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Reboot Fever May Help Spawn Return

With the success of Star Trek, The Dark Knight and even Casino Royale, movie audiences have shown that they’re perfectly happy with a good reboot. So how will they feel about Spawn starting all over? Spawn creator Todd McFarlane spilled the beans about his hoped-for reboot to MTV’s Splash Page blog: The thing I’ve had…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Major Spoilers And Crazy Rumors For Terminator 4, Transformers, Doctor Who, Avatar And Iron Man 2!

Spoilermania! There’s 12 minutes of Terminator Salvation behind-the-scenes video. Shia LaBoeuf narrates Transformers 2. James Cameron teases Avatar. Samuel L. Jackson rules Iron Man set pics. Doctor Who season five storylines! Plus: Lost, Supernatural, Smallville. Iron Man: Some more set pics and details from that donut scene we presented last week. Tony Stark decides to…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

New Surrogates Video Peels Back The Fleshy Robot Skin For Further Investigation

The future is bright for lazy homebodies and their robot avatars. Jonathan Mostow’s movie adaptation of the graphic novel Surrogates has just released some violent robot footage, complete with hot Bruce Willis wig action. In the Surrogates future, we all get to sit on La-Z-Boys while our robot servants, who look just like us except…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Crazies Reboot Footage And A Tokyo Gore Night Announced

The Crazies, because everything needs to be made twice. Plus, the New York Asian Film Festival announces Tokyo Gore Night! The Crazies MTV Shows Yes, they are remaking The Crazies. Say what you will, I’m sure it will be just like the original with slightly better cameras, although I’m not saying that’s a good thing.…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Why Everyone In Dollhouse May Be A Doll

Friday’s Dollhouse finale answered some questions and raised many more that we may never get the answers to. Not least of which is, what if everyone in the show is an active? Spoilers and speculation! Friday’s revelation that Dr. Saunders is, in fact, a Doll herself may not have been the greatest surprise to those…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Unthinkable Adds Even More Conspiracy to a Post-9/11 World

The first issue of new counter intelligence comic Unthinkable opens a huge box of post-9/11 conspiracy, but, perhaps as a good conspiracy dictates, it’s still a bit unclear where this is going. The comic ostensibly centers around Alan Ripley, a writer of novels that another character refers to as “airplane reading,” all pop political thrillers…

io9 Alyssa Johnson

Is This Really Not Your Father’s Star Trek?

Worried that the new Star Trek isn’t going to be respectful enough to the old series’ continuity? Last night’s Saturday Night Live gave stars Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto a chance to address your concerns. Click to view [NBC]

io9 Graeme McMillan

Indulge Your Art Fetish, Teen Crush And Charitable Impulses At The Same Time

Never mind Wolverine, everyone knows that Kitty Pryde is the X-Men that we all love the most. And nothing demonstrates that better than Portland, OR comic store Floating World‘s “Full of Pryde” benefit art auction. The store is auctioning off amazing original sketches of Marvel’s greatest mutant to benefit local charity the Oregon Hemophilia Treatment…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Baby-Faced Negativists Are A Disaster!!!

My apologies if this week is a bit lacking, but that death ray won’t build itself. And I’m very happy to see all of you sporting the R.O.A.C.H. Disaster! Astute readers may have seen a couple of these, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t done with love, and for you. STAR TOURS: https://gizmodo.com/disneys-star-tours-gets-a-reboot-and-fett-5243635 I’ll preface…

io9 GarrisonDean

China Versus Ultraman

It’s the battle you never expected, as China’s Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has unleashed the hounds of war on Japanese superhero Ultraman, as well as the entire non-Chinese animation industry. And his country is following. According to Variety, Chinese audiences are boycotting Ultraman after Chinese PM Jiabao complained that his grandson spent too much time…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Latest Terminator Salvation Trailer Is Four Additional Minutes of Explosive Awesomeness

Here’s the new hotness from the Terminator Salvation camp. It’s a four-minute extended trailer, complete with an ominous voice over from Christian Bale and a motorcycle-through-farmland loner scene right out of Star Trek. Updated. There’s an E.T. moon jump at 3:07 too, if you’re feeling nostalgic, and a little twist at the end that I…

Movies Jack Loftus

Schizophrenic Jekyll Movies From The Same Studio?

