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Anthony Mackie Is a New Kind of Terminator in the Trailer for Netflix’s Outside the Wire

To fight a robot, you might just need a robot. Anthony Mackie and Damson Idris star in the first trailer for Netflix’s Outside the Wire, about a drone pilot tasked with helping his superior officer located a doomsday device. There’s just one tiny detail: His boss is an android. Netflix has released the first trailer … Continued

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Watch Robert Picardo ‘Sing’ the Star Trek: Voyager Theme in the Middle of the Woods

Here’s quick jolt of joy for your afternoon. Robert Picardo, formerly of Star Trek: Voyager, has a lot of fun on his YouTube channel, reciting old monologues, making in-jokes about Brent Spiner, and wandering around the woods like a National Geographic reality star. In his latest video, he puts his vast musical skills to their … Continued

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You Can Watch the Prologue for Tenet Right Now

Christopher Nolan has, uhh, he’s made some mistakes. Is the actual construction of Tenet one of them? Pretty soon we’re all going to get a chance to find out. If you’re not sure if you want to watch the full thing or not, one quick way to find out might be the watch the film’s … Continued

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The Hottest Beats in Any Galaxy Are Playing for Friday’s Gif Party

The Rocinante is preparing to launch—and so are our sweet dance moves. We’re blasting off into outer space with this week’s gif party in celebration of The Expanse, science fiction, and intergalactic party people everywhere. Be sure to leave your favorite dancing or party gif in the comments. Bonus points this week will be awarded … Continued

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The Mandalorian Tempers High Action With Some Rewarding Character Work

After Moff Gideon kidnapped Grogu (Baby Yoda), the Mandalorian and his newfound crew had a singular goal: Find the Child and get him back. That journey took them to a few new places, with a few familiar faces, and through some tense, emotional moments that got to the core of Star Wars as we know … Continued

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Dune Director Slams Warner Bros. for HBO Max Release, Warns It May Doom the Franchise

Fear might be the mind killer, but streaming could wind up killing Dune itself. Director Denis Villeneuve is speaking out against WarnerMedia’s recent decision to give all of next year’s movies simultaneous releases on HBO Max, warning that it could mean the end of the franchise before it’s even begun. “Warner Bros.’ sudden reversal from … Continued

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Alien Is Coming to TV…and Earth

The rumors are true: Alien is coming to TV. Shortly before all the Star Wars news overtook today’s Disney newsapalooza came the announcement that FX is working with Noah Hawley (Fargo, Legion) to create a series based on Ridley Scott’s blockbuster sci-fi horror franchise. The big news, besides the fact that this is even happening, is that … Continued

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Huge Star Wars Updates: Andor Teaser, Obi-Wan Timeline, Lando Show, and The Acolyte

Star Wars and Disney+ will continue to get cozy even when The Mandalorain isn’t around. At Disney’s 2020 Investor’s Day event, significant updates were given on the other Star Wars official shows we knew were coming to Disney+. First up, the Diego Luna-starring Cassian Andor series Andor will be released in 2022 and began filming … Continued

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The Mandalorian‘s Ahsoka Tano and New Republic Will Receive Their Own Spinoffs

Two new Mandalorianspinoffs are coming—one for Clone Wars and Rebels legend Ahsoka Tano, and another focusing on the New Republic that replaced the overthrown Empire. Rangers of the New Republic and Star Wars: Ahsoka will be set in the post-Return of the Jedi timeline, with the former telling a story that ultimately culminates in a … Continued

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Star Wars, Marvel, and More: Here’s Your Disney Investor’s Day 2020 Live Blog

San Diego Comic-Con, Star Wars Celebration, New York Comic-Con—covid-19 robbed us of them all and more during 2020. And though several of events went digital, the usual avalanche of news was brought to a relative standstills. We think that might change today though, at least in terms of one company in particular: Disney. Today brings … Continued

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The Expanse’s Thomas Jane on Bringing His Acting Experience Behind the Camera

The protomolecule entity formerly known as Joe Miller might have disappeared at the end of The Expanse season four, but actor Thomas Jane didn’t go anywhere. He ventured behind the scenes to direct an episode of season five, one that gives us some of the most emotional moments of the series so far. Luckily for … Continued

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A Young Girl Has Her Own Killer Alien in the Trailer for PG: Psycho Goreman

Short of maybe going to space or becoming a professional athlete, having your very own alien has to be up there on any little kid’s list of ultimate wishes. In PG: Psycho Goreman, a young girl gets to live that impossible dream, whether the killer alien likes it or not. io9 is excited to debut … Continued

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Star Trek: Discovery‘s Georgiou Experiment Has Reached a Fascinating Place

Since the final episodes of Star Trek: Discovery’s first season, a ticking time bomb has lurked in the show’s background, a time bomb that began to tick faster when talk of series spinoffs emerged. Whatever can we do about Emperor Georgiou? The show’s decided that it’s time to answer and see if it and Michael’s experiment … Continued

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David Tennant’s Doctor Who Teams Up With Classic Companions in a New Audio Drama

If there’s one thing the Doctor’s good at, it’s traveling back in time. David Tennant is back in a new trilogy of Doctor Who audio adventures from Big Finish, which see the return of Sophie Aldred, Louise Jameson, and several other classic Doctor Who stars as pieces of the Doctor’s past. In an emailed press … Continued

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Back to the Future‘s Biggest Questions Are Answered in Doc Brown’s DeLorean Owner’s Manual

When did Doc Brown meet Marty McFly? What did the inventor do when he first arrived in 1885? How did he find out about the future of the McFly family? Questions like these have fascinated Back to the Future fans for years and soon they’ll have official answers. Leave it to Doc to hide some … Continued

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Not Even Boba Fett Can Escape His Own Shadow

It’s taken 40 years, but Star Wars finally did something that only its ancillary media could dream of in those four decades: it made Boba Fett a character. But in our first steps with an intimately familiar, and yet somehow still completely alien Star Wars icon, it feels that those steps are cast under a … Continued

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The Expanse Season 5 Is Almost Here, So Here’s a Reminder of Where Season 4 Left Off

The first three episodes of The Expanse’s fifth season will hit Amazon on December 16, so you still have plenty of time to return to the frontiers of space and revisit season four (or more if need be). But in case you’d rather read a quick refresher instead, we’ve got you covered. So, what happened … Continued

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io9 Roundtable: We Need to Talk About Ready Player Two, Especially That Ending

Author Ernest Cline has returned to the OASIS with Ready Player Two, the long-awaited sequel to his science fiction ode to pop culture references. Time hasn’t been kind to Ready Player One, but has Cline learned the error of his ways? Not really. Jack into the Matrix as we engage in a spoiler chat about … Continued

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The Creators of the Upcoming Star Trek: Discovery Art Book Discuss Creating a Worthy Collection

The Art of Star Trek: Discovery, written by experienced Trek writers Paula M. Block and Terry J. Erdmann, looks to be an extremely exciting collection. It’s a coffee table book full of the show’s concept art and design work, with interviews from the creators and a huge dose of behind-the-scenes information. In a preview on … Continued

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You Can Now Stream a Bunch of James Bond Movies for Free on YouTube

Shaken? Stirred? No, no: streamed. If you have a hankering for some Bond, James Bond action, YouTube is, surprisingly, suddenly an appealing place to turn. As noticed by Slash Film, the first nineteen James Bond films are streaming, for free, on the platform. That includes the films starring nearly all of the Bonds: Sean Connery, … Continued