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Is Comic Con still for the fans?

San Diego Comic Con has always been one of the most democratic events on the planet — it’s made for the fans, who get to connect with the heroes and universes they’ve admired from afar. Even as Comic Con has gotten bigger and more crazy, the organizers have tried to keep it accessible to regular…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

This Superman fan cartoon is good enough to warrant an entire movie

Disney animator Robb Pratt (Pocahontas, Tarzan) previously wowed us with his 1940s-inspired interpretation of the Man of Steel. Now, he’s given Superman’s opposite-day-yammering clone his own short cartoon, Bizarro Classic. Fantastic stuff, and note the backwards theme music! [Via Cartoon Brew]

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Who the heck are the Guardians of the Galaxy, the stars of Marvel’s strangest new movie?

If you’ve been on the internet over the past few days, you may have noticed that Marvel Studios is moving ahead with their Guardians of the Galaxy feature film. And unless names like “Rocket Raccoon” and “Groot the living tree” ring true to you, there’s a strong chance you have absolutely no clue who the…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Could Disney’s first animated Marvel movie be Big Hero 6?

Is Disney ready to ditch the princesses and start manufacturing animated version of lesser-known Marvel comics? Looks like it. We’ve been speculating for months what the first animated Marvel/Disney movie would be, and apparently the two have decided upon the obscure Japanese superhero team Big Hero 6. According to It’s On The Grid and Disney…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The io9 Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy in July! [Now With Correct Calendar Image!]

Take shelter! July is exploding with science fiction and fantasy action — including The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider-Man and Robot and Frank! Plus Charles Stross’ new Laundry novel, and new David Weber and Harry Turtledove books. Warehouse 13 returns! And there are more conventions than you can shake a shwag bag at —…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Luc Besson adapting classic time-travel comic created by Fifth Element concept artist

Will Luc Besson finally make another movie in the inimitable style of The Fifth Element? People have been wondering for years — and if the Besson-produced Lockout didn’t scratch your itch, then there’s cause to hope. Besson is set to write and direct an English-language adaptation of Valerian, a comic about a hero who travels…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

This Star Wars student film could pass for a lost episode of Clone Wars

For a graduation project for Florida’s Digital Animation and Visual Effects School, a group of students assembled this unofficial tribute to the 1980s Droids cartoon show. Watch as Artoo and Threepio go haplessly joyriding with some Jawas. Spoiler alert — the ending is reminiscent of that one incredibly ill-fated adventure Han and Chewie embarked upon.…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

A bizarre student film about the hidden number that exists between 3 and 4

This is The Secret Number, a psychological drama by filmmakers at the Savannah College of Art and Design. This film delves into a trippy topic — that is, a mathematician who believes he’s discovered an integer (“bleem”) between three and four that humans have yet to comprehend. It’s some enjoyably mind-warping stuff — here’s the…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Friday’s Comic Con schedule includes Blomkamp’s new movie, Community and the Firefly Reunion

The Friday schedule for Comic-Con is out — and it’s jam-packed with so much awesome, we can’t take it. There’s Community, ParaNorman, Venture Bros., Dredd, the Firefly reunion, The Walking Dead, Game Of Thrones, Looper, and a first look at Neill Blomkamp’s crazy new futuristic movie Elysium, starring Matt Damon. Plus EW is planning a…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Cutest and Weirdest Spider-Man Fan Art!

Next Tuesday, we all get to see a brand new Spider-Man on the big screen, with the proper amount of spiky hair and dorky charm, thanks to Andrew Garfield. Spider-Man is the cutest superhero, with the fancy moves and banter — but his life is also hella weird, as we documented recently. https://gizmodo.com/10-memorable-occasions-spider-man-acted-like-a-nutjob-5921736 So to…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders and Rob Dawson

Ted is basically a 106-minute Family Guy episode

Anyone who’s seen an episode of modern Family Guy — discount the halcyon seasons of 1999-2002, when nobody watched it — is immediately familiar with the cartoon’s formula. That is, nostalgia-fueled pop culture gags paired with smash cuts plus a sincere yearning for Golden Age of American animation coupled with a few caustic gags just…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Top 10 Most Traumatizing Movies About Toys

Today sees the release of Ted, the movie about a teddy bear who grows up and gets foul-mouthed along with his owner — and we’re pretty sure anyone who still loves stuffed animals will be scarred emotionally. But no matter what, Ted can’t be one of the most soul-wrenching toy movies — because so many…

Movies Esther Inglis-Arkell

Marvel’s next big movie Guardians of the Galaxy will set up for Avengers 2

Big Marvel movie news today! The next big Marvel feature after Iron Man 3, Thor 2, and Captain America 2 will be the space epic Guardians of the Galaxy. It’s a massive undertaking that may (or may not be) set in a future universe. But if you look at Marvel’s current movie roster, it fits…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Can Anyone Account for Alex’s Misbehaving iTunes Movie Playback?

