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Another DC Movie Director Might Be Departing Their Film

Just a day after The Flash lost its director over creative differences, it looks like the DC Cinematic Universe could be losing another director for the same reason: James Wan, who is slated to direct Aquaman. According to Birth.Movies.Death, Wan is “feeling a tremendous amount of trepidation about Aquaman”, because of the behind-the-scenes wrangling that’s…

io9 Andrew Liptak

12 Novel Adaptations That Should Get a Do-Over Reboot

We’ve all been there: a favored book is snapped up for adaptation, with a whole lot of potential behind it. But when it hits theaters, you walk out wishing that they’d done everything differently. It’s often said that the book is always better than the movie, and there’s a long history of that being true,…

Movies Andrew Liptak

Marko Kloos On Turning His Military Service Into Kickass Space Adventures

Last week, we reviewed the latest two books from Marko Kloos: Angles of Attack and Chains of Command, which we really enjoyed. We particularly liked the authenticity that he’s imbued in his world, and wanted to ask about how his military service played into his fiction. Military science fiction (or fantasy) is one of those…

Books & Comics Andrew Liptak

In Myke Cole’s Javelin Rain, Even Undead Navy SEALs Cope With PTSD

I’ve been a big fan of Myke Cole’s novels for a while now – his last book, Gemini Cell, was a particularly good blend of zombie, military and romance genres. His latest, Javelin Rain, isn’t quite so innovative, but it carries the momentum of the series forward nicely. At the end of Gemini Cell, former…

io9 Andrew Liptak

io9 Was Founded on the Idea That Science Fiction Belongs to Everyone

When I started working on io9 in 2007, we didn’t have a name for the site yet. We hadn’t come up with any real plans for how we were going to cover science fiction, science and futurism. But there was already a central idea that the site was based around: That science fiction is for…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Alec Baldwin Plays an Shouty Mastermind in Dystopian Game-Show Thriller Andròn

Andròn, the first feature from Italian filmmaker Francesco Cinquemani, stars a cast of unknowns alongside two Hollywood stars (Alec Baldwin, Danny Glover) Its concept appears to meld The Hunger Games’ fight-to-the-death competition, The Truman Show’s all-seeing overlord, and the greenish-black palette of a thousand scifi films that’ve come before. It also, if the trailer holds…

Trailers Cheryl Eddy

The Flash Director Departs the Film Over ‘Creative Differences’

One of the key members of the Justice League just lost his boss. Seth Grahame-Smith, who wrote and was planning on directing The Flash solo movie slated for 2018, has left the project due to “creative differences.” The Hollywood Reporter broke the news. No other details were given except that Grahame-Smith’s script is still in…

Movies Germain Lussier

Dylan O’Brien’s Injuries Further Postpone Third Maze Runner Film

Several weeks ago production on the third Maze Runner film, The Death Cure, was shut down when star Dylan O’Brien was injured on set. Now, a new report says his injuries were worse than originally thought and the film has been postponed indefinitely. “His injuries are very serious and he needs more time to recover,”…

Movies Germain Lussier

Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad Come to Life on the Warner Bros. Official Tour

If you want to get up close and personal with the costumes and props of Batman v Superman or Suicide Squad, Warner Bros. is making that happen. It’s creating a full DC Universe exhibit as part of its Hollywood Studio Tour. The Warner Bros Studio Tour is an intimate tour given several times a day…

io9 Germain Lussier

Sophie Turner Revealed X-Men: Apocalypse‘s Best Easter Egg

If you’re going to do an X-Men movie set in the ’80s, which record album are you going to show Cyclops and Jean Grey picking up? There’s really only one option. Of course it’s Dazzler! Sophie Turner tweeted out this image and it’s really just every possible ’80s thing in one: Look at her shirt…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta

Elisabeth Moss Is Starring in Hulu’s Adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale

Today, Hulu not only announced that they are adapting Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, it’s also already ordered a full season of the show and cast the lead. Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men) will play Offred, the titular “handmaid.”If you’re wondering what plot, other than survival, will drive Hulu’s version, this part of the official description…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

This New Preacher Clip Is 30 Seconds of Pure Insanity

“This is how you make a bazooka.” If you weren’t already incredibly excited for AMC’s Preacher, this new 30-second sizzle-reel should do the trick. It’s jam-packed with the kind of violence, insanity, and action that’ll hopefully define the show once it airs. In the clip you get a good glimpse of pretty much all the…

