What We Really Want From a Television Version of Barbarella

It’s official: Barbarella is coming back as a TV series on Amazon.com. But can a TV show really recapture the miracle that is this 1960s pop-art space opera? Here are all the things the new TV version must include — including all the lingering questions from the original that must be answered! https://gizmodo.com/barbarella-tv-series-finds-a-home-on-amazon-1505757477 Oh, Barbarella.…

“Darwin Day” is being officially considered by Congress!

Resolution HR467 has been reintroduced into the US House of Representatives. If passed, it would officially designate February 12, 2014 as “Darwin Day,” recognizing “the importance of science in the betterment of humanity.” The resolution (PDF here) reads: Expressing support for designation of February 12, 2013, as Darwin Day and recognizing the importance of science…

This map of the internet is not just super-detailed, but worth framing

This ridiculously intricate map charts out the hidden geography and scope of the internet, ranging from assigning proportional landmass to the world’s most popular websites, to drawing out the large swaths of free-flowing spam, to creating a color-coded look at the strength of internet surveillance. The map is the work of Martin Vargic, an amateur…

Is this the first look at X-Men: Days of Future Past‘s Scarlet Witch?

Has the new X-Men movie added yet another mutant to the mix? This new still features Evan Peters’ Quicksilver sitting with an unknown, pint-sized red-haired girl on his lap — who could she be other than Quicksilver’s sister Wanda, a.k.a. the Scarlet Witch? Now, there’s no confirmation that the girl is playing Wanda, but if…

The Most Insanely Complex Stunts from Science Fiction and Fantasy Films

Nowadays, when you go see a big movie, you assume everything is going to be computer animation and greenscreen, and nothing is real. But a lot of the biggest, craziest movie stunts, past and present, have been entirely practical. Here are some of the most complicated stunt sequences that were created in reality. Terminator 2:…

The long-awaited space romance Passengers is coming. The film abouta man on a cryo-ship who wakes up early, starring Keanu Reeves and Amy Adams, is getting made by Germany’s Studio BabelsbergStudio Babelsberg, with filming beginning soon near Berlin.

Peter Capaldi’s first Doctor Who episode could have a surprising cameo

Check out the set photo of a very awkward hug between the latest Doctor, Peter Capaldi, and his companion Clara (via Ryan Farrell). What’s going on in this scene? We have the first hint, and it involves a huge, spoilery cameo by the absolute last person you’d expect. One of Bleeding Cool‘s readers was on…

The Godfather Trilogy, Cards Against Humanity, Game Of Thrones [Deals]

We’re going to make you an offer you can’t refuse. All three Godfather films, on blu-ray, with a ton of extras, for $17, today only. I’ve always found the picture quality of the Godfather DVD set to be lacking, so this is a particularly great blu-ray trio to own. [Amazon] The Godfather Collection [Blu-ray] |…

Loki isn’t the only mischief-maker in the Thor 2 gag reel

Even gods can fall on their divine asses, as this gag reel from Thor: The Dark World reveals. Actually, since it’s short and it doesn’t include any flubbed lines, I’m betting it’s just a small snippet of a larger gag reel, designed to make us want to buy the Blu-ray on February 25th. Guys, you…

Today, NASA pays homage to its fallen astronauts with an Agency-wide “Day of Remembrance.” This week marks the anniversaries of three NASA tragedies: the Apollo 1 fire of 1967, the Challenger disaster of 1986 and the Columbia disaster of 2003. Read more about the ceremony on SPACE.com.

How Drug Trafficking Worsens the Problem of Deforestation

The rainforests of the world are rapidly disappearing due to a range of issues, including illegal logging and cattle ranching. Now, researchers have pinpointed another surprising factor in the destruction of the rainforests in Central America: Drug trafficking. Kendra McSweeney is a geographer at the Ohio State University, who is trained in human environment relations.…

The Government’s Secret Research into Climate Change as a Security Risk

Plenty of people still doubt that climate change is a real thing, or that it was engineered by humans and accelerating. But national security hawks agree with the scientific consensus that climate change is a real and growing problem. And they’ve done tons of research predicting the wars and disasters it could cause. Image: NASA…

Director Neil Marshall goes from Game of Thrones to Constantine

Neil Marshall, the director that pulled off the most insane episode of Game Of Thrones, “Blackwater,” and the best horror movie ever made, The Descent, will direct the pilot of the Constantine TV series. Could this show actually be good? Deadline is reporting that Marshall has signed on to direct the pilot episode of this…

Craving a new military science fiction thrillride? Pick up these books

Terms of Enlistment and Lines of Departure by Marko Kloos are entertaining military SF fare, hitting all the same chords as John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War. Author Marko Kloos introduces a stagnant human population on Earth, a powerful military apparatus and a formidable alien threat that pushes his central protagonist, Andrew Greyson, to his limits.…

Meet your new Lex Luthor: Jesse Eisenberg

Jesse Eisenberg is going to bring all the creepy affectless hostility he cultivated in the Social Network to the role of Lex Luthor in Batman Vs. Superman, the sequel to last summer’s Man of Steel. And you’ll never guess who’s the new Alfred. Jeremy Irons, star of Dead Ringers and The Lion King, will be…

The 14 Ridiculously Bizarre Origins, Lives, and Retcons of Wonder Girl

We’ve previously discussed how Hawkman is a supremely confusing comic book character, thanks to his cluttered character history. But he’s a marvel of concise storytelling compared to Wonder Girl, arguably the most fucked-up character in all comics. Here a list of all the different ways DC tried to make the junior Wonder Woman make sense.…

Physics experiment suggests magnets with only one pole actually exist

Though predicted to exist, magnetic monopoles — hypothetical elementary particles with only one magnetic pole — have never been detected by scientists. But physicists have just accomplished the next best thing by actually creating their own synthetic version of these bizarre magnetic particles in the lab. As any grade 3 student can tell you, every…

Ask an expert about the science — and future — of war

War has been a part of our history, our present, and will also likely be a part of our future. Today, Barry Parker is here to answer our questions about the role science has played in developing the war machines of the past — and what we might expect in the future. Top image: A…

A Gallery of Never-Before-Seen Concept Art from David Lynch’s Dune

After posting my little memoir about working on Dune, a lot of people asked to see more of the pre-production art. I have a couple of hundred images, far more than I could post here, so I decided on a selection that showed how the look of the movie evolved from conception to completion. https://gizmodo.com/i-made-the-spice-flow-my-work-as-a-concept-artist-on-l-1509730566…

The science urban legend that claims blonds will die out

Did you hear the legend that blonds will die out in just a couple hundred years? I did. It turns out that everyone has — because the legend has been around for a couple hundred years. Here’s why blonds have spent centuries on the endangered species list. I was in high school when I first…