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The He-Man Movie Just Got a New Writer, a New Release Date, and a New Chance
Hollywood has been trying to channel the power of Grayskull for years now. Several filmmakers have attempted to bring He-Man and the Masters of the Universe back to the big screen, but nothing has stuck. Now, the latest incarnation has prolific superhero movie screenwriter David S. Goyer on board and a 2019 release…
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Summer Movie Preview: 37 Movies to Watch Out For
The summer movie season is usually very predictable. We all get super excited about all the big movies coming out. Expectations go through the roof. Then you see the movies, most of them are bad, and that’s it. For some reason, though, 2017 feels like it’s going to be an exception.
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Netrunner's New Murder Mystery Campaign Messes With A Good Thing
Today, cyberpunk card game Netrunner released a murder mystery expansion, Terminal Directive. It’s a novel twist on an already-fantastic game, and its first story-based campaign. The obvious question: How does a narrative of cyberwarfare unravel through a card game that requires shuffling decks? The answer is, slowly,…
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Apparently, Jason Segel Is Writing YA Science Fiction Books Now
Jason Segel—star of sitcoms, maker of R-rated comedies, and friend to Muppets—has branched out yet again. Segel and his co-writer Kirsten Miller have announced that later this year they’ll be releasing a YA novel called Otherworld, the first in a proposed YA scifi trilogy about an all encompassing futuristic video…
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Ben Reilly Is Back as the Scarlet Spider, and More Messed Up Than Ever
Ben Reilly has had a hell of a rough life. First, there was the whole business where he eventually learned he was a clone of Peter Parker (and then died saving him). Then he got resurrected years later, horrifically tortured, and turned to supervillainy. Now, he’s back in action as the Scarlet Spider... but he’s not…
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If This Is Rey's Outfit in The Last Jedi, She's Looking Pretty Sharp
An Irish advertisement for the upcoming Star Wars: Battlefront II video game seems like it’s giving audiences the first full look at Rey’s new outfit in The Last Jedi... that is, if you squint pretty hard.
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How Sleight's J.D. Dillard Parleyed Hanging Out on The Force Awakens Set Into His Directorial Debut
The night The Force Awakens premiered in Hollywood, J.D. Dillard finished his first movie, Sleight. Those two events may sound unrelated, but not for Dillard. Without seeing the seventh Star Wars movie get made, Dillard wouldn’t have been inspired to make his acclaimed film.
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Meet Okja's Corporate Villain in a Very Weird Ad from Netflix
We’re eagerly awaiting Okja, the next film from visionary director Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer). While the plot—a girl named Mija fights to keep a giant company from taking her monster friend—sounds fairly straightforward, this bizarre faux ad for the Mirando Corporation shows it’s anything but.
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Arrow Just Can't Let Go of Flashbacks
Arrow has been saying it was going to phase out the flashbacks for years. After five seasons—matching five years of Ollie was ostensibly “on the island”—it looked like they were finally coming to an end. But it seems the show can’t stop showing us Stephen Amell in a variety of ridiculous wigs that tell us we’re…
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Today's Best Deals: Dyson Vacuum, Arduino Starter Kit, Durable USB Cables, and More
An Arduino starter kit, Bissell’s carpet cleaner, and durable USB cables lead off Thursday’s best deals from around the web.
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Nothing Is More Romantic Than Snuggling on a Star Wars Dewback Sofa
Setting the mood for a night in usually involves dim lighting, soft music, and a comfy place for a couple to cozy up. Unless you and your loved one both happen to be Star Wars fans, in which case glowing lightsabers, John Williams’ Imperial March, and a loveseat shaped like a Dewback lizard are more apropos
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Our First Look at a Major Superman Villain's Arrival on Supergirl
One fan favorite will return for the next Mad Max movie. Jude Law talks about his approach to Fantastic Beasts 2. The Scream TV show is getting a complete reboot. Plus, Jessica Henwick teases Colleen Wing’s journey in The Defenders, and Killer Frost gets an appropriately cool new costume in The Flash. Spoilers now!
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When the Hell Will We Find Planet Nine?
The hunt for Planet 9—a hypothetical, Neptune-sized object beyond Pluto—has stirred the scientific community since last year year, when a pair of Caltech astronomers argued in favor of the idea. Those intrepid scientists—Mike Brown, best known as the guy who killed Pluto, and Konstantin Batygin—are currently…
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Holy Crap, David Fincher Is Directing the World War Z Sequel
Though the first World War Z was a hit, it’s not necessarily a movie I was excited to see a sequel for. But that all changes with two words: David Fincher.
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Watch Adam Savage Geek Out on the Set of Alien: Covenant
In the pantheon of cool movie sets, a Ridley Scott Alien set is right near the top. Here is the man who directed one of the most iconic genre films ever, returning to that world in modern times, and it’s a place on Earth that exists. Sure, most people don’t get to experience it but here’s the next best thing.
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It's Genuinely Surprising That It Took iZombie This Long to Do a Dominatrix Episode
We have the trailer for next week’s episode of iZombie, “Spanking the Zombie” and it’s...pretty much all innuendos. I don’t know if it’s because they couldn’t make it work with the other seasons’ stories or what but the fact that they haven’t done dominatrix brain until season three is shocking.
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Dominate the Wasteland with Fallout Tabletop Miniatures Game
Looks like Game of Thrones isn’t the only franchise getting its own badass tabletop game... now Fallout fans can recreate the game’s famous post-apocalyptic hellscape from their coffee tables.
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Marvel and Star Wars Vet Joe Johnston Will Direct the Next Chronicles of Narnia Movie
Joe Johnston’s Hollywood resume is almost unfathomably impressive. He worked in the art departments on the original Star Wars trilogy and the first Indiana Jones films, directed Honey I Shrunk the Kids, The Rocketeer, took over Jurassic Park from Steven Spielberg, and did Captain America: The First Avenger, just to…
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Reebok Announced Two New Alien-Themed Sneakers Which Are Totally For Everyone This Time
In 2016, Reebok released a pair of sneakers themed around the movie Aliens. The idea was universally praised... until those sneakers were released and appeared to only be in men’s sizes. Men’s sizes for a shoe worn in the movie by a woman. Well, it’s 2017 and this year, Reebok is release TWO new pairs of Alien-themed…
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Michelle Gomez Narrating a Doctor Who/Mr. Men Story is the Most Delightful Thing You'll Hear All Day
The Doctor Who/Mr. Men mashup books are almost too cute for words. But it turns out, you can make them even cuter—by having Missy herself, Michelle Gomez, narrate an adorable caper involving Mr. Men and Little Miss versions of the Twelfth Doctor and Missy.
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