Patty Jenkins Claims She’s Back on Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
In a perfect world, Patty Jenkins’ latest film, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, would just about now be wrapping up its box office run. Announced in 2020 for a December 2023…
The First Reactions to X-Men ’97 Herald a Glorious Return to the Mutant Age
Image: Marvel Unite, ‘90s kids of the world: early reactions to Marvel’s long-awaited revival of the legendary X-Men: The Animated Series in the form of X-Men ‘97 are here, and…
This New Robot Is So Far Ahead of Elon Musk’s Optimus That It’s Almost Embarrassing
As if Elon Musk needed yet another reason to hate OpenAI. Figure, a startup that’s partnered with OpenAI to develop a humanoid robot, released a new video on Wednesday. And…
Michael Keaton Didn’t Understand His Morbin’ Time
Just when you thought Morbin’ Time couldn’t get better, Michael Keaton has put a cherry on top. At the end of Morbius, 2022’s campy Spider-Man adjacent film, the iconic actor…
All Signs Point to Apple TV+ Getting Ads
Apple TV+ is the last major streaming service that doesn’t have an ad-supported tier, but that seems poised to change. Apple just hired a 14-year ad executive from NBCUniversal, Joseph…
X-Men ’97’s Nostalgia Assault Continues in These Gloriously Retro Trading Cards
Image: Marvel Remember the ‘90s? The X-Men certainly do, and for good reason. In the world of comics, after Chris Claremont’s foundational run on the characters unceremoniously came to an…
Godzilla Minus One Just Made Kaiju History With Its Oscar Win
Image: Toho Godzilla is a titan of moviemaking, but now he’s toppled his loftiest goal yet: award season. Just announced at the 2024 Academy Awards, Godzilla Minus One—io9’s favorite movie…
Let NASA Whisk You Away to the Tabletop With Its Free RPG
It’s been a week of highs and lows in the world of genre entertainment—as we took a look at the aftermath of Dune: Part Two’s monumental release last weekend, and…
How Netflix’s Nimona Defied the Odds to Become an Academy Award-Nominated Film
Cinema’s annual awards race comes to a close this weekend during the Academy Awards, and there’s no other story like Nimona’s journey to becoming a nominee in the Best Animated…
The Marvels’ Teyonah Parris Is Still Ready to Shine in the MCU
Last year was an odd one for the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a lot of ways that couldn’t help but hover over its 2023 output. The biggest example of this…