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Scientifically Accurate Sonic The Hedgehog Prefers Poop To Speed

Yes, it’s time for Fox’s Animation Domination HD and science to ruin another one of your childhood icons! This time, it’s beloved videogame mascot Sonic the Hedgehog, who it turns out would be much more interested in eating shit than collecting golden rings. Who knew? Catch ADHD Satuday nights on Fox at 11:00 pm.

Coolest Comic-Con Cosplay Day 2: The Reckoning

Another day of Comic-Con, another day of fantastic cosplayers wandering around the San Diego Convention Center. Not all of them are as high-flying as the fabulous Batgirl above, striking a pose on the Batman zipline, but that doesn’t make them any less awesome. Top photo by Hollywood Reporter’s Philiana Ng. Photo by Davann Srey. “Jokerine”…

Sam Raimi Announces He’s Working On An Evil Dead TV Series

Tucked away in the Last of Us movie panel, like a demon under the floorboard of a cabin in the woods, director Sam Raimi revealed he and his brother Ted are attempting to turn his iconic horror movie franchise Evil Dead into a TV series… with Bruce Campbell involved. There are no other details whatsoever.…

Everything You Need To Know About The Amazing Batman ’66 Blu-Ray/DVDs

Holy long-awaited cult-favorite show that until recently was stuck in a legal nightmare! The campy, outstanding 1966 Batman TV series will finally be released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 11th, and we’ve got the details on all the extra features and the goodies included in the complete series set. First of all, both the…

Here’s The First (Tiny) Look At The Vision In Avengers: Age Of Ultron

Marvel has been releasing two interconnected Avengers: Age of Ultron posters a day at Comic-Con; when the last two posters are released tomorrow, we’ll post the entire, 8-part epic picture. But today’s Quicksilver poster reveals something more — the first glimpse of the android known as The Vision! You can see him flying up top,…

Brett Ratner’s Hercules Is A Lie. Don’t Fall For It.

First things first: Remember all those awesome Hercules trailers? All those fantastic shots of The Rock fighting the Nemean Lion, the Erymanthian Boar, and the Hydra? If they were what had you thinking about seeing Hercules, don’t bother. They are lies. In fact, not only are they are lies told to potential audiences, they are…

New Documentary Trailer Shows Nic Cage’s Weird Superman Lives In Action

Guys, you’ve got to see this new trailer for the upcoming documentary The Death of Superman Lives, about the legendary failed Man of Steel movie. It features so much new behind-the-scenes footage that reveals how close the movie got to being made — including test footage of Nic Cage flying. I remember pretty much losing…

The First Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Trailer Looks Into The NSFW Future

Let’s face it, you’re either super-excited for sequel to the ridiculous time-travel comedy Hot Tub Time Machine, or you’re not. For those who are, you will not be disappointed with this red-band trailer for the sequel, where (most of) the original crew gets back in the hot tub… but ends up in the future. The…

First Trailer For Ridley Scott’s Halo Movie, Nightfall

Master Chief better watch his back — he’s not the only soldier in the Halo universe kicking terrifying ancient alien ass, as this first trailer for the Ridley Scott-produced Halo: Nightfall movie shows. Here’s the official plot summary: Halo: Nightfall introduces a pivotal new character, Jameson Locke, a legendary manhunter and agent with the Office…

Check Out Mark Hamill’s Real Jedi Beard For Star Wars: Episode VII

We’ve heard the rumors. We’ve seen the fan art. But now we can confirm that Mark Hamill will be sporting a fantastic, Jedi Master-appropriate beard when he reprises his role as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode VII, and he looks completely awesome with it. Note the beard is bigger, bushier and — well, Obi-Wan-ier…

This Final Fantasy-Style, Redesigned Action Figure Of Batman Is Madness

Tetsuya Nomura, best known as the director and character designer of videogames like Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy, and decided to take a crack at redesigning the World’s Greatest Detective. Then Square Enix USA decided to make an action figure of the results. The result? Shut up and take my goddamn money. It’s like Batman…

WB just released a new official picture of Ben Affleck as Batman — one where he’s actually in the suit this time — from BvS: Dawn of Justice. He still seems pretty sad, but you have to admit Affleck’s jaw looks like it was made to stick out of the Bat-cowl.

Here’s The Life-Sized TMNT Pizza Thrower In Pizza-Throwing Action

Pizza Hut has been talking about their life-sized replica of the classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vehicle the Pizza Thrower for weeks now, but we finally have the first footage of it in action, straight from this year’s Comic-Con. Warning: Contains graphic pizza-on-Shredder violence. Admittedly, the pizza are more disc-like than edible, but to be…

Nickelodeon Yanks Legend Of Korra Off TV, Shoves It Online

I’ve got good news and bad news, Bending fans. The bad news is that Nickelodeon has taken season 3 of Legend of Korra off the air; only one episode will air this Friday night, and after that, nothing (well, nothing unless you count the good news, which is that the remaining episodes will be released…

​12 Of The Craziest Characters Created By Jack “King” Kirby

Jack Kirby was a genius, one of the forefathers of the entire comic industry, and a man with limitless imagination. He was also kind of insane. Besides creating Captain America, the X-Men and countless other heroes and villains, he produced some of the weirdest comics ever made. Here are only a few of Kirby’s craziest…

The True History Of Star Trek Is Finally On Its Way

There have been books, documentaries, fan sites, etc., that have attempted to chronicle the history of Star Trek. But none of them will ever be more comprehensive, more complete than the upcoming tome The 50 Year Mission: The Complete Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek. Here are the very first details! The book, which…

Batfleck’s Bat-Cowl From Batman V. Superman: Dawn Of Justice Revealed

In celebration of his 75th anniversary, Comic-Con has a Batman exhibit showing costumes and props from all the movies — including the next one. Here’s the cape and cowl Ben Affleck will wear as the Caped Crusader in Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice! You’ll note that it’s very much black, has short ears, and…

First Look At Arrow Sidekick Roy Harper As Arsenal

Looks like Roy Harper is graduating to the superhero majors in Arrow season 3. The hotheaded and occasionally rage-fueled, super-powered sidekick will be getting his own uniform this year, and here’s the first official picture. Actually, I think actor Colton Haynes’ new duds looks even better than Stephen Amell’s green Arrow costume, although I’m not…

Smaug Is So Pissed On The First Hobbit: Battle Of Five Armies Poster

The first poster for The Hobbit 3: Citizens On Patrol The Battle of the Five Armies has arrived; while it’s not exactly a shock, seeing a very, very angry Smaug descend on Laketown and Bard is still pretty badass. Here’s hoping that this means movie #3 is more like movie #2, at least in terms…

Sinister Six Defeat Amazing Spider-Man! (Or At Least Their Movie Does)

Looks like those rumors that Sony was concerned about the Amazing Spider-Man movie series weren’t entirely unfounded. Sony has just announced that Amazing Spider-Man 3 will be delayed two years, until 2018… but that the Sinister Six movie will now premiere on November 11th, 2016. Hollywood Reporter reports (from Hollywood) that Sony is really happy…