Hercules

February 20th 2025

5 Mythical Tales That Need the Big-Screen Treatment After Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

Webtoon's Lore Olympus, as well as the Hadestown and Hercules musicals, are among recent interpretations in pop culture.

Movies Sabina Graves

January 31st 2024

20 Nostalgic Collectibles From the Golden Age of Fast-Food Movie Tie-Ins

The best Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, and Burger King kids meal treasures of the '90s.

Toys & Collectibles Sabina Graves

September 1st 2023

It’s Star Wars‘ World With All the Lego Sets You Can Buy in September

Ahsoka ! Maybe you've heard of it? Lego sure hopes you have in a deluge of Star Wars sets and more this September.

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook

June 12th 2023

The Next Version of Microsoft Flight Simulator Will Let You Be a Hero or Just a Hot Air Balloon Pilot

The next iteration of Microsoft Flight Simulator arrives sometime next year.

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

June 6th 2023

Al Ewing Reaches for Godhood With Immortal Thor

The acclaimed comics writer talks to io9 about his latest Marvel project.

Books & Comics Zach Rabiroff

June 5th 2023

Disney Has 50 Live-Action Movies in the Pipeline

Walt Disney Pictures' president shares future plans for The Lion King , as well as the return of Pirates of the Caribbean .

Movies Linda Codega

January 31st 2023

Webb Telescope Captures Countless Galaxies in New Image

The latest shot in the space telescope’s portfolio is a piercing gaze into a distant part of the sky.

Space & Spaceflight Isaac Schultz

November 11th 2022

Helicopters, Gliders, and a Billionaire’s Vanity Project Come to Microsoft Flight Simulator Today

The free update lets aspiring pilots take to the skies in Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

October 21st 2022

Every One of the Rock’s Genre Roles, Ranked (By Rockiness)

As Black Adam hits theaters, we take a look back at Dwayne Johnson's genre history to crown the Rockiest of them all.

Movies James Whitbrook & Sabina Graves & Germain Lussier & Rob Bricken & Linda Codega

July 11th 2022

One Thor: Love and Thunder Spoiler Surprised Even Director Taika Waititi

Somehow, the man who co-wrote, directed, and starred in the film didn't even see THAT coming.

Movies Germain Lussier

All Our Burning Questions After Thor: Love and Thunder

You've seen Taika Waititi's latest Thor adventure—now let's talk about its Marvel Cinematic Universe implications and more.

Movies Germain Lussier

July 10th 2022

What’d You Think of Thor: Love & Thunder? (For Real This Time)

Where's this one rank for you in the Thor franchise?

Movies Justin Carter

July 8th 2022

Thor: Love and Thunder End Credits, Explained

The latest Thor adventure has two end-credits scenes—here's what happens, and what they both mean.

Movies Germain Lussier

June 18th 2022

Disney’s Hercules Remake Gets Guy Ritchie to Direct It

Who is gonna play Hades for this one, do you think?

io9 Justin Carter

October 16th 2021

Shazam: Fury of the Gods Looks Like It Might Be Worth the Wait

The sequel to the surprise DC hit promises to be twice as epic, and Helen Mirren is only part of the equation.

Movies Rob Bricken

April 22nd 2021

The 10 Best Movies Mystery Science Theater 3000 Ever Watched

Not all bad movies are bad in the same way. Over its 30-plus-year history, Mystery Science Theater 3000 has proved that time and time again by watching movies that suck in a cornucopia of unique ways, some better than others—in fact, some so much better they could be considered fine, if not actually good. In…

Movies Rob Bricken

April 11th 2021

Fans of Xena: Warrior Princess! What’s Your Favorite Episode?

It’s been almost 26 years since the show fantasy show Xena: Warrior Princessdebuted in the fall of 1995. With over 134 episodes over six seasons, we assume you have some favorites. I was an avid watcher of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and vividly remember Xena’s (Lucy Lawless) first appearance on the show before she went…

io9 Valerie Complex

February 12th 2021

The Russo Brothers See Their Hercules Remake as the Start of Its Own Cinematic Universe

The Borderlands movie cast just continues to get perplexingly stacked. Nicolas Cagefights an animatronic ostrich in a new look at Willy’s Wonderland. C. Thomas Howell teases his return for The Walking Dead’s final season. Plus, what’s to come on The Flash and Bob’s Burgers. Spoilers now! Borderlands THR reports Jack Black has joined the cast…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

September 11th 2020

25 Years Ago We Got Genre’s Most Unapologetic Heroine

Inevitably a cool lady appears on screen with a sweet outfit, a wry smile, and this sense that she is not to be fucked with wrapped around her like a cloak. While women aren’t on the top of the call sheet as often as men in genre film and television, there are a lot more…

io9 Alex Cranz

September 3rd 2020

Image: Marcio Takara, Federico Blee/Marvel

Guardians of the Galaxy Just Made Space a Little Bit More Queer

Al Ewing’s current run on Guardians of the Galaxy has been less of a mind bending space opera and more of an action-packed exploration of what it means to be a family grappling with the profound grief tied to the sudden loss of one of their own. The book’s core teams (plural) of Guardians have…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Hercules

5 Mythical Tales That Need the Big-Screen Treatment After Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

20 Nostalgic Collectibles From the Golden Age of Fast-Food Movie Tie-Ins

It’s Star Wars‘ World With All the Lego Sets You Can Buy in September

The Next Version of Microsoft Flight Simulator Will Let You Be a Hero or Just a Hot Air Balloon Pilot

Al Ewing Reaches for Godhood With Immortal Thor

Disney Has 50 Live-Action Movies in the Pipeline

Webb Telescope Captures Countless Galaxies in New Image

Helicopters, Gliders, and a Billionaire’s Vanity Project Come to Microsoft Flight Simulator Today

Every One of the Rock’s Genre Roles, Ranked (By Rockiness)

One Thor: Love and Thunder Spoiler Surprised Even Director Taika Waititi

All Our Burning Questions After Thor: Love and Thunder

What’d You Think of Thor: Love & Thunder? (For Real This Time)

Thor: Love and Thunder End Credits, Explained

Disney’s Hercules Remake Gets Guy Ritchie to Direct It

Shazam: Fury of the Gods Looks Like It Might Be Worth the Wait

The 10 Best Movies Mystery Science Theater 3000 Ever Watched

Fans of Xena: Warrior Princess! What’s Your Favorite Episode?

The Russo Brothers See Their Hercules Remake as the Start of Its Own Cinematic Universe

25 Years Ago We Got Genre’s Most Unapologetic Heroine

Guardians of the Galaxy Just Made Space a Little Bit More Queer

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