This week on io9, Star Wars dropped the first trailer for Disney+ series The Acolyte, and we examined every nuance, new character, and lightsaber flash featured throughout. Elsewhere, a first look at Alien: Romulus, big Doctor Who news, the return of Ghostbusters, and more. - io9 staff
Fede Álvarez started making an Alien movie without realizing he was making an Alien movie.
For years, we knew a Fede Álvarez-helmed Alien movie was coming, but had no idea what it would look like or be about. That changes right now.
The live-action How to Train Your Dragon cast keeps expanding. Get a sneak peek at Monsters at Work season two. MaXXXine finds itself a new release date. Plus, what’s coming on Ghosts and Resident Alien. Spoilers, away!
Horror movies shouldn’t make you feel relaxed and cozy—they should have you on the edge of your seat, biting your nails, loving every second
Palette will be a thriller about... colors? Some good stills from Quiet Place: Day One and a new poster for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. It really is spoilerin’ time this time!
Last year, Lee Cronin’s Evil Dead Rise put a fresh coat of (pleasingly gory) paint on the much-loved cult horror franchise.
The excitement over Dune: Part Two’s March 1 arrival is building—so much so that other movies are trying to capitalize on it.
In a modern movie landscape dominated by mega franchises, 2024 is looking mighty odd indeed. Yes, we’ve got films coming from DC, Marvel, Transformers, Lord of the Rings, and a few others, but almost all of them are slightly off-brand. The Transformers and Lord of the Rings movies are animated.
