The April Fools’ Day pranks are happening everywhere (including Hypable) on Friday.
April 1 is always a rough day to be online. Too often it’s difficult to figure out what’s real and what’s not, especially when you read something that you really want to be true. Here are a few of our favorite April Fools’ Day gags from today, including a couple (like Pixar’s big easter egg joke) that we wish were real.
For starters, here are the fake articles we here at Hypable published. Many of these upset a lot of people. Click each one to read the entertaining details:
- Hamilton: The 4D Experience to hit theaters in 2018
- Ryan Murphy announces Glee spinoff Klaine to premiere on Netflix this fall
- Zack Snyder drops out of Justice League after major Batman v Superman backlash
- J.K. Rowling to pull a Stephenie Meyer: Get ready for Helen Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
- Netflix reboots 3 more ’90s sitcoms, including Friends
- Final Divergent film to be released as a radio drama
- WB cancels entire upcoming DC slate, replaces them with Batman and Wonder Woman movies
- The wait is over: ABC announces 3 hour TGIT crossover event
- Princess Leia will bring the Force to Once Upon a Time
- Fandom crossover shocker: Diana Gabaldon to pen Doctor Who episode
Elsewhere online… Netflix announced a new series starring John Stamos:
Robert Downey Jr. announced he’s Team Cap (YEAH RIGHT):
Wink wink… #aprilfoolsday pic.twitter.com/T8XiR1BWqz
Article Continues Below— Robert Downey Jr (@RobertDowneyJr) April 1, 2016
Hulu announced a new dating app:
PornHub launched a site called CornHub that specializes in videos for those of us who get off on corn:
Suicide Squad launched a special lense on Snapchat that lets you get a visit from The Joker:
YouTube announced SnoopaVision, which lets you watch YouTube in 360 degrees with Snoop:
A couple of TV writers announced exciting news:
Season 4 is out now. Only on Tidal! Enjoy!
— Happy Endings (@happywrites) April 1, 2016
BREAKING: CW announces #Supernatural political thriller spinoff "Mr. Fizzles Goes to Washington" pic.twitter.com/stIzAhS9VC
— Robbie Thompson (@rthompson1138) April 1, 2016
Apple teamed up with Taylor Swift for an Apple Music commercial. This may not seem like an April Fools’ Day joke, but what happens inside of it tells us it was released on April 1 on purpose:
And finally, Finding Dory director Andrew Stanton and actor Ed O’Neill revealed that a new character in the Finding Nemo sequel has been hiding in all of the Pixar movies to date. They claim it’s their biggest easter egg yet:
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