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New storyboards show just how cosmic Captain America will get

A batch of storyboards from Marvel’s next comic book blockbuster Captain America have been released, and within each little black-and-white box are a few very ultra magical spoilers. Here’s what we learned. Artist Martin Asbury, has released a few panels from his work on Captain America. Now, we can not be certain if these storyboards…

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Captain America Storyboards

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Does this new Riddick concept art blame the apocalypse on our favorite Furian?

More news about a potential third Riddick movie: Writer/director David Twohy shared his thoughts, as well as some excellent concept art. Does this mean we’re closer to Vin Diesel agreeing to a pay cut so the movie can go forward? https://gizmodo.com/vin-diesel-may-be-willing-to-take-a-huge-pay-cut-to-pla-5805529 Over at Twohy’s blog the director had this to say about the Riddick movie…

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Is Bollywood’s “Ra.One” the next “Enthiran”? Watch the full-length trailer and decide!

Enthiran (aka Robot) took the world by storm with its crazy robo-centipede action. Can Shah Rukh Khan’s Ra.One bring the same level of special effects and insanity? We’re cautiously optimistic. Watch the first full-length trailer and decide for yourself. Khan, also known as SRK, also did a new interview in which he explained a bit…

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Get your naughty bits sucked inside a world of alien horror, with the Skyline sex toy

Remember Skyline? The horrible alien action flick that started with a wing and a prayer, filming in the condo of owned by the directors Strause? We all thought it would be good, but sadly it wasn’t. https://gizmodo.com/skyline-is-the-most-pointless-movie-of-the-year-5688875 But Japan thought it was so good, people would want to have sex with it. So they made…

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Who are all these weird new mutants in X-Men: First Class?

The first X-Men films introduced us to marquee mutants like Wolverine and Storm. For the 1960s prequel X-Men: First Class, Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn has dug deep into X-Men lore and plucked out some of the comic’s most obscure mutants. You may be familiar with the returning characters (Magneto, Professor X, Mystique, and Beast), but…

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Wait. Is DC really trying to make a Hawkman movie?

We’ve got great Batman movies, a relaunched Superman series, and a Green Lantern movie about to break. But a Hawkman movie? We honestly did not see this one coming. Could Hawkman beat the Flash to the big screen? The buzz on the internet says producers Adrian Askarieh, Gregory Novack and Will Hackner are trying to…

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Netflix CEO: Hey, You Get What You Pay For

We can’t afford all the new stuff and offer the service for $8. So at $8, we’re a complement to the new-release business. And with that, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings explained why your Watch Instantly queue feels so tired. Hastings, speaking at this week’s D9 conference, positioned his company the way regular users have seen…

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Watch how Ryan Reynolds was physically launched into space to play Green Lantern

We’ve got a couple of fantastic behind-the-scenes Green Lantern features, that show just how the filmmakers launched Ryan Reynolds into the night. Instead of just blasting his face with a fan, they physically launched him into the air! Plus here’s another interesting behind-the-scenes look at Green Lantern, specifically dealing with “The Oath.” Discover the little…

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First look at Guillermo Del Toro’s creepy-as-hell Pinocchio puppet

We knew Guillermo Del Toro and The Jim Henson Company’s Pinocchio movie was going to be something special. But we had no idea those two would create nightmare fuel like the puppet above! Behold Pinocchio, the wooden demon beast! That’s the first look at the GDT-produced Pinocchio movie, a collaboration with director Gris Grimly. The…

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Your Ultimate Survival Guide to June’s Science Fiction and Fantasy

Science fiction and fantasy are exploding in June! New television shows! Tons of movies! Loads of books! How will you cope with all the excitement? Good thing we’ve got the complete guide to everything fantastic this coming month. June’s movies include a new X-Men film, Green Lantern, and Transformers! Game of Thrones and Doctor Who…

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The Best Memory Stories from io9

A drug that could erase your memories of being afraid https://gizmodo.com/a-drug-that-could-erase-your-memories-of-being-afraid-5806850 Scientists have known for a while that every time you retrieve a memory, you rewrite it. Remembering something is to change it, and with the help of drugs it can be changed a lot. That’s the focus of research from the University of Montreal,…

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What X-Men: First Class learned from X-Men: The Last Stand’s mistakes

The buzz around X-Men: First Class is immense, especially considering the disastrous third mutant installment almost destroyed the series. So what changed? We asked First Class producer — and X3 screenwriter — Simon Kinberg what he learned. Plus we also asked him to spill a little on his next big science fiction projects: Neill Blomkamp’s…

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Watch The Dark Knight Returns, starring a French Batman…and Wolverine?

