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Bad Robot just tweeted the first official production picture from Star Wars: Episode VII, featuring director J.J. Abrams meeting R2-D2 in person, and it’s the first real, tangible proof that this sequel is really happening. Anyone else feel it’s weirdly surreal to see the two of them together?

Wonder Twins, starring Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher?

The poster is either the best joke ever, or an early warning of the oncoming apocalypse. Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher could be playing the Wonder Twins, or it could all just be a hoax. Please be a hoax. Midtown Comics received this suspicious package in the mail from Warner Bros. heralding a Superfriends movie…

​10 Scientists Who Played God (And Didn’t Get Punished)

Fictional mad scientists usually meet a dreadful fate: destroyed by their own creation, or by villagers with torches. After all, we can’t send the message that dabbling in the universe’s secrets is okay. But sometimes, a scientist is just too clever, or lucky, to get burned. Here are 10 mad scientists who didn’t get punished.…

Comment of the Day: Peak Geek Edition

Today, we whispered our secret hatreds of beloved films into the unknowing winds, assembled a super-team of the worst mentors ever to hand down a piece of terrible advice, and predicted when the geek-bubble would come crashing down on all of our heads (wait for it, wait for it, and…) In Morning Spoilers, commenter Daniel…

Who’s the most irresponsible mentor of all time?

We all need a little guidance sometimes. So it’s a good thing there are mentors, who can teach us and shelter us and… generally screw everything up. Because that’s what mentors do. But who’s the most irresponsible or just plain evil mentor in science fiction or fantasy? https://gizmodo.com/what-scifi-teaches-us-about-lying-deceitful-mentors-5020640 Please include a picture or clip (or…

Watch the storyboards for the Stretch Armstrong Movie that Never Was

Remember when Stretch Armstrong was supposed to be a live action feature film starring Twilight werewolf Taylor Lautner? But then Lautner’s spy movie tanked, as did the other toy-to-film production (Battleship). Now all we have left of Armstrong, the toy movie that never was, is this animatic storyboard. Thanks to the keen eye over at…

Stephen Fry’s Insane Look in Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Entertainment Weekly just released a collection of new Hobbit 2 images. Including one particularly interesting shot of Stephen Fry with an epic hairstyle. Just call him Stephen Fry: Master of Laketown, and the Comb-Over. Plus look who learned how to do the fishtail braid: Legolas!

Russell Crowe turns the Bible’s Noah into an action hero

“The end of the world… is just the beginning.” BWAH HA… oh wait this is real. We’re still kind of in shock that Darren Aronofsky (who is fantastic) is directing this biblical disaster porn flick. Maybe it’s going to be awesome, or maybe it will look like this poster which appears to be a blend…

Hollywood now has three Peter Pan movies in development

Joe Wright (Pride & Prejudice, Hanna) is making a Peter Pan origins movie, instead of the dark live-action Little Mermaid adaptation he was previously signed up to do. Wright and Arrow producer Greg Berlanti will adapt a Peter Pan script by Jason Fuchs (Ice Age: Continental Drift), which reportedly has people at Warner Bros super…

Thor concept art shows how cool the Dark Elves’ realm could have looked

By Odin, this Thor: The Dark World concept art is amazing. Created by artist extraordinaire Nathan Schroeder, it shows some of the Nine Realms looking even spiffier than they did on screen. Plus there are some amazing animatics from the first movie. Schroeder’s epic concept art is exclusively on display over at Film Sketchr, so…

Man of Steel discovers Honest Trailers is its own kind of kryptonite

We’ve had some fun with Man of Steel… and now that the movie has hit DVD and Blu-ray today, I see no reason to stop now. Honest Trailers works their magic on Superman’s latest outing, and even the most strident of the film’s defenders should get a laugh out of the dubstep doomsday machine.

I’m trying to watch my TV show and you’re being a war criminal

Watching television with your friends can be a lovely bonding experience — unless someone acts like a jerk, and ruins it for everyone. Here’s our helpful rundown of the worst types of obnoxious behavior to avoid when watching TV with your crew. This essay will be structured in two parts: 1) A list of the…

Del Toro’s Justice League Dark will be part of a single DC Universe

Marvel has a pretty decent head start on DC at this point, in terms of creating a movie universe — hence DC’s rush to do Batman Vs. Superman. But according to Guillermo del Toro, DC is going to get there soon, and his team of supernatural misfits will be part of the plan. Del Toro’s…

The Hunger Games Author Insisted the Cat Be Recast in Catching Fire

It’s no secret the lazy cat casting from the first Hunger Games movie PISSED US OFF. Seriously, how hard was it to cast a yellow cat? Well, all that is about to be changed thanks to author Suzanne Collins and new Catching Fire director Francis Lawrence. Because that cat has been RECAST! https://gizmodo.com/everything-the-hunger-games-movie-left-out-5896475 In our…

​All your Questions about Thor 2‘s Multiple Endings — Answered!

As with all the previous Marvel movies, Thor: The Dark World’s final moments were full of surprises — including two scenes during the end credit. So we asked Marvel’s Kevin Feige and director Alan Taylor all about the end credit scenes and the big twist before the credits. Major spoilers ahead… We organized their answers…

What’s the greatest spaceship explosion of all time?

Sometimes, a gallant space explorer has no choice but to make a massive sacrifice, and blow up the spaceship. And sometimes, a ship just blows up whether you want it to or not. But what’s the coolest, or most dramatic, spaceship explosion of all? Please include a picture, book cover or clip of the detonation…

Disney wants to adapt Princess Bride for the stage

Disney is toying with the idea of a Princess Bride “stage adaptation.” Please don’t suck, please don’t suck, please don’t suck, please don’t suck, please don’t suck, please don’t suck, please don’t suck, please don’t suck. EW says Disney aims to adapt Princess Bride as a stage production, but no clue whether or not this…

A Celebration of Superheroes Staring at Costumes in Fancy Display Cases

Superheroes don’t just wear costumes to disguise themselves — they take on a whole heroic identity by slapping on the spandex. So it’s no wonder that supers like to keep their suits in elaborate glass cases, so they can stare at them and brood. Here are our favorite scenes of superheroes staring at costumes in…

Kevin Smith has seen Ben Affleck’s Batman suit and says it’s fantastic

Good news for everyone who is tired of watching Batman put on varying styles of matte black armor in all of his movies — director and pal of Ben Affleck Kevin Smith says Zack Snyder has shown him the new costume, and that it will be totally different from anything that’s come before in the…

Logan’s classic yellow costume unveiled in deleted Wolverine scene

The 2000 X-Men movie may have joked about putting Logan in yellow spandex, but The Wolverine nearly went one step better, showing off the yellow and black Wolverine outfit in a deleted scene. This is an extended version of the film’s final scene: [via /Film]