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Legendary’s Sure Hoping to Make Pacific Rim Theme Park Rides a Thing

Galaxy’s Edge fever has seemingly inspired every movie studio to fast-track whatever franchise they can into an immersive theme park experience. Just this week Universal announced its vague intent for a new, presumably licensee-packed “Epic” land. Marvel’s making its way over to Disneyland. And now…Pacific Rim is heading to Indonesia? Entertainment Weekly has word of a…

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Jim Carrey Shares Concerns About the ‘Collective Consciousness’ That Led to Sonic Redesign

Sonic has gotta go fast, but did the decision to redesign the hedgehog maybe happen too fast? Jim Carrey, who plays the evil Dr. Robotnik in the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog movie, said the fandom response that resulted in director Jeff Fowler delaying the release to rework the character is the sort of thing that…

Movies Beth Elderkin

Watch Carol Danvers Transform in This Captain Marvel VFX Video

The moment Carol Danvers became Captain Marvel was, to put it mildly, explosive. When she was exposed to the energy core of Dr. Wendy Lawson’s light-speed engine, she was transformed into the iconic hero of Captain Marvel. In this cool video, visual effects team Scanline VFX takes us behind the scenes of the entire scene—from…

Movies Beth Elderkin

At Long Last, You Can Watch Spider-Man‘s ‘Lost’ First Teaser Restored in HD

The very first glimpse at what would become one of the most beloved superhero movies of all time is also a very weird one—because for years, it was actually impossible to see it. While in the two decades since Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man first hit theaters it has re-emerged online, it’s suddenly hit the web (sorry…

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How Hobbs & Shaw Finally Brought Sci-Fi Into the Fast & Furious Franchise

Sometimes you just need a supervillain. Hobbs & Shaw is the first spinoff of the notoriously bonkers Fast & Furious franchise—a film series that, to this point, has kept at least a toe in reality. That changes now, though. In Hobbs & Shaw, villain Brixton (played by Idris Elba) is an enhanced super-soldier, essentially a…

Movies Germain Lussier

The Mind Behind Neon Genesis Evangelion Is Helping to Make a New Ultraman Movie

Hideaki Anno gave us one of the most interesting Godzilla films in years with Shin Godzilla. Now, he’s turning his attentions toward another Tokusatu icon: the legendary size-changing superhero Ultraman. Tsuburaya Productions and Toho, alongside animation studio Khara, have just formally announced Shin Ultraman, a new movie project re-imagining the Ultraman mythos in a similar…

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Dark Phoenix‘s VFX Supervisor Opens Up About the Astonishing Jean Grey That Could Have Been

Simon Kinberg’s Dark Phoenix will go down in history as one of the most perplexing of Fox’s X-Men films. It was a movie that didn’t seem to know what it wanted to be—or even who the X-Men are, frankly. One minute, the X-Men are jetting off into space to have a literally out-of-this-world adventure that…

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Cobie Smulders Had No Clue About Her Spider-Man: Far From Home Reveal

Gwyneth Paltrow isn’t the only one who was in the dark about their role in a Spider-Man film—although, in this case, it wasn’t actually Cobie Smulders’ fault. The actress shared how she had no idea about her character’s major Spider-Man: Far From Home twist until about a week before it came out, and that a…

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Hobbs & Shaw Is a Solid Action Movie That Lacks an Identity

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw has three end credits scenes and those scenes tell you everything you need to know about the film. (No spoilers, I promise.) Scenes during the credits have become rather commonplace these days. It’s where filmmakers usually unleash shocking reveals or take risks that get people talking. In Hobbs…

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Star Wars‘ Captain Phasma Has Become So Much More Than a Boring Masked Badass

Captain Phasma is essentially the Boba Fett of the Star Wars sequels. She exists to be a very cool character design that can sell a lot of toys and can never live up to the hype of that design, narratively speaking. She, also like Boba Fett, has gone on to have a much more explored…

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Night of the Creeps Still Thrills Us With Its Mashup of ’80s Sci-Fi and Comedy Tropes

“Thrill me.” This simple phrase, uttered numerous times in Fred Dekker’s 1986 sci-fi horror film Night of the Creeps, is both a command and a challenge. The characters want to be thrilled and so does the audience. Luckily, we both get our wish, as Night of the Creeps still delivers thrills almost 35 years since…

Movies Germain Lussier

The Former Flash Directors Make a Saving Throw for the Dungeons & Dragons Movie

The D&D movie rolls for initiative once more, but this time a new Dungeon Master is in charge. Well, Dungeon Masters. Variety reports that hot off of their creative-differences-based exit from Warner Bros.’ long in the works, seemingly cursed Flash standalone DC movie, Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley will replace now-outgoing director Chris McKay…

