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The U.S. conducted a high-explosive experiment at a nuclear test site in Nevada hours after Russia revoked a ban on nuclear weapons testing. Wednesday’s test used chemicals and radioisotopes to validate new predictive explosion models”\ that can help detect atomic blasts in other countries, Bloomberg reported, citing the Department of Energy. Russian lawmakers announced their ... Read more

Chiwetel Ejiofor attends a screening ofThe Woman King on October 03, 2022 in London, England. Photo: Gareth Cattermole (Getty Images) Loki ’s Tom Hiddleston is already aboard as The Life of Chuck’s title character, and Mark Hamill—coming off an excellent turn in Mike Flanagan’s The Fall of the House of Usher —is also a known part of the cast. But Flanagan’s next big-screen project, which marks a return to Stephen King for the Doctor Sleep and Gerald’s Game helmer, has just added several new names to its cast, including a pair of Hiddleston’s Marvel teammates. Deadline reports that The Life of Chuck, written and directed by Flanagan and adapted from King’s 2020 If It Bleeds novella collection, has brought in Chiwetel Ejiofor (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, The Man Who Fell to Earth, 12 Years a Slave) and Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), as well as acclaimed teen actor Jacob Tremblay (The Little Mermaid, Room). No details were given on their characters....

The Hard Switch Image: Avery Hill Publishing My latest book, The Hard Switch, is about the crew of a small cargo ship , comprising Ada, Haika, and Mallic (an extractor, pilot, and engineer, respectively), and as I was thinking about this central trio, I started musing on “crews” in general. What makes a great crew ? Which crew would I most happily join (impending disasters aside)? So, here are nine great sci-fi crews. My only rule is they have to be in charge of some kind of ship, otherwise it’s a “team,” which is a different proposition entirely. Anyway, you’ll get the hang of it, let’s go! Alien Alien Trailer HD (Original 1979 Ridley Scott Film) Sigourney Weaver It’s important to start big, and it’s hard to think of any sci-fi that’s not been influenced by Alien since its release in 1979. The crew of the Nostromo are almost the definition of a perfect crew. It’s a proper working ship, and everyone onboard is there because of the job they do. They have to work together and ...

Image: Warner Bros. Sure, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom has been delayed multiple times, but that just means the DC Movie Machine has had more time to prime the media on what to expect from the second installment in the Jason Momoa -led franchise. Today’s fanservice character of the day is “Topo.” Topo, for those who don’t know, is an octopus; in the comics, he’s a sort of sidekick. He’s the Flounder to Aquaman’s Ariel. And today, Empire released a preview of its interview with director James Wan , in which he talks all about this little invertebrate, generously called a “fan favorite” in the article. “Topo is a real character in this one! In the comic, he’s a big part of Arthur’s life—a sidekick, pet, friend. So, we’re leaning into that,” Wan explained. Topo, who can be seen for maybe five seconds in the first film, playing bongos, will be entirely computer generated. But, according to Empire, in his “creation, efforts were made to create real chemistry between the titular hero ...

Screenshot: BBC As Doctor Who nears another milestone anniversary , the long shadow of the BBC’s loss of almost a hundred stories from the earliest eras of the show —destroyed in the process of archival junking in TV’s nascent age—still lingers. But the corporation is still clinging to one lifeline that could still let fans experience this missing history. Although several episodes have been recovered in fits and starts in the years since the BBC concluded its policy of junking archival programming in the mid 1970s, of the 253 individual episodes of Doctor Who broadcast in the ‘60s across the tenures of William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton ’s Doctors, 97 episodes are still lost. And while there’s still very small chances some of those stories could be recovered, the further time marches on, the less likely copies of those missing tales will ever see the light of day—whether they exist at all or are kept from public access in private collections. But that doesn’t mean these sto...

Image: Marvel Studios Jason Blum wants the Spawn movie to feel like a Blumhouse production. Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey director Rhys Frake-Waterfield teases the even bigger deaths of the sequel. Plus, the co-existence of Godzilla Minus One and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters gives us not one, but two Big G poster debuts. Spoilers, away! Rabbit Trap Deadline reports filming has wrapped on Rabbit Trap, the next horror film from Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah’s SpectreVision said to “artfully fuse the world of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop with authentic Celtic Faerie lore.” Starring Dev Patel, Rosy McEwen and Jade Croot, the story is set in 1973 and concerns “married musicians Daphne and Darcy Davenport, who have relocated from London to an isolated cabin in Wales in order to complete their new record. When they accidentally make a field recording of a mystical sound never before heard by human ears, a strange child enters their lives who gradually untethers them from reality. The c...

Image: Eon Productions Daniel Craig didn’t have the longest run of James Bond movies, but he did have one of the most eventful. 2007's Casino Royale gave the series a shot in the arm that both made it matter more in the eye of the mainstream public, and greatly boosted his profile. As much as people have spent the years since 2021's No Time to Die trying to figure out who could (or should) be the next 007 agent , the series producers are still just trying to figure out what the next James Bond even is. Talking to The Guardian , producer Barbara Broccoli explained the franchise’s executives are still trying to nail down what to do with him for the next set of movies. Part of the issue is trying to have Bond reflect how the world has changed in the near 20 years since Craig first took the role. His Bond focused on “what a 21st-century hero would look like,” something she felt the world was ready for at the time. The aim for the new iteration is to follow suit, but it isn’t...

Image: Paramount Over 45 years ago, Stephen King released The Stand , his post-apocalyptic dark fantasy novel about a virus that wiped out much of the human race. To this day, it remains an acclaimed book and is highly regarded as one of his best novels period. Like other King books , there’s an extension of that book on the way—though instead of a TV show or movie , it’s taking the form of a brand new book. Earlier in the week, horror writer Brian Keene (best known for The Rising and Earthworm Gods books) revealed he and fellow horror novelist Christopher Golden (Buffy) are editing an anthology set in the universe of King’s novel. The End of the World as We Know It: Tales of Stephen King’s The Stand will feature short stories from writers such as Caroline Kepnes, Michael Kortya, Josh Malerman, Paul Tremblay, S.A. Cosby, and Wayne Brady. (On Twitter, Keene added that the anthology isn’t taking any more submissions and any that are sent will be deleted without being read.) Along w...

There are six B-21 Raider stealth bombers currently completed or under construction. They will soon be starting flight tests. The B-21 Stealth Bomber is smaller than the B-2 Stealth Bomber and uses updated engines. It uses 4 decades of advancement in stealth materials since the B-2 was made. The stealth coatings are lighter versions of ... Read more

At one hour and 2 minutes of the Senate Space subcommittee meeting, “This year, we’re going to attempt to fly 100 flights,” Bill Gerstenmaier, the vice president of build and flight reliability at SpaceX, said on Wednesday (Oct. 18) during a hearing of the U.S. Senate’s Subcommittee on Space and Science. “As we look to ... Read more