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Michael Bay’s Ninja Turtles shuts down. Are these turtles toast?

Michael Bay’s ridiculous Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot, that’s rumored to make the turtles alien non-mutants (and possibly not even teenagers anymore) has been canned. Paramount shut down the expensive production, perhaps due to the ridiculously expensive World War Z disaster we’re just learning the details of. Whatever the reason, the studio has shut down…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium: Yet Another Class Warfare Movie

Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 was one of the most memorable and inventive films of recent years — so there’s a lot of anticipation about his second movie, Elysium. A brand new synopsis for the film has been released — and no surprise here, Elysium is also dealing with some strong class warfare issues. Check it…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The Evolution of Movie Poster Colors, Visualized

There are plenty of examples of cliches in movie poster imagery. But here’s a neat visualization of how, on a more basic level, the colors used in Hollywood ads have changed over time. Put together by Vijay Pandurangan, the visualisation uses data from 35,000 posters stretching back to 1914, all the way up to the…

Movies Jamie Condliffe

What if Lisa Frank made an Alien folder?

Somewhere, in a particularly strange parallel dimension, stars-and-unicorns magnate Lisa Frank teamed up with Ridley Scott to produce a line of Trapper Keepers plastered with parasitic acid-blooded monstrosities. This design by Deviant Artist GalenaLarkin in artifact from this alternate universe. This illustration alone has inspired me to write a young adult series in which H.R.…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Will Joss Whedon release an Avengers director’s cut in theaters this August?

Rumor has it Marvel and Disney aren’t satisfied with the trifling billion dollars that The Avengers racked up in the box office. Now they want Avatar money. And the best way to get that? Release another version of the film in theaters, which is great news for us. Ain’t It Cool and Comic Book.com both…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Are we living in the Golden Age of Trash Culture right now?

We often tend to think that the best era for trash culture was sometime in the middle of the Twentieth Century. An era where there were a lot of 25 cent paperbacks with gun-toting lesbians on their covers, plus drive-in movies, stag films, cheap comics and weird burlesque shows. And so on. But actually, the…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

What does it mean when a movie gets massively delayed?

This past week or so has seen two movies hit with massive delays and reshoots, leading to speculation that they’re in trouble. World War Z, the zombie movie based on Max Brooks’ novel, is going back for seven weeks of reshoots, and the script is being massively rewritten by Prometheus/Lost writer Damon Lindelof. Meanwhile, G.I.…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

A scene from the new musical Ghost, sans pottery wheel humping

Last night at the annual Tony Awards, the soon-to-be-on-Broadway musical Ghost showed off a little scene of supernatural singing. Based on the 1990s movie starring Patrick Swayze, a ghost — represented as a ghost on stage by the blue light that follows him — stalks his non-dead girlfriend. Here’s the Broadway cast singing their version…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Your brain cannot handle Hitlar, a movie about Hitler’s evil Pakistani gangster son

Have you ever thought to yourself, “Gee, didn’t The Boys From Brazil really lack catchy disco numbers?” Well, you’re in luck, you hypothetical (and presumably insane) alternate history enthusiast! The 1980s Pakistani action flick Hitlar presents a parallel universe in which der Führer escaped Germany after World War II only to settle down in South…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Welcome to Death Week!

Death is the great unknown, the ultimate one-way door. No matter how much we learn about physics or biology, the mystery of death remains intact. That’s why this week, io9 is going beyond the veil, to learn everything there is to know about death. What is it, why do we fear it, and what does…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Crowdfund a documentary about working in Antarctica, by a Frozen Planet photographer

One of the most exciting projects currently running on Kickstarter (aside from Neal Stephenson’s awesome sword-fighting game) is Antarctica: A Year on Ice, a documentary that looks at the icy continent from the perspective of the people who live and work there, and will give us a view of Antarctica rarely seen before. Anthony Powell,…

Movies Lauren Davis

See the first image from Dreamworks’ CG Mr. Peabody and Sherman

Mr. Peabody and Sherman, Rocky and Bullwinkle’s time-traveling dog and his boy, are headed for the big screen in a new Dreamworks CG movie. Here’s the first image of the reunited pair in computer-generated 3D. There was a real charm to the hand-drawn versions of Peabody and Sherman, but these character designs look a good…

