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It Sucks That Marvel's Black Panther Might Not Feature Its Badass, Lesbian Dora Milaje
On Monday evening, Marvel Studios invited a small group of reporters into its innermost sanctum (a screening room) for an early look at a number of its upcoming films.
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What Would Life On Saturn's Moon Enceladus Look Like?
After NASA’s announcement last week, Enceladus is the icy moon on everyone’s mind—not that are are many others (sorry, Europa). According to the agency, molecular hydrogen has been found in Enceladus’ subterranean ocean, which bolsters the idea that the icy moon could host extraterrestrial microbes. Despite Enceladus’…
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Report: The Captain Marvel Movie Has Its Directors
Over the past few days, there’s been speculation—thanks to an offhand comment at a recent press tour of Marvel Studio’s offices—that a director for the Captain Marvel movie had been found. Now, a new report indicates this is indeed the case: but it’s not one director, but two: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.
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TRAPPIST-1 Has Some Serious New Competition For Best Place to Find Aliens
It seems like every week, there’s a new contender for Coolest Planet Where There Are Definitely Aliens. For those of us who want to believe, this is an emotionally exhausting cycle, as we’re built up and let down time and again. At the risk of fucking with our fragile hearts even more, it’s worth mentioning that a…
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Freeform Reveals the New Warriors Joining Squirrel Girl
Freeform has unveiled the team of (somewhat) superheroes who will be joining Squirrel Girl in the new Marvel TV series, The New Warriors. They include a hypochondriac, a lazy immortal, and a YouTuber. The world is... safe?
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More Evidence That Aliens Aren’t Trying to Communicate With Us
Some SETI researchers believe the best way to detect aliens is to search the skies for their laser beams. In the largest survey of its kind, astronomers scanned 5,600 stars in search of these optical signals—and they found...absolutely nothing. Nada. Zilch. Here’s what that means to SETI and the ongoing hunt for alien…
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Expectant Couple Edits Star Trek: The Next Generation Into an Adorable Baby Announcement
Sometimes it seems the real reason some people choose to have kids is so that they can pour all of their pre-baby time and energy into a big “hooray, we’re pregnant!” announcement. YouTuber Nokem came up with a simpler, but utterly fantastic approach that fans of Star Trek: TNG will wish they’d thought of.
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Here Are the Songs in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2's 'Awesome Mix'
Marvel has announced the much-anticipated soundtrack for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and it looks like James Gunn and the Guardians crew have outdone themselves, with an impressive and eclectic set list that truly earns the name “Awesome Mix.”
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Scientists Are Making Horrible Red-Eye Mutant Wasps Because Why the Hell Not
Listen, scientists. I appreciate what you do, and boy I sure do love that evidence-based pursuit of knowledge, but did you have to make mutant wasps? Did you?
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Today's Best Deals: Noise Cancelling Headphones, Smart Plugs, Shoes Under $35, and More
Wireless noise-cancelling headphones, shoes under $35, and popular Bodum drinkware lead off Wednesday’s best deals.
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The Painstaking Detail Zack Snyder Put Into Superman Snapping Somebody's Neck
The thing about Zack Snyder is that he’s always completely into everything he puts on-screen. He has tons of enthusiasm for everything—including making sure that Henry Cavill snapped Michael Shannon’s neck in Man of Steel exactly right.
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The Han Solo Movie Debuts Its First Weird Star Wars Alien
Meanwhile, Ewan McGregor is still happy to return for a hypothetical Obi-Wan film. Amazon’s Philip K. Dick anthology finds some cast members. Ryan Murphy wants Jessica Lange back in American Horror Story. Plus a bunch of new clips from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Spoilers Now!
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This Sketch of Josh Brolin as Cable Makes Us Even More Excited for Deadpool 2
I’m pretty sure this is how casting for superhero movies works out, right? You get drawn as the character first, and then you sign the multi-picture deal. Either way, Cable co-creator Rob Liefeld’s take on Josh Brolin as the character is pretty damn awesome.
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The Survivalist Trailer Shows Why There's No Such Thing as a Peaceful Post-Apocalypse
Which character does the title of The Survivalist refer to? At first glance, it appears to be the man played by Martin McCann (who’s simply listed as “survivalist” in the movie credits). But the mother-daughter duo (Olwen Fouere and Mia Goth) clearly have their post-apocalypse plan on lock, too.
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The Guardians of the Galaxy Game, Based on the Guardians of the Galaxy Comic, Is Getting Its Own Guardians of the Galaxy Comic
So, in a certain way, that’s a comic based on a game inspired by a movie based on a comic that the game based on a movie is also based on, loosely. I think. Hold on, I’m starting to get a headache.
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Small Satellites Could Be Playing a Dangerous Game of Bumper Cars in Space
Space is full of all sorts of garbage that can cause problems, including some of the stuff we send up there with good intentions. Take CubeSats. These nanosatellites, which weigh less than three pounds, were first sent into space in December 2006, and have become increasingly popular in the years since as a…
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New Footage From Pirates of the Caribbean 5 Reveals the Return of Keira Knightley
For a long while, it was thought that Keira Knightley’s Elizabeth Swann would not be returning for the latest Pirates of the Caribbean sequel—despite the fact that Orlando Bloom is in the movie, as is her character’s son (played by Brenton Thwaites). But a new international trailer reveals she is definitely back.
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Here's the First Look at Syfy's Krypton Show [Updated]
It was announced three years ago and today, the world’s finally getting its first look at the Krypton TV show being produced by screenwriter David Goyer. Kal-El’s grandfather is going to get into a lot of drama, by the look of it.
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Jane Foster Is Teaming Up With the Odinson and the New Ultimate Thor for a Thor-some Adventure
There are a lot of people connected to the Thor mythology floating around in Marvel comics right now. There’s Jane Foster, the current God of Thunder. There’s the Odinson, the former Thor. And there’s a mysterious new “War Thor,” the new wielder of the Ultimate Universe’s Mjolnir. And they’re about to team up.
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The 10 Absolute Worst Aliens to Be Abducted By
Earth can be shitty. Sometimes, being whisked away by a passing starship sounds like a pretty good idea. However—it completely depends on who’s behind the controls. Hanging with the Arrival heptapods would be pretty chill. Being shanghaied by any of the following kidnap-happy aliens, however, would not.
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