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Dark Phoenix Didn’t Understand Who the X-Men Are

All you have to do is take one look at the box office totals for Fox’s X-Men films to see that, even when the movies weren’t particularly good (see: The Last Stand, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Apocalypse), people were still clamoring to see them. So where did Dark Phoenix go wrong? While it’s difficult to succinctly … Continued

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The Spice Girls Are the Power of Friendship in the Incredibly Sweary New Trailer for The Boys

Sporty, Scary, Posh, Baby, and Ginger—not just purveyors of pop perfection (or potential upcoming superheroic movie stars). Turns out, they’re valuable examples of leadership qualities… at least to the dysfunctional stars of Amazon’s adaptation of The Boys. Amazon has just released a new and spectacularly NSFW trailer—seriously, there are almost as many variations on the word … Continued

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A Bride Realizes the Bloodthirsty Truth About Her New Family in the Macabre Comedy Ready or Not

Haven’t heard of Ready or Not? Neither had we, but this first trailer for the horror comedy from directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillette (formerly of filmmaking collective Radio Silence, which made Devil’s Due and Southbound) suddenly has us intrigued. It’s about a bride who realizes on her wedding night that her new husband’s old-money … Continued

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FX’s Legion Recap Video Allows Us to Dive Into the Twisted Mind of Aubrey Plaza’s Lenny

David Haller (Dan Stevens) might be the center of the world in FX’s Legion, but Aubrey Plaza’s Lenny is the true star. In this new and very abstract recap video, we get a glimpse of the past two seasons through the ever-changing eyes of Lenny. A patient, a doctor, a monster, the possessed shell of … Continued

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Learn More About Fast Color‘s Family of Creative Superheroines in This Exclusive Clip

Julia Hart’s Fast Color is unique amongst the vast majority of recent superhero movies because it tells the story of three generations of black women who all share metahuman abilities which allow them to create strange and powerful things. While most cape films focus on spectacles of destruction, Fast Color instead leads with the idea … Continued

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The Hunger Games Is Getting a Prequel Novel, Set During the ‘Dark Days’ of Panem [Updated]

We’re going back to the arena. Scholastic has announced a new The Hunger Games prequel novel from Suzanne Collins, set decades before the events of the original books and films. In a press release, Scholastic shared plans for Collins’ latest book in the series, the first since ending her trilogy in 2010. Untitled Panem Novel … Continued

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DC Universe’s Titans Has Found Its Aqualad

There won’t be a new Pixar short in front of Toy Story 4. Peter Parker suits up a whole bunch in new Far From Home footage. Child’s Play’s weirdly hostile poster campaign reaches its inevitable conclusion. Jessica Parker Kennedy discusses the odds of her Flash return. Plus, what’s to come on Fear the Walking Dead. … Continued

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You’ll Spare No Expense for This Comic-Con Exclusive Jurassic Park John Hammond Figure

It’s not terribly surprising that there’s only been a handful of Jurassic Park John Hammond action figures to date. When it comes to old men with lots of money, Tony Stark gets most of the attention. But 26 years after Jurassic Park stomped through theaters, Mattel is blessing us with a truly excellent Hammond figure—but … Continued

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A Crew of VFX Artists Take on the CGI of the Star Wars Prequels

Even a couple decades later, a lot of it is very impressive. The people at the Corridor Crew production studio run a series of YouTube videos called “VFX Artists React,” where their artists dissect, respond to, and try to understand the effects work in TV and film. This weekend, they tackled the harbinger of modern … Continued

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These International Far From Home Banners Offer Up a Great Look at Spidey’s Variable Wardrobe

That boy does love a costume change, doesn’t he? A set of banners released to promote Spider-Man: Far From Home showcase all three of the costumes Spidey seems to be rocking in the new movie (blue one from Homecoming not included, as it seems to not feature all that heavily). As Slash Film reports, these … Continued

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The Editor of the X-Men Movies Once Pitched a Spin-Off About Beast

And the script is online to read right now. John Ottman has been involved with the X-Men for a long time. First on board as the composer and editor of X2, he also served the dual role for Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse. It was this involvement, presumably, that led to him working … Continued

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Tom Holland Has No Idea How Americans Say the Word ‘Multiverse’

What a precious child. Recently, Tom Holland gave a promotional interview with the outlet Pinkvilla, which was, in large part, an extremely normal interview about Spider-Man: Far From Home. Holland talked about Tony Stark, Peter Parker’s growing maturity, and his own surprising ability to keep Avengers: Endgame spoilers under wraps. Then we start talking about … Continued

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Captain Marvel‘s Directors Had to Be Careful Not to Show This Character Too Early

Doing so might have spoiled one of the plot’s big reveals. One of the least surprising, though still enjoyable, cameos in Captain Marvel was the brief, punchy appearance of Ronan the Accuser. Ronan doesn’t do much, but his appearance as the premiere Accuser of the Kree Empire established a sense of continuity with Guardians of … Continued

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The Tick‘s Creator Has Given Up on Finding the Show a New Home

Our hearts were broken recently when Amazon’s The Tick, a well-deserved revival of a classic franchise, was cancelled after only two seasons. The excellent series, detailing the comedic superheroic adventures of the Tick and his mangerie of super and not-so-super friends and enemies, deserved way better, and creator Ben Edlund has been trying to get … Continued

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Disney Is Moving Forward With Construction on Its Marvel Theme Park Expansion

With Galaxy’s Edge a success, it’s time for Disney to move forward on its next franchise-incorporating theme park project: a Marvel park. According to the Los Angeles Times, Disney has begun work building the park, which will be at Disney’s California Adventure park, in a location previously used for an area dedicated to the (frankly … Continued

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How Miguel Sapochnik Became One of Game of Thrones‘ Most Important Directors

As the director of some of the most dramatic, intense episodes of Game of Thrones, including season six’s “Battle of the Bastards” and season eight’s “The Long Night” and “The Bells”, Miguel Sapochnik is one of the most accomplished directors associated with the show. But he didn’t start off on the showrunners’ good side. In … Continued

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Daredevil‘s Incredible Prison Fight Scene Isn’t Eligible for a Stunt Emmy for a Silly Reason

Time is everything, and it happens to be Daredevil’s worst enemy where the Emmys are concerned. Time limits, in particular—and not just the three-season limit imposed by the show’s untimely cancellation. According to Erik Oleson, the late show’s showrunner, the best and most striking sequence from Daredevil’s final season—a rousing eleven-minute one-shot prison riot/escape/fight sequence … Continued

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Stranger Things Now Has Its Own ’80s-Style Coca Cola Ad

The Coca Cola ad is a strange but everlasting tradition of American pop culture. Coke has advertised in so many different styles and eras that its ads are a bellwether for what pop media was like in any given era of Americana. Which means, of course, it’s about time that Stranger Things got in the … Continued

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Stranger Things’ Natalia Dyer Subverts the ‘Lost Girl’ Trope in a New Sci-Fi Short Film

One of the common tropes in fiction is the “lost girl,” where a young woman goes missing and the majority of the film or series is spent trying to find out what happened. This can make for suspenseful viewing, but it also forces the female character to be more of a plot device than a … Continued

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Action Figure Sarah Connor Has No Time For Your Bullshit, and the Rest of the Ass-Kicking Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s weekly gathering of all the action figures tempting our wallets on the internet lately. This week: a very tall dinosaur, D23 shows off an exclusive Woody, and Terminator: Dark Fate is already kicking off its merch cycle with a very badass Sarah Connor. Check it out! Mattel Jurassic World … Continued