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Oh Snap! Fox Puts Quicksilver in ‘X-Men: Days of Future’ Before Marvel Can Put Him In ‘Avengers 2?

7 hours agoGenres / Sci Fi : Gamma Squad

Joss Whedon hinted (then later confirmed) that Quicksilver would be in The Avengers 2, prompting us to celebrate with cosplay. Now Bryan Singer has tweeted that American Horror Story star Evan Peters will be playing Quicksilver in X-Men: Days of Future Past. KNIVES OUT. Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) is the twin brother of Scarlet Witch and the son of Magneto.

Marco Beltrami Used WHAT For The World War Z Score???

World War Z was a book that I bought because people kept talking about it, much like The Da Vinci Code. However, whereas the latter was a steaming pile of junk, World War Z was an expertly crafted and brilliantly written book that I will happily reread over and over. Coming to the soon-to-be-relased film... Read More

The time the Power Rangers battled a Rastafarian Monkey Monster

yesterdayGenres / Sci Fi : io9

Power Rangers was made for children, in the ‘90s, and had a terrible small budget. Can someone really take a show to task for not being brilliant when it operated under such severe limits? When the episode is titled “A Chimp in Charge,“ I would posit you can and should. Read more...

Cumberbatch Shower Scene

yesterdayGenres / Sci Fi : TrekToday

In response to the controversy about Alice Eve‘s Marcus underwear scene in Star Trek into Darkness, J.J. Abrams released a cut scene featuring a showering Benedict Cumberbatch‘s John Harrison. Abrams appeared on Conan last night, where Conan addressed the Marcus underwear scene controversy. “You’ve been taking some heat for a scene that I didn’t personally [...]

The new Avengers Assemble cartoon looks... actually kinda okay

7 hours agoGenres / Sci Fi : io9

The first clip from Avengers Assemble, the new Marvel cartoon debuting this Sunday on Disney XD, has arrived, and... well, it looks fine. As a lover of the needlessly cancelled Earth's Mightiest Heroes, this is difficult to say, but Assemble feels like EMH, just with the movie roster. Read more...

The First Image Ever of a Hydrogen Atom's Orbital Structure

5 hours agoGenres / Sci Fi : io9

What you’re looking at is the first direct observation of an atom’s electron orbital — an atom's actual wave function! To capture the image, researchers utilized a new quantum microscope — an incredible new device that literally allows scientists to gaze into the quantum realm. Read more...

[WTF] NSFW: Going To The Store With Meshuggah

There are things on the internet that defy the possibility of explanation. Things that make one raise an eyebrow and simply say, “Okay. You win.” Today brought me one of those moments. Below is a video of a human-esque “person” on their way to some undisclosed location whilst dancing to Meshuggah‘s “Straws Pulled At Random”.... Read More

Watch the amazing, fantastic and stupendous pilot of Steven Universe

2 days agoGenres / Sci Fi : io9

Power house writer and mind behind many of the darling Adventure Time songs, Rebecca Sugar, has her own show titled Steven Universe! And you can watch the entire pilot, right here, right now. Do it. It's amazing. Read more...

Google Glass Rival Hires 'Cyborg' Steve Mann as Chief Scientist

yesterdayGenres / Sci Fi : io9

Wearables pioneer Steve Mann has joined forces with Meta, an ambitious startup that’s currently working on the world’s first entry-level augmented reality glasses. Read more...

Ask Strax! The Only Doctor Who Q&A You NEED to Watch

yesterdayGenres / Sci Fi : io9

Doctor Who's Dan Starkey never breaks character, and knows his Sontaran butler character inside and out. THAT is dedication to the craft, people! Read more...

‘Valhalla Knights 3? Has Possibly The Most Stereotypical, NSFW Trailer Ever

Valhalla Knights 3 is an upcoming RPG for the PlayStation Vita, and it actually looks like a fun game with a touch of real-time strategy and squad combat. Also you can apparently recruit members to your party by groping them in a bar. We are not making that last statement up. We have the trailer to prove it.

Cumberbatch also got gratuitously naked in deleted Star Trek 2 scene

yesterdayGenres / Sci Fi : io9

Those who feel that Alice Eve's underwear scene in Star Trek Into Darkness was gratuitous, this might make you feel better — director J.J. Abrams debuted a deleted, but equally gratuitous scene from the film of Benedict Cumberbatch showering on Conan last night. Of course, this was deleted and Eve's disrobing stayed in, so your mileage may vary. Read more...

‘Psych’ Season 7, Episode 13 Review: Henry’s Got Game

Henry and Shawn compete to see who's the better detective, while Gus is insecure about his earlobes, in 'Psych' Season 7 Episode 13, 'Nip and Suck It.'

New Hot Wheels starships' boxes

The new series of Star Trek Hot Wheels starships, the USS Vengeance, USS Kelvin, USS Excelsior, and nuKlingon Bird of Prey are starting to appear at retailers. Ebay seller Steve's NW Collectibles has offered all four, and posted photos...Show More Summary

Emma Watson Nominated for Teen Choice Awards

Emma Watson and her movie, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, have been nominated for Teen Choice Awards. Perks was nominated to receive the 2013 Movie Choice: Drama award. Watson has been nominated for best Choice Movie Actress in the drama category. Show More Summary

Can We Send Jean-Claude Van Damme To The Past To Stop The ‘Timecop’ Reboot?

Hey, remember the 1994 time travel classic Timecop? Jean-Claude Van Damme played an agent regulating time travel — a “Timecop” if you will — who has to set the timeline right after a politician (Ron Silver) messes with history to win...Show More Summary

A Pale Horse Named Death: 'Lay My Soul to Waste' – CD Review

yesterdayGenres / Horror : Fearnet

Formed in 2011 by Sal Abruscato, co-founder (with the late, great Peter Steele) of the gothic metal giant Type O Negative and drummer on many of Type O's most legendary releases like Bloody Kisses, A Pale Horse Named Death carries over many of that band's themes of gloom, doom and darkness... Show More Summary

We Have Opening Night Tickets For ‘American Mary’ In Los Angeles!

Wanna be the first to see the Soska sisters’ American Mary? Bloody Disgusting has 2 pairs of tickets to the Los Angeles opening night special screening in which the Soska sisters and star Katharine Isabelle will be in attendance. The event takes place Friday, May 31st at 7:45 pm (arrive early). The location is the... Read More

Christopher Nolan explains how Watchmen paved the way for Man of Steel

yesterdayGenres / Sci Fi : io9

We break down a pair of Avengers rumors — one superhero might be joining the team for the sequel, and another might be leaving. Check out the latest behind-the-scenes look at Pacific Rim. Stephen Amell drops hints about Arrow's future. The Walking Dead will never, ever die if AMC has anything to do with it. Spoilers away! Read more...

Your Guide To The Xbox One PR Disaster

2 days agoGenres / Sci Fi : Gamma Squad

It’s fairly safe to say that Microsoft was really, really not expecting what’s been going down over the last twenty-four hours or so. Mocking supercuts, angry fans, and a litany of bad press is not generally something a video game console maker wants to see dominating the news cycle. Show More Summary

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