Movies Lauren Davis

Mordor recruitment video recasts the Fellowship of the Ring as the bad guys

So you’re an orc living out your days in Mordor, minding your own business except when the occasional tasty trespasser wanders near your campsite. Then you start hearing rumors about nasty ring-addicted hobbits, powerful wizards, and violent elves preparing to invade your land. What can you do but join up with the Mordor army? This…

Movies Lauren Davis

Snow White and the Huntsman gets a completely unnecessary sequel

Snow White and the Huntsman was a movie that should have been a lot better than it was. But because people were tricked into thinking this movie was actually about a badass queen doing badass things, it made money. Now a sequel is being fast-tracked, because money. And actor Nick Frost thinks the dwarves will…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The 22 rules of storytelling, according to Pixar

On Twitter, Pixar storyboard artist Emma Coats has compiled nuggets of narrative wisdom she’s received working for the animation studio over the years. It’s some sage stuff, although there’s nothing here about defending yourself from your childhood toys when they inevitably come to life with murder in their hearts. A truly glaring omission.[jump] #1: You…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Finally! The villain of Pixar’s Brave is revealed!

While we’ve seen some gorgeous clips of Pixar’s Scottish fairy tale Brave (showcasing the main character Merida’s gorgeous red mane) but we’ve yet to see the movie’s evil nemesis. We’re guessing this was all done to keep most of the story secret, as Pixar likes to do. But now a few stills and a brand…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Plans for the third and final Star Trek movie are already underway!

The makers of the new Star Trek movies are feeling so pumped about their series, they’re already talking about a third installment while the second is still in post-production. In an interview with TrekMovie, Star Trek producer and screenwriter Damon Lindelof explained that they’ve already got ideas for Star Trek 3: We certainly don’t feel…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Safety Not Guaranteed: You owe it to yourself to see this movie

Safety Not Guaranteed sounds incredibly gimmicky at first — a whole movie based on an internet meme. Someone placed an ad (in real life) in a magazine in 1997, saying “Wanted: Someone to Go Back in Time With Me.” And now, it’s a movie. You could easily imagine this turning into something annoyingly quirky and…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Stephen King’s It gets a two-part movie deal

We don’t know how to feel about this news. Tim Curry’s Pennywise in the 1990 It miniseries was pure and simple nightmare fuel. But it’s a damn shame Pennywise and his penchant for pulling children’s arms off through a sewer drain haven’t been immortalized on the big screen. Now Warner Bros. is looking to give…

Movies Meredith Woerner

First Official Picture from Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim

We’ve known for a while that Guillermo del Toro’s big monster movie Pacific Rim is about giant robots (piloted by humans) fighting giant monsters — but now here’s your first look at one of the robot pilots. Take a look at Idris Elba in his robot pilot suit. He’s playing the character named Stacker Pentecost…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Michael Bay’s Ninja Turtles shuts down. Are these turtles toast?

Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium: Yet Another Class Warfare Movie

The Evolution of Movie Poster Colors, Visualized

What if Lisa Frank made an Alien folder?

Will Joss Whedon release an Avengers director’s cut in theaters this August?

Are we living in the Golden Age of Trash Culture right now?

What does it mean when a movie gets massively delayed?

A scene from the new musical Ghost, sans pottery wheel humping

Your brain cannot handle Hitlar, a movie about Hitler’s evil Pakistani gangster son

Welcome to Death Week!

Crowdfund a documentary about working in Antarctica, by a Frozen Planet photographer

See the first image from Dreamworks’ CG Mr. Peabody and Sherman

Mordor recruitment video recasts the Fellowship of the Ring as the bad guys

Snow White and the Huntsman gets a completely unnecessary sequel

The 22 rules of storytelling, according to Pixar

Finally! The villain of Pixar’s Brave is revealed!

Plans for the third and final Star Trek movie are already underway!

Safety Not Guaranteed: You owe it to yourself to see this movie

Stephen King’s It gets a two-part movie deal

First Official Picture from Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim

SpaceX Starlink Satellite Malfunctions, Breaks Apart in Orbit

‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Stinks

‘Scream 4’ Is Back, and on Tape

Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Tech Companies Starting April 1

Amazon Clears Out Netflix-Licensed Nebula Capsule 3 Mini Projector at 32% Off, Dolby Audio Home Theater for Less

Anker 160W Laptop Charger Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing in a Last-Minute Amazon Spring Sale Deal

The New ‘Backrooms’ Trailer Is Packed Full of Endless Dread

Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Falls Under $25, a Budget Bundle Deal in the Final Hours of Spring Sale

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

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

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