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io9MoviesThe 10 Scariest G-Rated Movies
Halloween is a time for horrors, haunts, and movies with a lot of blood. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that the most terrifying films out there are the ones that are considered “safe” for all ages. Here are our picks of the 10 scariest G-rated movies in modern history. For the most part, we stuck … Continued
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io9TelevisionUpdates From The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, Superman & Lois, and More
Joe Hill would love to tack a crack at remaking Maximum Overdrive. Lena Headey, Luke Wilson, and Anya Chalotra are lending their voices to a new animated take on an obscure Marvel title. There’s good news for Archer’s future. Plus, what’s to come on Star Trek: Discovery and Dolly Parton is here to save Christmas. … Continued
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io9MoviesGeorge Lucas Was Incredibly Specific About How Much He Wanted Greedo to Shoot First
Greedo taking the first blaster shot—well, missing it and taking one right through his chest—in Star Wars: A New Hope will somehow remain one of the weirdest controversies in a franchise that is almost self-sustained by how much its fans argue with each other. But according to a new book, it was a moment defined … Continued
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io9MoviesScarlett Johansson Might Be a Monster in Bride, a Modern Take on Bride of Frankenstein
Black Widow may now, actually, become a widow. Scarlett Johansson is set to star in a new movie called Bride, which is a modern spin on Bride of Frankenstein. Sebastián Lelio (A Fantastic Woman) will direct and co-write along with Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo, who wrote the new spin on Wolfman that will … Continued
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io9GamesGoogle Stadia [Employee*] Has a License to Stupid and He’s Not Afraid to Use It
Here it is, folks, the worst take on video game livestreaming that the internet has to offer. By day, Alex Hutchinson is a senior creative director at Google’s fledgling cloud gaming service, Stadia. Also by day, he tweets, like many of us do. But unfortunately for Hutchinson, he’s quickly becoming Twitter’s character of the day … Continued
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io9MoviesUniversal’s Battlestar Galactica Movie Lives Again, With X-Men‘s Simon Kinberg
Universal has spent so long trying to get its Battlestar Galactica movie off the ground we’ve literally had an announcement about a new TV show set in its universe that’s had time to get going with its own showrunner. But now the studio is bringing the movie back to life again, with a little help … Continued
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io9MoviesLupin III: The First‘s Director on Bringing an Anime Icon to 3D (and Having Him Fight Nazis)
Lupin III: The First is finally coming to Western shores, giving fans outside of Japan the chance to officially see the beloved thief complete his greatest heist yet: stealing our hearts and minds as he takes the leap to sumptuous 3D animation. But it’s not the only major first that, well, The First has for … Continued
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io9MoviesThe Witches Remake Is a Silly Comedy for Kids Who Aren’t Afraid of the Dark
Roald Dahl’sThe Witches was terrifying as both a novel and as a high-camp ‘90s horror-comedy. It presented, quite frankly, a world full of child-hating witches whose sole purpose in life was to exterminate young people. Robert Zemeckis’ new adaptation of the story is far sillier than any of its predecessors, but it still manages to … Continued
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io9Tim Burton’s Planned Addams Family TV Show Sounds All Together Ooky
Director Tim Burton is the master of creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky. Now, his next project may be bringing all of those things together. Burton is reportedly attached to produce, and possibly direct, a live-action TV reboot of The Addams Family. Deadline reports multiple networks are bidding on the package, with Netflix near the top … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsWeird Al’s Sci-Fi Roots as Told to Us by His Long Time Drummer and Photographer
Everyone has a Weird Al memory—whether it was hearing a song of his while you were growing up, watching a video on MTV, or just a general knowledge of his persona, Weird Al Yankovic is undoubtedly an icon. But if you start comparing memories, one man has more than anyone…besides maybe Al himself. It’s Jon Schwartz, … Continued
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io9Movies2020 and Beyond: The Ever-Shifting Movie Release Dates Due to the Coronavirus
