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Is Killing Lesbians and Turning Them Into Artificial Intelligences the Hot New TV Trend?

When Lexa took a rando bullet to the tit on The 100, it highlighted a murderous trend on TV: for the life of them, lesbians could not survive. Since her death back in March, more than12 other queer ladies have caught bullets with their chests, cars with their faces, and poison with their mouths. (Also…

Television Alex Cranz

BB-8 Makes an Adorably Perfect Star Wars Teapot

Thought you could escape Star Wars merchandise in this quiet period post-Force Awakens, pre-Rogue One, era? Well then THINK AGAIN. Anything that can be BB-8-erized will be, as is the case with this delightful teapot. The 32-ounce pot, designed to look like everyone’s favorite spherical droid, is actually both teapot and teacup, BB-8’s shape being…

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We May Have Confirmation the Next Season of Game of Thrones Will Be Shortened

A few months ago, we started hearing about the first discussed plans for Game of Thrones’ inevitable end. Many fans presume that the show has two more seasons in it, but now we might have just got our first confirmation that at least one of those seasons will have fewer episodes than the usual 10.…

Television James Whitbrook

Here’s When You Can Expect to Return to Twin Peaks

More rumors about the next Bond director might shore up those recent casting rumors. The Predator’s co-writer compares the new film to Aliens. Comics writer Mark Millar’s latest movie project gets some writers. Plus a new look at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’s Malfoys, and new images from Game of Thrones. To me, my…

Television James Whitbrook

Oscar Winner Brie Larson Is in Talks to Play Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel has been one of the most-discussed roles in some time. Not just because she’s a great character, but because she’ll be the first female Marvel superhero to have a solo movie. Fans have tossed around dozens of names for the role, and now a true front runner has emerged: Oscar winner Brie Larson.…

Movies Germain Lussier

King Kong and Godzilla Are Best Frenemies in This Hilarious Stop-Motion Short [NSFW]

A few months ago, we shared filmmaker Harry Chaskin’s short Bygone Behemoth, a melancholy look at what happens when a movie monster ages out of show biz. Now, Chaskin is back with co-creators Justin Michael and Dan Lippert, offering a very different take on a similar subject: Monster Island, which he describes as “more upbeat…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

This Music Video for Swiss Army Man Will Be the Weirdest Thing You See Today

We’vementioned a few times that Swiss Army Man, which stars Daniel Radcliffe as a corpse and Paul Dano as the man who makes creative use of the corpse, swings wildly between horrifying and charming. Now we have the lyric video for “Montage.” And it’s…even stranger? It’s a montage of clips from the movie with the…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta

Spider-Man 4 Storyboards Reveal Iconic Villains and Huge Action That Never Was

Before Andrew Garfield and before Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire and Sam Raimi were going to make a fourth Spider-Man movie. For lots of rumored reasons, it never happened. Work on the film did take place, though—and now some awesome storyboards have hit the internet. The boards are by artist, writer, and filmmaker Jeffrey Henderson. They…

Movies Germain Lussier

Don’t Freak Out, Galaxy Quest Fans, But You’re Going to Need These Posters

There are many problems associated with being a Galaxy Quest fan. People mishearing your “Grabthar” jokes. Lots of delays and misinformation about sequels or remakes. And a lack of cool, official merchandise. Well, cross that last one off the list thanks to the folks at Mondo. They’ve enlisted artist Andrew Kolb to do not one,…

Movies Germain Lussier

Would It Be That Bad If the New Star Trek TV Series Was Set in the Reboot Universe?

Despite earlier rumors to the contrary, another rumor surfaced last week which claimed that there was still some uncertainty over which universe the new Star Trek series would be set in, that of the original series, Next Generation, DS9 and the like, or the new universe of the recent movies? But we have a better…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta

A New Neil Gaiman Documentary Reflects on the Author’s Storied Career

Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously is a new documentary that follows the prolific fantasy author (Sandman, Coraline, American Gods) on his final signing tour. The trailer below suggests that it’ll focus on how Gaiman’s work has impacted others, from eager fans to famous faces, including George R.R. Martin and the late Terry Pratchett. Directed by Patrick…

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Hellboy Just Ended in the Most Beautiful Way

Mike Mignola has said goodbye to his most famous creation (at least for now). Today, the final issue of Hellboy in Hell was released, and there’s no last triumph among its pages, no final gruelling battle. It simply ends. In an age of high-spectacle comic books, shocking events, and massive scale, there’s something incredibly powerful…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

