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More Proof That Astronauts Ruin Everything

CG picture Planet 51 flips the first-contact story around, with a human astronaut visiting a xenophobic alien society (burger grilling and all!). But their Alien rip-off dogs are real acid-pissers, as this trailer shows. Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock) is the voice of Chuck, the lonely astronaut exploring this new alien world, or Planet 51.…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Monsters Versus Aliens Versus Stephen Colbert

Monsters Versus Aliens isn’t just the most important movie of our time — it’s also the future of movie-making. Dreamworks’ Jeffrey Katzenberg showed us about 20 minutes of MVA, and talked 3-D breakthroughs. Spoiler panic! After seeing a large chunk of the movie’s first third, I’m still pretty excited. The voice performances, by talents like…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Jericho The Movie Actually Going To Happen

Skeet Ulrich rises from the ashes of Hollywood cancellation, with a big-screen debut for the postapocalytic epic Jericho. Executive producer Jon Turtletaub confirmed the movie is indeed still happening: “We’re developing a feature for Jericho,” Turteltaub explained. “It would not require you to have seen the TV show, but it gets into life after an…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The Stunning, Monstery Insanity That Is “Alien Grey: Zone-X”

So basically there are some guys in a desert running from something. But then they meet aliens! Flying aliens! Plus giant spiders! And everything turns totally fucking awesome. Seriously, I don’t think the plot is more complicated than that. This trailer makes me think of those Filipino fantasy soap operas that Elbert Paredes explained so…

Movies Annalee Newitz

Director Singled Out For Ronald D. Moore’s The Thing Prequel

The Ronald D. Moore-scripted prequel to The Thing is not only starting to roll, but it may be picking up a director. Bloody Disgusting is reporting that Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. (Zien) is in the running to direct RDM’s new movie. But more interesting than that, BD found out that the main character of this…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Wolverine Reshoots: Warning Flag Or Victory Banner?

Rumor has it X-Men Origins: Wolverine is going through extensive, pull-out-all-the-stops re-shoots. Plus, veteran director Richard Donner has been spotted moseying around the set. Is Wolverine getting another pair of eyes? Fox is putting everyone back on set, according to Collider. The whole movie is getting a huge makeover, which is terrifying considering the all…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Find Out Why The Hell Chev Chelios Is Still Alive In Crank 2 Trailer

The number one question on everyone’s mind with Crank 2 is, How the heck is Chev still alive and kicking? This trailer lays it all on the line. Chev (Jason Statham) gets scraped off the ground and thrown into surgery. A mob boss starts harvesting off his organs starting by replacing his big heart with…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Neo Goes Bebop

Not content with ruining The Day The Earth Stood Still, Keanu Reeves has set his sights on another sci-fi classic, signing up for the live-action remake of classic anime Cowboy Bebop. Is nothing sacred? Variety reports that Reeves will take the role of Spike Spiegel, one of the two leads in the series that followed…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Watchmen Settlement Reached

Fox and Warners have reached a settlement in their lawsuit over the rights to the Watchmen movie, but exactly what that settlement actually is is remaining a secret… for now, at least. Both studios will formally present their settlement to Judge Gary Feess tomorrow morning and request that the court case be dismissed, according to…

Movies Graeme McMillan

The Star Wars Trilogy, As Told By Someone Who’s Never Seen It

It’s remarkable that someone who’s never “seen” the Star Wars movies can get so much of the plot right, though it’s more humorous when she gets things wrong. [Fish Rockit via Today’s Big Thing]

Movies Mark Wilson

Dead Snow Review, Plus Zombie Nazi Endorsements

The US premiere of Dead Snow (Død Snø) is right around the corner at Sundance, but it’s already premiered in Norway, and our io9 correspondent Bjørn was there. First off, who knew that Dead Snow’sNazi zombies were also good at peddling products? Check out this commercial for hot cocoa – undead-Nazi approved! In other news,…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Sarah Connor Will Haunt Terminator Salvation

Just when you think the robots have finally beaten our favorite crazy-pants heroine, rumors of a Linda Hamilton cameo in Terminator Salvation are circulating again. No man — or robot — can keep her down. At the L.A. stop on the McG Terminator roadshow, the director shared his dream of getting the original Sarah Connor…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Star Wars Retold By Someone Who Never Saw Star Wars

The video of someone who’s never seen Star Wars retelling the movie’s storyline is a laugh-out-loud good time. Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn’t seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.

