Michael B. Jordan

A Marvel What If Clip Introduces a Different Skinny Steve Rogers and His Hydra Stomper

The newest clip from Disney+ and Marvel's animated series reimagines Steve Rogers as a different sort of iron-powered man.

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Aug 4

SDCC 2021: Gen: Lock‘s Season 2 Tease Hints at the Mecha Mayhem to Come

Gen: Lock has rallied a new generation of anime fans, taking to the virtual con to tease its next season.

Television Valerie Complex Jul 26

Michael B. Jordan Is Bringing Black Superman Val-Zod to HBO Max

Jordan's long-rumored association with the Man of Steel may take a different path to current movie plans.

Movies James Whitbrook Jul 23

Love, Death and Robots Explains How to Make the Perfect Digital Michael B. Jordan

The second season of Netflix’s animated sci-fi anthology Love, Death and Robots contains a short titled “Life Hutch,” starring Michael B. Jordan as a space explorer who gets trapped in the titular Life Hutch along with a malfunctioning maintenance robot that tries to destroy anything that moves. But was that the real Michael B. Jordan…

Television Rob Bricken Jun 2

Anthony Mackie Talks Black Panther’s Legacy and Traveling to Wakanda

When the new title of Black Panther dropped (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), everyone was lit. Since then, actors in the MCU have discussed the Black Panther experience. First actress Lupita Nyong’o spokeabout returning to the Black Panther set without Chadwick Boseman. Then Michael B. Jordan expressed his excitement on the new title and whether Killmonger…

Books & Comics Valerie Complex May 16

Michael B. Jordan Talks Wakanda Forever and Kilmonger’s Possible Return

The topic of Black Panther and its sequel is an emotional one. Its leading man, Chadwick Boseman, passed away last August from colon cancer. Understandably, the cast has mixed emotions about returning to the set without Boseman. Recently, actress Lupita Nyong’o commentedon her feelings on shooting the Black Panther sequel. “I can’t even begin to…

Movies Valerie Complex May 9

Star Wars Secrecy Caused Michael B. Jordan to Bomb His Force Awakens Audition

Lucasfilm values its secrecy. It’s so worried about and vigilant against leaks about their upcoming Star Wars projects, they keep scripts locked away until actors come to them to audition, and lock them back up when the actors leave. It’s a process that gives actors virtually no time to prepare—which is a huge problem if…

Movies Rob Bricken May 6

Big Mouth‘s Code-Switching Story Was a Fun, Wild Mess

After three filthy seasons of poking fun at the gross realities of being a stressed-out, hormonal teenager navigating the treacherous waters of junior high, the creative team behind Netflix’sBig Mouth finally came to their senses last year. They realized that Missy, one of the show’s leading characters of color, embodied one of its biggest blind…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Jan 7

Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society Will Produce DC’s Static Shock Movie

Oh, that’s good news. At Fandome this past August, DC announced that it was re-launching the Milestone line in a big, multimedia fashion, with plans on board for an eventual Static Shock movie. Apparently, that “eventual” is a lot sooner than you might have anticipated, as the film now has Michael B. Jordan and his…

Movies Julie Muncy Oct 17

Studio Interference Kept Sue Storm From Being Black in 2015’s Fantastic Four, Says Director Josh Trank

Josh Trank, in the time surrounding the release of his latest movie, Capone, has been more open than ever about his troubled experiences directing big-budget superhero fare with the disastrous 2015 version of Fantastic Four. Now, he’s being frank about the racial politics of casting that film. Johnny Storm in Fantastic Four is played by…

Movies Julie Muncy Jun 6

A Second Season of gen:LOCK Will Debut on HBO Max

What started on Rooster Teeth is about to go to the max. HBO Max, to be exact. gen:LOCK, the Michael B. Jordan voiced and produced anime series, has just been picked up for a second season and the episodes will premiere on the new Warner Bros. streaming service, HBO Max. The episodes will find their…

io9 Germain Lussier Oct 24

Raising Dion‘s Epic First Trailer Is About a Mother and Son Against the World

Four years ago, writer Dennis Liu Jason Piperberg’s comic book Raising Dion began telling the story of a single black mother doing everything she could to raise her son while also keeping his newly-manifested superpowers a secret from the world. Now, the book’s been adapted into a live-action film produced by and starring Michael B.…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 18

Tell Us Who You Would Cast in a New Version of The Matrix

So there’s this bonkers rumor going around. You might’ve heard it. It says that the Wachowski Sisters are jacking back into The Matrix, directing a reboot of the film that will star Michael B. Jordan. Is this rumor true? I mean, we live in a wacky world where a Final Fantasy VII remake is happening…

