Powerhouse Animation is most notably known as the animation studio behind the popular Netflix animated adaptation of Castlevania. They’ve produced a number of animated shows for Netflix including Blood of Zeus and Masters of the Universe: Revelations. Now they’ve returned for a new Netflix show set within Legendary Pictures' big screen shared universe, the MonsterVerse, titled Skull Island.

Like most podcasts, the Fake Nerd Podcast starts the new year off with a list of their favorite things from the previous year. Since 2022 was a particularly exciting year for us, we expanded the list from 10 to 15. So here is my top 15 list that appeared in the 309th episode of the Fake Nerd Podcast.

Ever since 1933s King Kong, the titular giant ape has been one of cinema's most iconic monsters. Throughout his 90 years, Kong has shown up in various live-action films and a few animated shows. To American audiences, Kong is the closest thing to Godzilla they have, but unlike his rival from across the pond, he doesn’t have 30+ films that introduce iconic villains and friends.

One of the most exciting surprises of the past few years has been the MonsterVerse. Anchored by 2014’s Godzilla by Gareth Edwards, the MonsterVerse consists of five movies, including the mega-crossover Godzilla vs. Kong and a number of new projects on the horizon.

It’s a crazy time to be a Star Trek fan right now. Five shows have been released since 2017’s Star Trek: Discovery with a sixth one on the way. Currently Star Trek: Picard is airing its third and final season which sees the return of the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Fans have been waiting with bated breath to learn more about the upcoming Gamera anime. Titled Gamera: Rebirth, the series was announced by Kadokawa towards the end of 2022 and since then, information has been trickling in.

In 1988 Lucasfilm released a new fantasy epic directed by Ron Howard called Willow. The film starred Warwick Davis and Val Kilmer and followed their journey to protect a baby, named Elora Dannon, who was prophesied to save the world.

Initially developed for CBS All Access, Star Trek: Discovery launched in 2017 and ushered in a new era for the long-dormant Star Trek franchise. Since then, four seasons of Star Trek: Discovery have aired and its success has launched four (five if you count Star Trek: Short Trecks) other Star Trek shows including Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek: Picard.

Since the first trailer for Thailand’s new Kaiju film The Lake was released online, many North American Kaiju fans have wondered if the film will get released here. These days it's far more likely for a foreign film to find distribution in North America but it isn’t always a guarantee.

The new Co-CEO of DC Studios, James Gunn promised to tell audiences what his plans are for this new era of DC in January of 2023. True to his word, on the last day of January, Gunn revealed part of the first chapter of his and Peter Safran’s new plan.

Gamera is finally making his triumphant return, only this time as an anime series on Netflix. The streaming service has released a teaser for what audiences can expect when it comes to the Guardian of the Universe’s return.

O’Shea Jackson Jr. has been working hard in the film industry since his breakout role in Straight Outta Compton, the biopic where he played his father, Ice Cube. Since then he’s appeared in a few shows and movies such as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Godzilla: King of the Monsters among others.

Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman for generations, passed away this week after a short battle with cancer.

Buried in a lot of the American news outlets reporting of Godzilla Day was an exciting announcement unrelated to the new movie. Godzilla fans are often eager to watch everything that Japan has produced for the King of the Monsters, but many of the ancillary entries in the franchise are unavailable to western audiences.

For a number of months now, there have been numerous reports about how Warner Bros. Discovery head David Zaslav was looking for a “Kevin Feige-like” figure to spearhead a new direction for the DC films. The thinking was that, despite their success, DC has been floundering without a singular voice guiding a specific direction, in the vein of Marvel Studios.

For several months, Toho has been in production of a mysterious new movie directed by Takashi Yamazaki. Speculation about the movie has been going on for a while and some hoped that it would finally be a new Godzilla movie.

A new report from The Hollywood Reporter recently stated that a Superman film starring Henry Cavill is in early development at Warner Bros. Discovery. This tracks with a very early insider report from the early days of the merger that stated a Superman film starring Cavill was a top priority for the incoming head of the company, David Zaslav.

In the midst of massive restructuring in Warner Bros. and the CW channel, the CW recently announced that the planned ninth season of The Flash will be the end of the long-running (pun intended) Arrowverse show. After it was revealed that Superman & Lois did not take place in the Arrowverse (despite conflicting reports in the first season), The Flash became the last show standing.