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Atlanta‘s Zazie Beetz Will Play Domino In Deadpool 2

After months of speculation about the X-Force mercenary’s role in Deadpool 2, we’ve got confirmation of just who will end up bringing Neena Thurman to life in the movie: Atlanta’s Zazie Beetz. And, being Deadpool related, we learned about it in the weirdest way. In fact, we learned about it really in the only way…

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After Atrocious Live Stream, HBO Finally Confirms Game of Thrones Returns July 16

We’ve known for a long while that the seemingly penultimate season of Game of Thrones wouldn’t be coming in the show’s usual spring slot on HBO—but today, the company finally confirmed just when we’ll be going back to Westeros: July 16. But bloody hell, did we have to go through a mess to know it.…

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Marvel’s Newest X-Team Is the Astonishing X-Men

We’ve suddenly gone from not all that many X-Men books being out there to all the X-Men books being out there, with the advent of the still-awfully-punned “ResurrXion”—but here’s one more to add to the sudden pile of mutant mania. The new series, written by Charles Soule, will bring together an oddball team of Mutant characters—Old…

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MIT Students Have Made an Awesome Fan Film About Riri Williams, the New Iron Man

Iron Man’s replacement in Marvel’s current comics, Riri Williams, was an MIT student before she started flying high as the Invincible Ironheart. So it’s pretty damn awesome that a group of her real-life alumni have made their own fan film about the young hero and her life at the university. Not All Heroes Wear Capes—But…

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The One Rumor About Deadpool 2 We Desperately Wished Was Real Has Been Debunked

Isaac Hempstead-Wright teases Bran’s journey ahead in Game of Thrones. Simon Kinberg continues to dance around his role in the next X-Men film. The CW is looking to start casting its Lost Boys show. Plus, familiar faces and foes return in new Flash images, and new footage from Iron Fist and The Handmaid’s Tale. Spoilers…

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Fantagraphics’ Pulpy New Superheroes Are Ready to Bust Some Heads

Fantagraphics is getting ready to launch All-Time Comics, its own dark, weird take on classic silver and golden age superhero comics. To celebrate, it got music director Samuel Bayer—who kicked off his career with the video to Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”—to make a short teaser for the line that’s sort of Sin City-meets-classic Detective…

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The Totally Awesome Hulk Is the Weapon X Program’s Newest Target

A couple of weeks ago, Marvel’s EIC Axel Alonso dropped a bizarre teaser image with little to no information about it… other than the fact it appeared to feature a ginormous hybrid of the Hulk and Wolverine. Today, the company lifted the lid on what it’s for—an incoming crossover between Weapon X and Totally Awesome…

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The Iron Fist TV Series Is Marvel and Netflix’s First Big Failure

There’s a critical concept with the Marvel Netflix shows often referred to as “the wall”—the moment where, about two-thirds of the way through their season, they slam the brakes on the pacing and stakes and preamble for a bit, mostly before pulling it together in the finale. Iron Fist starts by hitting that wall, and…

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Thor’s Got No Hammer and Short Hair in the First Image From Thor: Ragnarok

Marvel’s God of Thunder is going to look a little bit different in his next movie. Entertainment Weekly has revealed our first glimpse at the movie, teasing a radically differently looking Thor, as well as our first full looks at Cate Blanchett and Tessa Thompson in action as Hela and Valkyrie, respectively. The image, from…

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The Real Identity of DC’s Mysterious ‘Other’ Clark Kent Has Finally Been Revealed

If you’ve been following Superman comics recently, then you’re gonna be fully aware that the Man of Steel has been having one hell of a time. He had his identity made public. Then he died, replaced by the version of himself from before the New 52 reboot. And then, another Clark Kent showed up, claiming…

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Wonder Woman‘s Director Teases an Amazing Throwback

Joe Manganiello hints when The Batman is set to start filming. Get a new tease of Gerard Butler’s new environmental disaster movie. Matt Nix’s X-Men TV show finds the final member of its main cast. Plus, a Batman legend comes to Powerless, and another new clip from Beauty and the Beast. Praise Hera, the spoilers…

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The First Clip From Life Offers a Valuable Lesson: Don’t Touch Things in Space

Odds are, touching unknown things in space? Not gonna go well. Sony has released a new extended peek at Life, its upcoming space horror movie about a group of astronauts on the ISS, who find alien life, try touching it, and then then things go horribly wrong from there. It’s a moment that’s been in…

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Gorgeous Fan Comic Imagines the Moment Clark Kent Became the Golden Age Superman

