Katharine Trendacosta, Author at Gizmodo

The Upcoming Shows and Movies Determined to Make Shakespeare Revolve in His 400-Year-Old Grave

This year marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. And to celebrate, some people have decided to kill him all over again. Here’s a guide to all the biggest Shakespeare-based projects in the works that seem specifically designed to frustrate practicers of Bardolatry everywhere. 1) Still Star-Crossed TV or Movie: TV Cast and Crew: Rosaline…

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Rogue One Images Confirm New Ships, New Characters, and a Major Cameo (UPDATED)

Update: We’ve removed the images from this post at the request of the license holder. Also, multiple sites are saying that, as the images were not final, some of the information presented in them may also be incorrect. For now, consider this a series of rumors at best. Early versions of images from Rogue One:…

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Surprise! The New Skull Island Ride’s King Kong Is a Giant Gorilla

King Kong and Skull Island are having a pretty big resurgence right now, what with both a new movie and a new ride bearing the island’s name. And now we have the very first look at the King Kong you’ll come face to face with at Universal Orlando. Spoiler alert: it’s a giant gorilla. There’s…

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Is Writing a Comic About Sherlock Holmes’ Brother

Hey, remember how we told you the rather surprising news that basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had written a novel about Sherlock Holmes’ brother Mycroft? Well, now he’s writing a comic about it. Featuring the sexiest Mycroft Holmes ever. Here’s the full cover, bask in its glory: If you’re wondering if I have questions about how…

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There Is So Much Going On in the New Mr. Robot Trailer

Barack Obama, Elliot’s missing three days, Mamie Gummer, abduction, Craig Robinson, and a headshot—there is a ton to unpack in the trailer for Mr. Robot season two. We just can’t wait. If there is one thing we know about Mr. Robot, it’s that we don’t know what to expect, as this season is supposed to…

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Of Course AMC’s Created an Aftershow for Preacher

At this point, half of AMC’s programming consists of aftershows for the other half. The most shocking thing about this news it that it took this long to announce that Preacher was getting one. It’s going to be called Talking Preacher, because The Talking Dead was vaguely pun-shaped and now the network’s stuck calling all…

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Everyone’s on Board for Another Season of The X-Files

If the show does come back, the first episode had better just be Chris Carter apologizing for that finale for an hour. Fox chairman and CEO Dana Walden told reporters that the network has been in talks with Carter, Gillian Anderson, and David Duchovny for an eleventh season of The X-Files. “I believe everyone is…

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Please Make a Superhero Origin Story Out of the Naked Wolf Man Eurovision Performance

As most of the io9 staff is American, our knowledge of Eurovision is very poor. But we do know that it’s a crime that Belarus has been knocked out and can’t win the whole thing. As much of a shame as it that IVAN (or, as we’ve taken to calling him “Belarusian Legolas”) didn’t advance…

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Mysteries and Mayhem Abound in Dark Matter and Killjoys‘ New Seasons

Both Dark Matter and Killjoys ended their first seasons hinting at much more to come. And now we have some idea about what that is, since Syfy has released new promos for both series. On Dark Matter, the theme is still who they are, both with and without their memories: For Killjoys, it’s mostly bounty…

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Captain America: Civil War Concept Art Gives Us Zemo With the Hood He Should Have Had

If you’ve seen Captain America: Civil War, you know that at no point does Daniel Brühl’s Zemo wear anything like the comic book villain’s iconic hood. But now we have concept art that shows that Marvel considered it, at least. A Facebook fanpage for the Marvel cinematic universe posted what looks like unused concept art…

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A Gif Is Worth a Thousand Made-Up Words at the Gif Party

Instead of using your words, we are telling you to use your gifs. It is, after all, the gif party.

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Galavant the TV Series Is Canceled, But a Live Stage Show May Be on Its Way

Even though ABC canceled Galavant, composer and executive producer Alan Menken (whose songs probably soundtracked your childhood) says it’s not over. So get ready for Galavant: LIVE! No sooner had the news of Galavant’s cancelation come down than Menken took to twitter to reassure the fans: While living on in “so many ways” could be…

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It’s Official: Season Two of Supergirl Will Be on the CW

As has been rumored for a while, Supergirl will get a second season. But it will move from CBS to the CW. As time ran out for CBS to renew Supergirl, the idea to cut costs and move the show to the CW became a serious option. Supergirl was an immensely expensive show for CBS,…

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Preacher Goes Behind the Scenes, Where There’s a Table Just for Severed Limbs

