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“Tron: Legacy” Secret Screening – An Awesome 15 Seconds

We checked out the Tron: Legacy “secret screening” today in Manhattan, along with about 100 other die-hard fans. Here’s what we discovered. The event was part of a viral marketing scheme for the film, which comes out in December. Fans had to sign up and create a profile on the site flynnlives.com and then request…

Movies Kaila Hale-Stern

Transformers 3: Good For The Studio, Good For America, Says Bay

What motivated Michael Bay to say yes to a third Transformers movie? The desire to help his friends and stimulate the economy, according to the explodo director. Plus, watch the trailer for new videogame Transformers: War For Cybertron. In a recent TV interview, Bay explained that the origins of Transformers 3 lay in his sense…

Movies Graeme McMillan

2012 Brings Wrath Of Church On Studio

Roland Emmerich’s 2012 may have failed to live up to its apocalyptic promise, but one group are nonetheless not too happy about how it all turned out: The Catholic Church are seeking restitution over the movie’s treatment of Jesus. According to reports, lawyers for the Brazilian Catholic Church are objecting to the treatment of the…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Machete Can’t Cut Down Robert Rodriguez’s Tribute To Blade Runner

Robert Rodgriguez was all set to direct his science fiction thriller, Nerverackers, this year, but the movie’s unnamed star wasn’t available. So he’s directing Machete instead, but he still plans to make the future-crime epic. Rodriguez calls Nerverackers his “‘Blade Runner,’ set in Mexico in 2085,” in an interview with Empire Magazine. he also says:…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

“The Crazies” Reinvents Military Horror For The 21st Century

On paper, The Crazies sounds like a B-grade cliche: Bioweapons-made zombies terrorize small town. But the movie defies expectations. The Crazies is a scary, smart thriller that tweaks its tropes and offers a non-preachy fable about the military’s dark side. When seemingly unmotivated acts of violence break out in a tiny Iowa town, the sheriff…

Movies Annalee Newitz

Face Tatts And A Brooklyn Home Make You Ugly, But Only On The Outside

What’s the opposite of being beautiful, rich and popular? Tattoos, scars and Brooklyn living, according to the new teen Beauty And The Beast remake, Beastly. Good thing it’s got Neil Patrick Harris as the candlestick. What happens when the pretty, rich and popular kid is mean to the local Goth girl, Mary-Kate Olsen? She does…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Joss Whedon Making A Feature Film With Eliza Dushku?

Dollhouse’s Eliza Dushku might be going back to Joss Whedon’s laboratory of evil soon — she told an interviewer the duo aim to make a movie together. And she also still hopes to be in Ghostbusters 3. Talking to HollywoodLife.com, Dushku says that she’s definitely up for being one of the five new Ghostbusters who…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Will Scarface’s Director Try His Hand At Paranormal Activity 2’s Shaky-Cam?

Since Paranormal Activity made huge profits on a shoe-string budget, Paramount is now shopping around for “bigger” directors, like Brian F-ing De Palma. Consider our minds blown. Sure, why not? Let’s make an ultra-violent, celeb-filled, hand-held-camera demon film. [LA Times]

Movies Meredith Woerner

Inject Some Futuristic Sci-Fi Into the Oscar Nominees

The Oscars are coming up in a couple of weeks. With the obvious exceptions of Avatar and District 9, there isn’t a lot of sci-fi or gear in the nominees. We can fix that, right guys? https://gizmodo.com/avatar-review-yes-it-changed-everything-after-all-5429424 So take the less sci-fi nominees and inject in a nice dose of tech, will you? Send your…

Movies Adam Frucci

Is The Captain America Movie Being Put On Hold? (Updated)

Has The Wolfman done what Batroc The Leaper, Baron Zemo and even Iron Man couldn’t manage? New rumors are claiming that the poor box office performance of director Joe Johnston’s werewolf movie may have resulted in Cap’s (temporary?) demise. UPDATED. Movie blog Remington’s Cinema is claiming that anonymous sources from the set of John Landis’…

Movies Graeme McMillan

The Flash Finds Director, Speeds Towards Production?

If rumors are to be believed, Superman isn’t the only DC superhero whose movie plans are on the fast track: The Flash movie may have found its director, and it’s a name that may sound familiar to Green Lantern fans. According to IESB, Greg Berlanti will be the director of DC Entertainment’s The Flash. Berlanti…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Will Disney’s Decision To Crush Mid-Budget Films Stomp Out Ant-Man?

