Graeme McMillan, Author at Gizmodo

Transformers Comes So Close To Taking Record…

…But not close enough. Surprising many – and frustrating Paramount executives, no doubt – Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen is now expected to fall just short of the five-day box office record set by last year’s The Dark Knight. Box office estimates late Sunday gave Transformers $201.2 million for the five day opening weekend, which…

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Is This The Secret Behind Captain America’s Rebirth?

With Captain America: Reborn due in comic stores on Wednesday, we ask: Have Marvel Comics kept the secret to the star-spangled Avenger’s resurrection in plain sight all along? We look at our suspecting method of resurrection. Potential-spoilery speculation ahead. One of the things that keeps popping up when writer Captain America writer Ed Brubaker and…

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Retro Doctor Who Books Hit The Target

As Doctor Who writer Mark Gatiss remembers the Who novelizations of his youth, we give you a chance to relive your own nostalgia – or maybe discover new books to give your nerd life more meaning. Gattis recalled the lure of the books below – adaptations of the TV show published by Target books that…

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Is There Really New Star Wars Later This Year?

TheForce.net notices that IMDB’s listing for John Williams includes working on “Untitled Star Wars TV Series (2009)” – Is this the much-discussed live-action series, and if so, is it really that close to airing? We suspect typos, but hope otherwise.

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Has Science Outsmarted Itself?

Do we know too much about the origins of the universe to allow for any new scientific breakthroughs? That’s a theory being put forward by one British journalist, but do scientists agree? The Guardian’s Ehsan Masood argues in a recent article that the amount of information we already have about everything that surrounds us shapes…

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Lost’s Jacob Gets Supernaturally Devilish

Be warned, Mark Sheppard: There’s a new familiar face appearing in everything we watch these days. After being unveiled as Jacob in the last season of Lost, actor Mark Pellegrino has signed on for a similarly existential role in Supernatural. Not content with playing the man (well, potential man) behind the curtain on ABC’s island…

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Will Transformers 2 Have The Biggest Opening Ever?

As Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen continues to steamroller everything else in its wake at the box office, it’s time to face the possibility that it just might break The Dark Knight‘s 5-day opening record by the end of today. In its first three days in the US, Michael Bay’s sequel has made $125.9 million,…

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Virtuality’s Audience Is Lost In Space

Yes, Dollhouse may have lowered the bar for “success” for Fox’s Sci-Fi shows, but even with that in mind, the audience for last night’s Virtuality airing suggests that the show will never make it to series. https://gizmodo.com/did-dollhouse-redefine-success-for-sf-tv-5302907 Suggesting that Fox execs knew what they were doing by jettisoning the show in the Friday night death…

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10 Transformers To eBay For

With the latest Transformers movie crushing its competition at the box office like a bug under heavy robot foot, you may be tempted to hit eBay looking to score some sweet merchandise. Here’re some winners you want to look for. Optimus Prime Pepsi Thirst Convoy Hey, remember that time that Optimus Prime got really drunk…

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Starry Starry (Batsignal-Filled) Night

We all agree that comic books can be art, but here are some particular takes on classic paintings may be taking that argument just a little bit too literally (Wait until you see the Wolverine Lichtenstein). Marvel Comics may have thought they were being original with a month of Wolverine covers “inspired” by classic artists…

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How Early Is Too Early To Promote?

Was this week’s release of the first trailer for The Last Airbender – more than a year before the movie’s release – too little too soon? At what point does a trailer risk boring an audience ahead of the movie? The Big Money notes that Paramount’s YouTube version of the trailer received 237,000 viewings and…

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Pegg, Frost Retreat From Comic-Con Filming

They may be winning us over with video postcards from the set, but Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have just broken our hearts by admitting that they won’t be filming new movie Paul at Comic-Con this year after all. https://gizmodo.com/simon-pegg-and-nick-frosts-video-report-from-their-alie-5302789 Pegg admitted the painful truth to thelondonpaper: We are recreating Comic-Con for it in Alberquerque,…

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Spider-Man Catches Broadway Cast In Web… Almost