Everything we’ve seen so far from Preacher looks amazing, and now AMC’s released a trio of videos that do nothing but whet our appetite. Of the three, “Greeting From Set,” is the one of most interest to the kind of nerd who’s been wondering how everything from the comics is getting put onscreen. There’s a…

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Noomi Rapace to Star in Boy, an Interesting Scifi Thriller With a Terrible, Terrible Title

Noomi Rapace is going to star in a new science fiction thriller called Boy. Despite having a profoundly dull name—which will also be completely ungoogleable—the movie actually sounds like it should be good. Boy has an already acclaimed script from Mattson Tomlin and has Danish director Jonas Arnby (When Animals Dream) on board. The plot…

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Fox’s Quicksilver Mourns for Disney’s Quicksilver

For a brief shining moment, both the X-Men franchise (owned by Fox) and the Marvel’s cinematic universe (owned by Disney) had Quicksilvers in their movies. But, tragically, there ended up being only room for one of them. Speaking to Yahoo, Evan Peters, the surviving Quicksilver, mourned the loss of his Marvel compatriot: I was devastated…

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NBC’s Emerald City Has the Most Fabulous Wicked Witch Ever

NBC’s spent two years changing its mind about the modern Wizard of Oz show Emerald City. But if the show’s as great as this photo of Florence Kasumba as the Wicked Witch of the East, then it will totally be worth it. There are 10 Tarsem Singh-directed episodes of Emerald City to look forward to,…

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A Chilling Look Inside the Predator’s Trophy Room

From Chris Skinner comes “Trophy Room,” which shows a version of the Predator which has crossed over a lot of universes to hunt some of the most recognizable science fiction characters of all time. How many can you name? “Trophy Room” is available for sale for $40 at Galerie F, while more of Skinner’s art…

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How Fan Art Brought Olivia Munn’s Psylocke to X-Men: Apocalypse

We already know why Olivia Munn agreed to play Psylocke, but now we know how that character even managed to be in the movie in the first place. Turns out the answer is actually a piece of fan art. According to writer-producer Simon Kinberg, the original plan for the movie was for the reveal of…

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If These Are the Four Houses of America’s Hogwarts, They Are Completely Insane

I just want to love you, Harry Potter universe. So, in my mind, I have to believe this story about the four houses of Ilvermorny, the American wizarding school we’ll be seeing soon in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them spin-off movies, isn’t true. Because, if it is, wow did America screw up…

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The Upcoming Shows and Movies Determined to Make Shakespeare Revolve in His 400-Year-Old Grave

Rogue One Images Confirm New Ships, New Characters, and a Major Cameo (UPDATED)

Surprise! The New Skull Island Ride’s King Kong Is a Giant Gorilla

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Is Writing a Comic About Sherlock Holmes’ Brother

There Is So Much Going On in the New Mr. Robot Trailer

Of Course AMC’s Created an Aftershow for Preacher

Everyone’s on Board for Another Season of The X-Files

Please Make a Superhero Origin Story Out of the Naked Wolf Man Eurovision Performance

Mysteries and Mayhem Abound in Dark Matter and Killjoys‘ New Seasons

Captain America: Civil War Concept Art Gives Us Zemo With the Hood He Should Have Had

A Gif Is Worth a Thousand Made-Up Words at the Gif Party

Galavant the TV Series Is Canceled, But a Live Stage Show May Be on Its Way

It’s Official: Season Two of Supergirl Will Be on the CW

Preacher Goes Behind the Scenes, Where There’s a Table Just for Severed Limbs

Noomi Rapace to Star in Boy, an Interesting Scifi Thriller With a Terrible, Terrible Title

Fox’s Quicksilver Mourns for Disney’s Quicksilver

NBC’s Emerald City Has the Most Fabulous Wicked Witch Ever

A Chilling Look Inside the Predator’s Trophy Room

How Fan Art Brought Olivia Munn’s Psylocke to X-Men: Apocalypse

If These Are the Four Houses of America’s Hogwarts, They Are Completely Insane

Ahead of the SpaceX IPO, xAI Has Now Shed All 11 of Its Non-Elon Musk Founders

Do ‘Disclosure Day’ Prep With a Spielberg Sci-Fi Marathon

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Ranking 2016’s Superhero Debuts, 10 Years Later

Fourth Most Populous Country in the World Bans Most Social Media for Kids

How to watch UFC Fight Night Adesanya vs Pyfer live this Saturday

‘Steel Ball Run’ Will Return This Year…Eventually

‘The Mummy 4’ Is Getting the Family Back Together

JD Vance Says UFOs Are Actually Demons

Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine Hits Its Lowest Price of the Year for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, Cut Your Daily Coffee Costs at Home

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Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

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