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Fan Remakes Batman V. Superman Trailer In Style Of DC Animated Universe

Animator James Strecker imagined what the upcoming superhero film Batman V. Superman might look if the movie was made in the style of the DC Animated Universe. So he played with the visual style and audio of DCAU TV shows and movies to remake the trailer. [via Geeks are Sexy]

io9 Lauren Davis May 5

I Wish This Fan-Made Model Was An Actual Gundam

I have a hearty respect for the crazily dedicated fans of ‘Gunpla’ – the intricately detailed Japanese model kits of the oodles of awesome Mobile Suits of the Gundam franchise. But this custom-made Gunpla model is so cool, I wish it had a series of its own. The awesome model, dubbed ‘Gundam Albion’ was built…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 22

These Fan-Made Suicide Squad Trailers Are So, So Good

Last year, YouTuber solyentbrak1 gave us a fake Batman/Superman trailer so outstanding, it actually convinced us Ben Affleck could pull off playing Batman. Now, solyentbrak1 is back with a fan-made trailer for Suicide Squad, and dammit if it’s not giving us chills again. https://gizmodo.com/this-fake-batman-superman-trailer-is-so-great-even-batf-1207972184 Pretty great, right? Are you pumped? We’re pumped, too. But we’re…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Dec 21

Fan-Made Suicide Squad Trailer Has Us Even More Pumped For The Movie

We’re excited about the line-up for the upcoming supervillain team-up movie Suicide Squad, and this fan-made trailer shows how the actors have already shown off shades of their characters in earlier performances. It mashes up movies, TV shows, and video games into a bit of Suicide Squad magic. Alex Luthor stitched together this fan-made Suicide…

io9 Lauren Davis Dec 10

A Shot-For-Shot Remake Of Empire Strikes Back, Made By Hundreds Of Fans

What happens when you ask hundreds of Star Wars fans to remake short segments of Episode V—with toys, animation, and amateur actors—and cut them together into a single film? You get The Empire Strikes Back Uncut, a sometimes silly, sometimes remarkable feature-length tribute to the film. This is, of course, the sequel to the Emmy-winning…

Movies Lauren Davis Oct 10

Firefly‘s Serenity Made Entirely Out Of Duct Tape Is Literally Shiny

Duct tape, is there nothing you can’t do? Maker Jacob LaRocca recreated the Firefly-class ship using loads and loads of the shiny silver stuff. See how he did it. LaRocca showed this off at the Artisan’s Asylum table at World Maker Faire. He has documented his entire process and posted it on Imgur (adding in…

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 22

Internet, please help finish this 39-Minute, Fan-Made X-Men Masterpiece

Someone has created an entirely silent 38 minute fan storyboard for an X-Men movie. To put it simply, this is art. And now we want you guys to help bring it across the finish line. Created by Sam Wan, this X-Men 3D storyboard is a rough cut for a much bigger fan film. Officially titled…

io9 Meredith Woerner Feb 28

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…

io9 Lauren Davis Feb 9

This two-hour fan-made RoboCop remake is the RoboCop remake we deserve

While we’re waiting to see if José Padilha’s RoboCop remake is a worthy successor to the original, the folks behind Our RoboCop Remake have beaten Padilha to the punch by releasing their entire feature-length, crowdsourced remake that lovingly spoofs each scene in Paul Verhoeven’s film. More than 50 individual and groups of filmmakers contributed scenes…

Movies Lauren Davis Feb 6

Live-action remake of the sorrowful, zombie-filled Dead Island trailer

The trailer for the zombie survival game Dead Island was a grim and gory ad, showing the tail end of a vacation gone wrong in reverse. Now Machinima has posted a live-action rendition of the bloody heartbreak. https://kotaku.com/the-most-heartbreaking-zombie-video-game-trailer-youll-5762287 BJ McDonnell directed this shot-for-shot remake of the trailer—the trailer that inspired Lionsgate to develop a Dead…

io9 Lauren Davis Nov 3

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…

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 21

Wreck-It Ralph Vanellope and kart cosplay looks good enough to eat

When deviantART user IkariyaManga and her his pal LauraC needed to make a Vanellope costume for a Wreck-It Ralph skit, they went all out, not just creating an incredible replica of Vanellope’s Sugar Rush cart, but also making it wearable. The 13-pound faux-kart can be held up with a pair of suspenders so that it…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 11

