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Christopher Chiu-Tabet

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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

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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 16d

New op-ed from me comparing and contrasting #EyesofWakanda and #MarvelZombies, and which sets a better precedent for future animated MCU projects. www.comicsbeat.com/mcu-animatio...

ZOMBIES, WAKANDA, and the future of MCU cartoons

EYES OF WAKANDA and MARVEL ZOMBIES are two excellent miniseries that represent very different roads for future animated MCU projects.

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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 32m

Watched the #KnightoftheSevenKingdoms trailer, looks like a lighthearted enough alternative to the main Westeros shows. Not read the books, so was surprised, but also realised it makes total sense that Egg is as bald as Solas.

Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 59m

Retirement must get boring, but is funny after they went all out with his role in Sonic 3 to make sure he'd be interested enough to come back.

Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 1h

Then again, Spielberg did produce The Flintstones movie...

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*did not

Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 1h

Huh, did expect Trevorrow to do something like this. Then again, I guess it could be a return to his roots with Safety Not Guaranteed? www.thewrap.com/jim-carrey-j...

Jim Carrey in Talks to Lead Live-Action 'The Jetsons' Movie, Colin Trevorrow to Direct | Exclusive

Jim Carrey is in talks to lead a live-action “The Jetsons” with Collin Trevorrow in talks to to direct the project, TheWrap has learned.

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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 1h

But hoo boy do I hope with lockdowns and the strikes behind us, less major shows will take so long to produce another season.

What's that, more strikes might happen because execs can't stop stroking themselves over so-called AI?

Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 1h

I think shooting the last two seasons back-to-back was a good idea, I'm curious if more shows with adult leads will follow suit.

Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 1h

Laurence Fishburne's eyebrows look very peculiar, loving it though. www.ign.com/articles/the...

The Witcher’s Final Seasons: Liam Hemsworth and Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich on Replacing Henry Cavill and Crafting ‘A Really Good Payoff to the Series’ - IGN

In IGN’s latest digital cover story, the new Geralt of Rivia, actor Liam Hemsworth, and The Witcher showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich speak out on casting changes, a "refresh" of the Netflix show, an...

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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 2h

The Pope is apparently teaching us Spanish and about Chicago baseball teams today.

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 5h

Someone in the crowd: “Go Cubs!”

Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”

Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 3h

My bit for Struzan. Honestly, you could spend a whole evening browsing his portfolio, it was that extraordinary, and even bigger than his film poster output. www.comicsbeat.com/drew-struzan...

Drew Struzan, legendary movie poster artist, dead at 78

The artist, best known for his work on Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and more, had been battling Alzheimer's disease for several years.

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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 3h

Yeah, nothing comes up for anything.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 5h

In complete seriousness, what does the government think this will do in terms of suppressing pro Palestinian sentiment long term? In fact it seems like it would only further concretize the tenacity of those who feel so strongly.

Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 6h

A British couple who are members of a grassroots pro-Palestine organisation which had its bank account frozen have had their joint personal account closed without explanation.

John Nicholson, 70, and Norma Turner, 76, barrister and nurse, received no explanation. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Pro-Palestine activist couple have UK bank account closed without explanation

John Nicholson and Norma Turner’s joint retirement savings account was shut by Yorkshire Building Society

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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 12h

Aftonbladet's interview with Greta Thunberg is now available in English - it raises many serious questions, not least about the Swedish govt. effectively abandoning its citizens to torture because it doesn't agree with their politics. A thundering disgrace.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

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Dates in Movies @datesinmovies.bsky.social · 9h

Oct 15th - Twin brothers Elijah “Smoke” and Elias “Stack” buy a rundown sawmill, and start transforming it into one hell of a juke joint

📽️📅 Sinners (2025)

4 Screenshots from the movie "Sinners" (2025): First, a black screen with the text "Clarksdale, Mississippi October 16, 1932." Second, an interior of a church with attendees in white clothing, a man stands silhouetted in the doorway with a cross visible above. Third, a black screen with the text "one day earlier." Fourth, two men in suits and hats stand beside a vintage car against a rustic building backdrop.

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Lucas Nunes @lucasjn.bsky.social · 20h

Here's a T. Rex bored to death trying to bite their own tail. My partner asked me to animate it in stop motion, after she watched a video about the very important topic of "could T. Rex chew its own tail like a dog". The puppet is still a work in progress 🦖

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Patriciajaydee @patriciajaydee.bsky.social · 1d

The rikishi are taking-in the town and doing what we all do when in London.
Seeing the sights, admiring the parks, shopping on High Street, taking tea at Fortnum's, using the olde phonebox, eating Chinese, and having a terrific time.

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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 1d

RIP Drew Struzan.

A photo of an admittedly tatty Blade Runner poster designed by Drew Struzan in the corner of my office

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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 1d

Totally tangential, but I do miss seeing Evans's distinctive laugh-and-clasp in interviews.

Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine if filmmakers like Spielberg, GDT, or Gunn were similarly disdainful of animation; they certainly wouldn't be the legends I consider them to be.

Heck, even Tarantino has put animated sequences in his films.

Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 1d

My mum says I should avoid saying stuff like this, to avoid alienating relatives, but it is dispiriting. It's not even avoiding something for a genuine reason like epilepsy or nightmares, it's just loser shit that makes life harder for my favourite creatives.

Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 1d

And like I often said in my Sailor Moon column, if KPop was live-action, it'd have been written off as cringe-inducing. But because it's animated, so you have to make up excuses to avoid good work instead.

Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 1d

Oh no, KPop loosely resembles something from one of the most consistently good film studios, whose best films regularly make me cry, and it's free with a Netflix subscription, no one's gonna mock your fragile masculinity for watching it in a cinema (another pathetic comment).

Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry-not-sorry for going for a tangential rant, but this reminds me I have two cousins who have the most infuriating opinions about animation. Shit like, "Isn't KPop like Pixar, I'm not watching it," "I watched Spider-Verse on a plane, I think it had a pig?"

Justin Carter @gigawattconduit.bsky.social · 1d

Part of why the movie works in animation because the women get to move and express themselves in ways animated women do not, a thing Kang specifically said spurred her to make this
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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Creator Rejects Live-Action Movie: ‘It Would Feel Too Grounded. It Wouldn’t Work for Me’

'KPop Demon Hunters' creator Maggie Kang does not want the hit Netflix movie to be turned into a live-action film.

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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 1d

The most ironic thing I find about this is how Knightley is one of the actresses most frequently targeted by "transvestigators". Granted they'll accuse anyone of being trans, but it's a strong reminder of how transmisogyny is repackaged misogyny for women like her.

Decider @deciderdotcom.bsky.social · 4d

Keira Knightley was "not aware" of 'Harry Potter' boycott when she joined audiobook cast for JK Rowling series: "I'm very sorry"

Keira Knightley will voice Professor Umbridge in the new Potter audibooks.

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Christopher Chiu-Tabet @cctabet.bsky.social · 2d

"K, he's a Ballchinian!"

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