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io9MoviesPatty Jenkins Is Grateful She Didn’t Direct Thor: The Dark World
If all went according to plan, Patty Jenkins would’ve been the first woman to direct a Marvel Cinematic Universe film six years before anyone else. The Wonder Woman director was set to make the Thor: The Dark World back in 2013 but left early in the process due to “creative differences.” Now, years later, she’s … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsRIP Lyle Waggoner, Wonder Woman‘s Stalwart Steve Trevor
Before Chris Pine headed to World War I for Diana of Themyscira in Wonder Woman (or donned a particularly choice tracksuit for Wonder Woman 1984), there was one definitive live-action Steve Trevor: Lyle Waggoner, who sadly passed away today at the age of 84. THR reports that Waggoner died in Westlake, California, after a long … Continued
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io9GamesWonder Woman, Marvel Heroes, and Power Rangers Are All Stars of the Latest Tabletop News
Welcome back to Gaming Shelf, io9’s column all about board games and tabletop roleplaying games. This weekend’s Toy Fair will bring all sorts of awesome gaming news. We’ve got some exciting stuff here, and be sure to be on the lookout for some reveals and announcements on io9 in the coming days. Right now, we’ve … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsDC’s Dark Knights Tale Will Rock on in Death Metal
DC’s bonkers Dark Nights: Metal event gave birth to some of the wildest developments in the publisher’s core comics universe, the team of evil Batpeople from far-flung, shadowy universes and chief among them, the Joker-esque Batman Who Laughs. Though DC’s heroes are still dealing with the fallout of their first encounter with the Dark Multiverse, … Continued
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io9MoviesPedro Pascal Explains How His Wonder Woman 1984 Character Is American Greed Incarnate
Wonder Woman 1984 is going to dig into the personal downsides of Diana’s immortality, like that fact that she has to stand by and watch as the people closest to her fade away over decades that leave her unchanged. In the ‘80s, new characters like Kristin Wiig’s Barbara Minerva and Pedro Pascal’s Maxwell Lord are … Continued
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io9The OA Co-Creator Brit Marling Wants More than ‘Strong Female Leads’
One of the biggest criticisms of Brit Marling’s Netflix series The OA was the way that the story—people hopping across dimensions—placed more emphasis on emotional intelligence and the power of empathy (and, yes, interpretative dance), rather than “traditional” super-science and the kinds of action we’ve been conditioned to expect from sci-fi narratives. Prairie, Marling’s character, … Continued
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io9MoviesHow Birds of Prey Stands Out in DC’s Post-Wonder Woman World
Margot Robbie has been hoping to get a movie like Birds of Prey on screen for years—and this Friday, that dream will finally be achieved. But in the time since Birds of Prey first became an idea over at DC, the superhero cinema landscape has slowly but surely begun to change. From Wonder Woman to … Continued
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io9TelevisionThe Na’vi of Avatar‘s Pandora Might Be Celebrating Christmas
It’s that special time of year when we all have a chance to look forward to all the shows set to return in the coming months, buzz around upcoming movies is reaching new levels of intensity, and for some reason, studios decide to try and work real-world Earth holiday traditions their decidedly non-Earth based fantasy … Continued
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io9MoviesBreaking Down the Struggles and Shiny Armors of Wonder Woman 1984‘s Dazzling First Trailer
This weekend, Warner Bros. took to CCXP in São Paulo to give us our first proper glimpse at the highly anticipated sequel to Wonder Woman. Trading in its predecessor’s bleak battlefield for the glamour and neon-tinged malls of the ‘80s, Wonder Woman 1984 has more than a few intriguing surprises in store for Diana—here’s a … Continued
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io9TrailersWonder Woman 1984‘s First Trailer Is Here to Bring Justice to the Reagan Era
Diana’s back, this time in the glitz, glamor, and the glut of corruption of the 1980s. Greed is good, baby, though I imagine Wonder Woman might not agree. Finally, after a far-too-long wait, the first trailer for Wonder Woman 1984, the sequel to Patty Jenkins’s Wonder Woman, is here, with Gal Gadot and Chris Pine … Continued
