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Mandalorian And Grogu Sparks

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Is Currently Tracking for the Lowest ‘Star Wars’ Opening in Years

A month from release, the first opening weekend estimates are out for the Pedro Pascal 'Star Wars' film.

Movies Germain Lussier Apr 30

Lanterns First Look

Here’s the Very Normal Reason the ‘Lanterns’ Trailer Disappeared

Television Cheryl Eddy Apr 30

Aragorn Twotowers 2

Andy Serkis Says Viggo Mortensen Was ‘Thrilled’ by Jamie Dornan Being Cast as Aragorn

Movies Cheryl Eddy Apr 30

Hokum Review Topart

‘Hokum’ Punctuates Its Tale of Grief With Unsettling Frights

io9 Reviews Cheryl Eddy Apr 30

Mood Swings Wizards Of The Coast Reveal

Wizards of the Coast Is Making a Brand New Trading Card Game

Games James Whitbrook Apr 30

Mortal Kombat 2 Interview

The Writer of ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Wants ‘Mortal Kombat III’ to Be Even Better

The second film isn't in theaters yet, but writer Jeremy Slater is hard at work on the third installment.

Germain Lussier Apr 30

Latest on io9

Kagurabachi still of Chihiro.

The ‘Kagurabachi’ Anime Has the Animation Mandate From Heaven

Ms0430 Casper Movie

Disney Is Going to Try and Make Live-Action ‘Casper’ Happen Again

Resident Evil Movie Zach Cregger

The First Trailer for ‘Resident Evil’ Teases a New Nightmare

Hasbro Star Wars Ultimate Grogu

Hasbro Wants You to Buy This $600 Grogu

Mortal Kombat 2 Interview

The Writer of ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Wants ‘Mortal Kombat III’ to Be Even Better

Lightyear Movie 2

Pixar Wants You to Know That Replacing Tim Allen on ‘Lightyear’ Wasn’t as Uncomfortable as You’d Think

Marvel Rivals Path To Doomsday

‘Marvel Rivals’ Wants You to Prepare for ‘Doomsday’ by Watching ‘Avengers’ Clips In-Game

Doodles by Ryoko Kui: Daydream Hour sketch of characters dancing on the cover.

The ‘Delicious in Dungeon’ Art Book Is a Blissful Montage of ‘D&D’ Inspo

Lost Boys Broadway Ali Louis Bourzgui Dean Maupin

‘The Lost Boys’ Broadway Show Has a Game Changing End Credits Scene

Witch Hat Atelier still of Coco sitting on a bed of clouds.

If You Aren’t Watching ‘Witch Hat Atelier’ by Now, What Are You Even Doing?

Daredevil Born Again 2 Charlie Cox

This Week’s Big ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Death Was Changed After Filming

Auntlydia Topart

‘The Testaments’ Reveals More of Aunt Lydia’s Harrowing Backstory

The Opening Script Pages of ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Are Now Online

Lego Herbie Fantastic Four First Steps

Lego’s New ‘Fantastic Four’ Set Is Much Cuter Than Its First

Odyssey Teaser Poster

Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Will Be Shorter Than ‘Oppenheimer’

Ms0429 Avengers Doomsday Steve Rogers

Another Marvel Hero May Have Just Been Confirmed for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

Thor 2011 2

Kenneth Branagh Has an Idea for How Thor’s Cinematic Journey Could End

Masters Of The Universe Skeletor Poster Crop

Hear More of Jared Leto’s Skeletor Voice in These ‘Masters of the Universe’ Featurettes

Wonder Man Chinese Theater

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on Why He Wanted to Make ‘Wonder Man’ One of Marvel’s Best

Daredevil Born Again 2 Bullseye

Audiences Aren’t Turning Up for ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2

io9 Reviews

Hokum Review Topart

‘Hokum’ Punctuates Its Tale of Grief With Unsettling Frights

Adam Scott stars in the latest eerie horror tale from Damian McCarthy (‘Oddity’).

io9 Reviews Cheryl Eddy Apr 30

Daemons Reviewhed

‘Daemons of the Shadow Realm’ May Be Your New Shonen Fave

io9 Reviews Justin Carter Apr 25

Widows Bay Review

‘Widow’s Bay’ Proves Apple TV Can Do Horror Comedy Just as Well as Sci-Fi

io9 Reviews Cheryl Eddy Apr 24

Saros Reviewhed

‘Saros’ Is a Colorfully Aggressive Descent Into Roguelike Madness

io9 Reviews Justin Carter Apr 24

Themummytopart

‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Should Be Called ‘Lee Cronin’s The Exorcist’

io9 Reviews Cheryl Eddy Apr 16

Movies

Aragorn Twotowers 2

Andy Serkis Says Viggo Mortensen Was ‘Thrilled’ by Jamie Dornan Being Cast as Aragorn