Two different movies based on the classic story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are in pre-production, but oddly enough, both versions are coming from the same studio. Are we heading for a schizophrenic showdown? Hollywood Reporter has announced that Keanu Reeves is attached to an upcoming movie called Jekyll, scripted by Justin Haythe, writer…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Star Trek Boldly Resurrects Franchise

Box office estimates place Star Trek somewhere in the region of a $70 million domestic take for its opening weekend, roughly half of the JJ Abrams movie’s estimated budget. But what does that actually mean? To expand a little on that box office estimate, Hollywood Reporter is estimating “somewhere between $65 million to $75 million,”…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Our Favorite Star Trek Tributes, Spoofs and YouTubes

With the opening of Abrams’ Trek comes an outpouring of fan vids. We picked out our favorite submissions including Breakfast Club Trek, old Star Trek updated Abrams style and a Theremin Trek jam session. Trekkie plays Star Trek theme on Theremin Starship Enterprise Destroyed By The Death Star (T)Raumschiff Surprise Trek Yourself: What If Star…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Creating A Mind-Monster Is Harder Than It Looks

Way, way back in July, we asked Joss Whedon if Dollhouse was saying that nurture trumps nature, and we’re all just what we’re programmed to be. And now we know. Spoilers ahead. https://gizmodo.com/exclusive-joss-whedon-tackles-darwin-5031309 I’m going to be puzzling over last night’s Dollhouse season finale for a long time to come, especially if it’s the last…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Beam Up To io9’s Shiniest Star Trek Stories

JJ Abrams‘ dazzling lensflares just made you hungry for even more Star Trek? Here’re some of the shiniest Trek stories we’ve posted recently to get you caught up on what’s boldly going on. While you’re making up your mind what you think of the new Star Trek movie, why not take a look at Annalee’s…

io9 Graeme McMillan

What Did You Think of Star Trek?

By now you’ve seen the new Star Trek movie – or you’re on your way there right now. So, what did you think? Did Spock kick ass or what? Was Kirk OK? Spoilers! Did you want more of some characters, less of others? And what about the “red matter”? Lame or cool? Spout off in…

Movies Annalee Newitz

A Peek Into the Future of Special Effects with “Ninja Assassin”

John Gaeta, who is responsible for creating "bullet time" for the Matrix Trilogy, is working on a new eye-burning project that will revolutionize special effects again. BoingBoing’s Xeni Jardin interviewed him about Ninja Assassin. One of the most interesting aspects of their conversation comes when Jardin talks to Gaeta about what he calls “hybrid entertainment,”…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Brave And Bold Returns, Better And Weirder Than Ever

As if you needed any more convincing that Batman: The Brave And The Bold was the must-see superhero cartoon around, last night’s return featured a mix of Venture Bros, mechasuits and Edward G. Robinson. Genius! Even for those who don’t appreciate Brave and Bold’s clear and colorful visuals – It’s the best looking cartoon since…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Awesome 1980s Computer Pop-Up Book: A Floppy What Now?

Now this is one amazing Goodwill find: A vintage pop-up book designed to teach burgeoning nerds about the wonders of the modern computer. Floppy disks, ASCII, and the dot-matrix printer. Oh my. Some of this stuff is amazing, like an ASCII and binary decoder, and the hilarious message on the dot-matrix printer: Now that we’ve…

Books & Comics Dan Nosowitz

Reboot Fever May Help Spawn Return

Major Spoilers And Crazy Rumors For Terminator 4, Transformers, Doctor Who, Avatar And Iron Man 2!

New Surrogates Video Peels Back The Fleshy Robot Skin For Further Investigation

Crazies Reboot Footage And A Tokyo Gore Night Announced

Why Everyone In Dollhouse May Be A Doll

Unthinkable Adds Even More Conspiracy to a Post-9/11 World

Is This Really Not Your Father’s Star Trek?

Indulge Your Art Fetish, Teen Crush And Charitable Impulses At The Same Time

Baby-Faced Negativists Are A Disaster!!!

China Versus Ultraman

Latest Terminator Salvation Trailer Is Four Additional Minutes of Explosive Awesomeness

Schizophrenic Jekyll Movies From The Same Studio?

Star Trek Boldly Resurrects Franchise

Our Favorite Star Trek Tributes, Spoofs and YouTubes

Creating A Mind-Monster Is Harder Than It Looks

Beam Up To io9’s Shiniest Star Trek Stories

What Did You Think of Star Trek?

A Peek Into the Future of Special Effects with “Ninja Assassin”

Brave And Bold Returns, Better And Weirder Than Ever

Awesome 1980s Computer Pop-Up Book: A Floppy What Now?

Artemis 2 Live Updates: Countdown to the Moon 🔴

Dyson V8 Cordless Vacuum Holds Its Lowest Price Even After Amazon’s Spring Sale Ends, Likely a Clearance Move

Lego Is Bringing Bionicle Back, But Not in the Way You’d Want

Richard Branson Is Still Trying to Make Space Tourism Happen, Selling Tickets at $750,000

Beats Powerbeats Fit Drops Below Black Friday Pricing Across All Colorways as Amazon Continues to Cut Prices on the Earbuds

Google Pixel 9a Hits a Record Low on Clearance, With Trade-In Making It Nearly Half the Price of Pixel Buds Pro 2

James Cameron Could Remake ‘Fantastic Voyage’ Before He Works on ‘Avatar 4’

Forget Amazon Fire TV Soundbar, Samsung B-Series Soundbar With Built-In Subwoofer Still Under $100 for Post-Spring Sale

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

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