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Natalie Portman, Halle Berry and Tom Hanks may join the Wachowskis’ Cloud Atlas

Halle Berry just confirmed the Wachowski’s next big project is Cloud Atlas, based on David Mitchell’s acclaimed novel that tells a series of stories from the 19th century to the post-apocalypse. Also possibly attached: Tom Hanks and Natalie Portman. [NataliePortman.com]

Movies Meredith Woerner

We need more vampire slayers — just not more Buffy

Warner Bros. had half the right idea with their Buffy the Vampire Slayer remake. It’s about time somebody picked up the baton Joss Whedon dropped seven freaking years ago. But we don’t need more Buffy, just more heroes like her. After I heard about the plans for a new Buffy movie without Whedon’s involvement, I…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

10 Amazing Things We Learned On The Set Of Cowboys & Aliens

Earlier this year, we spent one hot summer day at New Mexico’s infamous Plaza Blanca landscape watching Jon Favreau, Harrison Ford, and Daniel Craig make their alien abduction Western mash-up. Here’s what we learned. Plus two new behind-the-scenes images! While we can’t tell you much (yet) of what we physically saw, puttering around under the…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Awesome fan videos “Tronitize” Aliens and The Big Lebowski

Check out this rapidly growing collection of classic films converted to look like the shiny cyber world of Tron — such as Hard Target and “Tron” Vs. the Volcano. You’ll never look at xenomorphs the same. AICN has been holding a contest for fans to create Tron-like versions of their favorite movie scenes. The best…

Movies Meredith Woerner

I’ll Take My Aliens In Tron-O-Vision

That scene in Aliens where Ripley takes on the big baddie with a power loader? You can’t beat it! Unless, of course, you put it in the world of Tron. That’s when you start reexamining everything you knew about awesome. At just under a minute, this Tronification is entirely too short for my taste. I’d…

Movies Brian Barrett

The cast of Twin Peaks reunites for Psych’s tribute episode!

In this week’s television, Fringe hits a turning point, SGU reaches a climax and The Walking Dead’s season ends. But the most exciting thing might be Psych’s Twin Peaks tribute, featuring original castmembers. Also, Kevin Sorbo learns a terrible lesson. Today: There’s a new Johnny Test at 7:30 PM on the Cartoon Network, “Good Old…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Michael Bay denies reports that his “aggressive” style messed up Transformers 3’s 3-D filming

Will Transformers 3’s 3-D footage be as beautiful as Avatar’s, or as ugly as Last Airbender’s? Even though Michael Bay shot the film in 3-D, some sources claim the result wasn’t usable, forcing him to use the dreaded 3-D-post-conversion process. Unnamed sources told IESB that filming in 3-D, using state of the art cameras, didn’t…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner dies in LA at 87

Irvin Kershner, director of the best Star Wars film, has died at 87 in LA. Kershner also directed such genre hits as the Bond flick Never Say Never Again and Robocop 2, and the cult favorite TV series Seaquest DSV. [AFP. Photo via PBS. Thanks, Peter.]

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Tron’s Jeff Bridges Ponders Retirement Thanks to Facial-Mapping Technology

Technology has got Jeff Bridges thinking: why bother acting when a digital version of himself can so easily be created? Trapped by his evil creation Clu 2, today’s Bridges acts opposite a 30-years-younger version in Tron: Legacy. [Daily Mail]

Movies Kat Hannaford

Is human flesh more addictive than a Big Mac?

Tragic backstories, cannibalism and post apocalyptic families — this week’s Cult Movie Worship is a lot like our Thanksgiving. Check out these three new indie films. Dead Awake What’s the best way to solve a crime? Fake your death and take note on who shows up to your funeral. With that kind of logic, there’s…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Famous scenes from Star Wars, retooled as non-science fiction dramas

Graphic designer Matthew Ranzetta has taken famous scenes and icons from Star Wars and transformed them into posters for non-scifi films. I can’t imagine that Ranzetta’s Empire Records is a hip, free-wheeling place, though. [Matthew Ranzetta via Screenrant]

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

A Bilbo-sized look at the Shire from Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit

It’s not huge, but Total Film has posted a preview picture of the Shire from an upcoming issue. Is this a new set, or did they just kick the sheep out? [Via Geek Tyrant] https://gizmodo.com/sheep-take-over-the-old-lord-of-the-rings-set-5607666

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Thirty Hand-Machined RED EPIC Cameras Will Film The Hobbit in 3D

Peter Jackson, who’s made a few movies, is preparing to shoot another one called The Hobbit. That’s interesting news! What’s also interesting is how he will film it: Thirty uber-expensive RED EPIC cameras. It’s good to be the king. Or is the king James Cameron? I can’t remember which incredibly rich and successful director is…

