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io9TelevisionMorning Spoilers
Todd McFarlane Has a Really Wild Idea to Get Spawn Made
Quentin Tarantino gives updates on Kill Bill’s next installment and his confusion over the Star Trek timelines. News from the ever-expanding Walking Dead TV universe. Plus some news from CW-land including intriguing updates on the Crisis on Infite Earths crossover event. Spoilers, whoaaaaa! Rogue Trooper Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, director Duncan Jones provided an extremely encouraging … Continued
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Here’s All Our San Diego Comic-Con 2019 Coverage in One Handy Location
San Diego Comic-Con 2019 has come and gone and, oh, gosh, was that a convention! With writers and video people on the ground in San Diego and a team of intrepid writers at home, we spent all weekend cranking out all the information we can dig up for your knowledge and entertainment. If you haven’t … Continued
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io9Fantasy
The Baby From Labyrinth Was a Key Player on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
The Jim Henson Company knows how to keep things in the family. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance features the return of Brian Froud, one of puppetry’s greatest creators, who’d worked on The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. But it also features the work of his son, Toby Froud, who you might recognize as one of … Continued
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io9Fantasy
Sob Along With Kristen Bell as She Contemplates the End of The Good Place
In June, we learned that NBC’s The Good Place, a wonderfully witty series that has sustained its “dead people navigating a supremely complex afterlife” premise by flipping its script with breathtaking deftness, will end after its upcoming fourth season. We’re glad the show gets to wrap up on its own terms, but we are going … Continued
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io9Sci-Fi
Breaking Down the Familiar Faces and New Reveals of the Powerful Star Trek: Picard Trailer
On Saturday, Sir Patrick Stewart brought down the house at San Diego Comic-Con by revealing our first full look at his return to the iconic role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. The trailer was laden with intriguing insight not just about the man of the hour, but the future of the Star Trek universe as we … Continued
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io9Comic Book Shows
Will Black Lightning Join the Arrowverse? Cress Williams Had Some Thoughts at Comic-Con
For as long as Black Lightning’s been airing on the CW, it’s been kept separate from the network’s other DC cape shows despite the fact that the annual crossovers are a big part of what gets people hyped up to watch them every year. During the Black Lightning panel at San Diego Comic-Con this year, … Continued
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io9Fantasy
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series Has Its First Cast Member
We still know very little about Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series. It will take place sometime prior to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring, director J.A. Bayona (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) and consultant Bryan Cogman (Game of Thrones) are involved, and the writers’ room is operating under intense security precautions. Now, we’ve got another … Continued
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io9Games
Joy-Con ‘Drift’ Has Gotten So Bad, Nintendo Now Facing a Class-Action Lawsuit
Even if you haven’t encountered this problem yourself, you’ve almost certainly heard of a Switch owner who has: Joy-Con drift. This issue causes the Switch’s detachable controllers to detect input—or drift—even when nothing is actually touching the analog stick. While no official numbers have been published saying how many people have run into this problem, … Continued
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io9Fantasy
Here’s Why The Witcher Auditioned 207 Other Guys for Geralt When Henry Cavill Was Right There
When Netflix revealed it was making a television adaptation of The Witcher, Henry Cavill immediately wanted in. However, producers still auditioned over 200 actors for Geralt before choosing him for the job. Why did it take four months and hundreds of actors before going with the leading man who wanted to be there in the … Continued
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io9Animation
She-Ra’s SDCC Panel Revealed Adora’s True Origins, and How They Nabbed Geena Davis
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power’s third season is just around the corner, and our heroes and enemies are getting bigger and stronger. The princesses have established themselves as a unit—but just as Adora is gaining strength, so is Hordak. And the next season is poised to reveal Adora’s true origins, her connection to Hordak, … Continued
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io9MoviesMarvel
Film From Studio Acquired by Walt Disney Finally Beats Film From Studio Acquired by Walt Disney for Box Office Record
Avengers: Endgame, a movie about a bunch of beautiful superheroes being sad and breaking the timeline, is now the most financially successful movie of all time. It’s been a long road, but we have finally reached the endgame: and really, the winner all along has been Mickey Mouse. After one theatrical re-release and months at … Continued
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io9Trailers
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’s Trailer Proves Only Tom Hanks Could Embody a Hero Like Mr. Rogers
After going through something like San Diego Comic-Con, life doesn’t feel like a beautiful day in the neighborhood. That is, until World’s Nicest Person Tom Hanks is seen in the first trailer for A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood taking on the role of Mr. Rogers, the kindest man in television history. It’s a cinematic … Continued
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io9TelevisionMorning Spoilers
Anthony Mackie Teases Getting Suited Up as Captain America
Superman: Red Son is getting the animated treatment. Get a first look at Zack Snyder’s new zombie movie. Caity Lotz will step behind the camera on the next season of Legends of Tomorrow. Plus, a creepy new Scary Stories poster, the return of Wynonna Earp, and a look at the return of The Terror. Wash … Continued
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io9Toys and Collectibles
The Coolest Star Wars and Marvel Reveals Hasbro Brought to Comic-Con
Every San Diego Comic-Con, Hasbro lifts the lid on what fans can expect from its line of toys and collectibles from the galaxy far, far away as well as the comics and movie universes of Marvel. This year is no exception, with everything from some very cute Star Wars figures to…Squirrel Girl on a moped?? … Continued
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io9Comic Book Shows
Supergirl’s Media Landscape Is Getting More Intense With New Arrivals and a Major Exit in Season 5
During yesterday’s Supergirl season five panel at San Diego Comic-Con, the cast and crew took to the stage to both debut the first trailer for the next leg of Kara’s adventure, and to shed a little light about some newcomers who are on their way to shake things up in National City. This fall, Veronica … Continued
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io9Games
Dungeons & Dragons Is Celebrating 5 Years of the 5th Edition With a Gorgeous Return to Its First Adventure
When Dungeons & Dragons rebooted its ruleset for its 5th official edition back in 2014, alongside the rules, Wizards of the Coast offered an epic battle against Tiamat herself as the first adventure for new heroes to deal with. Now, five years on, they’re revisiting it for a special, and rather fabulous looking treat. Announced … Continued
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io9MoviesMarvel
New Concept Art Reveals Our First Look at Black Widow’s Taskmaster
When some concrete info on the Black Widow solo film finally dropped last night at San Diego Comic-Con, all the hints pointed toward Taskmaster, a dude with the power to instantly replicate any physical action he sees, as the villain. Now, with the release of a new official illustration, that’s pretty much confirmed. Andy Park, … Continued
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io9Comic Book Shows
Young Justice Is Coming Back for Season 4
Much like one of its newest heroes Halo, Young Justice is a series that keeps on avoiding death in part because of the people who love it so dearly. You can try to keep it down, and even cancel it, but it just keeps coming back stronger. During the Young Justice portion of the DC … Continued
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io9Sci-Fi
At Snowpiercer’s SDCC Panel, All Anyone Could Talk About Was the Cows
TBS’s Snowpiercer debuted its first trailer at its San Diego Comic-Con panel, along with an extended scene giving us a look at what’s to come. The action was impressive, making the audience feel just as jostled and terrified as the folks on the train. But the real victims were the cows—and after the scene was … Continued
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io9Comic Book Shows
Doom Patrol Season 2 Will Stream on HBO Max and DC Universe
What the Doom Patrol panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con lacked in the way of footage from the show’s upcoming second season, it made up for with an interesting bit of news. It might be easier for people to get into the series in coming months courtesy of Warner Bros.’ newest streaming endeavor HBO. … Continued