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How Hector Hammond channeled Carl Sagan to become Green Lantern’s evil genius

After the flashy Green Lantern footage was premiered we sat down with cast and crew to talk about the ring-slinging space corps. But we were most surprised to learn Peter Sarsgaard’s inspiration for his mustachioed character. Spoilers ahead… https://gizmodo.com/10-things-we-discovered-about-green-lantern-at-comic-co-5595534 Here are the highlights of the Green Lantern press conference. Mark Strong talks about Sinestro, Peter…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Hammer Films will be revamping Quatermass

At Comic-Con today, the president of UK’s Hammer Films announced that the company’s next film after Let Me In would be Woman In Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe. And next on their slate is a revamped Quatermass, which is brilliant news for those of us who loved the British series about a scientist fighting aliens and…

Movies Annalee Newitz

The Destroyer emerges from Asgard on the Comic Con floor

Marvel rolled out Thor’s big bad, The Destroyer, onto the Comic Con floor. Check out the indestructible armor, in the metal flesh!

Movies Meredith Woerner

Zack Snyder announces he’s working on Xerxes, sequel to 300

Dying for more alternate homoerotic history of the Spartans from Zack Snyder? Well, your wish is his command. Today at Comic-Con, Snyder announced his next project, a sequel to 300. Frank Miller is penning a comic called Xerxes that the movie will be based on, and Snyder is about to start work on it with…

Movies Annalee Newitz

Harry Potter extended trailer includes the final battle!

The boy who lived is living on the edge, in new Harry Potter footage screened at Comic Con today. The new extended trailer for The Deathly Hallows included flying wand-fights, a diner confrontation, and a glimpse of the final battle! The footage starts with a Voldemort voiceover, in which he talks about all the people…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

True Blood’s Comic Con footage ups the “stakes”

Holy bloody bananas, the new True Blood season three trailer is a vampire game-changer. Just about every cast member is getting tied up and naked… again. Take a look at the footage that was premiered at yesterday’s Comic Con panel.

Movies Meredith Woerner

Super is the ultrafunny, ultraviolent superhero comedy we’ve been waiting for

Super is an ultra-violent superhero comedy by Slither’s James Gunn that stars Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Kevin Bacon, and Nathan Fillion. They say it’s “an effed up, low-rent Watchmen,” and what we saw lived up to all that incredible promise. The movie focuses on Frank, a small town sad sack played by Rainn Wilson. His…

Movies Alasdair Wilkins

Guillermo del Toro’s secret next project: Disney’s Haunted Mansion

Guillermo del Toro rocked our worlds with Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth, so we’ve been dying to know what top-secret project he signed onto after ditching The Hobbit. Now it’s revealed: He’s directing Disney’s Haunted Mansion 3-D. Uh, what? Disney put out a press release announcing the news this afternoon, including this quote from GDT himself:…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

A closer look at the Sucker Punch girls’ tiny outfits and big guns

We’ve only seen mere glimpses of Zack Snyder’s army leather-clad insane women, from his next film Sucker Punch. But on the Comic Con floor, new figurines reveal more about this “Alice in Wonderland with machine guns” film. Plus new photos! https://gizmodo.com/first-look-at-zack-snyders-leather-clad-army-of-crazy-w-5589114 Synopsis: Set in the 1950s, “Sucker” centers on a girl confined to a mental…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Netflix Prepping Disc-Free PS3 Streaming

While discussing their Q2 results, Netflix revealed that they’ll be releasing a software-only version of their Playstation 3 streaming service. Netflix’s CEO called the update “major,” saying it will sport a new UI and debut by October.[All Things D]

Movies Sam Biddle

Is 3D Already Dying?

Earlier today I reported on the unlikelihood that the next Batman movie will be in 3D. But is that a fluke or part of a trend? If box office numbers are any indication, it’s definitely the latter. https://gizmodo.com/christopher-nolan-may-shoot-all-of-batman-3-in-non-3d-i-5592600 Since the high-water mark of Avatar, where 71% of the revenue came from 3D screenings, numbers for…

Movies Adam Frucci

Christopher Nolan May Shoot All of Batman 3 in Non-3D IMAX

Here’s a rumor that gets me excited: according to Christopher Nolan’s long-time cinematographer Wally Pfister, he really wants to shoot the entirety of the next Batman movie in IMAX. And he hates 3D. https://gizmodo.com/a-rare-tour-of-imax-cameras-5271638 Really, this is great news. 3D, in my opinion, is an annoying fad. But those scenes in The Dark Knight that…