Movies Cheryl Eddy Apr 30

Mandalorian And Grogu Sparks

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Is Currently Tracking for the Lowest ‘Star Wars’ Opening in Years

Movies Germain Lussier Apr 30

Ms0430 Casper Movie

Disney Is Going to Try and Make Live-Action ‘Casper’ Happen Again

Movies James Whitbrook and Gordon Jackson Apr 30

Mortal Kombat 2 Interview

The Writer of ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Wants ‘Mortal Kombat III’ to Be Even Better

Movies Germain Lussier Apr 30

Lightyear Movie 2

Pixar Wants You to Know That Replacing Tim Allen on ‘Lightyear’ Wasn’t as Uncomfortable as You’d Think

Movies Cheryl Eddy Apr 30

Lost Boys Broadway Ali Louis Bourzgui Dean Maupin

‘The Lost Boys’ Broadway Show Has a Game Changing End Credits Scene

Movies Germain Lussier Apr 29

The Opening Script Pages of ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Are Now Online

Movies Germain Lussier Apr 29

Odyssey Teaser Poster

Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Will Be Shorter Than ‘Oppenheimer’

Movies Germain Lussier Apr 29

Ms0429 Avengers Doomsday Steve Rogers

Another Marvel Hero May Have Just Been Confirmed for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

Movies James Whitbrook and Gordon Jackson Apr 29

Thor 2011 2

Kenneth Branagh Has an Idea for How Thor’s Cinematic Journey Could End

Movies Cheryl Eddy Apr 29

Trailers

Resident Evil Movie Zach Cregger

The First Trailer for ‘Resident Evil’ Teases a New Nightmare

James Whitbrook Apr 30

House Of The Dragon Season 3 Daemon Blood

The New ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 Trailer Is Ready to Burn it All Down

James Whitbrook Apr 27

Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 4 Trailer

The First Trailer for ‘Strange New Worlds’ Season 4 Teases a Weird and Scary Galaxy

James Whitbrook Apr 25

Star City Alice Englert

The ‘For All Mankind’ Spin-Off’s New Trailer Is Dripping With Cold War Paranoia

Cheryl Eddy Apr 23

Clayface Movie Dc

DC Goes Full Horror in First Trailer for ‘Clayface’

Germain Lussier Apr 22

Coyote Vs Acme Forte Courtroom

The First Trailer for ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Is Finally Here

Germain Lussier Apr 22

Affection Jessica Rothe

The Trailer for ‘Affection’ Teases a Medical Mystery From Hell

Cheryl Eddy Apr 21

Silo Season 3 Before Times

The First Look at ‘Silo’ Season 3 Is a Blast to the Past

Germain Lussier Apr 21

Hungry Hippo Movie

You Have to Watch This Trailer for What Is Basically ‘Hungry Hungry Hippos’ Made Horror

Cheryl Eddy Apr 20

Practicalmagic2

The First ‘Practical Magic 2’ Trailer Is Stuffed Full of Cozy, Witchy Feels

Cheryl Eddy Apr 20

Television

Lanterns First Look

Here’s the Very Normal Reason the ‘Lanterns’ Trailer Disappeared

Sorry to anyone who bought into the conspiracy theories: apparently, it had to do with boring old music rights.

Television Cheryl Eddy Apr 30

Witch Hat Atelier still of Coco sitting on a bed of clouds.

If You Aren’t Watching ‘Witch Hat Atelier’ by Now, What Are You Even Doing?

Anime Isaiah Colbert Apr 29

Daredevil Born Again 2 Charlie Cox

This Week’s Big ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Death Was Changed After Filming

Television Cheryl Eddy Apr 29

Auntlydia Topart

‘The Testaments’ Reveals More of Aunt Lydia’s Harrowing Backstory

Television Cheryl Eddy Apr 29

Wonder Man Chinese Theater

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on Why He Wanted to Make ‘Wonder Man’ One of Marvel’s Best

Television Cheryl Eddy Apr 28

Books & Comics

Doodles by Ryoko Kui: Daydream Hour sketch of characters dancing on the cover.

