180 posts tagged ‘netflix’
All the Shocking Star Wars News of the Week, and More
Lucasfilm decided to drop a bomb this week with the shocking reveal of a remixed movie slate: now headlined by a Mandalorian movie, the first Star Wars film to enter production since The Rise of Skywalker. But that wasn’t all in the galaxy far far away: Ahsoka’s back! Luke and Padmé finally met, sort of! There’s all… Read more...
Monsieur Spade shows its hand, The Curse delivers an unforgettable finale, and more from the week in TV
It kind of goes without saying, but here we go anyway: Humphrey Bogart’s portrayal of Dashiell Hammett’s genre-defining private detective character Sam Spade in the 1941 noir classic The Maltese Falcon is one of the all-time great movie performances. Bogie’s brooding gumshoe is vulnerable and cynical at the same time,… Read more...
CES 2024's Best Booths Were Secretive, Massive, and Totally Strange
CES is no stranger to some supremely extravagant booths, but this year’s convention might take the cake (in one case, quite literally). The Consumer Technology Association, the group that runs the event every year, was hoping to have 130,000 attendees strolling around Vegas in search of the latest and greatest the… Read more...
Laurence Fishburne is joining The Witcher
“Casting news” has not been a source of much joy for Netflix’s TV adaptation of The Witcher over the last few years—and, specifically, since news broke in October 2022 that the show was parting ways with star Henry Cavill, who will be replaced as Geralt of Rivia in the series’ upcoming fourth season by the incoming… Read more...
7 Things We Liked, and 3 We Didn't, About Marvel's Echo
For the first time in its history, Marvel Studios went full binge with its latest streaming series, Echo. All five episodes of the show dropped simultaneously on Disney+ and Hulu earlier this week, so by now, hopefully, you’ve had a chance to watch it. Read more...
The Last of Us Season 2 Casts Another Major Video Game Character
Edge of Tomorrow 2 might finally happen, thanks to Tom Cruise’s major new Warner Bros. deal. David Gordon Green will no longer direct The Exorcist: Deceiver. Plus, Netflix returns to Eternia in a new trailer for He-Man: Revolution, and new footage from Godzilla x Kong. Spoilers now! Read more...
2023 Emmys predictions: Who will win—and who should win
The latest Primetime Emmy nominations, which cover work that aired from June 1, 2022, to May 31, 2023, offer an embarrassment of riches. The period boasts the final seasons of Succession, Barry, Reservation Dogs, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Ted Lasso; the successful sophomore returns of The White Lotus, Abbott… Read more...
All of io9's Best of 2023 Posts, In One Handy Place
A new year is upon us, but don’t say goodbye to the old one just yet! For the past 3 weeks io9 has been delivering our Year in Review for all things 2023—our favorite films and shows, cool toys, people we lost, the trends that defined a year of sci-fi, fantasy, and genre pop culture, and so much more. Why not take a… Read more...