The fact that people will get a chance to see Wonder Woman 1984 at all this year is pretty excellent. But it’s unfortunate that most of those people won’t get to see it in a theater, because director Patty Jenkins and her crew really threw everything into making the sequel a big, theatrical experience.
Source: io9 – Wonder Woman 1984’s Epic Opening Highlighted in New Featurette
It’s not the Silence of the Lambs show Fannibals been wishing for. But it’s the Silence of the Lambs show coming to CBS in February.
Source: io9 – CBS’s Clarice Looks Heavy on Trauma, Light on Murder Husbands
As the movie industry continues to process Warner Bros.’ unprecedented decision to release all of its 2021 movies on HBO Max day-and-date with theaters, reports have painted the picture of a concerned industry and studio partners blindsided by the news. There’s a lot to talk about, but one person who shouldn’t be…
Source: io9 – Oh This Is Rich, Christopher Nolan
If there’s one thing the Doctor’s good at, it’s traveling back in time. David Tennant is back in a new trilogy of Doctor Who audio adventures from Big Finish, which see the return of Sophie Aldred, Louise Jameson, and several other classic Doctor Who stars as pieces of the Doctor’s past.
Source: io9 – David Tennant’s Doctor Who Teams Up With Classic Companions in a New Audio Drama
Forget the monoliths—there’s a new monument perplexing America. An artist was commissioned by a local business owner to create a mural of Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster on the side of his building. There was only one problem: This patron of the arts didn’t actually own the building, and he’s all but disappeared.
Source: io9 – The Mystery of Illinois’ Short-Lived Cookie Monster Mural
Welcome back to Gaming Shelf, io9’s column all about board games and tabletop roleplaying games. This week, we’ve got news about Starfinder’s first standalone roleplaying adventure, a brand-new board game about The Boys, and a free advent calendar filled with festive-theme roleplaying games. Enjoy!
Source: io9 – Game of Life Heads to Disneyland, The Boys Goes Tabletop, and More Gaming News
Arguably the best on-screen Spider-Man villain ever is making his return and the implications are huge. After weeks of rumors, The Hollywood Reporter now says Alfred Molina is indeed returning as Doctor Octopus for Sony and Marvel’s untitled third Spider-Man film, directed by Jon Watts.
Source: io9 – Spider-Man 3 Recruits Alfred Molina’s Doc Ock
When did Doc Brown meet Marty McFly? What did the inventor do when he first arrived in 1885? How did he find out about the future of the McFly family? Questions like these have fascinated Back to the Future fans for years and soon they’ll have official answers. Leave it to Doc to hide some of his biggest secrets in…
Source: io9 – Back to the Future’s Biggest Questions Are Answered in Doc Brown’s DeLorean Owner’s Manual
Monster Hunter is not off to a great start. China recently decided to pull the film from theaters after a scene surfaced that depicted a casually racist joke about Asian people. Now, the studio has promised to remove the scene globally, and some of the cast and crew are struggling to explain what happened.
Source: io9 – Monster Hunter Removes Racist Joke That Paul W.S. Anderson Swears Was ‘Unintentional’
Many people believe American audiences won’t go to theaters to see a foreign film. Twenty years ago today though, a movie broke that barrier in a most memorable way.
Source: io9 – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Still Flies High, 20 Years Later
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Source: io9 – Charge Three Devices At One Time With Aukey’s 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Dock [Exclusive]
There’s a reason fantasy has existed for thousands of years. It could be the story of a princess kissing a frog, a fairy hiding in the trees, or a magical lotus lantern. These are stories that have filled our hearts and homes for generations. Many of them tend to use the same storytelling tropes, but that’s because…
Source: io9 – 10 Fantasy Tropes That Are Quite Magical (and 5 That Deserve the Chopping Block)
Patty Jenkins finished Wonder Woman 1984 before the world changed. The writer-director had completed work on the highly anticipated superhero sequel in early March, before covid-19 forced most of the world into a lockdown. Then everything went quiet.
Source: io9 – Wonder Woman 1984 Director Patty Jenkins on the Tough Decision to Release on Streaming
It’s taken 40 years, but Star Wars finally did something that only its ancillary media could dream of in those four decades: it made Boba Fett a character. But in our first steps with an intimately familiar, and yet somehow still completely alien Star Wars icon, it feels that those steps are cast under a legacy that…
Source: io9 – Not Even Boba Fett Can Escape His Own Shadow
The first three episodes of The Expanse’s fifth season will hit Amazon on December 16, so you still have plenty of time to return to the frontiers of space and revisit season four (or more if need be). But in case you’d rather read a quick refresher instead, we’ve got you covered.
Source: io9 – The Expanse Season 5 Is Almost Here, So Here’s a Reminder of Where Season 4 Left Off
If you thought the Autobots were having a miserable enough time fighting on Cybertron in the first season, well, things aren’t getting much better for them now that they’re off it.
Source: io9 – Transformers: War for Cybertron—Earthrise’s First Trailer Reveals Strange Worlds and Dark Shadows
As the secrecy and mystery around KFC’s chicken recipe has waned in recent years, the fast food giant pivoted to creating edible monstrosities. It has also turned its founder-cum-mascot Colonel Harland Sanders into the centerpiece of an I’m Not There-style multimedia ad campaign, featuring a variety of actors …
Source: io9 – KFC’s Latest Ploy to Make Colonel Sanders Sexy Is a Lifetime Movie Spoof
Author Ernest Cline has returned to the OASIS with Ready Player Two, the long-awaited sequel to his science fiction ode to pop culture references. Time hasn’t been kind to Ready Player One, but has Cline learned the error of his ways? Not really. Jack into the Matrix as we engage in a spoiler chat about the highs and…
Source: io9 – io9 Roundtable: We Need to Talk About Ready Player Two, Especially That Ending
Detective Comics’ new creative team is a major first for the series, for depressing reasons, but it’s still an important first step. Starting next year, for the first time in the iconic series’ history, a female writer will lead the charge telling stories in the book that kickstarted Batman’s crimefighting career…
Source: io9 – DC’s Biggest Batman Comic Is Getting a Very Exciting New Creative Team
Although an apparent expert in hand-to-hand combat, most of us would rather see Din Djarin whip out his Amban phase-pulse blaster and completely disintegrate anyone impeding his mission (or latest side quest). Hasbro’s first detailed replica of the blaster won’t vaporize anyone, but it will annoy them, since it’s also…
Source: io9 – Nerf’s Biggest Mandalorian Blaster Won’t Let You Disintegrate a Jawa, But It’s Cool