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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Unsurprisingly Officially Titled Sonic the Hedgehog 2

The Sonic sequel has a name. Please, try not to be too surprised. This morning Paramount officially confirmed that the sequel to the actually pretty solid adaptation of Sega’s iconic blue blur will spindash into theaters next April, while revealing its new logo that is…well, basically the old one but with a 2 on it. … Continued

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Netflix Is Turning the Redwall Books Into an Animated Movie and Series

In what might come as a very pleasant surprise to people who were looking forward to Disney’s now-cancelled adaptation of Mouse Guard, Netflix and Penguin Random House are stepping up to the plate to bring a new spin on Brian Jacques’ Redwall series into the world. Today, Netflix announced that it’s tapped Over the Garden Wall … Continued

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Falcon and The Winter Soldier Merch Teases Sharon Carter’s Post-Civil War Life

Tom Holland unsurprisingly denies those big Spider-Man rumors. Superman & Lois has found its Jor-El. Plus, what’s to come on the sophomore season of Are You Afraid of the Dark, and get a sneak peek at filming on the final season of The Walking Dead. To me, my spoilers! Don’t Look Up Deadline reports Mark … Continued

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Get a Look at What Makes Deep Space Nine Spin In This New Star Trek Manual

Ever wondered what powers a Runabout? How generations of Cardassian and then Federation engineers helped keep Terok Nor, née Deep Space Nine’s titular space station, running on seemingly nothing but Miles O’Brien’s disdain? Good news: this week the only book you’ve wanted to read has arrived, and we’ve got a look inside. Out this week … Continued

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Disney Is Closing Blue Sky Studios, Creators of Ice Age

The Walt Disney Company has decided to dissolve Blue Sky, one of its animation studios, starting in April. As a result, production on that studio’s 2022 releaseNimona has been cancelled. Disney absorbed Blue Sky, the studio behind hit films like Ice Age and Rio, in its 2019 acquisition of Fox. Though Disney already owned two animation studios, … Continued

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The Wizard Of Oz to Get Fresh Retelling From Watchmen Director Nicole Kassell

Director Nicole Kassell will follow the Yellow Brick Road from Watchmen to the Wizard. She’s been tapped by New Line, a Warner Bros. company, to helm a fresh retelling of L. Frank Baum’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The book, which is in the public domain, was most famously the inspiration for the 1939 … Continued

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Avatar Heads to RPGs, Lord of the Rings Goes There and Back Again, and More Gaming News

Welcome back to Gaming Shelf, io9’s column all about board games and tabletop roleplaying games. This week, everything changes when the fire nation rolls for initiative, Magic: The Gathering celebrates Black History Month, and Games Workshop figures out another way to ease you into the worlds of Warhammer. News and Releases Magpie Games’ Avatar: The … Continued

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The 4400 Is Returning to Earth (Again) With a CW Reboot

Fans left frustrated by The 4400’s cliffhanger ending back in 2007, rejoice—the series is getting a new chance to start over on the CW. Apparently, someone at the network is a fan of the science-fiction superhero series, about a group of 4,000-and-change people who were mysteriously abducted then returned to Earth with no memory of … Continued

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Superman & Lois Unveils a Few Super-Secrets About Its Teens and Villain

The newest show to join the CW’s Arrowverse, Superman & Lois, just dropped a few new details at the Television Critics Awards press tour, and they range from intriguing to “huh, OK.” Suffice it to say, the Kent-Lane family has more to deal with than just saving the world. Arguably the most important revelation is … Continued

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Strawberry Mansion Dreams of Mental Taxation Without Explanation

Writing-directing duo Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley’s Strawberry Mansion imagines a world where the time people spend fast asleep isn’t truly their own. Instead, it’s the latest frontier where both businesses and the government see money-making opportunities that people usually only have to deal with in the waking world. While there are a fair number … Continued

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In This Star Wars: Victory’s Price Excerpt, the Empire Strikes Back…at Itself

Alexander Freed’s Alphabet Squadron trilogy has given us a window into the complex political landscape left behind after Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, through the lens of damaged fighter pilot veterans of the galactic civil war. Now things are coming to a head in its last chapter, and the Imperial Remnant is making a … Continued

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Zack Snyder’s Justice League Joker Is Here, and He’s Undamaged

… Huh. We’ve known for a while that Zack Snyder’s revived Smörgåsbord of a Justice League cut would somehow find the time inits gargantuan runtime to throw in a bit of Jared Leto’s Joker for good measure, but now, we have our first look at him in…well, not so much action, because he’s sitting there … Continued

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True Love Is Against City Ordinances in the Very Peculiar Trailer for Happily

Usually, a city government handles things like traffic and mass transit, public works like roads and sewers, and emergency services. In the first trailer for the dark romantic comedy Happily—which we’re appropriately happy to debut on io9—apparently, the city also makes sure that couples aren’t too much in love. The film, written and directed by … Continued

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It’s Time for More Wild Rumors About Kraven the Hunter’s Cinematic Future

Peter Dinklage has signed up for the next animated adventure from Wolfwalkers’ Will Collins. Kevin Smith reacts to the soundtrack for Masters of the Universe: Revelations. Plus, Riverdale continues to Riverdale all over the place in a new glimpse at its timeskip episode. Spoilers now! Kraven the Hunter It’s best to take this with the … Continued

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James Gunn Talks Guardians of the Galaxy Planning in Impromptu Twitter Q&A

For the most part, Twitter is a trash heap. We all know this. But once in a while, something kind of cool happens, like when a hugely successful filmmaker decides to answer a bunch of interesting fan questions. And that happened today. Director James Gunn, currently working on a DC Suicide Squad spinoff show called Peacemaker, … Continued

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Jumbo Takes the Love of Theme Parks to a Whole New Level

Who among us don’t love a good theme park ride? Big roller coasters, scary haunted houses, serene river rides, everyone has a favorite. In the new film Jumbo, however, that love of theme park rides gets taken to a whole new level: the main character literally falls in love with a ride. After debuting at … Continued

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CBS’ Clarice Teases Agent Starling’s Grim Post-Silence of the Lambs World

CBS is ramping up for the debut of Clarice—the new crime-horror series that picks up with The Silence of the Lambs’ FBI prodigy Clarice Starling one year after the events of that film—with all manner of clips and sneak peeks. As expected, there’s no Hannibal Lecter to be found, but we’re still intrigued. First, here’s … Continued

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The Borderlands Movie Adds Jamie Lee Curtis to Its Increasingly Intriguing Cast

Hollywood legend Jamie Lee Curtis has signed on to join Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart in Eli Roth’s movie adaptation of the hit video gameBorderlands. This is a very good thing for two reasons. First, Curtis will be playing Tannis, one of the franchise’s richest characters. The press release describes her as “an archeologist on … Continued

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The Wanting Mare’s Bizarre, Dreary World Won’t Inspire Audiences

Everything I’d read about The Wanting Mare had me excited. Writer-director Nicholas Ashe Bateman spent five years making the film in a Patterson, NJ warehouse, doing many of the visual effects himself, envisioning it as the first in a full franchise exploring a vast new world. After watching the trailer, it became obvious that The Wanting … Continued

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Rick and Morty Co-Creator Dan Harmon Heads to Mt. Olympus for His Next Animated Series

Having thoroughly conquered the galaxy of animated sci-fi comedy with Rick and Morty, Dan Harmon is taking on mythology with a new cartoon set in ancient Greece, set to debut on Fox in 2022. The series—which has no title or voice cast—is supposed to center around a “flawed” family of gods, men, and monsters who … Continued