Showtime’s original Penny Dreadful series—not to be confused with the more recent installment with Natalie Dormer—had a three-season run from 2016-2018. It borrowed its premise from the Alan Moore graphic novel League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, wherein characters from famous English literature serve as protagonists…
Source: io9 – Are You Still Pissed About How Penny Dreadful Ended?
HBO Max is bringing the Batman heat with a spinoff series, Gotham PD, which will focus on police commissioner James “Jim” Gordon. Gotham PD is a prequel to Matt Reeves’ 2022 Batman film, which is itself sort of a prequel since it’s set during the first year of the superhero’s career as a crime fighter. Reeves is…
Source: io9 – The Batman’s Jim Gordon Is Coming to TV With His Own HBO Max Show
Master horror mangaka Junji Ito’s most popular books and stories, Uzumaki, Tomie, and The Hanging Balloon, contain some of the most disturbing imagery ever to burrow deep into your brain. Recently, he sat down with manga distributor Viz Media to talk about monsters he didn’t create, but probably inspired, that’ve been…
Source: io9 – Horror Mangaka Junji Ito Rates the Internet’s Spookiest Monsters
It’s almost been ten years since “Welcome to Republic City,” the first episode of the Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko show, Legend of Korra, which aired on Nickelodeon in 2012. The show came four years after the success of Avatar: The Last Airbender. I know most fans favor The Last Airbender, but I wanted to…
Source: io9 – Legend of Korra Fans! What’s Your Favorite Episode?
Black Panther director Ryan Coogler has penned an article expressing his feelings on shooting the film’s sequel in Georgia, in the wake of the state senate’s decision to vote for restrictions to voting rights with Senate Bill 202.
Source: io9 – Black Panther’s Ryan Coogler Explains Why He’s Won’t Move the Sequel From Georgia
Helen McCrory, the British actress best known for roles in Harry Potter and His Dark Materials, and more, has died after a long battle with cancer. Her husband, actor Damian Lewis, announced via social media to inform the public on Friday, April 16.
Source: io9 – Penny Dreadful and His Dark Materials’ Helen McCrory Dies at 52
In a press release, MasterClass announced that three time Hugo award winning author N.K Jemisin will share her knowledge and expertise by conducting one of her own classes for the educational subscription platform.
Source: io9 – Author N.K. Jemisin Shares Her Sci-Fi Expertise for Masterclass Online
A very reliable source has confirmed that Doctor Octopus is coming back for the upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home. That source? Doc Ock himself, Alfred Molina.
Source: io9 – Alfred Molina Confirms Doc Ock Is Back in Spider-Man: No Way Home
This week’s episode of Disney+ and Marvel’s The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, montage by montage, set the stage for a grand showdown between our titular heroes, the Flag-Smashers, and the disillusioned “new” Captain America. But, out of nowhere, “Truth” dropped in a comic book character that is certain to have fans’…
Source: io9 – That Surprise Falcon and the Winter Soldier Character Explained
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of the latest and greatest in all things expensive and plastic. This week: The Mandalorian returns to Hot Toys with a mystical two-pack. The Looney Tunes are getting their own Lego minifigure line. And Batman’s a ninja. Sort of. On a horse? Definitely. Check it out!
Source: io9 – The Mandalorian’s Ahsoka Tano Hits Hot Toys, and More Bountiful Toys of the Week
One of the niftier readditions to Zack Snyder’s Justice League was the appearance of Ryan Choi, aka the scientist who eventually becomes the hero the Atom, as played by actor Zheng Kai. It turns out Snyder had big plans for the Atom and for Zheng, and those plans started in China.
Source: io9 – Zack Snyder’s Atom Spin-Off Would Have Been a Thoroughly Chinese Movie
Disney loves nothing more than repurposing its familiar properties, whether that means making a live-action version of an animated classic or elevating a fairy-tale villain into a protagonist. A new project in the works with Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo will do both for Cinderella’s dreaded evil stepsisters.
Source: io9 – Kristen Wiig and Disney Are Teaming Up for a Musical About Cinderella’s Evil Stepsisters
It turns out Middle-earth doesn’t come cheap. Amazon Studios is spending an astonishing $465 million to make its Lord of the Rings prequel show… specifically, the show’s first season. That’s over $150 million more than Peter Jackson’s three Lord of the Rings movies cost to make. That’s more than the gross domestic…
Source: io9 – Amazon’s Lord of the Rings TV Series Costs Nearly Half a Billion Dollars for Its First Season Alone
Great action, emotional character development, excellent reveals, and a Rocky-style training montage. Yup, the penultimate episode of Disney+ and Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was basically everything we’ve ever wanted from this show, all rolled into one. But it’s not over yet.
Source: io9 – This Was the Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode We’d Been Waiting For
The Marvel comics universe version of the official X-Team has been a bit in flux since the mutant nation of Krakoa was formed for Jonathan Hickman’s earth-shattering stewardship of the X-Book line. That changes in July, when writer Gerry Duggan, artist Pepe Larraz, and colorist Marte Gracia debut (the newest) X-Men #1…
Source: io9 – Marvel’s New X-Men Line-Up Has Some Un-X-pected Surprises
It’s a horrible Friday afternoon to have a curse. But fear not, fans of very sad vampires: Netflix is not entirely done with Castlevania yet.
Source: io9 – Netflix’s Castlevania Will End After 4 Seasons—But More May Be on the Way
HBO Max’s Made for Love—about a woman (Cristin Milioti) who escapes from her tech-guru husband (Billy Magnussen) only to discover that he’s implanted a chip in her brain—wrapped up last night with a huge twist and some major unanswered questions. io9 caught up with the creative team to learn more and the chances of a…
Source: io9 – Made for Love’s Creative Team on the Sci-Fi Series’ Finale and Season 2 Hopes
It’s been quite a while since rookie cop Leon S. Kennedy and young motorcycle enthusiast Claire Redfield first met in the zombie-filled Raccoon City during 1998’s Resident Evil 2. Now the dynamic duo is getting back together in Netflix’s upcoming Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness CG series to deal with a new outbreak…
Source: io9 – Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness’ First Trailer Puts Leon, Claire, and Zombies in the White House
Kevin Feige has an update on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Doom Patrol finds itself some teenage ghost detectives. Castlevania returns to tease us with some hints from one of its most beloved entries. Plus, the stars of Supergirl talk about the Phantom Zone. To me, my Spoilers
Source: io9 – The Last of Us TV Series Recruits an Agents of SHIELD Hero
Game of Thrones fans loved to loathe all his despicable moves when he was playing Ironborn scoundrel Euron Greyjoy, and now Pilou Asbaek is circling an as-yet-unknown role in Aquaman 2, which of course stars another Game of Thrones alum, Jason Momoa.
Source: io9 – A Game of Thrones Villain You Loved to Hate May Join Aquaman 2