Movies Meredith Woerner

Paul McGuigan Talks Push — And Deathlok

Paul McGuigan is best known for directing quirky thrillers like Lucky Number Slevin. He told us about branching out with the paranormal action-adventure film Push — and his involvement with Marvel’s abortive Deathlok movie. Spoilers. Push, which comes out Feb. 6, is a total departure for McGuigan, who’s known for films that are somewhat more…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Philips Ultra-Widescreen 21:9 Cinema LCD Moves the Letterbox Bars To the Side

This is kind of ridiculous. Philips’s new 56-inch LCD, bound for Europe, is boasting a 21:9 aspect ratio-displaying a full anamorphic 2.40:1 frame without letterboxing. But what about watching TV? Or even watching the large number of films that aren’t filmed in 2.40:1? If all you watch is big-budget blockbusters (2.40:1 is the aspect ratio…

Movies John Mahoney

Video From Inside Sam Rockwell’s Moon Base

Duncan Jones‘ Moon starring Sam Rockwell as a space miner, has finally released some footage. And it looks just as beautiful and lonely as we predicted. The movie focuses in on a guy putting in his solo work time on a desolate moon, waiting for his time to be up so he can return home…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Crank 2 Poster Delivers Exactly What We Want From Statham

Pain, violence, gross pulsing veins — yep, Crank 2 is delivering all the goods I want from this cracked-out Jason Statham flick. Check out each poster separately below. Chev Chelios is back in Crank 2, kicking ass despite being saddled with a mechanical heart that needs to be pumped up every few moments with electricity.…

Movies Meredith Woerner

This Woman May Eat You Alive

Is this the face of the Black Widow? Rumors have Emily Blunt as the front-runner to play the Russian femme fatale in next year’s Iron Man 2, and we couldn’t be happier. The always-reliable “sources” are reporting that Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada and soon to be seen in The Wolfman) is the lead in…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Will Smith To Star In McG’s Undersea Adventure?

McG is already starting to put the word out (to the press) that he’s interested in casting science fiction’s most bankable actor in the role for young Nemo in 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. https://gizmodo.com/mcg-to-battle-a-baby-giant-squid-as-new-captain-of-20-0-5125509 After the NYC screening for Terminator Salvation, McG apparently got a bit chatty to a group of reporters about his…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Kick Ass Photos Emerge With Old Man Nic Cage

Take a long look at the lives of bloody justice-dealing teen superheroes from Kick-Ass. Adapted from Mark Millar’s comic, Kick Ass is starting to look like it might live up to its title. The story follows NYC high school student Dave Lizewski, who takes his love of comic books to a new level by following…

Movies Meredith Woerner

More Proof That Astronauts Ruin Everything

Monsters Versus Aliens Versus Stephen Colbert

Jericho The Movie Actually Going To Happen

The Stunning, Monstery Insanity That Is “Alien Grey: Zone-X”

Director Singled Out For Ronald D. Moore’s The Thing Prequel

Wolverine Reshoots: Warning Flag Or Victory Banner?

Find Out Why The Hell Chev Chelios Is Still Alive In Crank 2 Trailer

Neo Goes Bebop

Watchmen Settlement Reached

The Star Wars Trilogy, As Told By Someone Who’s Never Seen It

Dead Snow Review, Plus Zombie Nazi Endorsements

Sarah Connor Will Haunt Terminator Salvation

Star Wars Retold By Someone Who Never Saw Star Wars

Paul McGuigan Talks Push — And Deathlok

Philips Ultra-Widescreen 21:9 Cinema LCD Moves the Letterbox Bars To the Side

Video From Inside Sam Rockwell’s Moon Base

Crank 2 Poster Delivers Exactly What We Want From Statham

This Woman May Eat You Alive

Will Smith To Star In McG’s Undersea Adventure?

Kick Ass Photos Emerge With Old Man Nic Cage

Artemis 2 by the Numbers: Breaking Down NASA’s Big Return to the Moon

Apple Removes iPhone Vibe Coding App from App Store

China’s Biggest Social Media Celebrity Is… Kris Jenner?

Up to $1,550 Off on pCloud: Pay Once, Protect Data Forever for World Backup Day

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

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?

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

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