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Train to Busan Sequel Peninsula Is a Rip-Roaring, Post-Apocalyptic, Zombie-Infested Good Time

Even the most bloodthirsty horror fan could be forgiven for wondering if there’s really room in the world for yet another zombie movie. Then something like the new Train to Busan sequel, Peninsula, comes along and offers a reminder that in the right hands, the genre still has plenty of chomp left. Peninsula is written…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Sputnik‘s Space Invader Strikes in This Gruesome Clip From the Russian Sci-Fi Horror Film

Russian import Sputnik hit theaters, digital platforms, and VOD on Friday, and if you haven’t had a chance to watch it yet, here’s a tip for fans of tense, gruesome, creature-tastic sci-fi horror: it’s excellent. Need more convincing? We’ve got an exclusive clip from one of Sputnik’s, ah, juicier scenes below. First, a little context.…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Lovecraft Country‘s Misha Green Explains How the Horrors to Come Are Bigger Than Magic and Monsters

Like all horror that wants to leave you feeling unsettled and disturbed long after you’ve finished watching it, Lovecraft Country’s first episode is careful to take its time and make you wait almost until the very end for the series’ supernatural monstrosities to make themselves known. If anything, the demons hunting Atticus, Leti, and George…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Jiro Kuwata’s Batman Is an Incredible Thing

Earlier this month, news broke that manga artist Jiro Kuwata passed away. While the artist and writer was known in Japan for series like Maboroshi Tantei and 8 Man, in the west we know him for one particular curiosity: the Batman manga. Its take on Batman 55 years on still feels unlike anything we’ve seen with…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Jurnee Smollett Really Wants a Black Canary Show, and Yes Please, Absolutely

Given how it was one of the last artifacts of the Before Times earlier this year, it’s hard to say what Birds of Prey’s future as a cinematic franchise is just yet, beyond hoping for more. But hey, at least one of the titular birds has an excellent idea to while away our time waiting…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Alex Kurtzman Hopes Strange New Worlds Is Star Trek‘s Return to Episodic Storytelling

Stakeland’s Jim Mickle will bring From a Buick 8 to the big screen. Annabelle Wallis is full of praise for James Wan’s giallo homage Malignant. Lucifer teases what’s to come in its new season. Plus, behind the scenes on Jurassic World: Dominion, and what’s to come on Lovecraft Country. Spoilers, engage! From a Buick 8…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

Lovecraft Country Showrunner Misha Green Discusses the Power of Horror and the Horror of Marginalization

In a new interview, Lovecraft Country showrunner Misha Green (Underground) goes deep on some of the intriguing, powerful ideas behind the upcoming show. Taking place in the middle of the 20th century, Lovecraft Country is the story of a family caught up in a mysterious history and foreboding horrors, starring Jonathan Majors as Atticus “Tic”…

io9 Julie Muncy

George Miller Isn’t Sure Whether Furiosa Would Stay a Hero or Turn Tyrant After Mad Max: Fury Road

What happens after you win? That’s the question George Miller was asked during a recent interview at this year’s digital New York Comic-Con event, particularly in regards to Furiosa, the most interesting character to come out of Mad Max: Fury Road and the subject of an upcoming prequel movie. Since we are getting a look…

Movies Julie Muncy

Open Channel: Where Do You Stand in the Avatar Wars?

Is Aang the Avatar for you? Or is Korrathe Avatar and do you, in fact, just have to deal with it? A friend of mine recently published an interesting essay over on Polygon in which he argues that, despite Aang being a wonderful and beloved protagonist, Korra is, in the fiction of the Avatar: the…

io9 Julie Muncy

David Sandberg Shares Silly Trailer for Some Very Early Reviews of the Not-Yet-Filmed Shazam 2

It’s never too early to start doing good publicity. David F. Sandberg, the director for DC’s Shazam movie, which is currently expecting a sequel, took to Twitter recently to share his newest creation: a “trailer” for the movie featuring some early, uh, let’s just say they’re reviews. The reviews, taken from Letterboxd, are the work…

Movies Julie Muncy

Lucifer‘s Season 5 Finale Was Mid-Production When the Pandemic Shut It Down

Even though the fifth season of Lucifer is about to release its first half, it’s not… quite… done. Talking to Da Man Magazine, Tom Ellis, the devious devil star of Netflix’s Lucifer, offers an intimate picture of just how the coronavirus impacted the production of his show, which serves as a compelling microcosm for what…

io9 Julie Muncy

Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead Will Replace Chris D’Elia With Tig Notaro in Reshoots

After the comedian was accused of sexual misconduct, he’s getting recast. Chris d’Elia, standup comic and actor, has already filmed his part in Army of the Dead, a zombie film currently in pre-production from director Zack Snyder. But production will be briefly resuming in order to replace him, reshooting his parts with comedian and Star…

Movies Julie Muncy

Jim Lee Says DC Is Still Committed to the Business of Publishing Comics

After massive layoffs that wracked DC Comics, it was, honestly, somewhat of an open question. Talking to Hollywood Reporter, Jim Lee, DC’s Chief Creative Officer and Publisher, emphasized that DC Comics will continue operations even after heavy rounds of layoffs saw the firm lay off 20 percent of its staff, touching on the value of…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy

