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Chronicle 2? Producer John Davis Says a Sequel Is Coming [Updated]

Chronicle was a surprise box office hot for 20th Century, and producer John Davis is hoping lightning strikes twice.

Alphabet Launched A Moonshot Cybersecurity Company That Sounds Like Every Other Cybersecurity Company

X, the moonshot wing of Google’s parent company Alphabet, announced today that a new cybersecurity project called Chronicle is “graduating” to become a fully-fledged company. X functions as an incubator for Alphabet’s more experimental endeavors, like self-driving cars or giant balloons that deliver internet connectivity, and Chronicle is the first cybersecurity company it has launched.…

The Fastest Ship in the Galaxy, and More Exquisitely Nerdy Star Wars Infographics

The galaxy far, far away is jam-packed with trivia and information to make the most diehard of Star Wars fans salivate. Ever wondered who’s rescued who (and how many times) across the Star Wars saga? Or how many lightsaber colors have been shown across the movies and TV shows? This new infographic book is just…

Fantastic Four is The Most Self-Loathing Superhero Movie I’ve Ever Seen

Superhero movies have tried hard to leave behind some of their Silver Age comic-book trappings in the past decade. We’ve seen darker, grimmer versions of Superman and other heroes—but the new Fantastic Four reboot goes beyond darkness, into actual self-loathing. It’s kind of bizarre. Fantastic Four seems honestly mortified to exist. This movie’s central storyline…

A Life-Sized Terminator Can Be Yours, For Just $7,000

A while ago, Chronicle unveiled a life-sized severed Terminator head for you to put on your shelf. Naturally, they thought the next best step would to be to attach an entire body to that head and go nuts, which is why they’re now selling you an actual life-sized Terminator for a mere seven grand. https://gizmodo.com/heres-a-severed-terminator-head-perfect-for-your-mantl-1686732686…

Here’s A Severed Terminator Head, Perfect For Your Mantlepiece

You can’t deny it’d be a conversation starter every time your guests walked in to find the metallic skeleton-head of a giant killer robot staring back to them, its glowing red eyes boring into their very souls. I mean, what else would you use a Terminator’s head for? This giant replica of the T-800 features…

The new Paranormal Activity movie is a great introduction to the series

There have been precisely 1,179 movies in the Paranormal Activity series, about a fame-whore demon and the feckless humans who capture him on video. It’s daunting. But even if you’ve never seen a PA movie, or you’ve missed a few, the new spin-off is a great intro to the series. It’s fresh, scary and bursting…

Who’s the latest DC Comics character to get a show on the CW?

There’s casting news for Game of Thrones and Supernatural, hints of exactly when in 2015 Star Wars: Episode VII will be released, and Chris Pratt talking about Vin Diesel as Groot. Plus, does a BBC book hint how, exactly, John Hurt’s character fits into “The Day of the Doctor”? Star Wars Dutch Disney exec Dennis…

Did The Chronicle open the floodgates? Paramount greenlit Attach,a science fiction spec script by Chris Gorak, the longtime production designer who directed The Darkest Hour, on the strength of some effects tests. It’s described as similar to The Chronicle, with a “big visual concept” and young cast. And cheap, probably.

8 Ways to Make a Movie About a Female Superhero Happen

Tons of people are saying a woman can’t star in a superhero movie. (Just like they probably said an interconnected superhero universe couldn’t happen at the movies.) Stan Lee says there’s no need. But a good superheroine movie is necessary and doable. Here are eight ways to make a movie about a female superhero movie…

Max Landis: You might not have liked my Chronicle sequel idea

We’ll never get to see the sequel to the found-footage superpower movie Chronicle that writer Max Landis dreamed up. But now, Landis is saying that we might be just as happy that we didn’t. And he’s spilled some details about what would have happened. Over on his twitter account, Landis revealed his plans for a…

Low Budget Films That Are More Thrilling Than Most Big Summer Movies

Today sees the release of White House Down, which is the most Emmerichian film ever produced. But meanwhile, you could also enjoy Europa Report on VOD or Byzantium in select theaters. Tons of low-budget science fiction and fantasy movies are more exciting than your average big summer blockbuster. Here are 25 of them. Note: These…

Best and Worst Science Fiction/Fantasy Movies of 2012

This was a pretty good year to be a fan of genre movies. More and more low-budget movies had the courage to tackle science fiction and fantasy themes, and meanwhile Hollywood seemed to step up its game a little. But at the same time, there were still tons of boring sequels and prequels, and mountains…

Are there going to be multiple “robot crime” shows on television soon?

Last we heard, Josh Friedman (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) was still hard at work on the pilot of the untitled “robot-on-human murder” show he’s creating with Howard Gordon. But that may not be the only robotic crime show that could be on television in the next year or two. https://gizmodo.com/sarah-connor-chronicles-creator-josh-friedman-to-write-5939472 Top image: Cover of…

Another X-Men star might join Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan in Days of Future Past!

Peter Jackson reveals the key to making The Hobbit’s monsters, including the nastiest Smaug imaginable. Ian McShane visits American Horror Story, and Ryan Murphy ponders season three. Plus set videos for Robocop, Zero Theorem, and All You Need Is Kill! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from X-Men: First Class. Star Wars: Episode VII…

Chronicle‘s Max Landis creating a superhero show for Fox

Chronicle was one of the sharpest movies about superpowers and teen angst we’ve seen in ages — so we’re excited that its writer, Max Landis, is penning a new superhero show for Fox. In Vigilant, a young woman creates a fictional vigilante identity to take down corruption in the police department. (Shades of the most…

Chronicle: A Wonderfully Depressing Take on the Superhero

By now, you’ve all but certainly seen The Dark Knight Rises, but I’m willing to bet that some of you haven’t seen Chronicle. Before anyone gets too upset, I’m not about to say that the two universes are on par or anything, but Chronicle’s dark take on superheroism is interesting to consider up against Nolan’s…

Chronicle‘s Josh Trank: Being able to tell a compelling story is the rarest special effect

Chronicle was one of the freshest movies we’ve seen this year so far, with its telekinetic teens going off the rails. This superpowered “found footage” movie comes out on DVD today, so we were excited to talk to director Josh Trank. https://gizmodo.com/chronicle-is-a-superhero-origin-story-done-right-5881894 And Trank told us that instead of trying to make a new spin…

Will the director of Chronicle really film Sony’s big-budget Venom movie?

With the Andrew Garfield Spider-Man reboot coming soon, it’s no wonder that Sony is sniffing around for more Spidey-related films to shoot. Rumor has it they still want a big-budgeted Venom flick, and they want Chronicle’s Josh Trank to direct it. The LA Times is reporting that Sony is in the process of wooing Trank…

In this semi-drunk movie about Superman’s death, Elijah Wood is Cyborg Superman

Remember when the Man of Steel died and came back in the 1990s? Well, this is the closest we’re going to get to a live-action Death of Superman movie. And it’s kind of amazing. Max Landis (the son of famed Animal House director John Landis and screenwriter of Chronicle) has released The Death and Return…