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Ryan Reynolds Is Your Detective Pikachu

For reasons that I can’t even begin to understand, Danny DeVito has not been cast as Detective Pikachu’s titular gumshoe. That honor belongs instead to one Ryan Reynolds. Today, Legendary Entertainment announced to The Hollywood Reporter that Reynolds has been cast as the Detective Pikachu in its upcoming live-action film about the talking electric Pokémon…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore

This Peek at The Expanse’s VFX Proves Adam Savage Didn’t Actually Die in Space

After getting to go behind the scenes on season two of The Expanse for his Tested series, Adam Savage was lucky enough to get a cameo on the show. But as Montreal studio Oblique FX reveals in this VFX breakdown reel, the former Mythbusters host didn’t actually die in the hostile environment of an alien…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

Donald Trump Is Likely President in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Too

Genocidal aliens, killer robots, and megalomaniacal gods have all tried to take over and destroy the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Earth, but none of them has been anywhere near as terrifying as the villain recently revealed in Hulu’s Runaways: President Donald Trump. In Runaways’ first episode, Gert (Ariela Barer) spends the bulk of her time at…

Television Charles Pulliam-Moore

Watch Rian Johnson Geek Out as He’s Gifted His Dream Vintage Star Wars Toy

If for some reason you still needed proof of Rian Johnson’s Star Wars geek cred, look no further. At this past weekend’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi junket, the writer-director was presented with his dream vintage Star Wars toy, The Empire Strikes Back AT-AT, still in the box. It was found by the Toy Hunter…

Toys & Collectibles Germain Lussier

Swamp Thing and the Demon Would’ve Been the Batman and Superman of the Justice League Dark Movie

Guillermo del Toro has a habit of signing on for awesome-sounding projects that he either drops out of or never gets made at all. Either way, not a day goes by that we shouldn’t all be mourning the fact that we’re probably never going to get a del Toro-directed Justice League Dark movie. Based on…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore

Iceman‘s Finally Tapping Into Its Potential to Tell a New Kind of Queer Coming-of-Age Story

For all the fuss that was made about Marvel’s Iceman series featuring the newly out Icemen (two Bobby Drakes), the book’s been a rather dull rehash of the kind of narrative beats you’d expect from so-so queer YA fiction. This week, though, the series finally did something dynamic with its characters that it should have…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Rian Johnson Almost Accidentally Killed Off Captain Phasma in The Last Jedi

Captain Phasma’s exit in The Force Awakens is one of the movie’s most questionable scenes. If you’ll recall, Finn, Han Solo, and Chewbacca dumped her into one of Starkiller Base’s trash chutes, and then destroyed the planet. It was an ignominious moment for Phasma, and one that Last Jedi director Rian Johnson nearly made much…

Movies Germain Lussier

Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five Is Coming to TV

One of the minds behind Syfy’s brain-bending comics adaptation Happy! Is bringing another weird tale to television: Kurt Vonnegut’s iconic, time-twisting satire Slaughterhouse-Five. Patrick Macmanus will write and executive produce Universal Cable’s adaptation of Vonnegut’s mishmash of scifi, dark comedy, and war stories. The book follows the non-linear life of Billy Pilgrim, a young soldier…

Television James Whitbrook

Syfy’s Happy! Understands the Craziness of Grant Morrison’s Comic, But Struggles With the Heart

Originally published by Image Comics in 2013, the Happy! miniseries winningly told the story of a dissolute cop-turned-hitman and his bizarro partnership with a imaginary blue flying unicorn. It was morbidly funny and surprisingly sweet. The new TV show airing this week has many of the same scenes from the original comics, but they get…

Television Evan Narcisse

The Shape of Water Novel Does Much, Much More Than Adapt the Movie

Most movie novelizations do little more than write down what audiences see on the screen. But the novel that’s accompanying Guillermo del Toro’s new movie The Shape of Water is no mere adaptation. Co-author Daniel Kraus’ book and the film tell the same story, of a mute woman who falls in love with an imprisoned…

Books & Comics Germain Lussier

Naturally, No One Could Stop Talking About Wonder Woman or Game of Thrones This Year

Wonder Woman’s standalone debut in the DC movie universe was a bright spot in a year that’s been sorely lacking in bright spots. So it’s probably no surprise that, even months after it opened, Wonder Woman has remained one of the things we’re still discussing as 2017 comes to an end. We’re specifically doing that…

Movies James Whitbrook

20 Great Scifi Movies You May Have Missed in 2017 (But Shouldn’t Have)

If nothing else, 2017 has been a truly great year for science fiction and fantasy films. While many have been major motion pictures that no one could have avoided hearing about, there were also several standout movies that may have fallen through the cracks. We’re here to fix that. Here are the fantastic films you…

Movies Germain Lussier

Runaways‘ Dinosaur Old Lace Is Proof That TV VFX Budgets Can Do Amazing Things

A big part of watching scifi and fantasy TV is teaching yourself to overlook the sometimes shoddy special effects used to bring the impossible to life. Some shows, like The Flash, lean into their VFX’s crappiness for camp, while others, like Inhumans, seem to simply not care. But then there are shows like Hulu’s Runaways…

