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Gerry Anderson’s UFO Gets A Director, But Will There Be A Fashion Consultant?

The movie of Gerry Anderson‘s UFO, about the Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization fighting aliens who kill humans for body parts, has a director. Following a recent trend, Matthew Gratzner is a VFX supervisor who worked on Iron Man.[Variety]

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Scientists Create Families of Mutant, Drug-Producing Rats

An entire industry is now devoted to producing pharmaceuticals from carefully-mutated animals. Now a biotech company has invented a way to create families of mutant rats who produce antibodies that could sold as medicine. The researchers, who worked with biotech firm Open Monoclonal Technology (OMT), wanted to create what are called “monoclonal antibodies,” useful in…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Torchwood Day Three: Aliens Reach Out And Touch Someone

That Captain Jack, he’s so good with children. Such a good role model, so ready to take the young ones under his wing. Last night, we encountered the 456, and learned why Captain Jack was marked for death. Spoilers ahead… After two almost completely solid episodes, part three of “Children Of Earth” got off to…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

201 Star Wars T-Shirts (And One Hoodie) To Fill You With Glee

Over at the tee-obsessed blog Hide Your Arms, we have learned that we could spend over half the year wearing nothing but Star Wars t-shirts. A different one every day, not the same one for 202 days in a row. These tees (and this awesome trooper hoodie) run the gamut from artistic renderings of Darth…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Get Face To Face With Avatar’s Commandos And Lush Native Life

We stuck our lens up close and personal, with the fanged beasties from planet Pandora at SDCC. Plus there’s a first look at the human team sent to stir things up for the Na’vi people, including Sigourney Weaver. It looks like what we have here are the same weirdly fanged faces, with a bit more…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Comic-Con Day One: What Does It All Mean?

It’s the first official day of annual pop culture preview fest Comic-Con. Want to know more? We’ve created this helpful flowchart showing what most people are doing here. Bonus: We include some tips on getting laid and/or meeting Joss Whedon. Click to expand the image below. Chart design by Stephanie Fox!

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Your Exclusive First Look At Paul Pope’s Pop Cult Print

We told you about Paul Pope‘s limited edition print for Saturday’s Pop Cult party at San Diego Comic-Con yesterday, and now, here’s your exclusive look at the print itself. The print will be available only to the first 300 people to arrive at the party, sponsored by Coke Zero, at Onyx/Thin (852 5th Avenue) in…

io9 Graeme McMillan

GI Joe Movie Battles, Destuction And Torture Renacted In Toy Form

The massive Hasbro booth at Comic Con has multiple toy dioramas, showing off scenes from the upcoming G.I. Joe movie. See what the real American heroes are up to, in a spoilery gallery summing up the movie’s many action scenes. Things of note: first off, check out the torture chamber, with the two doctors (some…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Only Superheroes Can Save Us From Financial Ruin

Wondering just how bad the current financial situation is? Apparently so bad that it’ll take superhuman resources to fix it. And, more worryingly, the people who’re saying that are the self-styled financial experts. Translation: We’re all screwed. Admittedly, that’s probably not the reaction that LendingTree, the online lending company, hoped that their new advertising campaign…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Is There Such A Thing As A Gloriously Unfilmable Book?

Click to viewHollywood has taken everything, from your childhood toys to the novels that haunted your dreams, and turned them into splashy vehicles for young Scientologists to gallop through. Are there any books that Hollywood absolutely can’t turn into movies? Or shouldn’t? Standing here, in the middle of San Diego Comic Con, it’s easy to…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Where The Wild Over-Commercializations Of Beloved Children’s Books Are

It was one thing when Warners announced that they’d be releasing a Watchmen video game, but a video game based on the movie based on the classic Maurice Sendak book is really taking things to far. For shame, merchandise gods. Even the PR for the game – to be released in November, to accompany the…

io9 Graeme McMillan

A New Look Inside Iron Man 2, Tron, Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus And District 9

Tron’s producer explains how it’s “darker” than the original. A new photo shows Tony Stark’s racetrack fantasy in flames. A District 9 TV-spot explains the backstory. And there are three Dr. Parnassus clips. Plus Doctor Who, Torchwood, Heroes and Fringe. Iron Man 2: A few new pics of Tony Stark on a trashed, flaming race…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Comic Con After Dark

The Marvel booth closes down for the evening after San Diego Comic Con‘s sneak preview. Night night, Tony.

