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When The Acolyte hits Disney+ in June, it’ll be the first time many Star Wars fans discover the High Republic, an era of the franchise set hundreds of years before the movies. Others though have been reading about it for years and they’ll surely be anxious to see if any of their favorite characters pop up.James Mangold on his Future Star Wars Film | io9 InterviewTurns out the answer is... only one will. In an interview with Collider, Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland confirmed that only one previously known High Republic…

Danny DeVito has hinted at a new project with Twins co-star, Arnold Schwarzenegger, after the pair appeared at the Oscars together.The actor, 79, told the New York Post the pair have talked to film executives about the possibility of a new film.Devito said: "So we're in the process of... we're thinking about it."It may not be related to Twins. Or, it may be related to other things that we've done. Junior or Batman," he added.#It comes after the pair appeared on the Academy Awards stage to present the gong for Best Visual…

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…

In the future, the ideal time to eat a burger won’t be when you’re hungry and really hankering for one. It’ll be the oddest, most awkward hours — late mornings or afternoons, the middle of the night on a Tuesday — the slices of time when prices will be lowest. Not unlike your Uber ride, fast food prices will go up or down depending on demand. At least, this is the world people imagined when fast food chain Wendy’s revealed it would be tinkering with “dynamic pricing,” a broad term that describes any strategy where…

Image: Universal Pictures, Paramount, Toho, Netflix, Marvel, Hasbro, Netflix, Studio Ghibli, Photo: Richard Foreman/Prime Video, Screenshot: Disney+David Lynch’s Dune might just be the ultimate “what if?” movie, especially in a world where Denis Villeneuve’s take is the biggest film at the box office right now. So when you get unseen creepy baby talk uncovered for the first time in decades, by god, you take it. Check out that, why Oscar-winner Godzilla Minus One isn’t in theaters anymore, and Jennifer Lopez doing…

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Image: InnerslothLast year, CBS Studios revealed it was adapting the hit social deduction game Among Us into an animated TV show from Infinity Train’s Owen Dennis. Odd as it was—and still is—you had to wonder who’d end up voicing the little crewmates at the heart of it all. And like plenty of other animated TV shows these days, there’s some pretty well-known actors lending their talents to this thing.Making the Freddy Fazbear Pizza Band Come to Life for Five Nights at Freddy’sLeading the voice cast for the series is…

Image: Warner Bros.Hollywood’s been trying for years now to revive Little Shop of Horrors for a new cinematic audience. Last we heard, Arrowverse head Greg Berlanti was going to try his hand at it with Billy Porter and maybe Chris Evans. That version ultimately got scrapped in 2022, but Hollywood’s angling to try and grow a new version of the beloved film yet again.Ben Schwartz on Balancing Scripted Comedy and Improv in Renfield | io9 InterviewAs reported by Deadline, the horror-comedy film is being rebooted, with…

Image: Prime VideoAdapting any well-known property is always going to be a big feat, especially when it comes to video games. It’s one thing to adapt a comic or TV show, it’s another thing to adapt a series of games, which come with a greater degree of self-expression. You can please some fans, but you can’t please all of the fans, as we’ve seen with basically every game-to-TV/film adaptation within the last five years.Making the Freddy Fazbear Pizza Band Come to Life for Five Nights at Freddy’sTalking to T3, Westworld…

Image: BlumhouseHope you like Blumhouse movies, because the company is re-releasing some old ones into theaters later this month.Unboxing Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Limited Edition Playstation 5 BundleHoping to start a new annual trend, the five day-long Halfway to Halloween film festival sees Blumhouse partnering with AMC Theaters (across 100 theaters in 40 US cities) from Friday, March 29 to Tuesday, April 2. Split will kick things off on the 29th, followed by The Purge (March 30), Ouija: Origin of Evil (March 31), Insidious…