Katharine Trendacosta

The Instagram Account Dedicated to Finding Blade Runner In Reality

The Instagram account bladerunnerreality is dedicated to taking photos of the world that look like they could be straight out of Blade Runner. Is the knowledge that we are sort of living in Blade Runner comforting or distressing? [via Complex] Contact the author at [email protected].

Bill Heder Will Be a Big Bad Giant in The BFG

Praise be to the casting gods, because Bill Heder in a Roald Dahl film is perfection. If this was going to be an animated film, we’d say to just have all the non-BFG giants voiced by him. Deadline reports that Heder is joining the Steven Spielberg-helmed film as one of the giants. Spoiler alert: All…

Latest Mad Max: Fury Road Footage Gives Us Even More Danger

In comparison to all the other trailers we’ve seen for Mad Max: Fury Road — awesome as they are — this one seems less committed to quick cuts and more committed to giving us a better look at what’s going on. Not how it looks, because, my god, we’ve seen that and it’s amazing. But…

io9 March Madness Final 4: Trek vs. Doctor Who, Marvel vs. Star Wars!

Today are the semifinals for io9’s March Madness: Movies vs. TV. That means it’s time to make picks for the grand showdown on Monday. So who’s going to be? Star Wars or the Marvel movies? Doctor Who or Star Trek? Time to vote! Image and bracket by Jim Cooke After many rounds of voting, we’ve…

Because He’s Smart, Sam Heughan Wants a Doctor Who/Outlander Crossover

Of course Sam Heughan thinks a Doctor Who/Outlander crossover. It’s a perfect idea. Outlander’s already got time travel in its plot, why not have the Doctor show up? Plus, we currently have a Doctor who sports a Scottish accent. It’s a perfect match! Speaking to The Radio Times, Heughan brought up his character’s Doctor Who…

Why I Revisit My Childhood Favorites All the Time

I watch a lot of television and read a lot of books. I don’t think that’s going to shock a lot of people. It’s literally part of my job. I’m at the point where no one really questions how much I watch or read. But the secret is: I spend way more time revisiting old…

Here’s a Sneak Peek at the Star Wars Comic About Kanan’s Backstory

It doesn’t come out until next week, but Marvel/Lucasfilm has released a preview of Kanan: The Last Padawan, a series exploring how Kanan, Star Wars Rebels’ resident Jedi, came to survive Order 66 and what his life was like during the Clone Wars. All these images come from StarWars.com, where you can see a few…

This Video Will Teach You How to Become Batman (It’s Expensive)

This video by Joe Bereta covers how to become Batman — or someone like Batman. Shockingly, it’s full of a lot of real-world information and not just movie magic. Although, Bereta does repeat a lot that breaking the law is a bad idea. The real takeaway from all the things mentioned in this video: The…

In the First Messengers Clip, a Secret Angel Gets Blackmailed

This is the first clip from the CW’s The Messengers, and it’s very weird. It definitely sets something up and leaves you wondering what on earth is going on. It’s one of the few teases out there that honestly leaves you wanting more information. Here’s what we know about The Messengers: After an object crashes…

Live-Action Robotech Will Be a Full Franchise at Sony

Well, that was fast. It was just this February when we heard that the issues keeping a live-action Robotech moviefrom happening had been ironed out. And now, not only has Sony snapped up that project, they’ve announced plans for a whole franchise of Robotech movies. In February, we heard that producers Gianni Nunnari and Mark…

Cookie Monster’s Life Coaching Is Very Cookie-Based, Suprisingly Helpful

It’s actually pretty surprising that Cookie Monster waits as long as he does to get to the “Eat a cookie” portion of his advice. Which, I’ll admit, is the kind of life-coaching I can get behind. Contact the author at [email protected]

New Lego Spinoff Movie Is In the Hands of Jason Segel

This seems like a great match: Jason Segel (The Muppets) and Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3) will be writing and directing a LEGO Movie spinoff called “The Billion Brick Race.” That seems pretty perfect. In the same vein as Phil Lord and Chris Miller — who will be producing the spinoff — Segel and Pearce…

io9 March Madness Elite 8: Lord of the Rings vs. Star Wars!  

We’re entering the end of this years io9 March Madness: Movies vs. TV. Today, the Here and Now; Other Times, Other Places; Epics; and Episodes regions will all get champions. This means a battle of titans! Images and bracket by Jim Cooke Monday’s competition brought a sad end to this year’s greatest dark horse: Jurassic…

William Gibson On His Rejected X-Files Pitch

Well, now that we know that The X-Files is officially returning, he could pitch it again. It’s unlikely that not enough people would get what a “website” is these days. Gibson and co-writer Tom Maddox did write two X-Files episodes, “Kill Switch” and “First Person Shooter.” The former was pretty good the latter … was…

This Is the Ultimate in Octopus Hair Accessories

These adorable creations are from Kirstie Williams’ etsy shop CuriousCephalopods, where you can also commission ones in any color you wish. Not only are they awesome — look at those tentacle curls — I am counting on one to provide protection from nature’s most intelligent sea creatures. Here’s another available on etsy: While only these…

The Porcelain Basin Hot Springs Create an Ethereal Spring In Yellowstone

Taken just a few days after the official start of spring, this photo of the Porcelain Basin Hot Springs (named after the milky white mineral deposit) almost looks like the national park is steaming off winter in favor of spring. Porcelain Basin by Jim Peaco/Yellowstone National Park/flickr/CC BY 20

Inspector Gadget Trailer Makes Us Want to Pull a Buzzsaw Out of Our Hats

So, Netflix released the trailer for the new Inspector Gadget. And it’s … not good. In fact, it’s very, very bad. Putting aside the eldritch abomination that is Brain — and, make no mistake, the way that dog is animated will haunt your nightmares. And putting aside the how off Chief Quimby’s voice is. And…

Graphic novel I Kill Giants, about a young woman fighting real and imaginary monsters,is making its way to the big screen. Joe Kelly will adapt his own graphic novel into a screenplay. And Anders Walter, of Oscar-winning short Helium, will direct. [Deadline]

Last Week’s Solar Eclipse As Seen From Space

The European Space Agency’s PROBA-2 minisatellite caught the March 20th solar eclipse, with the ESA creating a time-lapse video of its images. See the full video below, and images of it from the ISS. Image credit: ESA/ROB While these images came from a machine, astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti took her own images of the eclipse from…

Car-Sized Salamander Fossils Found In Mass Grave In Portugal

Back in the Triassic, giant amphibians were major predators. When their lake home dried up, the creatures — most closely related to modern salamanders — went extinct. And the resulting mass grave of a species called Metoposaurus algarvensis has been found in Portugal. Image: Joana Bruno The amphibians lived in water, and their primary food…