Fan film

Adam West’s Batman: The Animated Series Character Gets His Own Fan Film

According to Batman: The Animated Series, young Bruce Wayne grew up watching the pulp adventures of the Gray Ghost (voiced by none other than Adam West) on television. And the first half of this Gray Ghost fan film feels like a dream the adult Batman might have after falling asleep watching old episodes. The Gray…

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Watch A Whole Episode Of Sailor Moon Re-Animated By More Than 250 Fans

Sailor Moon and her friends get a couple hundred makeovers thanks to the Moon Animate Make-Up! project, in which more than 250 animators pooled their talents to completely re-do the animation for Sailor Moon’s 38th episode. It’s sometimes pretty, sometimes silly, and often flat-out ridiculous. Seriously, great job to the organizers and all the animators.…

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Watch A Feature-Length Adaptation Of HP Lovecraft’s Colour Out Of Space

HP Lovecraft’s story The Colour Out of Space is a disturbing account of a family’s gradual degradation. The full-length film Die Farbe captures those horrors in sinister black and white. Huan Vu directed Die Farbe, moving the action to Germany for his German-speaking cast. He’s also currently raising money for another Lovecraft adaptation, this one…

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This Moody Fan Film Goes Inside The Mind Of Harley Quinn

When Harley Quinn finds herself comatose with guilt, she retreats into her own mind, where she must confront her original persona and a Joker-like manifestation of her subconscious. Sheridyn Fisher, who stars as Harley Quinn, co-wrote Red Queen, which is apparently just the first episode in the adventures of this symbolically liberated Harley. The film…

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Only Batman can take down Skynet in this stellar animated short

It seems that the hero that the Terminator-filled future needs is an aged Batman, who has teamed up with John Connor. Take five minutes to watch this fantastic fan film. Batman versus The Terminator was conceived by Tony Guerrero and animated by Mitchell Hammond, with music by Noir Deco. The filmmakers have even included a…

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The Enterprise tries to save an Orion slave girl in a fan-made episode

The fan-made web series Star Trek Continues is set immediately after the end of the original Star Trek series, following the Enterprise through the rest of its five-year mission. In this episode, the crew encounters a troubled Orion slave girl—but can they rescue her without causing an interstellar incident? We were impressed by the visual…

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55 fan filmmakers have made an insane shot-for-shot remake of RoboCop

Before José Padilha’s RoboCop remake hits theaters next month, a group of fan filmmakers are releasing their own tribute to the original film—a shot-for-shot remake created by 55 different fans in 55 different styles. Check out the trailer. Our RoboCop Remake looks very much in the vein of Star Wars: Uncut, a crowdsourced film in…

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Crowdfund fan films to continue the stories of Star Trek and Fray

One team of fan filmmakers is looking to continue the original Star Trek series’ five-year mission, while another team wants to bring Joss Whedon’s Fray to vampire-slaying life. Plus, the creator of Billy & Mandy has a new post-apocalyptic project in the works, and an upcoming anthology promises to bring military science fiction into the…

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Impressive GoT fanfilm takes us beyond the Wall with Benjen Stark

Ned’s younger brother and Night’s Watch ranger Benjen Stark takes center stage in this action-packed fan-made film. On a scouting mission north of the Wall, the ranger makes a terrifying discovery. VonWong and Five Knights Productions bring us A Tale of Benjen Stark. There are plans to make a second part. In the meantime, check…

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The original Evil Dead, remade in 60 gory seconds

The Virgin Radio Fake Film Festival invites contestants to remake their favorite film in the span of a single minute. It’s attracted 60-second remakes of everything from Psycho to Bruce Almighty, but this rendition of the first Evil Dead film is perfectly manic with some truly excellent special effects. Gigi Saul Guerrero and Luke Bramley…

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In this Dark Knight fan film, Bane frees the inmates of Arkham Asylum

We know that during the events of The Dark Knight Rises, at least some of the inmates of Arkham Asylum slipped their mad house bonds. The fan film Arkham Rising shows how the release of the Arkham inmates might have gone down, and hints at the fate of Joker. Tito Guillen wrote and directed Arkham…

Movies Lauren Davis

Watch the trailer for a full-length Hobbit movie made by school kids

There’s yet another Hobbit trailer out this week, but this one isn’t for Peter Jackson’s three-part epic. Instead, it’s for a 90-minute Hobbit adaptation filmed by and starring the students of the Tower House preparatory school. See how a 13-year-old’s Bilbo Baggins measures up to Martin Freeman’s. Seventy boys ages eight through 13 star in…

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This Batman fan film teams the Riddler up with Scarface!

