SYFY WIRE

SYFY WIRE is dedicated to all things science fiction, fantasy and supernatural horror (with some other stuff like space and future technology thrown in for good measure). It features news and original reporting about movies, TV, games, books, genre figures and more. We’ve got recaps, interviews, movie trailers, and sneak peeks at upcoming TV shows. Plus: Top 10 lists, Q&As, videos, funny stuff and a lot more.

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Space Force
Grab your jetpacks! U.S. Space Command set to launch next week, per
SYFY WIRE - Jeff Spry
Last summer, Vice President Mike Pence paraded out a comprehensive plan that would begin building a military command committed specifically to space …
The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting and the queer romance that never happened
SYFY WIRE - Afiya Augustine
Through the halls of the old Crain estate, one can hear the sounds of creaking wood, the shaking of old industrial pipes, the voices of the souls of …
Hulu
Hulu has renewed Into the Dark for another season of holiday horror
SYFY WIRE - Brian Silliman
It's time for another monthy romp into horror, because Hulu has given Into the Dark a second season. The horror anthology series is a monthly affair, …
Marvel Studios
WIRE Buzz: Priyanka Chopra boards super Netflix film, Marvel drops
SYFY WIRE - Josh Weiss
Feeling a little sluggish on this glorious Hump Day? Try to ease your lassitude with another edition of WIRE Buzz! In this roundup of genre news, you …
Batman
DC Comics apparently just killed a major Batman character in City of
SYFY WIRE - Brian Silliman
To say that Bruce Wayne has been having a tough time in the comics lately would be an understatement. Good ol' Bats has been in a downward spiral …
Harley Quinn
Artists Alley: Ant Lucia draws DC Bombshells Harley Quinn
SYFY WIRE - SYFY WIRE Staff
Nearly a decade ago, artist Ant Lucia's re-imagined renderings of DC's heroines led to DC Bombshells, a popular line of statues, collectibles, and …
Star Wars
Return to the Void: The Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire VR
SYFY WIRE - Brian Silliman
Though Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge's fully immersive Star Wars experience is doubtlessly wondrous and full of the Force, it's not the only thing that can …
Skin
From flesh boots to skin ruffles, how fashion embraces fantasy and
SYFY WIRE - Emma Fraser
On the television series Orphan Black, science was manipulated to create something beyond nature. The many Leda clones, all played by Tatiana Maslany, …
James Wan
WIRE Buzz: Annabelle Wallis joins James Wan horror project, Garth
SYFY WIRE - Brian Silliman
To follow his watery plunge through Atlantis in Aquaman, director James Wan is going back to his horror roots. He's got a secret horror project in the …
Jon Stewart
Debate Club: The 5 scariest teachers in sci-fi and fantasy
SYFY WIRE - Tim Grierson
Welcome to Debate Club, where Tim Grierson and Will Leitch, the hosts of the Grierson & Leitch podcast, tackle the greatest arguments in pop …
John Carpenter
WIRE Buzz: John Carpenter scores more Halloween, Peter Capaldi joins
SYFY WIRE - Brian Silliman
John Carpenter will thankfully remain involved in the Halloween franchise, which makes perfect sense — he's the one who began the whole thing in the …
Ken Jennings
Ken Jennings and the creator of Magic: The Gathering made a new game
SYFY WIRE - Jordan Zakarin
All-time Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings and Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield have teamed up to create a new trivia game, but don't worry …
Stephen King
Stephen King's 'The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon' batting for the big
SYFY WIRE - Josh Weiss
Hollywood isn't done with Stephen King, not by a long shot. Today, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that the horror author's 1999 novel, The Girl Who …
BH90210
