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Akira Is Getting a 4K Remaster, and a New Anime

Katsuhiro Otomo is returning to his seminal work for a brand new animated project—one that will go beyond what the iconic 1988 film already accomplished. Announced yesterday evening at Otomo’s panel at Anime Expo, Akira will be reborn across two different initiatives: first, an ultra-HD remastering of the original movie, which is set to release…

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The Man Behind The Mask Wants to Make a Female-Led Reboot

Jon Favreau’s Lion King remake is a lot longer than you’d expect. Netflix has already committed to a second season of its Pacific Rim anime. Arrow teases one last costume update for Oliver Queen ahead of its final season. Plus, more mysterious casting for the BBC’s new Dracula, and what’s to come on Krypton. Spoilers…

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In the Latest Trailer For Mewtwo Strikes Back, Begun, the Clone Wars Have

Detective Pikachu isn’t the only Pokémon movie with a funky use of CG coming out this year. Fans are also getting a new take on a Pokéclassic. https://gizmodo.com/detective-pikachu-is-almost-too-cute-for-its-own-good-1834426025 The Pokémon Company has released another new trailer for Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution, the rapidly incoming latest entry in the vast franchise’s line of animated movies.…

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MAD Magazine Is Basically Dead

Rumors began swirling earlier this week that legendary satirical comics publication MAD Magazine was dead. Turns out, that’s not quite the case… but it might as well be. Reports from Jedadiah Leland yesterday alleged that MAD would be shutting down entirely in the near future, with original content in the magazine ceasing to exist after…

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Hot Toys’ Latest Marvel Figure Is Truly Excelsior

Hot Toys’ line of Marvel figures has some truly great standouts, but it’s supported by a line of more reliable “regulars” the company can churn out variants of pretty easily. 50 million Iron Man suits here, 30 million Spider-Man ones there, it’s figures like that that let them do the really fancy stuff. Maybe the…

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New Set Pictures Reveal the Radical Return of Bill & Ted

Hear a snippet of the new Lion King’s take on “Hakuna Matata”. The first mysterious teases for Scream: Resurrection are here. Shaun the Sheep has a close encounter of the third kind in his new movie. Take a bite out of the BBC’s new Dracula. Plus what’s to come on Legion, and behind-the-scenes on Stranger Things. And…

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Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Show Nabs Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Director J.A. Bayona

Amazon’s foray into the Second Age has found a director. Deadline reports that J.A. Bayona—who took over from Colin Trevorrow for the middle chapter in the current Jurassic trilogy, Fallen Kingdom—has been tapped to helm the first two episodes of Amazon’s big-budget fantasy series, a prequel show set in a Middle-earth centuries before the events…

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Doctor Who Could Return to Our Screens Sooner Than We’d Thought

The cast of Enola Holmes continues to grow with a reckless abandon. Dana Lee discusses his role in Birds of Prey. Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite could get a western remake. Daisy Ridley teases her epic duel in The Rise of Skywalker. Plus, what’s to come on The Handmaid’s Tale, and another look at Will Smith playing…

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Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge FOMO Has Turned Me Into a Garbage Monster, and I Hate It

Ever since it was announced, I managed to care very little for Disney’s reveal that Star Wars would be coming to its American theme parks in the form of a whole new land. “Sounds neat, but it’s on the other side of the planet, I’ll never go so why think about it?” I’d tell myself,…

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The Dune Universe Continues to Grow

Wyld Stallyns ride again. The Haunting of Hill House’s Mike Flanagan is ready for even more horror stories. Plus updates from Agents of SHIELD, Swamp Thing, Scream, and more. Spoilers away! Bond 25 007’s official Twitter page has our first authorized look at Daniel Craig in Bond 25. In related news, British tabloid The Sun…

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Buffy and Angel Will Fight Over Who Gets to Save the World in Boom Studios’ First Buffy Comic Crossover

At least they’re fighting over a noble reason? io9 has the exclusive details on the very first crossover event between Boom Studios’ ongoing Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel comic series, which take the beloved Joss Whedon characters and remix them for a contemporary setting. Remix or otherwise though, one thing stays the same in…

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The Latest Black Widow Set Photos Hint at a Very Specific Timeline [Updated]

Travel abroad with Spider-Man: Far From Home. David Harbour is asked about the possibility of a Hellboy reboot sequel. Titans gives us a tease and The Lost Boys TV show gets some movement. Spoilers, onward! Black Widow The latest batch of Black Widow set photos show Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh driving a 2017 BMW…

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Holy Crap, This Star Wars Short Made Me Excited About the Jedi for Once