Movies Adam Frucci

Michael Keaton’s “velcro muscles” in Batman changed action movies forever, says Stallone

Now that people like Shia LaBeouf are headlining action movies, Sylvester Stallone feels nostalgic for the old days. He blames the death of the old-school action movie on Batman. Specifically, the Tim Burton version: It was that first Batman movie. The action movies changed radically when it became possible to Velcro your muscles on. It…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

How Inception’s Astonishing Visuals Came to Life

Paul Franklin specializes in turning the imaginary into reality. As the visual effects supervisor for Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and now Inception, Franklin is well-versed in helping directors like Christopher Nolan populate their cinematic worlds with larger-than-life computer-generated images. However, in spite of Inception‘s lush, physics-bending effects, Franklin’s work on Nolan’s cerebral sci-fi film…

Movies Jeremiah Dobruck

James Frey’s teen alien angst book feels like a bad movie novelization

Some of the most exciting, memorable science fiction of the past few years has come out in the young-adult section. And then there are books like the much-hyped I Am Number Four, which is pretty forgettable. Spoilers ahead! I Am Number Four is already being made into a movie by producer Michael Bay and director…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Share Movies via UltraViolet Spectrum

The long-planned DECE scheme to unify our digital downloads through one globally compatible “digital locker” is near completion, with the service—now known as UltraViolet—set to launch this fall. That logo is going to be everywhere. https://gizmodo.com/deces-plans-for-digital-movie-purchases-may-confuse-and-5439325 The likes of Samsung, HP, Nokia, Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba, Intel and Best Buy are among the tech world leaders…

Movies Gary Cutlack

Redbox Tries to Take on Netflix by Expanding Beyond DVD Rental Kiosks

Redbox, the Coinstar-owned company who puts those nifty DVD rental kiosks everywhere, is apparently plotting how to take down Netflix. Step one: Offer more than 200 or so movies. The company hopes to achieve their goal by using a web service—which appears to be a direct step into Netflix’s territory. It’ll have a long way…

Movies Rosa Golijan

How Angelina Jolie fought to keep Salt from becoming “pretty”

Angelina Jolie’s spy-fi movie, Salt, was originally supposed to star a man. But after she came aboard, Jolie fought to keep her character from turning into a stereotypical femme fatale. We talked to her about busting heads, MacGyvering and more. During the roundtables for the spy film Salt, we sat down with Angelina Jolie, Producer…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Netflix Coming to Canada, Eh?

If things get even worse with the latest BP oil seepage reports, I’m hightailing it to Canada. I have no clue what good that will do, but at least it’s doing something. Oh, and starting in the fall, I can get Netflix. Soon-to-be fellow Canadians, preregister here: [Netflix via Twitter via Engadget]

Movies Mark Wilson

The Other Social Network Trailer: What About Tom?

Is it weird that I’d rather watch The Other Social Network than the Facebook movie? Actually, after watching this great fake trailer, no, it’s not weird at all. If you haven’t seen the original, here’s what it’s spoofing. In my head, I’ve already cast Chris Cooper as Rupert Murdoch. [VH1 via NY Mag] https://gizmodo.com/the-official-facebook-movie-trailer-5577254

Movies Brian Barrett

How Hector Hammond channeled Carl Sagan to become Green Lantern’s evil genius

Hammer Films will be revamping Quatermass

The Destroyer emerges from Asgard on the Comic Con floor

Zack Snyder announces he’s working on Xerxes, sequel to 300

Harry Potter extended trailer includes the final battle!

True Blood’s Comic Con footage ups the “stakes”

Super is the ultrafunny, ultraviolent superhero comedy we’ve been waiting for

Guillermo del Toro’s secret next project: Disney’s Haunted Mansion

A closer look at the Sucker Punch girls’ tiny outfits and big guns

Netflix Prepping Disc-Free PS3 Streaming

Is 3D Already Dying?

Christopher Nolan May Shoot All of Batman 3 in Non-3D IMAX

Michael Keaton’s “velcro muscles” in Batman changed action movies forever, says Stallone

How Inception’s Astonishing Visuals Came to Life

James Frey’s teen alien angst book feels like a bad movie novelization

Share Movies via UltraViolet Spectrum

Redbox Tries to Take on Netflix by Expanding Beyond DVD Rental Kiosks

How Angelina Jolie fought to keep Salt from becoming “pretty”

Netflix Coming to Canada, Eh?

The Other Social Network Trailer: What About Tom?

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

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‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

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