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Will Colin Farrell take over for Arnold in the Total Recall remake?

A list of potential Total Recall leads, that includes Inception’s Tom Hardy and Michael Fassbender, is being passed around Hollywood. At the top of the list is Colin Farrell. Surprised? We certainly are. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Len Wiseman, Underworld director, has Farrell perched at the top of his list for his…

Movies Meredith Woerner

What color dragon is likely to wipe out your town

The good people at Orbit Books have analyzed which dragon colors were most popular on the covers of fantasy books. Although no one color has the majority, most artists have gone with a traditional green. A dramatic orange takes the second spot. There are a few ties, but brown dragons trail the herd at only…

Books & Comics Esther Inglis-Arkell

Father-daughter team use a 3D printer to create awesome nanobot art

Jeff and Ashley Sierzenga recently took it upon themselves to bring to life the flesh-eating nanobots from Jeff Carlson’s bestselling series Plague Year. Here you can see their entire project, from schematics to the final model. A mechanical engineer with a lifelong interest in science fiction and science fact, Jeff Sierzenga explains: My daughter has…

Books & Comics Samuel Grant

Find out how much money your doctor took from the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical companies pay doctors to promote their products all the time, but until now there’s been no way for you to find out who is paying your doctor. Recently a group of investigative journalists created Dollars to Docs, a website where you can plug in your doctor’s name and find out if she or he…

io9 Annalee Newitz

A chart that groups classic science fiction fans by political affiliation

Curious about the political leanings of people who read classic science fiction authors? Check out this online excerpt from the 1977 Analog Yearbook. It sums up the politics of 70s scifi readers in a handy graph. Authors William Sims Bainbridge and Murray M Dalziel also group authors by subgenre, and offers this handy way to…

Books & Comics Esther Inglis-Arkell

The scariest, ass-kickiest, and cutest of the io9 Halloween Costume Show – so far!

The io9 Halloween Costume Show is in full swing over in our Flickr group. Here are some of spine-tinglingly awesomest costumes you’ve posted so far. There are also tons more amazing, gorgeous, and sexy costumes over in the Costume Show – check them out, and post your own! (You can only post pictures of yourself,…

io9 Annalee Newitz

We may be even more alone in the universe than we thought

Two scientists propose that the jump from bacteria to complex life might be much riskier than previously imagined. Even on planets with earthlike conditions, plant and animal life would therefore be incredibly rare. All cells need power. Some cells need more than others. Bacteria are widespread, adaptable, and hardy, mainly because they don’t suck down…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Peter Jackson announces The Hobbit’s cast, including Martin Freeman as Bilbo!

Martin Freeman has officially landed the part of Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson’s Hobbit movie. But wait — there’s more good news. David Tennant may still have a part in this fantasy epic after all. According to Deadline, Jackson has finally announced that Freeman will play Bilbo: “Despite the various rumors and speculation surround this…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Deadpool will be harder than the comic. Plus Torchwood’s weirdest new character is confirmed!

Ryan Reynolds says Deadpool will be more hardcore than the comic. The Crow loses a director, while Paul Giamatti joins a new supernatural-drug film. Torchwood’s new characters revealed! Plus Green Lantern hints, Tron Legacy poster, and new details for Outcasts. Deadpool: Talking to Total Film magazine, Ryan Reynolds reiterates that this film will have no…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit Stars Actors You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

After months—years!—of problems, The Hobbit will start filming next February. The cast has been revealed today, with British actors you’ve probably never heard of. Martin Freeman (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy ) will play the hairyfooted Bilbo. [SFX] https://gizmodo.com/the-hobbit-starts-production-in-february-5665174

Movies Kat Hannaford

Your Car Desperately Needs This Button

Your car has so many features that you probably don’t even know how to use half of them. Unfortunately what it lacks happens to be an incredibly important little button. Republished with permission from Matthew Inman aka “The Oatmeal,” a former web designer turned comic artist. You can see more of his work on The…

Books & Comics Matthew Inman

So… is Paranormal Activity 2 scary?

