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WB Wanted to Release Snyder’s Justice League as Raw Footage With No Special Effects

When Zack Snyder left Justice League after fights with Warner Bros. and a family tragedy, he had a four-hour version of the movie on his computer—four hours of raw, CG-less footage, all in black and white. That’s the “Snyder Cut” that could be coming to HBO Max next month…if Snyder hadn’t said no. There are … Continued

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WandaVision‘s Catchy New Agatha Song Is a Vintage Bop [Updated]

If you haven’t seen the latest episode of WandaVision yet, you might want to click away. Heck, even if you have seen it you might want to be careful. If you don’t, a certain song is about to be stuck in your head for the rest of the day. The seventh episode of WandaVision, “Breaking … Continued

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In This Exclusive Snowpiercer Clip, Miss Audrey Has a Vital Role to Play

Though the train-bound passengers of TNT’sSnowpiercer came close to revolutionizing their society in the show’s first season, the arrival of Sean Bean’s Mr. Wilford threw a massive metaphorical wrench into things. He wasted no time in grinding the train to an utter halt, and today, io9 has an exclusive clip from tonight’s episode, “Keep Hope … Continued

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The Scooby-Doo Gang Meets Merlin in This Appropriately Wacky Clip From The Sword and the Scoob

The kids and giant pooch of Mystery, Inc. are no strangers to weird situations, but their latest adventure—a time-travel trip to King Arthur’s Camelot, chronicled in the upcoming Scooby-Doo The Sword and the Scoob—might be one of their wackiest. Unconvinced? io9 has an exclusive clip that supports this thesis. The elevator pitch for this clip … Continued

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WandaVision‘s TV Fakeness Gave Way to a Moment of True Love

One of the many, many things that’s made WandaVision so compelling to watch are the ways it has poked and prodded at the format of television to tell the story of Scarlet Witch and Vision’s unlikely love. But in an episode that was all about the fakeness of that metatext finally breaking down, a sincere … Continued

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Updates From Ms. Marvel, Doctor Strange 2, Moon Knight, and More

Marvel Studios productions are chugging along with new casting and fun filming details. Discovery of Witches gets a few new castmembers. Plus updates from The Flash, Batwoman, Black Lightning, and more. Spoilers away! Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Bruce Campbell is now preparing to film his cameo in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse … Continued

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Captain Marvel 2 Will Deal With the Tension Between Monica Rambeau and Carol Danvers

Excuse me but, Lieutenant Trouble would like a word. In WandaVision’s “On a Very Special Episode,” we got a glimpse of some uncomfortable feelings Monica Rambeau might be feeling toward “Auntie Carol” Danvers. As she tells Jimmy Woo and Darcy Lewis that Wanda was the only Avenger who got close to taking down Thanos single-handedly, … Continued

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The Season 2 Trailer for Mythic Quest Returns With…Something

Raven’s Banquet is dead, long live…something. After an incredibly impressive quarantine special created in just three weeks, the Mythic Quest team is off video chat, in the office, and ready for their next expansion. It will take place on sea or on land, or possibly somewhere else. The trailer for the show’s second season premiered … Continued

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The Poster for Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead Releases the Zombie Cut

After years of everyone being all “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia” about his Justice League cut, I almost forgot about Zack Snyder’s return to the zombie genre. But since everything’s coming up Snyder this month, we’ve got a poster and an upcoming teaser. Army of the Dead was announced back in 2008 as a zombie quarantine flick. … Continued

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That Secret Movie Neill Blomkamp Made During the Pandemic Is Titled Demonic

Turns out it’s not Chappie 2: Chap that Ass, but a girl can dream. While we were making banana bread, Neill Blomkamp studied the blade. Last summer, he made a top-secret supernatural horror film in British Columbia with a mostly Canadian cast and crew. Screen Daily has learned that the film has a title: Demonic. … Continued

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Stephen King, J.J. Abrams, and Julianne Moore Will Team Up for Lisey’s Story

Is it J.J. Abrams week around here? Not on purpose I assure you! During the Television Critics Association’s Apple TV+ presentation, the streaming platform revealed the first look at Lisey’s Story, the latest J.J. Abrams and Stephen King collaboration (see also: Castle Rock). King’s novel Lisey’s Story, which will star Julianne Moore as the titular … Continued

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Paul Feig, Charlize Theron, and Kerry Washington Are Taking Us to The School for Good and Evil

Paul Feig continues on his personal mission to give us gifts in the form of powerful lady team-ups. This time, it’s Kerry Washington and Charlize Theron playing best friends and the Deans of The School for Good and Evil. The movie is based on the bestselling series of the same name by Soman Chainani, which follows … Continued

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J.J. Abrams’ Subject to Change Will Be a ‘Mind- and Reality-Bending’ New Series

A new J.J. Abrams-created thriller is coming to HBO Max. No, not that one, another one. Just days after the announcement of his dark Constantine reboot comes Subject to Change. According to Deadline, Subject to Change “follows a desperate college student who signs up for a clinical trial that begins a wild, harrowing, mind- and … Continued

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Sarah Michelle Gellar Says Her Buffy Days Are Behind Her

Into every generation, a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. But then she grows up and decides to hang up her leather pants and leave the slaying to someone else. It’s been nearly three years since we’ve heard any news on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot/not-a-reboot. The new … Continued

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Here’s the First Look at Reminiscence, a Sci-Fi Mystery Romance From Westworld‘s Lisa Joy

The co-creator of Westworld, the actor who played Wolverine, Rebecca Ferguson, and Thandie Freaking Newton. Yeah. Reminiscence has our attention. Written and directed by Lisa Joy in her feature directorial debut, Reminiscence had previously been all over the release schedule but is now set to open September 3 in theaters and on HBO Max. It … Continued

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Hot Toys From the Spider-Verse and the Star Wars Galaxy, and More of the Hottest Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the latest and greatest in toy news. This week: Hot Toys smashes your wallet twice with killer figures from Star Wars and Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Mattel gives us Nedry’s demise in action figure form, and…Batman turns into his own cave? Check it out! Hot Toys … Continued

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It’s a Video Game Movie Friday Gif Party!

Ahem, excuse me, cough, hrm—MORTAL KOMBAAATTTTTTTT! This Friday gif party is in honor of the gloriously bloody trailer for Mortal Kombat. So, so bloody. A guy gets stabbed with his own frozen blood! Give it six Oscars and a MacArthur Genius Grant! With that, share your favorite video game movie gifs. Do you want to … Continued

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Stephen King’s The Running Man Getting a New Adaptation From Edgar Wright

Edgar Wright is developing a new adaptation of Stephen King’s novel The Running Man. Penned by King using a pseudonym (Richard Bachman), the dystopian tale follows an impoverished father selected to appear on a government-run game show wherein he attempts to survive 30 days while hitmen try to kill him. It’s kind of a grown-up … Continued

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WandaVision Just Gave Us 2 Very Different Origin Stories

Just as WandaVision’s stakes have grown—both literally and metaphorically— the show’s begun answering of some its most mysterious questions with revelations that have only made it that much more difficult to parse what the show’s building to. “Breaking the Fourth Wall,” WandaVision’s seventh episode, lives up to its name…up to a point, as Westview has … Continued

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A New Supergirl Was Just Cast for WB’s Flash Film

The DC Universe just got its new Supergirl. Andy Muschietti, director of the upcoming Flash movie, took to his Instagram Friday to post a Zoom call he did with actress Sasha Calle. Calle, best known for The Young and the Restless, will join his upcoming multiverse-starting superhero film as the iconic heroine. Here’s the incredible … Continued