Gizmodo

MARCH 25, 2022

This Sunday, the 94th annual Acadamy Awards will grace your TV screen and with them, another cycle of film achievement comes to a close. Among the night’s nominees, the Acadamy rightfully recognized some of the best genre films of the year in various categories. But this slideshow isn’t about them. Read more.

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Gizmodo

JUNE 24, 2021

The evolution of the Fast and Furious films really makes it a fascinating franchise. It began simply enough; a familiar action film set in the flashy world of car modification and racing. But things got bigger. And bigger. Characters rose from the grave. Then they started jumping out of airplanes and flying through… Read more.

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Gizmodo

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Back in early 2019 , we found out that hot on the heels of James Wan’s DC film Aquaman making a big box office splash (get it?), We all thought the news was too weird to be true and, apparently, it was. Warner Bros. was developing a smaller-scale, horror spinoff based on the creatures who appeared during its underwater… Read more.

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Gizmodo

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The DCAU heads to World War II for a new Justice Society film. Night Shyamalan offers a teeny tease of his next movie. Idris and Sabrina Elba are partnering with Crunchyroll for a new Afrofuturist anime. Plus, what’s to come on Batwoman. Spoilers, away! Read more.

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Gizmodo

APRIL 10, 2021

From 2004-2010, these films dominated the horror genre. James Wan directed the first film and had no clue his small little film would become ionic. I won’t lie. When I heard the Saw series was being rebooted, I wasn’t excited. Unfortunately, as the movie progressed in number, the story and quality decreased.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 13, 2022

Not long ago I rewatched the classic movie, The Bridge on the River Kwai and was amazed to see the mental error enacted by none other than Obi Wan Kenobi actor Alec Guinness. In the last moment of the film, Nicholson kills his fellow British officer and suddenly comes to his senses. The bridge isn’t the point; its requirements are.

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 7, 2020

James Wan is helping bring back Knight Rider. Christopher McQuarrie denies wanting to blow up an 111-year-old bridge for the next Mission: Impossible. Magik gets a moment to shine in another New Mutants TV spot. Plus, a look at AMC’s sci-fi-tinged romance show Soulmates , and what’s to come on the last episodes of … Read more.

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Gizmodo

APRIL 28, 2021

But now that we live in a more civilized age, it would seem, fondness for the films has… Read more. The Star Wars prequels have had a rough couple of decades, from seemingly universal mockery to a renewed level of appreciation , as the audiences that watched them as children grew up and re-appraised their strengths and weaknesses.

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Gizmodo

MARCH 25, 2022

March is Women’s History Month, so it seems like the perfect moment to celebrate women who are making history in genre film and television. We’ve compiled a handy list of movies and series, broken down by streaming service , that all highlight the bold (and sometimes legendary) voices of the women behind a lot of our… Read more.

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Gizmodo

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Jason Momoa has making the rounds in support of Dune lately , but there’s another project on the horizon that will soon become his main talking point: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom , sequel to James Wan ’s 2018 blockbuster about the frequently underwater DC Comics hero. That film is now in production and the cast, which… Read more.

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 31, 2021

It’s not every day a trailer features an interview with the director, but it’s not every day the film’s director is the biggest selling point of a movie. James Wan is at the helm of the upcoming horror film Malignant , and he’s the guy who first brought us Saw, Insidious, and The Conjuring.

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Gizmodo

JUNE 30, 2021

A show with Darth Vader, Han Solo, Obi-Wan Kenobi , and more. Somewhere, 39 completed, official episodes of a Star Wars television show exist. A show George Lucas helped create. And yet, according to the show’s co-creator, odds are we’ll never get to see any of it. Read more.

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Gizmodo

JULY 20, 2021

You know what James Wan is very good at? Scaring the bejesus out of you. And with Malignant , he’s back in seemingly very fine form. Read more.

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Gizmodo

MARCH 18, 2022

Christopher Lloyd, best known for playing Brown in the Back to the Future films, has reportedly been cast in the upcoming season of the hit Disney+ Star Wars show Read more. Very little is known about what might happen in The Mandalorian season three , but a certain Dr. Emmett Brown might be able to travel to the future and tell us.

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Gizmodo

MARCH 29, 2021

To celebrate the prequel reunion that Disney+’s new Obi-Wan TV series is set to… Read more. However, it didn’t manage to hire a great many people who became stars after Darth Vader yelled his famous “Nooooooo!” at the end of Revenge of the Sith.

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Gizmodo

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

He’s one of America’s greatest living composers, his work scoring films has elevated cinema soundtracks as a whole and some franchises specifically. He’s John Williams , and he’s celebrating his 90th birthday today. So why not celebrate with him by listening to a few of his greatest songs? Read more.

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Gizmodo

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

There could be more Ready Player One on the way. and more I Am Legend !? Denis Villeneuve offers an update on Dune Part 2 's schedule. Moon Knight has found the voice of Khonshu. Plus, another new glimpse of The Batman and Netflix’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Spoilers now! Read more.

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Gizmodo

JUNE 15, 2021

Something gets glitchy with Spider-Man: No Way Home. Andy Muschietti teases The Flash ’s new suit for Barry. There’s trouble ahead in Alexandria for The Walking Dead ’s final season. Plus, a new clip from F9 , and Kevin Smith talks Masters of the Universe: Revelation influences. To me, my spoilers! Read more.

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Gizmodo

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

We’ve known for a while that James Wan was helping to produce a new three-part Aquaman animated miniseries for HBO Max , and many perhaps expected to see something in the vein of Wan’s work on the Aquaman movies. King of Atlantis , however, is serving up something very different , and it’s looking rather fabulous. Read more.

