Future Stories

The US Air Force plans to spend $28.5 Billion on the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter program from 2025 to 2029. This will be for the 6th generation fighter and the companion wingman drones. The development will ramp up with production starting around 2030. The NGAD will have next level stealth, vastly better engines ... Read more

Image: Paramount/Marvel Studios While Marvel’s had no trouble incorporating unresolved material from previous movies into its recent fare, the studio took its sweet time bringing back threads from 2008's The Incredible Hulk. Abomination showed up in She-Hulk after a brief punch of a cameo in Shang-Chi, and next year’s Captain America: Brave New World is set to go even further by bringing back multiple characters: Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford), his daughter Betty ( Liv Tyler ), and Tim Blake Nelson’s Samuel Sterns, aka the Leader. Recently, Nelson appeared on Michael Rosenbaum’s Inside of You podcast, where he dished a little on returning to this character. Interestingly, he revealed the Leader will be done “as practically as possible with an absence of digital stuff.” The Hulk villain’s got a pretty big head as a side effect of being bombared with the gamma radiation that granted his super intelligence. Normally, that giant cranium would probably be something done with CG, bu

Image: Sucker Punch/PlayStation Ask anyone who plays video games extensively, and they more than likely have at least two studios they go to bat for. We all have developers who, in our eyes, can’t really do any wrong (even though they can and sometimes do); maybe it’s because they were responsible for a life-changing gaming experience, or maybe it’s just that their output has consistently been really good for most or all of their (and our) existence. For me, one of those studios is Sucker Punch Productions, whose most recent game, Ghost of Tsushima , came to PC this week. When it first released in 2020 as a PlayStation 4 exclusive, practically took the world by storm. Not only is a movie adaptation in the works, it’s one of the fastest-selling original titles in Sony’s lineup, and it really took off in Japan. Toshihiro Nagoshi , executive director on the Like a Dragon games, praised Sucker Punch for Tsushima’s historical accuracy and immersion (among other things), even going so

George Miller on the set of Furiosa. Image: Warner Bros. Think about the expectations. Nine years ago, you released maybe one of the best films ever made . It won a ton of Oscars, made solid money at the box office, and has since only risen in respect and reverence. And now, you’re going back. Not just to that world, but to that story and those specific characters. That’s the task George Miller set out with Furiosa: A Mad Max Sag a, his follow-up to the iconic Mad Max: Fury Road. Recently, io9 had the pleasure of sitting down with the legendary filmmaker and ask him if he felt he’d achieved that same bar with Furiosa and how he thought people were going to react to it. His answer was fascinating. You can watch it below and read after that. What Drives Director George Miller to Storytelling? “I hope so,” Miller told io9 when asked if he lived up to expectations. “You don’t know. The truth is it’s really interesting to me. It’s one of the excitements. One of the things that kee

Image: BoxLunch With Memorial Day weekend coming up and summer vacation not far behind, here’s some of our favorite Disney -inspired fandom fashion, accessories, and other fun essentials to throw in your luggage. Find something for the whole family whether you’re traveling with (or without) littles to the beach for a staycation, Disney Parks , or around the world . BoxLunch, RSVLTS, PatPat, Bubble, and Stoney Clover Lane have you covered with the latest stylish drops for those jet-set plans. Check out this summer vacation guide for more! PatPat x Lilo and Stitch Image: PatPat Shop the collection for the whole family online . PatPat x Lilo and Stitch Image: PatPat Shop the collection for the whole family online . BoxLunch x Disney Donald Duck 90 Image: BoxLunch Shop the collection in stores or online . BoxLunch x Disney Donald Duck 90 Image: BoxLunch Shop the collection in stores or online . BoxLunch x Disney Donald Duck 90 Image: BoxLunch Shop the collecti

Spider-Man’s fourth movieis still hanging on. Image: Sony Two things are true when listening to the head of a movie studio. One, they’re not going to say anything bad about their movies, and two, they definitely know everything happening with those movies . That’s why a new interview with the chairman of Sony Motion Pictures Group, Tom Rothman, should both be taken with the utmost authority , but also a tiny grain of salt. Speaking to Deadline , Rothman has some harsh criticisms for the movie business in general as well as some huge excitement for some of the movies he has in the works. One in particular stood out in the chat because it’s a film we all know will be coming eventually, but nothing has been set in stone on . “Let me tell you when the last of the Spider-Verse movies comes with Phil Lord and Chris Miller, it’s going to be a significant event, as will the next Tom Holland Spider-Man film,” Rothman said. “And when all the Karate Kid storylines come together with Ralph

Image: American Zoetrope Reactions for Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis have begun to hit the internet and they are as all over the place as the film itself seems to be. Megalopolis is a sci-fi love story between architect Cesar ( Adam Driver ) and socialite Julia (Nathalie Emmanuel), who become caught up in the plans that Julia’s powerful father Frank (Giancarlo Esposito) has for New York City. Megalopolis premiered at Cannes to wide ranging reviews with critics feeling inspired by Coppola’s ambitious undertaking... or bored by the sheer length of it. Check out the thoughts out of the film festival below: Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel and Star Wars releases, what’s next for the DC Universe on film and TV , and everything you need to know about House of the Dragon and Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power .

The logo for Jason Universe. Image: Horror Inc. A new company just announced it’s come on board and is ready to take Jason Voorhees and the Friday the 13th franchise into the future. What exactly that means though, is not quite crystal (lake) clear. IGN broke the news that a company called Horror Inc. is launching a new initiative called “Jason Universe” which will create “new Friday the 13th activations [spanning] a wide range of platforms from entertainment, games, immersive experiences, merchandise, and more to be announced throughout 2024.” On its official site, it touts “Welcome to a new era from the original owners of the Friday the 13th franchise.” The announcement comes on the heels of the recent news of Bryan Fuller departing the Peacock streaming series Crystal Lake . That series, if it happens, seems to fall under this umbrella since Robert Barsamian, the president of Horror, Inc., is one of its producers. He also produced the popular 2017 video game. “For decade