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io9Sci-Fi
Star Wars: The High Republic Show Host Krystina Arielle Is the Fandom’s Embattled Future
During the January 4 showcase of Disney and Lucasfilm’s upcoming slate of new projects set in the era of the High Republic, Skywalker: Family at War author Kristin Baver took a moment to introduce Krystina Arielle, the new host of Star Wars: The High Republic Show. It’s a bi-monthly YouTube series delving into the details … Continued
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io9Trailer Frenzy
Finally, Someone Made a Time Loop Movie for the Teens
Did you ever wish Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell had been 25 years younger and significantly angstier when they made the classic, beloved movie Groundhog Day? Well, the first trailer for The Map of Tiny Perfect Things is here to serve. Actually, the movie, based on the novel of the same name by The Magicians … Continued
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The Next Game of Thrones Spinoff May Be Animated
The world of Game of Thrones continues to expand. House of the Dragon. Tales of Dunk and Egg. And, if things work out, an animated series too. The Hollywood Reporter says WarnerMedia executives have been meeting with writers to discuss a potential animated Game of Thrones series for HBO Max. Nothing is official yet and … Continued
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io9Comic Book Shows
WandaVision‘s Emma Caulfield Sees a Lot of Dotties in Modern Fandom
In WandaVision’s second episode, “Don’t Touch That Dial,” the series begins to show you more of what Westview is like, as Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) and her neighbor Agnes (Kathryn Hahn) head to a meeting with other neighborhood ladies to help organize an upcoming talent show. Though Wanda’s excited by the idea of performing, her hopes … Continued
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The Star Wars Games We Want to See Out of Lucasfilm’s New Era
Earlier this month, Lucasfilm announced something of a pivot in its video game licensing. Rebranding its outreach as Lucasfilm Games, it looked toward a future where studios outside of EA, which currently holds an exclusivity deal until 2023, could make Star Wars games. Naturally, that led to us inevitably making a wishlist of games that … Continued
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io9MoviesSci-Fi
King Kong Vs. Godzilla Versus Godzilla Vs. Kong
No, it’s not a battle royale between parallel universes full of kaiju. (Although that would be awesome.) YouTuber and giant monster aficionado Long Live the King has made a side-by-side comparison between the new Godzilla Vs. Kong trailer, and footage from the original Japanese movie match-up, King Kong Vs. Godzilla. Two things you should know … Continued
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A Kong: Skull Island Anime Is Coming to Netflix From the Studio Behind Castlevania
So, uh, it seems like it’s a good week to be a very large ape. Hot on the simian heels of the excellent Godzilla Vs. Kong trailer, Netflix has just announced a Skull Island anime series starring the Ape Who Would Be King. Also, an animated Tomb Raider series—based on the games, and not the … Continued
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io9Sci-Fi
The Expanse Will Rip Your Heart Out and Make It Feel Good
The end is near, Screaming Firehawks, and with just one Expanse episode to go after this week’s blazing “Winnipesaukee,” the stage is set for a finale full of questions that need answering, conflicts we hope to see resolved, and a reunion we’ve been waiting almost all of season five to see. But first: PUNCH IT! … Continued
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Enjoy These Tiny Peeks at The Suicide Squad, Space Jam 2, and Actual Mortal Kombat Footage
HBO Max has just served up a tasty video assortment platter of new looks at the Warner Bros. movies that will be debuting this year on the streaming service, and you’ll want to have a taste. Besides amuse-bouches from The Suicide Squad and Space Jam sequels, it contains some rather succulent footage from the Mortal … Continued
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io9MoviesSci-Fi
Genre Movies to Chase Those Cobra Kai Highs
Science fiction is about the unbelievable. The impossible. Things most people wouldn’t equate with a show about aging karate champions and their students. And yet, that Cobra Kai not only exists, but is so freaking good, is unbelievable. It is impossible. And that, along with the mountains of nostalgia the show provides, have made us … Continued
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io9TelevisionMorning Spoilers
Godzilla vs. Kong Merchandise Reveals Kong’s Big New Weapon
Luke Evans has boarded another live-action Disney remake. Tika Sumpter has an update on the Sonic the Hedgehog sequel. Robert Rodriguez is rebooting Spy Kids. Plus, the new Willow adds a familiar Spider-Man face, and filming begins on Thor: Love & Thunder. Spoilers, away! Pinocchio Deadline reports Luke Evans has joined the cast of Disney’s … Continued
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io9Sci-Fi
It Is a Good Day to Be a Babylon 5-Loving HBO Max Subscriber
Hey, you know that sweet remastered edition of the beloved ’90s sci-fi series Babylon 5 that came to Amazon and iTunes a few months ago? Well, the spruced-up titular space station has now docked over at HBO Max, too, meaning all 110 episodes of J. Michael Straczynski’s space opera-cum-political drama are finally available to stream without … Continued
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io9MoviesSci-Fi
Giant City Briefly Escapes Destruction as Godzilla Vs. Kong Gets Delayed a Week
Good news, residents of the giant unnamed neon metropolis seen in the Godzilla Vs. Kong trailer. You have one extra week to evacuate your citizens, make sure all your insurance is up to date, and get your affairs in order, because the titanic tussle is now taking place on March 31. Why would Warner Bros., after … Continued
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io9MoviesHorror
The Queen of Black Magic Pays Gruesomely Loving Homage to Its Namesake Classic
It’d be hard to top any movie in which a freshly decapitated head flies through the air hellbent on biting its nearest enemy, but the right filmmaking energy can certainly do something like that justice. Indonesian horror The Queen of Black Magic, a homage to the 1981 cult classic of the same name, does its … Continued
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io9Sci-Fi
Luke Skywalker’s Mandalorian Cameo Wasn’t Always Part of the Plan
On The Mandalorian, characters say “This is the way.” In the case of the second season’s big cameo though, it wasn’t originally. By now Star Wars fans know that season two of The Mandalorian ended with Grogu (aka Baby Yoda) leaving Din Djarin with a Jedi he connected with through the Force. A Jedi by … Continued
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io9Comic Book Shows
On WandaVision, Even a Synthezoid Can Be a Dad™
So far, Marvel’sWandaVision has very much been Wanda Maximoff’s show and a testament to how the studio was sorely underutilizing her in its movies. But it’s also been a very quirky character study of Paul Bettany’s Vision, the increasingly human-like synthezoid who began his existence as a shared twinkle in Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Helen … Continued
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io9Comic Book Shows
WandaVision‘s Nazi Watch May Be Important to the Show, But You Don’t Need to Buy It
In addition to a show-within-a-show, each of WandaVision’s episodes has featured vintage-inspired commercials advertising fictional products. In some way, they all allude to the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe outside the warped bubble reality of Westview where Wanda Maximoff and Vision are now living. But do we really need them to be real products, too? WandaVision’s … Continued
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io9BooksFantasy
The Invisible Library Is My Fantasy Novel Comfort Food
Things are a bit better. They’re still not great. Do you need another new refuge of enjoyable entertainment and simple pleasure to bury yourself in, away from the world? Head to the library. Head to Genevieve Cogman’s Invisible Library series, to be exact. It’s gotten me through a chunk of the last few months after … Continued
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io9Games
Mary Chieffo Talks Returning to Her Klingon Roots for Star Trek Online
When Star Trek: Discovery shot itself into the 32nd century at the end of its second season, it left behind a pretty major chunk of its supporting cast in the process: most notably the Klingon factions helmed by the Empire’s newest Chancellor, L’Rell, played by Mary Chieffo. But now, by new time-twisting circumstances, Chieffo’s back … Continued
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io9ComicsMarvel
Marvel Wants You to Choose the Next (Third-String) Member of the X-Men!
Following in the footsteps of DC Comics’ fateful decision to let readers decide the fate of Jason Todd—footsteps last 33 years, right?—Marvel has given its X-fans the power to determine the final mutant member of the first X-Men team of the post-House of X“Krakoan Age”! The choices, however… hmm… well, let’s just say Wolverine’s fate … Continued
By Rob Bricken