Editor’s note: As of March 2021, we have stopped updating this article because, well, so many movies keep moving. You can find the latest dates on upcoming movies at this link. Original story follows. The novel coronavirus pandemic has reshaped the entertainment industry as we know it, with 2020 seeing countless movies and TV shows … Continued
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io9TrailersThe First Trailer for Skyline 3 Is Here and Earth Is Taking the Fight to Space
The Skyline franchise is delivering on the promise other sci-fi franchises have not. Aliens invaded Earth and we won. But now, humans are heading to the alien planet to end things once and for all. Written and directed by Liam O’Donnell, SKYLIN3S (aka “Skylines,” aka the fancy title for “Skyline 3”) picks up the storyline … Continued
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io9MoviesNathan Drake Looks at Nathan Drake in the First Pictures of Sony’s Uncharted Movie [Updated]
Drake’s deception! I’m seeing two Drakes! Sony’s long-in-gestation attempt to bring the beloved Naughty Dog action-adventure gaming series Uncharted to the big screen has finally, truly, actually entered production. Given the project’s past with attempted reboots and seemingly endless delays, you might be forgiven for not just taking Sony for its word that Ruben Fleischer—the … Continued
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io9TelevisionThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier Wants to Bring Back Early MCU Characters and Make Them ‘Cooler’
Scream 5 could be doing something very interesting with its classic Ghostface iconography. Star Trek: Picard might go back to back to produce its next two seasons. Elizabeth Olsen says WandaVision will tackle mental health and trauma. Plus, new set pictures from The Witcher’s second season. Spoilers now! Mercy Sparx Deadline reports MGM has acquired … Continued
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io9On Star Trek: Discovery, Ideals and Hope Are All We Have Left
If last week’s Discovery premiere was about Michael Burnham learning to share the hope on her shoulders with the people around her, season three’s sophomore episode is much the same for the crew of the Discovery itself. But there’s an inherent difference that plays a huge part in “Far From Home”—the crew already has people … Continued
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io9TelevisionUnsolved Mysteries Somehow Didn’t Have a Podcast Before, But Is Getting One Now
Netflix’s revival of 1990s-2000s TV staple Unsolved Mysteries just dropped its second season, and while there’s no word yet on more episodes to come (fingers crossed!), there is some Unsolved Mysteries-related news today: the show is getting its own tie-in podcast. Given the already existing popularity of true crime, mystery, and unexplained-phenomena podcasts, this feels … Continued
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io9Death to the Opposition: Joy, Loss, and Baseball in Deep Space Nine‘s Most Endearing Episode
Twenty-two years ago today, Deep Space Nine—at the height of its dark, complex, morally nuanced depiction of war, and the impact it has on utopia—delivered a poignant message about the concept of accepting loss. It did so in a comedy holodeck baseball game, and the result cemented itself as one of the all-time greatest Star … Continued
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io9Toys & CollectiblesReebok’s New Ghostbusters Sneakers Look Like They’ve Already Been Through a Few Ghost Battles
Proving you don’t need a notable anniversary of the original film to release new Ghostbusters merchandise, Reebok’s new Ghost Smashers sneakers look like something straight out of Egon’s lab with what appears to be proton pack hardware strapped to the back, and a pre-worn finish because ghostbusting isn’t pretty. Officially available starting at midnight on … Continued
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io9MoviesLupin III: The First Is a Gorgeous Adventure About Finding Family and Punching Nazis
Monkey Punch’s beloved gentleman thief has been an animated icon for decades, giving us oodles of cinematic and small screen escapades. But Lupin’s latest heist is an epic unlike anything he’s done before, and not just because he’s been stunningly realized in a whole new medium. Lupin III: The First, directed by Dragon Quest: Your … Continued
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io9MoviesJared Leto’s Joker Is Joining the Snyder Cut of Justice League
Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t get any more bonkers, Jared Leto’s Joker is making a very unexpected comeback. The Hollywood Reporter says that Jared Leto will appear as the Clown Prince of Gotham in the Snyder Cut of Justice League. He’s joining other actors like Ben Affleck, Ray Fisher, and Amber Heard who are … Continued
