears requiring surgery, it is typically 4-6 months, with a return to full strength taking up to a year. Given the physicality of the role, it will likely not have been safe for Hurst to resume filming until 2027. According to sources, while Hurst’s full recovery is a priority, the period required for it was longer than the production shooting schedule could accommodate, leading to the difficult decision to recast the role.
Per Deadline, the film was pushed back after Warner Bros. delayed The Great Beyond (the latest film by Reeves’s friend and longtime collaborator, J.J. Abrams) from November 13, 2026, to October 2027. This turbulence is presumably a result of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, with Paramount planning to release Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol [starring Junkie Depp] on November 13. Ironically, the merger, which had been intended for completion this fall, is facing trouble of its own, with multiple state attorney generals and the WGA now suing to stop it.
Deadpool realising MODOK's chair doubles as a toilet in Deadpool: The Gauntlet Infinite Comic #7 (2014). Writers: Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn. Artist: Reilly Brown. Inkers: Nelson DeCastro, Terry Pallot. Colorist: Jim Charalampidis. Letterer: Joe Sabino
Still, box office analysts on Sunday noted an uncomfortable truth: Female-led superhero movies have been rejected almost uniformly over the past five years or so, perhaps reflecting a resurgent misogyny among the core fan base, which is largely male. Before its release, “Supergirl” became caught up in a now-familiar cycle of online abuse, with some fanboys attacking Milly Alcock’s casting and appearance. Warner Bros. executives said they were surprised by both the ferocity of the backlash and its reach, believing the culture had evolved past that sort of campaign. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/business/media/supergirl-box-office.html
Talia al Ghul/Miranda Tate in The Dark Knight Rises
Solas in Dragon Age: Inquisition
Have to admit I'm surprised after how divisive the Netflix era's take on Elektra was. But she's too important to have been kept out of Matt's story forever, and besides, it's been long enough, don't have to go too in deep with her past.
Magic: The Gathering's Sauron, who wears a helm that covers his eyes but not his mouth.
"Steven" Bush on James Bond: I didn’t watch them all from the start, but I caught up, and similarly, did not vibe with the Craigs at all.
Ghost Rider and Gonzo racing on Ron Lim's cover for The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe
Thumbnail of That Toy Guy's video review of Nexus Prime, showing Nexus transforming from a giant torso into a bipedal robot
Age of the Primes Vector Prime
"I'm gutted, I am seriously gutted. Because my fondest memory of 'Buffy' is the fact that it was so empowering. Not just in the words and the script, but the family feel of the show. "I'm really sad that if people went through these experiences, that they didn't.. I was sort of like a father figure, and I would hope that someone would come to me, saying 'I'm struggling. I just had a horrible conversation.' "Admittedly, the first post by Charisma was when she was working on 'Angel', and I was long gone. But there were other posts, subsequently that are making me think 'How on earth did I not know this was going on?
THR: Amazon says the Amazon MGM Studios-produced series has attracted over 185 million viewers worldwide and “is one of the highest performing and most-viewed titles ever on Prime Video.” The first season marked the largest launch of any Prime Video series ever. The second season also performed well, debuting atop Nielsen’s Streaming Top 10 chart in 2024.
Scrappy Doo in the 2002 Scooby Doo film
Nicolas Cage and Pedro Pascal crying watching Paddington 2 in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
William Burnside dressed as Captain America, declaring he's going to blow up the Hoover Dam, and make Bucky watch
The Adam Driver Marriage Story meme, with him now saying, "Every day I wake up and I have to reset my crap Internet"
Screen Daily: Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is doing research for his script for the next James Bond film with “the SAS and even more secret outfits”, the UK writer told Screen this week. “I am talking to them about what they do every day. It’s all real,” he said of the exploits depicted in the Ian Fleming books on which the on-screen character is based. “The author… was living that life. In the war, he was doing those things. He knew people doing that stuff, going out there and killing people.
Variety: ‘Resurrection of the Christ’ Revealed. Mel Gibson has released the first look at 'Resurrection of the Christ: Part One' and delayed the release date of the two-part biblical epic.
The uncensored Euphoria season 3 key art, including an explicit strip club sign
Screenshot of Tom Cruise's filmography on Wikipedia: Producer only: Without Limits (1998) Suspect Zero (2004) (uncredited) Elizabethtown (2005) Ask the Dust (2006) Executive producer only: The Others (2001) Narc (2002) Shattered Glass (2003)
Kratos giving a bewildered glare, knowing this is not something to get angry about, but it sure is not something he agrees with.
Sauron (Charlie Vickers) in season three of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. His back is to the camera, his hair looks darker, and he is wearing Morgoth's crown. He appears to be entering a grated door to the Crack of Doom.
