Justin Carter

Kansas City, United States

Writer at Freelance

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Contributing Editor at Game Developer

A guy who writes for a few places, currently writing at io9 and Game Developer. Def color. He/him.

Articles

Finally, the First Ironheart Trailer Is Here

1 day ago | gizmodo.com | Justin Carter

The year 2025 has been pretty packed with Marvel, between the movies and shows dropping this year and teases of future media on the horizon. But we haven’t heard much about the next show coming to Disney+—until now. Today’s trailer for Marvel’s Ironheart brings a young and well-armed Avenger into the spotlight.
Revenge of the Sith Game Writer Looks Back on Alternate Ending

3 days ago | gizmodo.com | Justin Carter

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith turns 20 years old later in May, and for many, the film will bring to mind its tie-in game. One reason it holds a special place in fans’ hearts is its two endings: the canonical one where Obi-Wan defeats Anakin to begin the Original Trilogy, and an alternate one where Anakin kills his former master, then Palpatine, and becomes the new Emperor.
Jonathan Hickman Wishes He Could've Finished His X-Men Story

3 days ago | gizmodo.com | Justin Carter

The X-Men have been through plenty of shakeups, and the Krakoan Age felt like a breath of fresh air when it started in 2019. Beginning with writer Jonathan Hickman and artists Pepe Larraz and R.B. Silva’s House of X and Powers of X, the mutants established their newest unified society that promised to better things for their people after years of being beaten down.
Tucker & Dale Director Blames David Zaslav for Killing TV Spinoff

3 days ago | gizmodo.com | Justin Carter

The 15-year anniversary of Tucker & Dale vs. Evil was earlier in January, and if you’ve been holding out hope for a follow up, director/co-writer Eli Craig revealed it almost happened. During an interview with Slashfilm about his new horror flick Clown in a Cornfield, Craig noted the would-be sequel “has died more deaths than the college kids [in the first movie].
Power Rangers' Trini Takes Center Stage In a New Book

4 days ago | gizmodo.com | Justin Carter

The Mighty Morhpin era of the Power Rangers casts a long shadow over the whole franchise, and its casting in particular. Controversial and infamous as it’s been to have the Black and Yellow Rangers played respectively by Black actor Walter Jones III and the late Asian actor Thuy Trang, their roles as Zack and Trini proved foundational for a lot of viewers. Trini officially died prior to the 2023 special Once and Always, but the character is returning again as the lead in an upcoming novel.
Marvel Retitles New Thunderbolts Comic to New Avengers

4 days ago | businessandamerica.com | Justin Carter

Now that we know why the Thunderbolts are really called that in the movie, history’s repeating in the comics. Say hello to your New Avengers. The comic previously announced as New Thunderbolts, asterisk and all, is in actuality the newest iteration of the Avengers offshoot team founded in 2005.
Marvel Retitles New Thunderbolts Comic to New Avengers

4 days ago | gizmodo.com | Justin Carter

Now that we know why the Thunderbolts are really called that in the movie, history’s repeating in the comics. Say hello to your New Avengers. The comic previously announced as New Thunderbolts, asterisk and all, is in actuality the newest iteration of the Avengers offshoot team founded in 2005.
Avengers: Age of Ultron Anniversary Vid Reminds You It Exists

4 days ago | gizmodo.com | Justin Carter

Did you knowÂ Avengers: Age of Ultron had its 10th birthdayÂ last week? The occasion got overshadowed by the release of Thunderbolts*â€”sorry,Â New Avengersâ€”but it’s now a decade old, and Marvel’s got an anniversary video to celebrate. The five-minute compilation runs through a handful of the film’s key moments, including the team trying to lift Thor’s hammer, Thor birthing the Vision, and Tony using the Hulkbuster armor to bring down a mind-controlled Banner.
Mikey Madison and Kirsten Dunst Join Mermaid Thriller Reptilia

4 days ago | gizmodo.com | Justin Carter

Last month, we learned Mikey Madison, fresh off her Best Actress Oscar win for Anora,Â declined to join the cast ofÂ Star Wars: Starfighter. Now, we know what her next big role is, and it’s an interesting one:Â Reptilia,Â a movie about mermaids.
How Hollywood is Trying to Handle Trump's Potential Movie Tariffs

5 days ago | gizmodo.com | Justin Carter

Earlier this week, the American movie industry was thrown out of whack when president Donald Trump revealed his tariffs for international film productions. Reactions to this news was met with negativity and concern from Hollywood and movie fans, even as the president himself argued this would greatly benefit the local industry. But without any real idea of how he intends to enforce or even enact this, Hollywood is taking matters into its own hands.