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Has the Next James Bond Been Found?

Benedict Wong teases his return to the MCU. Karen Gillain has hopes for the future of Jumanji. Get a look at the anime adaptation of Akira Toriyama’s Sand Land. Plus, Warner Bros. wants to make Dr. Seuss strike again with a new Cat in the Hat movie. Spoilers get!Who Should Be the Next James Bond? io9 PicksJames BondBritish tabloid The Sun alleges that Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been formally offered the role of James Bond, replacing Daniel Craig in the role.Save the Green Planet!According to the InSneider newsletter, Jesse…

Netflix’s 3 Body Problem Explores Huge Questions But Still Feels Intimate

Netflix’s 3 Body Problem—an adaptation of Chinese author Liu Cixin’s acclaimed sci-fi novel from David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (Game of Thrones) and Alexander Woo (The Terror: Infamy)—delves into enormous questions. But though its central conflict is planet-sized, it manages to feel like an intimate story, with characters who feel real despite the unbelievable and often elevated circumstances they find themselves in.Netflix Passwords, ChatGPT Can’t Detect AI, and No More CoTweets | Editor PicksFiguring out the specifics…

10 Sci-Fi Movies on Amazon Prime Just Asking For Repeat Viewings

Sunshine (2007) - TrailerAs Danny Boyle and Alex Garland plot a fresh chapter in their 28 Days Later zombie series, here’s another horror tale (with a healthy dose of sci-fi) they made with Cillian Murphy. This 2007 movie—also starring Michelle Yeoh, Chris Evans, Benedict Wong, Mark Strong, and Rose Byrne—is set in 2057 and imagines a crew of astronauts trying to save the Earth by reigniting the sun... a mission that would already be dangerous enough without bringing additional monstrous elements into the mix. Rent or buy…

The First Trailer for Netflix’s 3 Body Problem Presents a Haunting Dystopia

Here’s your best look yet at the next show from Game of Thrones’ David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, 3 Body Problem, made in collaboration with True Blood writer Alexander Woo and based on Liu Cixin’s lauded sci-fi novel. Netflix Passwords, ChatGPT Can’t Detect AI, and No More CoTweets | Editor PicksThe trailer for the series starring Benedict Wong (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness), Liam Cunningham (The Last Voyage of the Demeter), and Eiza González (Godzilla vs. Kong)—among a star-studded ensemble—was unveiled at…

Netflix Reveals 3 Body Problem Clip and March 2024 Release Date

Image: NetflixWe’ve known since 2020 that Game of Thrones co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss would be shepherding 3 Body Problem, Netflix’s series adaptation of Chinese author Liu Cixin’s acclaimed sci-fi novel—and we’ve known since 2021 who was going to star in it. Now, we know when it’s arriving: March 21, 2024.Netflix Passwords, ChatGPT Can’t Detect AI, and No More CoTweets | Editor PicksNetflix revealed the date of 3 Body Problem’s premiere today as part of its Geeked Week festivities, and also shared a brief

All of Netflix's Nerdy Announcements at Tudum 2023

Netflix had its annual Tudum event, which highlighted the streamer’s upcoming slate of media for the remainder of 2023 and well into 2024. During the livestreamed presentation in São Paulo, Brazil, Netflix gave first looks at upcoming series like its live-action adaptations of Avatar: The Last Airbender and One Piece …Read more... Netflix had its annual Tudum event, which highlighted the streamer’s upcoming slate of media for the remainder of 2023 and well into 2024. During the livestreamed presentation in São Paulo,…

We Finally Know Something About Agatha: Coven of Chaos

Sure, we knew Katharyn Hahn would be returning to play her breakout character in the upcoming WandaVision spin-off Agatha: Coven of Chaos. We knew who had joined her for the show, including Patti LuPone, Aubrey Plaza, and Heartstopper’s Joe Locke. But until today, we didn’t know about its plot or characters, and it’s thanks to LuPone.Bryce Dallas Howard on a Feature Star Wars Film and Book of Boba FettSpeaking on The View, the actor/singer announced—likely without Marvel Studios’ permission—she would be playing Lilia…

Wong Returns in “Is This Not Real Magic?”

Wong was back on an all-new She-Hulk.Screenshot: Marvel Studios/Disney+You just knew the fourth episode of She-Hulk: Attorney At Law was going to be different when it started with a lame magician. His name was Donny Blaze (Entourage’s Rhys Coiro) and you might have thought you were watching the wrong show until he pulled out the Sling Ring. But even then, the scene and subsequent storyline definitely felt like a tangent for the show so far, but here’s hoping it will all add up eventually.Blaze’s use of the Sling Ring gets

She-Hulk Episode 4 Post-Credits Scene, Explained

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law episode 4 — now streaming on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar — has a starring role for the Sorcerer Supreme, as Wong (Benedict Wong) enlists the help of Jennifer Walters/ She-Hulk (Tatiana Maslany) for a legal matter. Wong is majorly upset with failed amateur Los Angeles magician Donny Blaze (Rhys Coiro), who has been using a sling ring he got while training at Kamar-Taj to spruce up his magic routines. She-Hulk episode 4 opens with one such act, where Donny calls upon stage Madisynn (Patty…

Tell Us About Your Pop Culture Month: August 2022

Image: VolitionOur monthly question about the things you watched, read, or played continues with the final month of the summer before school stars and the holiday season gets ready to rear its head.Played: In addition to grinding and enjoying my way through Xenoblade Chronicles 3, I decided to replay some of the Saints Row games ahead of the then-incoming reboot. A few hours with Saints Row 3 and 4 were some welcome returns to nostalgia; I loved both of those games back in the PS3 and 360 days, and they remain