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The Science Fiction Of Your Childhood Gets the Robot Chicken Treatment

Tom Root, Mathew Senreich and Seth Green are out to corrupt your Voltron memories with Titan Maximum, their new series about a squad of pilots who must battle a former member of their giant robot team — with sex jokes. Titan Maximum, which will premiere on Cartoon Network‘s Adult Swim on September 27, follows Titan…

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 11

The Beautiful Noir Fantasy Version of The Piano Cat

This cat town, where skinny kitties smoke cigarettes and appreciate fine music, will stay with you for days. With gorgeous animation, lovely poetry and silky narration by Nick Cave, “The Cat Piano” is a must-see. The Cat Piano from PRA on Vimeo. [Cat Piano Film]

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 9

The First Rag Dolls To Walk Our Ruined Earth, And The Last Chance To Take Them Home

This is the last chance to win your own 9 concept art book, featuring scads of amazing images from the making of the film. Give these stuffed warriors of the wasteland a good home! There were only 999 copies of the art book made, and this is the last chance you will get from io9…

Movies Meredith Woerner Sep 8

What Is Happening Here?

These creatures may remind you of something lurking in your memory . . . a movie about a strange alternate world, filled with bizarre landscapes and even more bizarre aliens . . . what is it? I stumbled across this image on Journey Round My Skull, which reminded me of the amazing 1972 movie it…

io9 Annalee Newitz Sep 3

See 9’s Deadly Machine-On-Human Violence, And Get Free Stuff

Shane Acker‘s 9 isn’t a kids’ movie. The machines-gone-rogue actually wipe out humanity altogether. Check out the evil mugs behind the operation, and witness the carnage in a gallery from 9’s tie-in book. And win free books and movie tickets. Bloody stuff no? Corpses, violence and confused ragdolls are a formula for greatness. This is…

Movies Meredith Woerner Sep 3

After Seeing This New Star Blazers Trailer, We’re Definitely Off To Outer Space

If you grew up on the spacefaring thrills and drama of Space Cruiser Yamato (or Star Blazers in the U.S.), then this new trailer for the new Yamato film will get your blood pumping nicely. We weren’t too impressed with the longer, somewhat stately trailer for the new Yamato movie back in June. But this…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Sep 2

Crack Open 9’s Science Journal And Learn Secrets Of The Ragdolls’ Creation

We’ve got 9’s secret ragdoll-making mad science journal, complete with ink blots, sketches and doomsday prophesies. Flip through our exclusive pages, and check out your chance to win the concept art book. Only 999 of these special-edition collector’s “9” movie books were produced – so here’s your chance to win one of the nine copies…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 31

Spider-Woman Shows Off All Motion Comics’ Faults

Marvel’s much-hyped first motion comic, Spider-Woman has finally been released – But is it a bold leap forward for the format, or as disappointing as Warners’ Watchmen adaptation? How about “both”? Marvel apparently has high hopes for Spider-Woman, calling it both “mind-blowing” and “groundbreaking”, but it doesn’t quite live up to that hype. It’s certainly…

io9 Graeme McMillan Aug 20

The Concept Art Behind Nine’s Ragdoll #5, Plus Two New Clips

We’ve got some exclusive concept art showing the evolution of the one-eyed number 5, from Shane Acker and Tim Burton’s 9. Plus two new clips have been released — and they’re pretty spoilery. Above is the first look at the creation of 5, drawn by Shane Acker and voiced John C. Reilly. The official description…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 20

No Eddie Valiant In Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2? A Pox On This Sequel

The best part of Roger Rabbit wasn’t Jessica’s curves, it was the back and forth jaded quips, pitting Eddie Valiant against Roger’s toony tude. So we’re terrified to hear they’re even contemplating a second Framing without Bob Hoskins. We’ve been hearing from Roger Rabbit director Robert Zemeckis that Bob Hoskins was always down to play…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 18

Brad Pitt, Will Ferrell And Jonah Hill Join Supervillain Reversal Film Oobermind

DreamWorks Animation is stuffing its new CG supervillain epic with lots of big names. Just recently Will Ferrell stepped up to fill in for Robert Downey Jr. And now Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Tina Fey have joined the team. The animated film picks up after supervillain Oobermind (Ferrell) has finally bested the city’s handsome…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 17

Enjoy “Racial Sensitivity” In Disney’s Princess Frog Game About Hot Sauce And Borrowed Tiaras

Disney’s Princess and The Frog has been getting a lot of flack for reportedly turning the first black Disney Princess green for a majority of the film. I’m not so sure this videogame tie-in is going to help their case. https://jezebel.com/about-that-princess-and-the-frog-spoiler-5252713 Here’s the drama: A lot of people are upset, and rightly so, that the…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 6

Battle Angel Alita Could Be Next for the Avatar Treatment

With Avatar nearly in the can, James Cameron is looking toward the next subject for his 3D motion-capture lens. And he’s considering the move from sexy blue aliens to sexy cyborgs with an animated adaptation of Battle Angel Alita. When MTV News talked to Cameron about the possibility of adapting Yukito Kishiro‘s cyberpunk manga series,…

io9 Lauren Davis Jul 31

After Rag-Dolls At The End Of The World, What’s Next For Shane Acker?

Shane Acker‘s post-apocalyptic rag-dolls-vs-robots epic 9 is already blowing our minds. So when we met him, we asked what’s next, and he described two possible projects: one live-action, one animated. They’re known franchises, but he wouldn’t identify them. Can you? Here’s our conversation: So what’s next after 9? Are you sticking to animation? I’m actually…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 28

Producer Tells Who – And What – Lie In Batman’s Brave And Bold Future

Fans at the Batman: The Brave And The Bold panel at San Diego weren’t just treated to a preview of the series’ musical episode; they were also given a glimpse of what’s to come on the show’s upcoming season. Introducing the panel, executive producer James Tucker told the excited crowd: You guys got what we’re…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jul 28

The Next Piece To Your 9 Puzzle Is Here

Can you uncover the mystery behind their new viral site for the apocalyptic movie 9? We’ve got an exclusive piece of the puzzle, to help you uncover what the rag-doll people are trying to tell you. Check it out below. The official title of Focus Film’s new alternate reality game is the “9 Movie Talisman…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 27

Your First Look At Anime Iron Man And Wolverine

Want to know what to expect from Warren Ellis‘ Anime reinvention of two of Marvel top franchises? Two new trailers for Marvel Anime: Iron Man and Marvel Anime: Wolverine offer hints at their new international origins. We told you about Marvel Anime, Marvel’s new initiative that sees them pairing Ellis with Japanese animation studio Madhouse…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Jul 26

Batman’s Musical May Be The Best Thing We’ve Seen So Far This Con

Your wait for the next Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is over. Well, kind of. This morning saw the premiere of the musical episode of Batman: The Brave & The Bold at Comic-Con, and it may be the greatest cartoon ever. We’ve Neil Patrick Harris’ guest-shot on the animated Batman show before, but the episode in…

Television Graeme McMillan Jul 24

Marvel Takes Iron Man The Mecha Route With New TV Show

Spider-Man may have gotten to be reinvented for Indian and Japanese audiences, but now it’s time for some of his fellow Marvel Superheroes to feel the lure of international franchise building with the publisher’s impressive new Marvel Anime project. https://gizmodo.com/screw-sam-raimi-this-is-the-spider-man-we-want-5163752 Announced prior to its launch at next week’s San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Anime will see…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Jul 18

Will Futurama’s Return Come Without Its Stars?

Excited about the return of Futurama to our television screens? Prepare to lose that feeling: Fox have apparently cut the original voices of Fry, Leela, Bender and many other characters from the revival and are about to recast the roles. Forces of Geek caught the mention of the recasting from Facebook of all places, but…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jul 18

The Science Fiction Of Your Childhood Gets the Robot Chicken Treatment

The Beautiful Noir Fantasy Version of The Piano Cat

The First Rag Dolls To Walk Our Ruined Earth, And The Last Chance To Take Them Home

What Is Happening Here?

See 9’s Deadly Machine-On-Human Violence, And Get Free Stuff

After Seeing This New Star Blazers Trailer, We’re Definitely Off To Outer Space

Crack Open 9’s Science Journal And Learn Secrets Of The Ragdolls’ Creation

Spider-Woman Shows Off All Motion Comics’ Faults

The Concept Art Behind Nine’s Ragdoll #5, Plus Two New Clips

No Eddie Valiant In Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2? A Pox On This Sequel

Brad Pitt, Will Ferrell And Jonah Hill Join Supervillain Reversal Film Oobermind

Enjoy “Racial Sensitivity” In Disney’s Princess Frog Game About Hot Sauce And Borrowed Tiaras

Battle Angel Alita Could Be Next for the Avatar Treatment

After Rag-Dolls At The End Of The World, What’s Next For Shane Acker?

Producer Tells Who – And What – Lie In Batman’s Brave And Bold Future

The Next Piece To Your 9 Puzzle Is Here

Your First Look At Anime Iron Man And Wolverine

Batman’s Musical May Be The Best Thing We’ve Seen So Far This Con

Marvel Takes Iron Man The Mecha Route With New TV Show

Will Futurama’s Return Come Without Its Stars?

The First Trailer for ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Takes Terror Stateside

The Trump Phone Still Looks Like Total Trash

‘Masters of the Universe’ Really, Really Wants to Be the Next ‘Barbie’

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The New Movie From Takashi Yamazaki Could Be the New ‘Pacific Rim’

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