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Honest trailer for Terminator 2 shows how it ruined sequels forever

Terminator 2: Judgement Day was a masterful sequel that blended special effects, a movie star at his most blockbuster-y prime and sick action sequences to make a movie that will be remembered forever. The problem with it though? It was too good. It ruined all action movie sequels after it. In trying to reach the…

Sploid Casey Chan Jun 23

Who’s The Cleverest And Most Resourceful Young Adult Book Hero?

We don’t usually admire young-adult heroes for their brains. In fact, watching a young adventurer make mistakes can be part of the whole “growing up” storyline. But there’s also something to be said for a smart cookie. Who’s the smartest, most resourceful young-adult hero of them all? Please include a picture, book cover, poster, book…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jun 23

Disney Might Make Charles Darwin Into An Action Star

As the world waits for a fifth Indiana Jones film, there may be a new adventurer on his tail: Charles Darwin. Disney has reportedly bought a pitch from Oscar-winning screenwriter Stephen Gaigan, which features Darwin as the star in a family friendly adventure tale. There aren’t many details beyond that, except that Gaigan (who wrote…

Movies Germain Lussier Jun 23

They’re Finally Pulling The Plug On The Paranormal Activity Franchise

In 2009, a little movie called Paranormal Activity was released and totally changed the horror movie landscape. Six years, three sequels and one spin-off later, this year’s sixth film, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, will finally end the series. At least, that’s what producer Jason Blum told USA Today: It’s coming to an end. This…

Movies Germain Lussier Jun 23

Turbo Kid Is Like Mad Max with BMX Bikes, and Yet So Much More

Back in January, we showed you the teaser for Turbo Kid, the Sundance at Midnight selection set in a post-apocalyptic 1997 where the basic radness of the ‘80s had proliferated unchecked. This new trailer has captivated us even more, with its skull-faced warriors, its plethora of dirtbikes, and its ridiculous levels of violence. Basically, it’s…

Trailers Rob Bricken Jun 23

The Brilliant Ideas That Didn’t Make It Into Pixar’s Inside Out

In order to create a film as well crafted as Inside Out, Pixar’s filmmakers come up with tons and tons of ideas, and plenty of gems (and oddities) end up on the cutting room floor. Here are some of the ideas that the Inside Out team developed to describe the workings of the mind that…

Movies Lauren Davis Jun 23

The Wachowskis’ Sense8 Is the Philip K. Dick Adaptation We Always Wanted

Critics seem unsure whether Sense8 is a masterpiece, a disaster, or both. But it’s still a game-changer—pushing the limits of narrative, and testing genre fiction’s patriarchal worldview for weak points. And with a concept that revolves around empathy and personhood, it’s also a great Philip K. Dick tribute. Some spoilers ahead… In Sense8, the Wachowskis…

Movies Bram E. Gieben Jun 23

The New Hitman: Agent 47 Trailer Is Full Of Gene-Splicing and Bullet-Fu!

The best way to get interested in this new Hitman: Agent 47 trailer is to take a page out of the film’s main character: Empty your brain. Forget this is the second adaptation of the popular video game series. Once you get rid of that baggage and consider the new film, directed by Aleksander Bach…

Trailers Germain Lussier Jun 23

We Officially Have A New Spider-Man Actor and Director!

After months of speculation, Tom Holland has officially been cast as the new Spider-Man. He’ll be directed by Jon Watts in the July 28, 2017 movie reboot, which will be released in IMAX and 3D. Holland is first expected to appear in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, though Marvel’s official press release doesn’t confirm that.…

Movies Germain Lussier Jun 23

The Hoverboard Scene In Back To The Future 2 Nearly Killed A Stuntwoman

Sure, the hoverboard chase in Back to the Future 2’s 2015 sequence looks incredibly cool—but it was also incredibly unsafe. Just ask stunt performer Cheryl Wheeler, who was badly injured during filming. Find out more, in an exclusive excerpt from We Don’t Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy. We Don’t…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jun 23

RIP James Horner, Composer for Aliens and Wrath of Khan

James Horner, who has been scoring movies since 1978, died in a plane crash on June 22nd, 2015. His most famous score was likely the megahit Titanic, but he will also be remembered for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Aliens, An American Tail, Apollo 13, Avatar and The Amazing Spider-Man. Horner was born…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Jun 23

Everything We Now Know About Independence Day Resurgence

Even though we’re still a year away from the Independence Day sequel, the cast and crew livestreamed a question and answer session on the set. Mostly, they told us what little they could about their characters and Jeff Goldblum talked very quickly. Here’s the synopsis posted along withe the livestream: We always knew they were…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Jun 22

