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Expect a Lot of Airbender From Nickelodeon's Avatar Studios
When Nickelodeon announced earlier this year that it was in the early stages of building Avatar Studios, a new branch dedicated to crafting new projects meant to continue the larger Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise, one of the questions on many people’s minds was what this new endeavor would mean for Netflix’s…
Source: io9 – Expect a Lot of Airbender From Nickelodeon’s Avatar Studios
How Star Wars' New Anthology Will Explore Holiday Cheer in the Galaxy Far, Far Away
The United States may have just groggily awoken from a week of missed alarms after rolling the clocks forward for spring, but the galaxy far, far away is already looking to the festive times of winter. What better way to celebrate the holidays than with tales of folklore from across the stars?
Source: io9 – How Star Wars’ New Anthology Will Explore Holiday Cheer in the Galaxy Far, Far Away
Invincible Would Like to Introduce You to the Concept of Daddy Issues
You can immediately feel the work that went into making Amazon’s new animated Invincible series feel like a tonally-accurate adaptation of the source material that highlights the show’s stellar cast. But the show arrives at a time when stories like the original comic and other narratives it drew inspiration from have…
Source: io9 – Invincible Would Like to Introduce You to the Concept of Daddy Issues
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Gave the MCU's Most Underrated Villain What They Deserved
Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier premiere reintroduces the world to Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes at a time when both heroes, like most everyone else in existence, are still piecing their lives back together in the aftermath of Avengers: Endgame. Though the series was never meant to be about Steve Rogers…
Source: io9 – The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Gave the MCU’s Most Underrated Villain What They Deserved
Updates From Marvel's Loki, DC's Naomi, and More
Martin Freeman ponders his return for Black Panther 2. Godzilla and Kong get ready to rumble in even more Godzilla vs. Kong pictures. DC swears its BizarroTV anthology could still happen. Plus, Ryan Murphy teases the arrival of the next American Horror Story title. To me, my spoilers!
Source: io9 – Updates From Marvel’s Loki, DC’s Naomi, and More
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Starts By Exploring the Dense, Depressed, Post-Blip World
Thanks to the Avengers, half the beings in the universe reappeared out of thin air five years after disappearing. While Marvel fans saw how that occurred in Avengers: Endgame, that film, and the ones after it, only scratched the surface of what it all meant in-universe. Well, the premiere of Disney+’s The Falcon and…
Source: io9 – The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Starts By Exploring the Dense, Depressed, Post-Blip World
This Quarantine-Made, Animal Crossing-Themed Horror Short Will Soon Become a Feature Film
South by Southwest is currently (virtually) underway, and amid all the film premieres—stay tuned to io9 for upcoming reviews—came this bit of news: a horror short made during quarantine has just been picked up by director Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Hardcore Harry) to get the feature-film treatment.
Source: io9 – This Quarantine-Made, Animal Crossing-Themed Horror Short Will Soon Become a Feature Film
3 More Potential Game of Thrones Spinoff Possibilites Have Emerged
Brandon Stark may have won the Game of Thrones but HBO isn’t ready to leave George R.R. Martin’s Westeros like that. Three new storylines have emerged as possible spinoffs set in the world, in addition to the few that are already in the works.