Gizmodo reader Alex W. wrote in with another bugging-out MacBook question, this time concerning iTunes and its (in)ability to play movies downloaded in HD/SD. Hive mind, can we help him? Alex writes: I was wondering if you were aware of problems with iTunes (seemingly when the new retina displays were released). In the past few…

Movies Molly Oswaks

All the Easter Eggs and Comics Shout-Outs to Watch for in The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man is practically a motion comic — there are so many striking hero poses and shots of Spidey posing on the sides of buildings. It’s like a great Spidey comic brought to life. But what else should we be looking out for in this superhero reboot? Director Marc Webb gives us the complete…

Movies Meredith Woerner

What are the rules of magic in Magic Mike?

Magic Mike comes out this Friday, and no doubt you’ve seen the trailers. Channing Tatum and that guy from Beastly bopping around in little teeny outfits and struggling with being objectified. But the trailers don’t answer the crucial question about this film — how exactly does magic work in the world of Magic Mike? *…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Watch four clips of the magical water city from Beasts of the Southern Wild

Here’s a taste of Benh Zeitlin’s Sundance success story, Beasts of the Southern Wild. We’ve absolutely fallen in love with the water city dubbed “The Bathtub” and all of its seafood-eating citizens. Here’s the synopsis: Faced with her father’s fading health and environmental changes that release an army of prehistoric creatures called aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Boba Fett shogun armor is made for chopping your way out of the Sarlacc Pit

Costume designer Allen Amis was so inspired by Clinton Felker’s samurai Star Wars art that he gave Felker’s illustrations of Boba Fett the full cosplay treatment. Click on the above picture for further detail. For a similar throwback armor, see this medieval Batman. Hat tip to Anabel! https://gizmodo.com/samurai-star-wars-characters-out-of-a-movie-too-awesom-5883772 https://gizmodo.com/medieval-batman-armor-turns-you-into-a-dark-knight-lit-5887246 Photo credit: James J.Barnett

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Disappointed with Prometheus, Tyler Perry is making his own scifi movie

Tyler Perry is making his own science fiction movie. Can’t say we’re surprised, we’ve known Perry was a scifi fan since his cameo in Star Trek. We are however surprised about his reaction to Ridley Scott’s Prometheus. In an interview with Blackfilm, Perry revealed that he wasn’t thrilled with the Alien prequel: TYLER PERRY: I…

Movies Meredith Woerner

What’s the point of a less violent Starship Troopers?

We feel that it’s pretty safe to say, if you have to make a Starship Troopers movie without crazy violence, then you have no business making a Starship Troopers movie in the first place. And yet, Toby Jaffe, producer of the latest Starship Troopers reboot, disagrees, because money. In an interview with Empire, the producer…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Is Comic Con still for the fans?

This Superman fan cartoon is good enough to warrant an entire movie

Who the heck are the Guardians of the Galaxy, the stars of Marvel’s strangest new movie?

Could Disney’s first animated Marvel movie be Big Hero 6?

The io9 Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy in July! [Now With Correct Calendar Image!]

Luc Besson adapting classic time-travel comic created by Fifth Element concept artist

This Star Wars student film could pass for a lost episode of Clone Wars

A bizarre student film about the hidden number that exists between 3 and 4

Friday’s Comic Con schedule includes Blomkamp’s new movie, Community and the Firefly Reunion

Cutest and Weirdest Spider-Man Fan Art!

Ted is basically a 106-minute Family Guy episode

Top 10 Most Traumatizing Movies About Toys

Marvel’s next big movie Guardians of the Galaxy will set up for Avengers 2

Can Anyone Account for Alex’s Misbehaving iTunes Movie Playback?

All the Easter Eggs and Comics Shout-Outs to Watch for in The Amazing Spider-Man

What are the rules of magic in Magic Mike?

Watch four clips of the magical water city from Beasts of the Southern Wild

Boba Fett shogun armor is made for chopping your way out of the Sarlacc Pit

Disappointed with Prometheus, Tyler Perry is making his own scifi movie

What’s the point of a less violent Starship Troopers?

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