The identities of Mary Jane Watson and Norman Osborn’s Broadway incarnations has been revealed, and fans of Marvel’s movies may find the actor behind the latest Green Goblin slightly familiar… well, if they can imagine the blue fur for themselves. Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark will, as rumored for months, star Evan Rachel Wood as…

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Bay Swaps Robots For Angst-Ridden Aliens In Number Four

With Transformers fast on its way to becoming almost as big as The Dark Knight, Michael Bay and Dreamworks have already announced their next project together… and it doesn’t involve robots, in disguise or otherwise. Bay and Dreamworks have pre-emptively picked up the movie rights to unpublished novel I Am Number Four for an undisclosed…

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Did Dollhouse Redefine Success For SF TV?

Dollhouse’s second season renewal surprised many in the television industry, but did it also change the way that executives view success for science fiction TV? Virtuality co-creator Michael Taylor thinks so – and hopes that his show will benefit. Talking at Virtuality’s lowkey press launch on Wednesday, Taylor admitted that Fox has never actually explained…

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Middleman’s Unmade Final Episode Comes To Life (Sort Of)

It’s the announcement we’ve been hoping for since we learned that there would be a Middleman panel at San Diego Comic-Con – Mark Sheppard has confirmed rumors that the panel will include a cast reading of the unmade final episode. Sheppard’s Facebook page broke the news yesterday: Comicon July 23rd, 11:15 – …a LIVE READING…

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Death Before No Farenheit 451 Movie, Says Director

The Mist director Frank Darabont is still trying to get his movie adaptation of Ray Bradbury‘s classic Fahrenheit 451 made, but its current status depends on one particular person… who shall, apparently, remain nameless for now. Talking to SciFi Wire, Darabont – also known for writing the screenplays for The Green Mile and The Shawshank…

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Now You Can Attend Comic-Con From The Comfort Of Your Own Living Room

Here’s a sign that San Diego Comic-Con has achieved some kind of critical mass – At least two panels from the con are going to be broadcast to everyone who didn’t manage to get tickets, as they happen. News broke earlier this week that G4 would be broadcasting Lucasfilm’s Saturday afternoon Star Wars panel as…

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Atlas’ Agents Save Your Day

Feel like you need a little something unusual to get you through your workday slump? Marvel Comics have you covered, with a free digital issue of Agents of Atlas, their great modern pulp antidote to depressing superheroes and slow Thursdays. For those who’ve yet to experience the particular charm of the Agents, they’re a group…

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Michaelbayfacts – The Greatest Transformers Tie-In Yet

With Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen already breaking box office records, it’s no surprise that director Michael Bay has become an internet legend, with the Chuck Norris-eque Michael Bay Facts. In honor of the latest example of Bay’s cinematic genius, Twitter spent Wednesday offering up evidence of the director’s more heroic qualities, inspired by Fake…

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Transformers Comes So Close To Taking Record…

Is This The Secret Behind Captain America’s Rebirth?

Retro Doctor Who Books Hit The Target

Is There Really New Star Wars Later This Year?

Has Science Outsmarted Itself?

Lost’s Jacob Gets Supernaturally Devilish

Will Transformers 2 Have The Biggest Opening Ever?

Virtuality’s Audience Is Lost In Space

10 Transformers To eBay For

Starry Starry (Batsignal-Filled) Night

How Early Is Too Early To Promote?

Pegg, Frost Retreat From Comic-Con Filming

Spider-Man Catches Broadway Cast In Web… Almost

Bay Swaps Robots For Angst-Ridden Aliens In Number Four

Did Dollhouse Redefine Success For SF TV?

Middleman’s Unmade Final Episode Comes To Life (Sort Of)

Death Before No Farenheit 451 Movie, Says Director

Now You Can Attend Comic-Con From The Comfort Of Your Own Living Room

Atlas’ Agents Save Your Day

Michaelbayfacts – The Greatest Transformers Tie-In Yet

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Travelers Experiencing the Longest Security Lines in TSA History

Could There Be a ‘Project Hail Mary’ Sequel?

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees