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The Brilliant Film Your Name Stands Toe-To-Toe With The Anime Greats
Your Name, already the world’s highest-grossing anime movie ever at the box office, is rolling out in U.S. theaters on April 7. It’s an instant classic that deserves a place next to Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke in the roster of anime masterpieces with mainstream appeal. Not many anime films have challenged…
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Mark Hamill Does a Remarkable Han Solo Impression in This Bad Lip Reading of The Force Awakens
They’re often hit or miss, but the Bad Lip Reading YouTube channel has finally tackled Star Wars: The Force Awakens, enlisting the voice talents of Mark Hamill to put words in Han Solo’s mouth, because Harrison Ford was probably busy crashing a plane somewhere.
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Real-Life Clowns Aren't Smiling About the It Movie
The latest trailer for It, based on Stephen King’s novel, has made several clowns forget to turn their frowns upside-down. You’d think clowns would be better at laughing things like this off.
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John Simm Is Returning as the Master on Doctor Who
Sure, we all knew that Michelle Gomez was returning as the Master in the next season of Doctor Who. But now we know she’s being joined by one of her former selves: none other than John Simm himself. I mean, sure, if the Doctor can bring along his past selves for adventures, why not his best friend/mortal nemesis?
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Does Not Like the New Predator Reboot, Or So He Says
Right now, a brand new Predator film is in production from writer-director Shane Black. With Black’s reputation for fast, funny, action comedies, that sentence should pique anyone’s interest. One person who is not interested, though, is the original film’s star, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Or so he says.
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Everything Cut From Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
We know there were a lot of changes made to Rogue One, be that in the script phase, the shooting phase, or the edit phase. That means a pile of stuff ended up not making the final cut. The movie is finally out on DVD and Blu-ray this week, but there were no additional scenes there. So we’ve assembled every bit of…
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Which Major Character Could Jessica Jones Have Cast Janet McTeer For?
The first big casting news for season two of Jessica Jones is out, and we have no idea what it means.
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These Badass Little Snakes Eat Bigger Snakes
Professional fighters have weight classes for a reason: no matter how adept the smaller fighter is, a much bigger one will probably have some sort of advantage. But size is rarely an issue in the snake world if a kingsnake is competing—and the little snake usually eats the bigger snake. So there’s that.
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The Newest Injustice 2 Trailer Sets Up Something Really Bad Happening to a Major DC Superhero
Things aren’t looking so good for one member of the Justice League in this teaser for the DC Comics-based fighting game. The hero in question is someone who’s died in the comics but later came back. Really narrows it down, huh?
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Today's Best Deals: RTIC Bottle, ViewSonic Projector, Crayola Supplies, and More
RTIC’s 64 ounce growler, $200 off a projector, and Crayola art supplies lead off Thursday’s best deals.
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Mike Mignola Is Returning to Comics With an All New Vampire Tale
Last year, comics legend Mike Mignola announced that he’d be taking a break from the world of comics after the poignant end to his work on Hellboy in Hell. Well, consider that break over (for now): io9 can exclusively reveal that Mignola is teaming up with Helena Crash artist Warwick Johnson-Cadwell for a new graphic…
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A Wild New Rumor About the Identity of Sylvester Stallone's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Character
There’s more rumors about Benicio Del Toro’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi character. Chris Evans discusses his future as Captain America. The Walking Dead might do its own version of the time skip from the comics. Plus, new Doctor Who pictures, and a chance to hail Agents of SHIELD’s Madame Hydra. Spoilers now!
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In This Scifi Short, an Astronaut Is Almost Completely Prepared for His Historic Moment
In Tom Webb’s Hyper Jump, an astronaut prepares for a historic jump into hyperspace with cool, laser-like precision—until he realizes that the entire world will be tuning in hear his pre-flight speech. Panic, self-doubt, half-remembered movie quotes, and Schwarzenegger imitations soon follow.
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You Thought You Were Done Buying Force Awakens Stuff? Think Again
Just when you thought you were out, they pull you back in.
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Margaret Atwood Hints at More Handmaid's Tale in Extended Audiobook
The new audiobook for The Handmaid’s Tale is now on Audible, which includes a radio drama styled as a Q&A that answers a few lingering questions about the book and its characters. However, it mostly left us with a big question of our own: Is Margaret Atwood setting up a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale?
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The Lego Version of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Trailer Proves All Movies Should Be Lego-fied
The Lego Batman Movie made enough at the box office to ensure that won’t be the last superhero to get the Lego Hollywood treatment. YouTube’s Huxley Berg Studios makes a strong case for the Guardians of the Galaxy to be next, but also for every movie to be turned into two hours of talking plastic bricks.
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The Blair Witch Project Almost Had a Far More Gruesome Ending
The final shot of The Blair Witch Project is haunting. It’s Michael standing in a corner, turned away so he won’t see the terrible thing about to happen to Heather, who is holding the camera. However, in a new interview, the filmmakers explained that was almost changed before release.
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An Exclusive Look at the Next Magic: The Gathering Expansion, Amonkhet
The next addition to the realms of Magic: The Gathering is taking players to the desert oasis of Amonkhet, a magical land that’s essentially Magic’s own take on the mysticism of Ancient Egypt. Ahead of the 74th expansion’s arrival in stores later this month, io9 is proud to debut a few of the new cards and the art…
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Why Legends of Tomorrow's Second Season Was Such a Triumph
If you gave up on Legends of Tomorrow in season one, that would be more than fair. What should have been a fun romp through time and space instead got bogged down in a single plot that didn’t showcase the best of the characters involved. It’s to the credit of everyone involved that season two managed to fix almost all…
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A Look at the Process Behind Ghost in the Shell's Vision of the Future
The best thing about the live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell is the film’s visual aesthetic. It presents a near-future that’s hyper-saturated with holograms, cybernetic body modification, and slick user interfaces. Some of the creators involved are showing how all that came to be.
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