The Next Season of DuckTales Will Feature an Hour-Long Darkwing Duck Special, Because I Deserve Something This Year

Look, it’s been a rough year for all of us. In times like these, we need heroes. Heroes like Darkwing Duck. As reported by Nerdist and revealed by executive producer, writer, and story editor Frank Angones, Darkwing Duck fans will be getting a treat in the next season of DuckTales. Among the list of episodes…

io9 Julie Muncy

Jinkies, Playmobil’s Scooby-Doo Sets Are Frightfully Fun

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of all things fun and plastic. This week, Playmobil unleashes a boatload of awesome Scooby-Doo toys, Hasbro’s Power Rangers figure line finally fills in the regular MMPR team, and He-Man takes the most bizarre leap of all…into UNO? Check it out! Playmobil Scooby-Doo! Adventure in the…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook

Marge Simpson (Politely) Wags Her Finger at a Trump Adviser for Her Kamala Harris Insult

If you’re going to talk shit and say a vice presidential candidate sounds like a cartoon character, maybe you shouldn’t be surprised when that same cartoon character talks shit about you. Hey Jenna Ellis, Marge Simpson’s watching you…and she doesn’t like what she sees. “As an ordinary suburban housewife, I’m starting to feel a little…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Wishmaster Is Still One of the Best Bad Movies Ever

What makes a movie so bad it’s good? What elevates a film that’s kinda terrible into the rarefied ranks of cult fame? The movie gods hold the true secret of that alchemy close to their popcorn-filled chests, but the magic formula has rarely been so perfectly executed than in 1997’s Wishmaster. It’s important to approach…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Then, Everything Changed When the Gif Party Attacked

There’s always time for another pro-bending gif party! The Legend of Korra has followed Avatar: The Last Airbender onto Netflix. And even though the future of the live-action series is in jeopardy, we can still celebrate Korra and her friends getting the bending time they deserve. With, what else, gifs! Leave your favorite “It’s Friday!”…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Did You Ever Want to Hug the Disembodied Torso of Jason Momoa?

Look, we’ve all been there. Pondering. Waiting. Watching that water shot from Justice League on loop and yearning to somehow transmute into a liquid state. We yearned: Oh, how I wished I could own an honestly quite creepy in its accuracy lifesize bust of Jason Momoa as Aquaman in the not-hit motion picture Justice League.…

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook

You Can Watch Star Trek: Lower Decks‘ Premiere for Free on YouTube…If You’re in the U.S.

For a brief while, you didn’t have to be in the United States to get a free snifter of Star Trek goofballery. Yesterday, as CBS has done so before for Star Trek: Discovery and Picard’s premieres, the network made thefirst, lovely episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks available to stream on the CBS All Access…

io9 James Whitbrook

Train to Busan Sequel Peninsula Is a Rip-Roaring, Post-Apocalyptic, Zombie-Infested Good Time

Sputnik‘s Space Invader Strikes in This Gruesome Clip From the Russian Sci-Fi Horror Film

Lovecraft Country‘s Misha Green Explains How the Horrors to Come Are Bigger Than Magic and Monsters

Jiro Kuwata’s Batman Is an Incredible Thing

Jurnee Smollett Really Wants a Black Canary Show, and Yes Please, Absolutely

Alex Kurtzman Hopes Strange New Worlds Is Star Trek‘s Return to Episodic Storytelling

Lovecraft Country Showrunner Misha Green Discusses the Power of Horror and the Horror of Marginalization

George Miller Isn’t Sure Whether Furiosa Would Stay a Hero or Turn Tyrant After Mad Max: Fury Road

Open Channel: Where Do You Stand in the Avatar Wars?

David Sandberg Shares Silly Trailer for Some Very Early Reviews of the Not-Yet-Filmed Shazam 2

Lucifer‘s Season 5 Finale Was Mid-Production When the Pandemic Shut It Down

Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead Will Replace Chris D’Elia With Tig Notaro in Reshoots

Jim Lee Says DC Is Still Committed to the Business of Publishing Comics

The Next Season of DuckTales Will Feature an Hour-Long Darkwing Duck Special, Because I Deserve Something This Year

Jinkies, Playmobil’s Scooby-Doo Sets Are Frightfully Fun

Marge Simpson (Politely) Wags Her Finger at a Trump Adviser for Her Kamala Harris Insult

Wishmaster Is Still One of the Best Bad Movies Ever

Then, Everything Changed When the Gif Party Attacked

Did You Ever Want to Hug the Disembodied Torso of Jason Momoa?

You Can Watch Star Trek: Lower Decks‘ Premiere for Free on YouTube…If You’re in the U.S.

Apple MagSafe Duo Charger Gets 42% Off, Finally Worth It for iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watch Users

Oscar Isaac Did ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ to Work With Top Tier Actors—Instead, He Got a Cooling Tent

This NordVPN Deal Caught Us By Surprise: 76% Off + 3 Months Free for Easter

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

This California Billionaire Wants to Tax AI Tokens to Create a Sovereign Wealth Fund

Artemis 2 Crew Become First Humans to Travel Beyond Earth Orbit Since the 1970s

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Labubus Might Be Labu-Bust After Pop Mart Posts Record Share Loss

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