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Castlevania‘s Adi Shankar on How Adapting a Video Game for TV Is Like ‘Covering an Iconic Song’

Adapting video games into other media is always a risky proposition, but that didn’t stop producer/showrunner Adi Shankar from personally guaranteeing that his Castlevania cartoon for Netflix would end the streak of game-to-TV terribleness and “be the Western world’s first good video game adaptation.” For all Shankar’s bluster, Castlevania turned out pretty good. So, of course,…

io9 Evan Narcisse

The Real Geology Behind the Doom of Valyria and How It Literally Tore Game of Thrones‘ World Apart

There are certain mysterious phenomena in the world of Game of Thrones— like the reappearance of dragons, White Walkers, and the Children of the Forest—that the people of Westeros can neither quite explain nor agree upon if they’re real. Others, though, like the Doom of Valyria, are widely accepted as historical fact. Every man, woman,…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Stranger Things‘ Paul Reiser Ponders Who Would Win in a Fight, the Alien or the Demogorgon

The most inspired addition to the Stranger Things season two cast is Paul Reiser, someone genre fans love to hate for his role as the sleazy Burke in Aliens. So obviously, we had to ask this uniquely qualified actor the ultimate scifi monster question: who’d win in a brawl, the Alien or the Demogorgon? Of…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Dark Tower‘s Production Was Plagued by Too Many Vetos: Report

Well, this might be the answer we’ve been looking for. Variety has a story detailing the issues that The Dark Tower movie has run into. It’s an interesting read, but the detail that sticks out the most is that three separate entities apparently had some form of veto power over the film. Variety has sources…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

Watch Jeremy Irons Gleefully Snarl in Rare Recording Footage From The Lion King

With The Lion King getting its own live-action adaptation, Disney is capitalizing on renewed interest in one of its beloved classics with a new “Signature Collection” re-release—one that includes never-before-seen footage from the recording booth for the film, and it’s honestly as delightful as it is hammy. It’s so deliciously hammy, I want to pluck…

io9 James Whitbrook

Add All of These Science Fiction and Fantasy Books to Your August Reading List

August brings the final book in N.K. Jemison’s Hugo-winning Broken Earth trilogy, The Stone Sky—as well as Stephen Baxter’s sequel to H.G. Wells’ classic The War of the Worlds (ominously titled The Massacre of Mankind). And those are just two of the titles on this rather long list, so you’d better start turning some pages.…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Mads Mikkelsen’s Disastrous Fantastic Four Audition Was ‘Only About Long Arms’

Earlier this year, Mads Mikkelsen revealed that he had actually auditioned for a part in Josh Trank’s fantastically awful Fantastic Four reboot. But what caused him to abandoned his attempt to join the movie altogether? According to the actor, a truly weird audition that was all about the length of his arms. Yes, really. The…

io9 James Whitbrook

Wild Rumors About A Secretive New Star Trek Project

Rumors are circulating about the story of the next James Bond movie, including the return of some familiar faces. Brie Larson discusses the expectations of starring in Captain Marvel. New Flash set pictures reveal and updated suit for Barry Allen. Plus, American Horror Story: Cult loses a regular and a new Preacher clip. Spoilers now!…

io9 James Whitbrook and Gordon Jackson

Adam Warlock’s Cocoon from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Is Even Creepier Up Close

Versions of Adam Warlock’s cocoon have appeared in both Guardians of the Galaxy films and every time I’ve seen them, my skin has crawled, even though the pods are only on the screen for the briefest of moments. Imagine my horror, then, as I gazed upon the high-definition concept art for the monstrosities. Over the…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Why Iron Fist and Luke Cage Clash at the Beginning of The Defenders

Comic book fans know that The Defenders’ Iron Fist and Luke Cage are destined to work together. But we’ve seen the trailers, we’ve seen the two of them fighting, and we know that it’s not friendship at first sight. So, what is the root of the problem? io9 caught up with Mike Colter (Luke Cage)…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

Animated Short In a Heartbeat Is About Love That’s Too Big To Keep a Secret

Love is never easy, but it sure gets trickier when your heart literally refuses to contain itself. In a Heartbeat is an animated short about a closeted gay teen named Sherwin who goes to extreme lengths to keep his crush on fellow student Jonathan a secret. In a tale that’s performed without dialogue, Sherwin’s heart…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Stranger Things Producer Shawn Levy Had to Move Mountains to Get the Rights to ‘Thriller’

At the recent San Diego Comic-Con, we got a chance to talk to Stranger Things executive producer Shawn Levy moments after the awesome season two trailer dropped. Naturally, the first word on our lips was “Thriller”—and as Levy revealed, the iconic Michael Jackson song almost didn’t make it into the clip. We have to agree—it’d…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

