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The robot uprising has never looked more beautiful than in this short

You may have once seen a trailer for a short film called K3loid, but now it’s finished and you must watch it. It’s got robot armies. rampaging mecha, soldiers in power armor, creepy mannequins, an enigmatic AI and it is unbelievably gorgeous. It’s so awesome that two Hollywood production companies have already partnered with director…

Elizabeth Olsen is Avengers‘ Scarlet Witch (or Sam Jackson is a liar)

Marvel has been pretty coy about who would play the Scarlet Witch in Avengers: Age of UItron. Samuel L. Jackson, not so much — especially after he told The Wall Street Journal that Elizabeth Olson is his new cast-mate. From the WSJ interview: “I don’t think we begin shooting before March of next year. I…

The BBC will simulcast the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special for pretty much the entire planet. 75 countries across six continents are already set to broadcast The Day of the Doctor on November 23rd at the same time it airs in the U.K., with more countries to come. You can see the whole list at…

New Walking Dead webseries shows how the other half lives (and dies)

I don’t think Rick Grimes would be happy to know that everyone else’s lives in the world of The Walking Dead suck as much as his does, as this new three-part webseries “The Oath” proves. But he might get some peace of mind knowing that at least he doesn’t have to deal with the post-apocalypse’…

Edgar Wright gets to work on Ant-Man, tweets a look at the suit

Looks like Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man is finally getting started! The director tweeted the above picture from the set, along with a peek at the new Ant-Man suit, which looks a bit upgraded from the one in that test footage shown at Comic-Con. Now the next question is: Who’s in the suit? Okay, the answer to…

These face blends of the classic and new Star Trek crews are amazing

Reddit user ThatNordicGuy blended the faces of the Star Trek casts from the original series and the new movies to create the ultimate Enterprise crew, and the results are mindblowingly awesome. I ask — nay, demand — that these hybrids be genetically cloned and cast in all future Star Trek endeavors. Here’s the rest of…

Why Letting Superman Kill Kills Superman

Will today’s mailbag be the final word on Man of Steel’s controversial ending? Hopefully! Are the Disney Princesses put in an absurdly violent scenario? You bet! Does a zombie baby question get taken too far? It most certainly does! Welcome to Postal Apocalypse! God Loves, Superman Kills Chris M.: Mr. Postman: I’ve been nerd-raging over…

Mythic monsters take back the planet in This Week’s Comics!

You might think you’ve had a bad day, but Prosper Monday is having a bad life. Something called the blight has nearly killed off the human race, and monsters of myth and creature of legend stalk the Earth in Vertigo’s new fantasy series Hinterkind. Plus, Spider-Man has 99 problems (and a bitch may or may…

Natalie Portman and Marvel team up to get girls into science careers

Natalie Portman and Marvel are joining together in hopes of inspiring an entire generation of Jane Fosters. The Ultimate Mentor Adventure is a program/contest that wants to connect girls 14 and up to meet, work with and learn from the most successful women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Obviously, it’s inspired by Portman’s…

Japan’s newest scifi anime sensation Coppelion begins tomorrow

The highly anticipated anime Coppelion premieres in Japan tomorrow, and thanks to U.S. licensor Viz Media, it’ll premiere here, too! The scifi series, about three radiation-resistant high school girls who search through the irradiated ruins of Tokyo, will be simulcast on Hulu and over at VizAnime.com. Coppelion is set in 2036, 30 years after a…

The 14 Most Ridiculous Mutants from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The Turtles are not alone. Countless animals — and people — have encountered the Mutagen ooze over the series’ shows, comics and toylines; sometimes they turn into normal anthropomorphic animals with reasonable goals and sometimes they become exotic creatures who lose their minds and devote their lives to esoteric themes. And sometimes they get weirder…

This is officially the most absurd Batman merchandise of all time

It’s a Batman leg lamp. BATMAN LEG LAMP. It’s clearly inspired by the movie A Christmas Story and the sexy female leg lamp the father receives, although I don’t think that makes it any less insane. You can pre-order it over at Entertainment Earth for a mere $35 — there’s even an equally weird Superman…

J.J. Abrams apologizes for all those Star Trek lens flares

And here’s the most insane part: Abrams had to have ILM remove lens flares from Star Trek Into Darkness in post-production because even he thought there were too many. Abrams gave the belated apology and admitted he had “a problem” in an interview with Crave Online: I know I get a lot of grief for…

Wonder Woman can be made into a movie, and this amazing short is proof

Warner Bros. often says it’s “difficult” to make a movie about the world’s best-known superheroine. Something tells me that if Warner Bros. ever gets its act together to make a Wonder Woman movie — and that’s a big if — that it’s not going to look half as awesome as this incredible, fan-made short. It’s…

Oliver returns to the island with friends in the first Arrow s2 clip

The Arrow season 2 premiere doesn’t air until next week, but this intriguing clip — in which Diggle and Felicity head to Oliver’s mysterious island to search for their missing comrade — has danger, intrigue, humor and Stephen Amell without his shirt on. Way to play to your strengths, Arrow!

The 7 Least Subtle Comic Book Retcons of All Time

Any author is capable of making a mistake, and comic book writers more than most. But comic companies aren’t shy about changing things — or changing things back — to suit their perceived needs. Sometimes these errors, continuity problems or previous bad decisions are fixed quietly and/or cleverly. These were not those times. 1) One…

Robert Downey Jr. actually owns a life-size, flying R/C Iron Man suit

Reason #187 that Robert Downey Jr. is pretty much the real-life Tony Stark: He has a 6-foot tall Iron Man “armor” that can fly and he can control remotely. To be fair, he probably won’t be putting it on to stop bad guys anytime soon, because it’s actually an awesome, custom-made toy. Apparently RDJ’s staff…

Stephen Hawking’s ideas are easy to understand in this wonderful cartoon

Do you have a young one you’d like to introduce to the teachings of noted theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, or did A Brief History of Time just make your brain hurt? Then this short, educational and adorable animation from The Guardian is for you! The brief cartoon explains black holes, singularities, the Big Bang and…

See (and hear!) Chris Eccleston’s Malekith in the new Thor 2 TV spot

If you didn’t watch Agents of SHIELD last night — and based on the ratings, that seems unlikely — then you missed a brand-new spot for Thor: The Dark World showcasing more Loki, more Heimdall, more Jane Foster, and lots more of the dark elf Malekith, played by Doctor Who’s Chris Eccleston. Note: I’m not…

This supercut of technology breaking down is cathartic and beautiful

Duncan Robson has assembled a wonderful montage of technology failing to work in TV shows and movies. Of course, any supercut of things not working needs to be followed by a supercut of those things getting beaten, which Robson has also included, and turned into a rather beautiful song. Next time you feel the need…