Felicity Jones in Doctor Who's The Unicorn and the Wasp (2008)
WANT THE CHANCE TO ATTEND AN EMPIRE VIP CLUB EVENT? MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE PREVIEW SCREENING + Q&A By the power of Grayskull, Empire has the power! Masters Of The Universe sees Prince Adam (Nicholas Galitzine) return to Eternia to achieve his destiny as He-Man and face down the fiendish Skeletor (Jared Leto) to save his home. Also starring Camila Mendes (Teela), Idris Elba (Man-At-Arms) and Alison Brie (Evil-Lyn), it promises to be an epic, colourful, nostalgic treat.
Mange, Buttercup's alter-ego from The Powerpuff Girls
Screenshot of a post by K3nny L@uderdale complaining about the cassettes in the wonderful game Mixtape, that says "The pencil isn't curved right, it's spinning the wrong way, it's in the wrong hole, the tape has no reader opening. and, AND, the label is written on upside down. 'You can't expect people to be familiar with something they didn't grow up with' Whatever man, I don't even care anymore."
Interstellar poster
“Given his childhood,” Fonda said, “he should’ve become a dictator. He should’ve become a not nice person. The miracle is that he became what he is. A man who will go to heaven, and there’ll be a lot of animals up there welcoming him, animals that have been brought back from the edge of extinction because of Ted. He’s turned out to be a good guy. And he says he’s not religious. But he, the whole time I was with him, every speech – and he likes to give speeches – he always ends his speech with ‘God bless.’ And he’ll get into heaven. He’s a miracle.”
Two pages from the 2006 graphic novelization of Transformers: The Movie, depicting Omega Supreme, Superion and Defensor protecting the Autobot Ark from Bruticus and Menasor. Art by Don Figueroa and Josh Burcham
The scene in Peacemaker season 2 where Chris notices the Hitler mural for the first time.
God of War parody Guts of War II: Entrails of Intestinox in The Food Wife
Key art for Treehouse of Horror XXX, featuring parodies of Stranger Things and The Shape of Water
The Transformers couch gag from Future-Drama
A montage of The Simpsons couch gag parodying The Hobbit from Four Regrettings and a Funeral
The Simpsons (albeit with Abe instead of Maggie) meeting the Loki of Norse mythology in Bart's in Jail!
Key art for The Simpsons short The Good, the Bart, and the Loki, featuring a parody of Jack Kirby's Avengers #1 cover with Tom Hiddleston's Loki, Lisa as Thor, Ned as Ant-Man, Barney as Iron Man, and Ralph as the Hulk
"No one remembers," writer–director Will Gluck (Anyone But You, Easy A) tells EW with a smile. "It's like all things political, no one remembers why. That's not the point. The point is that they have an exception for one night a year."
Ripley in Aliens saying, "You know, Burke, I don't know which species is worse. You don't see them fucking each other over for a goddamn percentage."
Cover of the official Baldur's Gate 3 Coloring Book
Christopher Dent in Batman Annual #14 (1990), illustrated by Chris Sprouse
Charles Dance in The Jewel in the Crown (1984)
Alison Brie, Danny Pudi, and Brie Larson on Community
Screenshot of https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Expulsion_of_Unicron. "Primus drifted into a slumber, preventing Unicron from sensing his location. Before falling asleep, Primus provided the Thirteen with a glimpse of his origins and various battles against Unicron. Alpha Trion, the Memory of the Primes, read the first entry of his Covenant of Primus, which allowed the Primes to understand that they were imbued with facets of Primus and Unicron's natures and abilities, which would allow for new strategies to combat the Chaos Bringer. Immediately following their creation, the Thirteen split into three groups: Warriors: Prima Vector Prime Megatronus Onyx Prime Amalgamous Prime Strategists: Alpha Trion Quintus Prime Liege Maximo Micronus Prime Free Agents: Alchemist Prime Solus Prime Nexus Prime The Thirteenth Prime."
The most boring pop culture discourse in the world. Millions of words have been written over the years about nice-looking actors who never ended up playing James Bond but were asked about it in every interview. The character barely has a personality anyway
Variety headline: Johnny Depp Earns Huge CinemaCon Applause and Debuts Scrooge Transformation in ‘A Christmas Carol’ First Footage
Deadline: As it stands, Amazon said Season 2 of Fallout is the top-performing season on Prime Video since Reacher Season 3, which debuted in February 2025. The streamer added that it is also currently the No. 6 TV season of all time on Prime Video. It falls behind both Seasons 1 and 2 of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Reacher Seasons 2 and 3, and the first season of Fallout. https://deadline.com/2026/01/fallout-season-2-viewership-update-explained-amazon-1236692296/