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io9The 10 Best Superhero Films of the Past Decade
Over the past decade, one genre of popular film has risen to prominence like a bird, plane, and Superman all rolled into one. We’re talking, of course, about the superhero film. Though the train truly left the station in 2008 with the releases of Iron Man and The Dark Knight, 2010-2019 saw the genre explode … Continued
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io9TrailersThe First Trailer for Scoob Teases an Adorable Origin Story
Our first fleeting glimpses at the new animated Scooby-Doo movie surprised us last week with how well it translated the look of the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoons into a modern CG aesthetic. But now we can see it in action, and not only does it look great, it looks gosh darn cute! Warner Bros. just dropped … Continued
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io9MoviesPedro Pascal’s Wonder Woman 1984 Character Is Exactly Who You Thought He Was
It feels like eons ago we learned Game of Thrones star Pedro Pascal would be joining the highly-anticipated Wonder Woman sequel in an undisclosed role, what with him picking up another juicy role in the meantime you can’t really blame us for getting distracted. So it was a bit of surprise to see director Patty … Continued
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io9MoviesWhile We’re Arguing if Marvel Movies Are Art, Let’s Also Let Them Be Sexy, Dammit
The internet is currently in what feels like an endless cycle of asking artsy film directors their thoughts about Marvel movies and then getting mad at those thoughts. So, you know, it’s just a regular time on the internet. But among that tiresome discourse, at least one director had a point we could get behind: … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsTitans Got Surprisingly Wet, Wild, and Depressing
While Titans has gotten properly back into the swing of things from a pacing standpoint, there are still moments where the show slips up a little as it’s trying to give each member of its sprawling cast of heroes and villains enough screen time to make their subplots compelling. This week, Titans did it with … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsDiana Takes on the Post-Apocalypse in Our Exclusive First Look at Wonder Woman: Dead Earth
Wonder Woman has faced many trials and tribulations in her quest to save the world of man from itself. But what happens when Diana wakes from slumber to find man’s world already lost? Welcome to DC Comics’ new take on the Princess of the Amazons, Dead Earth. io9 can exclusively reveal the first details on … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsG. Willow Wilson Discusses Killing Love in Wonder Woman and Her Dreams for Ms. Marvel’s MCU Debut
G. Willow Wilson’s current Wonder Woman run has pitted the Amazons against one another and pushed Diana to her psychological limits in ways that have surfaced complicated, human emotions in her. She’s every bit the badass warrior we’ve always known Wonder Woman to be, but Wilson’s spent time trying to dig into the flesh and … Continued
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io9TelevisionNoah Hawley Discusses the Status of His Doctor Doom Movie (Again)
Tiffany Haddish makes her pitch to be Nubia in DC’s cinematic universe. Idris Elba wants back in on Thor: Love and Thunder somehow. Jeph Loeb clarifies Marvel TV’s approach to the arrival of Marvel Studios’ Disney+ output. Plus, a sequel to May the Devil Take You, more American Horror Story: 1984 teasing, and…Urkel meets Mystery … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsThe Bridge Between Themyscira and the World of Men Is Back in This Exclusive Wonder Woman Preview
Wonder Woman’s been dealing with a lot lately. Some big changes have rocked not just Themyscira, but Diana herself, as she’s been reunited with her mother, Queen Hippolyta. But just as quickly as Diana has found a semblance of peace, her latest comic is about to thrust her back into the world of man—and we’ve … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsWow, Superman’s Good at Twitter
DC’s been doing a weird thing lately—slowly but surely, its iconic trinity has been signing up to Twitter, with their own, in-character accounts. First came Wonder Woman. Superman’s just arrived. Batman is surely inevitable, but for now? Clark Kent may be the unsuspecting king of DC twitter. As Wonder Woman’s official twitter has been around … Continued