The Nightmare Before Christmas Is Finally Getting a Sequel… as a Manga

Looks like the Kingdom Hearts video games won’t be the only things that show us what’s been going on in Halloween and Christmas Towns. Almost 25 years after the debut of The Nightmare Before Christmas, Tokyopop has announced a comic book sequel to Tim Burton’s holiday classic. Tokyopop is following up its 2016 manga version…

io9 Beth Elderkin

John Cena, the Living Embodiment of a Transformers Movie, Has Joined the Bumblebee Spinoff

Honestly, the only real reaction you can have to The Hollywood Reporter’s announcement that John Cena—the wrestler turned meme turned actor—has joined a Transformers movie is “Huh, he wasn’t already in one?” He’s such an obvious choice that it almost seems self-aware to cast him. But we all know that, if there is one thing…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

A Classic Batman: The Animated Series Team Talks About Returning to the Dark Knight and Harley Quinn

Later this year, the DC Animated Universe is returning to one of its most iconic worlds, the art deco noir of Batman: The Animated Series for Batman and Harley Quinn. But before the movie, DC is launching a new digital comic that sets up why Harley and Batman are teaming up where Harleen is the…

io9 James Whitbrook

Watch the Cast of Dave Made a Maze Try to Save Their Friend from His Own Bizarre Creation

A few weeks back, we got the first look at loopy fantasy comedy Dave Made a Maze. If the trippy premise and lo-fi special effects left you wanting to know more, peep this exclusive clip that shows the start of the movie’s journey to the center of the perf… oration. In the new teaser, Dave’s…

io9 Evan Narcisse

The Justice League‘s Kids Are Coming From the Future To Kick Their Parents’ Asses

It’s a plot line we’ve seen time and time again. The children of heroes we know today travel into the past from an apocalyptic future to inform their parents of the colossal mistakes they’re destined to make. In its upcoming (and questionably named) Legacy arc, DC’s getting into the parental drama again. As overdone as…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Suicide Squad 2 Has Lost Yet Another Director

Suicide Squad, a bad movie, made quite a bit of money—meaning that regardless of how little most people cared for it, Warner Bros. never doubted the possibility of making a sequel. According to a new report from Deadline, though, the studio continues to have trouble finding a director. Jaume Collet-Serra, the most recent name to…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

io9’s Winter Forecast Takes on Game of Thrones‘ Stark-Targaryen Get-Together

io9’s Winter Forecast is back! This week, hosts Beth Elderkin and Katharine Trendacosta break down whether the first meeting between Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen lived up to the hype, why the latest Stark reunion was awkward as hell, and that Casterly Rock reveal no one saw coming. Check in for io9’s live breakdown of…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Zazie Beetz Came Dressed to Kill as Domino for Deadpool 2

We don’t know all that much about Deadpool 2 right now other than the fact that it’s happening, Josh Brolin has been working out like a madman to become Cable, and that it’s probably going to be just as bloody as the first. Today, though, Ryan Reynolds took to Twitter to give us our first…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Castlevania‘s Adi Shankar on How Adapting a Video Game for TV Is Like ‘Covering an Iconic Song’

The Real Geology Behind the Doom of Valyria and How It Literally Tore Game of Thrones‘ World Apart

Stranger Things‘ Paul Reiser Ponders Who Would Win in a Fight, the Alien or the Demogorgon

Dark Tower‘s Production Was Plagued by Too Many Vetos: Report

Watch Jeremy Irons Gleefully Snarl in Rare Recording Footage From The Lion King

Add All of These Science Fiction and Fantasy Books to Your August Reading List

Mads Mikkelsen’s Disastrous Fantastic Four Audition Was ‘Only About Long Arms’

Wild Rumors About A Secretive New Star Trek Project

Adam Warlock’s Cocoon from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Is Even Creepier Up Close

Why Iron Fist and Luke Cage Clash at the Beginning of The Defenders

Animated Short In a Heartbeat Is About Love That’s Too Big To Keep a Secret

Stranger Things Producer Shawn Levy Had to Move Mountains to Get the Rights to ‘Thriller’

The Nightmare Before Christmas Is Finally Getting a Sequel… as a Manga

John Cena, the Living Embodiment of a Transformers Movie, Has Joined the Bumblebee Spinoff

A Classic Batman: The Animated Series Team Talks About Returning to the Dark Knight and Harley Quinn

Watch the Cast of Dave Made a Maze Try to Save Their Friend from His Own Bizarre Creation

The Justice League‘s Kids Are Coming From the Future To Kick Their Parents’ Asses

Suicide Squad 2 Has Lost Yet Another Director

io9’s Winter Forecast Takes on Game of Thrones‘ Stark-Targaryen Get-Together

Zazie Beetz Came Dressed to Kill as Domino for Deadpool 2

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