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Our First Look at an Important New Ship in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

io9 - Mon, 05/08/2017 - 08:00

An unlikely source claims Marvel is looking to buy Spider-Man back permanently. Could Avengers: Infinity War have an interesting link back to Age of Ultron? Supergirl’s showrunner talks bringing General Zod to the show. Plus, new footage from Wonder Woman and Doctor Who. Spoilers now!

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The Latest It Trailer Shows Nobody Knows What's Lurking in the Sewers of Derry

io9 - Sun, 05/07/2017 - 21:05

The true horror of Stephen King’s It was always that the adults of Derry, Maine, where the primordial evil lived, seemed to understand that their children were being periodically snatched and murdered.

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The Final Wonder Woman Trailer Is Epic in Every Single Way

io9 - Sun, 05/07/2017 - 20:25

Huge scope, massive action, painful self-sacrifice, a story spanning generations, the final Wonder Woman trailer is epic in every way imaginable.

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Peter Parker's Secret Is Out in the First Spider-Man Homecoming Clip 

io9 - Sun, 05/07/2017 - 20:01

In the first clip from Spider-Man Homecoming, Peter Parker’s best friend is us.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Back to Ruin More Summer Flicks With His Constant Thinking

io9 - Sun, 05/07/2017 - 17:00

Neil deGrasse Tyson, aka that one guy in astronomy class who’s always going on about how no movies should have sound in space, is here to tell us that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 shouldn’t have sound in space. Yeah we know, Dad, we watched Firefly too.

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Here's a Thought: Why Not Have Black Bolt Use Real Sign Language on Inhumans?

io9 - Sun, 05/07/2017 - 16:10

Marvel’s Inhumans is in full gear for a September IMAX release, and it’s already raising some questions— mainly, trying to figure out what the hell is going on with Medusa’s hair. But a recent comment about how Black Bolt will communicate on the show has got me thinking.

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Rick and Morty Lead Got Super Drunk for Season 3 Taping, and I Feel Tipsy Just Watching It

io9 - Sun, 05/07/2017 - 14:15

Adult Swim recently shared a video where Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon challenged Justin Roiland, show creator and voice actor, to go method in shooting a season 3 scene where Rick gets really, really drunk. Talk about a contact buzz.

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Edge of Tomorrow Sequel Gets Title and Return of Emily Blunt

io9 - Sun, 05/07/2017 - 13:00

Edge of Tomorrow is one of those movies where if you haven’t seen it, someone who has will list off at least a dozen reasons why you should. Fans of the scifi thriller have been clamoring for a sequel since 2014, along with star Tom Cruise and director Doug Liman. While things are still up in the air, the movie’s…

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Ark: Survival Evolved Gets Sharks With Frickin' Laser Beams After Latest Patch

io9 - Sun, 05/07/2017 - 12:41

Ark: Survival Evolved mutates again with its new v257 patch released on Friday. Among other things, it adds lasers to sharks. About time honestly.

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No, Marvel Didn't Promote an Image Calling Jessica Jones an 'Evil Jew'

io9 - Sun, 05/07/2017 - 11:55

Marvel has been in its share of hot water over the past few months— including when a VP of sales said diverse characters were causing its sales to slump, or when artist Ardian Syaf’s contract was sacked for putting controversial messages in X-Men Gold. The latest hotbed is an image that some claim was on Marvel’s…

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Chris Pine Captains a Hilarious Saturday Night Live

io9 - Sun, 05/07/2017 - 10:30

The Handmaid’s Tale bros, a Shatner-esque Captain Kirk, and a pitch-perfect recreation of Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego— I mean Kellyanne Conway— made Chris Pine’s Saturday Night Live debut one of the show’s finest this season.

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Sunday's Best Deals: Amazon Mother's Day Gadget Sale, Anker SoundBuds, and More

io9 - Sun, 05/07/2017 - 10:04

Amazon device deals, an incredibly popular carpet cleaner, and Anker’s smallest Bluetooth headphones lead off Sunday’s best deals.

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Alien: Covenant May Be the Biggest Disappointment of the Summer

io9 - Sun, 05/07/2017 - 08:00

Here’s a sentence I’m just incredibly sad to type: Alien: Covenant is bad.

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How the Hell Is Steve Rogers, the Supreme Leader of Hydra, Wielding Thor's Hammer?

io9 - Sat, 05/06/2017 - 23:01

Mjolnir, Thor’s magical hammer forged by dwarven blacksmiths out of the enchanted metal uru, has a history of being picky about who can pick it up. If the hammer thinks a person is worthy of its power, hefting it’s no big deal. So how the hell the Hydra fascist formerly known as Captain America, waving it around?

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Knock Knock, It's the Spoiler-Filled Doctor Who Discussion Thread

io9 - Sat, 05/06/2017 - 21:00

This week’s Doctor Who was big on scares—a spooky setting, a spooky monster, and the most spookiest element of all: student accommodations! But no, seriously, the Doctor and Bill went on one hell of a creepy adventure tonight, and now you can discuss it all in spoilery-detail in our weekly open thread!

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One of the Largest Jigsaw Puzzles in the World Made Harder as Video Game Stop Motion

io9 - Sat, 05/06/2017 - 17:11

“Wildlife” is a very big jigsaw puzzle. Clocking in 33,600 pieces, it ranks among the largest manufactured jigsaw puzzles in the world and will set you back almost 400 bucks. But if you think it’s hard enough to do on its own, imagine turning it into a stop motion movie of classic video games while you assemble it.

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Open Channel: What's Your Free Comic Book Day Haul?

io9 - Sat, 05/06/2017 - 15:30

This year’s Free Comic Book Day offerings have had some staples, a few surprises, and at least one crazy reveal. Sadly, I’ve been stuck behind a desk for the past eight hours, so I will be living vicariously through all of your amazing finds. Let me know what you grabbed this year!

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Remembering The Host, a Scifi Book That Barely Wanted to be Scifi

io9 - Sat, 05/06/2017 - 14:20

Hey, remember when Stephenie Meyer wrote a scifi novel? Not just any scifi novel, but “science fiction for people who don’t like science fiction” (that’s a direct quote). Nine years ago today, The Host hit bookstands, becoming one of scifi’s strangest and most unwelcome additions.

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Russia's Guardians VFX Reel Shows How the Man Became the Man-Bear

io9 - Sat, 05/06/2017 - 13:00

It’s always exciting to see how the borscht gets made, and a recent VFX reel for Russia’s failed superhero film Guardians delivers on the one thing I could ever want: A guy fighting baddies in a giant bear hat.

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The Last Animals, Photojournalist Kate Brooks's Poaching Documentary, Is a Quietly Stunning Call-to-Arms 

io9 - Sat, 05/06/2017 - 12:00

When director and photojournalist Kate Brooks began filming The Last Animals, which premiered last month at the Tribeca Film Festival, there were seven Northern White Rhinos left on the planet. Now there are only three, all living under 24-hour armed protection at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. Sudan, the last…

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