Michelle Rodriguez

July 25th 2022

The Winners and Losers of San Diego Comic-Con 2022

Comic-Con is done and dusted for another year—but what was hot and what was... not?

Movies Io9 Staff Jul 25

April 22nd 2022

Don’t Expect Netflix to Do Bright 2 Any Time Soon

More reports from inside the streamer also suggest severe cuts to its animation output, including scrapping its adaptation of Jeff Smith's Bone .

io9 James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson Apr 22

April 10th 2022

Fast & Furious 10 Enlists Captain Marvel Into Its Cast

This is probably not a lead-in for an F&F/ MCU crossover...right?

Movies Justin Carter Apr 10

January 28th 2022

Spoilers of the Week: January 24-28

Here are some stories you might have missed this week.

io9 Artem Golub Jan 28

Fast and Furious 10 Has Recruited Aquaman, Which Feels Only Natural

Jason Momoa is likely to join Vin Diesel in the next film in the Fast franchise.

Movies Germain Lussier Jan 28

August 22nd 2021

The Dungeons and Dragons Film Has Wrapped Production

This film has a pretty stellar cast and looks to actually be entertaining.

Movies Valerie Complex Aug 22

July 1st 2021

Updates From Thor: Love and Thunder, Dungeons & Dragons, and More

Night of the Living Dead is getting the animated treatment, The CW's Flash re-recruits its stars, and... Dracula's on a boat?

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson Jul 1

May 25th 2021

F9 Is Everything That’s Good (and Some Bad) About the Fast and Furious Films

Vin Diesel and Justin Lin Bring back Sung Kang's Han and more in this massive blockbuster sequel

Movies Germain Lussier May 25

May 20th 2021

D&D’s Summer of Drizzt Begins With TV Show Rumors, Magic Cards, and Benedict Cumberbatch

Being the most famous and beloved Dungeons & Dragons character of all time, you’d think every summer would be the summer of Drow elf ranger Drizzt Do’Urden. However, this summer, Wizards of the Coast is going out of its way to honor the savior of the Forgotten Realms, including a video biography that I simply…

Games Rob Bricken May 20

April 25th 2021

All 8 Fast and Furious Movies Will Be in Theaters for Free Before F9 Debuts

Fans of the Fast and Furiouson “Fast Fridays” can watch all eight films leading up to the summer release of F9 for free! Starting Friday, April 30, 2021, and every subsequent until June 18, theaters will show the Fast and Furiousmovies in chronological order. Movie chains like AMC, Regal, and Cinemark are participating along with…

Movies Valerie Complex Apr 25

April 14th 2021

F9‘s New Trailer Finally Rockets Toward Space

We’ve been waiting for this day for a long time. A long time. Finally, we have visual confirmation of what we could only dream and joke about for years: it sure as hell looks like the Fast and Furious franchise is gonna rocket a car into space. The latest trailer for F9, the ninth film…

Trailers Germain Lussier Apr 14

September 10th 2020

So, Apparently, F9 Is Actually Going to Outer Freakin’ Space

Space. The final frontier. Not just in Star Trek but for the Fast and Furious franchise. The joke that space was the the only place left for the high octane action franchise to go has been floating around for years. The filmmakers even played along for awhile. But a few months ago, it seems like…

Movies Germain Lussier Sep 10

January 31st 2020

Fast 9‘s Trailer Doesn’t Take Us to Space But It Does Have Rockets and Resurrection

Now that the Fast and Furious has finally gone sci-fi, nothing is off-limits. And you see that in the first trailer for F9, the official title of the ninth Fast and Furious film. This time around they’re strapping rockets to cars. There are also cars attached to airplanes. Oh, and the franchise is bringing back…

Trailers Germain Lussier Jan 31

February 18th 2019

Our 10 Most WTF Questions About Alita: Battle Angel

Alita: Battle Angel is one of those movies made with the hope of a sequel. It certainly works on its own, but it’s so packed with history and lore, balancing those elements with the story and characters becomes a bit difficult. That’s why, after seeing the film, we had some lingering questions. Questions that, we’re…

