Rob Bricken

  • Year in Review: io9 Staff Picks

    Year in Review: io9 Staff Picks

    There have been so many words written about the expanse of genre here at io9, and 2023 was a wildcard of a year for entertainment (including Marvel Studios, Star Wars, DC Studios, and Max), theme parks, and games. We covered a lot of ground, from union-strong solidarity during the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes to creatively…


  • Uh, Gal Gadot Might Be Returning as Wonder Woman? Maybe? Somehow?

    Uh, Gal Gadot Might Be Returning as Wonder Woman? Maybe? Somehow?

    Around 420 million years or so ago, shifting land masses pushed the pre-historic Iapetus Ocean under the mountains of Appalachia, trapping all of its salty brine underneath. Although it’s only the barest fraction today, in the 19th century, the West Virginia salt industry produced 3.2 million bushels at its height, or tens of thousands of…


  • Teen Behind Viral Lego Spider-Verse Trailer Recruited to Help Direct Movie

    Teen Behind Viral Lego Spider-Verse Trailer Recruited to Help Direct Movie

    With great Lego animating power comes great responsibility, apparently. Or so 14-year-old Preston Mutanga discovered after his elaborate, Lego-animated recreation of the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse trailer went viral. Instead of just receiving praise from Spider-Verse producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller over Twitter, Mutanga was instead brought in to help direct part of the…