Charlie Jane Anders, Author at Gizmodo

Brand New Photos of the Time-Traveling Thriller Looper and the New James Bond Movie!

Two of the year’s most anticipated films don’t come out this summer — they’re the time-traveling thriller Looper from Brick director Rian Johnson, and the new James Bond movie Skyfall. We haven’t seen too many images from either film yet, but today Sony released a few ultra-high-res shots of each. Behold Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s futuristic shotgun.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 30 '12

Top 10 Albums Every Self-Respecting Science Fiction Fan Should Own

Science fiction changed music. And music saved science fiction. Most of our favorite flights of fancy and epic adventures are bound up in our minds with amazing musical scores, or epic theme songs. But some of the greatest pieces of music ever created were also inspired by science fiction and fantasy. Over the past week,…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar and Charlie Jane Anders Apr 30 '12

This Week’s TV: Is Leonard Nimoy really coming back to Fringe?

The promo for this week’s Fringe hints that a special guest star could help the show live long and prosper… but is it true? Also, there’s a four-hour miniseries in which Eddie Izzard and Donald Sutherland rock some crazy hair. A brand new TV show could bring us our weirdest future dystopia in ages. And…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 30 '12

Grant Morrison says Batman is gay, internet basically shrugs

Ever since the days of Fredric Wertham, people have been pointing out the homoerotic elements in Batman. There are hundreds of GIFs of Batman in his pink costume, or that famous scene where all the other DC heroes worry about their girlfriends, and Batman worries about Robin. There’s even a Wikipedia entry on “Homosexuality in…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 29 '12

Game of Thrones concept art provides a raven’s eye view of Westeros and beyond

The visuals in Game of Thrones keep blowing us away — and now we have a glimpse of the process that’s created them. Concept artist Kimberley Pope has posted dozens and dozens of her designs for seasons one and two. Including an aerial view of King’s Landing and Qarth, some very different early versions of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 29 '12

Best of the Week: April 21-27, 2012

EARTH TO ENTERPRISE | The Space Shuttle Enterprise flies low over New York City on its way to a last great landing. Photo by Librado Romero/New York Times, via Facebook 33 Science Fiction and Fantasy Movies that Could Rock Your Summer https://gizmodo.com/33-science-fiction-and-fantasy-movies-that-could-rock-y-5904448 This year’s summer movies just won’t let up. There’s Joss Whedon’s Avengers, Chris…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 28 '12

John Noble’s Finest Moment from Last Night’s Fringe

John Noble just can’t stop stealing episodes of Fringe. Last night’s outing was all about dealing with yet another one of Walter Bishop’s nearly endless catalog of mistakes — and yet, Walter’s most striking moment had to do with forgiveness. Spoilers ahead… The “war between universes” was a major theme of Fringe for a couple…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 28 '12

In Pirates!, Aardman’s puppets celebrate the power of pretending

You can’t take your little kids to The Hunger Games, or some busybody will call Child Protective Services on you. (There’s always one.) You tried dragging your five-year-old to Jiro Dreams of Sushi, and she started demanding a pee break every five minutes. So what are you going to do with your squirming sprogs this…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Apr 27 '12

It Doesn’t Really Matter if This Woman is From the Future

Throughout Sound of My Voice, in select theaters today, the big mystery is whether this beautiful, delicate cult leader is from the future, or just a big fake. Her followers are willing to do any absurd thing she demands of them, in exchange for a few morsels of future wisdom. But the deeper you go…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Apr 27 '12

Picture of the Day: April 26, 2012

CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO BEARS | A gorgeous new high-res still from Pixar’s Brave showing Merida escaping from one bear to another. Click to make giant. Want to read today’s io9 stories a different way? Check out our blog view. Or visit Observation Deck, our general discussion forum.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 26 '12

Fringe gets a fifth and final season

We’ll get to see the final chapter of the saga of Walter, Walternate and the Observers after all. Fringe has been renewed for an astounding fifth season of 13 episodes — just enough to bring the show up to 100 episodes. Says Fox’s Kevin Reilly: Fringe is a remarkably creative series that has set the…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Apr 26 '12

Watching 56 Star Trek episodes all at once is strangely hypnotic

It turns out that watching the first two seasons of original Star Trek all at once is kind of addictive. Really, try it. You won’t be able to look away. It’s something about the way the theme tune comes on pane by pane, in staggered increments, so that the soaring opera wail appears over and…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Apr 26 '12

Why Queen Victoria Has a Steam Engine Under Her Skirts in Pirates! Band of Misfits

Aardman Animations has paid tribute to weird gadgets and strange machinations with the Wallace and Gromit series and the movie Chicken Run. And Pirates! Band of Misfits, which opens tomorrow, sees a pirate crew running up against Charles Darwin and other scientists, in Victorian England. So just how steampunk does it get? We had to…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 26 '12

Star Trek is where your favorite creators went to grad school

It’s been seven years since Star Trek went off television, but the Star Trek alumni still own your television screens. If there’s a television show rocking your world or challenging your preconceptions, chances are there’s a former Trek producer in the mix somewhere. Or someone who learned from a Trek producer. This is why we’re…

