Courteney Cox teases her return to the Scream franchise. LeVar Burton is joining the CW’s Tom Swift spinoff in the weirdest way. Jensen Ackles prepares to head to The Boys. Plus, what’s coming on The Flash, and AMC has tapped itself a new moon-set sci-fi adventure. Spoilers, away!
Source: io9 – Regina King Is Set to Direct a Bitter Root Movie Adaptation
There’s good news and bad news when it comes to Spiral: From the Book of Saw. The good news is you don’t need to rewatch any of the eight previous Saw films to completely understand what’s going on here. The bad news is, devoid of that dense mythology, the film lacks a much-needed identity and originality. The ending…
Source: io9 – Spiral’s Ending Almost Saves a Gross But Bland Saw Sequel
There’s a moment roughly halfway through Castlevania’s final season when, at the height of an arduous, suitably bloody, and rather fantastic fight sequence, one character yells at another “This is about Dracula, isn’t it!?” And… that’s it. That’s the show, for better and worse, as Netflix’s Castlevania cracks its…
Source: io9 – Castlevania’s Final Season Gets There, in the End
Imagine learning all of a sudden that your suspicions are on target, and the Earth as you know it is actually a computer simulation. Absolutely nothing is real. What would you do? That’s the question posed by sci-fi comedy short Untitled Earth Sim 64.
Source: io9 – Untitled Earth Sim 64 Asks: What Would You Do if the World Was a Simulation?
Okay, admittedly, unlike the Holy Grail, watching these Indiana Jones movie trailers celebrating the franchise’s long-awaited jump into 4K ultra high-definition is not going to grant you eternal life, but boy howdy do they look good.
Source: io9 – If You Didn’t Watch These Indiana Jones 4K Ultra HD Trailers You Chose… Poorly
Over the course of the next few weeks, billions of cicadas will emerge from the ground to swarm across chunks of the eastern U.S. to eat, mate, sing, and remind everyone what a powerful force insects can be en masse. Though there’s a certain majesty to cicada swarms whenever they burst out of the earth, they can also…
Source: io9 – Open Channel: Which Monster Movie Bug Should Inherit the Earth?
“We all feel alone in different ways,” says Morgan Freeman in this new trailer for Solos. “In feeling alone, we are somehow all together.” That seems as perfect a thesis statement for Amazon Prime’s upcoming TV series as possible.
Source: io9 – Amazon’s Sci-Fi Anthology Solos Clones Anthony Mackie and Shoots Helen Mirren Into Space
With Simon Barrett’s Seance—about a group of teens who unwittingly awaken their dorm’s resident ghost—arriving on May 21, we’ve got spooky boarding schools on the brain. Much like college campuses, they’ve been a rather popular setting for horror movies over the years, but these are 9 of our favorites.
Source: io9 – 9 Spooky Boarding School Movies Worthy of the Horror Honor Roll
Stephen King’s works are adapted so often these days, it’s hard to keep track of them all. But one way to differentiate is by tapping an incredible wealth of talent both in front of and behind the camera. And, based on that metric, it’s hard to beat the new Apple TV+ show, Lisey’s Story.
Source: io9 – Stephen King’s Apple TV+ Series Lisey’s Story Drops a Creepy First Trailer
Previously available only in French, graphic novel The Shadows—from creators Zabus and Hippolyte—is getting an English release courtesy of Dark Horse and translator Matt Madden. It’s a fictional but timely tale of refugees searching for asylum, rendered in gorgeously grim, spooky drawings. We’ve got a sneak peek to…
Source: io9 – Dark Horse’s The Shadows Uses Gorgeously Grim Imagery to Tell a Refugee’s Story
The day we all feared has arrived. The monsters of the cereal aisle, who had been content menacing the breakfasts of children for decades, have finally realized they are stronger together. Count Chocula, Boo Berry, Frankenberry, Frute Brute, and Yummy Mummy have formed the Monster Cereal Avengers and god help us all.
Source: io9 – Count Chocula, Frankenberry, More Join Forces and Now Breakfast Is Doomed
At this late stage into the zombie movie/tv/book game, the question that comes to mind whenever a new project in the genre debuts is what it has to add to the larger canon of zombie lore that’s given us an entire taxonomy of fictional flesh-eating ghouls. Familiar as Army of the Dead’s constituent parts will be to…
Source: io9 – Army of the Dead Turns-Pandemic Era Fears and Greed Into Bloodthirsty Monsters
Margot Robbie really wants to get Poison Ivy into the DC movieverse. Jason Behr hypes up Supergirl’s final midseason finale. Plus, a ton of clips from Army of the Dead, and behind-the-scenes on Sweet Tooth. Spoilers get!
Source: io9 – Updates From Black Widow, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and More
We’ve been waiting for what feels like much longer than one year hence—thanks to a pesky global pandemic—for David Lowery’s The Green Knight. Now, it’s finally nearly here, and it’s still looking amazing.
Source: io9 – The Green Knight’s New Trailer Is a Gorgeously Dark Fantasy Epic
How big is Marvel Studios these days? It can get Oscar-winning actors to appear not just in its movies, but on its streaming shows. Case in point: Olivia Colman, who won the Oscar for Best Actress in 2019, is joining up with Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn for Secret Invasion, one of several upcoming Disney+…
Source: io9 – Marvel’s Secret Invasion Is Being Invaded by Oscar Winner Olivia Colman
Though Mortal Kombat is an action-packed adaptation of a hit video game, releasing it right now may wind up meaning a little something extra. The film is filled with actors from all walks of life, but many of are of Asian descent. In a time when violence against AAPI community is at the forefront of public discussion…
Source: io9 – Mortal Kombat’s Stars Believe the Film’s Diversity Gives It Added Resonance
Netflix’s wild sci-fi animated anthology Love, Death, and Robots returns next month with tales of post-apocalypses, children in haunted houses, and flying techno-whales. But it’s the AI pooper-scooper in this new trailer for the show that has me the most intrigued.
Source: io9 – In Love, Death, and Robots Season 2, Poop Droids Are the Future
Marvel has finally, finally released the first look at its upcoming martial arts epic Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings—and if you were hoping for some stellar kicking and punching action, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. But it’s the family drama that really makes the movie look so compelling.
Source: io9 – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’s First Trailer Promises Martial Arts Galore
The original Predator screenwriters are trying to get the rights back from Disney. Get a look at Legends of Tomorrow’s return. Plus, what’s to come on Batwoman and Fear the Walking Dead. Spoilers now!
Source: io9 – Updates from Mortal Kombat, Doctor Strange 2, and More
Seems like Friends actress Courtney Cox has taken a liking to the horror genre as she’s set to star in the horror series Shining Vale for Starz. As one of the mains of the Scream franchise as Gail Weathers, Cox is no stranger to the genre. However, this new show is about possession, not a slasher.
Source: io9 – Courteney Cox Will Face Suburban Terrors in Starz Horror Comedy Shining Vale