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The Arrowverse Gets Its Freaky Friday on in Our First Look at Elseworlds

Please. Please appreciate the sheer nightmare that is seeing Stephen Amell’s face photoshopped onto what is very clearly not Stephen Amell’s body. The first teaser trailer for Elseworlds, the upcoming three-way crossover between Arrow, Supergirl, and Flash, has hit the web, and, well, it doesn’t really have what you might be expecting. No Lois Lane.…

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Updates From Black Widow, Mystery Science Theater 3000, and More

Doctor Sleep adds another young star. The ALF reboot is dead. The Walking Dead’s showrunner hints at some interesting plans to integrate some key stories from the comics. Plus, the first tiny teaser look at the new Child’s Play, a glimpse at Sabrina’s holiday special, and a giant octopus attacks on Legends of Tomorrow. To…

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Yaz Finally Steps Into the Spotlight for a Poignant Doctor Who

One of the many changes brought to Doctor Who this year is more companions than a dimensionally transcendental phone box knows what to do with. Much of the season so far has left one new traveler—Mandip Gill’s Yasmin Khan—taking a backseat. But “Demons of the Punjab” finally let her shine. “Demons of the Punjab” sends…

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A Major Familiar Face Confirms Their Return to Arrow

There are more rumors about who could appear in The Mandalorian. Get a closer look at Mary Poppins Returns’ animated sequences. The midnight club convenes in new Riverdale pictures. Plus, what’s to come on Doctor Who, a new clip from Ralph Breaks the Internet, and a look at Jason Todd in action on Titans. Spoilers,…

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Bear Witness to This Week’s Spoiler-Filled Doctor Who Open Thread

This week, Doctor Who ventured into the past for another historical event: the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. While it might have had themes similar to this season’s powerful “Rosa”, it took a slightly different approach getting there. Mainly because—and it is indeed about bloody time—“Demons of the Punjab” told its historical story…

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Studio Mir’s Potential New Animated Series Looks Like a Total Blast

The animation studio that brought us both The Legend of Korra and, most recently, Voltron: Legendary Defender is looking to try something new for their next animated project—and so far it looks like it has the potential to be absolutely delightful. With Voltron heading into its final days, the studio has been pitching a brand new…

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Updates From Godzilla vs. Kong, Jonny Quest, and More

Godzilla vs Kong casts an Iron Fist star. Lego Batman Movie and potential Nightwing director Chris McKay could bring Jonny Quest to the big screen. The CW wants a lot more of the new Charmed. Plus, Swamp Thing could be adding another DC villain, and casting rumors for the Game of Thrones prequel. Spoilers get!…

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A Young Thief Gets More Than She Bargained For in This Look Inside The Stone King

You’d probably know to expect more than you bargained for from any Shadow of the Colossus-ian encounter with a giant stony behemoth. But the protagonist of The Stone King has a few more things on her mind in this gorgeous look inside one of Comixology’s latest original series. Announced as part of the second wave of…

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It’s Official, Disney Is Bringing a Loki TV Series to Its Streaming Service Too

The god of mischief lives! Only on Disney’s new streaming service. While you’re probably still getting excited about that Rogue One prequel show just announced for the newly titled Disney +, the company has now officially confirmed the first rumored Marvel TV series for its streaming network, too: an untitled series starring Tom Hiddleston as Loki,…

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Star Trek: Discovery‘s Story Team Discuss the Spirit of Captain Georgiou in This Exclusive Clip

Although Michelle Yeoh’s stalwart Captain Phillipa Georgiou didn’t make it out of Star Trek: Discovery’s opening episodes alive, her spirit—and more literally, even her mirror self later on—was one of the driving forces behind Michael Burnham’s story. See just how important that was to both Yeoh and Discovery’s creative staff in this new clip. To…

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The First Trailer For Netflix’s Korean Zombie Epic Kingdom Teases Ancient Horrors

We’ve known for a while that Netflix has been working with Korean studio Astory to help bring a fantastical zombie series to life—and now we’ve got our first look at its creepy, gorgeous take on zombie horror. Set at an unspecified point in the five centuries that make up Korea’s Joseon Dynasty—one of the most…

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Updates From the Super Mario Bros. Movie, Black Widow, and More

Scooby Doo is offering a bizarre follow up to a 30-year-old mystery. Get another brief snippet from Bumblebee. A new clip from The Good Place teases big things for Eleanor. Meet Caitlin’s dad in new pictures from the next episode of The Flash. Plus, a 4400 reboot could be in the works. To me, my…

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Doc Ock Has Some Thoughts About Japan’s Giant Robot Tropes

