Movies

Surprise – Kick-Ass 2 is actually about the triumph of girl geeks!

Last week, the internet was exploding with rage over Kick-Ass comic book creator Mark Millar’s nasty attitudes about women. And today, the movie Kick Ass 2 will shock you — not by being violent, rapey, and sexist. But by being the opposite. And sort of lovable to boot. https://observationdeck.kinja.com/mark-millar-and-todd-mcfarlane-ladies-comics-arent-f-1095912572 Spoilers ahead! My expectations for Kick-Ass…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 16

Night of the Living Dead Remake Swaps Farmhouse for NYC

The Night of the Living Dead remake (Night of the Living Dead: Origins 3D) will be set in New York City, OBVIOUSLY. You know what? It’s a surprise that we’re surprised. According to Deadline, the remake of George Romero’s zombie-creating masterpiece will not actually be anything like the original. The 3D (yes, 3D) “re-imagining” will…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 16

Hints and Updates About Avengers 2, TMNT and Jurassic Park 4!

Aaron Taylor-Johnson reveals his favorite scenes in Kick-Ass 2 and explains his thoughts on his possible Avengers character Quicksilver. Cobie Smulders reveals how S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Maria Hill will fit into the wider Marvel universe. Tom Cruise’s time-looping war movie adds a new costar after the movie finishes filming. Spoilers now! Top image from Edge of…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Aug 16

Jobs is a bad movie about a sociopath and his obsessions

Gizmodo’s Kyle Wagner nails the first Jobs biopic as a bad montage of short clips that shows the mighty Apple leader as “a sociopath who systematically ruins his and others’ lives, and is rewarded lavishly for it.” The only thing that seems good about the movie is Ashton Kutcher (at times) and the supporting cast.…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Aug 15

Laurence Fishburne vs an army of post-apocalyptic cannibals. Who wins?

Check out an exclusive clip from The Colony, a post-apocalyptic action movie coming to VOD on August 20 and hitting theaters on Sept. 20. In which Laurence Fishburne’s team of investigators faces rather a lot of nasty cannibals. Seriously, why do people always resort to cannibalism just because there’s been a massive artificial ice age…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 15

Guillermo del Toro’s sketches reveal his At the Mountains of Madness

We’re still pretty sad that we’re never going to Guillermo del Toro’s vision for the H. P. Lovecraft story At the Mountains of Madness. Unfortunately budget cuts and Prometheus killed this movie, but it will live on forever in the much whispered about pages of Guillermo del Toro’s sketch book. https://gizmodo.com/did-prometheus-kill-guillermo-del-toros-mountains-of-ma-5908278 We’ve seen GDT’s beautiful…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 15

Star Trek communicator puts your dog poop where no dog has gone before

When you’re out and about with your pet dog, you probably wish you could disintegrate your dog’s poop with your phaser. Or tell Scotty to beam the offending dog-turds into space. At least now you can use a Star Trek communicator to make it disappear. The above Star Trek communicator is actually a dog-bag dispenser,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 15

Hunger Games-themed makeup line really sells the dystopian decadence

Want to feel like you’re part of a decadent crumbling society that oppresses the working classes and forces children to kill each other for your amusement? CoverGirl has you covered, with their decadent new Hunger Games makeup line. According to Fashionista, the new CoverGirl Catching Fire makeup collection is being rolled out in October, and…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 15

Our favorite art of the day: tiny Deadpool flying on an eagle

Why yes, that is tiny Deadpool flying on an eagle and shooting a massive machine gun. Why do you ask? (Warning: potentially NSFW Deadpool art below.) This concept art comes from artist José Emroca Flores, whose work Kotaku has featured before. It was created for the new Deadpool video game, and it’s basically our new…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Aug 15

George R.R. Martin explains why Forbidden Planet is his favorite movie

George R.R. Martin first saw Forbidden Planet as a child in 1956, and he’s seen it 100 times sinc then. Yes, you read that right. A hundred. Here’s why. Talking to the Santa Fe New Mexican, Martin reminisces about seeing Forbidden Planet at the DeWitt Theater in Bayonne, NJ as an eight-year-old: It was amazing……

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 15

Do villains have to commit “taboo” acts for us to hate them?

