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J.K. Rowling Adds More Fuel to the Dumbledore/Grindelwald Fire 

The upcoming Blu-ray release of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald features some choices quotes from writer J.K. Rowling and director David Yates regarding the are-they/aren’t-they relationship between Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald. Radio Times reports that, on the special features of the disc, Rowling says the following: Their relationship was incredibly intense. It was … Continued

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Read an Excerpt From War Girls, Tochi Onyebuchi’s Black Panther-Inspired Sci-Fi Adventure

Black Panther is a fantastic movie for so many reasons—one being that it made certain people notice there were already so many sci-fi and fantasy stories being told outside the default we’d been served for so long. io9 recently spotlighted Marlon James’ Black Leopard, Red Wolf, and now we’ve got another intriguing upcoming release to … Continued

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The Passage Started Strong, But I Was Rooting for the Vampires at the End

In my initial review of Fox’s The Passage, I was cautiously optimistic for the Ridley Scott-produced series based on the Justin Cronin novels—and for the most part, it delivered, mixing ticking-clock tension, intriguing characters, and vampire horror. Last night’s two-part finale, though, was a bit of a bust. I will level most of the blame … Continued

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These Gorgeous Game of Thrones Storyboards Offer Just a Glimpse of a Massive New Book

As Game of Thrones comes to an end, many of us find ourselves looking back to the beginning. Why did the show become so huge? What were our favorite moments? How did it all happen? Like the show itself, those are rather large questions, but the “how” is getting a suitably large answer in a … Continued

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American Gods‘ Ricky Whittle Thinks His Show Is ‘More Beautiful’ Than Game of Thrones

When we think about “prestige” genre television shows that demonstrate how fantastical stories can be brought to the small screen, the series that most immediately comes to mind is, of course, HBO’s Game of Thrones (and perhaps Westworld). But American Gods’ Ricky Whittle believes that his show is the one that everyone needs to be … Continued

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HBO’s Lovecraft Country Could Be Everything Green Book Wasn’t

There are as many valid criticisms of Peter Farrelly’s Best Picture Oscar-winner Green Book as there are listings in Victor Hugo Green’s The Negro Motorist Green Book. But an upcoming adaptation has a lot more potential to tell the real story, even if there are Lovecraftian monsters involved. The Negro Motorist Green Book (published from … Continued

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George R.R. Martin Says There May Be ‘Discrepancies’ Between the Game of Thrones Finale and His Books

Yes, George R.R. Martin is still working on The Winds of Winter. Yes, that means A Dream of Spring will come eventually. But before that happens, we’re getting the eighth and final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. What will this spoil for fans of the A Song of Ice and Fire series? Hopefully: not … Continued

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Ian McShane Says the American Gods Showrunners’ Firing Had to Do With ‘Ego, Hubris, and Money’

It’s no secret that—as fantastic as the first season of Starz’s American Gods was—there was enough behind-the-scenes drama involving the show’s co-creators and showrunners Michael Green and Bryan Fuller that they parted ways with the network, casting a certain amount of uncertainty over American Gods’ future. But American Gods has carried on into its second … Continued

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In the New Good Omens Trailer, the Apocalypse Is a Party and Everyone’s Invited

Given enough time to get to know one another, even the worst of enemies can, in theory, learn to respect each another and even become good friends in the right circumstances. Aziraphale the angel and Crowley the demon, the two celestial beings at the center of Amazon’s live-action adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s … Continued

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In the New Tolkien Trailer, It’s Smaug’s Turn to Head to World War I

This movie really, really wants you to remind you at all times that J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit that sometimes it looks less like a biopic and more like an absurd re-imaging of the Peter Jackson films cut into a period drama. The latest trailer for Tolkien—which charts the … Continued

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50 Years Later, Michael Crichton’s The Andromeda Strain Is Getting a Sequel Novel

Half a century after Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton made us fear disease as much as dinosaurs and robots, the classic sci-fi novel The Andromeda Strain is finally getting a sequel. And it’s coming out this year. HarperCollins Publishers announced in a press release that the Crichton estate has approved the publication of The Andromeda … Continued

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Our First Look at BBC’s His Dark Materials Is Full of Tension and Great Costumes

Sir Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series is on its way to television, courtesy of BBC, in collaboration with HBO for American distribution. Now, the BBC has released the first official footage of the series, and while it’s light on details or, really, any fantasy, it’s got plenty of tension. The brief, 30-second look is … Continued

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The Hit Chinese Sci-Fi Film The Wandering Earth Is Coming to Netflix

We’ll now get a chance to see China’s science fiction smash, The Wandering Earth, based on a short story by Hugo-winning author Liu Cixin. Netflix has announced it’s acquired the film, bringing the country’s first sci-fi blockbuster to audiences around the world. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Netflix has acquired the U.S. and international distributing … Continued

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The Director of How to Train Your Dragon 3 Reflects on His Long Journey to The Hidden World

We could have been having this conversation three years ago. That’s when How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World was originally going to fly into theaters. But, in that time, it’s had a long, interesting road to the big screen, much like the main characters. In the five years since the release of the … Continued

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Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House Announces a Second Season, With a Twist

Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House was one of our favorite TV shows of 2018, but the story of the troubled Crain siblings seemed too self-contained to extend it for another season. Not to worry, though; the horror hit will return, this time with an all-new set of characters and story. It’s going anthology, baby! … Continued

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Nebula Awards Introduces Game Writing Category, and Black Mirror: Bandersnatch Is a Nominee

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) has released its list of nominees for the 2018 Nebula Awards, and things are looking good this year. Not only is this year’s Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Performance category a powerhouse of great nominees, but there’s also a brand-new category that, surprisingly, includes Black … Continued

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The Uninhabitable Earth Wants You to Panic Over Climate Change

The first time climate change hit home for me, I was at the top of a ski run. I don’t recall the exact date or even the exact mountain I was on (hell, maybe it was a dream), but I remember looking down the slope of untracked powder and wondering how long it would be … Continued

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Javier Grillo-Marxuach Takes on Fandom’s Generation Gap in ‘The Audacity of Being Jaded’

Javier Grillo-Marxuach is beloved by genre fans for the many TV shows he’s had a hand in writing and producing—including Lost, The 100, the Xena reboot that sadly never was, and the upcoming Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. A few years back, he released a book of essays about his time in the TV trenches, and … Continued

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Amazon’s LotR Series Won’t Arrive for a While But Here’s Something Cool They Gave Fans in the Meantime

“I wisely started with a map.” So said Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien about creating his epic world and now Amazon has done the same thing to hype us for their upcoming series. Deadline reports that while Amazon executives said there’s “no timetable” on when audiences may see their insanely expensive show based … Continued

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From Sea Horses to Sand Worms: Jason Momoa Is in Talks for Dune

In Jason Momoa’s last movie, he jumped out of a plane over Africa, while a Pitbull cover of Toto’s “Africa” played on the soundtrack, landing in the vast dunes of a sprawling desert. For his next film, he’s once again landed in Dune. Deadline reports that Aquaman himself is in negotiations to join Thanos, Drax, … Continued