By now, hopefully you’re aware that HBO Max has a killer back catalog of films. While a lot of subscribers are going to enjoy all the big Warner Bros. movies in 2021 (like Mortal Kombat!) on the streaming service, there’s plenty more to watch in the meantime.
Source: io9 – 12 Sci-Fi Fantasies You’re Due to Rewatch
James Gunn has been talking about Harley Quinn’s future with Margot Robbie. Netflix is teaming up with Spike Lee for a new Lovecraftian horror epic. Maggie and Daryl reminisce in a new look at The Walking Dead’s return. Plus, new teases for Godzilla vs. Kong, and what’s to come on Batwoman. Spoilers, away!
Source: io9 – The Flash Is Going to Explore Arrow’s Lingering Green Lantern Mystery
Tauntaun Sleeping Bag | $100 | GameStop
You can’t make me do it. You can’t ask me to write up a post about this Tauntaun sleeping bag, which is on sale for $100 at GameStop, and expect me to write a joke about how it smells. Sure, it seems obvious to write a headline line “Wait Until You Smell the Inside of This $100…
Source: io9 – This Tauntaun Sleeping Bag is 0 and I Refuse to Make a Joke About How It Smells
First it was Homecoming, next it was Far From Home, and now Spider-Man will…hang out with E.T.?
Source: io9 – The First Official Photos of Spider-Man 3 Are Here, With a Title to Come
For a movie that’s already saddled with a reputation for being “unreleasable,” sci-fi tale Chaos Walking is working hard to woo us by dropping clips leading up to its release. We got a look at Mads Mikkelson’s character a few weeks ago; now, we’ve got more with Daisy Ridley, Tom Holland, and Joe Jonas.
Source: io9 – The Latest Chaos Walking Clips Still Have Us Unconvinced
Star Wars fans will never forget the first time they watched chapter 13 of The Mandalorian, “The Jedi.” In that episode, one of the greatest character in franchise history, Ahsoka Tano, finally made the jump from animation to live-action, a space she’s sure to grow in even more with a new show on the horizon.
Source: io9 – Ahsoka Tano’s Live Action Star Wars Debut Gets a Stunning Limited Poster
You’ve got your DC Animated Universes, your DC Cinematic Universes, your…approximately 17 billion comic book ones, thanks to the might of the DC Multiverse. Now, you can throw in an audio universe too.
Source: io9 – DC’s Next Big Bet on the Multiverse Is in…Podcasts?
Dave Filoni has created a vast swath of the Star Wars universe through his Clone Wars and Rebels cartoons, The Mandalorian, and whatever else he has in the works next. He’s been such a driving force in the franchise that it can be hard to remember he didn’t actually make the first modern Star Wars cartoon. That honor…
Source: io9 – Star Wars Stories From Tartakovsky’s Clone Wars That Should Rejoin Canon
First came the dolls, then the YouTube series—and now the cute yet spooky kids of Mattel’s Monster High are getting a new animated series for Nickelodeon as well as a live-action musical. The latter will mark the first time the characters have stepped out of their candy-colored cartoon surroundings.
Source: io9 – Monster High’s Adorably Creepy Teens Are Getting a Live-Action Musical and a New Animated Series
We received our first look at the star of Netflix’s upcoming Godzilla: Singular Point a couple of weeks ago, and determined his newest design to be both winning and thigh-ful. However, it turns out the King of the Monsters had another hidden surprise—or, er, several thousand surprises, all located in his mouth.
Source: io9 – Godzilla’s New Singular Point Anime Design Is Armed to the Teeth
DC has been developing a movie based on Blue Beetle for years and now, finally, they’ve found the man to bring the hero to the big screen.
Source: io9 – DC’s Blue Beetle Movie Finally Has a Director
In a 5,000 word article detailing the complex tale of the “Snyder Cut” of Justice League, one sentence sent fans into a mild frenzy: “He has reshot the ending with a hero cameo that will blow hard-core fans’ minds.”
Source: io9 – We Know the ‘Mind-Blowing’ Cameo in Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Ravenloft is one of Dungeons & Dragons’ most iconic settings—its go-to source for all things spooky and horrifying. But, as iconic as figures like Strahd Von Zarovich and the gothic lands of Barovia are, they’re only one flavor of horror the plane has to offer. A new D&D campaign sourcebook wants to open up new…
Source: io9 – How Dungeons & Dragons’ Next Sourcebook Expands Its View of Horror
iRobot Roomba i6+ | $550 | Amazon Gold Box
iRobot Roomba i6+ with Echo Dot | $560 | Amazon Gold Box
Source: io9 – Clean Your Damn House, or Better Yet, Make the Roomba i6+ Do It for 0 Less Today
The Fast and Furious franchise has gone from heist movies to ridiculous heist movies, to superhero spinoffs, to possibly actually going to space for a bit. But maybe one of its most peculiar jumps yet? Tabletop gaming.
Source: io9 – Funko’s Turning Fast and Furious Into a Board Game
One of Sony PlayStation’s most recognizable franchises may soon be smashing and exploding its way onto your TV. Twisted Metal, the chaotic sci-fi demolition derby game, is being adapted for the small screen from the writers of the Deadpool films, and one of the writers of Cobra Kai.
Source: io9 – Twisted Metal Is Getting a TV Adaptation From the Writers of Deadpool and Cobra Kai
Surely there’s some kind of child labor law against this?
Source: io9 – Urchins Take on Demons in New Sherlock Holmes Series The Irregulars
TV creator Ron Moore must have won the Super Bowl, because he’s going to Disney World. The man behind the rebooted Battlestar Galactica and current For All Mankind is reportedly starting a new endeavor on Disney+ that’ll tell stories based on characters from Disney theme parks.
Source: io9 – Ron Moore Is Creating a Disney Theme Park Shared Universe for Disney+
There’s a cavalcade of DC Animation on HBO Max now, from Static Shock to Justice League, and, of course, more Batman than you can shake a batarang at. But instead of re-indulging in the giddy highs of The Animated Series, why not check out the finest of Batman’s animated hidden gems, Batman: The Brave and the Bold?
Source: io9 – 11 of the Best and Brightest Batman: The Brave and the Bold Episodes to Stream on HBO Max
It turns out the robot-helmeted musical duo were Human After All. Nearly 30 years after forming the electronica powerhouse Daft Punk, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, the men beneath the helmets, have split.
Source: io9 – Daft Punk, Sci-Fi’s Greatest Musical Duo, Are No More