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The Insane Attention To Detail That Made Back To The Future 2 A Classic

Robert Zemeckis was clearly cracking the whip of continuity on the Back To The Future set. Check out this intense back to back comparison between the conclusion of the original, and the beginning of the sequel (girlfriend upgrade included). Click to view See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

io9 Meredith Woerner

Pope Talks DJing, Comics And Eternal Experiences

Comicsdestroyer Paul Pope is a true renaissance man, visiting SDCC this year as a DJ instead of just cartooning genius. We talked to him about DJing, music, comics, “pure” fantasy and why kids need new heroes. If anyone else in comics was doing a DJ set, I’d be much more cynical and think that’s just…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Times Are Tough For The Joes: Snake Eyes Looks For Additional Income

It’s like a geek cereal box, and the free prize is a Ninja. Norton’s Internet Security software uses the best Joe to get the job done — the job being keeping your porn stash safe. Check out the additional mouth breathing Snake Eyes pics — he looks winded in just about all of them. [Pictures…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Another Brick in the Wall-E? Pixar Meets Pink Floyd

You’re probably family with the widespread claims that The Wizard of Oz synchs up with Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. Now some fans are saying the same is true of robot love story Wall-E and The Wall. Improv comedian Matt “Tinz” Herzau claims that he deliberately attempted to recreate the magic of Dark…

io9 Lauren Davis

Dear You, Last Chance to Tell Us More About Yourself…

…by completing this fun-filled survey all about YOU. Send the last question to [email protected], thereby entering yourself to win a $300 AMEX gift card. Then we’ll take a long walk on the beach together, planning our future while the surf gently laps at our toes. Love, Gawker. [Contest rules apply.]

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Scientists Make Color-Changing Light Bulbs From Fish DNA

Yes, you read that correctly. Scientists at the University of Connecticut have made adjustable LEDs out of strands of salmon DNA. The DNA is mixed with dye that absorbs UV light and emits bright white light. The team used two different dyes: one absorbs UV light emits blue visible light, and the other absorbs part…

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California Will No Longer Yield Fruit in 100 Years

Warming winters in California mean that the state may no longer produce its fruit and nut crops in the 22nd century. A new study reveals that the state famous for its fields of delicious fruit could soon be barren. The study, published today in PLoS One, is the result of work on climate modeling based…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Gerry Anderson’s UFO Gets A Director, But Will There Be A Fashion Consultant?

Scientists Create Families of Mutant, Drug-Producing Rats

Torchwood Day Three: Aliens Reach Out And Touch Someone

201 Star Wars T-Shirts (And One Hoodie) To Fill You With Glee

Get Face To Face With Avatar’s Commandos And Lush Native Life

Comic-Con Day One: What Does It All Mean?

Your Exclusive First Look At Paul Pope’s Pop Cult Print

GI Joe Movie Battles, Destuction And Torture Renacted In Toy Form

Only Superheroes Can Save Us From Financial Ruin

Is There Such A Thing As A Gloriously Unfilmable Book?

Where The Wild Over-Commercializations Of Beloved Children’s Books Are

A New Look Inside Iron Man 2, Tron, Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus And District 9

Comic Con After Dark

The Insane Attention To Detail That Made Back To The Future 2 A Classic

Pope Talks DJing, Comics And Eternal Experiences

Times Are Tough For The Joes: Snake Eyes Looks For Additional Income

Another Brick in the Wall-E? Pixar Meets Pink Floyd

Dear You, Last Chance to Tell Us More About Yourself…

Scientists Make Color-Changing Light Bulbs From Fish DNA

California Will No Longer Yield Fruit in 100 Years

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

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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

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