Future Stories

When you heard the news earlier this week of a new ThunderCats movie, there’s a chance you paid it no mind. These days so many projects are announced, directors attached, and scripts developed that so few of them ever see the light of day. That goes doubly for huge fantasy adaptations. Think about how many Voltron or … Read more...

The best Star Wars game that doesn’t involve the player swinging a lightsaber is getting an April 6 release on PlayStation 4 and Switch, but those looking for a physical version of Republic Commando will need to wait until April 16, when the four-week pre-order window opens for Limited Run ’s physical version,… Read more...

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In space, nobody can hear you be a complete buffoon —unless you’re speaking to them directly about how, exactly, you painted the wrong number on the side of your own ship . Read more...

Rian Johnson’s Star Wars trilogy seems less likely than ever today, seeing as how the director just closed a $450 million deal to make two Knives Out sequels at Netflix. And you know what? Good for him. Read more...

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The Whitehouse has a statement on the American’s Jobs Plan (aka the multi-trillion dollar infrastructure bill.) * In total, the plan will invest about $2 trillion this decade. * $621 billion in transportation infrastructure and resilience. * invest $80 billion to address Amtrak’s repair backlog * a targeted investment tax credit that incentivizes the buildout of at least 20 gigawatts of high-voltage capacity power lines * Invest $25 billion in our airports, including funding for the Airport Improvement Program, upgrades to FAA assets that ensure safe and efficient air travel, * $174 billion investment to win the EV market. His The post US Infrastructure Plan first appeared on NextBigFuture.com .

This is Yekaterina Lisina, a bronze medal-winning Olympian with the Russian basketball team, and now model, with what is surely the most 1:1 cosplay possible of Resident Evil’s Lady Dimitrescu. Read more...

It’s a safe bet that if you’re settling in to watch Shudder’s Creepshow series —based on the films by George A. Romero and Stephen King —you’re already a horror fan. Creepshow knows this, and it would like to thank you for your support of season one by kicking off season two with an episode targeting the hearts of… Read more...

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Two giant monsters enter. Then, presumably, one giant monster leaves. The only way to know who wins and who loses is to watch Godzilla Vs. Kong , out today on HBO Max —and then head right back here to discuss the battle between the King of the Monsters and the Greatest of Apes, and whether it lived up to all its massive… Read more...

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Growing up, my favorite movies were Indiana Jones , The Lord of the Rings , James Bond— anything with action and adventure. They typically starred daring men, but as a young woman I started admiring more powerful, smart women who could command a room. Fast forward to today, and more women than ever are badasses who… Read more...

He may be the Internet’s meme du jour, but John Walker is no joke—he’s the new Captain America in Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and he’s fascinating . io9 had a chance to speak with Wyatt Russell, the actor behind the mask, and discuss his great venture into the MCU. Read more...

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This month we’ve got teenage telekinetics, magical twins , shapeshifters, supernatural detectives , space adventures, palace intrigue, fantasy epics, monsters, and more—plus the first-ever YA fantasy novel by io9 co-founder Charlie Jane Anders . Read on! Read more...

There’s no question that we’re messing up the oceans big time. But shocking new research shows the world’s addiction to fossil fuels is changing the bodies of big ocean predators like narwhals. A study published this month in Current Biology uses narwhal tusks to examine how the animals store mercury over time,… Read more...

Elon Musk says the SN15 rolls to launch pad in a few days. It has hundreds of design improvements across structures, avionics/software and engine. Next major technology rev is at SN20. Those ships will be orbit-capable with heat shield and stage separation system. Ascent success probability is high. However, SN20+ vehicles will probably need many flight attempts to survive Mach 25 entry heating and land intact. The SN10 and SN11 launches were a little over 3 weeks apart. The previous batch of SN15 rolls to launch pad in a few days. It has hundreds of design improvements across structures, avionics/software The post SpaceX Batches Major Starship Prototype Upgrades first appeared on NextBigFuture.com .

