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Trailer: Star Trek Beyond

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Star Trek Beyond

There’s a new trailer for Star Trek Beyond out, and with it, Rihanna’s new single from the film’s soundtrack, titled “Sledgehammer.” And while there isn’t a lot of new information in the trailer itself (the Enterprise is still getting ripped to shreds; Idris Elba’s blue-faced reptilian villain is still representing the part of space where “the frontier pushes back”) you can at least listen to “Sledgehammer.” Beyond is scheduled for a US release on July 22nd and is directed by Justin Lin, a stalwart of the Fast & Furious franchise. As this heritage might suggest, the new film looks like … Read more

Star Wars Fan Petitions for Gay Character to Honor Orlando Victim

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A Star Wars superfan whose best friend was murdered in the Orlando massacre is petitioning the powers that be behind the sci-fi films to dedicate an LGBT character in memory of his friend and all who lost their lives at Pulse. That character would be the first openly LGBT character in the Star Wars universe. As we previously reports, Drew Leinonen was gunned down at Pulse with his boyfriend Juan Ramon Guerrero. The couple, who friends and family said wanted to get married, were buried together after the tragedy. Drew’s best friend Joshua Yehl (right) came up with the idea … Read more

News: Deadpool 2 Filming Soon

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Deadpool

Producers have confirmed that Deadpool 2 is moving forward, and that it will begin filming early next year. The film company previously confirmed that a sequel to the popular superhero flick Deadpool has began production. The company announced the news after it was confirmed director Tim Miller will return with his the original’s entire creative team. Producer Simon Kinberg spoke at the 2016 Saturn Awards and suggested that an early 2017 start to filming is possible. By Joseph Patrick McCormick – Full Story at Pink News

Lesbian Animated Film “Strange Frame” Coming

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Strange Frame

The world’s first animated lesbian sci-fi film is headed our way. As SheWired.com is reporting, the first clips of “Strange Frame,” from producer, director and animator G.B. Hajim and writer Shelley Doty will premiere at Bent-Con, an LGBT sci-fi and comic convention, in Los Angeles on December 3. According to the project’s Facebook page the film takes place in the 28th century when “humanity has spread across the solar system and re-invented itself to mesh with its new environment.” Full Story at the Huffington Post

Finding Dory to Feature Trans Character

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Finding Dory

Finding Dory will feature Disney’s first transgender character, Ellen DeGeneres has confirmed. The movie will include a stingray that’s ‘becoming sting-Rhonda’, the lesbian star said. DeGeneres was asked in an interview with USA Today about whether there was a lesbian couple in the film. By Tris Reid-Smith – Full Story at Gay Star News

LGBT Superheroes Brought to Life in Stunning New Trailer

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If you want to #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend or are an LGBT fan of comics hoping for more LGBT representation in comics, you’ll likely enjoy a new video that imagines what would happen if major movie studios portrayed openly LGBT superheroes. Director Mike Buonaiuto created a video titled #LGBTSuperheroes which urges studios to “stick to the script” when it comes to the sexual identities of some famous superheroes. Writes Buonaiuto on YouTube: Iceman, Mystique, Catwoman & many others are LGBT in the comic books but appear as straight on screen. It’s time all superheroes were accurately portrayed. By Sean Mandell – Full Story … Read more

Review: X-Men: Apocalypse

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X-Men: Apocalypse

Bryan Singer directed the first two movies based on Marvel Comics’ mutant superhero team the X-Men. Brett Ratner directed the third film, The Last Stand, which is loathed by fans and critics alike. The franchise was then rebooted with Matthew Vaughn’s First Class, and Bryan Singer returned for the second film in this cycle, Days of Future Past, arguably the best of all of the X-Men movies. And now there’s X-Men: Apocalypse, which opens May 27. About a third of the way through Apocalypse, which takes place in 1983, Jean Gray (Sophie Turner), Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee) and … Read more

Gay Star Trek?

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After CBS’ announcement that a new Star Trek series is planned for 2017, a new petition from The Queer Frontier is asking the network to put an LGBT character in the captain’s chair. “Star Trek has an incredible, indelible, history spanning 50 years on television and in cinema. It’s a history that includes five captains, six TV series spanning 726 episodes, 12 movies and more than 40 starring characters. Yet not once have we seen an openly gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) character in a starring role,” the petition reads. While LGBT characters have gotten the nod and wink … Read more

Idina Menzel – Give Elsa a Girlfriend

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Elsa

Idina Menzel, the actress who voices Elsa in Disney’s “Frozen,” voiced her support for the online campaign to give the Ice Queen a girlfriend in the upcoming sequel, according to Entertainment Tonight. Stopped on the red carpet at Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards, Menzel said the online campaign is “great” and that it’s up to Disney to figure out the details. Either way, she says she loves the character and she’ll continue to embrace her. Full Story at the Orlando Sentinel