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Updates from Thor: Love and Thunder, Aquaman 2, and More

Viggo Mortensen teases David Cronenberg’s return to body horror. Netflix reveals the cast of its Midnight Club adaptation. A familiar Ninja Steel face will return for the new season of Power Rangers. Plus, even more new looks at The Walking Dead’s return. Spoilers now! Thor: Love and Thunder During a recent interview with IGN, Kat … Continued

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GNT‘s a PSA About That Not So Fresh Feeling You Get From Social Media

Like many of the animated shorts premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, GNT’s meant to hit home with its short and filthy story about the perils of being a person living in the age of ad-ridden social media. Blessedly, Aussie duo Sara Hirner and Rosemary Vasquez-Brown’s film steers clear of making any sort of … Continued

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February Is Here With an Avalanche of New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

February may be the shortest month, but the book gods are not holding back whatsoever with this flood of sweet new releases. Read on for forest monsters, space explorers, princesses with dark fates, unwitting inter-dimensional travelers, and so much more! The Planetbreaker’s Son by Nick Mamatas This volume includes the title novella about interstellar travelers, … Continued

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The Kaiju Are Large and in Charge in the First Pacific Rim: The Black Preview

Although the Jaegar pilots of the first Pacific Rim movie managed to defeat the monstrous kaiju and seal the dimensional breach that allowed them to defeat Earth, the world was in much worse shape by the time the Pacific Rim: Uprising sequel rolled around. Now we have our first look at the next installment in … Continued

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That Justice League-Inspired Meal Kit Got Real Weird Real Fast

It was only last Friday that Warner Bros. revealed the release date for Zack Snyder’s Justice League, and with it the announcement that the movie would be getting an “immersive, at-home dining experience” via a meal kit from Wonderland at Home. The company has just divulged the first “Aquaman inspired” dish, and it’s about as…unexpected … Continued

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Black Panther’s Ryan Coogler Is Developing a Wakanda Show for Disney+

Thanks to Ryan Coogler, Wakanda will certainly be forever. The Black Panther director, who is getting ready to film the sequel to his hit Marvel movie later this year, is now also developing a Disney+ show set in the fictional, technologically advanced African country. The show is part of a new five-year television deal the … Continued

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WandaVision‘s First Major MCU Connection Was a Fascinating Moment of Terror

One of the things people crave most about Marvel’s cinematic output? Connection. Where is this character during this moment, how does this event connect to a hundred other narratives? WandaVision, Marvel Studios’ first crack at bringing its movieverse to streaming television, is no exception, but it’s doing so in a way no other Marvel entry … Continued

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Ben Wheatley’s In the Earth Is the First Great Horror Movie of 2021

Made during a pandemic, with a fictional pandemic slithering around a story that taps into both the spiritual powers of nature and the mental effects of isolation, In the Earth uniquely captures the mood we’ve been clawing our way through for nearly a year now. It’s freaky, but it feels alarmingly relatable too. Ben Wheatley’s … Continued

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New Falcon and the Winter Soldier Pics Give Zemo a Real Supervillain Costume

Captain America: Civil War is a pretty flawless movie, and is arguably still the finest film the Marvel Cinematic Universe has brought. The only real problem even the most pedantic comic book nerds could find with it is how the film’s antagonist, Helmut Zemo (Daniel Brühl), isn’t a supervillain like his comic book inspiration—he’s just … Continued

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Animated Fantasy Cryptozoo Finds Beauty in the Truly Strange

In a world where cryptids are real but misunderstood, a trio of women (one of whom happens to be a Gorgon) join forces to protect the strange beasts that lurk among us. But as we see in Dash Shaw’s gloriously colorful adult animation Cryptozoo, sometimes the best intentions aren’t always what’s best in the end. … Continued

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Netflix’s New Sonic the Hedgehog Cartoon Sounds Suspiciously Gritty

