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Tony Dow Is Making a Movie About Waiting In Line for Star Wars Movies

Sadly, it’s not an official Star Wars Story anthology movie. Variety has announced that Dow—best known for his role as Wally on Leave it to Beaver, but also as a director with credits for Babylon 5, Deep Space Nine, and more under his belt—is directing The Line Kings, which is literally a comedy movie about…

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Our First Look at Stranger Things Season Two Is Just Gosh Darn Adorable

The Stranger Things kids were already adorable enough. But now they’re dressed up in Ghostbusters costumes for Halloween and I don’t think anyone could be adequately prepared for just how cute it actually is. Entertainment Weekly has revealed the first official picture from Stranger Things season two, featuring Dustin, Mike, and Lucas dressed up as…

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Greg Berlanti’s Black Lightning TV Show Is Now Officially Coming to the CW

The CW/DC TV universe is about to welcome a new superhero show. This morning there were rumors that the Black Lightning TV series had been dropped by Fox, but now we know where it’s headed: the CW has officially ordered a pilot for the series. Last night Deadline reported that after ordering a pilot commitment…

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You Can Now Listen to Ariana Grande and John Legend’s Version of the Beauty and The Beast Theme

We got a brief listen of Ariana Grande and John Legend’s duet in the most recent trailer for Beauty and the Beast, but Disney have now released the song in its entirety. It’s… well, it’s certainly something. Pretty much every Disney musical in recent history has had a famous pop act sing a version of…

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The Detailed, Depressing Reason Deep Space Nine and Voyager May Never Get Full HD Versions

Pretty much ever since the Blu-ray remasters for the original Star Trek series and The Next Generation were unveiled, fans have wondered when DS9 or Voyager would get a similar treatment. But according to Robert Meyer Burnett, who worked extensively on the HD re-releases those series, the odds of such a thing ever happening are…

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Sir Anthony Hopkins Knows the Transformers‘ Secrets in New The Last Knight Footage (UPDATED)

Our latest look at the next Transformers film features very little of the historical elements we’ve seen before. Instead, it’s all about the future… and even beyond Autobots fighting Autobots, it’s a very bleak future for everyone involved. Paramount has released a brief new teaser for the extended TV spot that will air this Sunday,…

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Riverdale Could Add Sabrina the Teenage Witch to Its Archie Drama

Brace yourselves, a fifth Sharknado movie is happening. Greg Berlanti’s latest DC superhero show could find a new home on the CW. Bryan Singer discusses the tone of the new X-Men TV show. Plus, see the Rangers in action in a new Power Rangers poster, and new pictures from Powerless, The Magicians, and Iron Fist.…

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The Lego Batman Movie‘s Bruce Wayne Is Incapable of Keeping His Secret Identity Secret

Signing up to do a Cribs-style show when you’re secretly a bat-themed vigilante seems like a profoundly unwise decision. Doing it as both your alter-ego and your real identity just seems downright silly, Bruce. The latest promo for The Lego Batman Movie is “Gotham Cribs,” which is, as you’d expect, a Lego-based lampooning of the…

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This Spider-Man: Homecoming Action Figure Is Amazingly Poseable

In fact, you might even call him the Amazingly Poseable Spider-Man. MAFEX has revealed its first 6″ figure based on the MCU-approved Spidey of Homecoming and Civil War, and as with all the company’s action figures, it is just insanely articulated, letting you pose it in pretty much any Spider-pose you can think of. On…

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Here Are the Stars of Marvel’s Runaways TV Show

In August last year, Marvel announced it would be bringing Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona’s beloved teen comic series Runaways to Hulu. Now we know just which Runaways are heading to live action, and just who’s playing them. Marvel has confirmed that the primary cast of the show will indeed be the same team…

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Here’s What Happened the Last Time Ben Kenobi and Darth Maul Had a Rematch

Star Wars Rebels’ third season is building towards a do-or-die standoff between Darth Maul and the opponent he’s been hunting for nearly two decades: old Ben Kenobi. It’s the first time we’ll have seen something like it told in Disney’s new canon… but it’s not the first time Star Wars has ever pondered such this…

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The Screenwriter Behind Arrival Is Writing a New Superhero Comic for Valiant

Extinction is not the only new scifi project on Eric Heisserer’s plate: the man who adapted Ted Chiang’s “The Story of Your Life” into the Oscar-nominated Arrival is making his Valiant debut with a new series for machine-controlling superhero Livewire. Heisserer—who’s actually also helped Valiant begin to turn its comic books into the next superhero…

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Arrow Finally Brings Out the True Black Canary

Ever since Laurel Lance died, Arrow has been tiptoeing around the question of who could carry on the Black Canary mantle. In last night’s episode, we got the answer—and this time, unlike the Lance sisters, she’s as close to the authentic comic book version of Black Canary as you could want. Last week’s episode introduced…

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This Art of Kamala Khan Isn’t Just Gorgeous, It’s for a Great Cause

Comic fans perhaps best know David Mack’s gorgeous watercolor art style for gracing the covers of Alias and the current Jessica Jones comic. But when he takes on one of Marvel’s most popular teen heroes, the result is simply magical. Officially licensed prints of Mack’s beautiful rendition of Ms. Marvel are currently being sold through…

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Could a Deadpool/Wolverine Crossover Movie Actually Happen?

