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Image: Mondo At over 13 inches tall, Mondo ’s take on Bane as he appears in Batman: The Animated Series will lend plenty of charismatic villainy to your toy shelf. He comes with swappable facial expressions and hands, with options increased if you go for the deluxe version. The artists who worked on Bane are Danny Haas (packaging art), Tom Rozejowski (paint), and Tommy Hodges (concept design and sculpt), with art direction by Hector Arce. The standard version costs $220 and is available for pre-order now; the deluxe timed edition is $245 and you’ll need to order before Monday, April 29 at 11:59 a.m. CT. According to Mondo’s blog , the accessories included are (* indicates timed edition exclusive): Bane Figure Angry Portrait Yelling Portrait Unmasked Portrait* Venom Overdose Portrait* Venom Overdose Upper Torso* Venom Overdose Hands* Crushed Batarang Hand Mask Accessory* Damaged Venom Dial Accessory* Barbell Weight Fists Grapple Hands Fists Figure Stand Click t...

Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores on Westworld. Image: HBO With Fallout’s success and season-two renewal , it’s been seeming ever more unlikely that Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy would get a chance to revisit their previous sci-fi series, Westworld— cancelled by HBO after four seasons, despite talk about how season five had already been plotted out. Well, here’s another nail in that robotic coffin, although it is quite cool to behold: Heritage Auctions’ upcoming sale of screen-used (some including blood spatter!) Westworld props, costumes, and random bits and bobs that brought the series to life. Check out the whole auction here ; it takes place April 27. Here are 12 lots of particular interest, whether you’re a robot or a human (or perhaps... a robot who thinks they’re human). “ White Host Body with Vitruvian Man Ring” Image: Heritage Auctions/HA.com From : “The hosts that populate Westworld are developed and built in the depths of the Mesa Hub. This ring and host body represent...

One little ship on House of the Dragon Photo: Ollie Upton/HBO House of the Dragon returns in June , and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight—aka “ Dunk and Egg ”—is moving full speed ahead. But despite the hunger for Game of Thrones projects, HBO is still being selective about its spin-offs. Among the shows left in the lurch: that Naomi Watts-starring prequel , the Jon Snow show , and an epic seafaring adventure detailing the story of Queen Nymeria. If that last one sounds unfamiliar, it has been discussed in the past; in 2021 , we learned a spin-off titled 10,000 Ships had just pulled ahead in the race to follow House of the Dragon to HBO. At the time, it was reported that Amanda Segel (Helstron, The Mist, Person of Interest) had been hired to write for the series; the trade noted the story took place 1,000 years before George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels, and was expected to follow “the journey made by warrior queen Princess Nymeria and the surviving m...

Channing Tatum in Blink Twice. Screenshot: YouTube The best trailers are the ones that tell you absolutely nothing and that’s exactly what you get with the first trailer for Blink Twice. Directed by Zoë Kravitz and starring a who’s who of awesome actors, it’s some kind of murder mystery cult thing that’s either supernatural or just weird rich white people stuff. It’s unclear and we love that. In the film, Naomi Ackie ( Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ) stars as a waitress who meets a billionaire ( Channing Tatum ) and finds herself whisked off to his private island for a big party. But like most billionaires with parties on private islands, not all is what it seems and things start going wrong very fast. Co-starring Christian Slater, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona (Bix from Andor!!), Kyle MacLachlan, Haley Joel Osment, Geena Davis, and Alia Shawkat, here’s the first trailer for Blink Twice. BLINK TWICE | Official Trailer So, again, what the fuck is going on here? Is there some sor...

Jawbreaker Image: Sony Pictures Releasing Last week, we looked back on the 15 essential sci-fi movies of 1999 —a year that brought us The Matrix and the long-awaited return of Star Wars in The Phantom Menace . But horror came a close second that year, led by multiple Oscar nominee The Sixth Sense and indie sensation The Blair Witch Project, among many others. Here are the 15 essential horror movies of 1999, and where to stream these 25-year-old classics. The Sixth Sense The Sixth Sense (1999) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers The first time you watch it, it’s all about the big twist at the end. The second or 10th time through M. Night Shyamalan ’s breakout film, however, is when it really gets good. Not only can you pick up on all the spooky clues you missed, you can put being terrified aside and take the time to appreciate the emotionally stirring performances (Toni Collette, the real MVP always). Rent or buy on Prime Video . The Mummy The Mummy Official Trailer ...

Gif: Marvel This morning we got our latest look at Deadpool & Wolverine, and while it doesn’t give as much about the film’s premise away as the first trailer , it’s filled with a whole lotta Logan —and some surprising other details and hints . Let’s go through what we spotted, shall we? A World That Hates and Fears Him Screenshot: Marvel The trailer opens with a down-and-out Logan (Hugh Jackman) drinking his sorrows away at a bar—except the bartender doesn’t want him there. “You’re not welcome here,” the barkeep growls. “You’re not welcome anywhere.” Dime-a-dozen anti-mutant hatred, or something to do with the thing we learn about this version of Wolverine later on in the trailer? Claw Problems Screenshot: Marvel Logan’s miserable drinking is interrupted by the arrival of Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds), who stresses that he doesn’t really have time to argue with Logan before trying to whisk him away—presumably, this is his idea of trying to recruit Wolverine to whatever mul...

Ate-a-Pi has a weird claim that Mark Zuckerberg does not believe in AI compute scaling delivering better performance. There is also a claim about energy constraints for data centers and AI chips maximizing on performance per watt. Zuckerberg says that the exponential curves are still scaling. He says no ones how long that scaling continues. ... Read more

Screenshot: HBO Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man movie adds another mysterious cast member. Get a look at a bevy of new indie genre movies, including Takashi Miike’s Lumberjack the Monster. Plus, what’s coming on Ghosts. To me, my Spoilers! The Wolf Man Deadline also reports Matilda Firth (Disenchanted) has joined the cast of Leigh Whannell’s upcoming remake of The Wolf Man at Universal. Details on her character are not available at this time. Lumberjack the Monster A psychopathic lawyer goes toe-to-toe with a costumed serial killer in the latest trailer for Takashi Miike’s Lumberjack the Monster. Lumberjack the Monster (2023) Japanese Movie Trailer English Subtitles (怪物の木こり　本予告　英語字幕) Trim Season A group of friends harvest a haunted marijuana field in the trailer for Trim Season, coming to select theaters this June 7. ‘TRIM SEASON’ (2024) - official trailer | UNRATED Alien Hunt An abandoned military base houses murderous extraterrestrials quite a bit like the Xenomorphs ...