Last December, Netflix announced a new Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon on Twitter, then almost instantaneously unannounced it by deleting the tweet and pretending it didn’t happen. Now, Netflix has announced an animated series titled Sonic Prime is on its way and not rescinded it (as of yet), but something’s a little…off. First, almost certainly because … Continued

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Listen to Lego’s White Noise Playlist to Soothe Your Soul After Stepping on a Plastic Brick

To some, the sound of plastic Lego bricks rustling as someone combs through a bin in search of the piece they need is like nails on a chalkboard. To others, it’s as satisfying as a Mozart symphony. If you’re in that latter group, Lego has created a playlist of white noise made from plastic bricks … Continued

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Thor: Love and Thunder Set Pictures Tease Some Wild New Costumes

Ernie Hudson talks Winston’s role in Ghostbusters: Afterlife. The Matrix 4’s real title may have been uncovered. Get a look at Umbrella Academy’s mysterious new Sparrows. Plus, what’s to come on Riverdale and Batwoman, and new WandaVision posters. Spoilers, assemble! Thor: Love and Thunder New pictures from the set reveal an updated costume for Chris … Continued

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This Hasbro The Mandalorian Short Features the Glorious Non-Canon Return of IG-11

Taika Waititi’s IG-11 was a highlight of the first season of The Mandalorian. In this cute animated short, he’s back. Briefly. Titled “Even a Mandalorian Needs Help,” this video from Star Wars Kids is a cute action-y vignette on getting out of a sticky situation with a little help from your friends. And if you’re … Continued

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Cobra Kai‘s Johnny Lawrence Has Some Incredibly Bad Advice for Staying Inside

Staying in this winter? Due to the cold, and, y’know, the pandemic? Cobra Kai’s fictional sensei, Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), has some suggestions, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly and Cobra Kai’s writing team. They’re terrible. First, as for entertainment? Forget the streaming. Johnny Lawrence prefers, uhh… much worse content. “Stock up on as many swimsuit issues … Continued

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Katee Sackhoff Expected Bo-Katan to Be Recast in Live-Action

She did not expect to be playing the badass Mandalorian warrior she originated in animation. In a new podcast appearance with former Lex Luthor and perennial delight Michael Rosenbaum, Katee Sackhoff shared her anxiety about the role of Bo-Katan Kryze, which she originated in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Specifically, she expected that if the … Continued

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Boyd Holbrook Discusses the Involved Process to Nab His Role on Netflix’s The Sandman

Boyd Holbrook (Logan) is set to appear in The Sandman as one of the story’s most unnerving characters: The Corinthian, an escaped nightmare with a ravenous appetite. It was, apparently, not an easy gig to get. In an interview with Collider, the actor lays out the process that led to him getting the role on … Continued

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Turns Out a Lot of People Streamed Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max

Recently, we reported on the Nielsen streaming numbers for the end of December, which included a big success story for Disney’s release Soul. In that post, we noted that Nielsen didn’t include HBO Max on its streaming chart numbers. But now, it’s released those numbers anyway— at least, for Wonder Woman 1984. As shared by … Continued

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Alex Kurtzman Provides Some Fascinating Hints for Star Trek: Discovery Season 4

What’s next for Star Trek: Discovery’s far-flung future? Showrunner Alex Kurtzman has a few tidbits to drop. As shared by Trek Movie, Kurtzman shared some interesting information when he visited an online panel (via Deadline) with Sonequa Martin-Green and his fellow showrunner, Michelle Paradise. “We’re actually exploring—we’re diving deep in to science—in the fourth season, … Continued

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The Creators Behind Once Upon a Time are Making a Fairy Tale Anthology

Which, you know, tracks. As shared by our friends at the Hollywood Reporter, Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, the minds behind the increasingly out-there showcase of Disney cheese Once Upon a Time, are working on a new pilot for ABC in the form of a fairy tale-based anthology series. Called Epic, THR says it is … Continued