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Steven Spielberg Tried to Get Star Wars Into Ready Player One, But Couldn’t [CORRECTED]

Correction: Despite his own quotes to the contrary, Steven Spielberg told Fandango Friday that Disney did allow Star Wars references into Ready Player One. You can listen to him talk about it below, followed by the original article. From Back to the Future and The Iron Giant, to Akira and The A-Team, Ernest Cline’s Ready…

Movies Germain Lussier

The First Reactions to Ready Player One Are Mostly Positive… Mostly

Steven Spielberg’s latest flick Ready Player One had its world premiere at SXSW on Sunday, and many critics are in love with what they’re calling a touching tribute to pop culture and nostalgia. However, there are those who see it less as a love letter and more as pandering to a very specific subset of…

Movies Beth Elderkin

A Look at A Wrinkle in Time‘s Weird and Probably Unfilmable Sequels

Critics may have had mixed feelings about the new A Wrinkle in Time adaptation, but if it rules the box office this weekend, chances are Hollywood will consider making a sequel. The good news is there are already plenty more stories about Meg Murry and her family—but are any of them actually movie-friendly? It’s not…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy

5 Recent Scifi and Fantasy Books That Would Make Amazing Movies or TV Shows

Annihilation is out now, season two of The Handmaid’s Tale is coming soon, and tons of other high-profile scifi and fantasy adaptations are either already making a huge impact (Game of Thrones) or arriving soon with much fanfare (Ready Player One). So what should lure Hollywood’s genre-obsessed gaze next? We’ve got some suggestions. These recent scifi…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy

The Little Women Are Brooklynites in a New Graphic Novel Adaptation

Little Women is a classic novel about four sisters finding themselves and their purpose in life during one of the most tumultuous times in American history. To celebrate the novel’s 150th anniversary, the story has been modernized to bring us a group of girls who might face new challenges in a different (but still tumultuous)…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin

Fantasy Writer Terry Goodkind Now Claims He Hated His Book Cover Because It’s ‘Sexist’

Author Terry Goodkind—best known for the Sword of Truth series—recently came out with some harsh criticism of the cover for his latest fantasy novel, Shroud of Eternity, resulting in backlash from the artist and others in the scifi and fantasy communities. Now, Goodkind is saying that his problem with the cover was sexism all along.…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin

28 New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books Well Worth Checking Out in March

Spring is almost here, and with it a fresh crop of science fiction and fantasy books to fill your shelves—with stories about werewolves, witches, evil pioneers, psychic living weapons, reluctant superheroes, space travelers, robot angels, rogue princesses, and so much more. The One: A Cruise Through the Solar System by Eric Klein A regular dude…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy

A Space Traveler Uncovers an Impossible Mystery in the Thrilling First Chapter of Emma Newman’s Before Mars

A geologist whose art has captured the imagination of a space-obsessed multibillionaire accepts a new a gig on Mars, partially as a way to escape the postpartum depression that’s been plaguing her back on Earth. But as soon as she arrives, she makes a shocking discovery—and suddenly she’s surrounded by strangers she can’t trust in…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy

Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Telling, About a Planet Where Culture Itself Is Illegal, Is Getting a Movie

Before her passing earlier this year, acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin had been working on bringing her novel The Telling to the big screen. Today, the company behind it has announced it’s moving forward on the project, with a scifi favorite along for the ride. Bayview Films has announced that Leena Pendharkar, director of the…

Movies Germain Lussier

Episodes From Doctor Who‘s Revival Are Getting the Old School Novelization Treatment

Doctor Who fans who grew up in the classic era of the show are more than familiar with the nostalgic legacy of the Target (no relation to the retail store) novelizations—in an era before repeats and home releases, they were often your only chance to re-experience an episode. These days episode novelizations are no longer…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

You Can Magically Visit Parts of the British Library’s Harry Potter Collection Online

Last year, the British Library launched a Harry Potter-themed exhibition of rare art and manuscripts not just from the beloved series, but artifacts from folklores and mystical beliefs from across the world. Thanks to the rabid desires of the Potter fanbase, tickets quickly sold out—but if you missed out, you can now see parts of…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Michael B. Jordan Brings Ray Bradbury’s Haunting Dystopia to Life in the First Trailer for Fahrenheit 451

After what feels like ages, we finally have our first good look at HBO’s movie adaptation of Ray Bradbuy’s iconic novel Fahrenheit 451, and unsurprisingly, it’s bringing the heat. Literally. Set in a society where the written word is outlawed, Fahrenheit 451 follows fireman Guy Montag (played by Michael B. Jordan in the movie), a…

Trailers James Whitbrook

Fantasy Author Terry Goodkind Wants Everyone to Know How Much He Hates His New Novel’s Cover Art