Otto Octavius: Doctor. Wannabe superhero. Superior Spider-Man. Also: lowkey tokusatsu fan? Marvel’s ongoing Spider-Geddon crossover event has already given us some intriguing developments, mostly in how it’s shown us it can keep a renewed battle with the Inheritors from Spider-Verse feeling fresh by offering a moral divide to fracture our heroes’ reunion. The question now…

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Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp on Making The Green Lantern Weird as Hell

Hal Jordan’s seen a lot of stuff in his long life as one of the DC cosmos’ intergalactic space cops. But after an epic time fighting interstellar conflicts, Hal’s currently persona non grata among the Green Lanterns—at least until his new series, from Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp, thrusts him back into a wild world.…

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The Most Important Line in Star Wars Is an Ode to the Peril of Living in the Past

“May the Force be with you.” “No, I am your father.” “It’s a trap!” Star Wars is full of iconic notable quotables. But what has become my favorite line in the entire saga is a line from The Last Jedi that speaks to a wider existential debate about where the franchise is at right now:…

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Updates From The Eternals, Terminator 6, and More

There’s early plans to resurrect an unused Night of the Living Dead sequel script from George Romero. The Purge TV show is getting a second season. Plus, Riverdale casts an intriguing new character with ties to Hiram, and a new look at Anna and the Apocalypse. Spoilers now! Gretel & Hansel Charles Babalola has been…

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This Collection of Magic: The Gathering Art Is Outta This Elemental Plane

Magic: The Gathering is home to a world—or rather worlds—of fantastical characters, especially the Planeswalkers, the legendary figures that venture across the multiple planes of reality to summon magical creatures and do battle. This great new art collection from Gallery 1988 celebrates these mighty mages in true style. Gallery 1988 has revealed a new collection…

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Get a Gorgeous, Colorful Look Inside the Next Volume of Sailor Moon Eternal Edition

The first volume of the Sailor Moon Eternal Edition was the beginning of one of the most comprehensive overhauls ever seen for a Western release of the Sailor Moon manga—new color art never released outside of Japan, new translations, and even new covers from Naoko Takeuchi herself. Now we’ve got an exclusive look inside the…

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The Director of Book of Life Is Developing a ‘Mexican Lord of the Rings‘ for Netflix

Netflix is making a big play for animation with today’s announcement of six new projects across film and TV—but sitting at the intriguing heart of that is a new limited series from Book of Life director Jorge Gutierrez that aims to turn Latin American folklore into a new fantastical epic. Variety reports that Gutierrez will…

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A Truly Ridiculous Rumor About Matt Smith’s Role in Star Wars: Episode IX

The Hellboy movie might have added another iconic hero from the comics. Get a suitably democratic new look at Captain Marvel courtesy of Brie Larson. Fox is looking to do its own take on War of the Worlds. Plus, new behind-the-scenes looks at Joker, and what’s to come on Legends of Tomorrow. Spoilers, go! Star…

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The Arrowverse Gets Its Freaky Friday on in Our First Look at Elseworlds

Updates From Black Widow, Mystery Science Theater 3000, and More

Yaz Finally Steps Into the Spotlight for a Poignant Doctor Who

A Major Familiar Face Confirms Their Return to Arrow

Bear Witness to This Week’s Spoiler-Filled Doctor Who Open Thread

Studio Mir’s Potential New Animated Series Looks Like a Total Blast

Updates From Godzilla vs. Kong, Jonny Quest, and More

A Young Thief Gets More Than She Bargained For in This Look Inside The Stone King

It’s Official, Disney Is Bringing a Loki TV Series to Its Streaming Service Too

Star Trek: Discovery‘s Story Team Discuss the Spirit of Captain Georgiou in This Exclusive Clip

The First Trailer For Netflix’s Korean Zombie Epic Kingdom Teases Ancient Horrors

Updates From the Super Mario Bros. Movie, Black Widow, and More

Doc Ock Has Some Thoughts About Japan’s Giant Robot Tropes

Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp on Making The Green Lantern Weird as Hell

The Most Important Line in Star Wars Is an Ode to the Peril of Living in the Past

Updates From The Eternals, Terminator 6, and More

This Collection of Magic: The Gathering Art Is Outta This Elemental Plane

Get a Gorgeous, Colorful Look Inside the Next Volume of Sailor Moon Eternal Edition

The Director of Book of Life Is Developing a ‘Mexican Lord of the Rings‘ for Netflix

A Truly Ridiculous Rumor About Matt Smith’s Role in Star Wars: Episode IX

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Travelers Experiencing the Longest Security Lines in TSA History

Could There Be a ‘Project Hail Mary’ Sequel?

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