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This Resident Alien Promo Is Just Alan Tudyk Riffing on How Weird Food Is

And, honestly, it’s pretty compelling. Alan Tudyk is a funny guy, and his latest role, as the star of Syfy’s upcoming Resident Alien, seems to be well built to take advantage of his comedic strengths. Starring Tudyk as an alien who must blend in in a small Colorado town, it’s a perfect chance to play…

io9 Julie Muncy Jan 16

Ursula K. Le Guin Is Getting the Greatest of Tributes: A Stamp

Is there any more fun honor than the stamp? It’s collectible, comes with art, and you can use it to send things to other people, making it a gift you pass on. They’re delightful. As shared by the official Twitter account of Ursula K. Le Guin’s estate, the famed author is getting her own commemorative…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy Jan 16

Godzilla vs. Kong Is Hitting Streaming a Bit Earlier Than Expected

These big friends are ready to fight. They can’t wait. As reported by Deadline, Godzilla vs. Kong, the latest Legendary monster movieand the third Godzilla one, will hit HBO Max a full two months ahead of schedule. Instead of premiering on May 21st, it’ll be showing up on March 26th. This comes after Warner Bros.…

Movies Julie Muncy Jan 16

HBO Has Tapped a Russian Indie Director for The Last of Us‘s Pilot

Another director joins the crew. Considering the subject matter, it seems like he’ll fit right in. As reported by the Hollywood Reporter, Kantemir Balagov, a Russian filmmaker behind the lauded Beanpole, has been selected to direct the pilot for HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us. Based on the Naughty Dog video game series for…

io9 Julie Muncy Jan 16

The New Green Lantern Comic Brings Young Justice and Far Sector‘s Finest Together

These days, Green Lantern comics are already kind of a family affair given the nature of the Corps—but the latest addition to DC’s roster is going to focus on some of its most fascinating ringbearers in recent years, in the hopes that two great tastes taste great together. Announced as part of a slew of…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Jan 15

A Dungeons & Dragons TV Series in Development From the Creator of John Wick

Game of Thrones has ended but the fantasy TV genre it so elevated remains. A new Lord of the Rings show is coming. A Game of Thrones prequel show is coming. The Witcher is a hit. And now, just as Paramount is developing a Dungeons & Dragons movie starring Chris Pine, writer Derek Kolstad is simultaneously…

io9 Germain Lussier Jan 15

Gaze Into Pac-Man’s Yearning Maw in The Best Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the coolest updates in the world of wallet-draining geek merch. This week Bandai attempts to turn Pac-Man into a superarticulated nightmare, Jennifer Walters is at long last green with envy, and Lego celebrates 10 years of Ninjago. Check it out! Lego Ninjago City Gardens Playset…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Jan 15

Nic Cage’s Latest B-Movie Extravaganza Pits Him Against Demonic Animatronics

If you thought that Banana Splits movie was macabre, behold Willy’s Wonderland. It’s about a man who needs some cash fast after his car breaks down, so he agrees to clean a Chuck E. Cheese-style restaurant overnight. The twist: the animatronics are killers. The other twist: the man is played by Nicolas Cage. That’s pretty…

Trailers Cheryl Eddy Jan 15

WandaVision‘s Teyonah Parris Promises More of Monica Rambeau’s Backstory

It isn’t until WandaVision’s second episode that Teyonah Parris actually makes her first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She’s one of the many people living alongside Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) in the small town of Westview, where the most pressing thing on most everyone’s mind recently was a local talent…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Jan 15

For All Mankind Season 2 Trailer Brings War to the Stars

The rules of engagement are changing for the second season of Ronald D. Moore’s alt-history space race series: because war’s coming to the moon. Maybe moon pirates, too? Apple just dropped a new trailer for the second season of For All Mankind, the alternate history sci-fi series that imagines a world where the space race…

Trailers James Whitbrook Jan 15

Mortal Kombat‘s Fascination With Blood Wants to Go Beyond Gory Fatalities

Although there’ll be plenty of those too, it seems. Warner Bros. has stayed relatively quiet about its latest attempt to reboot the beloved, buckets-o’-blood-laden video-game fighting franchise Mortal Kombat as a new movie series so far. But a new preview from Entertainment Weeklyreveals that the film is going to go down an alternate path to…

Movies James Whitbrook Jan 15

Firefly Is Still Great, But It’s Not Quite What I Remembered

About 15 years had passed since I last spent time aboard the Serenity with Mal, Zoe, Wash, and the gang. But with plenty of free evenings during a global pandemic, I decided it was time to take another journey into the Verse and bring my adoring wife along for the ride. Oddly enough, she had…

Television Germain Lussier Jan 15

WandaVision’s Behind the Scenes Video Teases What’s to Come (and That Gorgeous Retro Kitchen)