Let’s face it. We’re all old . Even if that’s not technically true, there’s always something a person can say or do to make you feel that way. One of those is when we realize a movie we feel an affinity for is way older than we remember it being . The best course of action? Use the fact that your favorite movie is about… Read more...

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A new animated movie produced by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who directed both the outstanding first Lego Movie and the even more outstanding Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse ? Yes, please. Read more...

Eighty million years ago, a large dinosaur curled up and died in what is today western Argentina. The dinosaur was a bipedal, meat-eating predator from the little-known family Abelisauridae, which could grow to nearly 30 feet long and are characterized by their stubby, rugged skulls. This particular abelisaur, dubbed … Read more...

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You’ll have to wait a little longer for Mortal Kombat and Venom 2 . Get a tiny little taste of more The Suicide Squad footage. The cast of Lucifer shares their thoughts as the show wraps production. Plus, Teen Titans Go! recruits an old foe for a new Easter special. Spoilers, Go! Read more...

When the Cruella trailer dropped in February, we were suddenly aware of the possibility that there could be a striking resemblance between a Disney villain origin story and a Batman villain origin story . But Emma Stone, who plays the stylish , dog-hating protagonist, says her movie and Joker aren’t all that alike. Read more...

The newly landed Perseverance rover is understandably stealing much of the limelight these days, which means Curiosity—after 10 years of faithful service—is suddenly having to play second fiddle. Curiosity’s latest selfie reminds us that the six-wheeled probe is very much still around and doing important scientific… Read more...

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If you’re a Star Wars fan online, there stands a high chance that you’ve not only heard of Wookieepedia —the Fandom-owned community resource archiving eons of material from the franchise—but spent more time than you’d like to admit looking up everything from Ickabel G’ont to the history of the Grysk Hegemony . But an… Read more...

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He has history in the field of medical sciences , of course, so Donald Faison should be more than fine adding sugar, spice, and everything nice to the CW’s live-action take on the Powerpuff Girls. Read more...

Researchers have demonstrated just how easy it is to trick the mind into remembering something that didn’t happen. They also used two very simple techniques to reverse those false memories, in a feat that paves the way for a deeper understanding of how memory works. Read more...

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Though The Falcon and The Winter Soldier ’s unabashedly the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first attempt at something akin to a buddy-cop action series, the show’s also been very pointed in its rather lacking, though still important, exploration of issues relating to race and class as real elements that shape Sam and… Read more...

Fans of Rick and Morty know that part of loving the show is being patient enough to wait agonizing years between seasons . But with the Adult Swim series’ epic renewal back in 2018, production is now on what appears to be a more consistent schedule. What does that mean? Season five arrives in June and there’s a new… Read more...

Spring is here, and I’ve been thinking a lot more about my wardrobe—and how sick I am of it. Even though I cleaned out my closet fairly recently, I still counted at least 25 clothing items that I don’t wear regularly anymore. But what should I do with all my tired sweaters and dresses? Read more...

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Though the show is long gone , fans of Game of Thrones have plenty to look forward to. There will be more George R.R. Martin books ( hopefully ), multiple new HBO shows , and now there will be a stage production that’ll go back in time to fill in a key part of Westeros history. Read more...

In a world of shadow, Alina Starkov just became a very bright, very visible target—and the only hope to save her world from eternal darkness. Read more...

Today, Activision Blizzard announced the promotion of Blizzard chief commercial officer and the chief operating officer Armin Zerza to CFO of the whole company. What it did not announce to the public is that it has also hired a new chief administrative officer: former Donald Trump administration member Brian Bulatao. Read more...

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SpaceX Starship SN11 had a test flight and had an engine problem. Looks like engine 2 had issues on ascent & didn’t reach operating chamber pressure during landing burn, but, in theory, it wasn’t needed. Something significant happened shortly after landing burn start. Should know what it was once we can examine the bits later today. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 30, 2021 SOURCES- SpaceX Written by Brian Wang, Nextbigfuture.com The post SpaceX Starship SN11 Fails After Landing Engine Start first appeared on NextBigFuture.com .