The Writer and Producer of Fantastic Four Finally Admits the Movie Was Too Dark

“Tone.” It’s a word we’ve heard a lot lately. From the dark tone of Batman v Superman, the adventurous tone of Captain America: Civil War and tone-related reshoots on Rogue One, everyone is talking about tone. And now tone is being blamed for much of the Fantastic Four’s failure. Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused…

Movies Germain Lussier

That New Logan’s Run Movie Is Indeed Still Happening

Science fiction classic Logan’s Run has long been rumored to be grinding its way through the remake machine, and now there’s some fresh intel to be had: Warner Bros has hired Ryan Condal (USA’s Colony) to pen a new screenplay. And it won’t be a remake—not exactly. Plus, it’s not an entirely new script. It’s…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Squirrel Girl’s Dating Life Sucks

We see a lot of drama when superheroes already have husbands, wives or significant others in romantic relationships. They can get angry, hurt and, of course, dead. Doreen Green isn’t worrying about any of that yet. She just needs to figure out how to find someone to date. If you’ve been reading the most excellent…

io9 Evan Narcisse

The Monster Trucks Movie Is Way More Literal Than We Expected

Paramount Pictures has had a family movie called “Monster Trucks” on their schedule for a while. In my head, I always figured it was about large trucks with big wheels that run over smaller cars. Kids love that stuff! Well, the first trailer is here and it’s not that. Monster Trucks is about monsters who…

Trailers Germain Lussier

18 Scifi and Fantasy Novels You Should Add to Your Bookshelves This June

It’s June, and that means a whole new cohort of books coming out to load up on this month. We’ve got new books from established pros Stephen Baxter, Brenda Cooper and Naomi Novik, as well as exciting new debuts from Malka Older, Yoon Ha Lee, and Joe Zieja! It’s a good thing mst TV shows…

Books & Comics Andrew Liptak

Celebrate 35 Years of Indiana Jones With This Beautiful New Poster

On June 12, 1981, adventure got a new name: Indiana Jones. Now, 35 years later, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas’ film Raiders of the Lost Ark remains a revered classic and one of the best action films of all time. To begin the anniversary celebration, Lucasfilm has licensed a brand new, limited edition poster everyone…

io9 Germain Lussier

Hayley Atwell Thinks There’s Still Hope for More Agent Carter

After two seasons, Agent Carter is sadly no more. Or is it? Peggy herself wants to take up the fight to keep hope for more spyfi adventures alive—and she’ll do whatever it takes to do so. Atwell’s comments come from her appearance at MegaCon last weekend, where naturally she spent a great deal of time…

Television James Whitbrook

How Finding Dory Learned From the Mistakes of Finding Nemo

After it’s been released, a Pixar movie is so simple and enjoyable that it seems like it must have been almost effortless to create. The truth is Pixar’s films can and do change, almost right up to their release—and Finding Dory, which hits theaters June 17, is no exception. In fact, writer/director Andrew Stanton completely…

Movies Germain Lussier

Is Killing Lesbians and Turning Them Into Artificial Intelligences the Hot New TV Trend?

BB-8 Makes an Adorably Perfect Star Wars Teapot

We May Have Confirmation the Next Season of Game of Thrones Will Be Shortened

Here’s When You Can Expect to Return to Twin Peaks

Oscar Winner Brie Larson Is in Talks to Play Captain Marvel

King Kong and Godzilla Are Best Frenemies in This Hilarious Stop-Motion Short [NSFW]

This Music Video for Swiss Army Man Will Be the Weirdest Thing You See Today

Spider-Man 4 Storyboards Reveal Iconic Villains and Huge Action That Never Was

Don’t Freak Out, Galaxy Quest Fans, But You’re Going to Need These Posters

Would It Be That Bad If the New Star Trek TV Series Was Set in the Reboot Universe?

A New Neil Gaiman Documentary Reflects on the Author’s Storied Career

Hellboy Just Ended in the Most Beautiful Way

The Writer and Producer of Fantastic Four Finally Admits the Movie Was Too Dark

That New Logan’s Run Movie Is Indeed Still Happening

Squirrel Girl’s Dating Life Sucks

The Monster Trucks Movie Is Way More Literal Than We Expected

18 Scifi and Fantasy Novels You Should Add to Your Bookshelves This June

Celebrate 35 Years of Indiana Jones With This Beautiful New Poster

Hayley Atwell Thinks There’s Still Hope for More Agent Carter

How Finding Dory Learned From the Mistakes of Finding Nemo

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