Ahmed Best Had (Understandably) Mixed Emotions About Returning to Star Wars
If you are aware Ahmed Best was the motion capture actor behind Jar Jar Binks in The Phantom Menace, you also likely know that the actor suffered for portraying what…
11 Love Triangles in Sci-Fi and Fantasy That Could Have Been Solved With Polyamory
Image: Photograph by Aaron Epstein/HBO Max RIP to the fandom, but I just think that Steddyhands needs to be cannon. Sorry. The Izzy/Ed divorce is on the edge of splitting…
The Room’s Tommy Wiseau Made a Killer Shark Movie and Here’s the Unforgettable Trailer
It’s been 20 years since the world was first blessed with Tommy Wiseau’s debut film, The Room, and now he’s finally ready for the follow-up. The film is called Big…
Scream 6’s Costume Designer on the Anatomy of Ghostface’s Spooky Disguise
New city, new look. With Scream VI’s shift away from Woodsboro, the ensemble—including Ghostface—got a makeover for the horror series’ latest entry. io9 caught up with Avery Plewes, the costume…
10 Horror Movies That Took Inspiration From True Crime
The Hills Have Eyes Original Trailer (Wes Craven, 1977) Wes Craven made it no secret that he based The Hills Have Eyes’ mutant cannibal family on the Sawney Bean Clan,…
Steven Knight Will Write the Star Wars Movie That Damon Lindelof Exited
Peaky Blinkers creator Steven Knight is joining Star Wars.Photo: Anthony Devlin (Getty Images) The drama behind the scenes at Lucasfilm just gets more and more interesting. Days after it was…
This Week’s Mandalorian Used Its Nostlagia for Good, at Least
At this point it is impossible to separate the story of Din Djarin and Grogu from the wider universe of Star Wars’ galaxy far, far away. In a similar manner…
Fantasy Cult Classic Dragonslayer Is Now on 4K Ultra HD, and We’ve Got a Sneak Peek
Journey back to sixth-century England—by way of 1981 fantasy-movie aesthetics—with Dragonslayer, the tale of a sorcerer’s apprentice (Peter MacNicol) who must tangle with the local fire-breathing menace, delightfully named Vermithrax…
Lego’s Huge Rivendell Set Is as Epic a Feat as the Lord of the Rings Movies
Before this month, it had been years since Lego had made any sets based off the Lord of the Rings movies. But the iconic brick maker came to us at…
The Daniels’ Post-Oscars Project Could Be in the Star Wars Galaxy
A wildly cool rumor running rampant around the Star Wars community might actually be true. It says that Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the Oscar-winning directors of the Best Picture-winning…