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Watch the Showrunner of Netflix’s The Witcher Interview Andrzej Sapkowski, the Series’ Original Author

Two writers, two mediums. Only one Geralt of Rivia. In a cute interview video, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, the showrunner on The Witcher, interviews the author of the books the series is based on, Andrzej Sapkowski, soliciting his thoughts on the origins of his book series, which he describes as a great mystery of his life,…

io9 Julie Muncy Dec 15 '19

Wait, Did J.J. Abrams Really Just Tease an Ahsoka Tano Cameo in The Rise of Skywalker?

J.J? Please, don’t tease me on this. It’s important. In a recent interview with Japanese outlet Sora News, Abrams did the standard press junket interview, you know, promoting one of the biggest franchise films ever made and all that. Normal, routine stuff, until the interviewer asked Abrams who his favorite Star Wars character was. “Han…

Movies Julie Muncy Dec 15 '19

Victoria Mahoney, the First Woman to Direct a Star Wars Film, Explains How She Got the Job

Victoria Mahoney made Hollywood history when she became the second unit director on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, making her so far the first (and only) woman to direct anything on a Star Wars movie, placing her alongside a handful of directors on The Mandalorian as the only women to direct Star Wars media…

Movies Julie Muncy Dec 15 '19

Feds Break Up Illegal Streaming Network That Dwarfs Netflix and Hulu Libraries

Two of the minds behind the nation’s largest pirate streaming services, iStreamItAll and Jetflicks, have pleaded guilty to criminal copyright infringement charges, federal officials said Friday. Now we all can rest easier knowing there are a few less bad actors getting one over on multi-billion-dollar giants like Netflix and Disney. A federal grand jury indicted…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Dec 14 '19

Even J.J. Abrams Can’t Get Disney to Release ‘Unspecial’ Versions of the Star Wars Movies

The white whale of any Star Wars fan—besides my dream Ahsoka Tano video game—is an unmodified release of the original Star Wars trilogy. Forget the special editions, forget the even-specialier editions. Many of us, from film buffs to preservationists to shameless, Prequel-hating nerds, want to see the films as they were originally presented in the…

Movies Julie Muncy Dec 14 '19

UN Climate Summit Continues Spinning Its Wheels Into the Weekend, and Protestors Aren’t Having It

The UN’s climate summit in Madrid—dubbed COP25 in UN jargon—continued into the weekend as countries remained deadlocked on divisive environmental issues, chief of which is how to handle a part of the Paris Agreement known as Article 6 that’s focused on carbon markets. After overrunning its initial deadline Friday, the conference is continuing into the…

Climate Change Alyse Stanley Dec 14 '19

Google Reveals Its Top Searches of the Year And, Yes, It’s Mostly Memes

The Game of Thrones Starbucks cup debacle. Watching Notre Dame go up in flames. The moment the world fell in love with Baby Yoda. Going through Google’s top searches of the year feels like flipping through a scrapbook of the internet’s collective obsessions. Released this week, the company’s annual “Year in Search” gives a snapshot…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Dec 14 '19

HBO Max Is Moving Forward With Another Try at Adapting Snow Crash

If you ask any random fan off the street how to get into cyberpunk or science fiction influenced by cyberpunk, there’s a solid chance they’re going to tell you to read Snow Crash. Neal Stephenson’s 1992 classic is a massively influential cyber dystopian work that prefigured a lot of what modern cyberpunk pastiche fiction would…

io9 Julie Muncy Dec 14 '19

A Quiet Place 2 Has a New Teaser—But Only If You See the Right Movie

Remember the good ol’ days, when, to see a movie trailer, you actually had to go see the movie the trailer was running before? If you do, then this news might make you nostalgic for the days of A Phantom Menace: as reported by Comic Book Resources (via ScreenRant), there exists, right now, a brand…

Movies Julie Muncy Dec 14 '19

Orlando Jones Has Reportedly Been Fired From American Gods [Updated]

Orlando Jones gave one of the breakout performances in American Gods as Mr. Nancy, an African trickster god who sharply reflected and reacted to America’s history of slavery and racism. In the second season, his role on the show increased, as Jones took on production and writing tasks alongside his stunning performance. But now, according…

io9 Julie Muncy Dec 14 '19

The Creators Behind HBO’s Watchmen Are Being Very Cagey About a Second Season

When HBO’s ersatz Watchmen sequel was announced, it was framed, very clearly, as a miniseries. One season, in and out, one and done. But when asked the question now, the various answers given by the cast and crew of the show are… a bit different. In a lengthy feature recently released, Variety goes in depth…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy Dec 14 '19

Why Google’s Pixel Feature Drops Could Give You One Reason to Ditch Your iPhone

First came the Nexus, then, as Google continued to try and build its own iPhone: a winning (in theory) mix of mobile software and hardware that it has full control over, we got the Pixel. The Pixel feature drop is it’s latest ploy in getting you to switch, and we’re here to explain what exactly…

