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There was lots of interesting news posted on the Blue Report Facebook page in the last month, from many of your favorite scifi universes...

June was kicked off by news of a crowd-funded documentary on the iconic character of Spock, directed by Adam Nimoy, son of the late, great Leonard Nimoy. There would be more news of honors for Leonard Nimoy, this time in the form of having a comet named after him. Star Wars went where that series had never gone before, introducing an apparently new and canon character in the comic – the character of Han Solo’s wife – and no, it’s not Leia. June 4^th, there would be news that Nichelle Nichols had suffered a minor stroke, but she’s apparently well on her way to recovery, sticking to plans to appear at a convention just weeks later.

June 10^th brought news of a 30^th anniversary screening of Back To The Future in Los Angeles. That was followed by a first look at the upcoming miniseries revival of The X-Files, brought to us by Entertainment Weekly. Jared Padalecki was interviewed by US Magazine, and explained why he cancelled some convention appearances. He “needed a break from everything” because he was suffering from exhaustion. June 11^th brought sad news from the Star Wars universe, as we learned that Christopher Lee had passed at the age of 93. More sad news, this time the death of Star Trek II composer James Horner, from a plane accident at the age of 61.

The Marvel universe came alive with news that a new Spider-Man had been cast. The web-slinger will apparently appear in Captain America: Civil War, before getting his own movie, directed by Jon Watts. More news from Marvel, as it was announced that the Secret Warriors storyline would become a driving force in the “Agents Of SHIELD” TV series.

From the Whoniverse, Big Finish announced a new line of Doctor Who audio plays – a new line of classic Doctors and their first encounters with New Who villains, as well as two appearances of Alex Kingston’s River Song opposite Paul McGann’s Eighth Doctor. An article followed that, fleshing out the details, and speculating on what fans might have to look forward to.

Next up, there was news that Ron Perlman was either rallying the troops on Twitter, or inadvertently gave away that the Hellboy series would be getting a third installment. It was reported that Stan Lee was hospitalized the morning before the “Ant-Man” premiere, but he made it to the show because he wanted to see his cameo in the film. And lastly, news from MGM that they are in development of a new sci-fi TV network, which would include programming like reruns of Stargate and The Outer Limits.

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