Katie and her wacky family of the damned are back. Brace yourselves for opening and closing doors, mysterious footprints, and more evil shenanigans — it’s Paranormal Activity 2. But is it scarier than the first? Spoilers below. The main characters of this sequel are still directly tied to the original duo from the first movie,…

Movies Meredith Woerner

A solar flare erupts from a massive filament of magnetism

One of the biggest solar flares in months is exploding from the surface of our sun this week. It’s right at the center of a roiling filament of magnetism. According to NASA, flares from sunspot 1112 haven’t gotten big enough to be worrying. The agency describes what you’re seeing in this closeup of the spot:…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The famous writing advice that could seriously mess up your game

You can learn an amazing amount about how to write science fiction from reading Robert A. Heinlein. But his most often quoted bit of writing advice won’t help you at all. If anything, it’ll mess you up. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen people quoting Heinlein’s rules for writing: 1.) You must…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

How your brain sees your body: Meet the cortical homunculus

We all know what bodies look like from the outside. This cortical homunculus is how your brain sees your body from the inside. In the 1930s, Wilder Penfield performed surgeries on patients with epilepsy. While he had a live brain on the table, he figured he might as well poke around a bit. The doctor…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Human Contact Explores the Drastic Changes When Cultures Collide

Shock: Human Contact is a hard scifi RPG where the players construct a story around the first meeting between an egalitarian, advanced civilization and the alien cultures they encounter when they travel through wormholes in space. Human Contact is the brainchild of game designer Joshua A.C. Newman and is a spiritual sequel to Shock: Social…

io9 Ed Grabianowski

The awesomest moments from this week’s Sarah Jane Adventures!

Doctor Who’s most reliably awesome spin-off had almost everything this week: android versions of Agent Smith, silly UFO nuts, and alien genocide. Most of all, it had bad-ass Clyde Langer. Here are our five favorite moments. Spoilers ahead. So the first story of Sarah Jane Adventures season one was a bit of a letdown —…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

First look at the Guardians’ home planet, Oa, in new Green Lantern concept art

Behold a brilliant green light shining from the citadel on Oa, the home planet of the ancient and powerful Guardians, in new concept art from the Green Lantern movie. And click through for another piece of breathtaking Oa concept art. These concept art pieces were released by Warner Bros. to a number of websites that…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

What did we discover after smashing a rocket into the Moon?

It’s been a year since the LCROSS rocket blew up some of the Moon for science. What did we learn from the explosion? A lot – including where to find water. Today the journal Science published six research papers about what scientists learned from the debris that was thrown over half a mile above the…

io9 Annalee Newitz

South Park to Inception: just because it’s complicated doesn’t mean it’s cool

South Park manages to slip in an Inception spoof right under the wire. While we agree that an overly complex plot does not necessarily make something interesting, we’re much more impressed that they managed to fit Freddy Krueger in. Here’s a particularly profound clip from the mayhem: Click to view Insheeption Tags: SOUTH PARKStan Marsh,Mr.…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Will Colin Farrell take over for Arnold in the Total Recall remake?

What color dragon is likely to wipe out your town

Father-daughter team use a 3D printer to create awesome nanobot art

Find out how much money your doctor took from the pharmaceutical industry

A chart that groups classic science fiction fans by political affiliation

The scariest, ass-kickiest, and cutest of the io9 Halloween Costume Show – so far!

We may be even more alone in the universe than we thought

Peter Jackson announces The Hobbit’s cast, including Martin Freeman as Bilbo!

Deadpool will be harder than the comic. Plus Torchwood’s weirdest new character is confirmed!

Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit Stars Actors You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Your Car Desperately Needs This Button

So… is Paranormal Activity 2 scary?

A solar flare erupts from a massive filament of magnetism

The famous writing advice that could seriously mess up your game

How your brain sees your body: Meet the cortical homunculus

Human Contact Explores the Drastic Changes When Cultures Collide

The awesomest moments from this week’s Sarah Jane Adventures!

First look at the Guardians’ home planet, Oa, in new Green Lantern concept art

What did we discover after smashing a rocket into the Moon?

South Park to Inception: just because it’s complicated doesn’t mean it’s cool

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

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

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

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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