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io9MoviesAptly Titled Short Suspense Finds Terror in the Treetops
After he’s caught in a tree during his descent and left dangling high above the ground, a paratrooper’s situation is already looking pretty precarious—and then he realizes there’s something lurking in the forest. Directed by Ben and Jacob Burghart, short Suspense lives up to its title in all the meanings of the word. Check it … Continued
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io9TrailersAmazon’s New Horror Anthology Them Looks Absolutely Terrifying
Hopefully it’s light outside when you’re reading this because the trailer for Amazon’s Them is creepy as hell. Them is a new show coming to the streamer beginning April 9 from creator Little Marvin and executive producer Lena Waithe. According to the press release, it’s a “limited anthology series that explores terror in America” with … Continued
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io9MoviesAvatar Re-Release Spells Trouble for Avengers: Endgame‘s Box Office Record
Avengers: Endgame has the highest global box office gross of all time. However, only $7.4 million stands between it and James Cameron’s Avatar movie, which held the record for a full decade until Marvel eked out its win. But now Avatar is getting re-released in China, and it’s looking to regain the crown. The Hollywood … Continued
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io9WandaVision Toys and Merch That Will Cast a Hex on Your Wallet
WandaVision may be over, but the merchandising has just begun. Now that we’ve all seen Wanda in her full outfit as the Scarlet Witch, companies have revealed a plethora of action figures, replicas, clothes, and more celebrating/monetizing Marvel’s new sorceress supreme. Check out all the newest WandaVision toys and collectibles you can purchase in your … Continued
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io9GamesAlien‘s In, Metal Gear‘s Out, and More of the Latest Gaming News
Welcome back to Gaming Shelf, io9’s column all about board games and tabletop roleplaying games. This week, there’s bad news for fans of Solid Snake, good news for the fans of Xenomorphs, and downright weird news for the final days of Kickstarter’s third RPG Zine Quest event. News and Releases Kickstarter VP Pulls Perfect RPG … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsSome Mandalorian Books Have Been Canceled, But Not for the Reason You Think
Fans looking forward to the universe of The Mandalorian expanding in print are going to be disappointed, as two future books centered on the Disney+ Star Wars franchise have been cancelled. But it’s not for the reason you think. The news first broke when DK Books tweeted that “Due to the ever-expanding world of The Mandalorian, … Continued
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io9Game of Thrones Prequel Star Olivia Cooke Believes the Show Won’t Have ‘Egregious Violence Towards Women’
Hopefully, she’s right. In an interview with British news outlet the Telegraph, Olivia Cooke spoke about House of the Dragon, HBO’s upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series about the “Dance of the Dragons,” the Targaryen civil war that occurred hundreds of years before Ned Stark journeyed to Kings’ Landing and made some very bad choices. … Continued
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io9Meet Your Live-Action Powerpuff Girls
The live-action Powerpuff Girls show on the CW is a go and the three leads have just been cast. Dove Cameron (Descendants), Chloe Bennet (Agents of SHIELD), and Broadway’s Yana Perrault will play the popular superheroes. In the context of this series, the trio are now adults but remain resentful that they didn’t have a … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsMonica Rambeau Was WandaVision‘s Real Hero, and the Show Did Her Dirty
Though WandaVision was always a show about the Avengers’ Sokovian juggernaut confronting the stifling grief that’s been plaguing her since she first showed up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the series was also the world’s introduction to Teyonah Parris’ Monica Rambeau, the now-adult daughter of Maria Rambeau who first appeared in Captain Marvel. The promise … Continued
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io9Netflix’s Yasuke Gives Us a First Look at Its Black Samurai
LeSean Thomas’ first post-Cannon Busters series for Netflix has been known about for a while, but now the streamer has dropped new details about its story of a wandering warrior—voiced by LaKeith Stanfield—protecting a young girl from dark forces, as well as a first look at how it’s being brought to life. Revealed in a … Continued
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io9Movies18 Genre Films We’re Totally Psyched for at South by Southwest 2021
There’s nothing like the buzz of seeing a great film at a film festival. The mystery, the excitement, the shared experience. And though the covid-19 pandemic continues to mean in-person festivals are a no-go, it also means festival films are being viewed by a more diverse audience than ever thanks to the internet. The next … Continued
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io9TelevisionUpdates From Wynonna Earp, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and More
Blumhouse and Netflix are teaming up with Sons of Anarchy’s Kurt Sutter for a new period horror. Kong and Godzilla square off in even more Godzilla vs. Kong posters. Plus, updates on Hiyao Miyazaki’s latest. Spoilers now! The Creeps Screen Daily reports Highlander’s Christopher Lambert will star in The Creeps, a monster movie from director … Continued
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io9The Digimon Reboot Said ‘Workers’ Rights’
In both the original Digimon Adventure and the new reboot, each of the chosen human children brought to the Digital World to partner with a Digimon has a special emotional affinity that, when activated, helps give their Digimon the power to evolve. Some of the kids’ specialties, like Taichi’s courage and Yamata’s friendship, have always … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsWandaVision‘s Finale Nearly Featured Señor Scratchy’s Dark Secret
Although WandaVision had no shortage of mysteries and Easter eggs, fans overthought just every aspect of the show they could, even down to some believing Mephisto, the Marvel comics universe’s analog for Satan, was lurking behind the floppy ears of Agatha’s pet rabbit Señor Scratchy. They were wrong, but it turns out the bunny was … Continued
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io9MoviesSony Animation’s Next Hero Team Is a K-Pop Group
They’re also demon hunters. Singing demon hunters. So…where do we sign up? Sony Pictures Animation has revealed that The Lego Ninjago Movie’s Maggie Kang and Wish Dragon’s Chris Appelhans will direct K-Pop: Demon Hunters, which is, well, exactly what it says it is. An animated musical, the movie will follow a girl group that travels … Continued
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io9MoviesZack Snyder’s Justice League Was Available Today on HBO Max (Briefly)
Almost like the Flash had smashed time and space, for a moment, March 8 jumped ahead and became March 18: Zack Snyder’s Justice League was on HBO Max. Then, just as quickly, it was gone. At 4:24 p.m. EST on Monday, March 8, Twitter user @ThenDougSaid pressed play on HBO Max’s Tom and Jerry only … Continued
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io9TelevisionThe io9 Coven Breaks Down the Highs and Lows of WandaVision
WandaVision has come to a close, and with it, Wanda Maximoff and her synthezoid paramour have been forever changed.
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io9Doctor Who‘s Jo Martin Reflects on the Power of Being a Black, Female Doctor
The last season of Doctor Who flipped the titular Time Lord’s script, upending the 13th Doctor as she learned shocking truths about her homeworld, her entire species, and above all, herself. But one of those shocks—the existence of a renegade past-self beyond any of the incarnations she knew about—has a lot more story to tell. … Continued
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io9MoviesSpace Jam 2‘s New Legacy Doesn’t Include a Certain Sexually Predatory Skunk
Space Jam: A New Legacy has “canceled” Pepé le Pew. You might assume a kids’ movie dropping a character whose sole characteristic is his desire to molest female characters without their consent is an unequivocally good thing, but it’s actually more complicated than you might think. According to Deadline, Pepe’s scene did, of course, feature … Continued
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io9MoviesThe One Thing About Raya and the Last Dragon That Never Changed
Whether it hails from Pixar or Disney Animation, an animated feature film from Disney is never the same at the end as it is at the beginning. The production model is such that, in the years it takes to make a movie likeRaya and the Last Dragon, anything and everything can change—as long as that … Continued
