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Everything We Know About Spider-Man's New High-Tech Suit in Homecoming
In Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man’s suit is built by Tony Stark, which means it has tons of new features and upgrades—more like Iron Man’s get-up than the Spider-suit we’re all familiar with. On our set visit, we learned a lot more about the superhero’s new outfit.
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The Nameless City Is Being Turned Into an Animated Miniseries
The second entry of Faith Erin Hicks and Jordie Bellaire’s graphic novel trilogy The Nameless City, The Stone Heart, is out today—and so is the wonderful news that the whole thing is being turned into a 12-part animated series by the studio behind Adventure Time.
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Boeing's Proposed Deep Space Explorer Will Be Our Stepping Stone to Mars
With everyone in such a rush to get the hell off this planet, we’re gonna need some pretty sophisticated digs to ferry us to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Thankfully, Boeing’s all over it: On April 3rd, the company revealed its concepts for a lunar outpost and a deep space explorer. I’m not one to dole out compliments…
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Alan Tudyk Thought the Director of Rogue One Just Wanted to Talk to Him About I, Robot
K-2SO is not the first robot Alan Tudyk has played. He also portrayed one in the 2004 Will Smith film I, Robot—and he initially thought that’s what Rogue One director Gareth Edwards wanted to talk to him about the first time they spoke.
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Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Are Turning Robert Kirkman's Comic Invincible Into a Movie
Robert Kirkman created The Walking Dead. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg finally got a Preacher adaptation made. Now, Rogen and Goldberg will be turning Kirkman’s long-running superhero series into a major motion picture for Universal.
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Black Panther and Ms. Marvel Nominated for Hugo Awards Days After Marvel VP Blamed Them for Sales Slump
On Tuesday morning, the finalists for the 2017 Hugo Awards (the Oscars of sci-fi and fantasy writing) were announced by the World Science Fiction. Unsurprisingly, collected volumes of Marvel’s critically acclaimed Black Panther and Ms. Marvel series were both nominated for Best Graphic Story.
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Invader Zim Is Coming Back as a TV Movie (Updated)
If there is one thing Nickelodeon has realized in the last year or so, it’s the vast money- and publicity-generating power of nostalgia. But since it’s bringing Invader Zim back, I’m kind of okay with the pandering.
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Mega Man Animated Series Heading to Cartoon Network
It’s been a long time since Capcom’s beloved video game character headlined a video game. While there’s still no sign of a new game on the horizon, we now know where the in-development Mega Man cartoon will be airing.
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Hulu's New Scifi Anthology Show Dimension 404 Is Totally Bingeworthy
Starting today, you can stream the first three episodes of Hulu’s new scifi anthology, Dimension 404. While the show wears its many influences rather prominently—The Twilight Zone and Black Mirror are the most obvious—it does so in an enjoyable way, with great casting that makes a huge difference.
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Ian McKellen Explains Why He Refused to Play Dumbledore in Harry Potter
If you had to replace a beloved actor who unfortunately passed away in the middle of filming a franchise, you might go looking for someone who also had experience in the “long-bearded wizard” department. Unfortunately for Warner Bros., Ian McKellen refused to take up the Dumbledore mantle.
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NBC Just Ordered a Primetime Show About Advances in Science and Technology
Sometimes it feels like every new television show fits into a specific, well-explored genre. But not The Awesome Show. That’s the name of a new NBC series that will explore and highlight the latest advances in science and technology.
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New Alien: Covenant Footage Teases the Grim Fate of Noomi Rapace's Prometheus Character
We’ve known for a while that Noomi Rapace would be reprising her role as Prometheus’ Liz Shaw in Covenant—but now a rather oblique piece of viral marketing seems to have dropped a big hint about her appearance in the film.
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Open Channel: Someone Please Explain the Final Scene of Legion
If you’re like us you religiously tuned into every episode of Noah Hawley’s Legion. You delighted in how the show used the concept of humans with reality warping powers to actually warp reality (on television) and you really dug the show’s supremely psychological take on telepathic warfare. You were also probably a…
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It's Going to Be Insanely Hard to Get Lego's Special Star Wars Celebration Set
Star Wars Celebration gets under way in Florida next week, and with it comes countless exclusives that only attendees will be able to snatch up and sell on eBay afterwards. But Lego’s special edition Celebration set could be the hardest one to get your hands on since it will only be available to attendees lucky enough…
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Here Are the 2017 Hugo Awards Finalists
The finalists for the 2017 Hugo Awards have been announced, and the final voting process begins this week. The winners will be announced at the 75th World Science Fiction Convention in Helsinki, Finland, on August 11, 2017.
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Netflix's Defenders Assemble on August 18 (UPDATED)
A new viral teaser for Marvel and Netflix’s big crossover has just confirmed that we’ve got another four months until Matt Murdock, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Danny Rand start teaming up: because The Defenders is coming August 18.
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Today's Best Deals: Casio Watches, Unlocked Smartphones, Wake-Up Light, and More
Philips’ entry-level Wake-Up Light, Casio watches, and unlocked phones lead off Tuesday’s best deals.
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Start or Expand Your Studio Ghibli Blu-ray Collection For $13 Each
Even if your personal Miyazaki collection is comprehensive, I bet you have some friends and family members who would appreciate his films. Several of his best are down to $13 on Blu-ray on Amazon right now, which is just about as cheap as they ever get.
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New Hints at Kylo Ren's Appearance in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Arnold Schwarzenegger hints he’s not done with the Terminator franchise yet. Sigourney Weaver talks Avatar 2. Marc Guggenheim teases mortal danger in Legends of Tomorrow, and why Oliver and Felicity broke up in Arrow. Plus, a new look at Agents of SHIELD’s return, and more details on Bruce Timm’s next DC movie.…
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LIGHTSPEED Presents: "Infinite Love Engine" by Joseph Allen Hill
io9 is proud to present fiction from Lightspeed Magazine. Once a month, we feature a story from Lightspeed’s current issue, and this month’s selection is “Infinite Love Engine” by Joseph Allen Hill. You can read the story below or you can listen to the podcast.
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