James Whitbrook
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Our Favorite Toys of 2023
We love toys here at io9, and when we’re not writing about them, we’re probably playing with them. It’s been a killer year for cool nerdy collectibles, so here’s just a few of our favorite things we picked up in the proverbial toy aisle this past year. Lego Lord of the Rings Rivendell This year…
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Godzilla Minus One’s Director Wants to Do Star Wars, and Oh My Godzilla, Someone Let Him
Godzilla Minus One stomps into U.S. theaters today, so director Takashi Yamazaki probably already has a lot on his plate right now. But goddammit, the man wants to do a Star Wars movie, and now I can think of nothing more perfect. “I watched Star Wars, and that’s how I ended up being a filmmaker,”…
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Doctor Who Is Pushing One of Its Oldest and Weirdest Villains
This weekend, Neil Patrick Harris will do battle with the Doctor and Donna Noble in the third and final Doctor Who 60th anniversary special—playing a new version of one of the show’s oldest and most obscure villains. Mostly obscured by the fact the last story they were in aired 57 years ago, and 75% of…
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The 2023 Hollywood Strikes Are Officially Over After SAG-AFTRA’s Contract Vote
Hollywood’s summer of labor action might have largely been over when SAG-AFTRA announced it had reached a tentative deal with the AMPTP a month ago—but it’s not over until it’s over, and we’ve finally reached that moment. Or at least we have for another three years. Overnight SAG-AFTRA revealed that its membership had voted to…