Disney is squeezing out the middle on its slate of upcoming films. And that’s bad news for lesser-known Marvel heroes, like Ant-Man and Doctor Strange — unless you want to see Ant-Man done as a dirt-cheap romantic comedy. Producers for the Disney rom-com The Proposal, have spilled the beans on Disney’s film future. Disney will…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The Alternate History of Gundam In World War II

In the alternate history of Project Arbeiter, it’s 1943 and the Nazis have invented the ultimate weapon: Mobile armor suits. But the allies have stolen the tech. And now it’s a mobile suit mano a mano to win the war. I’m not sure if the plot is enough to sustain a feature, but this trailer…

Movies Annalee Newitz

Children of Men Director Saves Us From Wanted 2

Two bits of awesome news! First there will be no contrived Wanted sequel, thanks to Angelina Jolie. Instead she’s going to star in Gravity from Children Of Men director Alfonso Cuarón. Which is definitely the second bit of good news. New York Magazine is reporting that Angelina Jolie pulled out of Universal’s Wanted 2 picture,…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Your Bilingual First Look At New Iron Man 2 Scene

Iron Man 2’s villain Whiplash is going to be “ridiculously off the hook,” according to co-star Scarlett Johannson in this new French behind-the-scenes clip from the Marvel sequel, complete with brand new scene… in French. Parlez Vous Superhero? [MSN France]

Movies Graeme McMillan

How The New Crazies Is Scarier Than Romero’s Original

We talked infectious diseases with The Crazies director Breck Eisner. And learned the great pains he took to make sure George Romero’s film was updated correctly. Rule number one: These people aren’t zombies, they’re alive — and full of rage! Why did you want to remake George Romero’s Crazies? I was originally approached by [producers]…

Movies Meredith Woerner

New Freddy Krueger Trailer Gives Us Nightmares, And That’s A Good Thing

Any doubts that Jackie Earle Haley would not make for an utterly terrifying Freddy should be easily put to rest with this new trailer. Even his Freddy-esque quips (“Why are you screaming? I haven’t even cut you yet”) deliver chills. And oh yes — that is the meat-head vampire from Twilight, and he’s only in…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Chinese Vampire Invades Africa In The Gods Must Be Crazy 3

The first and second Gods Must Be Crazy films followed Xixo the Bushman and his misadventures with modernity. The Gods Must Be Crazy III was about a Chinese vampire. Which of these is not like the other? Unlike The Gods Must Be Crazy and The Gods Must Crazy II, 1991’s The Gods Must Be Crazy…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Want to See Hot Tub Time Machine For Free Before It’s Released?

Would you like to see Hot Tub Time Machine, days before normal rubes can see it in theaters? If you’re in NYC, you’re in luck! We’ve got a fistful of tickets to a screening for our lovely readers. UPDATED https://gizmodo.com/screw-iron-man-2-hot-tub-time-machine-will-be-the-sci-5428709 The screening takes place next Tuesday the 2nd of March at 7:30pm. It’s at the…

Movies Adam Frucci

Stare Into The Real-Life Eyes Of Buzz Lightyear

What would the chiseled jawline of Buzz Lightyear look like in real life? Artist Raoni Nery took a stab at it. What do you think? Does he have enough of Buzz’s childlike wonder and dimples? [CG Portfolio via Slashfilm]

Movies Meredith Woerner

“Tron: Legacy” Secret Screening – An Awesome 15 Seconds

Transformers 3: Good For The Studio, Good For America, Says Bay

2012 Brings Wrath Of Church On Studio

Machete Can’t Cut Down Robert Rodriguez’s Tribute To Blade Runner

“The Crazies” Reinvents Military Horror For The 21st Century

Face Tatts And A Brooklyn Home Make You Ugly, But Only On The Outside

Joss Whedon Making A Feature Film With Eliza Dushku?

Will Scarface’s Director Try His Hand At Paranormal Activity 2’s Shaky-Cam?

Inject Some Futuristic Sci-Fi Into the Oscar Nominees

Is The Captain America Movie Being Put On Hold? (Updated)

The Flash Finds Director, Speeds Towards Production?

Will Disney’s Decision To Crush Mid-Budget Films Stomp Out Ant-Man?

The Alternate History of Gundam In World War II

Children of Men Director Saves Us From Wanted 2

Your Bilingual First Look At New Iron Man 2 Scene

How The New Crazies Is Scarier Than Romero’s Original

New Freddy Krueger Trailer Gives Us Nightmares, And That’s A Good Thing

Chinese Vampire Invades Africa In The Gods Must Be Crazy 3

Want to See Hot Tub Time Machine For Free Before It’s Released?

Stare Into The Real-Life Eyes Of Buzz Lightyear

UGREEN Bluetooth Tracker 4-Pack Now Just $7 Each With iOS and Android Support, While AirTag Stays at Full Price

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

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‘Fallout’ Season 2 Was a Hit Despite That Unsatisfying Release Strategy Change

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