Terry Goodkind—best known for The Sword of Truth series—has publicly apologized after posting scathing criticism of the cover art for his latest book, Shroud of Eternity. The author eventually laid the blame on his publisher, Tor Books, but the artist who created the cover says it’s not good enough. Goodkind recently wrote a post on Facebook…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin

No, The Novelization For The Last Jedi Doesn’t Confirm That Luke Skywalker Had A Wife

Let’s clear the misty Ahch-To air. So, the novelization for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, written by longstanding Star Wars author Jason Fry, has begun to leak online ahead of its March 6th release date. Not surprising; review copies and early proofs of books go out pretty early, compared to the actual release, so it’s…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy

The Endless Fountain of Stephen King Adaptations Continues to Flow With The Bone Church

Between the huge success of It and the growing anticipation ahead of the Hulu series Castle Rock, it’s safe to say that Stephen King Adaptation Fever is still in full force. Hot on the heels of the Doctor Sleep movie announcement comes news of another proposed King-inspired television show: The Bone Church. This project is…

Television Cheryl Eddy

Here’s Your Very First Look at The Expanse Season Three

And to go with it, at last—the date of the fantastic Syfy show’s much-anticipated return: April 11! This teaser trailer is, as you might expect, as vague as the official Expanse season three description provided in a Syfy press release: Picking up immediately following the emotional and suspenseful second season finale, the 13-episode third season…

Television Cheryl Eddy

David Tennant Promises the Good Omens Show Is ‘Faithful’ to the Book

Adaptations can be a tricky thing—especially when the source material you’re working with is something like Good Omens. For anyone worried we’d be seeing a complete 180-degree turn from Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s vision, David Tennant is here to put your mind at ease. The apocalypse is still pretty funny. In an interview with…

Television Beth Elderkin

Amazon Is Turning Iain M. Banks’ Iconic Culture Books Into a TV Series

Amazon’s been making some major genre plays in its original programming recently, but its latest grab is one of its grandest plans yet: An adaptation of Iain M. Banks’ iconic scifi saga, the Culture Series, starting off with Consider Phlebas. Announced today by Amazon, the adaptation of Phlebas—the novel that introduced readers to the ginormous…

Television James Whitbrook

Jessica Chastain May Actually Get to Play Beverly in It: Chapter Two

What first sounded like fan speculation may actually come to fruition. Variety reports that Jessica Chastain is in talks to play the older version of Beverly in It: Chapter Two. Based on the book by Stephen King, the first It was a massive hit in 2017. It was directed by Andy Muschietti—whose debut feature, Mama,…

Movies Germain Lussier

We Entered the World of Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archives Series in Its New VR Experience

Somedays you’re driving around Los Angeles and suddenly find yourself on the Shattered Plains of Roshar, using stormlight to fight off Parshendi warriors. That was my experience last week as I visited the Beverly Hills offices of DMG Entertainment to try Arcturus’ The Way of Kings: Escape the Shattered Plains VR Experience. It’s the first…

Games Germain Lussier

Steven Spielberg Tried to Get Star Wars Into Ready Player One, But Couldn’t [CORRECTED]

The First Reactions to Ready Player One Are Mostly Positive… Mostly

A Look at A Wrinkle in Time‘s Weird and Probably Unfilmable Sequels

5 Recent Scifi and Fantasy Books That Would Make Amazing Movies or TV Shows

The Little Women Are Brooklynites in a New Graphic Novel Adaptation

Fantasy Writer Terry Goodkind Now Claims He Hated His Book Cover Because It’s ‘Sexist’

28 New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books Well Worth Checking Out in March

A Space Traveler Uncovers an Impossible Mystery in the Thrilling First Chapter of Emma Newman’s Before Mars

Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Telling, About a Planet Where Culture Itself Is Illegal, Is Getting a Movie

Episodes From Doctor Who‘s Revival Are Getting the Old School Novelization Treatment

You Can Magically Visit Parts of the British Library’s Harry Potter Collection Online

Michael B. Jordan Brings Ray Bradbury’s Haunting Dystopia to Life in the First Trailer for Fahrenheit 451

Fantasy Author Terry Goodkind Wants Everyone to Know How Much He Hates His New Novel’s Cover Art

No, The Novelization For The Last Jedi Doesn’t Confirm That Luke Skywalker Had A Wife

The Endless Fountain of Stephen King Adaptations Continues to Flow With The Bone Church

Here’s Your Very First Look at The Expanse Season Three

David Tennant Promises the Good Omens Show Is ‘Faithful’ to the Book

Amazon Is Turning Iain M. Banks’ Iconic Culture Books Into a TV Series

Jessica Chastain May Actually Get to Play Beverly in It: Chapter Two

We Entered the World of Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archives Series in Its New VR Experience

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Travelers Experiencing the Longest Security Lines in TSA History

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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