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Hartnett Draws Quickly For Gunslinger Role

After zombies, vampires and werewolves, it’s time for cowboys. In addition to Fox’s new western SF show, Josh Hartnett has signed on to head up a new indie movie that’s taking the western genre into familiar post-apocalyptic climes. Hartnett has signed on to headline Gunslinger, to be directed by Blood: The Last Vampire’s Chris Nahon.…

Movies Graeme McMillan

The Otherworldly Architecture of François Schuiten

Belgian comic book artist François Schuiten is famous for creating rich and fantastical cityscapes, with shades of steampunk and Art Nouveau, envisioning a future dominated not by faceless office buildings, but by romantic and innovative architecture. The son of an architect, Schuiten grew up fascinated by architecture and horrified by the increasing destruction of historic…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

Spider-Man’s Villains: Not Rapists, Says Creator

When is rape not rape? When it’s a supervillain pretending to be Peter Parker and having sex with Parker’s roommate, who thinks she’s having sex with Parker himself, according to one of Marvel’s Amazing Spider-Man writers. Part of a recent issue of Marvel’s flagship Amazing series featured villain The Chameleon taking the place of Peter…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Another Roadblock For The Road: Post-Apocalyptic Film Delayed Until Thanksgiving

The movie adaptation of Cormac McCarthy‘s The Road, starring Viggo Mortensen, has already been delayed by over a year — but now it’s facing yet another delay, from Oct. 16 to Nov. 25. Because cannibals and a ruined Earth are just what you need to gather the whole family around, for Thanksgiving…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Electric New Surrogates Clips Show The Advantages Of Being Plugged In

A brand-new Surrogates trailer and two clips show all the pros of having your own robot avatar. For example: being able to take a hit from a speeding car, or giving Bruce Willis sexy robo-hair. These trailers and clips feel like the first time we’re actually getting a taste of the Surrogates, and it’s got…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Welcome to the Future Metropolis

Cities contain highly-concentrated human activity. That’s why they represent our glorious, high-tech future – and threaten us with dystopian social collapse. This week on io9, our Future Metro section explores the wonder of cities in fiction, art, and real life. One of the most haunting images from recent science fiction is the garbage city where…

io9 Annalee Newitz

A New Zombieland Trailer Brings The Slapstick. Plus All Your Craziest Lost Theories — Confirmed!

Delve into slapstick zombie violence with a Zombieland trailer, and witness Megan Fox’s descent into ick in a Jennifer’s Body TV spot. Super-spoilery Lost set reports, plus Hancock 2 details. Also: Road, Fringe, FlashForward, Smallville, Supernatural, Stargate and True Blood. Zombieland: A second "green band" trailer showcases the zany, madcap zombie-killing fun in this movie,…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

It’s Alive’s Evil Baby Crawls Again Plus Zombies And Cigarettes

That fanged bloodthirsty baby is back in a remake – Check out the trailer, along with two adorable shorts with kids dancing with robots and running away from zombies. It’s Alive Bijou Phillips, the curly headed girl from Hostel 2, stars in the straight-to-DVD ’70s remake It’s Alive. The film is pretty similar to the…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The Empire Strikes Underhandedly

How far would the Empire go to take over the intergalactic underworld? According to this new trailer for the Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO videogame, further than you’d think. The Empire Changes Strategy [Star Wars: The Old Republic]

io9 Graeme McMillan

Just what is “Stitchpunk,” Anyway?

The term “Stitchpunk” has quickly been attached to Shane Acker’s astounding debut film, 9. But where did it originate? Should we take this new genre seriously? We take a look at Acker’s influences and attempt to define the Stitchpunk genre. Historians will point to the year 2009 and Shane Acker’s sack puppet apocalypse as the…

io9 Sarah Hope Williams

Expect More Bruce Campbell in Spider-Man 4

If Bruce Campbell‘s cameos in the Spider-Man movies always leave you wanting more, there’s good news: America’s favorite B-movie actor will have a larger role in the franchise’s fourth installment. Campbell told Access Hollywood that shooting for Spider-Man 4 will start in January 2010, and that he’s been told he has a “major part” in…

