Animation

With Plans to Recast Futurama, Fox Infuriates Fanboys Everywhere

But seriously—why in the hell would you go and do that, Fox? It’s like the time Vince McMahon tried to pawn off a fake Razor Ramon and Diesel on us. Or the time the Fresh Prince’s Aunt Viv inexplicably became four shades lighter over the course of a season (Vitiligo?). Or maybe more relevant, the…

Television Adrian Covert Jul 17

New Astro Boy Clips Explore The Metal Boy’s Soul

We were lucky to peruse a few new clips for Imagi’s shiny new adaptation of Osamu Tezuka‘s Astro Boy. Below, we describe each dazzling scene, along with a few new stills. Has Imagi lived up to the Astro Boy legacy? Firs off, go ahead and breathe a sigh of relief — the modern day Imagi…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jul 17

Can You Make A Rag Doll Go Psychotic? 9’s New Stills Say Yes

We just can’t get enough of Shane Acker‘s 9 breathtaking robot revolution and carnage, but just for today, lets take a closer look at the little rag-dolls who grew out of humanity’s annihilation, with a collection of new stills. As you can see our rag-doll hero is holding some sort of odd green glowing ball…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 17

War Of The Worlds’ Robot Brethren Enlist In 9’s Machine Uprising

Some of the machines that wiped out the human race in the post-apocalyptic rag-doll movie 9 look very familiar… in an awesome way. Check out our exclusive tripod art from 9, then click through to see the metal beasts sleeping. So all this time I thought 9 would be only young-adult-novel scary, but damn if…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 15

First Scene From Steve Carrell’s Suburban Supervillain Comedy

Even though it’s a year away Steve Carrell’s supervillain movie Despicable Me has released a nice long trailer for your judging eyes. But landmark stealing aside — is Gru worthy of “supervillain” status? Deep in the suburbs lurks the terrible Gru (Steve Carell) who is up to all sorts of despicable deeds like replacing the…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 15

Enough With The Nerdy Librarian Stereotype

Would you please stop trying to tell women that they need to be told they’re pretty when they put their glasses on or take them off. This new Cloudy With Meatballs clip is cute, but plays into the stereotype. Even though my heart melts at the thought of Bill Hader being all sweet, I’m loathed…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 14

Celebrate Futurama’s Return To Television By Making Tiny Zapp Branigan Leer At Leela

Like you don’t need a tiny Devil Robot. KidRobot is coming out with this cute line of Futurama dolls. Don’t freak out — there will be a Doctor Zoidberg, although I have no idea why he’s not front and center. These vinyl collectibles are part of a 12-character line, with two yet to be released.…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 14

Nathan Stark Lives On As A Vampire

Ed Quinn will save us from fey vampire hell, with one fanged smirk on this week’s True Blood. But until Sunday, you’ve got a new Eureka, and a documentary all about JK Rowling’s magical world building, to tide you over. Monday: Spectacular Spider-Man – School’s back from winter break, and so is the Sandman. But…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 13

New 9 Trailer Is All About The Rag Doll Love

The international trailer for 9 shows the softer side of the movie’s harsh apocalyptic rag-doll world. It’s all about friendships and relationships — oh, and dolls fleeing madly from the cold talons of the death-dealing machines. This is really the first time we’ve seen anything about the relationships between the characters. It seems like 9…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 9

See Bill Hader’s Failed Science Projects Before He Made It Rain Meatballs

More Mr. T and bungled science work fill the new Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs trailer, based on the children’s book by Judi Barrett. Call me an old softie, but after seeing two trailers for Cloudy, it feels like the essence of my favorite childhood book is being adapted in a clever and compassionate…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 2

English-Language Trailer For Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo Surfaces

Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Liam Neeson and a whole host of Hollywood-types lend their voices to the redubbed version of Hayao Miyazaki‘s Ponyo. The aquatic story is loosely based on the original Little Mermaid, but with that jaw-dropping Miyazaki touch. Ponyo is a little baby goldfish who wants to be human. Soon she gets her…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jun 23

Even Helen Thomas Would Behave When A Giant Robot Gives A Press Conference

A massive robot addresses the media, in this awesome new still from Astro Boy, the movie that might actually be too beautiful for its own good. Every still so far has looked desktop-pattern amazing. Update: Another image really is below. Here’s hoping that Astro Boy’s Pinnochio-bot odyssey lives up to the stills we’ve seen so…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jun 19

Apple Hardware, If It Were Designed By Michel Gondry

No, Apple hasn’t replaced Jonathan—in reality, this is just a clever little stop motion pitch for the iPhone app accompaniment to the fantastic Delicious Library 2.0. [Delicious Monster via BBG] https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-with-delicious-library-2-0-it-tracks-gadgets-393966

Tech News John Herrman Jun 12

Gentle Ben, The Gigantic 1,000-Year-Old Bear Who Steals Children

Check out the first look at The Great Bear, an animated story with a bear the size of a mountain. Plus Billy Zane is being kind of a dick by bringing back gladiator-zombies, there’s a new Parasomnia trailer, and we find out the new title for Eli Roth’s scifi flick. The Great Bear Thanks to…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 31

Monsters Versus Aliens To Battle It Out On The Small Screen

Finally, some good news. One of the year’s most fun movies is getting its own TV series on Nickelodeon. We can assume the film’s star-studded voice talent won’t be attached, but that just means no more Seth Rogen’s blue blob Bob stealing the spotlight from the classic movie monsters. Unfortunately, with the good comes the…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 27

President Lex Luthor Is Naked Under His Battlesuit!

Our enduring nostalgia for the Lex Luthor presidency will finally be assuaged when Superman/Batman: Public Enemies comes out on DVD this fall. Animation God Bruce Timm tackles a crazy-caped Jeph Loeb storyline, and judging from this first trailer, it’s going to be like Batman: Brave And The Bold on steroids.

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders May 21

Polish Short About the Tragic Life of an Exobiologist

There is something silly and sad about this strange little animated short, called The Agronaut, from Polish concept design firm GS Animation. via Drawn!

io9 Annalee Newitz Apr 21

This DSi Can Take Itself Apart, Thank You Very Much

New rule: All teardowns must be recorded in seamless stop motion, synchronized with music and give the impression that the gadget is actually dancing itself into pieces. See above for further guidance. TechRestore has used this technique before, and we’ve already glanced the DSi’s innards, but the combination of a gratuitous teardown with 1304 frames…

Tech News John Herrman Apr 16

Family Guy’s Star Trek Special Spurs Trekkie Debate

Family Guy Executive producer David Goodman geeked out over this week’s Star Trek-centric episode, spilling details about Tasha Yar jokes, and the “is Kirk dead?” debate. He also gave a Family Guy Star Wars update. What’s your favorite scene from the episode? My favorite scene is the one that I’m in. I’m a huge Star…

Television Meredith Woerner Mar 24

Black Freighter’s Corpse Boat Sails Into Our Black Hearts

Watchmen’s dark pirate comic-within-a-comic adaptation is out today. Trust us when we say, tacking on another 30 minutes for this part of Watchmen is absolutely worth its weight in buoyant dead bodies. If you’re not familiar with the Watchmen graphic novel, the Black Freighter is a comic that one of the side characters reads throughout…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 24

With Plans to Recast Futurama, Fox Infuriates Fanboys Everywhere

New Astro Boy Clips Explore The Metal Boy’s Soul

Can You Make A Rag Doll Go Psychotic? 9’s New Stills Say Yes

War Of The Worlds’ Robot Brethren Enlist In 9’s Machine Uprising

First Scene From Steve Carrell’s Suburban Supervillain Comedy

Enough With The Nerdy Librarian Stereotype

Celebrate Futurama’s Return To Television By Making Tiny Zapp Branigan Leer At Leela

Nathan Stark Lives On As A Vampire

New 9 Trailer Is All About The Rag Doll Love

See Bill Hader’s Failed Science Projects Before He Made It Rain Meatballs

English-Language Trailer For Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo Surfaces

Even Helen Thomas Would Behave When A Giant Robot Gives A Press Conference

Apple Hardware, If It Were Designed By Michel Gondry

Gentle Ben, The Gigantic 1,000-Year-Old Bear Who Steals Children

Monsters Versus Aliens To Battle It Out On The Small Screen

President Lex Luthor Is Naked Under His Battlesuit!

Polish Short About the Tragic Life of an Exobiologist

This DSi Can Take Itself Apart, Thank You Very Much

Family Guy’s Star Trek Special Spurs Trekkie Debate

Black Freighter’s Corpse Boat Sails Into Our Black Hearts

The Trump Phone Still Looks Like Total Trash

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

Samsung’s Micro RGB TVs Provide So Much Color It May Be Too Much

The Crypto Bros Want to Get Their Hands on Anthropic’s ‘Super Dangerous’ Model

This Is What a Music Industry ‘Plant’ Looks Like in 2026

As Starship V3 Lags Behind, Blue Origin Prepares Third Launch of New Glenn

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

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Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park

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