Although he’s one of the DC Comics universe’s most powerful supervillains, Eclipso has never managed to make the jump into live-action. That changes in the second season of Stargirl, in which Arrowverse alum Nick Tarabay will play the evil spirit of revenge.
Source: io9 – Stargirl Reveals the First Look at Next Season’s Major DC Villain, Eclipso
Sometimes, you want a new era of Star Wars to say something meaningful and unique about the franchise entrants that came before it, to question and challenge our preconceived notions about institutions and concepts like the Jedi Order and the Force. Sometimes, you just want a space wizard igniting a weaponized…
Source: io9 – Jedi on a Rancor, Jedi on a Rancor, Jedi on a Rancor, Jedi on a Rancor
Yaphet Kotto passed away yesterday at the age of 81. Best known for his roles as Parker in Ridley Scott’s first Alien movie and the villain Dr. Kananga in Live and Let Die, Roger Moore’s first outing as James Bond, the actor also appeared in The Running Man, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, Homicide: Life on the…
Source: io9 – RIP Yaphet Kotto, Star of Alien, James Bond, and More
For many of us, the last year has been a peculiar, stressful time. Cooped up in our houses as work schedules suddenly become work-from-home ones, no events or movies to go to, we’ve distracted ourselves with binge-watching, new hobbies, and maybe a plastic giant robot or sixteen. But for the man behind Hellboy, one…
Source: io9 – Mike Mignola Looks Back on a Year of Quarantine Sketching
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has always trained fans to look ahead. To uncover the mysteries. Piece together the connections. Nowhere has that been more evident than in WandaVision, Marvel’s first Disney+ TV series. Fan speculation and excitement for WandaVision was so feverish, in fact, it’s almost a shock that the…
Source: io9 – The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Is a Show to Dissect, But in a Different Way From WandaVision
Beginnings and endings abound, as production wraps on The Batman and Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop, and begins on Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show loses a star. Plus, new posters for Godzilla vs. Kong and Mortal Kombat. Spoilers now!
Source: io9 – Marvel’s Secret Invasion TV Show Casts a Mysterious Villain
If news of a TV series based on Swedish vampire sensation Let the Right One In sounds familiar—well, it should. The 2008 film, which swiftly received an American remake, has been the subject of TV series speculation since 2015, with another attempt in 2016. Now, it seems the show is getting a third chance.
Source: io9 – Let the Right One In TV Series Is Back From the Dead, With Demián Bichir Set to Star
When we got our first look at Limitless director Neil Burger’s upcoming sci-fi movie Voyagers, it had way more footage of animals fighting each other than we had anticipated. The new trailer thankful drops most of that nonsense, only to replace it with footage of even more dangerous animals fighting each other: teens.
Source: io9 – In the New Voyagers Trailer, the Space Kids Are Not All Right
Just two weeks after the end of WandaVision, the next story in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is ready to be told. (Which is nice considering we waited well over a year between the last two installments.) That story is called The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and the six-episode Disney+ series will center on two of…
Source: io9 – Everything to Remember Before The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
When tentpole movies release, it’s become de rigueur for creatives to reach out and, while thanking fans for their support, casually remind them to respect their fellow fans and not leak and/or spoil anything online. Studio Khara’s taking a…more blunt approach when it comes to the final Evangelion rebuild film.
Source: io9 – Studio Khara Casually Tells Evangelion Fans It Will Lock You in Jail if You Leak Thrice Upon a Time
I don’t know what’s more unlikely: that Disney is making a big-budget, live-action Cruella de Vil origin story movie in the first place, or that it looks so damn good—as good as almost any of the mesmerizingly outstanding outfits Ms. De Vil (Emma Stone) sports in this new sneak peek.
Source: io9 – The Stylish New Cruella Trailer Faces the Future
That’s right: Slaxx is about a pair of uber-stylish jeans that become sentient and homicidal. You’d be hard-pressed to find a better hook for what’s ultimately a cautionary tale about the dangers of fast fashion—or a film that explores those themes with such deadpan humor and commitment to theatrical splatter.
Source: io9 – Fast Fashion Gets Its Revenge in Killer Pants Horror-Comedy Slaxx
With a week off between brand new Marvel shows, what’s a fan to do? Thankfully, Disney+ delivered with a brand new one-hour special called Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of WandaVision, which dives into how the entire show was made. Even though it’s relatively short, it’s jam-packed with cool facts and tidbits.…
Source: io9 – 13 WandaVision Facts Magically Revealed in Its Making-of Documentary
Netflix’s urchins-vs.-demons series The Irregulars finally has a real trailer with real footage from the upcoming series, and suffice it to say these street kids have a lot more to worry about than untended pets rooming the moors. London is apparently teeming with supernatural threats, so who ya gonna call?…
Source: io9 – The Irregulars’ First Trailer Is Anything But Elementary
What we’ve seen so far of Disney+’s next Marvel series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, has wanted to frame itself around Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson’s unlikely partnership, a sort of buddy-cop duo that looks good punching people and jokingly lobbing insults at each other. But the latest trailer for the TV show…
Source: io9 – In The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s Final Trailer, Steve Rogers’ Shield Casts a Large Shadow
For years, fans of director Zack Snyder have wondered, often to the point of questionable fervor, what could’ve happened in an alternate world where he got to finish 2017’s Justice League. Four years and tens of millions of dollars later, Warner Bros. has opened a Pandora’s box to place us in that reality—and it turns…
Source: io9 – Zack Snyder’s Grand Embellishments Make Justice League a Better, Stranger Thing
We all know 2020 wasn’t exactly a good year for movies. That’s not to say good movies didn’t come out—there’s Nomadland, Minari, Judas and the Black Messiah, just to name a few. But for those hoping for genre fare in awards season, studios for the most part decided to hold their big-budget, potentially big-earning…
Source: io9 – 2021’s Oscar Nominations Show Off a Diverse Field, Few Genre Titles
Admittedly, the primary portion of The Walking Dead’s educational plan is telling its students that in the case of a zombie apocalypse, almost everyone will turn into killers if not monsters (literal or figurative). And after a quiet, languid, enjoyable story focused on getting to know more about two of the show’s…
Source: io9 – The Walking Dead Turned a Beautiful Episode Into a Brutal Lesson