The ‘Delicious in Dungeon’ Art Book Is a Blissful Montage of ‘D&D’ Inspo

Books & Comics Isaiah Colbert Apr 29

Murderbot Gurathin2

Martha Wells Says the Murderbot Diaries May Be Reaching Its Final Chapter

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Apr 28

The Night Gwen Stacy Died Marvel Comics Spider Man 2

Gerry Conway, the Comics Legend Who Helped Forge DC and Marvel Icons, Has Died

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Apr 27

Baldur's Gate 3 Astarion

Return to ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ With an Astarion Prequel Book

Books & Comics Justin Carter Apr 25

Star Trek Timelines Book

A New ‘Star Trek’ Book Wants to Map Out Every One of Its Timelines

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Apr 24

Theexpanse Caragee 2

‘The Expanse’ Authors Explain Their Big Problem With ‘Star Wars’

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Apr 23

1000nights Topart

‘Doctor Who’ Monsters Dream of Returning in This In-Universe Folktale (Exclusive)

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Apr 23

Divergent Hed

Somehow, the ‘Divergent’ Books Have Returned

Books & Comics Justin Carter Apr 20

Swamp Thing 1989 Oral History Rick Veitch

The Oral History of the Scrapped ‘Swamp Thing’ Story 40 Years in the Making

Books & Comics Zach Rabiroff Apr 17

Gameofthrones 2

Of Course That ‘Leaked’ 2026 ‘Winds of Winter’ Release Date Is Fake

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Apr 13

Anime

Kagurabachi still of Chihiro.

The ‘Kagurabachi’ Anime Has the Animation Mandate From Heaven

The internet meme turned manga juggernaut has landed the animator behind the legendary 'Naruto' Rock Lee fight—which is all the quality assurance a shonen anime could ask for.

Anime Isaiah Colbert Apr 30

Witch Hat Atelier still of Coco sitting on a bed of clouds.

If You Aren’t Watching ‘Witch Hat Atelier’ by Now, What Are You Even Doing?

Anime Isaiah Colbert Apr 29

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood soundtrack cover art of Edward lazing about on a couch.

‘Fullmetal Alchemist’ Is the Greatest Anime of All Time

Anime Isaiah Colbert Apr 23

Clevatess Sentenced To Be A Hero key visuals of gruff men holding children.

Two Action-Packed Dark Fantasy Anime Series About Accidentally Adopting a Kid

Anime Isaiah Colbert Apr 17

Apocalypse Hotel key visual of robots posed in front of a hotel.

Why Fans Are Calling ‘Apocalypse Hotel’ the Real Anime of the Year

Anime Isaiah Colbert Apr 16

Toys & Collectibles

Hasbro Star Wars Ultimate Grogu

Hasbro Wants You to Buy This $600 Grogu

Six! Hundred! Dollars!

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook Apr 30

Lego Herbie Fantastic Four First Steps

Lego’s New ‘Fantastic Four’ Set Is Much Cuter Than Its First

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook Apr 29

Hallmark 2026 Decorations My Little Pony Dune Star Wars

All the Geekiest Holiday Ornaments Coming From Hallmark This Year

Toys & Collectibles Germain Lussier Apr 27

Lego Ideas Edwards Scissorhands

Lego’s Biggest-Ever Ideas Review Ends With an ‘Edward Scissorhands’ Set

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook Apr 27

Spider Man Hulk Legendstoys

The First ‘Brand New Day’ Marvel Legends Tease a Spidey-Hulk Brawl

Toys & Collectibles Justin Carter Apr 26

Games

Mood Swings Wizards Of The Coast Reveal

Wizards of the Coast Is Making a Brand New Trading Card Game

Games James Whitbrook Apr 30

Marvel Rivals Path To Doomsday

‘Marvel Rivals’ Wants You to Prepare for ‘Doomsday’ by Watching ‘Avengers’ Clips In-Game

Games James Whitbrook Apr 29

Final Fantasy Xiv Free Trial Shadowbringers

The Best Deal in Video Games Just Got Even Better

Games James Whitbrook Apr 28

Powerwash Simulator 2 Star Wars

The Next ‘Star Wars’ Game Crossover Gives You the Fantasy of Menial Labor

Games James Whitbrook Apr 27

Alien Isolation Hed

The First Look at ‘Alien: Isolation 2’ Calls You Back for More

Games Justin Carter Apr 26

Invincible Vs Hed

The ‘Invincible’ Game’s Story Brings Action and New Voices

Games Justin Carter Apr 25

Venom Spiderman2

‘Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’ Almost Led to an Insomniac Venom Game

