Aliens

Take a closer look at Cowboys and Aliens’ all-out extraterrestrial war

You’ve seen the first trailer for Cowboys & Aliens now take a look at the alien secrets hidden within a collection of newly released high-res images, plus some trailer screencaps. What’s the biggest surprise? The alien camera POV shot. https://gizmodo.com/cowboys-aliens-trailer-wrist-cannons-and-rough-justi-5692297 The first nine images are new high-res photos released by the studio, and the other…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 17

Cowboys & Aliens Images

First quick glance at the alien space ship (one of three small vessels from the look of the lights). Just a good old fashioned Western, with aliens. Daniel Craig’s arm candy apparently has a lot more than just guns. Here’s a closer look at his fancy bracelet. Some sort of alien POV? Is this the…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 17

Cowboys & Aliens Trailer: Wrist Cannons and Rough Justice

Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig put some old timey bullets into the alien hide of a mysterious space invader in the first-ever trailer for Cowboys & Aliens. It’s a first look at Jon Favreau’s alien/western mashup movie. Click to view Here’s the official synopsis: 1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger (Craig) with no memory of his…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 17

The night Nathan Fillion was abducted by aliens

Last night Castle cracked an alien abduction case in “Close Encounters of the Murderous Kind.” An astrophysicist dies of explosive decompression – so naturally aliens did it. We love it when Castle gets spliced with a little X-Files. Check out this awesome clip from Castle which makes us a little nostalgic for the days when…

Television Meredith Woerner Nov 16

Two detailed blurbs for China Miéville’s otherworldly far future novel Embassytown

The first details are out for China Miéville’s next novel Embassytown, out in May, and it sounds fantastic. According to the Library Journal: On a distant planet in the distant future, humans and aliens regard each other suspiciously but manage to coexist without bloodshed. Then a new group of humans drop in. And then there’s…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Nov 15

Guess which Na’vi princess got knocked up after the humans left?

A rough Avatar deleted scene shows what happens after the end of the movie. And apparently some of our friendly blue Na’vis have been makin’ with the Tsaheylu because somebody’s preggers. Check it out! Go ahead and fast forward 3:40 for the deleted scene. Click to view Alright, now, it didn’t technically show that it…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 15

First picture from Disney’s Mars Needs Moms is terrifying

Children of the world, look into the faces of the alien monsters that will abduct your mothers. The first image from the adaptation of Berkeley Breathed’s Mars Needs Moms is out, and it is frightening. We’ve seen the gorgeous spacecraft bathed in blue alien light, now stare at the spooky alien faces that will abduct…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 15

After 50 Years, Galactic ET Listening Post SETI Hits Redial with “Project Dorothy”

The astronomers, skeptics and believers who use SETI to scan the stars for extraterrestrial intelligences are retraining their sights on stars previously scanned by telescopes for signs of life 50 years ago. Second time’s the charm? The revisiting effort, called Project Dorothy, is part of the 50th anniversary of Project Ozma, the precursor to the…

Space & Spaceflight Jack Loftus Nov 14

Earth’s last great hope is your college Science Fiction Club

T Campbell’s long-running webcomic Fans! is a love letter to fans and fandom of all stripes. When his plucky band of fans aren’t gaming or playacting or reading scifi, they’re taking down government conspiracies, militant time travelers, and body-swapping scientists. In the webcomics family tree, Fans! isn’t nearly the granddaddy, but something of venerable, slightly…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis Nov 13

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reveal what aliens wear to cover their space bits

The first poster for the alien road-trip comedy Paul reveals that aliens love cargo shorts, and possibly birkenstocks as well. Phew — that solves that giant mystery of the cosmos. Get a better look at Seth Rogen-voiced alien Paul. [TheHDRoom]

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 12

Two new Battle: Los Angeles trailers are eerily alluring

Hometown heroes battle a mecha invasion, with a somber singing-robot soundtrack — consider our interest piqued in Battle: Los Angeles. Watch the trailer — you can’t help but be pulled in. Which is probably exactly what the aliens want. So yes, this looks like an all mecha army intent on one thing: destruction. Classic alien…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 12

The bizarre “ring UFO” that people have been seeing since 1957

Are they errant smoke rings or alien-controlled ships from Circleworld? Watch these videos of the “ring UFO” phenomenon and judge for yourself. Photograph by Paul Sonne. Here’s a 2008 ring sighting in the Rocky Mountains, right in the middle of the day: And another day sighting in Arizona, from an airplane window: Here’s a California…

io9 Annalee Newitz Nov 12

Hydras, Drones and Tankers: The inside scoop on Skyline’s alien shock troops

We chatted with the directors of this weekend’s big alien-attack movie Skyline. Find out each space invader’s name, rank, size and duty — plus how their creepy blue hypnotizing light works, and what’s in store for Skyline 2. Right now it seems like we’re hitting the crest for big exploding and awesome alien movies and…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 11

My Dad, the UFO Expert

Fourth grade isn’t exactly a walk in the park, but for Evan Jacobs, having a dad who knew a lot about space aliens was the ticket to social acceptance. This is his story, from the Good Men Project. My father, Dr. David Jacobs, is a professor of American history at Temple University. He’s also the…

io9 Evan Jacobs - The Good Men Project Nov 10

Roland Emmerich’s low-budget “found footage” alien invasion movie has been canceled

Now we’ll never know what disaster blockbuster director Roland Emmerich can do with 1/20th his usual budget. His $5 million “found footage” alien movie The Zone has been canceled — a week before shooting was supposed to start. THR is reporting that the shaky cam Blair Witch and Paranormal Activity type “found footage” movie The…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 10

An important update on the secret alien war in America

If you’re wondering what the Draconian secret government is up to, and what it has to do with Obama and the warm weather we’re having in North America this winter – well, let Colleen Thomas explain it all to you. I am still saying “whoa” and it’s been at least 10 minutes since I re-watched…

io9 Annalee Newitz Nov 8

Alien slugs want to leap down your throat: It’s Thailand’s latest slapstick comedy!

One-eyed alien blue slugs have a burning desire to invade people, via their throats. It sounds like a remake of Slither, but Thailand’s Cool Gel Attacks is a slapstick comedy. Watch people’s hilarious attempts to avoid throat-violation, in the trailer. I haven’t been able to find a version of the trailer with English subtitles, but…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 8

The 10 best moments from The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror

Tomorrow The Simpsons will unveil their 22nd Treehouse of Horror episode. In honor of this creepy cavalcade, we’ve rounded up Treehouse’s top 10 horror stories. What made the cut? Dolphin overlords, doughnut rain, and an extraterrestrial Bob Dole. Night Of The Dolphin (2000) Lisa unknowingly releases the king dolphin from captivity — in return, he…

Television Meredith Woerner Nov 6

Timur Bekmambetov’s Apollo mission vs. aliens movie gets off the ground

The Weinstein Company is funding Apollo 18, the Timur Bekmambetov-produced thriller about a never-was Apollo mission’s encounter with extraterrestrials. From Deadline: Bob Weinstein met several times with Bekmambetov before making a deal that came after Bekmambetov presented film footage purported to have been shot by the crew of Apollo 18. That moon mission from the…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Nov 6

5 new Skyline clips will eat your brain

Don’t stare directly into these five new clips from the alien-invasion movie Skyline — it’s what the aliens want! Check out the alien madness in theaters November 12th.

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 3

Take a closer look at Cowboys and Aliens’ all-out extraterrestrial war

Cowboys & Aliens Images

Cowboys & Aliens Trailer: Wrist Cannons and Rough Justice

The night Nathan Fillion was abducted by aliens

Two detailed blurbs for China Miéville’s otherworldly far future novel Embassytown

Guess which Na’vi princess got knocked up after the humans left?

First picture from Disney’s Mars Needs Moms is terrifying

After 50 Years, Galactic ET Listening Post SETI Hits Redial with “Project Dorothy”

Earth’s last great hope is your college Science Fiction Club

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reveal what aliens wear to cover their space bits

Two new Battle: Los Angeles trailers are eerily alluring

The bizarre “ring UFO” that people have been seeing since 1957

Hydras, Drones and Tankers: The inside scoop on Skyline’s alien shock troops

My Dad, the UFO Expert

Roland Emmerich’s low-budget “found footage” alien invasion movie has been canceled

An important update on the secret alien war in America

Alien slugs want to leap down your throat: It’s Thailand’s latest slapstick comedy!

The 10 best moments from The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror

Timur Bekmambetov’s Apollo mission vs. aliens movie gets off the ground

5 new Skyline clips will eat your brain

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