Sure, sure, we’re all interested in just what weirdness WandaVision’s first two episodes is cooking up for our titular sorceress and synthezoid. But also? We’re interested in cooking of a more literal sense. Marvel’s dropped a brief new featurette going behind the scenes on the making of WandaVision, and while the primary focus of the…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Jan 15

The CW’s Batwoman/Superman & Lois Crossover Scrapped Over Coronavirus Concerns

Doug Liman says it’s up to the stars if an Edge of Tomorrow sequel happens. Patrick Dempsey will be back for Enchanted 2. Swamp Thing won’t get a second chance on the CW, but its stars could on another of the network’s DC shows. Plus, even more Avatar sequel concept art, and what’s next for…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson Jan 15

WandaVision Opened With a Stylishly Old-Fashioned Web of Lies and Intrigue

The first of WandaVision’s many secrets is one that the new Disney+ series actually reveals to you in the premiere episode’s first moments. You watch as Wanda Maximoff (aka Scarlet Witch) and her longtime beau, Vision, beeline straight from the altar to their new suburban home in the city of Westview. The Visions’ neighbors might…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Jan 15

Disney Is Doing the Weird Hybrid Movie Release Thing Now, Too

Disney-owned Searchlight Pictures has announced it will release its upcoming film Nomadland on Hulu the same day as its wide theatrical release.

Books & Comics Catie Keck Jan 14

Disneyland Ending Its Annual Passport Program Makes So Much Sense

Disneyland just discontinued its Annual Passport program, and as an annual passholder myself, I must admit it’s a brilliant move. Did I love having the ability to go to Disneyland any day I wanted, at any time I wanted? Of course I did. That’s why myself and, reportedly, hundreds of thousands of other Southern California…

io9 Germain Lussier Jan 14

Disney’s Squirrel Superhero Movie Is Here…No, Not That One

Disney just revealed the first trailer for a brand new superhero movie about a girl and her squirrel. But surprisingly, it’s not Marvel’s Squirrel Girl. It’s called Flora & Ulysses, based on the 2014 Newbery Award-winning book written by Kate DiCamillo and illustrated by K.G. Campbell. It follows a girl named Flora (Matilda Lawler) who…

Trailers Germain Lussier Jan 14

Jack Kirby’s Son to Insurrectionists: Your Nazi-Ass Captain America Merch Sucks

Captain America is, famously, a comic book character not too keen on far-right violence. Neal Kirby, the son of comics legend and Marvel’s Captain America co-creator Jack Kirby, released a public statement overnight. It was addressed to insurrectionists who took part in last week’s assaults on the U.S. Capitol during Congress’ official count of the…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Jan 14

Oh My God, I Think I Finally Hate He-Man

Having done Worst Episode Ever for the better part of a decade, I have come to realize one unassailable truth: If a cartoon has an episode about a circus, it sucks on toast. We’ve seen (well, I’ve seen, hopefully none of you have ever watched this garbage) the circus roll into GoBots and Jayceandthe Wheeled…

io9 Rob Bricken Jan 14

This Resident Alien Promo Is Just Alan Tudyk Riffing on How Weird Food Is

Ursula K. Le Guin Is Getting the Greatest of Tributes: A Stamp

Godzilla vs. Kong Is Hitting Streaming a Bit Earlier Than Expected

HBO Has Tapped a Russian Indie Director for The Last of Us‘s Pilot

The New Green Lantern Comic Brings Young Justice and Far Sector‘s Finest Together

A Dungeons & Dragons TV Series in Development From the Creator of John Wick

Gaze Into Pac-Man’s Yearning Maw in The Best Toys of the Week

Nic Cage’s Latest B-Movie Extravaganza Pits Him Against Demonic Animatronics

WandaVision‘s Teyonah Parris Promises More of Monica Rambeau’s Backstory

For All Mankind Season 2 Trailer Brings War to the Stars

Mortal Kombat‘s Fascination With Blood Wants to Go Beyond Gory Fatalities

Firefly Is Still Great, But It’s Not Quite What I Remembered

WandaVision’s Behind the Scenes Video Teases What’s to Come (and That Gorgeous Retro Kitchen)

The CW’s Batwoman/Superman & Lois Crossover Scrapped Over Coronavirus Concerns

WandaVision Opened With a Stylishly Old-Fashioned Web of Lies and Intrigue

Disney Is Doing the Weird Hybrid Movie Release Thing Now, Too

Disneyland Ending Its Annual Passport Program Makes So Much Sense

Disney’s Squirrel Superhero Movie Is Here…No, Not That One

Jack Kirby’s Son to Insurrectionists: Your Nazi-Ass Captain America Merch Sucks

Oh My God, I Think I Finally Hate He-Man

Finally, a First Look at Brad Bird’s New Animated Sci-Fi Detective Movie

Two LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon Sets Land at All-Time Lows, Including the Dark Version

Shokz OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction Headphones Are Briefly Back at Their Lowest Price on Amazon

‘Man of Tomorrow’ Is On the Hunt For Maxima

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