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io9MoviesFantasy
Kristen Wiig and Disney Are Teaming Up for a Musical About Cinderella’s Evil Stepsisters
Disney loves nothing more than repurposing its familiar properties, whether that means making a live-action version of an animated classic or elevating a fairy-tale villain into a protagonist. A new project in the works with Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo will do both for Cinderella’s dreaded evil stepsisters. According to Deadline, Wiig and Mumolo (Bridesmaids, Barb … Continued
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A Game of Thrones Villain You Loved to Hate May Join Aquaman 2
Game of Thrones fans loved to loathe all his despicable moves when he was playing Ironborn scoundrel Euron Greyjoy, and now Pilou Asbaek is circling an as-yet-unknown role in Aquaman 2, which of course stars another Game of Thrones alum, Jason Momoa. Deadline brings this report, as yet unconfirmed by Warner Bros., of Momoa’s first … Continued
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Renegade Rule Follows 4 Queer BFFs Who Become Top-Notch Gamers Together
Described as “a beautiful tale of gaming, LGBT friendship, and joy,” Renegade Rule, from creators Ben Kahn, Rachel Silverstein, and Sam Beck, is arriving from Dark Horse on May 26, but we’ve got an exclusive peek coming at you today. First up, here’s some story context for you: The Manhattan Mist have beaten the odds … Continued
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io9MoviesHorror
In the Earth‘s Ben Wheatley on Folk Horror and Post-Pandemic Storytelling
Ben Wheatley’s In the Earth is a folk horror tale and trippy sci-fi story. It follows a park ranger and a scientist who head deep into the woods to find a missing colleague and discover some deeply weird, deeply disturbing forces lurking among (and within) the trees. With the movie arriving later this week, io9 spoke … Continued
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Director Mike Flanagan’s Next Project Will Add Sci-Fi Into His Horror Toolkit
Director Mike Flanagan—who rose to the A-list thanks to his pair of Haunting Netflix series and his big-screen take on Doctor Sleep, Stephen King’s sequel to The Shining—has announced his next project. He’ll be tackling sci-fi horror with an adaptation of Christopher Pike’s 1993 novel The Season of Passage. This news comes courtesy of Deadline, … Continued
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io9BooksScience Fiction
An Epic Space Journey Awaits in This Excerpt From Tade Thompson’s New Sci-Fi Tale
The latest from Arthur C. Clarke Award winner Tade Thompson (Rosewater) isn’t out until October, but io9 has a sneak peek today with an exclusive cover reveal and an excerpt from Far From the Light of Heaven. It’s a standalone sci-fi novel that follows a high-stakes mystery that unfolds aboard a colony ship. Here’s a … Continued
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In the Seance Trailer, Mean Girls and Ghosts Deploy Their Fiercest Scare Tactics
It’s easy to see why filmmakers love setting horror movies at boarding schools: they offer so many opportunities for unsupervised kids to endanger themselves with spooky mischief. As its title suggests, Seance shows what happens when a group of teens add “paranormal meddling” to their list of extracurriculars. Seance is the directorial debut of Simon … Continued
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The Banishing Finds Plenty of Horror But Not Enough Frights
Set in late-1930s England, with the specter of World War II looming over the landscape, Christopher Smith’s The Banishing captures plenty of doom. But unfortunately, its haunted-house tale feels like a hodgepodge of horror movies we’ve all seen before, even with intriguing period details and a few other interest-adding elements. Jessica Brown Findlay (Brave New … Continued
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io9MoviesHorror
Who You Gonna Call? io9’s Friday Gif Party
Just think, when this week started we all thought Muncher would be the weirdest creature in Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Now, we all have visions of gleeful yet outrageously disturbing Mini-Pufts haunting our nightmares! Let’s bring that energy to this week’s GIF party by sharing your favorite Ghostbusters gifs—or just any gif that makes you want to … Continued
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Celebrate Philip K. Dick’s Short Stories With This Stunning Folio Society Release
Today, the Folio Society released the first illustrated edition of Philip K. Dick’s The Complete Short Stories—a celebration of the influential sci-fi master that is (in keeping with the boutique publisher’s style) utterly gorgeously presented. We’ve got a look at some of the artwork, as well as the packaging itself. The project was actually the brainchild of … Continued
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Padmé’s Personality (and Sense of Style) Get the Spotlight in This Short Star Wars Video
Queen, senator, wife of the future Darth Vader, mother of Luke and Leia Skywalker, tragic figure in Star Wars history—pretty much everything we know about Padmé Amidala is epic and oversized when it comes to her role in shaping the galaxy far, far away. This new short video from Star Wars Kids on YouTube, however, … Continued
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HBO Max’s Station Eleven Adaptation Adds Tank Girl‘s Lori Petty and More
The real-world coronavirus is gradually starting to release its grip on our lives just as another fictional project about a devastating pandemic is ramping up production. HBO Max’s long-awaited adaptation of Emily St. John Mandel’s acclaimed novel Station Eleven has just added a ton of new cast members. Station Eleven takes place across a period … Continued
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April Fool’s Day Is a Delightfully Subversive Slasher for Any Occasion
By 1986, the year April Fool’s Day was released, the slasher genre was suffering from box-office fatigue. Pioneering franchise Friday the 13th was already on its sixth entry, and nearly every holiday had already been snatched up as a backdrop for a slight variation on the same kill-crazy rampage. But there was still room left … Continued
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