2024 is barely a few weeks old and already the future of Star Wars is driving people mad with speculation and rumormongering. io9 got you the scoop of the week with what’s really up with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Daisy Ridley’s Rey movie, but here’s the rest of our big hits you may have missed—James Whitbrook
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At Universal Studios Japan, Super Nintendo World’s “jumping” Donkey Kong ride puts visitors in the mine-cart action of the video game, broken tracks and all. That’s right, you’ll be experiencing a very realistic simulation of being in Kong’s cart and jumping onto a completely different rail on this coaster set to open at Universal Studios Japan. - Sabina Graves Read More
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What is a giallo, and why should you watch one? io9 has previously covered that question in detail, but the quick answer is: these vintage European, horror-adjacent thrillers deliver style and sleaze in equal measures. Looking for coherent plots and capable acting? Keep it moving. But for lurid good times that very much reflect the era in which they were made, these Shudder titles have you covered. - Cheryl Eddy Read More
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You can take that latest Star Wars rumor and throw it in the sarlacc pit. Earlier this week, rumors surfaced that the upcoming Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Star Wars film featuring the return of Daisy Ridley as Rey had been delayed indefinitely. The reason? Creative differences with the film’s writer, Steven Knight. - Germain Lussier Read More
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The arrival of Steamboat Willie—and with it, the first steps of Mickey Mouse himself—into the public domain at the start of 2024 has been a milestone that, in just under three weeks, already seen a bevy of horrifying riffs and a look ahead to what other stalwarts of culture will join him next. At Warner Bros., just as it prepares to refashion a new superhero movie era, all eyes are on the near horizon. - James Whitbrook Read More
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In May 1999, Star Wars hadn’t been in movie theaters for nearly 20 years—well, new Star Wars, at least; the Special Editions had returned a few years prior. But the galaxy far, far away was about to explode with the arrival of The Phantom Menace. And actually, a few weeks earlier, the explosion had already begun, in pretty much every store and toy aisle across America and beyond. - James Whitbrook Read More
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Not every conflict goes the way of Star Trek’s heroes—Pyrrhic victories, momentary defeats, escapes from scrapes that leave them bloody-nosed. But every once in a while we get to see, over the years, moments where the technological and strategic might of Starfleet is truly laid low: highlighting just how dire the stakes have gotten in Star Trek’s galaxy. - James Whitbrook Read More
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The legacy of invention and technology that comes out of Disney Imagineering is some of the closest we’ll get to a sci-fi future. And two of Disney Parks’ most recent incredible projects come from Lanny Smoot, a Disney legend who has already patented over 100 inventions, 74 of which are at Disney Imagineering—including Madame Leota’s floating head. - Sabina Graves Read More
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In a few months, one of the most infamous episodes of Star Trek ever made will turn 28, a title that manages to whip Trekkies up into a frenzy worthy of a courtroom drama in just a single portmanteau: “Tuvix.” Perhaps one of the most stinging indictments of Voyager’s episodic nature, there’s good reasons it’s still so hotly debated—even by its own stars. - James Whitbrook Read More
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The Doctor Who and Criminal Record actor talks about a sci-fi film that should be remade.
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With the release of Echo bringing the MCU back into the gritty criminal world that was, long ago, the bread and butter of its TV series boom on Netflix, much has been made of the show’s repositioning of Marvel’s canonical context to that era through characters like Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock/Daredevil, and Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin. But according to the latter, that push only really began when Marvel had to take a hard look at its approach to its faltering Daredevil revival. - James Whitbrook Read More
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Source: Gizmodo