James Whitbrook, Author at Gizmodo

A Highly Scientific and Totally Serious Ranking of the Giant Robot Names in Pacific Rim

Pacific Rim has giant robots in it. The Jaegers are great, but a large part of their greatness is because they all have utterly fantastic names. We’ve crunched the data and have thus developed an objective and completely unassailable ranking of Jaeger names from across the Pacific Rim universe—from the movies as well as the…

Movies James Whitbrook Mar 21 '18

Open Channel: Name a More ‘Ambitious Crossover’ Than Infinity War, We’ll Wait

Avengers: Infinity War features a veritable smorgasbord of A-list Marvel heroes (and also, Hawkeye). Some may call it the most ambitious crossover event in history. The Internet disagrees, and as part of the Internet, we’re calling on you to put your crossover money where your mouth is. As it is wont to do in order…

io9 James Whitbrook Mar 21 '18

Christopher Eccleston Has Finally Revealed What Led to His Doctor Who Exit

It’s been nearly 13 years since Doctor Who returned from cancellation, which means it’s also been nearly 13 years since Christopher Eccleston made his shock exit as the Ninth Doctor. In the years since Eccleston has kept mostly quiet about why he left the show after just one season, but he’s now revealed the full…

Television James Whitbrook Mar 21 '18

Who on Earth Could Be Deadpool 2‘s Secret New Cameo?

Get a look at Shazam!’s electrifying new logo. Peyton Reed discusses Wasp’s important role in Ant-Man and The Wasp. Preacher adds a few more intriguing new characters. Plus, footage from the season finale of The X-Files, Ryan Murphy confirms a few more familiar faces for American Horror Story, and more. To me, my Spoilers! Deadpool…

Television James Whitbrook Mar 21 '18

Sam Worthington Evolves Into Something Interesting in the First Trailer for Netflix’s The Titan

Netflix’s latest original movie is heading to the stars, and to do so it’s turning Sam Worthington into an alien. So, it’s like Avatar, but with less tree sex and more body horror. The first trailer for The Titan paints a dire picture for humanity in the near future: Nuclear war has left swathes of…

Trailers James Whitbrook Mar 20 '18

Weirdly, the Rampage Director’s Problem With the Game’s Story Wasn’t That It Barely Existed

Video game movie adaptations have had a rocky history—whether or not they adhere to the fiction of the games their inspired by, or do something totally different and just slap the source material’s name on it. But apparently, Rampage director Brad Peyton refused to even sign on if the movie even considered going with the…

Movies James Whitbrook Mar 20 '18

Our Latest Look at the New FLCL Is Rad, Yet Wildly Confusing

After almost a year of waiting, we finally know when to expect Adult Swim’s new continuations of Gainax’s beloved, weird-as-hell coming of age anime FLCL—and we’re getting a double dose of it this year, to boot. Adult Swim released a new trailer acting as a mishmash of both the new second and third seasons of…

Anime James Whitbrook Mar 20 '18

Syfy’s Adaptation of GRRM’s Nightflyers Looks Like Psycho in Space

We’ve been hearing about Syfy’s ambitious take on George R.R. Martin’s classic spooky tale for a while now—but we finally have an early glimpse, and it’s looking pretty damn horrifying. In a good way, we mean. Released through USA Today, the new featurette opens with a brief trailer before delving into some talking heads/behind-the-scenes footage,…

Trailers James Whitbrook Mar 20 '18

All the Things the Star Wars: The Last Jedi Novelization Adds to the Movie

Star Wars: The Last Jedi has finally made its way to home release this month, packed with featurettes, commentaries, and deleted scenes that enhance our understanding of the film. But this month also saw the movie enter another form: a novelization that adds more to The Last Jedi even beyond its deleted scenes. There’s one…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Mar 20 '18

Spielberg Knows When He’s Going to Start Shooting Indiana Jones 5

We have a mysterious (of course) clue to Westworld’s second season. The fate of Ash is revealed is Ash vs Evil Dead doesn’t get renewed. Someone working on the Bumblebee movie has high praise for the Bumblebee movie. Plus, DC’s New Gods movie has a writer, Rocket Raccoon does not care for the Avengers, and…

Television James Whitbrook Mar 20 '18

One Detail From the Infinity Gauntlet Comic That Probably Won’t Make It Into Avengers: Infinity War

The most recent trailer for Avengers: Infinity War revealed more of Thanos’ plan, and its own connections to the events of one of the comics that inspired the film in the first place, The Infinity Gauntlet. There’s one brief moment in the 1991 comic, however, that likely wouldn’t go down well with a certain President…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Mar 19 '18

Hawkgirl and John Stewart Are Joining the New Justice League Lineup

This June, Justice League is relaunching, which means there’s another roster change in store for DC Comics’ foremost superhero team. The good news: If you loved the Justice League animated series, then the setup is rather familiar. Announced this morning by DC, the main Justice League series will relaunch in June as a bi-weekly title.…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Mar 19 '18

Your Incantations Worked: John Constantine Is Set to Become a Legends of Tomorrow Regular

