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The Kingkiller Chronicle Is Getting The Massive Multimedia Adaptation It Deserves

Fans of Patrick Rothfuss’ The Kingkiller Chronicle are about to have the best day ever. After several months of negotiations and competition between studios, the popular fantasy series is about to get a mega multimedia rollout. The Hollywood Reporter reveals Lionsgate has won the rights to the series and has plans to make it into…

io9 Germain Lussier Oct 2

This Narcopolis Clip Puts An Uber-Futuristic Spin on a Classic Thriller Scene

Ah, the high-tech break-in—an expected scene in any contemporary thriller, and that goes double for a movie set in the future. In Narcopolis, the debut feature from UK writer-director Justin Trefgarne, a pair of hackers go through the ol’ breaking-into-the system routine, with an insanely modern twist. For context, in this exclusive clip, they’re creeping…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Oct 2

10 White People Who Inexplicably Became Ninjas

Ninjutsu, the art of the ninja, is an ancient, closely guarded tradition of stealth, martial arts and assassination that is only taught to the most skilled of Japanese warriors… and pretty much any white dude who happens to be in the neighborhood. Seriously, it’s like ninjas have their own version of Affirmative Action just for…

io9 Rob Bricken Oct 2

The Final Spectre Trailer Is Non-Stop James Bond Action

We’re just about a month away from the newest James Bond film, Spectre, and Sony figured we could use one more trailer to raise our collective excitement just a little higher. It worked. Director Sam Mendes returns to the director chair for Spectre, which follows James Bond (Daniel Craig) on an adventure that’ll dive deep…

Trailers Germain Lussier Oct 2

The 12 steps that basically every hero in a movie goes through

It’s pretty simple even if we don’t want to acknowledge it: movies are pretty much set up all the same and a hero’s journey roughly follows a pretty universal 12-step process. Or at least that’s what Iskander Krayenbosch thinks in his animation The Hero’s Journey. He deftly utilizes characters from popular movies to prove his…

Sploid Casey Chan Oct 2

The Martian Is Hands Down The Best Thriller Of The Year

When it comes to edge-of-your-seat suspense, The Martian is in a class of its own. Ridley Scott’s new movie, in theaters today, is a top-notch survival thriller, full of twists and turns that’ll make you catch your breath. It’s the most exciting movie in ages. Plus it’ll make you want to be an astronaut when…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 2

If You Didn’t Love Avengers: Age of Ultron, The New DVD Won’t Change Your Mind

I was kind of hoping to write a review of the Avengers: Age of Ultron DVD/Blu-Ray that went something like, “If you were one of the people who didn’t love the Avengers sequel, this new DVD will change your mind.” Alas, I can’t write that, because it’s probably not true. Avengers: Age of Ultron was…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 1

A tense action scene from the movie Everest with no SFX added is hilariously great

In a hilarious mix up, the movie studio behind Everest sent the BBC this clip of the movie that had no sound effects added. Which is really, really great for us because it is oh so goofy to see an impossibly tense scene of the movie with all the VFX added and everything looking right…

Sploid Casey Chan Oct 1

This Crazy Japanese Film Turns a Deadly Alien Invasion Into a Happy, Hilarious Romp

In recent memory, I can’t think of a more bonkers premise for a movie than the Japanese film Assassination Classroom. Which proves I’m a little out of the loop. The film had its U.S. debut at Fantastic Fest, but is based on a mega-popular manga—which was then adapted to an equally popular anime series. So…

io9 Germain Lussier Oct 1

The Screenwriter of The Martian Explains Why Being Stranded on Mars Is a “Spiritual” Experience

It’s Drew Goddard’s fault everyone is talking about The Martian. No, he didn’t know NASA would announce there’s liquid water on Mars just days before the film’s release, but he was definitely there at the beginning. Goddard, who adapted Andy Weir’s book for the screen, was among the early fans of the story, when it…

io9 Germain Lussier Oct 1

This Avengers: Age of Ultron Poster Perfectly Represents That Manic Marvel Movie

Love it or hate it, there’s one thing everyone can agree on when it comes to Avengers: Age of Ultron. It’s absolutely packed. Packed full of plot, heroes, villains and that style is perfectly fitted to artist Tyler Stout. Stout, who is best known for his long standing work at Mondo, has just completed a…

io9 Germain Lussier Sep 30

A movie’s first and last scene, compared side-by-side (NSFW)

We’ve seen film editor Jacob T. Swinney juxtapose the first and last shot of a movie before. Now he’s back again, comparing how 70 more movies open and close. Obviously there may be some vague-ish spoilers in some of the closing shots and a few of the scenes in this cut are NSFW but it’s…