Ended, the Clone War has—but Clone Force 99's fight is far from over . Read more...

In time, all good things must come to an end, and in American Gods ’ case, that time came at some point after the first season finale when Bryan Fuller and Michael Green, A merican Gods ’ original showrunners, promptly exited the series , citing issues with budgeting and creative decisions. American Gods ran for two more… Read more...

The Foo Fighters are getting their own horror movie . The Man Who Fell to Earth remake continues to expand its cast. A Court of Thorns and Roses is coming to TV. Plus, what’s to come on Legends of Tomorrow , and Netflix dates the final episodes of Lucifer . Spoilers get! Read more...

All eyes will be on the Boca Chica launch facility in Texas today as SpaceX attempts its next high-altitude test of a Starship prototype rocket. You can watch the action live right here. Read more...

Who’s ready for some frights? Lionsgate’s  Spiral: From the Book of Saw has a brand new trailer today and it reveals a bit more about what we can expect to see from Darren Lynn Bousman’s reboot of the horror franchise. Read more...

The world’s in a pretty miserable place lately, but looking to the future can help inspire us to build a better tomorrow for us all—and novelist , Hugo-Award winning podcaster , and former editor of io9 and Gizmodo Annalee Newitz is here to help! Read more...

Beware the paparazzi around a highly anticipated film set. They’re bound to ruin some fun surprises. Which is exactly what’s been happening on the Australian set of Thor: Love and Thunder . Read more...

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A 28-year-old Tokyo resident has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a trading card shop atop a six-story building to steal Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh! cards,   after climbing over the side of the building with a rope. Read more...

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You’ve probably owned a lot of video game consoles in your day. I mean, at this point, you can probably measure out your age in console generations. Something like “I’m seven generations old.” While I leave you to stew over that existential crisis, I have a bit of a nostalgic question for our readers today: what’s the… Read more...

For years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s textual approach to LGBTQ+ characters has been heavy on speculation and light on actual representation . Fans have spent years and years shipping Avengers with other Avengers in romantic crossovers to rival Endgame , while the studio has either asked them to wait, or offered… Read more...

Prof David R. Liu, Professor at Harvard University, the Broad Institute, and HHMI was interviewed by the Sheeky Science Show. In the interview, they discussed how to make precise genome editing safe & efficient using the latest CRISPR tech advances in base editing and prime editing and taking it to the clinic (e.g Beam Therapeutics). They talked about the next frontier, epigenome editing. There are currently two major ways to deliver CRISPR gene therapies into the human body. There is the AAD virus and the LNP (lipid nanoparticle). There are hundreds of different AAD virus and lipid nanoparticles. Verve Therapeutics The post Editing the Epigenome for Better Health and a Pathway to Antiaging first appeared on NextBigFuture.com .

The Star Wars prequel trilogy itself didn’t launch a lot of its actors into stardom. However, it didn’t manage to hire a great many people who became stars after Darth Vader yelled his famous “Nooooooo!” at the end of Revenge of the Sith . To celebrate the prequel reunion that Disney+’s new Obi-Wan TV series is set to… Read more...

The CDC reports that US COVID hospitalizations have increased 4% from last week and daily confirmed cases are up 16%. If this is a new surge and wave of COVID then there will be a doubling or more of daily cases within 2-3 weeks. Infections are picking back up again as virus variants threatening to sweep across the U.S and as re-opening increase. Roughly 28% of the U.S. population (94 million) has received at least one Covid vaccine dose and 15.5% has been (52 million) fully vaccinated, as of Sunday, according to data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control The post COVID Cases Increasing Globally and in the USA first appeared on NextBigFuture.com .

Over the weekend, Comic-Con International —the folks behind San Diego Comic-Con—made a more-than-surprising announcement that they’d be holding an in-person convention from November 26-28 of this year. Now, if you don’t have a calendar in front of you, that’s Thanksgiving weekend, one of the busiest travel weekends of… Read more...