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Image: Warner Bros./DC ComicsWarner Bros. may be playing fast and loose with DC movies in live-action, but over in animation, the studio makes sure to release a handful of movies every year. Sometimes these are fun one-offs (often set in another universe, adapted or others), and others are part of their own ongoing world that’s technically meant to function as the primary DC animated universe. For 2024, DC’s going back to the nostalgia mines by adapting two of its most well-known works.Billy Crudup on Picking Mr. New…

Image: Mattel, Penguin Random House, NECA, and MondoIt’s a weird year for San Diego Comic-Con, as this week the show opens with a raft of absent studios and amid the shockwaves of an unprecedented labor movement in Hollywood. But the more things have changed for SDCC 2023, one thing’s stayed the same: there’s plenty of cool toys and collectibles con-goers (and in some cases, those of us stuck at home) can get their hands on.Every year before Comic-Con begins io9 walks you through some of the best, and occasionally…

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest toy news! This week Lego goes back to the Koopa Kingdom for new Super Mario sets, Star Trek’s Spot the Cat gets the 1:6 scale Data accessory he deserves, and the Suicide Squad goes... Little People. Check it out!This Week's Toys Are Straight From a Multiverse of Marketing MadnessImage: LegoLego Super Mario Larry’s and Morton’s Airships Expansion SetIt’s been a good few years for Nintendo with the success of the Switch and games like Animal Crossing and The…

Image: TIFFYou may recall that late last year, a movie by the name of The People’s Joker caught the attention of film folks during the festival circuit. After a single showing at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Warner Bros. Discovery shut down future screenings on the basis that they own the rights to the actual DC Comics villain Joker (and more specifically, the 2019 film that this movie is parodying). Following that, director/actor Vera Drew said the film would eventually come out, it just…

Image: Lucasfilm, Tordotcom, and 20th Century StudiosIt’s that time of year again: Chengdu Worldcon has released the full list of nominees for this year’s Hugos, the premiere science fiction and fantasy awards ceremony highlighting the best in books, film, TV, and criticism in genre material.What Drew John Boyega Back Into Sci-Fi? | io9 InterviewThis year marks the 81st WorldCon, the traditional home of the Hugo Awards winners ceremony, taking place this year in Chengdu, China between October 18 to 22. More than 25,000…

What would San Diego Comic-Con be without big showings from the biggest companies in the world of comics? While we recently learned that Marvel Studios, the film and TV arm of Marvel, will only have a presence on the convention floor—we now know that DC Comics will have a huge overall presence across the convention.What Does James Gunn Want from His Superman Movie? | io9 InterviewDC will hold the world premiere screening of its upcoming animated film Justice League: Warworld; a new upcoming documentary, Superpowered: The…

HBO has always made amazing documentaries, whether for broadcast TV or its streaming service, Max. So there’s every reason to be excited about Superpowered: The DC Story even before I tell you that Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Leslie Iwerks and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Mark Catalena co-directed the three-part series, which will explore the comics publisher through its 85+ years of history with a truly stunning array of comics writers, artists, and luminaries, as well as its live-action stars, directors, and producers…

Ezra Miller stars as Barry Allen in Warner Bros.' "The Flash."Warner Bros. Discovery"The Flash" is a flop. "Black Adam" was a bust. And does anyone remember "Shazam: Fury of the Gods"?DC Studios needs more than a hero, it needs a new strategy – something different than even its recently established reboot plan.DC and its parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, have Marvel Cinematic Universe envy. It's easy to see why. The MCU's movies, including ones that haven't been released by Disney, have grossed about $30 billion…

This year’s San Diego Comic-Con was just dealt a major blow, as it seems Marvel Studios will not be presenting its upcoming slate in Hall H this year.io9 Interview: Oscar Isaac Was 'All In' on Moon KnightAccording to the Wrap, which broke the news, the studio will have a presence on the convention center floor—so possible displays, giveaways, stuff like that—but Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige won’t be doing what he loves to do at the convention: taking the stage in Hall H in front of 6,000 fans and makingall kinds…

Ezra Miller at the premiere of "The Flash" held at TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on June 12, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Christopher Polk | Variety | Getty ImagesAfter nearly a decade in development, "The Flash" is finally speeding into theaters this weekend.The Warner Bros. Discovery feature arrives at a time of significant change at the company and after a string of legal controversies for its star, Ezra Miller.With a predicted opening in the range of $75 million to $85 million, "The Flash" is expected to be a welcome…