Movies Julie Muncy Jun 30

Michael B. Jordan to Make a Monster Movie With Director of Kong: Skull Island

Michael B. Jordan sure loves his genre stuff. Yes, he may be best known for dramatic fare like Creed and The Wire, but don’t forget that Jordan played Johnny Storm in 2015’s Fantastic Four. He’s the main voice on gen:LOCK. He produced and starred in the remake of Fahrenheit 451. Oh, and he starred in…

Movies Germain Lussier Mar 19

Ryan Coogler Thought Marvel Would Cut Black Panther‘s Most Powerful Line

Black Panther’s Erik Killmonger is one of the MCU’s most complex villains. His heartbreaking dialogue toward the end of the film is one of his most powerful moments and perhaps something you wouldn’t normally expect to hear in a superhero film. Black Panther co-writers Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole put it in there assuming…

Movies Germain Lussier Feb 14

Marlon James’ Black Leopard, Red Wolf Will Be Adapted by Michael B. Jordan

Well, this is actually perfect. Marlon James’ epic fantasy novel Black Leopard, Red Wolf just his shelves yesterday, and it’s already been snapped up by Hollywood, in the form of Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan, who picked up the rights as part of a new producing deal with Warner Bros. If you read io9’s…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Feb 6

Exclusive: Michael B. Jordan Opens Up About His New Animated Series gen:LOCK

Rooster Teeth’s new animated series gen:LOCK from Gray Haddock is a near-future sci-fi fantasy set in a world where war is waged with hulking, humanoid mechas operated by hotshot pilots. The anime which inspired gen:LOCK are written all over the show, and its hero, Julian Chase (Michael B. Jordan) immediately reads as exactly the kind of…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Jan 25

In the First gen:LOCK Trailer, Humans and Epic Mechas Become One

In the futuristic world of Rooster Teeth’s upcoming animated series gen:LOCK, international conflicts are no longer fought with traditional weapons, but with sophisticated, humanoid mechas that can only be piloted by unique individuals. The series follows Vanguard pilot Julian Chase (Michael B. Jordan), who is called upon to join the latest battle to protect his…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore Jan 17

To All the Monsters We Thirsted for in 2018

One taught us love, one taught us patience, one murdered half the universe, and one ate a man’s face off. Looking back on 2018, it really feels like the year when everyone decided to stop shaming the people who had special feelings for The Shape of Water’s fish monster and admit that, in the right…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Dec 21

Our First Good Look at Gen: Lock Is High on David Tennant, Low on Giant Robots

Rooster Teeth’s next animated series is set to take us to a far future of giant robot action. But our first real good look at the show is surprisingly mecha-free—instead, focusing on the show’s equally surprising major cast. Rooster Teeth just dropped the first full scene from Gen: Lock—which, full disclosure, includes writing from io9…

Television James Whitbrook Oct 11

A Marvel What If Clip Introduces a Different Skinny Steve Rogers and His Hydra Stomper

SDCC 2021: Gen: Lock‘s Season 2 Tease Hints at the Mecha Mayhem to Come

Michael B. Jordan Is Bringing Black Superman Val-Zod to HBO Max

Love, Death and Robots Explains How to Make the Perfect Digital Michael B. Jordan

Anthony Mackie Talks Black Panther’s Legacy and Traveling to Wakanda

Michael B. Jordan Talks Wakanda Forever and Kilmonger’s Possible Return

Star Wars Secrecy Caused Michael B. Jordan to Bomb His Force Awakens Audition

Big Mouth‘s Code-Switching Story Was a Fun, Wild Mess

Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society Will Produce DC’s Static Shock Movie

Studio Interference Kept Sue Storm From Being Black in 2015’s Fantastic Four, Says Director Josh Trank

A Second Season of gen:LOCK Will Debut on HBO Max

Raising Dion‘s Epic First Trailer Is About a Mother and Son Against the World

Tell Us Who You Would Cast in a New Version of The Matrix

Michael B. Jordan to Make a Monster Movie With Director of Kong: Skull Island

Ryan Coogler Thought Marvel Would Cut Black Panther‘s Most Powerful Line

Marlon James’ Black Leopard, Red Wolf Will Be Adapted by Michael B. Jordan

Exclusive: Michael B. Jordan Opens Up About His New Animated Series gen:LOCK

In the First gen:LOCK Trailer, Humans and Epic Mechas Become One

To All the Monsters We Thirsted for in 2018

Our First Good Look at Gen: Lock Is High on David Tennant, Low on Giant Robots

Two Songs We Really Wish Were the Anime Outros for ‘Steel Ball Run’

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‘Starfleet Academy’ Season 3 Could Have Done the ‘Voyager’ Sequel Episode of Robert Picardo’s Dreams

Judge Kills Lawsuit Against Infamous Study That Might Have Increased Teen Suicides

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