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Image: The Pokémon Company, Lego, Super7Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular roundup of the latest toy news tickling our wallets. This week: Super7 goes back to Springfield for another wave of Simpsons Ultimates figures, Mirage joins Hasbro’s Transformers: Rise of the Beasts toyline, and here’s your chance to celebrate 30 years of Jurassic Park with, of course, Barbasol. Check it out!Image: Super7Super7 The Simpsons Ultimates! Wave 4Apparently trying to prove it’s a Simpsons super-fan by still refusing to give us…

Image: Marvel ComicsWhen Jonathan Majors made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Loki, he was merely “He Who Remains,” an enigmatic being who claimed to be policing the timeline to prevent other incarnations of himself from wreaking havoc. Once he was murdered (by Loki variant Sylvie’s hand), however, those other incarnations were allowed to wreak havoc, altering the timeline to take control of the Time Variance Authority—and likely much more, as we’ll see in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. But who is Kang the…

Screenshot: Marvel StudiosThe cast and crew of Cocaine Bear cannot emphasize enough that their movie features a bear on cocaine. James Gunn says Harley Quinn will continue in his new vision for DC. Plus, what’s coming when La Brea returns. Spoilers get!Tim Travers and the Time Traveller’s ParadoxDeadline also reports Samuel Dunning, Joel McHale,and Danny Trejo have wrapped filming on Tim Travers & The Time Traveler’s Paradox, a new sci-fi comedy from director Stimson Snead. In the film, Dunning stars as “a…

Image: Courtesy of Sundance InsituteOf course io9 wants you to read this review, but Infinity Pool—the latest from Brandon Cronenberg (Antiviral, Possessor)—is one of those movies you shouldn’t know too much about before you watch it. No spoilers here, but if you want to go in totally blind, you’ve been warned.Set on a fictional island (Croatia provides the gorgeously scenic backdrops) at an exclusive resort, Infinity Pool introduces us to James (The Northman’s Alexander Skarsgård) and Em (In the Shadow of the Moon’s…

SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE - Official Trailer (HD)Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (June 2)It can’t actually happen, right? Sequels are almost always inferior to the originals, especially when the original was a film sent down from the heavens and presented to the world as a stone-cold superhero masterpiece. But Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse could actually live up to the impossible expectations of following up one of the best superhero movies ever. Strays (June 9)When you think “adult animation” you…

Image: Marvel StudiosScream VI teases some of the New York locales Ghostface will visit. The Last of Us shows off what to expect for the rest of the season. Plus, get a look at what’s in store on Superman & Lois, Syfy’s new space-disaster colony show The Ark, and Poker Face. Spoilers get!Fast XVariety reports Leo Abelo Perry (Cheaper by the Dozen) has been cast as Dom Toretto’s son, Brian, in Fast X.The Fantastic FourIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s Glenn Howerton addressed rumors he’s up for the role during a…

Drax’s final ride comes in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.Image: Marvel StudiosTen years ago, when James Gunn cast former professional wrestler Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, some were skeptical. Sure, this dude was a charismatic wrestler, but could he act? Oh, how that has changed, now that Bautista’s breakout Marvel Studios role has propelled him into a diverse, impressive acting career. Though the character is a fan favorite, the actor reveals that he never wanted Drax to be his signature role and that he’ll…

Image: MarvelUnlike certain other high-profile directors, James Cameron is a professed fan of Marvel and DC movies. But in a new interview for Avatar: The Way of Water, he weighed in on the VFX used to create Marvel villain Thanos, versus the VFX that brings his Avatar characters to life. And you won’t be surprised which he favors.“I am not gonna dis the Marvel or the DC Universe. Love those movies, let’s just get that off the table,” he said in a video interview with Comicbook.com. And while he may indeed enjoy the plot…

And that’s that, but despite being a pretty long trailer, we don’t really get to see too much about the movie, beyond it relying on us caring enough about Rocket Raccoon to see a whole origin story/revenge plot, while once again having to deal with Peter’s feelings for Gamora.No doubt we’ll find out more in the coming months. I hope Rocket kisses that otter though, he does deserve to be happy.Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will be released in theaters May 5, 2023.Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest…

To get to the end, you must go back to the beginning. That’s what writer-director James Gunn has been saying about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the final film in his time with the Marvel heroes, which will finally reveal where and how Rocket Raccoon came to be.You get a little of that in this first trailer for the May 5 release, which brings back all the original stars, and a few new ones too. Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Pom Klementieff, Karen Gillan, and Sean Gunn make up the current Guardians (along with the voices…