Sploid Casey Chan Sep 30

The Agents of SHIELD Are Laying The Groundwork For Captain America’s Next Movie

When Agents of SHIELD began, its first season revolved around building up towards the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Now there’s another Captain America movie coming out next spring, and we can already see how Agents of SHIELD is laying some track down for it. Spoilers ahead… Last night’s season premiere of Agents…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 30

Honest trailer of Avengers: Age of Ultron shows how even good Marvel movies aren’t as fun anymore

Marvel is still pumping out some really good and really fun movies but there’s definitely a little fatigue when it comes to juggling all these superheroes to set up all these storylines to connect all these worlds. A movie like Avengers: Age of Ultron was absolutely, totally good! But it tries to do too much…

Sploid Casey Chan Sep 29

An Official New Back to the Future Short Finally Brings Doc Brown Back to 2015

As if you didn’t already know, next month finally marks the day from Back to the Future Part II when Marty McFly and Doc Brown arrived in 2015. There’s a lot going on to celebrate the occasion (click here for proof) but this may be the best thing yet. Above you see Doc Brown himself,…

io9 Germain Lussier Sep 29

A Brand New Kids’ Space Opera Series From Some of Your Favorite YA Authors

Voyagers aims to be a brand new Star Wars for the young generation, right while everybody is getting excited about the upcoming Force Awakens. There are six books coming out in the next year, written by people like City of Ember author Jeanne DuPrau and Skinned author Robin Wasserman. Check out an excerpt! In the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 29

We Just Saw 3 Totally Different (And Mostly Great) Demonic Possession Films

Sunday into Monday at Fantastic Fest, I watched three back to back movies where the Devil was represented by a farm animal. First was the New England period piece, The Witch; second was a heavy metal possession movie called The Devil’s Candy; and third, a slow burn called February. Two lived up to the name…

io9 Germain Lussier Sep 28

The Secret of Writing An Action Movie in Book Form

Screw movies. A great novel can be just as exciting and thrilling as a big-budget Hollywood tentpole. A novel can contain massive, insane action, that movie-makers could never even afford to bring to life. But how do you create an action movie on the page? We talked to 10 of our favorite authors, and here’s…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 28

Deleted Age of Ultron Scene Explains Why Thor Was Playing in That Pool (Kind Of)

Avengers: Age of Ultron was pretty disjointed in places, but the disjointed-est moment had to be the scene of Thor thrashing about in that pool, hallucinating something-or-other, for no apparent reason. Now the full, original scene has shown up online, and it explains exactly what the hell Thor was doing… although the answer still doesn’t…

io9 Rob Bricken Sep 28

6 Ways the Star Wars Special Editions Actually Improved The Original Trilogy

The Star Wars saga has been nipped and tucked at for years by its maker, but to fans, the words “Special Editions” are uttered like venom—a perversion of iconic films. But with recent rumors of plans to finally release the theatrical cuts, we thought we’d take a look back at what Lucas changed, and how…

io9 James Whitbrook Sep 28

The Kingkiller Chronicle Is Getting The Massive Multimedia Adaptation It Deserves

This Narcopolis Clip Puts An Uber-Futuristic Spin on a Classic Thriller Scene

10 White People Who Inexplicably Became Ninjas

The Final Spectre Trailer Is Non-Stop James Bond Action

The 12 steps that basically every hero in a movie goes through

The Martian Is Hands Down The Best Thriller Of The Year

If You Didn’t Love Avengers: Age of Ultron, The New DVD Won’t Change Your Mind

A tense action scene from the movie Everest with no SFX added is hilariously great

This Crazy Japanese Film Turns a Deadly Alien Invasion Into a Happy, Hilarious Romp

The Screenwriter of The Martian Explains Why Being Stranded on Mars Is a “Spiritual” Experience

This Avengers: Age of Ultron Poster Perfectly Represents That Manic Marvel Movie

A movie’s first and last scene, compared side-by-side (NSFW)

The Agents of SHIELD Are Laying The Groundwork For Captain America’s Next Movie

Honest trailer of Avengers: Age of Ultron shows how even good Marvel movies aren’t as fun anymore

An Official New Back to the Future Short Finally Brings Doc Brown Back to 2015

A Brand New Kids’ Space Opera Series From Some of Your Favorite YA Authors

We Just Saw 3 Totally Different (And Mostly Great) Demonic Possession Films

The Secret of Writing An Action Movie in Book Form

Deleted Age of Ultron Scene Explains Why Thor Was Playing in That Pool (Kind Of)

6 Ways the Star Wars Special Editions Actually Improved The Original Trilogy

Someone Finally Took a Good iPhone Photo of the Moon. Good Luck Copying Their Trick

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