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Photo: Variance Films/ Emma McIntyre (Getty Images)As award season ramps up, RRR—one of the best historical fantasy action films we’ve ever seen—has so far nabbed Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards for its music. Composer M.M. Keeravaani recently chatted with io9 to discuss working with RRR director S.S. Rajamouli on the film’s epic music, the international reaction to the film, and the viral video sensation of “Naatu Naatu”—thanks in no small part to the film’s charismatic leading men NTR Jr and Ram Charan.Sabina…

Screenshot: Variance FilmsIf there’s one question audiences are asking after watching S.S. Rajamouli’s epic RRR, it’s: “Where can we see more of Ram Charan and NTR Jr.?” It seems inevitable that the Tollywood superstars will blow up on the Hollywood blockbuster scene with crossover success—think pop-star BTS level,but make it cinema. It’s time to place our bets on which director or producer courts them into a major franchise. Best part is? They’re ready to go. In an interview with Variety, Ram Charan and NTR Jr.…

Photo: Marijan Murat/picture-alliance/dpa (AP)The U.S. government is not considering banning gas stoves, a consumer safety agency said, days after one of its commissioners suggested to the press that a ban could be on the table.In a statement issued on Twitter Tuesday, the chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Alexander Hoehn-Saric, said that while the Commission is researching the impact of gas stoves and working to make the appliances safer, it has no plans to ban them outright.“Research indicates that…

Screenshot: Variance FilmsThere’s a breakneck energy in RRR despite its three-hour runtime—and it’s an energy that Marvel Studios could use a dose of. It’d be such a win to bring in director S.S. Rajamouli (who has an RRR sequel in the works) or recruit its leading men, NTR Jr. and Ram Charan, to be Marvel stars. It’s all there on the screen already: RRR clearly establishes both actors’ talent at playing super heroic revolutionaries; their portrayal of a powerful bromance-turned-complicated enemy situation hasearned…

Photo: Tim Boyle (Getty Images)The federal government may consider a ban on gas stoves thanks to mounting concerns about the health impacts of the appliances, Bloomberg reported Monday.In an interview with Bloomberg, Richard Trumka, Jr., a commissioner at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, saidthe agency would consider a range of options, including restricting manufacturing or importing gas stoves and/or putting emissions standards on the products, to better protect U.S. consumers.“This is a hidden hazard,”…

Illustration: Grandfailure (Dreamstime)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 “A Man Walks Into a Bar: In Which More Than Four Decades After My Father’s Reluctant Night of Darts on West 54th Street I Finally Understand What Needs to Be Done” by Scott Edelman. You can read the story below or listen to the podcast on Lightspeed’s website. Enjoy!A Man Walks Into a Bar: In Which More Than Four Decades After My…

The TRUTH Social website is seen on a mobile device with an image of former US president Donald Trump in the background in this photo illustration in Warsaw, Poland on 23 February, 2022.Nurphoto | Getty ImagesMonths after Donald Trump began building his social media platform, Truth Social, he considered jumping ship and backing a competitor, according to an insider account.Trump Media founders and former "Apprentice" contestants Andy Litinsky and Wes Moss first met with Trump over burgers and ice cream on Jan. 26, 2021 —…

Image: ParamountHeather Langenkamp wants Nightmare on Elm Street to get the Halloween reboot treatment. Tenoch Huerta hopes Namor gets people talking in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Plus, a glimpse at the She-Hulk finale, and behind the scenes on Madame Web. To me, my spoilers!Transformers: Rise of the BeastsIn a new Instagram post, director Steven Caple, Jr. revealed both Michelle Yeoh and Pete Davidson have joined the voice cast of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts as Air-Razor and Mirage, respectively. The…

Photo: Kent Nishimura (Getty Images)Social media sites and video platforms are grappling with whether or not to pull videos depicting the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.Facebook and Twitter both stepped in Friday hours after Abe’s death and announced they would remove videos showing the assassination, which they claim violate the company’s rules. The takedowns highlight an inherent content moderation tension at social media companies: While assassination videos are graphic by nature, some…