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Aliens Come All The Way From Deep Space To Sink Your Battleship

Wondering how Universal was going to make an entire two hour plot out of the board game Battleship? Simple: add aliens. Latino Review is reporting that aliens are being added to spice up the Battleship script, which will be directed by Hancock’s Peter Berg. We don’t know what kind of aliens or why — we…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Android On Android Love

Is this android lovefest the best Star Wars/Star Trek mash up t-shirt ever created? Using the scientific method, we’ve determined the answer is yes. This is the hot droid-on-droid love fest we’ve been looking for. More amazing T-shirts below. Artist Joanna Mulder was showing off her amazing wares at NYC’s King Con this weekend, and…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Jurassic Park 3 Director Wants His Own Off-Island Dino Trilogy

Even though Hollywood producer Frank Marshall told us that another Jurassic Park was a long shot. That doesn’t mean JP 3 director Joe Johnston is lacking a few ideas for his own off-island dinosaur trilogy. https://gizmodo.com/jurassic-park-4-a-long-shot-but-neverending-storys-c-5293165 AICN spoke with The Wolfman director Johnston and managed to wrangle out a few hypotheticals out of the Jurassic…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Avatar: James Cameron’s $500 Million Folly, In Three Dimensions

Five. Hundred. Million. Dollars. This. According to NY Times. The bad thing is, I’ve seen the Avatar trailer in 3D. Big blue crap in three dimensions is just big blue crap that feels like it’s right in front of you. https://gizmodo.com/the-first-avatar-trailer-is-big-blue-hyperreal-bliss-5341719 In order to be profitable, it needs to generate ticket sales of over $250…

Movies Matt Buchanan

Did Avatar Really Cost $500 Million?

The New York Times hypothesizes that James Cameron’s Avatar will cost half a billion dollars in the end. But Fox has a plan, in case the movie doesn’t make Titanic numbers. Plus, find out what Rupert Murdoch thinks of Avatar. James Cameron and his crew have repeatedly said that the budget for Avatar was $230…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Werewolves In Armor Versus Vampire Bill Versus Ice

Werewolves wearing armor, underground monsters, and Vampire Bill are running amuck in this week’s Cult Worship. Plus three beautiful, fish filled and altogether brilliant little videos. The Blackout One thing I love more than “versus” movies (man versus beast, beast versus monster, monster versus monster versus man) is holiday themed horror flicks. And The Blackout…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Jones Takes Gyllenhall To Source In New Movie

The next project for Moon’s Duncan Jones will let him trap Jake Gyllenhaal in a living computer that replays his most traumatic experiences over and over. Here’s hoping that doesn’t include The Day After Tomorrow. Jones has been announced as the director for Source Code, in which Gyllenhaal will star as a soldier who wakes…

Movies Graeme McMillan

“Fourth Kind” Insider: Yes, It Was Totally Fake

As if you needed further convincing that the so-called archival documentary footage in alien abduction flick Fourth Kind is falsified – now, a production insider confirms it. An insider who worked on Fourth Kind tells io9: I can assure you it is totally fake. The interviews were shot in High Def on a soundstage with…

Movies Annalee Newitz

New Official Posters For Wolfman Make Us Drool

The first teaser posters for Joe Johnson’s The Wolfman (Released February 2010) are out, giving glimpses of Benicio Del Toro’s hairy alter ego and Emily Blunt’s damsel in distress. Click through to see them. [Ain’t It Cool, Cinematical]

Movies Graeme McMillan

West and Schaffer Are In The Doghouse

Earlier this year, Dogwitch creator Dan Schaffer and Razorblade Smile director Jake West teamed up for Brit horror flick Doghouse. We talked to them to find out more about the indie movie that satirizes British lad culture. io9 caught up with West and Schaffer at the Groucho Club in London’s Soho, to chat out about…

Movies Joel Meadows

JJ Abrams Gets Small For Micronauts Movie?

A month after we ask Hollywood to consider the potential of a movie based on 1970s toyline Micronauts, news comes from an unlikely source that they’ve heard us, and are talking to JJ Abrams to make it happen. http://io9.com/5371123/10-more-toys-for-hollywood-to-co+opt The news broke in The Wall Street Journal, of all places, in a story about toy…

Movies Graeme McMillan

“The Box” Contains A Conspiracy Wrapped In a Mystery Wrapped In 70s Retro

Richard Kelly, director of Donnie Darko, has manufactured another dream of paranoid moral confusion with his latest film The Box. An uneasy tale of alien technology and human greed, The Box is science fiction done the emo way. Spoilers ahead. Based on 70s short story by Richard Matheson, who also wrote I Am Legend, the…

Movies Annalee Newitz

Roland Emmerich’s 8 Rules For Ending The World

Director Roland Emmerich knows how to blow humanity to smithereens. He did it in Independence Day, Day After Tomorrow and now 2012. We talked to the apocalypse-master himself, who explained that there are 8 simple rules for ending the world. Make It Impossible The first rule to come from the director was, make it impossible….…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The Real Life Inspiration Behind Ronald Chevalier, Revealed!

