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io9TrailersThe New Charmed Teaser Threatens the Death of All Magic
Charmed needs a few things for its formula to work. Sisterhood. Romance. And, of course, magic. In the latest teaser for Charmed’s third season, at least one of those is at risk. Premiered exclusively at TV Line, the short teaser for the third season of Charmed comes after the previous season was, like many TV shows … Continued
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io9GamesJoe Manganiello Takes the Internet’s Toughest and Most Fun Dungeons & Dragons Questions
Joe Manganiello is an actor and a huge nerd. He’s got one big love: Dungeons & Dragons. He’s very ready to talk about it, too. In a video recently released by Wired, Joe Manganiello takes on the internet’s questions about Dungeons & Dragons, putting his expertise as a dungeon master to use in a supremely … Continued
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io9MoviesThe Star Wars Kids YouTube Channel Tries to Condense the Plot of The Rise of Skywalker Into 5 Minutes
Star Wars Kids does a great job of making entertaining, accessibly bite-sized chunks of Star Wars that are probably great for children. But this latest time they had an unenviable task: condensing The Rise of Skywalker, which has a… less than simple plot, into a scant five minutes. If you had any confusions about the … Continued
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io9MoviesYou 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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io9This Marceline and Princess Bubblegum Relationship Recap Is the Wholesome Gay Content Your Weekend Needs
Look at them. They’re gay. (Well, Princess Bubblegum is bi, if we’re being exact.) Good for them. Princess Bubblegum and Marceline ofAdventure Time are queer animation icons, and for good reason: they’re cute and love each other and have a compelling romance that is both the focus of their own HBO Max special and a … Continued
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io9Watch the Extended Trailer for Ark: The Animated Series, the Show Based on the Survival Video Game
Starring Gerard Butler? Yeah, this is weird news, look, I’m just reading what they send me. As revealed in a recent press release, Ark: The Animated Series, first announced Thursday night at The Game Awards, has a new extended look out, showcasing the animated adventures based on the hit video game, which is also getting … Continued
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io9MoviesJaimie Alexander Is Finally Back as Sif in Thor: Love and Thunder
One knock against Thor: Ragnarok is that it was Sif-less, a lack that fans of Jaimie Alexander’s Asgardian warrior took sharp note of. Fortunately, Thor: Love and Thunder won’t be nearly so bereft. As reported by Deadline, Jaimie Alexander is expected to return to Love and Thunder, the fourth Thor movie, as Sif. Supposedly, Sif … Continued
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io9All the Star Wars, Marvel, and Other Disney News You Might Have Missed
Usually, investor calls are dry, numbers-heavy business meetings intended for people far richer than you or I. But because It’s Capitalism, yesterday Disney turned its 2020 Investor Day call into something that would’ve been right at home screamed from the rooftops of San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H. Here’s all the Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars … Continued
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io9Toys & CollectiblesThe Original Power Rangers Get Amazing New Figures, and More of the Morphinomenal Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the latest and greatest toy news online. This week: it’s morphin time in a whole new scale, while McFarlane expands its action figure Bat-family, and a lavish new Enterprise-D warps into view. Check it out! Threezero FigZero Hasbro Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Sixth-Scale Figures Hasbro … Continued
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io9The Best Blockbuster Movies of 2020 (in a Parallel Universe)
Something strange is afoot on io9. [Editor’s note: This is absolutely not io9’s Best Movies of 2020 list. That’s still to come in our year in review series. This is a list of big-budget films that were supposed to come out in 2020 but were delayed by the pandemic. It was sent to me from … Continued
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io9The 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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io9Matt Smith and Olivia Cooke Join Game of Thrones Prequel House of the Dragon
This dance (of the dragons) card is starting to fill up. Ready Player One’s Olivia Cooke, Doctor Who’s Matt Smith, and Truth Seekers’ Emma D’Arcy have signed onto HBO’s next journey into Westeros: House of the Dragon. It’s about the fall of Targaryen empire, which led to the rise of the Mother of Dragons. According … Continued
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io9The 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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io9MoviesDisney and Pixar’s New Animation Announcements Were Wild
While most of the news out of this year’s Disney Investor Day was focused on what’s coming next to Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and the Star Wars franchise, Disney and Pixar also announced a host of bold, new animated projects revolving around both characters we’ve met before and a variety of fresh faces. Both Disney chief … Continued
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io9MoviesDune 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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io9The Stand Cast and Crew on Updating Stephen King’s Classic and Bringing Captain Trips to Life
Production on CBS All Access’ new adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand wrapped shortly before the pandemic took hold. With an eerie new context now couching its release, the series aims to update the 1978 novel, which was previously made into the 1994 miniseries and features a new ending written by King himself. A recent … Continued
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io9TrailersServant‘s Creepy Baby Is Back in Season 2 Trailer
Tell no one, baby lives. By its season one finale, M. Night Shyamalan’s Apple TV+ series Servant had raised more questions than it had actually answered about live-in nanny Leanne Grayson (Nell Tiger Free), the show’s soft-spoken, deeply religious agent of chaos. In the trailer for its second season premiering next month, Leanne returns to … Continued
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io9TrailersIn The Midnight Sky Trailer, George Clooney Tries to Warn Astronauts of a Climate Disaster
A group of astronauts have ventured out into space and are now on their way home, but what if there’s no home to go back to? In the latest trailer for Netflix’s The Midnight Sky, star and director George Clooney is desperate to keep a crew of returning explorers, led by Felicity Jones, as far … Continued
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io9TelevisionBrian K. Vaughan Is Resurrecting Another Sci-Fi Classic
Chris Evans has joined Adam McKay’s asteroid disaster movie at Netflix. The Green Hornet and Kato reboot has found its writer. NBC has tapped a female-focused take on Zorro. Plus, good news for The Handmaid’s Tale, what’s to come on Star Trek: Discovery, and were-folks fight Santas. To me, my spoilers! Don’t Look Up Deadline … Continued
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