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Today's Best Deals: Futurama, DEWALT Tools, Tiny Anker Speaker, and More

io9 - Thu, 04/20/2017 - 08:59

The complete Futurama box set, a popular DEWALT combo kit, and Anker’s smallest Bluetooth speaker lead off Thursday’s best deals.

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Sony Will Bring The Wheel of Time to TV

io9 - Thu, 04/20/2017 - 08:56

Is the long, weird saga of Wheel of Time’s journey to television is seemingly over? After that bizarro pilot that lead to legal troubles and the final but very vague announcement the legendary fantasy series would come to TV properly after all, we now know it’ll be Sony who will be responsible for bringing Robert…

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Dictator Superman and Terrorist Batman Reluctantly Join Forces to Fight an Even Bigger Threat in Injustice 2

io9 - Thu, 04/20/2017 - 08:42

In the Injustice universe, Kal-El wanted to rule the Earth in an ostensibly benevolent dictatorship, but a lot of people ended up dying at the Man of Steel’s hands. Brainiac? He’s coming to Injustice 2 to in an attempt to top Superman’s “achievement” by destroying the whole planet.

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Beam Down to the Beach in These Red Star Trek Swimsuits at Your Own Risk

io9 - Thu, 04/20/2017 - 08:20

Despite a mathematician claiming otherwise, it’s widely believed that if you find yourself in the Star Trek universe wearing a red uniform, your days are numbered. So given all the things in the ocean that want to eat you, why would you ever head to the beach wearing a red Star Trek swimsuit?

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Avengers: Infinity War Set Photos Tease Romance Among Earth's Mightiest Heroes

io9 - Thu, 04/20/2017 - 08:00

James Gunn no longer wants to do a ROM movie. New reports hint a touching scene between Luke and some old friends in The Last Jedi. Joss Whedon discusses casting Batgirl. Plus, more clips from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, promos for American Gods, and Ashley Eckstein on Ahsoka’s Rebels return. Spoilers, assemble!

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Shut Up and Take My Money! The Complete Futurama Box Set Is Cheaper Than Ever.

io9 - Thu, 04/20/2017 - 07:45

Unfortunately, it isn’t a Blu-ray, but the complete Futurama box set has never been this cheap before. It’s a Gold Box deal though, so grab it quick before it sells out.

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All the Reasons Why John Carpenter's Cult Classic They Live Is as Timely as Ever

io9 - Wed, 04/19/2017 - 20:00

In 2015, John Carpenter called They Live “a documentary.” Though his cult classic is nearly 30 years old, its themes of surveillance, income inequality, and the sinking suspicion that the people in charge are way more sinister than we ever realized still feel very potent. A new short doc examines why.

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US Viewers Can Finally See the Legendary, Pants-Wettingly Scary British Mockumentary Ghostwatch 

io9 - Wed, 04/19/2017 - 19:30

On Halloween 1992, the BBC aired Ghostwatch, a 90-minute special presented as a live, scientific investigation of a haunted house. It was, of course, strictly a faux doc—but it still managed to confuse more than a few viewers who believed they were watching real terrors caught on tape.

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A New Comic Will Explore the Teenage Lives of the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers

io9 - Wed, 04/19/2017 - 19:00

Boom Studios already has an excellent Power Rangers comic—but now it’s getting a companion series that is set in the earliest days of the teens with attitudes’ ranger careers. And while there’ll still be some action, it’s mainly focused on their lives outside of all that color-coordinated spandex.

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HBO Is Making a Fahrenheit 451 Movie Starring Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon

io9 - Wed, 04/19/2017 - 18:35

Ray Bradbury’s famous 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451 is getting a feature-length update. HBO is set to make a new movie adaptation of the book, directed by Ramin Bahrani and co-starring Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon.

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Some Maniacs Have Decided to Remake Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory But With Tom and Jerry

io9 - Wed, 04/19/2017 - 18:00

But it’s not what you think. Tom is not Willy Wonka and Jerry is not Charlie. This is straight-up the original Willy Wonka movie, totally remade—just with Tom and Jerry HANGING AROUND TOO.

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You've Only Got Six Months to Build This Wearable K-2SO Puppet For Halloween

io9 - Wed, 04/19/2017 - 16:50

If you’re planning to build your own lightsaber, droid, or time-traveling DeLorean replica, the first place you need to visit is the Replica Prop Forum. It’s the online hangout for builders to share tips and photos of their creations. It’s also where you’ll find Darren Moser detailing his build of a life-size K-2SO…

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The Trailer for Freeform's Siren Brings Us a Seriously Terrifying Mermaid

io9 - Wed, 04/19/2017 - 16:20

Even though Siren isn’t set to premiere until next summer, Freeform has released a trailer for its mermaid show. A show in which the title character is out. For. Blood.

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Rian Johnson Changed Kylo Ren's Scar in Last Jedi Because He Thought It Looked Goofy

io9 - Wed, 04/19/2017 - 15:50

Pat yourself on the back. You were right! Kylo Ren’s scar in The Force Awakens does not match the scar in The Last Jedi. Writer-director Rian Johnson has just admitted it, and explained why he broke all of Star Wars’ renown verisimilitude for this small but ultimately fatal change.

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The First Trailer for Marvel's Cloak & Dagger Goes All-In on the Teen Drama

io9 - Wed, 04/19/2017 - 15:30

Our first look at Marvel’s foray into young adult drama is here, and it’s heavy on the angst. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to remember this is superhero show for most of the trailer, and that’s actually quite intriguing.

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Thankfully, Telltale Games' Guardians of the Galaxy Doesn't Try to Be OMG EPIC

io9 - Wed, 04/19/2017 - 15:10

Despite the bitchin’ soundtrack, Telltale Games’ latest collaboration, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, can’t be called a thrilling, rock-fueled space opera. It’s more like easy listening. The first episode’s biggest event happens in the first few minutes, and everything else is characters sitting around and…

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Report: Disney's Trying to Get Will Smith to Play the Genie in the Live-Action Aladdin Movie

io9 - Wed, 04/19/2017 - 14:45

“Now this is a story all about how/My life got flipped turned upside down.” Or at least it could be. The House of Mouse wants the man who played Deadshot in Suicide Squad to grant wishes.

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There's Finally an Update on the Movie Version of Mark Millar's Time-Traveling Comic Chrononauts

io9 - Wed, 04/19/2017 - 14:05

Before Mark Millar’s Chrononauts was even released in 2015, the comic had already been tapped for a movie adaptation. However, as is so often the case these days, the updates stopped there. Fast-forward to today and there is finally some movement on the project.

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The Newest Little Golden Books Give Kids a Crash Course in Everything Star Wars

io9 - Wed, 04/19/2017 - 13:30

The Star Wars saga is as much a fairy tale as The Three Little Pigs or The Princess and the Pea—just with way cooler spaceships and characters. So the iconic Little Golden Books have a few more Star Wars titles en route that will help kids obsess and pore over every last detail from the films.

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This Week's Batman Holds the Next Big Clue About DC's Rebirth and the Watchmen

io9 - Wed, 04/19/2017 - 13:00

Ever since DC began its Rebirth initiative, one giant mystery has hung over its comics: just how the hell do the Watchmen play into the new DC universe? Today’s Batman is the first issue in the saga that promises to reveal this mystery. It’s light on revelations, but it already has us asking even more questions.

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