Summon the nastiest demon you can find and give them a high five, because John Constantine will board the Waverider permanently for Legends of Tomorrow’s fourth season. Here’s the catch though: Legends has to be renewed for a fourth season first. The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline are reporting that Matt Ryan will be promoted from…

Television James Whitbrook Mar 19 '18

Updates From Preacher, Star Wars: Episode IX, and More

It’s time to start asking Mark Hamill whether he’ll be in Episode IX already. Benedict Cumberbatch offers a cryptic update about the chance of a Doctor Strange sequel. Preacher casts another major foe from the comics. Plus, new looks at Westworld and Freeform’s fishy drama Siren, and a new clip from The Walking Dead. Behold, spoilers!…

Television James Whitbrook Mar 19 '18

This Week’s Mister Miracle Changed the Game for the Fourth World, in a Beautiful Way

Mister Miracle, DC Comics’ haunting, beautiful series about the small lives of Scott Free and Big Barda being swept up in the enormous scope of Jack Kirby’s Fourth World (soon to be seen in live-action), is all about contrasting the banal with the fantastical, the drama of real life amid the drama of scifi weirdness.…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Mar 16 '18

Everything We Learned About the Avengers’ Fight Against Thanos in the Latest Infinity War Trailer

This morning, we got our latest huge look at Avengers: Infinity War. Amid the sound and fury of Thanos imposing his will upon Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, we also got some very intriguing glimpses of the Avengers’ plans to fight back against the Mad Titan. Here’s everything we found. The trailer opens with a trippy shot…

Movies James Whitbrook Mar 16 '18

Samurai Zombies, Birdmen, and the Other Weirdest Foes Lara Croft Has Ever Fought

Lara Croft has been raiding tombs on and off for over two decades’ worth of video games at this point, but her latest movie adventure wants to return Lara to her most basic elements in a reboot—which means some of Lara’s more bizarre opponents from the classic games are probably going to be missing. Tomb…

Games James Whitbrook Mar 16 '18

The End Is Near in the Explosive New Avengers: Infinity War Trailer

Here’s your latest look at Avengers: Infinity War—and Thanos’ is here to kick some major butt. The second big trailer for Infinity War gives us a few more hints at Thanos’ climactic arrival into the lives of our heroes. Suffice to say, when he wants to murder half the galaxy, it’s not going to go…

Trailers James Whitbrook Mar 16 '18

Ridley Scott Is in Talks to Direct His First Comic Book Movie

Civil War’s Daniel Bruhl thinks Baron Zemo is coming back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Legends of Tomorrow is doing something delightfully bonkers again. must defend John Noble at all cost. Netflix’s Sabrina show finds a familiar nemesis for the teenage witch. Plus, some wild new Legion footage, and meet the Robinsons in a new…

Television James Whitbrook Mar 16 '18

Holy Shit, Ava DuVernay Is Directing DC’s New Gods Movie

Ava DuVernay is heading to superhero movies—and DC Comics’ Fourth World. DuVernay will helm New Gods—based on Jack Kirby’s legendary pantheon of gods created in the ‘70s for DC Comics that includes characters like Darkseid, Orion, Mister Miracle, Big Barda, and more. Of course, this won’t be the first time that the DC movieverse has…

Movies James Whitbrook Mar 15 '18

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A Highly Scientific and Totally Serious Ranking of the Giant Robot Names in Pacific Rim

Open Channel: Name a More ‘Ambitious Crossover’ Than Infinity War, We’ll Wait

Christopher Eccleston Has Finally Revealed What Led to His Doctor Who Exit

Who on Earth Could Be Deadpool 2‘s Secret New Cameo?

Sam Worthington Evolves Into Something Interesting in the First Trailer for Netflix’s The Titan

Weirdly, the Rampage Director’s Problem With the Game’s Story Wasn’t That It Barely Existed

Our Latest Look at the New FLCL Is Rad, Yet Wildly Confusing

Syfy’s Adaptation of GRRM’s Nightflyers Looks Like Psycho in Space

All the Things the Star Wars: The Last Jedi Novelization Adds to the Movie

Spielberg Knows When He’s Going to Start Shooting Indiana Jones 5

One Detail From the Infinity Gauntlet Comic That Probably Won’t Make It Into Avengers: Infinity War

Hawkgirl and John Stewart Are Joining the New Justice League Lineup

Your Incantations Worked: John Constantine Is Set to Become a Legends of Tomorrow Regular

Updates From Preacher, Star Wars: Episode IX, and More

This Week’s Mister Miracle Changed the Game for the Fourth World, in a Beautiful Way

Everything We Learned About the Avengers’ Fight Against Thanos in the Latest Infinity War Trailer

Samurai Zombies, Birdmen, and the Other Weirdest Foes Lara Croft Has Ever Fought

The End Is Near in the Explosive New Avengers: Infinity War Trailer

Ridley Scott Is in Talks to Direct His First Comic Book Movie

Holy Shit, Ava DuVernay Is Directing DC’s New Gods Movie

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