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First Pic Of Ryan Reynolds As Deadpool Is Damn Sexy

Here is the first, official picture of Ryan Reynolds as everyone’s favorite anti-hero Deadpool. Looks good. Looks really good. Please, comic lords, let this PG-13 adaptation be filthy. Ryan Reynolds just tweeted out a shot of him (or some sort of CG melding of him) in the Deadpool suit. That is freaking Deadpool. So far,…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 27

The Matrix-esque Short Sundays Will Become A Feature Film

Short proof-of-concept Sundays video is getting a feature film thanks to Warner Bros. Wonderful, we’ve had a real dearth ofof virtual reality, “this isn’t real”, Matrix-like features. If that’s what this short film is actually about??? Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros is hot to make the proof-of-concept created by Mischa Rozema and PostPanic Pictures…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 27

Alien: A Sitcom In Space Works Surprisingly Well

It’s kind of amazing how well Alien works as a sitcom. All you have to do is add the laugh track. Well done, tvmastermandude. Well done. Contact the author at [email protected].

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 26

8 Things People Say In Interviews That Usually Mean A Movie Will Suck

We constantly get our hopes up for upcoming movies… and then they let us down. It’s easy to get sucked into the hype cycle, as people talk up their projects — but sometimes, you can tell just from the way people talk about a film that it’s probably not going to work. Here are eight…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 26

Star Wars: Rogue One May Have Found Its Villain

Or has Felicity Jones found her first co-pilot? Deadline reports that Ben Mendelsohn, star of Netflix’s new series Bloodline and the somewhat less prominent Daggett in The Dark Knight Rises, is close to being the next actor cast in Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars spin-off Rogue One. Since Mendelsohn hasn’t officially been signed, and there’s been…

io9 Rob Bricken Mar 26

Fox Remaking Alien Nation, We Demand The Return Of Alien Mandy Patinkin

The 1988 Alien Nation film took place after a race of alien refugees found a second home on Earth. The show inspired a TV series, and for a long time we thought it would be remade into a show. But Fox has decided to reboot the film instead. Alien Nation starts out as an interesting…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 26

Simon Pegg Says Star Trek 3 Is About “Adventure And Optimism”

Some people were trepidatious when it was announced that Simon Pegg would be co-writing the script for the third Star Trek movie. But his description of Trek 3’s tone should put everyone at ease — especially fans disappointed with the direction of the rebooted Trek universe so far. Pegg, who plays Scotty, is writing the…

io9 Rob Bricken Mar 26

Live-Action Robotech Will Be a Full Franchise at Sony

Well, that was fast. It was just this February when we heard that the issues keeping a live-action Robotech moviefrom happening had been ironed out. And now, not only has Sony snapped up that project, they’ve announced plans for a whole franchise of Robotech movies. In February, we heard that producers Gianni Nunnari and Mark…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Mar 26

New Lego Spinoff Movie Is In the Hands of Jason Segel

This seems like a great match: Jason Segel (The Muppets) and Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3) will be writing and directing a LEGO Movie spinoff called “The Billion Brick Race.” That seems pretty perfect. In the same vein as Phil Lord and Chris Miller — who will be producing the spinoff — Segel and Pearce…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Mar 26

Which Sequel Threw Out The Best Part Of The Previous Story’s Ending?

The most powerful ending is often the one that closes the story with a resounding bang. An ending that lets you know that things have changed. But those are also the hardest to continue, and some people don’t even try. Which sequel completely abandoned the best part of the previous installment’s ending? Please include a…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Mar 25

Hannibal Writer Taking On Friday The 13th

The Friday the 13th reboot is still set to film later this year, but first it’s getting an all-new draft from an exciting source. THR is reporting that Hannibal writer Nick Antosca will be writing a draft for the Jason Voorhees reboot. It will be produced by Michael Bay, Andrew Form, and Brad Fuller. Contact…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 25

Steven Spielberg Will Direct Ready Player One—Prepare For 1980s Overload

Ernest Cline’s novel Ready Player One is chock full of tributes to the geek culture of the late 20th century, especially its movies and video games. And it turns out that the movie version will be helmed by a man who has inspired incredible amounts 1980s and 1990s nostalgia all on his own: Steven Spielberg.…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 25

io9 March Madness Elite 8: Lord of the Rings vs. Star Wars!

