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James Gunn Explains Why He Kept Fan Favorites From TheCreature Commandos Comics Out Of The Show
29.1.2025
MAX Original Series Creature Commandos was a surprise hit of 2024, and further evidence that James Gunn is one of the greatest minds rethinking the superhero genre at the moment. And though the show is packed with undead heroines, weasels, and nazi-killing robots, there are still plenty...
Could Everyone Please Stop Liking Everything Wrong?
28.1.2025
There’s little that can spoil a game, film, book, or show more than its loudest fans. I’m reminded of this by the utterly bizarre reaction to the most recent Superman TV spot, shared by James Gunn and responded to by those who purport to be the movie’s future audience as if he’s committed a...
What's Canon In The New DC Film Universe Is A Mess
21.1.2025
The new DC comics multimedia franchise, the DC Universe aka the DCU, just officially started last month with the release of Creature Commandos, so you might think that it would be pretty easy to wrap your head around what is and isn’t canonically part of it. But actually, because the guy in charge...
Kotaku’s 15 Most-Read Stories Of 2024
31.12.2024
If you wind up on the wrong side of Reddit or YouTube, you’ll likely come across bold declarations proclaiming “what gamers want.” Nine times out of ten, these takes are given in bad faith, often by people more concerned with imposing what they want than with understanding what the majority...
Jason Momoa Confirms His Return To The DCU Will Be In Next Supergirl Film
30.12.2024
Cinematic continuity be damned, Jason Momoa is putting the fish gills down for tattoos and violence. According to reports from Deadline, the man known around the world as Aquaman formally announced his return to the DC universe as invulnerable Lobo in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.Read more
The New Superman Movie Trailer Is Here And It's A Whole Lot
19.12.2024
Our first extended look at what DC studios boss James Gunn has been cooking for the next Superman movie is finally here, and it doesn’t disappoint. The first trailer gives us a glimpse of all of the comic book character’s staples—the Kent farm, the Daily Planet, and Lois Lane—as well as elements...
There's A Teaser Trailer For The Teaser Trailer For Superman
18.12.2024
In our cynical timeline, hype is no longer something that’s generated organically on the basis of mass enthusiasm but rather something, we are instructed, that we already feel. So it is that tomorrow’s teaser trailer for the upcoming James Gunn-led relaunch of the DC cinematic universe, Superman...
Amazon's Warhammer 40K Project Is Going Ahead, Henry Cavill Still On Board
10.12.2024
It’s official! Henry Cavill is finally going to get to make the Warhammer 40,000 TV show of his dreams. It’s taken a bewildering two years of negotiations, but Warhammer owners Games Workshop has announced today that all the Is have been dotted and the Tyranids have been crossed, meaning Amazon...
The Best Last-Minute Superhero Costumes For Halloween
18.10.2024
Do me a favor and look at the nearest calendar really quickly. I don’t know about you but I was shocked when I realized how close it is to Halloween. If, like me, you are a procrastinator, that means you probably haven’t figured out what you will wear when trick-or-treating, handing out candy,...
Green Lantern HBO Show Makes Rebel Ridge Star Its John Stewart
9.10.2024
HBO’s Green Lantern show has cast its John Stewart. Aaron Pierre, the retired Marine seeking justice in Netflix’s Rebel Ridge, will star in Lanterns alongside Friday Night Lights coach Kyle Chandler as the comic book detective show begins to take shape. Read more
James Gunn Says 'No Truth' To Recent Batman Game Rumor
30.8.2024
Reports of a game set in the universe of Matt Reeves’ The Batman are, apparently, greatly exaggerated. The internet was swirling with rumors of such a game’s existence on the morning of August 30, with many hoping that such a project was real. However, none other than James Gunn, the head of...
James Gunn's Superman Done Filming A Whole Year Early To Make Sure The VFX Are Good
19.8.2024
James Gunn’s reboot of the DCU doesn’t start until Superman arrives in 2025, but he said the movie is already done filming to give the teams involved as much time as possible to perfect its finished look, and especially the quality of its VFX. The director’s comments were in response to growing...
The Internet Reacts To Breakdancing 'Abomination' At Summer Olympics
9.8.2024
The 2024 Summer Olympics are the first ones to feature an official breakdancing competition alongside the traditional events like gymnastics, track and field, and volleyball. A star was not born, but a household name was. The 36-year old cultural studies professor Rachael “Raygun” Gunn shocked...
'Uncensored' LolliPop Chainsaw Remaster Gets Early Release Date And Weird Price
6.8.2024
The high-school zombie hack-and-slash revival is almost upon us. The LolliPop Chainsaw remaster, called RePOP, is coming out earlier than expected with a price tag that has some fans scratching their heads. Read more
Netflix Teases First Look At Its New Witcher
22.5.2024
Netflix’s The Witcher has finally given fans their first official tease of Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia and yup, he sure does look like another brooding, white-haired himbo, just with an even bigger jawline this time around. Read more
Pokémon’s All-Pervading Positivity: How The Euro Championships Spread Infectious Joy
10.4.2024
The feeling of being somewhere overwhelmingly positive is unusual. In 2024, it seems ever-more likely that even the most upbeat of events would be coated in a veneer of cynicism, if not outright skepticism. But at the Pokémon Europe International Championships (EUIC), every person I spoke to...
Suicide Squad’s First 12 Hours Include Great Action, But A Lot Of Filler
1.2.2024
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League isn’t the game a lot of Arkham fans wanted. It’s also yet another live-service video game, something that folks are less and less excited about with each passing year. And it’s not had great previews or trailers. But, I’ve enjoyed Rocksteady’s past games a...
Lollipop Chainsaw Re-review: Grindhouse For The Girls
21.8.2023
Dragami Games announced this month that its Lollipop Chainsaw remake release was getting delayed to 2024. Never having played hack-and-slash Lollipop before, but eagerly awaiting the remake, I decided to cope rationally: I spent $40 on a game made 11 years ago, and hauled my friends’ grimy Xbox...
Lollipop Chainsaw Re-review: Grindhouse For The Girls
21.8.2023
Dragami Games announced this month that its Lollipop Chainsaw remake release was getting delayed to 2024. Never having played hack-and-slash Lollipop before, but eagerly awaiting the remake, I decided to cope rationally: I spent $40 on a game made 11 years ago, and hauled my friends’ grimy Xbox...
The Flash Movie Trainwreck Reaches A New Low With NFTs
14.7.2023
The Flash has been a disaster for DC and Warner Bros. The Ezra Miller-led superhero film is securing a record as one of the biggest box office flops in the business. There are a lot of factors that led us to that point, but Warner Bros. attempts to get any money out of the film before the...