It’s a weird thing to admit as a Star Wars fan, but I can honestly take or leave the Jedi and Sith. They dominate the storytelling landscape of Star Wars far too much, telling the same old tales. Give me a pilot, or a smuggler, or literally anyone but yet another force sensitive with a…

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Riz Ahmed’s Star Wars Celebration Chicago Appearance Was Canceled Because Homeland Security Wouldn’t Let Him Board His Flight

On the first day of Star Wars Celebration Chicago this past April, it was suddenly announced that Riz Ahmed—who played Imperial courier-turned Rebel hero Bodhi Rook in Rogue One—had to cancel his appearance at the convention. Now, the actor’s revealed why, and it’s another reflection of being a minority attempting to travel in the U.S.…

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New Updates From Black Widow, Enola Holmes, and More

Black Widow set pictures continue to give us a look at the film’s mysterious new villain. The game is afoot for Henry Cavill and Enola Holmes. Margot Robbie plans to produce a sci-fi hacker horror flick about implants. The Hello Kitty film has found its writer from a surprising source. Plus, what’s to come on…

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Kieron Gillen’s Star Wars Run Put a Fascinating Spotlight on One of Rogue One‘s Most Interesting Legacies

When Darth Vader writer Kieron Gillen joined Marvel’s main Star Wars title, many perhaps would’ve expected a continuation of the themes he had explored there. But over the course of his run alongside artists Salvador Larroca and Angel Unzueta—which concluded with last week’s Star Wars #67—a far more interesting exploration emerged of an altogether different…

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Michael Chabon Will Showrun Star Trek: Picard

Well, Alex Kurtzman can’t singlehandedly manage every damn one of these Star Trek series himself. CBS has officially announced that Chabon—who has been on board with the series since its early days, writing and executive producing—will take the conn as Star Trek: Picard’s showrunner. Here’s a statement from Kurtzman given to Deadline on the news,…

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The Predators Have Gone Too Damn Far in This Exclusive Look Inside Archie vs Predator 2

Murdering a bunch of Riverdale’s finest during the events of Archie vs. Predator, one of the most delectably silly crossovers in Archie Comics history? Fine, comes with the vs. Predator territory. But going after the Opportunity rover!? A line must be drawn! io9 can exclusively reveal a first look at Alex de Campi, Robert Hack,…

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Paul Rudd Is Joining the Next Ghostbusters, But Maybe Not to Bust Ghosts

We don’t know yet. Maybe he’ll moonlight in busting. We’ve heard it makes you feel good? Variety reports that Rudd has entered final negotiations to join the upcoming Ghostbusters movie from Jason Reitman, a spiritual continuation of the setting in the first two Ghostbusters movies, rather than the universe established in 2016’s Ghostbusters: Answer the…

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Final Fantasy XIV Is Heading to Television

Eighteen years after the legendary RPG series attempted to take on the big screen with the CG flop Spirits Within, Final Fantasy is getting a brand new major adaptation—this time, as a live-action television series. Announced this morning by Sony Pictures Television, Square-Enix, and Hivemind—the production team behind Amazon’s The Expanse and Netflix’s upcoming adaptation…

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Akira Is Getting a 4K Remaster, and a New Anime

The Man Behind The Mask Wants to Make a Female-Led Reboot

In the Latest Trailer For Mewtwo Strikes Back, Begun, the Clone Wars Have

MAD Magazine Is Basically Dead

Hot Toys’ Latest Marvel Figure Is Truly Excelsior

New Set Pictures Reveal the Radical Return of Bill & Ted

Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Show Nabs Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Director J.A. Bayona

Doctor Who Could Return to Our Screens Sooner Than We’d Thought

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge FOMO Has Turned Me Into a Garbage Monster, and I Hate It

The Dune Universe Continues to Grow

Buffy and Angel Will Fight Over Who Gets to Save the World in Boom Studios’ First Buffy Comic Crossover

The Latest Black Widow Set Photos Hint at a Very Specific Timeline [Updated]

Holy Crap, This Star Wars Short Made Me Excited About the Jedi for Once

Riz Ahmed’s Star Wars Celebration Chicago Appearance Was Canceled Because Homeland Security Wouldn’t Let Him Board His Flight

New Updates From Black Widow, Enola Holmes, and More

Kieron Gillen’s Star Wars Run Put a Fascinating Spotlight on One of Rogue One‘s Most Interesting Legacies

Michael Chabon Will Showrun Star Trek: Picard

The Predators Have Gone Too Damn Far in This Exclusive Look Inside Archie vs Predator 2

Paul Rudd Is Joining the Next Ghostbusters, But Maybe Not to Bust Ghosts

Final Fantasy XIV Is Heading to Television

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