This is not a dream! This is not an imaginary story! It’s also not a joke! James Gunn has redeemed the very worst day on the internet by releasing a new trailer for The Suicide Squad, containing almost entirely new footage, and if you thought you were excited for the film before, well, you haven’t seen Polka-Dot Man…
Source: io9 – James Gunn Releases an All-New Suicide Squad Trailer, Saves April Fool’s Day
Darkseid is…probably one of the characters fans were most looking forward to seeing in Warner Bros.’ previously-announced New Gods film from director Ava DuVernay and Mister Miracle scribe Tom King. Though Jack Kirby’s DC Comics character was recently revealed in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, unfortunately, New Gods…
Source: io9 – DC’s New Gods Movie Isn’t Happening (Neither Is The Trench)
Anthony Ramos is famous for not throwing away his shot, but he’s about to be shot at. A lot. The actor, best known for playing John Laurens/Philip Hamilton in Hamilton, is reportedly being eyed as the lead in a new Transformers film that’ll be directed by Creed II’s Steven Caple Jr.
Source: io9 – The New Transformers Film May Be Led by a Hamilton Star
When people think of Industrial Light and Magic, they obviously think of great visual effects, as well as the countless classic movies the company has worked on. But what you might not realize is that for many of those films, some of the effects were completely impossible until ILM specifically created the technology…
Source: io9 – The Mandalorian Season 2 Was Made With the Most Powerful Filmmaking Tool ILM Has Ever Created
As the world slowly begins acclimatizing to the chance of a future where more and more people are vaccinated against covid-19, the convention circuit is beginning to prepare to unleash pop culture fans on each other in person once more. But some circuit stalwarts are planning…a little less recklessly than others.
Source: io9 – Report: New York Comic Con Is Being Planned as a Virtual and Physical Event This Year
Homeownership has its challenges in the best of times, but it’s even tougher when… uh…whatever the hell is happening in Netflix’s Things Heard and Seen is happening.
Source: io9 – Amanda Seyfried’s Things Heard and Seen Trailer Is Audible, Visible, and Includes Things
By 1986, the year April Fool’s Day was released, the slasher genre was suffering from box-office fatigue. Pioneering franchise Friday the 13th was already on its sixth entry, and nearly every holiday had already been snatched up as a backdrop for a slight variation on the same kill-crazy rampage.
Source: io9 – April Fool’s Day Is a Delightfully Subversive Slasher for Any Occasion
Christopher Eccleston transformed Doctor Who forever. Sixteen years ago, the actor—headlining a bold reboot of the beloved British sci-fi classic that had been off screens for nearly a decade—presented a tortured, compassionate take on a Time Traveler without a home. Then, as quickly as we met him, he vanished,…
Source: io9 – Doctor Who’s Christopher Eccleston on Why Now Is the Time for His Return
When you heard the news earlier this week of a new ThunderCats movie, there’s a chance you paid it no mind. These days so many projects are announced, directors attached, and scripts developed that so few of them ever see the light of day. That goes doubly for huge fantasy adaptations. Think about how many Voltron or …
Source: io9 – Godzilla vs. Kong Director on Why Now Is the Right Time for ThunderCats
In space, nobody can hear you be a complete buffoon—unless you’re speaking to them directly about how, exactly, you painted the wrong number on the side of your own ship.
Source: io9 – A Space Oops Leads to a Misunderstanding in Super-Short Sci-fi Tale Floaters
DC Comics’ animation department is finally tackling one of the Dark Knight’s greatest adventures, The Long Halloween. The voice cast for the adaptation of the classic 1996 story by Joseph “Jeph” Loeb and Tim Sale has been announced, and there are a few surprises in there.
Source: io9 – The Batman: The Long Halloween Animated Movie Has an Appropriately Lengthy Voice Cast
Rian Johnson’s Star Wars trilogy seems less likely than ever today, seeing as how the director just closed a $450 million deal to make two Knives Out sequels at Netflix. And you know what? Good for him.
Source: io9 – You Know What? Good for Rian Johnson
The Force is with them, and a powerful ally it is.
Source: io9 – Say Hello to Star Wars’ Trans Jedi, Terec and Ceret
It’s a safe bet that if you’re settling in to watch Shudder’s Creepshow series—based on the films by George A. Romero and Stephen King—you’re already a horror fan. Creepshow knows this, and it would like to thank you for your support of season one by kicking off season two with an episode targeting the hearts of…
Source: io9 – The Creepshow Season 2 Premiere Unleashes the Best Kind of Fan Service
Two giant monsters enter. Then, presumably, one giant monster leaves. The only way to know who wins and who loses is to watch Godzilla Vs. Kong, out today on HBO Max—and then head right back here to discuss the battle between the King of the Monsters and the Greatest of Apes, and whether it lived up to all its massive…
Source: io9 – Your Titanic Godzilla Vs. Kong Spoiler Zone Has Entered the Ring
He may be the Internet’s meme du jour, but John Walker is no joke—he’s the new Captain America in Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and he’s fascinating. io9 had a chance to speak with Wyatt Russell, the actor behind the mask, and discuss his great venture into the MCU.
Source: io9 – How the New Captain America Prepared for His Superhero Role With the Help of a Surprising Marvel Director
This month we’ve got teenage telekinetics, magical twins, shapeshifters, supernatural detectives, space adventures, palace intrigue, fantasy epics, monsters, and more—plus the first-ever YA fantasy novel by io9 co-founder Charlie Jane Anders. Read on!
Source: io9 – April Is Full of New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Add to Your Spring Reading List
Let’s face it. We’re all old. Even if that’s not technically true, there’s always something a person can say or do to make you feel that way. One of those is when we realize a movie we feel an affinity for is way older than we remember it being. The best course of action? Use the fact that your favorite movie is about…
Source: io9 – The Major Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Anniversaries of Spring 2021
