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Jonathan Nolan Offers an Ominous Hint About the Direction of Westworld‘s Next Season

A reckoning is coming. (Spoilers for the end of the third season incoming.) Things might get pretty wild, and pretty bloody, in the next season of Westworld. Recently, showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, alongside the cast of the show, had a roundtable (or, well, round-Zoom-chat) discussion about the show’s third season courtesy of the…

io9 Julie Muncy

What We Do in the Shadows to Keep Lurking for Another Season

Who knew vampires could be so hilarious? As shared by FX in a recent press release, What We Do in the Shadows, the comedy TV series based on the Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement film, has been renewed for a third season. The funny, dynamic show about vampire roommates living in New York City, shot…

io9 Julie Muncy

A Gloriously Golden Wonder Woman Is the Shiniest Toy of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of all things plastic on the internet lately. This week: Hot Toys soars into action with Wonder Woman 1984 goodness, Lego assembles Earth’s mightiest heroes and perhaps the chonkiest Iron Man around for Avengers playsets, and Godzilla brings the appropriate amount of calm to the game of…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook

Dungeons & Dragons‘ Choose Your Own Adventure Books Are Becoming Choose Your Own Audio Adventure Books

Same decisions to make, it’s now that you just have to listen to the consequences of your actions. A few years ago, Penguin Random House published the Dungeons & Dragons: Endless Quest series, a range of choose-your-own adventure books set in the myriad realms of the beloved tabletop RPG, aimed at bringing young readers their…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Pixar’s Out Short Is a Magical By-the-Numbers Story About Queer Acceptance

At a time when full-fledged series like Steven Universe, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, and Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts have all carved out bold new spaces for queer representation in animation, Pixar’s new short feels incredibly staid despite (or because of) the fact it’s Disney’s first attempt at telling a story that…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

She-Ra‘s Major Catradora Moment Had to Come From a Place of Healing and Forgiveness

Each season of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power explored different aspects and forms of love as its massive cast of characters clashed, made up, and chose their sides in the larger battle for the fate of the universe. Catra and Adora’s relationship was always one of the series’ most emotionally complex, and io9 had…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Will Smith’s Hancock Is a Fascinating Mess of a Superhero Movie

The summer of 2008 was a landmark for superhero cinema. That summer started with the release of Iron Man, the film that kickstarted the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It continued with The Incredible Hulk, the second film in the MCU, and then ended with The Dark Knight, a powerful, provocative, ultra-successful Batman sequel that has influenced…

Movies Germain Lussier

Cacaw! Tuca and Bertie Is Getting a New Lease on Life at Adult Swim

Almost a year after Netflix canceled one of the most promising animated series in years, it’s coming back in a fairly unexpected way. Tuca and Bertie, the Netflix original featuring the voices of Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong, has been revived for a second season by, of all places, Adult Swim. Yes, the traditional cable…

io9 Germain Lussier

A Little Mermaid’s Not-So-Happily-Ever-After Will Be the Focus of a New Comedy at NBC’s Peacock

As NBC prepares to roll out its new Peacock streaming service to the wider public, the network’s adding on even more…interesting…programming to its upcoming lineup. If Battlestar Galactica isn’t quite your thing, then maybe a comedic trip under the sea might be able to convince you to sign on. Deadline reports that Washed Up, a…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

12 Delightfully Freaky Horror Movies From the 1960s

You’ve seen Night of the Living Dead, Psycho, and Rosemary’s Baby. But have you seen a pre-Star Trek William Shatner being chased by a succubus in a movie filmed entirely in Esperanto? Or a made-in-Japan (with a non-Japanese cast) alien creature feature with the grooviest theme song ever? Read on! 12) Incubus (1966) Leslie Stevens, the…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

The Latest Disney+ Series Is Basically ASMR, With Its Own Animated Movies

Yes, we have reached the point of the pandemic-induced thirst for new streaming content that we have reached “listen to Disney movie sounds for a lil’ while” is now an actual show. This morning Disney lifted the lid on Zenimation, a new shortform series that hit Disney+ today. The surprise drop for the David Bess-edited…

Movies James Whitbrook

When Mission: Impossible 7 Gets Back on Track, It’ll Be With a New Nemesis for Ethan Hunt

Alan Menken has joined Skydance’s new fantasy musical. Mike McMahan discusses the dynamics between the hapless stars of Star Trek: Lower Decks. Scooter and Skeeter are coming to the Muppet Babies reboot. Plus, Shudder taps a new western-horror film, bad news for Emergence, and what’s to come on The 100. Spoilers now! Mission: Impossible 7…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

Tenet‘s New Trailer Reveals Some of the Secrets Christopher Nolan’s Been Hiding

But only some. You know how Christopher Nolan is. Warner Bros., Christopher Nolan, and movie theater owners would very much like for Tenet to be the first major film to enjoy a theatrical release since the initial waves of the covid-19 pandemic led to theatergoers staying home and cinemas closing their doors indefinitely. Despite the…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore

Jeffrey Wright Says The Batman Is the Next Step in Gotham’s Evolution

Even before Matt Reeves’ The Batman went on a production hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, we still didn’t know all that much about the movie other than that Robert Pattinson was set to play Bruce Wayne, Zoe Kravitz was set to play Selina Kyle, and at some point there was going to be a…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore

A Most Delightful Duel Erupts in This Excerpt From M.A. Carrick’s Fantasy The Mask of Mirrors

The story of a “river rat” who infiltrates aristocratic society, determined to grift her way to a better life for her and her sister, The Mask of Mirrors is a debut fantasy—sort of. Author M.A. Carrick is actually the pseudonym for two authors: Alyc Helms and A Natural History of Dragons’ Marie Brennan. Read on…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy

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Oh My God, Sony’s Still Trying to Make That Jackpot Movie Happen

The SPUMC continues to expand, but at what cost? At. What. Cost??? Deadline reports that Marc Guggenheim, comics writer and co-creator/producer of Arrow, has been tapped to pen Sony’s long-gestating plans for a movie based around everyone’s favorite Amazing Friend of Spider-Man, Jackpot. Remember Jackpot? No? Absolutely not, because really, who would? Well, Guggenheim himself…

Movies James Whitbrook

She-Ra‘s Noelle Stevenson on the Final Act: Adora’s Struggles, Catra’s Heart, and Shadow Weaver

After five seasons of will-they-won’t-they, epic battles, and saving the world from utter annihilation, She-Ra gave essentially every character both what they wanted and needed. None of it would have been possible were it not for Noelle Stevenson stepping up to the plate and becoming the kind of leader the series’ creative team needed. When…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Hoth Leia Is the Best Leia

Leia Organa is Star Wars’ greatest character. She is, also, like her mother before her, the proprietor of many excellent fashions. But as The Empire Strikes Back turns 40 today, we’re reminded of the absolute best of them all: Leia’s jumpsuit and braids for commanding the Rebellion on the ice planet Hoth. Yes, yes, the…

Movies James Whitbrook

A Guide to Dune’s Strange and Intense Religions

Prophecies, ancient sisterhoods, a bible that’s orange for some reason. Religion in Dune can be a bit confusing. To help, io9 parsed the main, spoiler-free stuff you need to know before Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation arrives this December. Of course, the biggest question of all might be: What is religion in Dune? That depends on who…

Movies Beth Elderkin

We Bare Bears The Movie‘s First Trailer Puts the Bros on the Road

We Bare Bears’ trio of bear brothers are set to embark on a new adventure in the past as their younger selves in an upcoming spinoff series. But before that, they’re going on a present-day road trip to the Great North in an all-new movie that’s hitting multiple streaming services very, very soon. In The…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore

Jonathan Nolan Offers an Ominous Hint About the Direction of Westworld‘s Next Season

What We Do in the Shadows to Keep Lurking for Another Season

A Gloriously Golden Wonder Woman Is the Shiniest Toy of the Week

Dungeons & Dragons‘ Choose Your Own Adventure Books Are Becoming Choose Your Own Audio Adventure Books

Pixar’s Out Short Is a Magical By-the-Numbers Story About Queer Acceptance

She-Ra‘s Major Catradora Moment Had to Come From a Place of Healing and Forgiveness

Will Smith’s Hancock Is a Fascinating Mess of a Superhero Movie

Cacaw! Tuca and Bertie Is Getting a New Lease on Life at Adult Swim

A Little Mermaid’s Not-So-Happily-Ever-After Will Be the Focus of a New Comedy at NBC’s Peacock

12 Delightfully Freaky Horror Movies From the 1960s

The Latest Disney+ Series Is Basically ASMR, With Its Own Animated Movies

When Mission: Impossible 7 Gets Back on Track, It’ll Be With a New Nemesis for Ethan Hunt

Tenet‘s New Trailer Reveals Some of the Secrets Christopher Nolan’s Been Hiding

Jeffrey Wright Says The Batman Is the Next Step in Gotham’s Evolution

A Most Delightful Duel Erupts in This Excerpt From M.A. Carrick’s Fantasy The Mask of Mirrors

Oh My God, Sony’s Still Trying to Make That Jackpot Movie Happen

She-Ra‘s Noelle Stevenson on the Final Act: Adora’s Struggles, Catra’s Heart, and Shadow Weaver

Hoth Leia Is the Best Leia

A Guide to Dune’s Strange and Intense Religions

We Bare Bears The Movie‘s First Trailer Puts the Bros on the Road

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Oscar Isaac Did ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ to Work With Top Tier Actors—Instead, He Got a Cooling Tent

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This California Billionaire Wants to Tax AI Tokens to Create a Sovereign Wealth Fund

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