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All Five Minutes Of Avengers: Age Of Ultron Footage Released So Far

Chomping at the bit to finally watch Avengers: Age of Ultron? Well, you’ll still have to wait until May 1st. But maybe this will help — someone’s taken the time to piece together all the footage from the upcoming movie into one single, five minutes-plus mega-trailer. The video also claims it’s all in chronological order,…

Still wondering why Sunday’s episode of The Walking Dead was titled “Spend”? Wonder no more. The guys at Gamma Squad figured out the names of season 5’s last five episodes all slyly refer to a Dale speech way back from season one — it’s pretty neat. Check it out here! Contact the author at [email protected].

Sherlock Goes Old-School For Its Christmas Special

You’ve seen the pictures of Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman dressed as the 1800s version of Sherlock Homes and Dr. Watson from the upcoming Christmas special. But now showrunner Steven Moffat has confirmed that the special will take place entirely in the character’s original era. Once the pics of the two actors in period garb…

Rogue One Will Be The First Star Wars Movie Not Scored By John Williams

Alexandre Desplat has been named the composer of Rogue One, making the first stand-alone Star Wars movie the first to also be made without the help of John Williams. I feel pretty confident, however, that even if Williams doesn’t personally work on the film, many of his iconic Star Wars themes will. To be fair,…

Oh, That’s Why Baby Groot Didn’t Want Drax To See Him Dancing in GOTG

It’s Guardians of the Galaxy’s most beloved scene. But have you ever wondered why Baby Groot froze in place whenever Drax the Destroyer turned to look at him? Director James Gunn actually has an answer. It actually has to do with an earlier scene that was cut from the movie. Here’s Gunn’s explanation from Doug…

5 Game Of Thrones Book Plots We’re Glad The TV Show Is Skipping

The Game of Thrones TV series has been a remarkably faithful adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s fantasy series so far, but that will change when season 5 debuts on April 12th. But not every alteration from the books is a bad thing! Here are five storylines from the novels we won’t miss at all. Book…

The Walking Dead Would Like To Remind You No One Is Safe, Ever

Now that Rick and the group have been welcomed into the extremely sturdy walls of Alexandria, audiences might have thought that the characters had found some measure of safety. Last night’s episode of The Walking Dead wanted to disavow viewers of that silly notion. Brutally. At first, “Spend” appears to be a low-stakes, almost slice-of-Alexandrian-life…

The Exact Moment When I Realized Final Fantasy VII Was A Masterpiece

Long before I became a professional nerd, I was an amateur nerd — reading comics, watching anime, playing videogames, etc. I assumed I’d grow out of these “childish” pursuits at some point. But I also assumed I’d never be as moved by a “nerdy” work of art as a “serious” work of art — until…

The New Flash Gordon May Be A Sequel To The 1980 Movie For Some Reason

We all agree that Hollywood is probably too quick to reboot film franchises. However, if there was a scifi property actually ripe for a reboot, it’s Flash Gordon, whose last real outing was as a movie in 1980. So of course, instead, Hollywood suddenly wants to make a sequel to the the 35-year-old film. This…

Seth Rogen Wants Iron Man’s Dad To Star In The Preacher TV Series

From cosmopolitan billionaire to small-town Texas preacher? It’s not generally considered a positive move, but it may be for actor Dominic Cooper. Word is the man who plays Tony Stark’s father in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Agent Carter is the top choice to star as Jesse Custer in the Preacher adaptation. This comes from…

Now HBO Wants 10 Seasons Of Game Of Thrones

This might be a problem. Because showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff have been pretty adamant about the hit fantasy TV show based on George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series ending in seven. This news comes from Entertainment Weekly’s big GoT feature (which also revealed Arya Stark’s snazzy new duds), where…

Wonder Woman’s New Uniform Is Badass! Kind of Ugly, But Badass.

Wonder Woman has gone through many, many costume changes in the day, but this new one might her most drastic fashion transformation yet. Debuting in June’s Wonder Woman #41, behold the new outfit DC’s goddess of war will be wearing this summer. Hitflix had the exclusive reveal: So! On the plus side, Wonder Woman is…

RIP Sir Terry Pratchett, Author of The Discworld Series

Sir Terry Pratchett, author of the beloved Discworld fantasy novels and countless other bestselling books, died earlier today at the age of 66. Terry Pratchett was one of the funniest, cleverest and most human authors in the world; although he wrote primarily fantasy, his keen observations also made him one of the world’s foremost satirists.…

Springfield, IL., Just Gave The Key To The City To Cobra Commander

No. Really. In a decision that can’t possibly have any negative repercussions for the city’s helpless residents, Springfield, Illinois mayor J. Michael Houston has given the key to the city to noted terrorist leader and snake enthusiast Cobra Commander. Ostensibly this was done as a promotion for the upcoming JoeCon, the G.I. Joe collector’s convention…

Sleepy Hollow Just Got Some Very Bad News

No, the show hasn’t been canceled… yet. But that fate seems more more likely now that showrunner Mark Goffman is leaving the series to work on new projects at CBS. Losing its showrunner doesn’t necessarily mean the show will be canceled, but it could be that Goffman saw the writing on the wall for the…

The Avengers 2 Trailer Redubbed With Adorable Little Kids Is Pure Joy

Sorry, Spider-Man. I thought adding you to the latest Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer’s leaping shot was the only way to improve upon it. As it turns out, if you have small children rerecord all the characters’ lines — and the sound effects — you turn a stirring movie preview into an avant-garde masterpiece. [Via…

Why Agent Carter Is So Much Better Than Agents of SHIELD

Greeting or salutations! You can’t have both. You can, however, learn the biggest potential shocker of the upcoming season of Game of Thrones, why Tron is a miracle, and everything you could ever possibly need to know about dead blue Jedi. It’s a bargain either way! Get Carter Alison D.: Agent Carter > Agents of…

The New Electra Woman and Dyna Girl Look Kind Of Awesome

I don’t know much about Sid and Marty Krofft’s classic ’70s superhero show Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, and about all I know about the reboot is that it’s a webseries being made by Legendary, starring Grace Helbig and Hanna Hart. Well, that and their new outfits are pretty great. For comparison: A significant improvement.…

First Look At Mark Hamill In The Flash, Along With More New Villains!

When new episodes of The Flash return on March 17th, they’ll be introducing a plethora of villains, including a new Weather Wizard, the Golden Glider, and even the first appearance of the Trickster. But nothing beats finally seeing the debut/return of Mark Hamill as the original Trickster! In case you don’t know, Hamill played the…

Nine, Rose And Captain Jack Return In Our Doctor Who #1 Comic Preview

Chris Eccleston may never return to Doctor Who, but at least the Ninth Doctor lives on in this new five-part comic miniseries from Titan. Titled Weapons of Past Destruction, it chronicles an all-new adventure with fan favorites Rose Tyler and Captain Jack Harkness — one you can get a peek at right here! Doctor Who:…