Taika Waititi discusses the alien scope of Thor: Ragnarok. Bryan Singer talks about the new X-Men TV show’s connection to the wider mutant universe. James Mangold reveals why Professor X has hair in Logan. Plus, new details of a major Black Panther action scene, and a classic Doctor Who monster returns once more. Behold, Spoilers!…

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2‘s Dancing Groot Toy Looks Like It’s Having the Mother of All Existential Crises

Good news: unlike the first movie, Marvel and Hasbro are not missing on having a dancing baby Groot toy out and on shelves to coincide with the launch of the next Guardians of the Galaxy. Bad news: said toy looks like it literally just caught up with all current events news from, say, the past…

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Bruce Wayne Is a Goddamn Monster

Bruce Wayne has had to do a lot of questionable things in his time as the Dark Knight—that conflict and struggle is what makes Batman such a compelling character. But I have never felt more betrayed by a comic book as I was today, to discover that Bruce Wayne eats hamburgers with a knife and…

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Greedo Was a Terrible Bounty Hunter Long Before He Tried to Capture Han Solo

Unlike pretty much any other bounty hunter in Star Wars, Greedo’s known for being a bit crap at his job. After all, our one and only encounter with him in the movie is him getting shot up by Han Solo. But in the Disney canon, it’s now not the only time the Rodian has crossed…

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The Lego Batman Movie Has So Many Hilarious Bat-Vehicles

Batman’s total adoration of Bat-things is well known at this point, but The Lego Batman Movie is taking it to a whole new level in this clip, which has more rad Bat-vehicles than you can shake a Bat-stick at. https://gizmodo.com/batmans-bat-themed-equipment-fetish-has-finally-gone-to-1787678998 We’ve seen parts of the clip before in some of the previous trailers for the…

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The Upcoming A Song of Ice and Fire Short Story Is a Tale of Two Targaryens

Last week, we learned that a new short story set in the world of Game of Thrones would be out this year as part of Gardner Dozois’ fantasy anthology Book of Swords. But now the author has revealed what the story is about—specifically, a lot of intriguing history for House Targaryen. Following the early announcement…

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Tony Dow Is Making a Movie About Waiting In Line for Star Wars Movies

Our First Look at Stranger Things Season Two Is Just Gosh Darn Adorable

Greg Berlanti’s Black Lightning TV Show Is Now Officially Coming to the CW

You Can Now Listen to Ariana Grande and John Legend’s Version of the Beauty and The Beast Theme

The Detailed, Depressing Reason Deep Space Nine and Voyager May Never Get Full HD Versions

Sir Anthony Hopkins Knows the Transformers‘ Secrets in New The Last Knight Footage (UPDATED)

Riverdale Could Add Sabrina the Teenage Witch to Its Archie Drama

The Lego Batman Movie‘s Bruce Wayne Is Incapable of Keeping His Secret Identity Secret

This Spider-Man: Homecoming Action Figure Is Amazingly Poseable

Here Are the Stars of Marvel’s Runaways TV Show

Here’s What Happened the Last Time Ben Kenobi and Darth Maul Had a Rematch

The Screenwriter Behind Arrival Is Writing a New Superhero Comic for Valiant

Arrow Finally Brings Out the True Black Canary

This Art of Kamala Khan Isn’t Just Gorgeous, It’s for a Great Cause

Could a Deadpool/Wolverine Crossover Movie Actually Happen?

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2‘s Dancing Groot Toy Looks Like It’s Having the Mother of All Existential Crises

Bruce Wayne Is a Goddamn Monster

Greedo Was a Terrible Bounty Hunter Long Before He Tried to Capture Han Solo

The Lego Batman Movie Has So Many Hilarious Bat-Vehicles

The Upcoming A Song of Ice and Fire Short Story Is a Tale of Two Targaryens

‘Butt Birth’-ing Rhinoceros from Ace Ventura Sequel Sold at Auction for a Whopping $60,000

The Ryan Gosling Sci-Fi Streak Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Study Challenges Popular Theory on Why Primordial Bugs Were So Darn Huge

Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway’s Mystery’s Sci-Fi Film Has Its First Trailer

Scientists Just Found the Salt Limit That Pushes Your Heart to the Breaking Point

White House Social Media Just Had Its Covfefe Moment

Roborock F25 Ultra Steam Wet Dry Vacuum Is Now at Its Lowest Price, but Only During the Spring Sale Window

This $450 Semi-Dumb Phone Is Barely Even a Phone

Startup Successfully Ignites World’s First Fusion Rocket

Shokz OpenDots One Earbuds Hit Their Lowest Price Yet Across All Color Options, Including the New Ones

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