Television Charles Pulliam-Moore

We Have Some Serious Questions About These Star Wars-Themed Sex Toys

Have you ever watched the Star Wars movies and thought about how you’d like to morph the various characters into sex toys for your masturbatory pleasures? If so, boy, should you be excited, because a company in Brisbane, Australia is making a whole slew of vibrators, dildos, bondage gear, and more, all “inspired” by the…

Toys & Collectibles Alex Cranz

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Gives Us the First Look at the Return of Jeff Goldblum

According to one of the filmmakers, the next Jurassic World movie is going to feature more dinosaurs than you’ve ever seen before. So it’s a good thing it’s going to be bringing back giant lizard expert Ian Malcolm, too. This new behind-the-scenes teaser for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom shows off a bunch of footage from…

Movies Evan Narcisse

The Terrible Inhumans TV Show Aside, Marvel’s Black Bolt Has Never Been More Interesting

Black Bolt Vol. 1: Hard Time isn’t just the first volume of Saladin Ahmed and Christian Ward’s excellent series about the Inhuman king escaping from a prison in space. It also offers some of the best examples of how to revitalize a well-established, but often ignored and misunderstood legacy character. When you compare him to…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Stannis Baratheon Had No Clue What Was Happening on Game of Thrones

Stannis Baratheon might have been a major contender for the Iron Throne, but Stephen Dillane (the actor playing him) had no idea what was going on in Westeros. So, much like his character, Dillane was forced to rely on his second-in-command to explain things. In an interview with The London Times, Dillane reflected on his…

Television Beth Elderkin

The Atom Is Coming to Injustice 2 and He’s Going to Kick Your Ass With Science

There’s always an element of visual punnery with shrinking superheroes like the Atom. “Oh, look at him standing next to a spoon! So cuuute!” But, remember: Ryan Choi will bring the pain to the outside and inside of your body. DC Comics’ micro-sized adventurer will be joining NetherRealms’ hit fighting game Injustice 2 next week…

Games Evan Narcisse

Gorgeous Nintendo Games Are Coming to Nvidia Shield, But Not In the US Because Someone Hates Me

If you live in China and own an Nvidia Shield, you can now play great Wii games like The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess—no need to own a Switch, a 3DS, or even the console that Twilight Princess originally appeared on. All you need to enjoy one of the best games Nintendo has ever made…

Games Alex Cranz

A New WarGames Reboot Promises a Contemporary Spin on Cold War Hackers

MGM has partnered with interactive video company Eko to revive its 1983 cult classic WarGames, reimagined with contemporary hackers. A new trailer for the interactive series, out in 2018, has just dropped, and it looks to be taking some liberties with its campy source material. The original WarGames followed high schoolers David and Jennifer, played…

io9 Frederick Blichert

Ryan Reynolds Is Your Detective Pikachu

This Peek at The Expanse’s VFX Proves Adam Savage Didn’t Actually Die in Space

Donald Trump Is Likely President in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Too

Watch Rian Johnson Geek Out as He’s Gifted His Dream Vintage Star Wars Toy

Swamp Thing and the Demon Would’ve Been the Batman and Superman of the Justice League Dark Movie

Iceman‘s Finally Tapping Into Its Potential to Tell a New Kind of Queer Coming-of-Age Story

Rian Johnson Almost Accidentally Killed Off Captain Phasma in The Last Jedi

Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five Is Coming to TV

Syfy’s Happy! Understands the Craziness of Grant Morrison’s Comic, But Struggles With the Heart

The Shape of Water Novel Does Much, Much More Than Adapt the Movie

Naturally, No One Could Stop Talking About Wonder Woman or Game of Thrones This Year

20 Great Scifi Movies You May Have Missed in 2017 (But Shouldn’t Have)

Runaways‘ Dinosaur Old Lace Is Proof That TV VFX Budgets Can Do Amazing Things

We Have Some Serious Questions About These Star Wars-Themed Sex Toys

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Gives Us the First Look at the Return of Jeff Goldblum

The Terrible Inhumans TV Show Aside, Marvel’s Black Bolt Has Never Been More Interesting

Stannis Baratheon Had No Clue What Was Happening on Game of Thrones

The Atom Is Coming to Injustice 2 and He’s Going to Kick Your Ass With Science

Gorgeous Nintendo Games Are Coming to Nvidia Shield, But Not In the US Because Someone Hates Me

A New WarGames Reboot Promises a Contemporary Spin on Cold War Hackers

Roku’s 2025 Streaming Stick HD Is 40% Off to Compete With Amazon Fire TV Stick During Spring Sale

Epstein Victims Sue Google, Claim AI Mode Exposed Personal Information

‘Wicked Spot’ Is a Fun, Sapphic Rom-Com That Yeets a Witch Into the Magical World of Influencer Culture

Anthropic and OpenAI Just Gave Us a Glimpse Into the Future of Model Pricing

Amazon Slashes 63% Off Acer Aspire Desktop for a Limited-Time Spring Sale, With Keyboard and Mouse Included

Smart Glasses Now Have One of the Vision Pro’s Best Features

Marvel Just Put ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 in a Very Weird Place in the MCU Timeline

Trump Drops $1B to Kill 2 Wind Farms, Then Watches a Bigger One Go Online

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

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