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At Long Last, You Can Watch Spider-Man‘s ‘Lost’ First Teaser Restored in HD

The very first glimpse at what would become one of the most beloved superhero movies of all time is also a very weird one—because for years, it was actually impossible to see it. While in the two decades since Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man first hit theaters it has re-emerged online, it’s suddenly hit the web (sorry…

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Star Trek: Away Mission VR Will Grant You the Opportunity to Be Immersively Killed Off Like a Redshirt

Well, actually, it’s set during the time of Star Trek: Discovery, so you’ll be killed off like, an, err…bronzeshirt? Important difference! CBS Interactive and Sandbox VR have announced Star Trek: Discovery Away Mission, a new group-based virtual reality experience. More in line with the Void’s Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire location-based experience, Away Mission…

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Tom Hardy Stokes More Venom Director Rumors

James Wan could turn to another horror project before returning to Aquaman’s Atlantis. Madeline Miller’s fantastical novel about Circe is headed to HBO Max. Jared Padalecki says the Winchesters will find some semblance of peace as Supernatural comes to an end. Plus, what’s to come on Krypton. To me, my spoilers! Venom 2 Notable in…

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Can Marvel Crossovers Ever Escape the Infinity Saga?

This month, nearly a decade to the month after the release of its predecessor, Nintendo released Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, a return to the beloved ARPG Marvel gaming series that takes comic book crossover mania to a team-based beat ‘em up conclusion. But it also serves as a reminder that…god, things were so different back…

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The Mind Behind Neon Genesis Evangelion Is Helping to Make a New Ultraman Movie

Hideaki Anno gave us one of the most interesting Godzilla films in years with Shin Godzilla. Now, he’s turning his attentions toward another Tokusatu icon: the legendary size-changing superhero Ultraman. Tsuburaya Productions and Toho, alongside animation studio Khara, have just formally announced Shin Ultraman, a new movie project re-imagining the Ultraman mythos in a similar…

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Read Game of Thrones’ Finale Script for a Glimpse at Some Bullshit

There were a lot of interesting ideas in Game of Thrones’ final episode, albeit ones dramatically rushed into, with disregard for actually setting them up over the course of a season (or several seasons) of television. Now, you can see some of the processes behind getting to where we got at the end of all…

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In the New Trailer for Little Monsters, the Zombie Apocalypse Is a Gory Game of Tag

What happens when you put Lupita Nyong’o in the middle of a zombie apocalypse with a bunch of kids? A lot of swearing and a lot of blood on a bright yellow dress, apparently. Although we saw—and moderately enjoyed, mainly thanks to Nyong’o’s excellent performance—Little Monsters when it screened at SXSW 2019 a few months…

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Star Wars‘ Captain Phasma Has Become So Much More Than a Boring Masked Badass

Captain Phasma is essentially the Boba Fett of the Star Wars sequels. She exists to be a very cool character design that can sell a lot of toys and can never live up to the hype of that design, narratively speaking. She, also like Boba Fett, has gone on to have a much more explored…

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Robert Picardo Says He Could Sign Up for Star Trek: Picard‘s Second Season

It gives me all the joy in the world that Star Trek: Picard is starting to feel like Star Trek: Voyager 2: Seven and the Doctor’s Electric Boogaloo. Speaking to Trekkie Girls at London Film and Comic Con over the weekend, Picardo—who of course played both Voyager’s Emergency Medical Hologram, the Doctor, and said Hologram’s…

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Ava DuVernay Teases a Few Familiar Faces for the New Gods Movie

William Shatner once again offers his potential return to the Captain’s Chair. Tom McLoughlin makes his pitch for a new Friday the 13th. Jill Soloway discusses her approach to Red Sonja. Plus, what’s to come in The 100’s season finale, Sam Witwer swaps National City for Riverdale, and the cast of Agents of SHIELD bid…

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The Former Flash Directors Make a Saving Throw for the Dungeons & Dragons Movie

The D&D movie rolls for initiative once more, but this time a new Dungeon Master is in charge. Well, Dungeon Masters. Variety reports that hot off of their creative-differences-based exit from Warner Bros.’ long in the works, seemingly cursed Flash standalone DC movie, Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley will replace now-outgoing director Chris McKay…

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Put the Synthale Down: Chateau Picard Wine Is Real, and Here

Well, actually, Chateau Picard has already been real for quite a while. But ahead of Star Trek: Picard, you’ll now be able to enjoy an episode or six alongside a bottle of Jean-Luc’s finest. Château Picard in Saint-Estèphe, France had actually been making wine in Bordeaux long before those fictional Picards showed up in La…

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The First Teaser for the Untitled Walking Dead Spinoff Is as Inscrutable as Everything Else About the Untitled Walking Dead Spinoff

To be fair to AMC, I guess it is understandable that a show we don’t even have a name for yet gives us a first glimpse at its world that is… entirely devoid of much in the way of context or information. The network has just dropped a teaser for the third entry in what…

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Rob Thomas Has Another Optimistic Update on CW’s Lost Boys Pilot

