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Shot-for-shot, storyboard breakdown of Star Wars’ Asteroid Chase scene

Do you like watching how the Star Wars sausage is made? Of course you do! Then check out this clever little video that pairs actual footage from The Empire Strikes Back with the original storyboards. It’s damn delightful. Thanks to the official Star Wars YouTube channel for putting this together. Looks like director Irvin Kershner…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 6

This fan-edit of The Dark Crystal is creepier than you can imagine

The Dark Crystal has always been Jim Henson’s creepiest movie, but when it was finally released it was considerably toned down from his and Frank Oz’s original vision. YouTube user scoodidabop has spent years re-editing the film, using Henson’s original notes and various deleted scenes to create a far, far creepier movie than what you…

Movies Rob Bricken Dec 6

Fox wants to build the new Fantastic Four with the help of the X-Men

Simon Kinberg, who has produced X-Men: First Class, Elysium and is now on X-Men: Days of Future Past, is staying at Fox to set up the Fantastic Four franchise and set-up Fox’s version of the Marvel movie-verse. This is good news. THR is reporting that Kinberg just re-upped his three-year contract which will allow him…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 6

It’s a Photoshop Party and We’re Fixing All the Movies!

GET YOUR PHOTOSHOP READY, PEOPLE. It’s time to play a game. Have you ever been watching a movie and thought, “This would be better with robots/Muppets/sharks/animation/lasers/space ships/Tom Hiddleston/zombies/as an 18th-century period drama miniseries”? Truth bomb: You were totally right. Today, we’re taking those imaginary movies in our heads — whether it’s a mashup of a…

Movies Ria Misra Dec 6

Which non-human character does the most to shine a light on humanity?

Science fiction and fantasy are full of aliens, demons, robots and other non-human creatures… who show us what it really means to be human. But which non-human character is the best at illuminating the nature of humanity? Please include a picture or clip (or book cover) featuring this character. Also, the name of the series,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 5

Transparent prisons are everywhere. See for yourself!

If you’ve seen a big-budget movie lately, you’ve seen someone in a clear prison, made of glass or plastic. It’s an unavoidable trope, because it’s so hard to film people fighting from behind bars. Don’t believe us? Here’s our complete round-up of see-through prisons in pop culture. The Blacklist (2013) Prisoner: Raymond “Red” Reddington Crime:…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 5

Screencaps Reveal All the Secrets in the Amazing Spider-Man 2 Trailer!

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 trailer pretty much overwhelmed us with spectacle. And supervillains. Did you catch all of the amazing villain reveals, and weird clues? We’ve got you covered, with our complete roundup of screencaps! First, let’s pause and check out this high-res banner — we showed you a blurry version of it last week…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 5

Who’s your Big Daddy? Concept art from that cancelled Bioshock movie

Remember the Bioshock movie that almost got made a few years back? Now at last, here’s your first glimpse of what it could have looked like, thanks to concept artist Tim Flattery. Universal was pretty serious about making a movie out of the amazing video game Bioshock, with Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) directing.…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 5

10 Robot Deaths That Were More Moving Than Almost Any Human’s

When any beloved character dies, it’s heart-rending — but sometimes, the death of a beloved robot (or android) can be the saddest of all. Maybe because we bond so intensely with artificial beings, their deaths can feel like losing a best friend. Here are 10 robot deaths that are more devastating than almost any human’s.…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders and Jason Krell Dec 5

Watch Bilbo face off with a giant, invisible dragon on the Hobbit set

The latest behind-the-scenes Hobbit video blog is out, showcasing just how difficult it must have been for Martin Freeman to act against the giant nothingness that was Smaug. Plus, check out five clips from the actual film itself. We love these video blogs Peter Jackson puts out, mostly for the insane access they give to…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 5

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 trailer is pretty legitimately amazing

Not bad, Amazing Spider-Man 2, not bad at all. I’m still not sure about cramming all of those villains in there (and I’m still not sure how I feel about Andrew Garfield as Spidey) but clearly the movie will not be without its awesome action sequences. A few thoughts: • Did Spidey jump out of…

io9 Rob Bricken Dec 5

Pompeii trailer is historical disaster porn with greasy, greasy abs

Congratulations, Kit Harington, your old-timey Roman abs are the most ridiculous abs in the long history of greased abs — truly, you’ve outdone yourself, sir. Behold the six-pack majesty in the brand new trailer for Paul W.S. Anderson’s Pompeii (also a giant volcano explodes and kills the whole town and stuff). This disaster film will…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 5

