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Cruella — out now on Disney+ Hotstar — has the same problem as Game of Thrones' final season. Before it wraps up, the Disney movie needs Emma Stone to turn into the 101 Dalmatians villain (or thereabouts) that we all know. Just as Game of Thrones needed Daenerys Targaryen to become the antagonist. The HBO series failed spectacularly in that regard, and though Cruella's heel turn isn't as horrible, it's certainly not believable. Events happen not because they make sense, but because they know they are part of a movie.…

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Illustration: Grandeduc (Adobe Stock)io9 is proud to present fiction from LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE. Once a month, we feature a story from LIGHTSPEED’s current issue. This month’s selection is “Critical Mass” by Peter Watts. You can read the story below or listen to the podcast on Lightspeed’s website. Enjoy!Critical MassLeo Gregory is losing altitude.He coasts on the thermals of a legacy fading behind him: a documentary here, a retrospective there, some greatest-hits collection down in the corner for the dilettantes. Oh,…

Emma Mackey might have confirmed a theory that’s been swirling around Greta Gerwig’s forthcoming Barbie film. While plot details around Gerwig’s live-action Barbie – which began filming in spring this year – have been kept under wraps, news reports have indicated that multiple actors will play different versions of Barbie and Ken. So far, we know that Margot Robbie will portray the iconic doll, with Ryan Gosling cast opposite her as Ken. Set photos of Robbie and Gosling rollerblading around Venice Beach in bright,…

Matilda, Matthew Warchus’s film version of the hit West End musical based on the Roald Dahl children’s story, is to open this year’s London film festival.The musical, which stars Emma Thompson as Miss Trunchbull, Lashana Lynch as Miss Honey and newcomer Alisha Weir in the title role, will kick off the 66th festival on 5 October, two months before its nationwide release.Dahl published his novel – his bestselling work for children – in 1988. The story, about a young girl with telekinetic powers who fosters her love for…

Emma Roberts has officially joined the cast of Madame Web, as reported by Deadline. The actress joins the star-studded cast that includes 50 Shades of Grey actress Dakota Johnson and Euphoria actress Sydney Sweeney. Isabel Merced of Dora and the Lost City of Gold fame, The Serpent actor Tahir Rahim and The In Between star Celeste O’Connor will also appear in the highly anticipated movie. Television director S.J. Clarkson is set to direct the Spider-Man spin-off film. Madame Web is a clairvoyant mutant who can see the…

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Photo: Jesse Grant (Getty Images)Sony Pictures continues to take chances on its extended Spider-Man universe of characters with the Dakota Johnson-led Madame Web, adding yet another name—Emma Roberts, star of American Horror Story and Scream Queens—to its cast in yet another undefined role. This news comes courtesy of Deadline. Roberts joins recently announced co-stars Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O’Connor, Isabela Merced, and Tahar Rahim. S.J. Clarkson will direct from a screenplay by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless.The film…

Kubert is a known name in the comic world, and for Emma Kubert, there is a legacy attached to being a creator in this industry. In Tapas’ Brush Stroke, the artist shares a semi-autobiographical slice of life tale about a young art student figuring it all out when her life is turned on its ear.  Read the synopsis from the series page: “A semi-autobiographical tale about 21-year-old art college student, May Collins, who finds her life turned upside down when her father falls into debt and her dream of becoming a renowned…

Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Yet another big-name star has crawled into the cast of Sony’s Madame Web movie. The lukewarm reception to the Venom films and the world’s most beloved flop that is Morbius hasn’t deterred the studio from its commitment to building up a universe of Spider-Man villain-centric productions, and the latest to be in the works is this female-fronted effort starring Dakota Johnson in the title role. According to Deadline, joining Johnson in Madame Web will be Emma Roberts. The…