Source: io9 – 3 More Potential Game of Thrones Spinoff Possibilites Have Emerged
Star Wars' Pride Month Comics Covers Take the Tiniest Step Forward to Acknowledge Lando's Queerness
Star Wars has long had an up-and-down history with the way it acknowledges and presents queerness in the galaxy far, far away. In recent years, the franchise has taken incremental steps forward (and backward) when it comes to when, where, and how it highlights queer characters as they slowly become more visible, but a…
Source: io9 – Star Wars’ Pride Month Comics Covers Take the Tiniest Step Forward to Acknowledge Lando’s Queerness
Funko Is Finally Making More Star Trek: TOS Pops, and There Are Some Doozies
Of the seemingly thousands of Pop figures that Funko has made, it’s weird to think that the company has only released six from Star Trek: The Original Series, way back in 2013. Sure, it’s made characters from The Next Generation, the Star Trek Beyond movie, and even put the cast of The Big Bang Theory in Trek uniforms…
Source: io9 – Funko Is Finally Making More Star Trek: TOS Pops, and There Are Some Doozies
Shadow and Bone's Showrunner Was Chosen Thanks to a Tweet to the Author
Eric Heisserer is the screenwriter of acclaimed movies like Arrival and Bird Box. After reading Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone novel (the first in the young adult Grisha trilogy), he sent the author a tweet to let her know how much he enjoyed it. One year later, he was invited by Netflix to pitch the novel’s…
Source: io9 – Shadow and Bone’s Showrunner Was Chosen Thanks to a Tweet to the Author
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Wants to Tackle Big Issues, Fictional and Otherwise
All Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier needed to be was Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan talking shit and beating up bad guys. If it was that and only that, it would have been great—but Marvel Studios isn’t satisfied with just great. In a world where Sam Wilson has been given Captain America’s shield and…
Source: io9 – The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Wants to Tackle Big Issues, Fictional and Otherwise
3 Reasons Aladdin's Mena Massoud Could Be Dropping Star Wars Rebels Quotes
Aladdin star Mena Massoud caused a bit of a disturbance in the Force on social media recently, stoking previous rumors that he could be heading to the galaxy, far, far away. Let’s take a step back from the hype and wonder what it could all actually mean.
Source: io9 – 3 Reasons Aladdin’s Mena Massoud Could Be Dropping Star Wars Rebels Quotes
Zack Snyder Delves Into Justice League's Ending—and What Could've Come After
Four years on from the release of Joss Whedon’s mangled Justice League—the ramifications of which are still being felt, both at Warner Bros. and among fandom circles alike—Zack Snyder’s Justice League has been unleashed upon the world. But this is a Zack Snyder project, so of course it’s far from over.
Source: io9 – Zack Snyder Delves Into Justice League’s Ending—and What Could’ve Come After
Celebrate Sonic's 30th Birthday in Style With IDW's New Anniversary Anthology
This year, the iconic blue blur of Sega’s gaming empire celebrates 30 years of rollin’ around at the speed of sound. He’s had his highs and lows, and not just because of all those loop-de-loops across myriad video games. But Sonic comes into his third decade looking toward high hopes for the future—and his comic book…
Source: io9 – Celebrate Sonic’s 30th Birthday in Style With IDW’s New Anniversary Anthology
Terry Brooks Has a Brand-New Fantasy Series, and We've Got Your First look
Terry Brooks is best known as a fantasy author—especially for his Shannara series, which just wrapped up in 2020 after 40 years’ worth of books (and a TV adaptation). But he’s got a brand-new fantasy series coming later this year, and io9 has your first look at the cover and an excerpt from Child of Light today.
Source: io9 – Terry Brooks Has a Brand-New Fantasy Series, and We’ve Got Your First look
There's a Toy Sale at Amazon Today and It Includes This $4 Pee Pee Minion
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Zack Snyder's Justice League Was Incredibly Complicated to Complete
Zack Snyder’s Justice League is fascinating on almost every level. The history, the controversy, the fans, the result. Without exaggeration, that it exists is a landmark in film history. One of the aspects that gets a little lost in that fascinating narrative, though, is the actual nuts and bolts of making it.
Source: io9 – Zack Snyder’s Justice League Was Incredibly Complicated to Complete
New Godzilla vs. Kong Merch Gives Us a Look at the Film's True Villain
Spiral director Darren Lynn Bousman wants in on the next Leprechaun movie. Venom: Let There Be Carnage pushes back carnage till later this year. Betty stalks a serial killer on Riverdale. Plus, Mortal Kombat’s Todd Garner on why Goro is so important to the film, and what’s coming on Nancy Drew. Spoilers, go!
Source: io9 – New Godzilla vs. Kong Merch Gives Us a Look at the Film’s True Villain