Gadgets David Nield Dec 14 '19

Google’s Covered A Whopping 10 Million Miles in Street View Imagery

Google and its armada of camera-rigged Steet View cars and other devices have been photographing the globe piece by piece for well over a decade now, and all that footage adds up to some pretty staggering tallies: more than 10 million miles of Street View imagery and 36 million square miles of Google Earth imagery,…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Dec 13 '19

Calling All Expanse Fans: Your Spoiler-Filled Season 4 Discussion Zone Awaits Like a Newly-Discovered Planet

You may have heard us mention it a time or two, but The Expanse season four has finally touched down on Amazon Prime, much like the Rocinante on Ilus after some landing-gear adjustments. Since many io9 readers have no doubt already carved out time to binge all 10 episodes—it’s time to talk about ‘em! https://gizmodo.com/the-expanses-stunning-season-4-is-filled-with-new-front-1840149176…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Dec 13 '19

Paramount Is Now on Board With a Reboot of the Power Rangers Reboot

Remember way back in time, say, two years ago, when a new Power Rangers movie was released to reboot the franchise? Well, it didn’t do so well and now Hollywood is about to say “It’s Morphin Time” yet again. io9 has confirmed that Paramount is in “early negotiations” with filmmaker Jonathan Entwistle (Netflix’s The End…

Movies Germain Lussier Dec 13 '19

The Trailer For VHYes Will Transport You Right Back to the 1980s

Imagine you found an old VHS tape from when you were a kid and popped it into a VCR. What nostalgic magic would you find? That’s just part of the fun in the new movie VHYes. Directed by Jack Henry Robbins, VHYes is a genre-spanning, anthology comedy about a young boy whose family gets a…

Trailers Germain Lussier Dec 13 '19

In 2020, Be Sure to Make a ‘Haters’ List for Your Enemies

The year is over. Whoop-de-doo. By now, it’s likely dawned on many readers that now is the time to start weighing what kinds of stupid personal vows you’re going to make to yourself for the coming calendar year. Maybe you’re looking for some kind of “resolution” to claim, even though your plan is to immediately…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Dec 13 '19

A Wonderfully Articulated Wonder Woman Is the Most Super Toy of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of the latest and greatest in all things toy. This week, we’ve got even more Hot Toys from a galaxy far, far away; fancy figures big and small from the realms of Marvel and DC; and even an incredibly fashionable space wizard from Destiny 2. And that’s…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski Dec 13 '19

Children Put Canada and Norway on Blast for Climate Failures

The teens are pissed. Perhaps you’ve heard. Young people have cranked up the pressure all year on world leaders in an attempt to get them to address climate change. In September, 16 teenagers filed a petition against five countries for violating their rights. The petition is in the process of wending its way through an…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Dec 13 '19

Airbnb Bans Over 60 White Supremacists After Iron March Forum Database Leak

Short-term apartment rental site Airbnb has banned over 60 users of Iron March, the defunct white supremacist web forum that recently had its entire SQL database leaked to the internet, the company told Gizmodo. The Iron March leak to the Internet Archive by someone using the handle “antifa-data” exposed extensive information about neo-Nazis, white supremacists,…

Tech News Tom McKay Dec 13 '19

Watch the Showrunner of Netflix’s The Witcher Interview Andrzej Sapkowski, the Series’ Original Author

Wait, Did J.J. Abrams Really Just Tease an Ahsoka Tano Cameo in The Rise of Skywalker?

Victoria Mahoney, the First Woman to Direct a Star Wars Film, Explains How She Got the Job

Feds Break Up Illegal Streaming Network That Dwarfs Netflix and Hulu Libraries

Even J.J. Abrams Can’t Get Disney to Release ‘Unspecial’ Versions of the Star Wars Movies

UN Climate Summit Continues Spinning Its Wheels Into the Weekend, and Protestors Aren’t Having It

Google Reveals Its Top Searches of the Year And, Yes, It’s Mostly Memes

HBO Max Is Moving Forward With Another Try at Adapting Snow Crash

A Quiet Place 2 Has a New Teaser—But Only If You See the Right Movie

Orlando Jones Has Reportedly Been Fired From American Gods [Updated]

The Creators Behind HBO’s Watchmen Are Being Very Cagey About a Second Season

Why Google’s Pixel Feature Drops Could Give You One Reason to Ditch Your iPhone

Google’s Covered A Whopping 10 Million Miles in Street View Imagery

Calling All Expanse Fans: Your Spoiler-Filled Season 4 Discussion Zone Awaits Like a Newly-Discovered Planet

Paramount Is Now on Board With a Reboot of the Power Rangers Reboot

The Trailer For VHYes Will Transport You Right Back to the 1980s

In 2020, Be Sure to Make a ‘Haters’ List for Your Enemies

A Wonderfully Articulated Wonder Woman Is the Most Super Toy of the Week

Children Put Canada and Norway on Blast for Climate Failures

Airbnb Bans Over 60 White Supremacists After Iron March Forum Database Leak

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