Blair Witch Project’sCast Wants Lionsgate to Give Them Their Due

A few weeks ago, Lionsgate revealed it hadanother Blair Witchmovie in the works. Neither of these films were made with significant creative input from the original team. And as its a grant, Lionsgate wouldnt end up owning any of the rights to said project. Image: Lionsgate Their unique contributions not only defined the films authenticity but continue to resonate with audiences around the world. News from the future, delivered to your present....

April 21, 2024 · 1 min · 72 words · Daniel Kelley

DC’sAbsolute PowerEvent Pits Metahuman vs. Murder Machine

If youre a bad guy in that universe, how do you tackle that problem in 2024? With some evil super-robots. Want more io9 news? Image: Dan Mora/DC Comics News from the future, delivered to your present. Image: Dan Mora/DC Comics

April 21, 2024 · 1 min · 40 words · Lisa Griffith

Project Hail Maryis Lifting Off with Ryan Gosling in March 2026

Years ago,Andy Weirs sci-fi novelProject Hail Marywas being optioned as a film withRyan Goslingin the lead role. No other major filmsif any movies, periodhave that called dibs on that day, according toDeadline. Project Hail Mary released in 2021 as the technically fourth (and most recent) novel in Weirs career. Image: Ballantine Books Count as curious to see what comes of the film on March 20, 2026. Want more io9 news?...

April 21, 2024 · 1 min · 108 words · Jennifer Foster

DestinyMight Have Lost Its Chance to Become a TV Show

Before Sony bought Bungie, the developer brought on Derrick Tsai as its transmedia head. According to Tassi, if the hypothetical show isnt fully dead, its not coming anytime remotely soon. [viaEurogamer] Want more io9 news? Image: Bungie/PlayStation News from the future, delivered to your present. Get your finest dark clothing and all your creepy things, part one ofWednesdayseason two is dropping in August.

April 20, 2024 · 1 min · 63 words · David Rivera

FBI Director Says China’s Hacking Aimed at U.S. Infrastructure to ‘Induce Panic’

2027 is not exactly long-term, Wray said. In reality, its not even around the corner. Were feeling some of the effects today. Screenshot: YouTube / Vanderbilt University News from the future, delivered to your present. A Student Used AI to Beat Amazons Brutal Technical Interview.

April 20, 2024 · 1 min · 45 words · Mrs. Brandy Barnett

It’s Finally Happening: the Avengers Are Gonna Fight the Alien

), and now its continuing by pitting the Avengers against the Xenomorphs. Theyve fought alien invasions plenty times before, but not like this. Weve found really fun ways to Avengerize Aliens and alien-up Avengers, he continued. Image: Esad Ribic/Marvel Comics I think fans will be surprised at how elegantly some of those things fit together. It really turned out to be a chocolate-and-peanut-butter situation. EvenStar Trekwouldve gotten in on the crossover action, if the comic announced in 2016 hadnt been canceled....

April 20, 2024 · 1 min · 154 words · Christopher Shelton

NASA Spacecraft Sees a Lava Lake With Islands on Jupiter’s Moon Io

News from the future, delivered to your present. Photo: NASA / Photo: Green Arabia Project / Photo: NASA/JSC/D. Pettit / Photo: NASA / Photo:ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute under CC BY-NC-SA/ Image: oleschwander (Shutterstock) / Image: ESO / Illustration: Kateryna Kon (Shutterstock)

April 20, 2024 · 1 min · 41 words · Kent Davis

Samsung Overtakes Apple In Worldwide Phone Sales

To no ones shock, Samsungreclaims the top spot in global phone salesover Apple in this quarter. And finally, Ikea revealed itsGaming Furniture Collection, so we, of course, ranked our favorites. News from the future, delivered to your present. Photo: Victoria Song / Gizmodo / Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo / Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo / Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo / Photo: Ikea / Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo / Photo: Dua Rashid / Gizmodo / Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo / Image: Motorola / Image: Sony...

April 20, 2024 · 1 min · 106 words · Amanda Hunt

Transformers OneWill Have Younger, Messier Robots in Disguise

By the end of this film, theres some serious stakes. In D-16s case, those stakes involve treating him like hes not automatically booked to be a villain. Cooley described the future Megatron as someone who should be very real and fully rounded. Image: Paramount D-16 takes [things] to a place, just a lot of anger, but you understand why. Like anybody else, there is a level of maturity that we dont have unless weve gone through something....

April 20, 2024 · 1 min · 104 words · Megan Andrade

Trump’s Truth Social Stock Dropped, Cybertrucks Broke, the Virtual Boy Deserves Respect, and More

It was a bad week for Truth Social and the Tesla Cybertruck. Both showed that they might not be as great as Donald Trump and Elon Musk thought. Check out the big tech stories of the week. Photo: Wolfram Steinberg/picture alliance (Getty Images) / Photo: Frederic Legrand - COMEO (Shutterstock) / Photo: Megan Varner (Getty Images) / Photo: ncppltd (Shutterstock) / Image: Bradley Brownell / Image: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) / Image: Rover / Screenshot:el....

April 20, 2024 · 1 min · 98 words · Zachary Fisher

Two Hunters Died of Rare Prion Disease. Doctors Suspect a First-of-Its Kind Deer Transmission

This connection is still far from confirmed, but doctors are calling for more research into the matter. The report waspublishedearlier this month in the journal Neurology. Other mammals can develop prion disease. The skull and antlers of an eight point whitetail deer in the forest.Image: Kyle Selcer (Shutterstock) And the recent report authors suspect that history may now be repeating itself. Most cases of CJD are considered sporadic, appearing out of the blue for no apparent reason....

April 20, 2024 · 1 min · 112 words · Rhonda Smith

A Legendary Rocket’s Final Flight and More Top Space Images of the Week

This weeks space-themed slideshow is a two-for-one special, as last Fridays edition didnt go out. So without further ado, lets get this cosmic party started. News from the future, delivered to your present. The final flight of ULA’s Delta IV Heavy blasting off on April 9, 2024.Photo: ULA

April 19, 2024 · 1 min · 48 words · Cathy Mckenzie

Abigail‘s Melissa Barrera and Alisha Weir on Being Horror Frenemies

An iconic horror duo makes its debut inAbigailwith Alisha Weirs vampire ballerina andMelissa Barreras would-be kidnapper Joey. Sabina Graves, io9: Melissa, did you come on board during the development of the film? Because I love seeing you back with Radio Silence [Scream revival helmers]. Image: Universal Pictures I was like, this team is amazing. Ill watch anything yall do together. Melissa Barrera: I know, Im just so happy that I get to keep making movies with them....

April 19, 2024 · 3 min · 636 words · Edward Sanchez