Crowdfund a fan-made Batman webseries with a wonderfully creepy Joker

Here’s a promising teaser for the upcoming webseries The Batman Chronicles, starring Anthony Misiano, the cosplayer known as Harley’s Joker, as the Clown Prince of Crime. If you’d like to help this team of Bat-fans get their vision off the ground, you can send some crowdfunding dollars their way. Here’s the pitch for The Batman…

io9 Lauren Davis Jan 20

Gotham High is the teen romantic comedy we deserve

If you thought your high school was an asylum, you haven’t seen the teenage madhouse that is Gotham High. This faux trailer mashes up bits of 10 Things I Hater About You, The Princess Diaries, Powder, and more into a clever imagining of a young Batman romantic comedy. And by the end of the trailer,…

io9 Lauren Davis Nov 17

Harry deals with downsizing and drunken divorcee Hermione in Harry Potter and the Ten Years Later

A few weeks ago, we showed you the trailer for Harry Potter and the Ten Years Later, a webseries about Harry’s disappointing post-Hogwarts years. Now the first episode is online, revealing that Harry had an easier time when his biggest problems were dark wizards. https://gizmodo.com/ten-years-after-hogwarts-harry-potter-is-a-desk-jockey-5922715 Yes, Harry married Ginny and got that job as an…

io9 Lauren Davis Jul 21

Incredible 2000-piece LEGO Portal gun features motorized prongs

YouTuber ferlessleedr is a LEGO store employee and a Portal fan, so he decided to merge his passions to create this incredible 2000-piece replica Portal gun, which he’s brought to this week’s CONvergence in Minneapolis. With changing orange and blue lights and LEGO Mindstorm-powered prongs, this may be the coolest Portal gun short of one…

io9 Lauren Davis Jul 8

Sew Nerdy gallery show reveals the softer side of fanart

Fanart doesn’t just come in paper, ink, plastic, and clay. Sometimes it comes in the form of cross-stitch samplers, plush toys, applique crafts, or big-headed crochet dolls. Bear and Bird gallery’s Sew Nerdy show highlights those fan artists who prefer to work with cloth, foam, batting, thread, and yarn. Top image: “Open the Police Box”…

io9 Lauren Davis Jul 8

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 Apr 14

Watch Batman’s first mission go embarrassingly wrong

There’s a whole side to Batman’s origin story that Christopher Nolan never told us about. In the fan-made film Batman: False Start, we learn that mastering that classic “I am Batman” growl took plenty of practice — and at least one crimefighting mission gone fatally awry. [via Geeks Are Sexy]

io9 Lauren Davis Apr 14

Superman battles the Hulk in this fan-made CG grudge match

Who would win in a fight between Superman and the Hulk? Perhaps the answer to that question is less interesting than how the fight would play out. Fortunately, amateur animator Michael Habjan has put the superstrong characters on the same playing field so we can watch them duke it out. Habjan is learning animation by…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 10

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Fan Remakes Batman V. Superman Trailer In Style Of DC Animated Universe

I Wish This Fan-Made Model Was An Actual Gundam

These Fan-Made Suicide Squad Trailers Are So, So Good

Fan-Made Suicide Squad Trailer Has Us Even More Pumped For The Movie

A Shot-For-Shot Remake Of Empire Strikes Back, Made By Hundreds Of Fans

Firefly‘s Serenity Made Entirely Out Of Duct Tape Is Literally Shiny

Internet, please help finish this 39-Minute, Fan-Made X-Men Masterpiece

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

This two-hour fan-made RoboCop remake is the RoboCop remake we deserve

Live-action remake of the sorrowful, zombie-filled Dead Island trailer

Impressive GoT fanfilm takes us beyond the Wall with Benjen Stark

Wreck-It Ralph Vanellope and kart cosplay looks good enough to eat

Crowdfund a fan-made Batman webseries with a wonderfully creepy Joker

Gotham High is the teen romantic comedy we deserve

Harry deals with downsizing and drunken divorcee Hermione in Harry Potter and the Ten Years Later

Incredible 2000-piece LEGO Portal gun features motorized prongs

Sew Nerdy gallery show reveals the softer side of fanart

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

Watch Batman’s first mission go embarrassingly wrong

Superman battles the Hulk in this fan-made CG grudge match

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