Television Charlie Jane Anders and Ben Vrignon Apr 26 '12

DRM is not the future: Tor goes DRM-free for all e-books

Starting in early July, the whole Tor/Forge e-book catalog will be free of Digital Rights Management (DRM) — which means you’ll have an easier time copying them from one device to another. And it also means that Tor’s books will be available from e-book retailers who only stock DRM-free books. In a press release, Tor…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Apr 25 '12

Your Summer Beach Reading List for 2012

Summer is almost here, and that means one thing: Escape! Everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere, humans will be fleeing their buildings and shedding their protective outer garments, even as the sun grows hotter and more intense. But for some of us, simply fleeing to large bodies of water isn’t enough — we need to escape…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders Apr 25 '12

Movies Where The World Actually Gets Destroyed In The End

Lots of movies try to end with a bang — but only a few end with the entire human race being wiped out, or the world being torn asunder. Hollywood all too often wimps out on showing us total oblivion, but there are a few movies that go all the way. In honor of a…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders and Gordon Jackson Apr 25 '12

Bring home Tony Stark, with this amazing Avengers art print!

Iron Man started this Marvel movie craze, and he’s still one of the top reasons to be excited about The Avengers. And now you can celebrate the most metal of the Avengers, with this Mondo art print going on sale Friday. We’re stoked to bring you an exclusive first look at Mondo’s tribute to Tony…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 25 '12

Philip K. Dick’s estate is suing the makers of The Adjustment Bureau

The Adjustment Bureau features a gang of well-haberdasheried angels who step in to make sure the universe follows the plan laid out in their notebooks. But a new lawsuit claims that the makers of the film used their own dimension-jumping hats to steal Philip K. Dick’s intellectual property. Philip K. Dick is still one of…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Apr 25 '12

Picture of the Day: April 24, 2012

IT’S ALL WAITING FOR YOU OUT THERE | The Helix Nebula, photographed by the Spitzer Space Telescope, part of a new exhitibion of “The History of Space Photography” at the gallery at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. See more at the L.A. Times. Want to read today’s io9 stories a different way? Check…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 24 '12

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Brand New Photos of the Time-Traveling Thriller Looper and the New James Bond Movie!

Top 10 Albums Every Self-Respecting Science Fiction Fan Should Own

This Week’s TV: Is Leonard Nimoy really coming back to Fringe?

Grant Morrison says Batman is gay, internet basically shrugs

Game of Thrones concept art provides a raven’s eye view of Westeros and beyond

Best of the Week: April 21-27, 2012

John Noble’s Finest Moment from Last Night’s Fringe

In Pirates!, Aardman’s puppets celebrate the power of pretending

It Doesn’t Really Matter if This Woman is From the Future

Picture of the Day: April 26, 2012

Fringe gets a fifth and final season

Watching 56 Star Trek episodes all at once is strangely hypnotic

Why Queen Victoria Has a Steam Engine Under Her Skirts in Pirates! Band of Misfits

Star Trek is where your favorite creators went to grad school

DRM is not the future: Tor goes DRM-free for all e-books

Your Summer Beach Reading List for 2012

Movies Where The World Actually Gets Destroyed In The End

Bring home Tony Stark, with this amazing Avengers art print!

Philip K. Dick’s estate is suing the makers of The Adjustment Bureau

Picture of the Day: April 24, 2012

‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ Sequel Manga Gets English Physical Release

‘The Batman Part II’ Has Finally Started Filming

This VPN Dropped 75% Just in Time to Stream Every World Cup Match Free

SpaceX’s Stratospheric IPO Launch Has a Couple of Heavy-Duty Stowaways

‘Widow’s Bay’ Has Already Entered the Awards Race

‘This Is Absolutely Crazy’: Antarctic Temperatures Hit a Record High This Month

MrBeast Becomes First Person Hit to 500 Million Subscribers on YouTube. Do You Know Any of Them?

Here’s How Much More Money Elon Musk Has Than Larry Page, Jeff Bezos, and You

Coinbase Says Let the AI Agents Trade Fartcoin

Watch a Rare Goblin Shark Filmed Alive in Its Natural Habitat for the First Time

GoPro Mission 1 Pro Review: The Best GoPro, Just Not the Best Camera

The Best Tech Gifts for Father’s Day 2026

This Ultrasonic Knife Is More Than Just a Gimmick—at Least Sometimes

Razer Hammerhead V3 HyperSpeed Review: Exceptionally Mediocre

The Best Gadgets of May 2026

Sony 1000X The Collexion Review: Too Expensive for Anyone but Sony Superfans

Alienware Fixed the One Problem With the Area-51, and Now I’m Afraid I Love It

Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro Max Review: Wireless Earbuds With Enough Features to Make Your Head Spin

Anker Solix E10 Review: No Power? No Problem

Bose Lifestyle Ultra Speaker Review: Sonos Can Start Sweating Now