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Gizmodo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Get a new look at James Wan’s horror film Malignant. James Gunn talks about Peacemaker ’s approach to violence. Plus, more teases for what’s to come on Y: The Last Man , and Netflix nabs a new supernatural Korean thriller in Hellbound. Spoilers get! Read more.

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Gizmodo

APRIL 24, 2021

The Saw films were a huge financial success at the box office, and are looking to duplicate that for the small screen. Lionsgate Television is jumping into the streaming competition, and they plan to come out swinging. The studio is exploring the possibility of a Saw television show. Read more.

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Gizmodo

JANUARY 14, 2022

Plus, James Wan adds yet another project to his producer schedule, and a look at what’s coming on Peacemaker. Batgirl adds a few more mysteries to its cast. The Marvels might have found its composer. Spoilers go! Read more.

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Gizmodo

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

announced back in 2018 that Ava DuVernay had signed on to direct a New Gods film penned by comic book writer Tom King, the news was intriguing—if only for the promise of the creative team potentially bringing the likes of Mister Miracle , Big Barda, and Granny Goodness to the silver screen. When Warner Bros. While it… Read more.

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Gizmodo

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Last week, the first teaser trailer for Amazon Prime’s I Know What You Did Last Summe r TV series —based on the 1972 book and 1997 movie of the same name—came out and we were underwhelmed, especially given that the show is being produced by horror maestro James Wan. The teaser seemed to be comprised of hedonistic c… Read more.

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Gizmodo

MARCH 31, 2022

James Gunn talks the melancholy of filming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Ethan Hawke shares a delightful scene with Willem Defoe in The Northman. Hayden Christensen reflects on returning to Darth Vader. Plus, what’s up on the next episode of Halo , and a glimpse at The Walking Dead ’s midseason finale. Spoilers now! Read more.

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Gizmodo

OCTOBER 8, 2021

During New York Comic Con 2021, the cast of Amazon’s upcoming adaptation of I Know What You Did Last Summer sat down to discuss their excitement about making the 1990s slasher film franchise , adapted from Lois Duncan’s novel of the same name, into a streaming series. While the cast might have expected to spend the… Read more.

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Gizmodo

DECEMBER 28, 2021

“If there’s a bright center to the universe, you’re on the planet that it’s farthest from,” says Luke Skywalker in response to C-3PO’s query about where he and R2-D2 have landed. The first time we watch Star Wars: A New Hope , we have no reason to disbelieve him: The desert planet of Tatooine is almost nothing but sand… Read more.

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Gizmodo

DECEMBER 27, 2021

It’s time: with days left to go, we’re pretty much done with big movie releases in 2021. So at last, we can look back and decide what were the real highs (and real lows) of a very peculiar year for movies , as the world ummed-and-ahhed its way back to theaters as the covid-19 pandemic rolled on. Here’s io9's… Read more.

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Gizmodo

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

We’ve had the Star Wars movies retold in Shakespearean style. Now, it’s time for the great Greek poet Homer to have a turn. Professor Jack Mitchell has taken the events of Rogue One through Return of the Jedi and retold them in the style of epic poetry of antiquity, like The Odyssey, The Aeneid, and Beowolf. The… Read more.

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Gizmodo

APRIL 2, 2021

This week, the Clone War begins.again! But we’re not returning to the 3DCG battlefields of Lucasfilm’s beloved, iconic animated series (not until Bad Batch , at least ). Instead, Disney+ is finally taking us back a long, long time ago—to 2003, to re-experience our first animated taste of one of Star Wars ’ most… Read more.

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Gizmodo

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The first Star Wars spinoff movie since Solo: A Star Wars Story was set to hit theaters in 2023 in the form of Rogue Squadron , a tale of the galaxy far far away’s most elite fighter pilots helmed by Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins. Now, the Rogues have been grounded. and it’s going to take a while for us to see… Read more.

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Gizmodo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Last week at the Game Awards, host Geoff Keighley introduced the first of many game reveals of the night. “I I hope you’re ready,” the host teased, before revealing a cinematic trailer for Star Wars Eclipse , a new action game set in the franchise’s recent The High Republic publishing initiative. What Keighley and… Read more.

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Gizmodo

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

He’s among the most popular Star Wars characters of all time. He was a fan-favorite years before he appeared on screen in The Empire Strikes Back. He was so popular he was retroactively inserted into A New Hope and then introduced in the prequels, where he’s treated with so much narrative reverence he effectively… Read more.

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 25, 2021

Solo is not the most well-respected of Star Wars movies, but there’s one moment that felt especially egregious: the weird, confusing sacrifice of Val, played by Thandiwe Newton. Read more.

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Gizmodo

APRIL 14, 2021

We’ve been waiting for this day for a long time. A long time. Finally, we have visual confirmation of what we could only dream and joke about for years: it sure as hell looks like the Fast and Furious franchise is gonna rocket a car into space. Read more.

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Gizmodo

APRIL 6, 2022

It’s not every day that you wake up knowing you’re going to get exciting news about the future of your favorite franchise , but that’s exactly what’s going to happen on May 26, 2022. Lucasfilm just announced that on that day, which just so happens to be the first day of Star Wars Celebration, a panel will open the… Read more.

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Gizmodo

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Though most movie theaters are back to full function, the safer option for entertainment remains streaming, and fans who choose to stay home and take advantage are constantly rewarded with tons of new content. At the start of each month , most streamers— Netflix , Hulu, Amazon, Disney+, and HBO Max —do a little shuffle,… Read more.

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