Movies Germain Lussier Feb 18

September 13th 2011

10 Science Fiction and Fantasy Actors Who Make Everything Better

There are many actors who help make science fiction and fantasy awesome, but there are some faces you see again and again. And some actors just automatically brighten the screen whenever they appear. No matter what movie or TV show they’re in, they make it better. Here are 10 actors who automatically make everything better…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 13

March 11th 2011

Battle: Los Angeles is the movie Michael Bay only wishes he could make

If aliens are going to land tomorrow, and you can only pick one movie to watch the night before you fight off the alien swarm, Battle: Los Angeles would be a pretty good choice. This “war movie with aliens,” opening today, is not subtle. It doesn’t reveal anything new about the human condition, or provide…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 11

March 10th 2011

How to make a realistic, reverent war movie…with aliens

In Battle: Los Angeles, hitting theaters tomorrow, Aaron Eckhart leads a Marine platoon against an all-out alien invasion. The film follows Eckhart’s Staff Sergeant Michael Nantz as his platoon heads into the bombed out ruins of Santa Monica to find any survivors of a devastating – and ongoing – alien invasion. As cities around the…

Movies Alasdair Wilkins Mar 10

January 11th 2011

New Battle LA trailer lives up to the “Black Hawk Down with aliens” hype

The third trailer for Battle: Los Angeles is finally delivering all the realism and gritty war footage we were promised. And it looks great. We truly hope the film itself is as good as what we’ve seen in the trailers. Click to view Here are a few screengrabs of some of the Mecha invaders. And…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 11

July 22nd 2010

Why does Michelle Rodriguez always get killed off? We asked her

Michelle Rodriguez kicked ass in Lost and Avatar, but her characters always get killed. Why is that? We managed to corner her at San Diego Comic Con and ask her. We caught up with Rodriguez at the press conference for her new film Battle: Los Angeles and asked her this question during the Q&A. Here’s…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 22

December 23rd 2009

The Aliens Are Pissed On The Set Of Battle LA

Battle For LA is still filming its alien ground war in Louisiana, and we’ve found a few pictures of an on-set explosion. Is this the kind of alien danger Aaron Eckhart and his military unit will have to face? The great photos were taken by manwithscaryspouse who seemed to be right next to the action…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 23

The Winners and Losers of San Diego Comic-Con 2022

Don’t Expect Netflix to Do Bright 2 Any Time Soon

Fast & Furious 10 Enlists Captain Marvel Into Its Cast

Spoilers of the Week: January 24-28

Fast and Furious 10 Has Recruited Aquaman, Which Feels Only Natural

The Dungeons and Dragons Film Has Wrapped Production

Updates From Thor: Love and Thunder, Dungeons & Dragons, and More

F9 Is Everything That’s Good (and Some Bad) About the Fast and Furious Films

D&D’s Summer of Drizzt Begins With TV Show Rumors, Magic Cards, and Benedict Cumberbatch

All 8 Fast and Furious Movies Will Be in Theaters for Free Before F9 Debuts

F9‘s New Trailer Finally Rockets Toward Space

So, Apparently, F9 Is Actually Going to Outer Freakin’ Space

Fast 9‘s Trailer Doesn’t Take Us to Space But It Does Have Rockets and Resurrection

Our 10 Most WTF Questions About Alita: Battle Angel

10 Science Fiction and Fantasy Actors Who Make Everything Better

Battle: Los Angeles is the movie Michael Bay only wishes he could make

How to make a realistic, reverent war movie…with aliens

New Battle LA trailer lives up to the “Black Hawk Down with aliens” hype

Why does Michelle Rodriguez always get killed off? We asked her

The Aliens Are Pissed On The Set Of Battle LA

See the Early Stages of How ‘Project Hail Mary’ Brought Rocky to Life

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Marshall Acton III Home Speaker Drops to a Record Low, the Deal Countdown Has Already Started

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

I’m Worried About the Helpless AI Disruptors of the Future

Russia Allegedly Swung at VPNs but Accidentally Hit Its Own Banking Sector Instead

Ryan Coogler Is Shifting ‘Animorphs’ Into a Disney+ Show

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