Christopher Nolan may have closed the door on his Dark Knight trilogy, but that hasn’t stopped fan filmmakers from placing their favorite rogues in a Nolan-inspired Gotham City. In Batman: Puppet Master, puzzle-loving Edward Nigma has arrived in town, and we get to see the wooden gangster Scarface brought (sort of) to life. Written by…

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The Doctor pays a visit to Ponyville in Doctor Whooves and the Assistant

The Doctor always seems to come to the rescue of humans in their time of dire need, but what about ponykind? In the crossover fan film Doctor Whooves and the Assistant, the Doctor arrives in Ponyville just in time for the Summer Sun Celebration ceremony, and teams up with Derpy Hooves to stop the machinations…

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Deadpool fights in the name of tacos in this quip-filled fan film

Rather than wait around for the Ryan Reynolds Deadpool movie, the folks at Bean Dip Productions have come up with their own on-screen adaptation of the Merc with a Mouth. In Deadpool: A Typical Tuesday, the genre-savvy assassin battles his way to his latest target and converses with his miffed yellow thought box, his mind…

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This fantastic fan film shows why we need a Static Shock movie

On the list of superhero movies that need to get made is the late Dwayne McDuffie’s Static Shock. Fortunately, a group of Static fans have brought Dakota City to life, creating the short film Static Shock: Blackout, about the early days after the Big Bang. Avenue G Productions made this fan film for around $5,000,…

Movies Lauren Davis

Feature-length Hunger Games fan film will explore what comes after Mockingjay

Suzanne Collins gave Mockingjay a distinctly definite ending, but she left out some details between the book’s final events and its epilogue. The folks behind the fan film Star Squad want to return to Panem take an authorized look at the further tribulations of Katniss Everdee. If you haven’t finished the books, there are spoilers…

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Go back to the island: Lost short shot entirely on location

Corey Vidal has created a 6-minute short that brings us back to Dharma — shot entirely on the abandoned Hawaii sets for Lost. We have to go back to the island! [via The Daily What]

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Iron Man Fan Film Looks Good To Go

We’ve already told you about five fan films that blew us away. With more Iron Man on the horizon, a reader (thanks Clive!) has let us know about this fan film featuring the other Man of Steel that looks pretty snazzy. It not only includes Ms. Marvel, the Black Widow, Nick Fury, and a decidedly…

Television Kevin Kelly

Adam West’s Batman: The Animated Series Character Gets His Own Fan Film

Watch A Whole Episode Of Sailor Moon Re-Animated By More Than 250 Fans

Watch A Feature-Length Adaptation Of HP Lovecraft’s Colour Out Of Space

This Moody Fan Film Goes Inside The Mind Of Harley Quinn

Only Batman can take down Skynet in this stellar animated short

The Enterprise tries to save an Orion slave girl in a fan-made episode

55 fan filmmakers have made an insane shot-for-shot remake of RoboCop

Crowdfund fan films to continue the stories of Star Trek and Fray

Impressive GoT fanfilm takes us beyond the Wall with Benjen Stark

The original Evil Dead, remade in 60 gory seconds

In this Dark Knight fan film, Bane frees the inmates of Arkham Asylum

Watch the trailer for a full-length Hobbit movie made by school kids

This Batman fan film teams the Riddler up with Scarface!

The Doctor pays a visit to Ponyville in Doctor Whooves and the Assistant

Deadpool fights in the name of tacos in this quip-filled fan film

This fantastic fan film shows why we need a Static Shock movie

Feature-length Hunger Games fan film will explore what comes after Mockingjay

Go back to the island: Lost short shot entirely on location

Iron Man Fan Film Looks Good To Go

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