Do villains need to rape, torture or mutilate people for us to hate them? Or maybe the reverse is true: Sometimes we can invest more in a villain, if his or her evildoing is creative and leaves more to our imaginations. Sometimes with villains, brutality is the lesser path. Here’s our plea for more subtle…

Movies Esther Inglis-Arkell Aug 15

The sci-fi and fantasy movies to watch and avoid this fall

There’s so many sci-fi and fantasy movies coming this fall that it’s really overwhelming. Some may suck, some look awesome, so here’s the ultimate guide from io9 so you don’t get lost. https://gizmodo.com/fall-movie-guide-our-forecast-on-20-science-fiction-an-1138983993

Sploid Jesus Diaz Aug 15

The Saga of Star Wars’ Toys Is Almost Better Than the Actual Movies

As much as the original Star Wars was a revolution in filmmaking that gave birth to the summer blockbuster, it was also responsible for the idea of marketing and merchandising the crap out of a film property. It all started with a hastily-designed line of action figures and toys that collectors are still desperate to…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 15

Disney’s Bears trailer puts teeny tiny baby bear feet in your face

Meet Sky and her newborn squeaky bear cubs. Now get ready to feel all the feelings, as the cute bears in Disney’s Bears movie explore this big, beautiful world. Just in case the title wasn’t enough of a synopsis for you, here’s more: In an epic story of breathtaking scale, Disneynature’s new True Life Adventure…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 15

Vin Diesel’s next film is about saving Mexican gold from orcs?

Vin Diesel is diving back into science fiction movies with a vengeance — with a strange new feature called Soldiers of the Sun. Which is apparently about Orcs that live in Earth, in the future. Ooook. THR is reporting that Vin Diesel and writer Arash Amel have teamed up to make the movie Soldiers of…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 15

First official look at the robot of Japan’s live-action Patlabor movie

Getting the first official look at the “Patrol Labor” — the giant, robotic suit the Japanese police force use to combat giant robot crime — is pretty cool by itself. But what’s really cool? Discovering that Ghost in the Shell’s Mamoru Oshii will be directing the live-action movie based on the classic anime! Mamoru Oshii…

Movies Rob Bricken Aug 15

Vampire Academy trailer feels like maybe this movie could be good?

WAIT! Before you blow off this trailer as part of the teen vampire glu,t know this: Vampire Academy was made by Mean Girls director Mark Waters and adapted by Heathers writer Daniel Waters. Plus the book was pretty great. Set in a VAMPIRE ACADEMY where vampire royals attend classes with the vampire half-breeds who are…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 15

There may be a new Emperor in the Star Wars Universe

The Star Wars rumor maelstrom keeps sucking everyone and everything. This one says that J.J. Abrams—creator of Lost and the Star Trek reboots—could be a lot more than the director of the new episode of the galactic series. He could have gained control over everything. https://gizmodo.com/is-j-j-abrams-taking-complete-control-of-the-star-wars-1146160176

Sploid Jesus Diaz Aug 15

Hayao Miyazaki’s new movie finally has a trailer with subtitles

Would you like to see a bit of Studio Ghibli’s newest film The Wind Rises and know what the hell is going on? Well, today is your lucky day, because the first English-subtitled trailer has finally arrived. The film, which has been #1 at the Japanese box office for the last four weeks, is a…

io9 Rob Bricken Aug 14

What’s the most game-changing discovery that got swept under the rug?

Nobody expects total realism from science fiction or fantasy. But it’s a big problem when a fantastic new device or ability is introduced — one that could change everything — and then it’s never seen again. What’s the most ridiculous potential game-changer that got totally ignored afterwards? Please include a picture or clip of this…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 14

Surprise – Kick-Ass 2 is actually about the triumph of girl geeks!

Night of the Living Dead Remake Swaps Farmhouse for NYC

Hints and Updates About Avengers 2, TMNT and Jurassic Park 4!

Jobs is a bad movie about a sociopath and his obsessions

Laurence Fishburne vs an army of post-apocalyptic cannibals. Who wins?

Guillermo del Toro’s sketches reveal his At the Mountains of Madness

Star Trek communicator puts your dog poop where no dog has gone before

Hunger Games-themed makeup line really sells the dystopian decadence

Our favorite art of the day: tiny Deadpool flying on an eagle

George R.R. Martin explains why Forbidden Planet is his favorite movie

Do villains have to commit “taboo” acts for us to hate them?

The sci-fi and fantasy movies to watch and avoid this fall

The Saga of Star Wars’ Toys Is Almost Better Than the Actual Movies

Disney’s Bears trailer puts teeny tiny baby bear feet in your face

Vin Diesel’s next film is about saving Mexican gold from orcs?

First official look at the robot of Japan’s live-action Patlabor movie

Vampire Academy trailer feels like maybe this movie could be good?

There may be a new Emperor in the Star Wars Universe

Hayao Miyazaki’s new movie finally has a trailer with subtitles

What’s the most game-changing discovery that got swept under the rug?

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