BH90210 is Wes Craven's New Nightmare without the death, so why not
SYFY WIRE - Courtney Enlow
The new Beverly Hills 90210...reboot? update? — whatever, it exists outside of your conventional human categories — premiered last week. BH90210 …
David Oyelowo
WIRE Buzz: David Oyelowo mulling Good Morning, Midnight; Travel
SYFY WIRE - Christian Long
David Oyelowo may be saying Good Morning, Midnight very soon. The Star Wars: Rebels actor is in talks to join George Clooney's post-apocalyptic feature, …
Oprah Winfrey
Emmy Contender: How The Handmaid's Tale's birth episode found
SYFY WIRE - Jennifer Vineyard
Welcome to Emmy Contenders 2019. This month, SYFY WIRE is speaking to a long list of actors, artists, and artisans whose work earned them Emmy …
Jeremy Renner
Jeremy Renner asks Sony to return Spider-Man to Marvel as fans react
SYFY WIRE - Josh Weiss
This morning, Sony Pictures released a statement about its dispute with Disney/Marvel Studios over the live-action depiction of Spider-Man on the big …
The Mandalorian
How Jon Favreau gave The Mandalorian 'the darker, freakier side of
SYFY WIRE - Matthew Jackson
Jon Favreau's recent career has been dominated by massive Disney projects and the application of cutting edge filmmaking technology to the realm of …
Oceans
NASA is officially going to Europa, with eyes toward a 2023 launch
SYFY WIRE - Elizabeth Rayne
When NASA thinks (hypothetical) aliens, their eyes are either set on Titan or Europa, and the space agency has just revealed that their Europa …
Vampires
15 Days of Everything Else Day 3: Blade Trinity (2004)
SYFY WIRE - SYFY WIRE Staff
Welcome back to 15 Days of Everything Else, a variation on our Days of Marvel podcast in which we're taking a look at all the non-MCU Marvel movies …
Ron Howard
Exclusive preview of Rob Hart's The Warehouse, Ron Howard's next film
SYFY WIRE - Jeff Spry
Part modern age consumerism cautionary tale, part near-future dystopian nightmare, author Rob Hart's engaging new sci-fi novel The Warehouse just …
Robotics
Chosen One of the Day: Prince Robot IV from Saga
SYFY WIRE - Preeti Chhibber
When news of a mystery man with a television on his head walking around Virginia hit our feeds, we couldn’t help but be reminded of our favorite TV …
Spider-Man
Sony speaks out on Spider-Man rift with Marvel Studios: 'We are
SYFY WIRE - Josh Weiss
This week has been a roller coaster for genre fans. The good news was that a fourth Matrix movie was confirmed; the bad was that Marvel Studios would …
Dan Aykroyd
WIRE Buzz: Titans lands Ozark star as Doctor Light; Dan Aykroyd
SYFY WIRE - Benjamin Bullard
Season 2 of Titans is less than a month away, but we’re still hearing late news of old-school comic book recruits who’ll be heading to DC Universe to …
IMAX
Brad Pitt blasts off to save the solar system in IMAX trailer for
SYFY WIRE - Josh Weiss
What do you do when your dad is suspected of trying to destroy the cosmos with an anti-matter bomb? We've got no freakin' clue, but that's the …
Stephen King
It: Chapter Two first reactions call it a worthy Stephen King
SYFY WIRE - Christian Long
These past several months, the expectations for It: Chapter Two have been high, to say the least. The second half to the story started by 2017's It …
Magnetism
Earth’s last magnetic pole flip took 22,000 years to complete
SYFY WIRE - Phil Plait
The Earth has a magnetic field, in many ways similar to a bar magnet. Hopefully you played with a bar magnet in school. You sprinkle iron filings on a …
Robotics
NASA is on a quest to win the ultimate robotic underground explorer
SYFY WIRE - Elizabeth Rayne
Though robots creeping and crawling through subterranean passages sounds like a test run for horror movie animatronics, it’s actually happening, and …
Todd Phillips
No laughing matter: Todd Phillips is already down to direct a Joker
SYFY WIRE - Josh Weiss
Todd Phillips' Joker origin movie isn't even out yet, and the director is already willing to undertake a sequel. Unlike the titular character of his …