TLDR; David Jenkins; Rhys Darby; Taika Waititi; Samba Schutte; Vico Ortiz; Alex Sherman; Anapela Polata'ivao; Connor Barrett and Brian Gattas; The New Uni Con Updates (Pay it Forward and Autographs); Fan Spotlight: Our Flag Means Fanfiction: Love Notes;
Whelp, even after saying I was posting this yesterday I got called in and worked til midnight 2 nights in a row. So here it is today!
= David Jenkins =
David is settling into the dad life well! He's already out hustling rubes with the little one!
He also recently procured some teeny boys from the wonderful RebelSophie that arrived today!
Source: David's IG
= Rhys Darby =
Rhys has been super busy with his The Legend Returns tour! Recently in AoNZ and Australia!
Source: The Claire Hooper IG
Source: Squirrel Comedy
Source: Rhys' IG Stories
= Taika Waititi =
- Taika has been super busy! He got to hang out with Andy Hearnden and meet his live long idol, Cyndi Lauper!
In addition, the very cool interactive piece he participated in is up for a Webby! You can vote for it here!
Source: Taika's IG Stories
= Samba Schutte =
If you haven't checked it out already-- there's going to be another Momentus event with Samba coming up on May 10! Individual Bananas have sold out--but you can still order the bandana by buying a ticket to his May 10th Class here!
"Each purchase benefits @everymomcounts, working to achieve quality, respectful and fair maternity care for mothers all over the world🙏🏾"
Samba's also been back voice acting!
Source: Samba's IG stories
= Vico Ortiz =
Vico's sending us some thirst traps again!
Source: Vico's IG
= Alex Sherman =
Our beloved Alex Sherman just received his doppelganger in the mail! Made by the incredibly brilliant @amuseoffyre!!
Source: A Muse of Fyre's Ig
As you can tell he adores him, and he even got to spend a bit of time catching up with Samba!
Source: Alex Shermans' IG Stories
= Anapela Polata'ivao =
Our dear Auntie's new movie Tinā has won the Audience Award at the 2025 Perth Festival!!
Source: Tinā the Film IG
= Connor Barrett and Brian Gattas =
Our fabulous Hornberry, and Siegfried got some new headshots and psstt April 18th is Brian's birthday!
Source: Rob Mainord Photography
= The New Uni-Con =
Some news for The New Uni-Con! Amy was kind enough to set up a Pay-It-Forward option for the convention coming up in the UK!
Pay it Forward
By request, the Pay it Forward option is live!
How it works?
If you would like to attend TNUC either as Weekend (1 Auto), Day or Virtual Ticket but are being restricted by the price, you can sign up for a Pay It Forward Ticket. Funded by kind, and generous, members of the fandom, you'll receive gift vouchers for up to 50% of the value of your chosen ticket. Gift Vouchers will be assigned on a first come, first served basis. Once your ticket has been funded and you have been notified, you'll have 7 days to confirm you still want the ticket, or we will release your funding to the next person on the list.
If you want to donate - you can purchase Gift Vouchers from the Siren Events Ticket Tailor Store (I've made available in £10, £20 and £50 denominations - if you want others, let me know). Enter the Gift Voucher Redemption Codes into the Pay It Forward Donations sign up form. If for any reason your Gift Voucher(s) are not used, we'll be in contact so you can either redeem them for extras / event merch, or roll them over to the next event.
- Recipients sign up here
- Donors sign up here
- Buy Gift Vouchers (click on box in top right corner)
Autograph Send-In-Service
In addition! There's some news on Autographs for the convention!The con will be offering the chance to order one of the photos from the event photo studio (which is the only place they'll be available--
Or, people can send in something (as long as it fits in a poster tube or a4 envelope) to have signed and then returned to them (for those who have specific art or prints they want signed)!
https://www.siren-events.co.uk/send-in-service
Source: Amy / Siren Events Discord
= Fan Spotlight =
= Our Flag Means Fanfiction =
New Episode of Our Flag Means Fanfiction! This time around is our favorite badass one handed boss, Jackie! Check it out on Spotify or your favorite podcast platform!
Source: OFMFF's Instagram
== Love Notes ==
Hey there lovelies! I've missed you! I'll be working on doing a lot of catch up over the next week or so now that taxes are finally done!
Tonight I just want to remind every single one of you how well you're doing. Shit is hard right now. So hard. We are experiencing things we never thought we would, and yet here you are, still here, and I'm so very proud of you for that.
You are still here and that means so much to me and everyone else. That being said, please oh please take some time for you. Whatever you need to recharge some of your battery. Read a book, listen to your favorite song or album on loop, dance around your living room in your underwear, eat something tasty you enjoy, cuddle with your fur-family, hug your favorite person, visit your favorite place!
I know that that's not always possible for everyone, so If you're not able to for any reason, please take some time tomorrow to close your eyes and imagine some of those things you love. Sit with the in your mind and enjoy them there for even just a few minutes. Our imaginations can change our brain chemistry-- and it can actually help with our anxiety.
Anything you can do for you-- do it! We need things to remind us of how good the world can be. Of the love and sillyness that's here, and that as bad as shit is, we can still poke our heads into happiness once in a while. Anyway, I'm rambling sorry... I hope you are hanging in there, and getting any ounce of rest you can Crew. Stay safe out there <3
Source: The Latest Kate Instagram