Games Justin Carter Apr 25

Final Fantasy Xiv Evercold Wol

‘Final Fantasy XIV’ Wants You to Chill

Games James Whitbrook Apr 24

Expanse Osiris Reborn

The New ‘Expanse’ Game Could Be More Than Just a ‘Mass Effect’ Riff

Games James Whitbrook Apr 22

Dragonball Xenoverse 3 Hed

‘Dragon Ball’ Is Going Back to the Xenoverse

Games Justin Carter Apr 20

Corporate Culture

Thor Avengers Doomsday

Marvel Studios’ Former Art Staff Discuss ‘Shortsighted’ Layoffs

Corporate Culture Justin Carter Apr 18

Disney’s Massive Layoffs Have Seemingly Hit Marvel Hard

Corporate Culture James Whitbrook Apr 15

Star Trek First Contact Battle Of Sector 001 Enterprise E

Hollywood’s Stars Are Beginning to Turn Against the Paramount-Warner Deal

Corporate Culture Cheryl Eddy Apr 13

Tron Ares Jared Leto

Disney Says It Will Find Ways to Peddle Slop Elsewhere After Pulling Out of OpenAI Deal

Corporate Culture Cheryl Eddy Mar 24

Howl's Moving Castle's Calcifer eating a pan of bacon and eggs.

Sony Wants to Defeat Ghibli AI Slop… By Feeding Ghibli Movies Into Its Own Slop Machine

Corporate Culture Isaiah Colbert Mar 18

Star Trek First Contact Borg Assimilation

Paramount Says It Will Merge HBO Max With Paramount Plus If the Warner Bros. Sale Goes Through

Corporate Culture James Whitbrook Mar 2

Warner Bros Netflix Deal

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos Opens Up on Losing Warner Bros. Deal

Corporate Culture Justin Carter Mar 2

Star Trek First Contact Worf Assimilate This

California to Paramount: Assimilate This

Corporate Culture Cheryl Eddy Feb 27

Tng Locutus

Netflix Backs Out of Warner Bros. Deal, Paving Way for Paramount Assimilation

Corporate Culture Cheryl Eddy Feb 26

Star Trek First Contact Picard Borg Queen

Warner Bros. Has Decided That Maybe Paramount Would Be the Better Deal After All (Updated)

Corporate Culture Cheryl Eddy Feb 24

Theme Parks & Destinations

Star Wars Galaxy's Edge Leia

Disneyland Makes Up for That Han Solo Situation With a Lovely Leia Look

Theme Parks & Destinations James Whitbrook Apr 16

Star Wars Galaxy's Edge Han Solo

The ‘Galaxy’s Edge’ Han Solo Proves You Really Can’t Replace Harrison Ford

Theme Parks & Destinations James Whitbrook Apr 15

Disney Might Be Rethinking Its Newest ‘Avatar’ Land

Theme Parks & Destinations Germain Lussier Apr 8

Frozen's Olaf reacting to being impaled.

Disney’s Robot Olaf Dying Is the Funniest Thing to Happen in 2026

Theme Parks & Destinations Isaiah Colbert Apr 1

Star Wars Ogas Cantina

Disney’s ‘Galaxy’s Edge’ Timeline Reboot Erased a Galactic Starcruiser Nod

Theme Parks & Destinations Germain Lussier Mar 17

Disney Frozen Olaf Robot Interview

We Met Disney’s Most Advanced Robot Yet: Olaf From ‘Frozen’

Theme Parks & Destinations Germain Lussier Mar 16

Disney Villains Land

Disney World’s Villains Land Is Pivoting Away From Scaring Kids

Theme Parks & Destinations Germain Lussier Feb 26

Game Of Thrones Young Ned Stark Robert Aramayo

The ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel Play Is Officially Happening

Theme Parks & Destinations Cheryl Eddy Feb 18

Ponyo Studio Ghibli

The Magic of ‘Ponyo’ Comes to Life at the Academy Museum

Theme Parks & Destinations Germain Lussier Feb 16

Disney California Adventure Pixar Pier

Disney Expects Fewer International Theme Park Visitors Because, You Know

Theme Parks & Destinations Germain Lussier Feb 2

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