Movies Jack Loftus

Take a behind-the-scenes look at Iron Sky, the upcoming Nazis on the moon flick

The production team behind the forthcoming Finnish-German-Australian alternate history flick Iron Sky have alerted us to a ton of new behinds-the-scenes features including a production-shot-of-the-day page, a production blog, a director’s diary, new set footage, and a sneak peek featurette. https://gizmodo.com/watch-the-nazis-build-spaceships-in-new-iron-sky-teas-5538423 [Photo: Tilo Prückner as Dr. Richter by Tarja Jakunaho]

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Don’t Go to War with This Aliens Replica M41A Pulse Rifle

Movie prop replicas are a luxury item for many aficionados, sure, but for $900 an Aliens replica M41A pulse rifle better have a working ammo counter, spring loaded triggers and a strap so we can recreate the fateful finale! Sadly, this one does not have any of that, although the rest of the build is…

Movies Jack Loftus

Disaster, Immortalized.

Last week Annalee told me that io9 was going to devote a week to “Disasters”, and wondered if I’d like to do something special. Disaster being my “thing,” I said yes. But I felt that you all needed something different, something special, something more than the general photoshopperie. So what better way to celebrate this…

Movies GarrisonDean

io9 Film Festival: The best of Turkish rip-off scifi cinema

In honor of Turkey Day, here’s seven of the best Turkish rip-off movies presented in their entirety. Copyright and production values are nonexistent, but the thrills are (sort of) non-stop. Here’s Turkish Star Wars, Star Trek, and other trashterpieces. Turkish Star Wars Turkish Star Trek 3 Dev Adam (“Three Mighty Men”) Santo and Captain America…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

TRON: Legacy Reader Meetups in SF, NYC and Everywhere Else TODAY

Lifehacker, io9 and Gizmodo want to watch TRON: Legacy with readers in San Francisco, New York and everywhere else. Cosplay if you can. There may be a beer in it for you afterwards. The meetups will be December 17—today!—and details are as follows. For the San Francisco meetup, we’ll attend the 7pm TRON: Legacy showing…

Movies Christina Bonnington

What if David Lynch directed Spider-Man?

After hosting that gee-whiz Steampunk Batman contest, Warren Ellis is now asking artists to dream up a reality in which David Lynch directed Spider-Man. Kyle Maclachlan makes a damn fine Peter Parker! https://gizmodo.com/what-if-batman-was-a-steampunk-cinema-hero-5690229 The contest is still open at Whitechapel. Check out the rules (and more art) here. [Spotted on Super Punch] Illustration by Twentythoughts…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Is this concept art of the Space Jockey from the Alien prequel?

Ridley Scott’s prequel to Alien is rumored to feature the enigmatic Space Jockey, and concept illustrations of said elephantine creature have appeared online. It’s unconfirmed if this is official art, but these doodles are nonetheless intriguing. These designs were sent to Script Flags by a reader claiming this is from Scott’s upcoming alien film. Still…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Natalie Portman, Halle Berry and Tom Hanks may join the Wachowskis’ Cloud Atlas

We need more vampire slayers — just not more Buffy

10 Amazing Things We Learned On The Set Of Cowboys & Aliens

Awesome fan videos “Tronitize” Aliens and The Big Lebowski

I’ll Take My Aliens In Tron-O-Vision

The cast of Twin Peaks reunites for Psych’s tribute episode!

Michael Bay denies reports that his “aggressive” style messed up Transformers 3’s 3-D filming

Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner dies in LA at 87

Tron’s Jeff Bridges Ponders Retirement Thanks to Facial-Mapping Technology

Is human flesh more addictive than a Big Mac?

Famous scenes from Star Wars, retooled as non-science fiction dramas

A Bilbo-sized look at the Shire from Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit

Thirty Hand-Machined RED EPIC Cameras Will Film The Hobbit in 3D

Take a behind-the-scenes look at Iron Sky, the upcoming Nazis on the moon flick

Don’t Go to War with This Aliens Replica M41A Pulse Rifle

Disaster, Immortalized.

io9 Film Festival: The best of Turkish rip-off scifi cinema

TRON: Legacy Reader Meetups in SF, NYC and Everywhere Else TODAY

What if David Lynch directed Spider-Man?

Is this concept art of the Space Jockey from the Alien prequel?

NASA Rover Finds Glowing, Ruby-Like Crystals on Mars for the First Time

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The New ‘Masters of the Universe’ Trailer Brings Eternia to Life

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Trump Posts Concept Art of His Presidential Library, and It’s AI Slop

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