Movies Lauren Davis

November/December

Nov 3 Aliens In The Attic Disney starlet Ashley Tisdale’s third-greatest moment (Sorry, Ashley, but The Suite Life of Zac and Cody is better than this) comes to home entertainment in time for the holidays, giving kids a new reason to be worried about what goes on upstairs. Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The…

Movies Graeme McMillan

October

Oct 6 The Gate: Special Edition If ever a movie ever deserved a special edition, it’d be this 1987 classic starring the child that was Stephen Dorff at the time releasing all manner of beasties into the world via an interdimensional portal that was previously buried under a tree. Okay, maybe not, but it’s getting…

Movies Graeme McMillan

September

Sept 15 An American Werewolf In London: Special Edition Army of Darkness: Screwhead Edition Two classic horror comedies, two re-releases. If you’re forced to choose between the two, go for Werewolf; Darkness is more of a straight re-release. Deadgirl What to do when you find a corpse chained to a table, and then discover that…

Movies Graeme McMillan

The io9 Guide To 2009’s Fall DVD Releases

Last week, we told you about the movies reaching theaters this fall, but it has to be said: Sometimes, even just going to the theater seems like too much hassle. Here’s what you can watch at home, instead. https://gizmodo.com/the-io9-guide-to-2009s-fall-movies-5353370 Like the movie preview, we’ve split this preview into months (and, inside those months, into weekly…

Movies Graeme McMillan

New New Moon Trailer Offers Drama, Angst

The trailer for The Twilight Saga: New Moon has leaked online ahead of tonight’s official premiere at the MTV Video Awards, and if you’re looking for sullen faces, topless boys and people being thrown about, you’re in for a treat.

Movies Graeme McMillan

Michael Bay… Prevents Bayhem?

Megan Fox dishes on Michael Bay, the crew of Transformers dish back (and then some) and Bay himself turns out to be the calm voice of reason? WTF? Everything we know is wrong! While promoting Jennifer’s Body, Megan Fox unleashed the latest in her long line of faux-controversial statements intended to get her as much…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Twilight Cash-Ins Go Too Far

You’ve read the novels, you’ve seen the movies, but are you ready for Twilight: The Documentary? Here’s hoping, because there’s one on the way… but it’s not about the origin of the books or the movies. It’s about the setting. Late Friday, Summit – the studio behind the Twilight movies – announced the acquisition of…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Videogamers Prefer Social Interaction To Killer Visuals

The deciding factor in the success or failure of a videogame? It’s not how good it looks, or even how great the gameplay is, say scientists – it’s whether or not other people can afford to join in. According to a study carried out by Russell Beale and Matthew Bond of the University of Birmingham…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Smallville’s Latest Guest-Star Promises Time-Travel Hi-Jinks

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a brand new Jor-El, appearing in the new season of Smallville and messing up continuity and what the show’s about more than ever before. Spoilers! According to Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Ausiello, Julian Sands has signed on to appear in the CW series as…

Television Graeme McMillan

Hartnett Draws Quickly For Gunslinger Role

The Otherworldly Architecture of François Schuiten

Spider-Man’s Villains: Not Rapists, Says Creator

Another Roadblock For The Road: Post-Apocalyptic Film Delayed Until Thanksgiving

Electric New Surrogates Clips Show The Advantages Of Being Plugged In

Welcome to the Future Metropolis

A New Zombieland Trailer Brings The Slapstick. Plus All Your Craziest Lost Theories — Confirmed!

It’s Alive’s Evil Baby Crawls Again Plus Zombies And Cigarettes

The Empire Strikes Underhandedly

Just what is “Stitchpunk,” Anyway?

Expect More Bruce Campbell in Spider-Man 4

November/December

October

September

The io9 Guide To 2009’s Fall DVD Releases

New New Moon Trailer Offers Drama, Angst

Michael Bay… Prevents Bayhem?

Twilight Cash-Ins Go Too Far

Videogamers Prefer Social Interaction To Killer Visuals

Smallville’s Latest Guest-Star Promises Time-Travel Hi-Jinks

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

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

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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