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How to Survive the Next Catastrophic Pandemic
Experts say it’s not a matter of if, but when a global scale pandemic will wipe out millions of people. And we are grossly unprepared for the next major outbreak. But in the event of a devastating pandemic—whether it be triggered by a mutated strain of an existing virus or a bioengineered terror weapon—there are some…
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A Girl's Drawings Come Alive in This Playful Blend of Live Action and Animation
Directed by Danny Madden, Frolic n’ Mae tells the tale of a little girl who slowly realizes she’s the weirdo outcast at a slumber party. To cope with her bitchy preteen peers, she begins doodling, but the artwork magically comes alive—and causes all sorts of mischief and mayhem in the process.
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Michael Keaton's Next Villainous Turn May Be in Dumbo
Hey, remember how Tim Burton is making a live-action Dumbo movie because that’s the world we live in now? It seems that, if nothing else, this movie may reunite Burton with Michael Keaton.
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The Latest Lucifer Promo Hints at What Will Surely Be Another Uneasy Family Reunion
Lucifer has been on hiatus since late January, when a two-part episode saw Lucifer realizing the true nature of his relationship with Chloe, as well as traveling back to Hell to rescue her from a deadly poison. Now we’ve got a peek at the show’s return next month, with the introduction of a key new character.
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How Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning Revived the Guardians of the Galaxy
It’s hard to imagine these days with their second movie on the way and Peter Quill’s abs liberally splayed across comic pages, but there was a time not long ago when the Guardians of the Galaxy were just a no-name, has-been Marvel team.
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Portal Is Like an HOV Lane For Your Home Wi-Fi
The past few years have seen a deluge of Wi-Fi router innovation, but the Portal wifi router includes a key feature that’s basically unheard of in consumer technology.
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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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