Cinema’s annual awards race comes to a close this weekend during the Academy Awards, and there’s no other story like Nimona’s journey to becoming a nominee in the Best Animated Feature category. IMDb Changes Rating System After Little Mermaid Review-Bombed | Future Tech Producers Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary sat down with io9 to tell … Read more
A cult animated short with over 92 million views made a dark darling out of Hazbin Hotel, and its popularity inspired a legion of fans to raise a little hell so it could get picked up to series. It’s now a Prime Video animated (and very adult) musical comedy, and io9 got a chance to … Read more
Taking over the mantle from John Williams can be an intimidating task for anyone stepping into the role of composer within the Star Wars universe. After all, Star Wars wouldn’t be Star Wars without its iconic themes. But for Ryan Shore, who’s recently composed for a number of legacy franchises including Scooby-Doo, it was an … Read more
The Last of Us, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Our Flag Means Death, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury, Doctor WhoImage: HBO, Paramount+, Max, Crunchyroll, BBC/Disney+ With a dizzying array of streaming services available, there was no shortage of great TV this year—and while io9 has already shared our top 20 shows of 2023, today … Read more
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 100 years of creating timeless magic is at the core of Wish, its latest feature now playing in theaters. Rainn Wilson’s First Fandoms: Star Trek And D&D io9 recently sat down with Wish directors Fawn Veerasunthorn and Chris Buck to talk about the animation company’s effort to pay homage to everyone … Read more
Image: Warner Bros. Obviously, we could be thankful for Barbie just because it’s Barbie and it’s great. But the real reason Barbie is on this list is because it probably shouldn’t have been great. For a moment, take Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, and all those people away. The simple statement “Warner Bros. is … Read more
Readers beware, you’re in for a new take on Goosebumps scares. The popular R.L. Stine gateway horror books are now an anthology series which interweaves familiar monsters and spooky lore into a new terrifying tale, with a new group of teens at its center. Classics like The Haunted Mask and Say Cheese and Die! become … Read more
After tackling the Halloween universe, director David Gordon Green set his sights on re-imagining The Exorcist for a new generation with The Exorcist: Believer. Spoilers of the Week | June 3rd io9 sat down with Green to discuss the film he and collaborator Danny McBride (2018 Halloween franchise) co-created, with the filmmaker taking up the … Read more
A soul-eating demon haunts a pair of first technology Indian American women in a suburban city they already don’t fairly match into in Bishal Dutta’s horror debut It Lives Inside. Spoilers of the Week | June third io9 lately caught up with the filmmaker to debate his breakout movie from Neon, and the way demons … Read more
Getting butts into movie show seats is an project Tom Cruise has taken upon himself, one cinema-revitalizing blockbuster at a time. In partnership with director-writer Chris McQuarrie, the star is hitting the screens with the most recent thrilling chapter of the Mission: Not possible franchise, Lifeless Reckoning Half One. Will We See Extra of Uhura’s Relationship … Read more