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io9MoviesA New Writer Is Breathing Life Into Sherlock Holmes 3
Five years have passed since Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law last hit the big screen as Sherlock and Watson. Now, it looks like they’re coming back again. A new writer has been hired to pen a screenplay for a third installment of the hit mystery franchise. Deadline reports writer James Coyne has been hired … Continued
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io9MoviesYou’ll Get to Fly the Millennium Falcon at Disney’s Two New Star Wars Lands
We already knew the (under construction) Star Wars-themed lands at Disneyland and Walt Disney World would each have two big rides, one focusing on the Millennium Falcon and another putting you in the middle of a battle between the Resistance and First Order. Now we know we’ll get to pilot the Falcon ourselves, and we … Continued
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io9Guillermo del Toro Is Taking His Crazy Pop Culture Collection on the Road
Guillermo del Toro is a collector. Props, paintings, weird shit—he buys anything, and puts it in a secondary residence he purchased just to hold it all. He calls this place Bleak House and while it was private for a long time, del Toro is now bringing his obsession to the public. Starting in July, about … Continued
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io9TelevisionFear the Walking Dead Just Had Its Best Action Scene Yet
If you didn’t fall asleep in the first half of Sunday’s episode of Fear the Walking Dead, you were rewarded with one of the best scenes in the series to date—a tense action scene with a pretty big revelation at the end. You can watch it in the clip above, but basically Daniel and the … Continued
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Summer Movie Preview: 35 Movies to Watch Out For
Summer movie season is upon us! That means four straight months of Hollywood’s splashiest films, released in rapid succession like a battle royale for box-office domination. But which of these movies is worth your time? Here’s our guide to the 35 genre movies coming this summer. MAY Captain America: Civil War (May 6) Marvel wants … Continued
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We’re Transfixed by This Striking (and Incredibly NSFW) Clockwork Orange Poster
No, you don’t have clamps holding your eyes open. It just feels like it when you look at this gorgeous new movie poster from artist Nikita Kaun, who has taken the Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange, and made an image that just begs to be stared at for a very long time (and is also … Continued
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How Captain America 3 Got Transformed Into Civil War
Like many things in Marvel Cinematic Universe, the fact that Captain America 3 is actually the huge crossover, Civil War, is totally Bucky’s fault. If his last movie, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, hadn’t been so good, maybe things would’ve been simpler. But, alas, when trying to come up with something to top The Winter … Continued
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Harrison Ford’s On-Set Injury Rescued The Force Awakens
The day the door of the Millennium Falcon fell on Harrison Ford, shattering his ankle, everyone thought Star Wars: The Force Awakens was doomed. But it turns out, the opposite happened. Co-writer and director J.J. Abrams recently revealed this delay helped him refocus the film’s most important relationship: Finn and Rey. “When I was on … Continued
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io9MoviesX-Men: Apocalypse Gets A Fun Viral Video With a Conspiracy Theory Theme
The titular villain of X-Men: Apocalypse is terrifying because of his history. If the stories are true, he was the first mutant and has been around for generations. Well, now a new viral video dives into that backstory with a familiar-feeling, late-night TV vibe. Check it out. Yes, that’s George Takei doing the voice. And … Continued
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J.J. Abrams and Daisy Ridley Will Reunite For A Very Non-Star Wars-y Film
Director J.J. Abrams and actress Daisy Ridley will forever be linked. Not just because of their work on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but because Abrams gave Ridley her big break. Now, the pair are continuing their good fortune with a new movie that feels as far away from Star Wars as that galaxy far, … Continued
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The True Identities of a Hundred Pop Culture Icons Revealed
Originality is difficult. Try to come up with an original concept and odds are, you’re just taking bits and pieces from your previous experiences to give something old a new spin. That’s the theme of Icons Unmasked, an amazing new art show by artist Alex Solis. Solis has taken over 100 popular pop culture characters … Continued
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Oscar Isaac Somehow Just Got Us Even More Excited For Star Wars Episode VIII
When Rey stands in front of Luke Skywalker, long lost lightsaber in hand, it’s kind of impossible not to be beside yourself with excitement for what comes next. And yet, co-star Oscar Isaac somehow managed to make Star Wars Episode VIII, sound even more exciting. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Isaac said about the … Continued
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How Spider-Man Saved Captain America: Civil War
As Disney and Sony executives locked horns in a Hollywood conference room last February, the film-makers behind Captain America: Civil War were already betting on the outcome. Spider-Man was going to be in this movie, no matter what. And if he wasn’t, well, that was going to be a problem. “We had to commit to … Continued
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Jurassic World 2 Just Got a Very Intriguing Director
When Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow signed on to make Star Wars: Episode IX, it was obvious he couldn’t do two blockbusters sequels. Now, after months of unconfirmed rumors, the director for Jurassic World 2 has officially been announced: J.A. Bayona. “Who?” you ask? Well, Juan Antonio Bayona directed the powerful true story The Impossible, … Continued
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Rey’s Parents Are Not in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (UPDATED)
Who are Rey’s parents? It’s probably the biggest mystery to come out of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Basically everyone’s a suspect—but now, we can chop a huge number of people off the list: every single character in The Force Awakens. At a discussion as part of the Tribeca Film Festival, J.J. Abrams was asked … Continued
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Some Of Spider-Man’s Newest Classmates Have Just Been Revealed
It’s been a big week for the Webslinger. Actor Tom Holland revealed that the next Spider-Man movie will be called Spider-Man: Homecoming, Michael Keaton is rumored to play the Vulture, and now two classmates are joining the team. Deadline reports Tony Revolori, who starred in The Grand Budapest Hotel, has been cast in the 2017 … Continued
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The Jumanji Remake May Become Something Very Unexpected
When news broke that Sony Pictures was going to remake Jumanji, we were suitably confused. Didn’t the first movie with Robin Williams kind of just get it right? Well, now we have an idea of how filmmaker Jake Kasdan plans on differentiating his version: by casting Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart. Variety reports that Johnson … Continued
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io9TrailersThis Mr. Robot Season Two Teaser Hints at a Battle With the Political Machine
The hacker drama Mr. Robot was one of the biggest new shows of 2015 and the second season is fast approaching. It’s rumored to be back on USA this summer but, they just released a teaser that hints at who Elliot and his friends will attack next. This montage-heavy teaser doesn’t have much new footage … Continued
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Why the Hell Aren’t We Hearing More About Star Trek Beyond?
There’s a new Star Trek movie coming out in three months—but Star Trek Beyond might as well be shielded by a Romulan cloaking device. It’s been four months since we saw the film’s first trailer, and since then the film’s marketing has gone almost completely silent. Then, this week, things only got weirder. This week … Continued
Germain Lussier
A graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with a degree in Cinema Studies and Journalism, Germain Lussier has been with io9 and Gizmodo since 2015. Before that, he was at Slashfilm, Collider, Premiere, and Entertainment Weekly. While working at a newspaper called the Times Herald-Record, he won multiple New York State AP awards for his film criticism. At io9, Germain not only reviews movies, but covers all things pop culture. If it's big and geeky, he's your guy. He's also a passionate collector, with a legendary pop culture poster and art collection to go along with plenty of Star Wars and Lego. Lussier is originally from New York but now resides in Los Angeles.
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