Future Stories

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest and greatest toys and collectibles that make it difficult to remain a fiscally responsible adult. This week brings gauntlets galore, a memorable Thor foe, a prime example of Prime, a Lego symbol of acceptance and inclusivity, and enough foam to throw a… Read more...

A lot of actors have taken on multiple roles in genre projects— sci-fi , fantasy, horror —but one stands out as possibly the most prolific in this particular area. Which actor has had the most work in geekdom? io9 is here to offer evidence that it’s one Ralph Ineson. Read more...

It’s been quite a while since Netflix first announced it’d be making an anime-inspired adaptation of the action-horror comic Trese at its See What’s Next Asia event in 2018. Honestly, it’s weird that it took the series, created by writer Budjette Tan and artist Kajo Baldisimo, that long to make a development deal… Read more...

Ridley Scott’s Raised by Wolves gets some intriguing season two casting. Netflix gives details of three new animated projects. Plus updates from Pixar’s Luca , The Conjuring universe, and more. Spoilers are thrilled it’s Friday... Read more...

Though Netflix’s Halston primarily focuses on the life of its titular fashion designer, who built an empire on minimalist silhouettes and Ultrasuede , the miniseries also spotlights a number of important figures who came into Halston’s orbit while they were on their own journeys to stardom. One of particular interest:  … Read more...

Being the most famous and beloved Dungeons & Dragons character of all time, you’d think every summer would be the summer of Drow elf ranger Drizzt Do’Urden . However, this summer, Wizards of the Coast is going out of its way to honor the savior of the Forgotten Realms , including a video biography that I simply can’t… Read more...

Though movie theaters are starting to allow patrons these days, the safer option remains streaming. Those who choose to stay home and stream are constantly rewarded with so much new content it’s mind-boggling. At the start of each month , most streamers— Netflix , Hulu, Amazon, Disney+, and HBO Max —do a little shuffle,… Read more...

I don’t want to drag a new M. Night Shyamalan movie. I really don’t. Yeah, he made some stinkers, but many are fine, and a few are genuine hits. His new, terribly titled movie Old looks like it could be in the second category—it’s just that the trailer overstays its welcome a bit. Read more...

In its newest multi-million dollar movie based on an amusement park ride, Disney’s Jungle Cruise is setting sail for one specific location: Indiana. Indiana Jones , that is. Read more...

Mark Strong says not to expect Doctor Sivana and Mr. Mind in Shazam Fury of the Gods . Jeffrey Wright talks What If? ’s Watcher. Plus more Dexter teases, The Blob reboot hits legal woes, and Nancy Drew faces Evil Nancy Drew . To me, my spoilers! Read more...

That’s the problem with a lycanthrope outbreak in small towns: everyone’s got a lot of guns to fight back against the furry threat. Read more...

Pregnancy and childbirth can be a beautiful process for some and a nightmare of stress, hormones, and body horror for others. In this first trailer for Hulu’s False Positive , Ilana Glazer’s joy at her successful in vitro fertilization falls apart when she begins to have complications... of the potentially infernal… Read more...

Aaron Taylor-Johnson is going from Kick-Ass to Quicksilver to Kraven the Hunter . The former Avengers star has been cast as the frequent Spider-Man villain in a Sony Marvel production directed by J.C. Chandor and set for release January 13, 2023. Read more...

The Garbage Pail Kids are back and they’ll soon be bringing exploding heads, dripping mucous, other violent, disgusting things to HBO Max. Danny McBride and David Gordon Green, who made the most recent iteration of Halloween , are developing a new animated series based on the popular, gross-out Topps trading cards ,… Read more...

The Paradox Hotel —the latest from Rob Hart ( The Warehouse )— is described as “a locked-room murder mystery set at a hotel for time travelers ,” a premise that couldn’t be more intriguing. Today , io9 can exclusively share the cover as well as an excerpt ahead of the book’s release early next year. Read more...

Early on in the new documentary Woman in Motion , Star Trek legend Nichelle Nichols discusses the idea of the blurred lines between the fantastical and the real in her job as Lieutenant Uhura, a character in equal parts history-making and yet also held back by the harsh realities of the era her character was made in.… Read more...

Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell can finally stop answering the question they’ve gotten for almost 30 years: “When are you going to make Evil Dead 4 ?” The answer is they’ll be starting next month in New Zealand—and it’ll premiere on HBO Max. Read more...

Filmmaker Kevin Smith may have started his career selling convenience store coffee, but now he’s the subject of his very own coffee table book. A book so big, so bold, and so filled with behind-the-scenes stories and photos that Smith suggests it could be used someplace fairly uncomfortable . But no. Not the back of a… Read more...

Here’s the good news: as opposed to the “first” trailer , this new trailer for Amazon’s The Tomorrow War has a lot more going on. There are more explosions, more devastation, more of Chris Pratt ’s pre-war family life, more scenes of our bleak, alien-infested future, and more. The bad news? Despite all the new footage,… Read more...

We already knew that Netflix had something very interesting going on with its adaptation of Sandman when it revealed that Tom Sturridge and Gwendoline Christie would headline as Dream and Lucifer. But now a good chunk more of its magical reality has been cast, and it’s a hell of a list. Read more...