Here’s how to make a Wonder Woman movie

Today, we got our first look at the new Wonder Woman, wondered (yep!) aloud just what we were hoping to see from her character, and then came up with an idea. In response to this post looking at some of the potential pitfalls ofZach Snyder’s take on Wonder Woman, commenter Daniel M. Clark offered this…

io9 Ria Misra Dec 4

OK you got us, The Hobbit totally works as Mean Girls

We did not think this mash-up of The Hobbit and Mean Girls would work. But oh my god, does it ever. Thranduil is SUCH a bitch. Created by Only Leigh (well done you guys).

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 4

The 300 sequel is desperately trying to remind you it exists

There’s a new trailer for the 300 sequel The Legend of Curly’s Gold Rise of an Empire, and it’s sad that this once proud franchise has traded its trademark quiet introspection and examination of the human condition for such bombast. Naw, I’m just kiddin’, both movies are about half-naked dudes killing each other. Seriously, when…

io9 Rob Bricken Dec 4

Most of Hollywood’s Silent Films Are Lost and Gone Forever

There may be a recent resurgence of interest in silent film (thanks in no small part to the success of The Artist), but anyone looking to get into the art form is in for a rude awakening. Of the nearly 11,000 movies made in the pre-talkie, golden age of silent film, 70 percent has been…

Movies Ashley Feinberg Dec 4

Her looks so good you won’t care about Joaquin Phoenix’s mustache

A wonderful new trailer for Spike Jonze’s upcoming movie Her has arrived, detailing more of the blossoming romance between a Scarlett Johansson-voiced artificial intelligence and a lonely writer named Theodore. I’m not sure which is the scifi part, though: that a man could fall in love with his computer, or that an intelligent being of…

io9 Rob Bricken Dec 4

I still don’t want to see Zack Snyder’s take on Wonder Woman

Now it’s official: Wonder Woman will be introduced in the Man of Steel sequel, alongside Ben Affleck’s Batman. And I stand by what I said before: Zack Snyder getting to be the one to introduce Wonder Woman on the big screen is a terrible idea. I just don’t think Snyder can make Wonder Woman the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 4

Daughter of Smoke and Bone is the next YA book-to-movie adaptation

With the success of The Hunger Games movies, it’s no wonder that studios are hot to greenlight the next big young adult series. And the newest book to fuel Hollywood’s YA fire is Daughter of Smoke and Bone, which just nabbed a director. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that director Michael Gracey (who we are…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 4

Hollywood to force Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark into one movie

Sounds messy. That being said, no movie could be as scary as the horrifying illustrations by Stephen Gammell. Deadline is reporting that CBS Films has picked up the rights to the classic horror anthology Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, with Saw screenwriters Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton on to translate the many, many…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 4

Shot-for-shot, storyboard breakdown of Star Wars’ Asteroid Chase scene

This fan-edit of The Dark Crystal is creepier than you can imagine

Fox wants to build the new Fantastic Four with the help of the X-Men

It’s a Photoshop Party and We’re Fixing All the Movies!

Which non-human character does the most to shine a light on humanity?

Transparent prisons are everywhere. See for yourself!

Screencaps Reveal All the Secrets in the Amazing Spider-Man 2 Trailer!

Who’s your Big Daddy? Concept art from that cancelled Bioshock movie

10 Robot Deaths That Were More Moving Than Almost Any Human’s

Watch Bilbo face off with a giant, invisible dragon on the Hobbit set

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 trailer is pretty legitimately amazing

Pompeii trailer is historical disaster porn with greasy, greasy abs

Here’s how to make a Wonder Woman movie

OK you got us, The Hobbit totally works as Mean Girls

The 300 sequel is desperately trying to remind you it exists

Most of Hollywood’s Silent Films Are Lost and Gone Forever

Her looks so good you won’t care about Joaquin Phoenix’s mustache

I still don’t want to see Zack Snyder’s take on Wonder Woman

Daughter of Smoke and Bone is the next YA book-to-movie adaptation

Hollywood to force Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark into one movie

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

No Fooling, ‘Spaceballs 2’ Will Hit Theaters April 2027

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