Love Gentlemen Broncos or hate it, you can not deny that Jemaine Clement’s insane take on science-fiction writer Ronald Chevalier is hilarious. But what if we told you this guy actually exists? Meet the real-life inspiration behind the icon. Ronald Chevalier is a mix of three different, amazing, real life people. First off, our favorite…

Movies Meredith Woerner

President Obama Inspired Roland Emmerich to Make Independence Day 2

We’ve known for a while that Roland Emmerich is readying a sequel to his White House-exploding alien invasion movie Independence Day. What’s taken him so long? He was just waiting for the right president to take the Oval Office. After Independence Day brought us Bill Pullman as the inspirational President Whitmore, Emmerich didn’t feel the…

Movies Lauren Davis

Could John Cusack Be Vying For The Preacher Film?

We talked comic book adaptations with John Cusack, and whether he’s ready for his own comic-based film. One particular vampire and killer comic has sparked his interest, and we’re wondering: Could it be Preacher? We talked to Cusack yesterday as part of 2012 interviews: With comic book films being so huge right now in Hollywood…

Movies Meredith Woerner

First Look At Alice On Set For Resident Evil: Afterlife

Finally, here’s our first good look at everyone’s favorite Umbrella Corp resistance leader, Alice. Take a peek at Milla Jovovich and the cast of the next Resident Evil film, looking bad as hell. Plus on-set reports from Milla herself. Spoilers… First off, it’s so good to see Milla in her ass-kicking Alice gear again. We…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Watch Japan’s Far Less Esoteric Avatar Trailer

Were you still a bit confused regarding the story of Avatar? Do you NEED to know every major plot point of a film before walking in to the theater? Fair enough. Check out this new (English) trailer debuting in Japan. https://gizmodo.com/the-first-avatar-trailer-is-big-blue-hyperreal-bliss-5341719 But does anyone else find it a tad too absurd that technology in the…

Movies Mark Wilson

Subway Ad Makes It Look Like the Tunnel Is About to Collapse

This freaky subway ad for upcoming disaster porn 2012 is currently up in Rio de Janeiro’s subway systems. Get it, it looks like the tunnels have ruptured and are flooding and everybody is about to die! Ha…ha? [Copyranter]

Movies Adam Frucci

Why Richard Kelly Is Obsessed With Water, And Won’t See the Darko Sequel

The Box director Richard Kelly has played with water imagery in all his scifi films, including Donnie Darko. We caught up with him and asked why all his characters are perpetually wet, and his thoughts on the Donnie Darko sequel. At the premiere for The Box we stole a few minutes with director Richard Kelly…

Movies Julia Carusillo

Aliens Come All The Way From Deep Space To Sink Your Battleship

Android On Android Love

Jurassic Park 3 Director Wants His Own Off-Island Dino Trilogy

Avatar: James Cameron’s $500 Million Folly, In Three Dimensions

Did Avatar Really Cost $500 Million?

Werewolves In Armor Versus Vampire Bill Versus Ice

Jones Takes Gyllenhall To Source In New Movie

“Fourth Kind” Insider: Yes, It Was Totally Fake

New Official Posters For Wolfman Make Us Drool

West and Schaffer Are In The Doghouse

JJ Abrams Gets Small For Micronauts Movie?

“The Box” Contains A Conspiracy Wrapped In a Mystery Wrapped In 70s Retro

Roland Emmerich’s 8 Rules For Ending The World

The Real Life Inspiration Behind Ronald Chevalier, Revealed!

President Obama Inspired Roland Emmerich to Make Independence Day 2

Could John Cusack Be Vying For The Preacher Film?

First Look At Alice On Set For Resident Evil: Afterlife

Watch Japan’s Far Less Esoteric Avatar Trailer

Subway Ad Makes It Look Like the Tunnel Is About to Collapse

Why Richard Kelly Is Obsessed With Water, And Won’t See the Darko Sequel

NASA Rover Finds Glowing, Ruby-Like Crystals on Mars for the First Time

Anker Prime Docking Station Hits Its Lowest Price as Amazon’s Spring Sale Winds Down (14 Ports With 160W Output)

Google TV Streamer 4K Drops to an All-Time Low, Final Hours in Amazon Spring Sale to Turn Any TV Smart on a Budget

The New ‘Masters of the Universe’ Trailer Brings Eternia to Life

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

UGREEN Bluetooth Tracker 4-Pack Now Just $7 Each With iOS and Android Support, While AirTag Stays at Full Price

Trump Posts Concept Art of His Presidential Library, and It’s AI Slop

Forget Tower Desktop, GMKtec Mini PC Drops to a Record Low as Amazon Clears Out Final Spring Sale Stock

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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?

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