All good things must come to an end and such is the case with the Fast and Furious. Universal Pictures has decided that two more films will be needed, after 2021’s F9, to close out the epic action franchise that began back in 2001.
Source: io9 – The Fast and Furious Saga Will End With a Two-Part Mega Finale
Video games are a great way to explore unique worlds and test the limits of your abilities—but let’s be honest, they’re also about wearing cool outfits. Some games have taken this to the next level by featuring not just great outfits but also fantastic costumes.
Source: io9 – 6 Video Games Where Dressing Up Is Part of the Fun
Everybody has a favorite Lou Diamond Phillips performance—ever since his breakout in 1987’s La Bamba, he’s worked steadily in movies and TV, including his current gig on Fox crime drama Prodigal Son. This week, he’s embracing yet another new role: sci-fi novelist, with the release of his first book, The Tinderbox:…
Source: io9 – Lou Diamond Phillips Wrote a Sci-Fi Novel and We Asked Him All About It
Games Workshop’s dystopian Warhammer 40,000 setting is comically, ear-splittingly loud. Its grimdark sendup of over the top excess means everything is slammed so far beyond 11 that 11 is a mere dot to the denizens of the 41st millennium: violence, aesthetic, characters, scale. Marvel’s new Warhammer comic gets this,…
Source: io9 – The Best Thing About Marvel’s Very Loud Warhammer 40K Comic Is the Quietest Detail
California’s theme parks have been waiting months for a reopening plan from the state’s governor, and it’s finally arrived. California’s Health and Human Services Agency has unveiled what it will take for Disneyland, Universal Studios Hollywood, and other theme parks to open during the novel coronavirus pandemic—and…
Source: io9 – Disneyland Finally Has a Path to Reopening, But It’s Not Going to Be Easy
The man previously attached to make a new Power Rangers movie has just powered up into something much more.
Source: io9 – Power Rangers’ Newest Movie Reboot Is Now a TV Franchise, Too
Here’s a spot of good cheer amid the general chaos of life lately: not only is the Ron Howard-produced, Warwick Davis-starring Willow sequel series for Disney+ moving full steam ahead, it’s just added an excellent director to its ranks: In the Heights and Crazy Rich Asians’ Jon M. Chu.
Source: io9 – Disney+’s Willow Series Has a Director, a Start Date, and One Warwick Davis
Doctor Who has become an international sensation ever since it was rebooted by the BBC in 2005, turning actors like David Tennant and Billie Piper into household names around the world. But Piper, who played the reboot’s first companion, recently shared how she didn’t think it was going to last three months, let alone…
Source: io9 – Billie Piper Reflects on Doctor Who, a Reboot She Didn’t Think Would Last 3 Months
After the success of his 2019 debut The Lesson, speculative fiction author Cadwell Turnbull has a timely new fantasy novel on the way. It’s titled No Gods, No Monsters, and though it won’t be out until next fall, io9 has an excerpt to share as well as a first look at the cover.
Source: io9 – Police Violence Sparks a Werewolf Rebellion in This Excerpt from Cadwell Turnbull’s No Gods, No Monsters
Stuck between a gator and a man charging at you in a suit of armor? I mean, really, who can’t relate?
Source: io9 – Anthony Mackie Is Stuck Between an Alligator and an Armored Soldier
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Source: io9 – Step Into the World of Oculus Quest 2 Accessories: Everything Your VR Headset Can’t Live Without
Glen Keane is a name you might not know by heart, but his work is certainly in your heart. A veteran of Disney animation for almost 40 years, Keane designed and animated characters like Ariel in The Little Mermaid and Elliot in Pete’s Dragon. He worked on Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, and Tangled, just to…
Source: io9 – How Over the Moon Changed a Disney Legend’s Perspective on the Future of Animation
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Source: io9 – Nothing Quite Says I’m Spooky but Cute Like a 6-Foot Inflatable Skeleton Unicorn, Now 55% Off
It’s a tough world out there when everyone wants to get their hands on Baby Yoda.
Source: io9 – The Mandalorian’s New Teaser Ups the Stakes for Heroes and Villains Alike
The Mandalorian is set to return with season two on October 30, but it’s never too early to prepare for the Child’s arrival. Hot Topic and Her Universe have unveiled a bunch of new Mandalorian outfits and accessories, and we’re abuzz with excitement. After all, it is the way.
Source: io9 – These Amazing Mandalorian Outfits Will Help You Prepare for Baby Yoda’s Return
In the modern Hollywood era, when seemingly every major franchise has been rebooted or sequalized, it’s kind of surprising that we haven’t seen another Back to the Future movie. Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale’s time-travel trilogy remains as popular today as when it began 35 years ago and both creators have been asked…
Source: io9 – Back to the Future 4 Is Still Not Happening So Please Stop Asking
Time travel is a drug and the results can be deadly. Anthony Mackie (Avengers: Infinity War) and Jamie Dornan (50 Shades of Grey) star in the new sci-fi film Synchronic as two best friends, and New Orleans paramedics, who begin to notice kids dying in horrible, improbable ways. Stabbed through the chest with a sword,…
Source: io9 – Synchronic Tells a Dramatic Time Travel Story That Could Have Used More Time
Sometimes, the darkest times in our lives can lead to moments of clarity. In the first trailer for Lionsgate’s Wander Darkly, a couple that’s struggling to define their relationship gets a jolt of (sur)reality when a car crash leaves one of them on the brink of the unknown.
Source: io9 – In the Wander Darkly Trailer, Diego Luna and Sienna Miller Navigate Love in Limbo
Six new Unsolved Mysteries episodes just hit Netflix, building on the success the first batch of episodes—a revamp of the hit series that’s been around since 1987—we enjoyed back in July. We’re obsessed, so we hopped on the phone with co-creator and executive producer Terry Dunn Meurer to learn more.
Source: io9 – Unsolved Mysteries’ Co-Creator on True Crime, Ghosts, and Netflix Success
A U.S. District Judge has ruled that a former Disney Streaming Service employee “isn’t a member of a protected class” in a lawsuit claiming the employee was fired after the company possibly found out his wife was pregnant by hacking into his personal emails and phone. Obviously, this is not normal workplace behavior,…
Source: io9 – Judge Rules Disney Free to Fire Employee Who Took Paternity Leave Because His Wife, Not Him, Was Pregnant