Television Germain Lussier

That Time Aqua Did a Song About Indiana Jones

Hey, who remembers Aqua? And now, who remembers anything about Aqua that isn’t about how they got sued by Mattel for the song “Barbie Girl?” Because they also did a song that mentioned Indiana Jones. It is very bad and also very amazing. “Dr. Jones” is the fifth track on Aqua’s seminal 1997 album Aquarium.…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta

There’s Only One Way You Could Personally Visit an Exoplanet

Sorry, Han Solo and Mr. Sulu. Based on everything we know right now, you’ll never be able to punch a button and travel through “hyperspace,” or go to warp speed. Traveling faster than light is almost certainly impossible. According to scientists, the only way you could personally visit other stars is by taking a long,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Woman Who Discovered DNA’s Double Helix May Get a Much-Deserved Biopic

Rosalind Franklin, the British scientist whose research enabled the discovery of DNA’s double helix, will be getting a biopic if spec script Exposure is made. Fingers crossed, because not only would a feature film bring Franklin some much-deserved recognition—her life would make for quite a dramatic movie. https://gizmodo.com/the-unsung-hero-who-discovered-the-double-helix-5761388 Throughout her career—which ended tragically early, when…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

John Lewis’ Acclaimed Graphic Novel March Is Becoming an Animated Series

Not content with being the first active member of Congress to write a graphic novel, congressman John Lewis is may become its first animation star, as his seminal memoir about the civil rights movement will be brought to television as an animated series. Today Charleston Immersive & Interactive Media Studio has announced that they have…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

A Guide to Marvel’s Original Civil War Saga, Which Was Not Good

We couldn’t be more excited for Captain America: Civil War to finally come to theaters next week, but we also couldn’t be less enthused with its source material. The comic event was epic, but it was also a mess, where Iron Man inexplicably became a supervillianous asshole. Here’s a guide to Marvel’s original Civil War…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Either an X-Men: Apocalypse/Flash Gordon Crossover Is Happening or Someone Is Very Confused

Whatever sense you were trying to make of the world, stop. Because in a collection of Flash Gordon comic strips sold overseas in Turkey, the cover features a terrifying visage reaching out to our heroes. It’s one of Flash Gordon’s lesser-known villains… the evil mutant Apocalypse, as played by Oscar Isaac in the next X-Men…

Books & Comics Katharine Trendacosta

94 Minutes on Dagobah Is Basically a Relaxation Tape for Star Wars Nerds

Some weeks can leave you feeling like you don’t want to live on this planet anymore. For one hour and 34 blissful minutes you can move to the marshy forests of Dagobah, and leave your earthly problems behind you. Pop on some headphones and soak in the sounds of the Force-rich planet’s flora and fauna.…

io9 Avery Ellis

Everyone Is Scared of Something in These New Star Trek Beyond Photos

The next trailer for Star Trek Beyond is still a few weeks away, but several new photos from the July release have just hit the web and it looks like everyone is really, really scared. (Well, everyone except director Justin Lin.) These photos give us a good look at some of the new uniforms, a…

Movies Germain Lussier

Another DC Movie Director Might Be Departing Their Film

12 Novel Adaptations That Should Get a Do-Over Reboot

Marko Kloos On Turning His Military Service Into Kickass Space Adventures

In Myke Cole’s Javelin Rain, Even Undead Navy SEALs Cope With PTSD

io9 Was Founded on the Idea That Science Fiction Belongs to Everyone

Alec Baldwin Plays an Shouty Mastermind in Dystopian Game-Show Thriller Andròn

The Flash Director Departs the Film Over ‘Creative Differences’

Dylan O’Brien’s Injuries Further Postpone Third Maze Runner Film

Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad Come to Life on the Warner Bros. Official Tour

Sophie Turner Revealed X-Men: Apocalypse‘s Best Easter Egg

Elisabeth Moss Is Starring in Hulu’s Adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale

This New Preacher Clip Is 30 Seconds of Pure Insanity

That Time Aqua Did a Song About Indiana Jones

There’s Only One Way You Could Personally Visit an Exoplanet

The Woman Who Discovered DNA’s Double Helix May Get a Much-Deserved Biopic

John Lewis’ Acclaimed Graphic Novel March Is Becoming an Animated Series

A Guide to Marvel’s Original Civil War Saga, Which Was Not Good

Either an X-Men: Apocalypse/Flash Gordon Crossover Is Happening or Someone Is Very Confused

94 Minutes on Dagobah Is Basically a Relaxation Tape for Star Wars Nerds

Everyone Is Scared of Something in These New Star Trek Beyond Photos

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