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io9Wednesday Addams Will Have Psychic Abilities in Tim Burton’s New Netflix Show
Everyone’s favorite creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky daughter is getting her own live-action TV show and Tim Burton is bringing it to life. Netflix has officially acquired the rights to Wednesday, a new Addams Family-inspired spin-off. Burton will direct the eight-episode series from showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar (Smallville). You may recall news of the … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsA ‘Dark’ Reboot of Constantine Is on the Way From J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot and HBO Max
Sorry to Matt Ryan (and Keanu Reeves, I guess), but there’s a new cocky bisexual magic investigator in town. Deadline reports that J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot will be launching a new adaptation of beloved supernatural DC Comics character John Constantine for HBO Max. The series will be produced by Bad Robot alongside Warnermedia as part … Continued
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io9Infinity Train Season 4, a Teen Titans Go Spin-Off, and More Coming via Cartoon Network and HBO Max
We never thought the wonderful animated series Infinity Train would get the chance to tell another story. We wondered if there was life left in the beloved Teen Titan Go! We never bothered to imagine whether Looney Tunes’ Tweety Bird might be a good detective. And yet all that and more are coming this year … Continued
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io9Toys & CollectiblesWhat’s Star Wars Going to Do With All This Gina Carano Merchandise?
Toys and Star Wars are almost inextricably linked. From the days of the Early Bird preview set to modern collectibles lining the shelves and desks of ardent fans, the galaxy far, far away’s relationship with merchandise is as old as Star Wars itself. But what’s going to happen when paraphernalia clashes with the franchise letting … Continued
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io9Movies10 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Deep Cuts on HBO Max
These days there are so many streaming services, you might as well just have cable again. Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Disney+, Peacock, the list goes on and on. While most people do not subscribe to them all, one that seems to be climbing in popularity lately is HBO Max. You might have it because you were … Continued
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io9TrailersA Time Loop Harbors a Killer in the Trailer for Shudder’s Lucky
Every night, without fail, a woman must fight off the same mysterious maniac who comes to her house and tries to kill her. That’s the premise for time-loop chiller Lucky—presumably the title is ironic—a mind-bending new horror movie from director Natasha Kermani (Imitation Girl) that’s coming soon to Shudder. Check out the trailer for Lucky … Continued
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io9Elijah Wood Is Nerdily Confused About Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Show Title
And if anyone would know, it’s Frodo, right? Speaking toEmpire Magazine (via /Film), Lord of the Rings film trilogy star Elijah Wood mentioned his confusion over the name of Amazon Prime’s upcoming prequel show, which will take place in Middle-earth’s Second Age, thousands of years before the events chronicled in Lord of the Rings. “I … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsThat Time Star Wars Was Fine With a Polygamous Jedi
With the heady mix of an unnecessarily passionate fanbase and overwhelmingly archived canonical world, Star Wars fandom is the perfect hellscape for arguments over what a certain kind of thing a character can be. The Jedi are no exception, and the idea of Force users adopting that title if they don’t perfectly gel with the … Continued
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io9TrailersDisney’s Cruella Trailer Is Pretty Much a Batman Villain Origin Story
It’s tough to say just how much public interest there was in a movie exploring the early days of 101 Dalmatians’s would-be dog-murdering fashion icon Cruella de Vil. But it’s easy enough to see how, with two live-action Maleficent movies under its belt, Disney figured it could keep the villain origin machine chugging. Cruella’s freshly-dropped … Continued
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io9TelevisionMore Rumors About Cara Dune’s Uncertain Star Wars Future
The Dungeons & Dragons movie adds a Bridgerton star. Jordan Peele’s next horror movie is already attracting stars. Is there really hope for a new Gremlins movie? Plus, Zack Snyder wants his hands on Arthurian legend, and Ducktales reveals its farewell plans. To me, my spoilers! Dungeons & Dragons Vulture reports Bridgerton’s Regé-Jean Page has … Continued
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io9MoviesTom and Jerry Will Kill Us All
No, not the upcoming movie. I mean Tom the mouse and Jerry the Cat, who will clearly unleash destruction and possibly death throughout the world if their animated forms ever break through to our material plane of existence. The Tom & Jerry movie is no longer a movie, but a PSA warning us of the … Continued
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io9HBO Max’s Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai Reveals Its Wildly Over-Talented Voice Cast
Don’t get them wet. Don’t feed them after midnight. And most of all, don’t ever doubt their ability to pull in a bevy of bona fide Hollywood stars to do voices for a cartoon based on an ancient pair of critter movies from the ‘80s. HBO Max has announced the voice cast joining its animated … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsWandaVision and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Are Having a Spellbinding Conversation About Nostalgia
Dramatically different as Wanda Maximofff and Sabrina Spellman’s respective paths to the small screen were, the most recent seasons of both Disney+’s WandaVision and Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina have been particularly keen on telling stories about our relationships with television and nostalgia. Unlike WandaVision—with its conceit about characters from all across Marvel’s Cinematic Universe … Continued
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io9MoviesFortnite Is Hosting an Animated Film Festival, Because Sure, Why Not
Hello, fellow kids! I’m hip teen Bob Ricken, here to tell you about the newest development going on over at our favorite video game, Fortnite! The game our parents just don’t understand will be hosting an honest-to-goodness film festival of animated shorts, because kids—cough, um, we kids love our cartoons, am I right? Unfortunately, these … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsBatman ’89 and Superman ’78 Are Getting Their Own Comic Book Continuations
The worlds of two of the most beloved DC Comics adaptations are making their way back to the comics themselves—not as adaptations, but new stories set in the worlds of Tim Burton and Richard Donner. Today DC Comics revealed that the 1989 Batman movie and 1978’s Superman: The Movie will receive new, ongoing digital-first comic … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsEverything You Need to Know About Lord of the Rings‘ Second Age
Even though we first learned about it in 2017, we barely know anything about Amazon’s plans for its Lord of the Rings series. One thing we do know—other than that a bucketload of talent is running all around New Zealand to make it—is that it’s set in the Second Age of Middle-earth’s long history. But … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsNightmare Before Christmas‘ Sally Gets to Shine in a New YA Novel From Shea Ernshaw
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, Sally’s story is one of defying the restrictions placed on her, rebelling against Dr. Finkelstein to gain some semblance of freedom as she navigates her growing feelings for Jack. But what came after that kiss on Spiral Hill? Disney Publishing’s first foray into Halloween Town is about to find out. … Continued
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io9MoviesBatman Forever: The Retro FAQ
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and things must be desperate here because I just watched Joel Schumacher’s first Batman movie, Batman Forever. The follow-up to Tim Burton’s beloved Batman and Batman Returns was derided when it was released in 1995 as being too silly. However, recently, the even sillier sequel Batman & Robin has … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsA New Star Wars Comic Sees Boba Fett Battle Over Han Solo’s Frozen Body
At some point between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, the bounty hunter Boba Fett has a very bad day. When he loses his bounty, the carbonite-encased Han Solo, a mercenary war erupts throughout the galaxy in the most epic event Marvel Star Wars comics have yet attempted. Charles Soule—current writer of … Continued
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