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The Nerd’s Watch: The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Streaming in August

You can get comprehensive lists of everything coming to streaming services anywhere. But half of those titles you don’t care about, and the other half are terrible. Where’s the good stuff? io9 is here to help. Below you’ll find what we deem to be the best sci-fi and fantasy movies and TV coming to Netflix,…

Movies Germain Lussier

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Is Coming Back to Theaters, 40 Years Later

This December, Star Trek’s first foray into the wild beyond of interstellar exploration that is, uh, Hollywood turns 40. To celebrate, Fathom Events is bringing it back in style with a set of limited screenings. Announced by Fathom today, Star Trek: The Motion Picture—a film about DeForest Kelley’s chest hair, gorgeous space effects, and people…

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The Westworld Sequel Futureworld Is Low on Killer Robots, But High on Sci-Fi Cheese

Futureworld came out in August 1976. The sequel to Michael Crichton’s Westworld—which tweaks the original’s cautionary tale of technology run wild—hasn’t aged entirely well, especially when compared to the sleek HBO series. But if retro goofiness is what you seek, step right up. Crichton wasn’t involved in Futureworld; it’s directed by Richard T. Heffron, and…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

The Bizarre Batman Connection to Quentin Tarantino’s New Movie

Odds are we’ll never get to see a Quentin Tarantino superhero movie, but his latest film does pay homage to an iconic superhero property in a bunch of ways. Just to be clear, this is not at all a spoiler for the plot of Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood. If you stay through the credits…

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The Lion King ‘Set’ Was a Bunch of VR Headsets in a Giant Warehouse

Long before Disney’s remake of The Lion King hit theaters, it was a beacon of curiosity. Obviously, director Jon Favreau and his team weren’t going to film real lions, they were going to use digital technology to create all the animals, as he did with great success in The Jungle Book. But The Jungle Book…

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It Chapter Two Will Be Long, Will Definitely Have a Director’s Cut

In a recent interview, the Muschiettis confirmed that there’s going to be a lot of It in It Chapter Two, and, honestly, they probably could’ve fit even more. In an interview with Digital Spy, director Andy Muschietti and producer Barbara Muschietti revealed the run time for It Chapter Two, putting it in the firm category…

Movies Julie Muncy

Simu Liu Shares the Story of His Shang-Chi Casting

Simu Liu’s (fantastic) casting as Shang-Chi for Marvel’s upcoming Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was one of Marvel’s triumphant surprises at Comic-Con last weekend, and now Simu Liu has shed some light on the experience of getting that news so soon before the convention. In an interview with ET Canada, Liu ran…

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This VFX Reel Shows How Next Level Avengers: Endgame’s Hulk Really Was

Smart Hulk is a good Hulk, and not just because he’s narratively fun. He’s also visually stunning, the culmination of a decade of Hulk technology. Marvel’s Hulk powers have never been so extensive. This VFX reel, courtesy of CG Record, is a visual record of that fantastic technology. We’ve talked to ILM about their Hulk-creating…

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Legendary’s Sure Hoping to Make Pacific Rim Theme Park Rides a Thing

Jim Carrey Shares Concerns About the ‘Collective Consciousness’ That Led to Sonic Redesign

Watch Carol Danvers Transform in This Captain Marvel VFX Video

At Long Last, You Can Watch Spider-Man‘s ‘Lost’ First Teaser Restored in HD

How Hobbs & Shaw Finally Brought Sci-Fi Into the Fast & Furious Franchise

The Mind Behind Neon Genesis Evangelion Is Helping to Make a New Ultraman Movie

Dark Phoenix‘s VFX Supervisor Opens Up About the Astonishing Jean Grey That Could Have Been

Cobie Smulders Had No Clue About Her Spider-Man: Far From Home Reveal

Hobbs & Shaw Is a Solid Action Movie That Lacks an Identity

Star Wars‘ Captain Phasma Has Become So Much More Than a Boring Masked Badass

Night of the Creeps Still Thrills Us With Its Mashup of ’80s Sci-Fi and Comedy Tropes

The Former Flash Directors Make a Saving Throw for the Dungeons & Dragons Movie

The Nerd’s Watch: The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Streaming in August

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Is Coming Back to Theaters, 40 Years Later

The Westworld Sequel Futureworld Is Low on Killer Robots, But High on Sci-Fi Cheese

The Bizarre Batman Connection to Quentin Tarantino’s New Movie

The Lion King ‘Set’ Was a Bunch of VR Headsets in a Giant Warehouse

It Chapter Two Will Be Long, Will Definitely Have a Director’s Cut

Simu Liu Shares the Story of His Shang-Chi Casting

This VFX Reel Shows How Next Level Avengers: Endgame’s Hulk Really Was

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