Rosa Salazar still has hopes for an Alita sequel. Jaime Alexander tosses her hat into the ring of Valkyrie’s love interests in Thor: Love and Thunder. Giancarlo Esposito teases his underworld savior in The Mandalorian. Plus, Gary Oldman buys a haunted boat, a look at Swamp Thing’s end, and Starz is full of praise for…

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Star Trek: The Motion Picture Is Coming Back to Theaters, 40 Years Later

This December, Star Trek’s first foray into the wild beyond of interstellar exploration that is, uh, Hollywood turns 40. To celebrate, Fathom Events is bringing it back in style with a set of limited screenings. Announced by Fathom today, Star Trek: The Motion Picture—a film about DeForest Kelley’s chest hair, gorgeous space effects, and people…

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The Original Red Ranger Teases an Animated Return for the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers

The Shape will return for Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends. James Wan will direct an episode of the I Know What You Did Last Summer TV series. You’re getting a little more Lucifer than expected heading into its final season. Plus, there’s already good news for Carnival Row, and an incredibly curse-y clip from Pennyworth.…

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The Power Rangers Comic’s Emissaries Are Such a Cool Idea

One of the best things about Boom Studios’ ongoing Power Rangers comic is its deep dive exploration into a ranger mythology well beyond our primary teens with attitude. It’s led to some cool ways to represent the vast legacy of the last two-and-a-half decades of Power Ranger teams—and in the process, the creation of one…

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To the Surprise of No One, Handmaid’s Tale Will Return for a Fourth Season

You don’t just scoop up metric buttloads of Emmy nominations and call it a day, after all. Not when there’s a sequel in the works! https://gizmodo.com/praise-be-margaret-atwood-is-writing-a-sequel-to-the-h-1830708549 During Hulu’s presentation for the Television Critics Association today, the streaming service confirmed that we’re going back to Gilead for a fourth season of June’s trials and tribulations. There are…

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I Feel Nothing From House of X‘s Mutants, and That’s Great

This week, Marvel ushered in a bold new era for the X-Men and mutantkind at large with House of X—part of a new duology under the auspices of Secret Wars and Avengers writer Jonathan Hickman, where mutants have stepped onto the global stage in a major way. But my favorite thing about its debut issue…

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A New Look at Batwoman’s Prototype Suit, a Walking Dead Villain Unmasked, and More

John Barrowman is still banging the drum for a Torchwood revival. Get a look at the beginning of the very end in a glimpse of iZombie’s series finale. New Batwoman pictures give us our best look yet at the prototype Batsuit. Thora Birch’s mysterious Walking Dead villain is unmasked. Plus, George Lucas’ advice to Jon…

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At Long Last, You Can Watch Spider-Man‘s ‘Lost’ First Teaser Restored in HD

Star Trek: Away Mission VR Will Grant You the Opportunity to Be Immersively Killed Off Like a Redshirt

Tom Hardy Stokes More Venom Director Rumors

Can Marvel Crossovers Ever Escape the Infinity Saga?

The Mind Behind Neon Genesis Evangelion Is Helping to Make a New Ultraman Movie

Read Game of Thrones’ Finale Script for a Glimpse at Some Bullshit

In the New Trailer for Little Monsters, the Zombie Apocalypse Is a Gory Game of Tag

Star Wars‘ Captain Phasma Has Become So Much More Than a Boring Masked Badass

Robert Picardo Says He Could Sign Up for Star Trek: Picard‘s Second Season

Ava DuVernay Teases a Few Familiar Faces for the New Gods Movie

The Former Flash Directors Make a Saving Throw for the Dungeons & Dragons Movie

Put the Synthale Down: Chateau Picard Wine Is Real, and Here

The First Teaser for the Untitled Walking Dead Spinoff Is as Inscrutable as Everything Else About the Untitled Walking Dead Spinoff

Rob Thomas Has Another Optimistic Update on CW’s Lost Boys Pilot

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Is Coming Back to Theaters, 40 Years Later

The Original Red Ranger Teases an Animated Return for the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers

The Power Rangers Comic’s Emissaries Are Such a Cool Idea

To the Surprise of No One, Handmaid’s Tale Will Return for a Fourth Season

I Feel Nothing From House of X‘s Mutants, and That’s Great

A New Look at Batwoman’s Prototype Suit, a Walking Dead Villain Unmasked, and More

Roku’s 2025 Streaming Stick HD Is 40% Off to Compete With Amazon Fire TV Stick During Spring Sale

Epstein Victims Sue Google, Claim AI Mode Exposed Personal Information

‘Wicked Spot’ Is a Fun, Sapphic Rom-Com That Yeets a Witch Into the Magical World of Influencer Culture

Anthropic and OpenAI Just Gave Us a Glimpse Into the Future of Model Pricing

Amazon Slashes 63% Off Acer Aspire Desktop for a Limited-Time Spring Sale, With Keyboard and Mouse Included

Smart Glasses Now Have One of the Vision Pro’s Best Features

Marvel Just Put ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 in a Very Weird Place in the MCU Timeline

Trump Drops $1B to Kill 2 Wind Farms, Then Watches a Bigger One Go Online

Scientists Found a Weird New Way to Wash Fruits and Vegetables

White House’s Mysterious ‘Covfefe Moment’ Was Stupider Than We Imagined

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

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

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees