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Screwtopia! The 5 Types Of Erotic Dystopia In Science Fiction

If you think sex in the 21st century sucks, just be glad you don’t live in one of these scifi dystopias. When Big Brother is a peeping Tom and three-penised mutants are eligible bachelors, getting off is a turn-off. Science fiction is filled with examples of folks who can’t get laid without total weirdness transpiring.…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Feb 11

Theater Troupe Brings Sci-Fi Classics To The Stage

This year, San Francisco’s Foul Play Productions is bringing two screen legends to life with its Attack of the Killer B-Movies series. Enjoy sizzling stage productions of The Bride Of Frankenstein and Barbarella, just in time for Halloween! The creative masterminds behind Attack of the Killer B-Movies, Sean Owens and Cameron Eng, bring beloved science-fiction…

io9 Sarah Hope Williams Oct 11

Barbarella Lives Again

The on-again, off-again revamp of sexy space opera Barbarella is apparently heading back into the world of the living, with the news that a writer has been hired to get a script ready to shop around studios. But… why? According to the Hollywood Reporter, screenwriter Joe Gazzam – a newcomer who’s previously worked with John…

io9 Graeme McMillan Aug 8

5 Directors We’d Love To See Take Over The Barbarella Remake

With Legally Blonde’s Robert Luketic now attached to direct the Barbarella remake, it feels like Hollywood is selling our beloved astronautrix short. Here are five directors who’d I’d much rather see re-imagine and revisit the planet SoGo. 1. Michel Gondry Imaginative and whimsical, Gondry’s style would suit our girl perfectly. Gondry was Drew Barrymore’s first…

io9 Sarah Hope Williams Jun 6

Barbarella Being Rebooted By Legally Blonde Director

Now that Robert Rodriguez has stepped down from helming Barbarella, campy rom-com director Robert Luketic is taking his place. Can Luketic’s Legally Blonde chops bring our favorite space minx back? And will he bring new favorite Katherine Heigl with him? Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Robert Luketic is picking up where Robert Rodriguez left in…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 3

Star Trek’s Final Frontier Not Fashion

Star Trek may still be riding high at the box office, but there’s one area where it’s lacking, according to (of all places) the Financial Times: It’s fashion sense. The newspaper’s Peter Gutierrez enjoyed the movie, but found the visual style somewhat lacking: As the script makes clear, Vulcans and Romulans share a common ancestry…

io9 Graeme McMillan May 18

Rodriguez Off Barbarella, And Possibly Also Predators

Hope you weren’t too excited about the prospect of Robert Rodriguez‘ remake of 1960s sexy sci-fi pic Barbarella, because it’s never going to happen… says Rodriguez himself. Meanwhile, rumor has it he’s also off Predators. Talking to MTV, Rodriguez explained that the movie’s death came about from a mixture of budget concerns and a love…

io9 Graeme McMillan May 6

Science Fiction Sex Toys We’d Like In The Real World

Since science fiction was invented, the real world has followed in its footsteps, whether it’s language or replicating fictional moral dilemmas. But there’s one area where the real world is sadly lacking: science-fictional sextoys. https://gizmodo.com/science-fiction-put-words-in-our-mouths-5202345 https://gizmodo.com/science-could-stand-to-learn-from-science-fiction-5171594 The Orgasmatron Booth Maybe I should be more surprised that Woody Allen would come up with one of the…

io9 Graeme McMillan Apr 16

How Does Your Hero Measure Up On Our Wish-Fulfillment Checklist?

Sometimes you just want to escape into a heroic universe of wish fulfillment, with just the right kind of angst. And let’s face it, some heroes do a better job of hitting your escapism sweet spots than others. We’ve put together a chart comparing the great action heroes, and seeing which ones hit most of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 25

Meet Your Potential New Barbarella And Weep

If Perez Hilton is to be believed – always an interesting way to start a sentence – then the personal and professional partnership of Robert Rodriguez and Rose McGowan has come to an end. That leaves both their Red Sonja and Barbarella projects somewhere in limbo. For scifi fans, the only question is which leading…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jul 2

Did Red Sonja Kill Barbarella?

Now that Rose McGowan is starring in the sword-and-sorcery-and-cleavage movie Red Sonja, produced by beau Robert Rodriguez, does this mean that the pair’s Barbarella movie is really on hold? Last we heard, the movie already had some sets built, but director Rodriguez hadn’t managed to scare up the $82 million he needs to create the…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jun 27

Whatever Happened To These 7 Awesome Movie Projects?

Remember when we were promised a remake of Fahrenheit 451, or a new Barbarella starring Rose McGowan? What happened to those movies? I want to see a futuristic Guy Montag (please cast Christian Bale.) The movies we get most excited about often seem to fall into the black hole of “in development.” We’ve collected a…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jun 9

New Barbarella Already Has Her Spaceship

Stop listening to those rumors that Robert Rodriguez’s Barbarella remake is failing to achieve escape velocity. Rose McGowan, who’s set to step into Jane Fonda’s go-go boots, says the movie is much further along than you realize. Not only is she signed up, but a lot of the pre-production work is done, including the costumes…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 14

What Movie Remake Are You Dreading Most?

The fact that another science fiction remake is announced every week doesn’t mean Hollywood has run out of ideas. It just means nostalgia is the mind-killer. And it’s only going to get worse, now that the Omega Man remake I Am Legend was such a huge success. So which planned remake makes you want to…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 18

Greatest Sci-Fi Porn Of All Time

Porn has always wanted to be science fictional, ever since the influential Barbarella. Weird aliens or “cyberpunk” touches can help to liven up otherwise repetitive porn scenarios. And the line between a science fiction “B” movie and a soft-core porn epic is often more seethru than Jane Fonda’s breast bubbles. Click through for a history…

io9 Charliejane Jan 8

Pumping in Zero Gravity With the Best Sci Fi Sex Scenes

Science fiction doesn’t just give us the best machines; it also gives the best sex as well. After all, if the future is full of anti-gravity lifts and teleportation, just think how far the porno industry will evolve. Scifi isn’t just about human sex either: you can get it on with aliens, clones, and even…

io9 Kevin Kelly Dec 19

Must See: Barbarella

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Barbarella Date: 1968 Vitals: Based on a smutty French comic book, this is the groovy tale of intergalactic fox Barbarella, who roams the universe in her…

Movies Annalee Newitz Sep 30

Screwtopia! The 5 Types Of Erotic Dystopia In Science Fiction

Theater Troupe Brings Sci-Fi Classics To The Stage

Barbarella Lives Again

5 Directors We’d Love To See Take Over The Barbarella Remake

Barbarella Being Rebooted By Legally Blonde Director

Star Trek’s Final Frontier Not Fashion

Rodriguez Off Barbarella, And Possibly Also Predators

Science Fiction Sex Toys We’d Like In The Real World

How Does Your Hero Measure Up On Our Wish-Fulfillment Checklist?

Meet Your Potential New Barbarella And Weep

Did Red Sonja Kill Barbarella?

Whatever Happened To These 7 Awesome Movie Projects?

New Barbarella Already Has Her Spaceship

What Movie Remake Are You Dreading Most?

Greatest Sci-Fi Porn Of All Time

Pumping in Zero Gravity With the Best Sci Fi Sex Scenes

Must See: Barbarella

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