Own The Locations From Your Favorite Movies, As Posters

Actors may be front and center but, sometimes, the location is the star of a movie. Hogwarts in Harry Potter, Bag End in Lord of the Rings, the firehouse in Ghostbusters, places like these have become as iconic — if not more so — than the movies they’re in. That’s the idea behind UnReal Estate,…

Movies Germain Lussier Jun 22

Jurassic World Is A Huge Mega-Hit, And That’s Terrible News For Movies

Jurassic World is now on track to beat the box office records of both Avengers films, and it has a shot at beating Avatar. This is terrible, awful news for anybody who loves movies. Not because Jurassic World is a horrible movie—it’s actually pretty fun. But because this means a lot more pandering sequels. I’m…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jun 22

Why There’s Still a LOT Of Edgar Wright In Marvel’s Ant-Man

“It isn’t just about getting bigger, but it’s about getting clever and getting more unique.” That’s what Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said to members of the entertainment press during a visit to the set of Ant-Man. We were there, and learned more about Ant-Man—including how it fits in with other Marvel movies. While Ant-Man…

Movies Meredith Woerner and Lauren Davis Jun 22

Come With Me If You Want To See Some Insane Terminator Concept Art!

One of the things we’ve always wanted from a Terminator movie is a longer, more insane look at the future war between humans and Skynet. And now, it looks like it’s on. Check out some exclusive concept art of the weapons of the future war for survival — including the Violet Cleaver and the Reaper.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jun 22

When It First Came Out, Jaws Got Savaged By the L.A. Times

Jaws turned forty this weekend, which led L.A. Times’ Hero Complex to dig up the paper’s original review. Charles Champlin … wasn’t a fan. “Exploitative,” “broad and obvious” are only a few of his choice words. Go read the whole thing here. And say hello to an old friend while you’re there. Contact the author…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Jun 22

How Jurassic World‘s Sound Team Created Indominus Rex’s “Annoying” Roar

Part of making the Jurassic Park franchise’s dinosaurs awe-inspiring is the sound design, and Jurassic World had to introduce the roars of a few new dinosaurs. In this video, the movie’s sound designers explain what animals went into Mosasaurus and Apatosaurus voices, and how the Indominus got that horrific screeching. SoundWorks Collection interviewed Sound Designer…

Movies Lauren Davis Jun 19

Are Any of These Fictional Space Habitats Actually Possible?

Humanity’s future in space is very much in the planning stages. Will we float among the stars in crazy spaceships? Will we set up small camps that sprawl into townships that grow into cities, or is an orbital mothership more human friendly? While scientists, physicists and experts are asking these starbound questions about how we…

Space & Spaceflight Darren Orf Jun 19

Pixar Has A Brand New Masterpiece: Inside Out Will Make You Smarter

The concept of Inside Out sounds unbearably twee, not to mention borrowed from the sitcom Herman’s Head. We’re seeing inside the head of a young girl, where each of her emotions is a cartoon, voiced by a comedian. But Inside Out is actually a brilliant movie about the beginning of wisdom. What follows contains minor…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jun 19

Honest trailer for Terminator 2 shows how it ruined sequels forever

Who’s The Cleverest And Most Resourceful Young Adult Book Hero?

Disney Might Make Charles Darwin Into An Action Star

They’re Finally Pulling The Plug On The Paranormal Activity Franchise

Turbo Kid Is Like Mad Max with BMX Bikes, and Yet So Much More

The Brilliant Ideas That Didn’t Make It Into Pixar’s Inside Out

The Wachowskis’ Sense8 Is the Philip K. Dick Adaptation We Always Wanted

The New Hitman: Agent 47 Trailer Is Full Of Gene-Splicing and Bullet-Fu!

We Officially Have A New Spider-Man Actor and Director!

The Hoverboard Scene In Back To The Future 2 Nearly Killed A Stuntwoman

RIP James Horner, Composer for Aliens and Wrath of Khan

Everything We Now Know About Independence Day Resurgence

Own The Locations From Your Favorite Movies, As Posters

Jurassic World Is A Huge Mega-Hit, And That’s Terrible News For Movies

Why There’s Still a LOT Of Edgar Wright In Marvel’s Ant-Man

Come With Me If You Want To See Some Insane Terminator Concept Art!

When It First Came Out, Jaws Got Savaged By the L.A. Times

How Jurassic World‘s Sound Team Created Indominus Rex’s “Annoying” Roar

Are Any of These Fictional Space Habitats Actually Possible?

Pixar Has A Brand New Masterpiece: Inside Out Will Make You Smarter

Musk Asks Court to Give Potential Winnings in OpenAI Suit to OpenAI’s Nonprofit

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‘She-Hulk’ Was Apparently One of Marvel’s Most Successful Shows

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