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io9MoviesSci-FiThe Nerd’s Watch: Best Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Streaming in June
Though movie theaters are starting to allow patrons these days, the safer option remains streaming. Those who choose to stay home and stream are constantly rewarded with so much new content it’s mind-boggling. At the start of each month, most streamers—Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Disney+, and HBO Max—do a little shuffle, adding new movies and taking … Continued
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io9MoviesMarvelMarvel’s Aaron Taylor-Johnson Is Sony’s Kraven the Hunter
Aaron Taylor-Johnson is going from Kick-Ass to Quicksilver to Kraven the Hunter. The former Avengers star has been cast as the frequent Spider-Man villain in a Sony Marvel production directed by J.C. Chandor and set for release January 13, 2023. Sony announced the news in a press release Wednesday afternoon. Kraven the Hunter will be … Continued
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io9Comic Book ShowsElizabeth Olsen Ranks WandaVision Ahead of Doctor Strange 2
Marvel’s superhero movies make billions of dollars. Despite how much WandaVision has dominated pop culture these last few months (albeit after more than a year and a half without any Marvel Cinematic Universe content whatsoever), and even though it has likely driven at least some Disney+ subscriptions, the shows don’t and will not. That makes … Continued
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io9Comic Book ShowsMonica Rambeau Was WandaVision‘s Real Hero, and the Show Did Her Dirty
Though WandaVision was always a show about the Avengers’ Sokovian juggernaut confronting the stifling grief that’s been plaguing her since she first showed up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the series was also the world’s introduction to Teyonah Parris’ Monica Rambeau, the now-adult daughter of Maria Rambeau who first appeared in Captain Marvel. The promise … Continued
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io9Comic Book ShowsWandaVision Had 2 Very Different TV Show Homages Planned
WandaVision spent the majority of its season referencing and revering 70 years of sitcom history, including Bewitched, Family Ties, and Full House, among others. But there were other classic TV series considered to serve as inspiration for Wanda’s magical reality—and one wasn’t a sitcom at all. Siting down with The New York Times, WandaVision creator … Continued
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io9Comic Book ShowsWandaVision‘s Finale Was What You Made of It
There were as many ways that Marvel’s WandaVision series finale could have ended as there are different ways to process grief. Each of the season’s nine episodes teased this out—new plot twists that threw audiences for loops all meant to obscure, but not erase, the reality that despite all the strength she’s put on display, Wanda … Continued
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io9Comic Book ShowsEnter the Hex of the WandaVision Finale Spoiler Discussion Zone
Don’t turn those dials! Don’t touch that remote! And don’t switch to another streaming service! The WandaVision season finale is here, presumably along with some of the answers we’ve been waiting for since the TV series debuted in January. But right now, why have a more pressing question: Who is the Scarlet Witch? Assuming you’re … Continued
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io9Comic Book ShowsWandaVision‘s Trip Down Memory Lane Holds a Fascinating Mirror Up to Its Audience
The latest episode of WandaVision provided, with the little help of a magical handbrake, the chance that three-and-a-bit Avengers movies and a side of Captain America: Civil War failed to take: We finally learned what had made Wanda Maximoff who she is. But in Agatha Harkness, we learned something of ourselves in the process. Perhaps … Continued