We’re entering the end of this years io9 March Madness: Movies vs. TV. Today, the Here and Now; Other Times, Other Places; Epics; and Episodes regions will all get champions. This means a battle of titans! Images and bracket by Jim Cooke Monday’s competition brought a sad end to this year’s greatest dark horse: Jurassic…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Mar 25

I Stared Into The Red Eye Of The T-800 On The Terminator: Genisys Set

I’ve been to the Terminator: Genisys set. I witnessed four hot, moderately exciting seconds of walking and talking, touched a time machine, and smelled the T-800 in the flesh. And this involved a lot of emotions balanced with a lot of speculation. Here’s our complete set report. Some spoilers ahead. As we were bussed into…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 25

9 Batman Knock-Offs That Utterly Miss The Point Of Batman

Everybody loves Batman. After 75 years of saving Gotham City, the Caped Crusader has become an archetype. So it’s not surprising that every comic needs its own version of Bats. And yet, Batman remains unique, and it’s not so easy to copy him. Here are 9 Batman knock-offs that totally miss why Batman works. Top…

Movies Abhimanyu Das Mar 25

The complete visual history of the Walt Disney logo before Disney movies

Ever since the Walt Disney Pictures logo debuted before The Black Cauldron in 1985, Disney has been tweaking and re-styling and creating multiple variations of the iconic magic castle logo that pops up right before its movies. For a while it’s a simple 2D logo stamped on a blue background but eventually it turned 3D…

Sploid Casey Chan Mar 25

Jesse Eisenberg Looks Fantastic As Batman V. Superman‘s Lex Luthor

I had my doubts about director Zack Snyder casting the young Jesse Eisenberg as Superman’s arch-villain Lex Luthor in Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice. But this first picture of Eisenberg as the evil mastermind has completely shut me up. He looks shockingly sinister. (And bald, too.) Damn. I would not want to meet that…

io9 Rob Bricken Mar 25

A Mind-Melting Supercut Of Movie Dream Sequences

Dream sequences are an amazing way of breaking down the walls of reality — even in a supposedly “realistic” film. Film editor Gabriel Adelman has put together a supercut of the most beautiful and disturbing dream sequences from over a century of film, and the results are amazing. [via Slate]

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 24

How many people has Sylvester Stallone killed in his movies?

Here’s a fun thought exercise for those who partake in late night debates assisted by junk food and a lifting sense of clarity: which action movie star has killed more people in their movies? Is it Arnold or Sylvester? Stallone or Schwarzenegger? This video totals up all the deaths that Sly is responsible for and…

Sploid Casey Chan Mar 24

Tituss Burgess Breaks Our Hearts Singing Into The Woods‘ “Stay With Me”

Before Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Tituss Burgess was singing “Pinot Noir,” he starred as the Witch from Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods. Burgess reprised his role (briefly) for Sondheim’s birthday celebration. Just try and watch this clip without weeping. This past weekend, Disney continued its fantastic streak of paying homage to the Broadway and stage…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 24

First Pic Of Ryan Reynolds As Deadpool Is Damn Sexy

The Matrix-esque Short Sundays Will Become A Feature Film

Alien: A Sitcom In Space Works Surprisingly Well

8 Things People Say In Interviews That Usually Mean A Movie Will Suck

Star Wars: Rogue One May Have Found Its Villain

Fox Remaking Alien Nation, We Demand The Return Of Alien Mandy Patinkin

Simon Pegg Says Star Trek 3 Is About “Adventure And Optimism”

Live-Action Robotech Will Be a Full Franchise at Sony

New Lego Spinoff Movie Is In the Hands of Jason Segel

Which Sequel Threw Out The Best Part Of The Previous Story’s Ending?

Hannibal Writer Taking On Friday The 13th

Steven Spielberg Will Direct Ready Player One—Prepare For 1980s Overload

io9 March Madness Elite 8: Lord of the Rings vs. Star Wars!

I Stared Into The Red Eye Of The T-800 On The Terminator: Genisys Set

9 Batman Knock-Offs That Utterly Miss The Point Of Batman

The complete visual history of the Walt Disney logo before Disney movies

Jesse Eisenberg Looks Fantastic As Batman V. Superman‘s Lex Luthor

A Mind-Melting Supercut Of Movie Dream Sequences

How many people has Sylvester Stallone killed in his movies?

Tituss Burgess Breaks Our Hearts Singing Into The Woods‘ “Stay With Me”

‘Good Omens’ Season 3 Is Still Just One Episode, Despite Being Called That

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The Spymaster’s Guide to the Secret Agencies of ‘Star Trek’

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