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Neil Gaiman Is Making Sure Starz Doesn't Spoil American Gods 2
American Gods 2 isn’t happening anytime soon. Author Neil Gaiman first teased the sequel to his best-selling novel, now a TV show on Starz, back in 2011. Six years later, there’s no date in site. But that hasn’t stopped Gaiman from pulling a quasi-J.K. Rowling and keeping the showrunners on their toes.
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The Magicians Stars Chat About Chaos, Bacon Fingers, and What's Next for Season Three
If the first season of Syfy’s The Magicians was about our heroes learning how to master magic, the second season proved they can’t control shit and everyone is doomed. On the heels of the amazing finale, io9 chatted with some of the stars about what the hell happened this season, and what’s around the corner.…
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The Inhumans Will Get a New Origin in Once and Future Kings
The Inhumans have a long, strange history in Marvel’s comics—and it’s about to get some new twists in a new miniseries, courtesy of some superstar comics talent.
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This Picture of Earth From Within Saturn's Rings Will Make You Emotional
Sometimes, the majesty of the final frontier—a cold, unfeeling space—has the power to make our eyes misty. The images from NASA’s Cassini mission have often been able to do this, and since the spacecraft is dying soon, it makes the experience all the more emotional. Before it goes out in a blaze of glory, Cassini has…
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Today's Best Deals: Eneloop Batteries, Under Armour Outlet, Mother's Day Gifts, and More
Eneloop batteries, Civilization VI, and the complete Breaking Bad Blu-ray lead off Friday’s best deals.
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Once You Hear David Hasselhoff Rap About Guardians of the Galaxy Your Life Will Never Be the Same
Yesterday, we got the song list for the Awesome Mix Vol. 2. Today, the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 soundtrack has become available for purchase, but nothing you may have heard about it has prepared you for the original composition “Guardians Inferno,” which features David Hasselhoff. Rapping. About Star-Lord.
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Steven Universe, the Gravity Falls Kids, Kim Possible and More Join Forces in This Epic Crossover Video
We’re living in a golden age of clever animated shows focused on the adventures young kids doing what kids do best: defeating magical monsters and solving mysteries. As great Steven Universe and the Gravity Falls twins are on their own, though, haven’t you ever wondered what would happen if they teamed up?
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New McDonald's Uniforms Promise to Usher in the Logan's Run Dystopia We've All Been Waiting For
Do the new McDonald’s uniforms remind you of anything? If you answered “every dystopian sci-fi movie ever,” you’re correct. To me, they invoke a very Logan’s Run future. But mandatory gray-on-gray with a dash of black is pretty much universally recognized as the standard uniform for bleakest of futures.
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More Strange Rumors About Doctor Who's Next Doctor
Scott Derrickson might be returning for Doctor Strange 2. Supergirl could be bringing in another infamous Superman villain. What the hell was Nathan Fillion doing on the set of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2? Plus, new pictures from The Mummy and new footage from American Gods, and what’s to come in the rest of Arrow…
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You Don't Need to Be a Meth Kingpin To Afford the Complete Breaking Bad Blu-ray
Update: Grab the hydrofluoric acid and a large plastic container, because this deal is dead.
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The Airwaves Are Haunted in the Creepy Dark Signal Trailer
The trailer for Dark Signal piqued our interest for two reasons: one, it’s produced by Neil Marshall (The Descent, Game of Thrones). And two, we can’t resist horror movies that are set in and/or around radio stations. The Fog! Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2! Pontypool! And now... Dark Signal:
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The X-Files Is Coming Back to TV For an 11th Season
The X-Files is coming back yet again. After its limited 10th season last year, the show will return for another limited season either later this year or early in 2018. Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny will both reprise their roles for the show, which will run 10 episodes.
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Several Major Cameos Were Just Confirmed For Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
If possible, you should go into Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as clean as possible. There are a lot of huge surprises. However, now that the film is screening and the cast is doing interviews, spoilers are starting to leak—including some major ones at today’s press conference.
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Marvel's Cosmic Hero Adam Warlock Will Appear in Guardians of the Galaxy 3
Ever since the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie dropped a hint of Marvel’s quantum magic-flinging hero Adam Warlock, fans have wondered when or if he’d ever join his fellow Guardians on the big screen. But now we know that he’s definitely coming, and when to expect him.
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A Look Inside Charmz, Papercutz' New Comic Imprint For Pre-Teen Readers
In an age where more and more young kids are reading comics—especially young girls—there’s not really much material out there that caters to children who are between kids comics and teen books. Papercutz wants to change that with its new imprint aimed at tween girls, and we’ve got an exclusive look at one of its new…
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These Alien: Covenant Photos Reveal Brand New Horrors
Empire has released three new images from Alien: Covenant, and each one contains a different kind of danger. We’ve got technological, biological, and what I’m betting is a conspiracy from a rich guy.
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Hulu Orders a Pilot for a Locke & Key Adaptation From the Director of Doctor Strange
At 2011's San Diego Comic-Con, a lucky few got to see the first attempt at a TV adaptation of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s cult-favorite IDW horror fantasy comic. That pilot never got picked up, but Locke & Key has been playing the second-chance sweepstakes ever since—and it looks to have paid off.
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Marvel's New Nick Fury Comic Is the Perfect Blueprint for a Black James Bond Movie
Nick Fury Jr., the biracial son of the original Nick Fury, has always been blessed with his father’s superhuman slow-aging and Samuel L. Jackson’s good looks. In his brand-new ongoing series written by James Robinson and penciled by ACO, though, the younger Fury does something that neither of his “fathers” has managed…
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First Photos From Game of Thrones Season Seven Tell Us Nothing, But Let's Speculate Anyway
The first official photos from season seven of Game of Thrones have been released, revealing little but making us dream of so much more.
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Most Habitable Earth-Like Planets May Be Waterworlds
Over 70 percent of our planet is covered in water, and we tend to think that’s a lot. A new study suggests that our world is special in this regard, and that most habitable planets are dominated by oceans that consume over 90 percent their surface area. That may be good for primitive marine life, but not so good for…
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