Author: Dark Matters

The Source: Brit Marling & Steven Yeun talk “I Origins”

Sci-fi film hits theaters this weekend
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POC erasure: whitewashing the Old Testament

Ridley Scott & the lighter side of Ancient Egypt
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Mystic Illustrations: Daniel Martin Diaz & 4 other Artists Illustrate the Occult

Mexican-American artist blends grounded earthiness and otherworldly spiritualism.

Daniel Martin Diaz

Daniel M. Diaz - occult art

Jon Favreau’s “Jungle Book” casts newcomer Neel Sethi as Mowgli

Disney’s “Jungle Book” is scheduled for release Oct. 9, 2015.

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Nickelodeon Star Alexandra Shipp To Play Aaliyah In Upcoming Biopic

Will air on Lifetime network…

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Aaliyah as Queen Akasha in “Queen of the Damned”

Aaliyah/Queen Akasha

New trailer for Syfy’s “12 Monkeys”

Starring Kirk Acevedo, Amanda Schull, and Aaron Stanford. (We wish there were some black people in this.)

Chinese farmers build Transformer fan art

…And it’s selling!
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Jungle Book: Idris Elba as the tiger Shere Khan

In a word? Grrrrreat!
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Sci-fi through lens of racial inclusiveness

More about UC Riverside’s Alternative Futurisms
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Arthur Chu: Give the Hulk a Race Lift!

It is time for an Asian!Hulk?
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