In the spirit of such fan films as Batman: Dead End comes Batman Deliverance, a nine-minute short that details the ignominious end of Bruce Wayne at the claws of Canada’s most famous superhero (I don’t mean Captain Canuck). Here’s a synopsis of this curious film from filmmaker Pierre Desgranges at Atomic Production. It fails to…

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Robert Rodriguez releases Spy Kids 4 trailer, now with more Ricky Gervais as a robot dog

The Spy Kids movie series has dodged a bullet. How do you make a movie about Spy Kids when the original tykes are in their 20s? Simple, reboot the whole thing with Jessica Alba and throw in a talking dog! Here it is, the trailer for Spy Kids 4: Joel McHale, We Thought You Were…

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Why does the military want to watch these kids’ movie? High-res Super 8 photos provide new hints!

What’s the secret at the heart of J.J. Abrams’ Super 8? The studio just released some high-res photos from the film, which look cool — but also provide some hints. In particular, the military seem especially interested in one little roll of film from the kids’ Super 8 camera. And in another picture, you can…

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The Attack the Block soundtrack is an intergalactic brain-melter

Some of us at io9 were lucky enough to catch Joe Cornish’s aliens-versus-South-London-delinquents flick Attack the Block at South by Southwest, but yours truly only recently had a chance to catch a stateside screening. I’m not going to get into a hyper-detailed assessment of the film here (see our first impressions post for that), but…

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Colin Farrell is a vampire dick in the first ever Fright Night clip

Here’s the first clip from the Fright Night remake. Looks like Colin Farrell has channeled the 80s cheese from the original flick into an even more aggressive vampire villain who loves to ladle on the TMI. The more we see from this feature, the higher our hopes are raised. We loved the trailer and the…

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Take a tumble with sexy alien Number 6!

The best part of tween adventure scifi flick I Am Number 4 was easily Number 6, the badass motorcycle-riding, katana-wielding alien mistress. In this video, Teresa Palmer (6) takes us behind the scenes for a quick toss-and-tumble. This clip is from the I Am Number 4 DVD and Blu-Ray specials (which are in stores now).…

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Bradley Cooper wants to adapt Dan Simmons’ Hyperion Cantos for the big screen

Bradley Cooper told us that Dan Simmons’ acclaimed Hyperion Cantos were among his favorite books. And now he’s putting his new star power from Hangover II’s huge success towards writing and directing a Hyperion movie. https://gizmodo.com/bradley-cooper-gives-us-the-plus-side-of-taking-experim-5782778 Cooper was on Charlie Rose the other day, and he revealed that he and a friend have written a…

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New storyboards show just how cosmic Captain America will get

Captain America Storyboards

Does this new Riddick concept art blame the apocalypse on our favorite Furian?

Is Bollywood’s “Ra.One” the next “Enthiran”? Watch the full-length trailer and decide!

Get your naughty bits sucked inside a world of alien horror, with the Skyline sex toy

Who are all these weird new mutants in X-Men: First Class?

Wait. Is DC really trying to make a Hawkman movie?

Netflix CEO: Hey, You Get What You Pay For

Watch how Ryan Reynolds was physically launched into space to play Green Lantern

First look at Guillermo Del Toro’s creepy-as-hell Pinocchio puppet

Your Ultimate Survival Guide to June’s Science Fiction and Fantasy

The Best Memory Stories from io9

What X-Men: First Class learned from X-Men: The Last Stand’s mistakes

Watch The Dark Knight Returns, starring a French Batman…and Wolverine?

Robert Rodriguez releases Spy Kids 4 trailer, now with more Ricky Gervais as a robot dog

Why does the military want to watch these kids’ movie? High-res Super 8 photos provide new hints!

The Attack the Block soundtrack is an intergalactic brain-melter

Colin Farrell is a vampire dick in the first ever Fright Night clip

Take a tumble with sexy alien Number 6!

Bradley Cooper wants to adapt Dan Simmons’ Hyperion Cantos for the big screen

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