For better or worse, tonight’s Star Trek: Discovery blew the lid off of the biggest plot threads of the season, as quickly as it could. While we got a bunch of answers in the mania to rush from one twist to the next, it also raised another question, perhaps its ultimate: Can any other Star Trek protagonist’s wild life…
Source: io9 – A Messy Star Trek: Discovery Cannot Compare to the Mess That Is Michael Burnham’s Life
We’ve all heard that old line that claims if you love your job, you never really work a day in your life. The cheerful protagonist of Mister Mailman certainly embodies that—and he’s not gonna let anyone, especially the cackling troll who resides at house #666, to get in the way of his postal duties or ruin his day.
Source: io9 – A Chipper Mailman Faces Off With a Customer Who’s Literally From Hell in This Funny Short
While Agents of SHIELD’s Phil Coulson is, at least currently, quite dead, actor Clark Gregg’s been spending time settling into his mysterious new role on the show as a character who’s everything the fallen agent and friend to the Avengers was not. This new character, Gregg explained, is someone who will terrify…
Source: io9 – Agents of SHIELD’s Clark Gregg Talks Season 6 and How the Show Is Still Pulling From Marvel’s Comics
Unfortunately, the Darth helmet isn’t actually tailored for Dark Helmet, but it’s still a very cool, exclusive Vader helmet (or “bust,” technically) that the Spaceballs character would probably covet.
Source: io9 – Dark Helmet Would Love This Exclusive Lego Darth Helmet
Evil kids are everywhere in horror—but there’s also no shortage of evil parents. A list of every single awful mom and dad from every single horror movie would be as thick as a full set of Friday the 13th VHS tapes. But while we eagerly await the scary parental unit in this week’s Us, we’re tallying up our favorites…
Source: io9 – 10 Totally Monstrous Horror Movie Parents
Even though Netflix has cancelled all of its Marvel shows over the past few months, fans may still be holding onto the hope they could return. And while that’s nice in theory, the fact Marvel is about to literally sell pieces of the shows back to fans probably isn’t a good sign.
Source: io9 – When Marvel Starts Selling Off Props, It’s Time to Really Say Goodbye to Those Netflix Shows
The movie version of The Dark Tower fled across our memories, and the new Amazon television show followed in its path. But some news today has refreshed our excitement once more.
Source: io9 – The Dark Tower Is Finally a Go at Amazon as a New Gunslinger Arises
The Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke-starring Us had its worldwide premiere at SXSW in Austin, Texas and early reactions have been extremely positive. It’s safe to say that Jordan Peele’s next film is one that will have people talking. If they’re brave enough to see it, that is.
Source: io9 – Jordan Peele Reflects on the Cultural Relevancy of Us, The Twilight Zone, and Candyman
Making an origin story TV show based on Batman’s butler is already pretty much at the peak level of “sure, why the hell not.” As is adding the Wayne family for good measure, because clearly restraint is already out the window. Thomas and Martha are basically a package deal. As is…maybe the Queen of England?
Source: io9 – The Alfred Pennyworth TV Show Is Adding a Second Wayne, and a Queen (Maybe the Queen)
Why do I get the feeling Netflix’s animated take on adorably laid-back Rilakkuma is either going to end up breaking my heart or making it explode from just how cute it is? Either way, I’m not prepared.
Source: io9 – Rilakkuma and Kaoru Looks Like a Gosh-Darned Delight
With great power, comes great responsibility. We’ve heard the wise words of Ben Parker uttered countless times in Spider-Man stories, to the point that Peter Parker is just as sick of hearing it as some of us are. But Spider-Man’s latest comics tale really wants to ask: Just who or what is that great responsibility…
Source: io9 – Spider-Man: Life Story Offers a Fascinating Thought Experiment for Peter Parker’s Oldest Mantra
If it’s nearing April, it’s definitely time to start watching your back if there are any practical jokers in your midst. As the increasingly unamused protagonists of Hulu and Blumhouse’s latest entry in horror-anthology series Into the Dark discover, though, there is definitely such a thing as taking the joke too far.
Source: io9 – Hulu’s Latest Into the Dark Episode Highlights the Horrifying Side of April Fools’ Day
Suffice to say, the success of Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel has made it clear that audiences are all about superhero movies starring women. With that in mind, it’s hardly surprising that Danger Girl is now on the horizon.
Source: io9 – A Danger Girl Movie May Be Coming From the Director of Kick-Ass 2
Have you been wondering why we haven’t heard much about that upcoming Masters of the Universe movie in a while? Maybe it’s because the filmmakers were waiting for a star to seemingly appear out of nowhere and become He-Man…which may have just happened.
Source: io9 – The New Master of the Universe Could Be Noah Centineo
Horror fans are surely going to want to see Jordan Peele’s new movie, Us, no matter what—but what if we told you it had also had a crazy link to The Lost Boys?
Source: io9 – Jordan Peele Confirms That Us Has a Stealthy Connection to an ’80s Classic
Sci-fi and fantasy lit fans are well familiar with the works of Ann and Jeff VanderMeer; among their many accolades, she’s a Hugo winner for her work on Weird Tales, and he’s the bestselling author of Annihilation. But did you know they’ve also spent decades collecting and preserving fantasy stories?
Source: io9 – Dip Your Toes Into Ann and Jeff VanderMeer’s Delightful Big Book of Classic Fantasy
One of the more interesting parts of Netflix becoming one of the most disruptive studios in Hollywood is that, from the outside, there’s no real way to measure just how successful any of its movies or series are, because the company doesn’t release comprehensive data about what subscribers watch. From Netflix’s…
Source: io9 – Netflix Doesn’t Care That You Care About Ratings
As of 12:02 a.m ET today, the Walt Disney company officially took over the reins of much of 21st Century Fox, making the House of Mouse even more disconcertingly powerful than you can possibly imagine.
Source: io9 – The Disney-Fox Deal Is Officially Complete
Jump in your phone booth and set a course for August 21, 2020, because that’s when Bill and Ted are going to Face the Music. Excellent!
Source: io9 – Bill and Ted Have an Announcement: Their Third Adventure Is Coming Next Summer
We finally have our first details about Castle Rock season two, and as expected the Hulu show is shifting gears with a new story that sounds largely unconnected from the mindfuckery of season one. But, of course, there will be some continuity, in keeping with the series’ theme of “all things Stephen King.” We’ve got…
Source: io9 – Castle Rock Season 2 Will Explore the Origin Story of Misery’s Terrifying Nurse With a Fantastic Cast