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The Witcher‘s Second Season Could Take Us to an Iconic Location From the Books

Sigourney Weaver takes a dive for the Avatar sequels. Geoff Johns teases Stargirl’s second season. Thor: Love & Thunder will utilize the groundbreaking stage tech from The Mandalorian. Plus, what’s up on Lovecraft Country, and a sneak peek at Lucifer going musical. Spoilers away! Don’t Worry Darling Due to scheduling conflicts, Harry Styles will replace … Continued

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Pennyworth‘s Second Season Will Feature Bruce Wayne, Uh, Kind Of

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that every Batman prequel will feature Bruce Wayne eventually. But it usually doesn’t occur like this. As revealed yesterday at DC Fandome, Pennyworth, a TV show that is getting a second season on Epix, a network I legitimately have no idea how to watch, will be progressing its Alfred-centric prequel … Continued

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Warner Bros. Is Refusing to Share Detailed Tenet Box Office Numbers

Warner Bros. continues to make interesting decisions around the release and distribution of Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, this time breaking the generally agreed-upon norms of how box office profits are reported. Apparently, other studios in the business are not happy. As reported by Variety, WB has failed to report daily numbers for Tenet, instead producing a … Continued

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Listen to a Snippet of Junkie XL’s Justice League Theme

One of the highlights of Zack Snyder’s DC output, whatever you think of him, is Junkie XL. The composer bring a really interesting sonic sensibility to the films he works on (including Mad Max: Fury Road), and he previously worked on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Famously, he worked on a version of the … Continued

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Directors of Synchronic Ask You to Please Not Go See Their Movie [UPDATED]

Not all films getting released in theaters in these times are doing so with the enthusiastic support of their creators. Synchronic, distributed by Well Go USA, isn’t exactly a major release. Starring Anthony Mackie and James Dornan, the movie follows paramedics in New Orleans as their work becomes entangled with otherworldly terror caused by a … Continued

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Nia DaCosta’s Candyman Has Been Delayed Until 2021

Candyman, the horror remake helmed by Nia DaCosta and produced by Jordan Peele, was set for a release October 16th. In yet another covid delay, it’s being pushed back to an as-of-yet unknown date in 2021. What’s interesting here, more than just another example of the shambles the moviegoing industry is in right now, what … Continued

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Legends of Tomorrow’s Season 6 Has Found Its Guide to the Wide World of Aliens

The Legends have fought time-displaced historical leaders, magical creatures, and the greatest villains of all time—maybe it’s time for them to face something a little more out of this world. Now season six of Legends of Tomorrow will see the worst time travelers in history facing off against an extraterrestrial foe. And they’ve found their guide. … Continued

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Doom Patrol Has Been Renewed for a Third Season on HBO Max

Praise the patron saint of fuckup superheroes, Doom Patrol isn’t over just yet. As revealed today by Variety (and then, later, at DC Fandome), Doom Patrol has been renewed for a third season on HBO Max. The show, a live-action adaptation of the comic, was one of a number of shows developed and streamed initially … Continued

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The Fourth Season of Young Justice Is Called Phantoms

At DC Fandome, the panel for Young Justice previewed the upcoming fourth season of the show, revealing its subtitle and including a pretty riveting audio drama previewing the new season. Called Young Justice: Phantoms, the fourth season of the show will follow where Outsiders, a DC Universe exclusive, left off. At the DC Fandome panel, … Continued

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Javicia Leslie Is Beyond Thrilled to Step into the Role of the CW’s New Batwoman

Ruby Rose’s shock exit from the DC/CW Universe after just one season of Batwoman is still a mystery for both the audience and the show to process. But just as easily as one Batwoman swung out of the picture, a new one has swung in, and Javicia Leslie, the new Batwoman, could not be more … Continued

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Each Episode of Lovecraft Country Now Comes With a Syllabus

Lovecraft Country has as lot of powerful, distinct intersections with Black history, looking at the Black experience in the United States during the time in which it’s set through the lens of horror. It sure would be nice if someone put together a list of resources and reading materials to help you, or, say, your … Continued

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25 Years Ago We Got Genre’s Most Unapologetic Heroine

Inevitably a cool lady appears on screen with a sweet outfit, a wry smile, and this sense that she is not to be fucked with wrapped around her like a cloak. While women aren’t on the top of the call sheet as often as men in genre film and television, there are a lot more … Continued

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A Star Wars Gaming Legend Returns, and More of the Most Sinister Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of the coolest toys we’ve seen on the internet lately. And frankly, friends, this week the plastic is taking a trip to the sinister side: Hasbro resurrects a Star Wars legend for the Black Series, Todd McFarlane really wants you to know he loves DC Metal, and … Continued

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Let’s Talk About Death, Baby…in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Death is one of the few things that unites everyone. Whether we fear it for ourselves or for our loved ones, odds are you think about death every day. That’s why it’s such a powerful tool in storytelling. The death, or potential death, of a character can instantly put everyone on the same emotional level. … Continued

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A Look Inside Last Gate of the Emperor, a YA Future Adventure Defined by Augmented Reality

In Cake Literary’s upcoming middle grade novel Last Gate of the Emperor—from co-authors Kwame Mbalia (Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky) and Prince Joel Makonnen—a young boy living in a technologically dense near-future grapples with the reality that while the world’s arguably become a more advanced and developed place, its bounty still isn’t … Continued

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Lovecraft Country‘s Jonathan Majors Discusses How Fear Is the Key to Atticus’ Evolution

Lovecraft Country’s veteran hero, Atticus Freeman, barely has time to become re-acclimated to his surroundings after a tour in the Korean War before he’s thrust on a quest into the magical wilds of New England, where his father has been captured by a cult of white supremacists. While the demons and sorcerers Atticus (played by … Continued

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DC’s New VP Wants Its Comics to Reflect a Diverse Readership—But It’ll Take Some Work

In John Ridley’s upcoming DC Black Label series The Other History of the DC Universe, a number of key moments from throughout DC’s comics canon are set to be reexamined from the perspectives of the non-white characters who, traditionally, have taken the back seat to white characters that the publisher’s spent decades elevating to iconic … Continued

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Wonder Woman 1984 Is Pushed Back Once Again to December

Wonder Woman 1984 won’t be flying into theaters anytime soon. Warner Bros. has announced that the latest DC superhero flick has been delayed again, this time set to come out in late December. As reported by Variety and Deadline, Wonder Woman 1984 has been moved from its previous release date of October 2 and will … Continued

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Disney’s Response to Mulan‘s Xinjiang Backlash Is Unsurprisingly Vague

Disney, one of the largest and most influential movie studios in the world, arguably had a single job to do when controversy exploded in the wake of Mulan’s at-home release. When the film’s credits revealed the company had shot parts of the film in a region of China where Uighurs are facing a xenophobic crackdown, … Continued

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Denis Villeneuve Explains Why Dune Had to Be Filmed in the Real World

When Denis Villeneuve was asked to direct an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune, he had two requirements. One was that he wanted to divide the book into two movies—the other was that he wanted it to be as real as possible. “I strongly believe that as human beings, what is around us has an impact … Continued