Dave Bautista on Playing a Failure and Channeling His Rage in Dune: Part Two
When you look at Dave Bautista, the last thing you think of is failure. Even if he wasn’t a former wrestling superstar turned mega movie star, if you saw this…
Alex Garland’s New Civil War Trailer Is Still Freaking Us Out
Screenshot: A24, Paramount, Image: Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, Mondo, Marvel Studios This weeks news brought with it a whole sandworm’s worth of Dune Part 2 coverage, from…
It’s Madame Web’s World, And We’re Just Living In It
Image: Sony Pictures Madame Web is a two-hour trailer for the movie you think you’re watching, but actually aren’t. If that’s confusing, welcome to the world of Madame Web, where…
Dune: Part Two Reactions Hail a New Sci-Fi Classic
Image: WB Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two dives deeper into the world of Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi novel series. Though the film’s not in theaters until March 1, it has…
Star Wars Drama, Dune Dish, a New Game of Thrones Spin-Off, and More Big News of the Week
Screenshot: New World Pictures, Image: Magnet Releasing, Lucasfilm, io9/James Whitbrook, Lucasfilm, HBO, Disney, Universal, Pocket Books, Photo: Paul Butterfield (Getty Images) As Dune: Part Two approaches, io9 took a look…
DC Casts Supergirl, Kurt Russell Dishes on The Thing, and More Top io9 Stories of the Week
Photo: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for AFI (Getty Images), Image: Prime Video, Lego, Fox, Paramount, Lego, Warner Bros., Screenshot: Paramount, YouTube GQ/Universal Pictures, Paramount This week, DC cast a House of…
Looking Back on the Madness of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Toy Line, 25 Years Later
In May 1999, Star Wars hadn’t been in movie theaters for nearly 20 years—well, new Star Wars, at least; the Special Editions had returned a few years prior. But the galaxy…
All the Shocking Star Wars News of the Week, and More
Screenshot: Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Image: Lucasfilm, Lionsgate, Netflix, Paramount, Lucasfilm, Photo: Tommaso Boddi (Getty Images) Lucasfilm decided to drop a bomb this week with the shocking reveal…
The Year Ahead in Movies
Germain Lussier is a senior reporter covering entertainment on the io9 section of Gizmodo. He lives in Los Angeles, specializes in film coverage, and is also our lead film critic.…
Doctor Who’s Holiday Time, the DCEU’s Sendoff, and More Top Pop Culture News of the Week
Image: Paramount, Warner Bros., Warner Bros., Netflix, BBC, Lucasfilm, Mario Tama/Getty Images, Marvel Universe, Lucasfilm, Warner Bros., 343 Industries, Lucasfilm/Paramount, Screenshot: BBC, Photo: Emilio Madrid/Getty Images for Netflix (Getty Images)…