The Cait Corrain Review Controversy Explained, and More Top Pop Culture News of the Week

In a roundabout way followers of Star Wars’ Kylo Ren and Rey Skywalker made the data for very completely totally different causes this week. Nevertheless outdoor of large drama throughout the sci-fi e-book world, we moreover obtained the ultimate of Doctor Who’s anniversay specials, a model new Dune Half Two trailer, and further throughout the guidelines of our most study tales, so proper right here’s you would possibly want missed this week!—James Whitbrook

Author Loses Book Deal After Blaming Star Wars Fans for Bizarre Review-Bombing Scheme [Update]

Late remaining week, the fantasy/sci-fi book scene found itself in disarray following allegations of an creator review bombing quite a lot of totally different authors domestically. The tip consequence has seen writer Cait Corrain lose her address Del Rey Publishing, and totally different partnerships she had throughout the works moreover canceled. – Justin Carter Read More

Christopher Eccleston Still Has a Strong Ask For Returning to Doctor Who

Christopher Eccleston has had an prolonged freeway of non-public and publicly processing his time on Doctor Who—for just a few years, the actor merely refused to discuss why, having helped flip the gathering into a sensation when it returned in 2005, he left and on no account appeared once more. Nevertheless, whereas nonetheless largely reserved, Eccleston is now additional open about his experience than ever—and clearer about what it’d take for him to return. – James Whitbrook Read More

Alex Garland’s Next Movie Looks Scarier Than Any of His Sci-Fi Films

Alex Garland has written or directed quite a lot of wonderful, terrifying, disturbing motion pictures. Motion pictures like 28 Days Later, Sunshine, Ex Machina and Annihilation. Motion pictures that current acquainted worlds in unfamiliar, and typically situations unfathomable, circumstances. His new film seems as if it’s going to do that too, nevertheless it certainly’s someway rather a lot scarier than all of those combined. Because of, properly, the dystopia feels just a bit too precise. – Germain Lussier Read More

Wyatt Russell Would Love to Remake The Last Starfighter

The Closing Starfighter is Hollywood’s white whale. The 1984 film about a youthful man who’s recruited to defend a planet as a consequence of his on-line sport experience was decades ahead of its time and, in latest instances, has been the frequent matter of speculation and pleasure. It seems everyone in Hollywood has attempted to bring the story once more to life and there’s even been converse, and enchancment, of a possible sequel that would do just that. – Germain Lussier Read More

Dune Part 2’s Epic New Trailer Teases a War Across Generations

It’s positively disappointing that Dune: Half Two isn’t in theaters right now nonetheless usually prepared is the simplest half. Dwelling proof, as we converse we’ve been graced with a mannequin new trailer, and it’ll make you someway way more excited for the sequel than you already are. Which is really saying something. – Germain Lussier Read More

The X-Men’s Return to Lego Marvel Comes at a High Price

Although the X-Males have been returning to the world of Lego in matches and begins simply these days—a few characters throughout the Marvel minifigures line proper right here, a giant Wolverine fist there—2014 was the ultimate time Marvel’s mutants actually obtained to star in a additional typical Lego set. That’s now altering… nevertheless it certainly’s not a completely joyous flip of events. – James Whitbrook Read More

Our Favorite Toys of 2023

We love toys proper right here at io9, and as soon as we’re not writing about them, we’re more than likely having fun with with them. It’s been a killer 12 months for cool nerdy collectibles, so proper right here’s just a few of our favorite points we picked up throughout the proverbial toy aisle this earlier 12 months. – James Whitbrook and Germain Lussier Read More

Doctor Who Saved Its Biggest Gift for Itself

For a gift that’s normally so optimistically forward thinking—and the place change is baked into its hearts—Doctor Who normally has a bittersweet view of its private earlier. Heroes and associates come and go, goodbyes are frequent and non permanent, and a great deal of them are eternal, notably when part of the essential factor to its longevity is that its foremost character dies every few years. Nevertheless as a intelligent Time Lord as quickly as talked about, every from time to time, merely typically, all folks lives. – James Whitbrook Read More

Did Indy 5 Borrow a Scene From a ‘80s Animated Movie?

io9 chats with Indiana Jones and the Dial of Future director James Mangold just a few express Indy 5 chase scene.

Kylo Ren Wasn’t Originally Supposed to Become Ben Solo Again

As if the flicks themselves didn’t make it better than obvious, followers have prolonged come to understand that the Star Wars sequel trilogy modified drastically all by means of enchancment. Various writers and directors worked on The Force Awakens along with The Rise of Skywalker, usually with radically different results, whereas The Closing Jedi stayed true to itself in between, with way more polarizing outcomes. – Germain Lussier Read More

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