Superman’s very first origin story in Action Comics #1 is brisk and breezy—it lets you know who Superman is, what he can do, and leaps right into the action in a matter of pages. But what was the moment Clark Kent decided to become a hero? Where did he get his first costume? This gorgeous…

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The First Pictures From the Flash/Supergirl Musical Crossover Are Here, Please Hold Us

Ever since the CW announced that Supergirl and The Flash’s next crossover would be a musical, we’ve been breathlessly anticipating every little detail about it. And now we’ve got our first hit of unadulterated joy in the form of the first pictures from the special episode. Entertainment Weekly has a new gallery of images from…

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Jason Isaacs Is Star Trek: Discovery‘s New Captain—But Not Its Star

The U.S.S. Discovery has welcomed aboard its captain. CBS has just confirmed that Jason Isaacs will join its next Star Trek series—but don’t forget, for the first time ever in the franchise, the captain will not be the main star. Isaacs will play Lorca, the captain of the series’ main Federation starship, Discovery. But, as…

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Why Magneto’s Secret Empire Comic Cover Is Causing Controversy

Secret Empire—which will see Steve Rogers’ recent double life as an agent of Hydra revealed to the wider Marvel Comics world—is the company’s next big comic event, and thus, it’s already touting range after range of variant covers to go with the series. But one in particular is causing a lot of anger: because it…

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There Were Way More CG Actors in Logan Than You Realized

The ideal of digital doubles—a CG recreation of an actor’s face being used over footage of a real stunt performer—is hardly new in cinema. But the work done on seamlessly integrating them into Logan is nothing short of amazing. Cartoon Brew has a fascinating, in-depth interview with staff at Image Engine, the Canadian VFX studio…

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Could Another Major DC Villain Be in Justice League After All?

Get a look at Lin-Manuel Miranda on the set of Mary Poppins Returns. Todd McFarlane is still talking about his Spawn movie plans. Iron Fist’s costume designer discusses the challenge of bringing the comic book costume to life. Plus, a tiny snippet of The Flash and Supergirl musical crossover, and a new clip from Star…

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South Korea’s Power Rangers Spinoff Show Is Going Above and Beyond

Last week, we told you about the weird case of Korea’s first fully-fledged adaptation of Super Sentai—Power Rangers: Dino Force Brave, an original continuation of the Japanese show that would be adapted into Power Rangers: Dino Charge here in the West. Well, now there’s footage from the new show, and it’s even weirder than we expected.…

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The Wonder Woman Movie Has a Wild New Take on the Origins of the Amazons

Throughout many years of comics and many iterations and reboots, the Amazons of Themyscira have had several different origins. The Wonder Woman movie will be no exception to that rule—but it seems like we’re getting an Amazon origin that will still be quite a bit different to what people might be expecting. Based on a…

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Atlanta‘s Zazie Beetz Will Play Domino In Deadpool 2

After Atrocious Live Stream, HBO Finally Confirms Game of Thrones Returns July 16

Marvel’s Newest X-Team Is the Astonishing X-Men

MIT Students Have Made an Awesome Fan Film About Riri Williams, the New Iron Man

The One Rumor About Deadpool 2 We Desperately Wished Was Real Has Been Debunked

Fantagraphics’ Pulpy New Superheroes Are Ready to Bust Some Heads

The Totally Awesome Hulk Is the Weapon X Program’s Newest Target

The Iron Fist TV Series Is Marvel and Netflix’s First Big Failure

Thor’s Got No Hammer and Short Hair in the First Image From Thor: Ragnarok

The Real Identity of DC’s Mysterious ‘Other’ Clark Kent Has Finally Been Revealed

Wonder Woman‘s Director Teases an Amazing Throwback

The First Clip From Life Offers a Valuable Lesson: Don’t Touch Things in Space

Gorgeous Fan Comic Imagines the Moment Clark Kent Became the Golden Age Superman

The First Pictures From the Flash/Supergirl Musical Crossover Are Here, Please Hold Us

Jason Isaacs Is Star Trek: Discovery‘s New Captain—But Not Its Star

Why Magneto’s Secret Empire Comic Cover Is Causing Controversy

There Were Way More CG Actors in Logan Than You Realized

Could Another Major DC Villain Be in Justice League After All?

South Korea’s Power Rangers Spinoff Show Is Going Above and Beyond

The Wonder Woman Movie Has a Wild New Take on the Origins of the Amazons

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?

Meta Has More Smart Glasses Coming Whether You Want Them or Not

Apple Requires Device-Level Age Verification in the UK Now. Could the US Be Next?

Astronomers Say Recent Rash of Meteor Sightings ‘Warrants Serious Investigation’

Did AMD Just Make the Best CPU for Gamers and Creators?

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