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How Movie Directors Manipulate Your Emotions With Color Temperature

Color temperature is critical component of how we perceive a photograph or a slice of film. (It’s that whole “white balance” thing we nerds are always blabbing about.) As this video explains, we often don’t even notice the ways in which an image’s color temperature affects us. When directors are playing with color, they’re playing…

Disney wants to turn Artemis Fowl into the new Harry Potter

For years, people have been saying Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl books would make a great movie — and now it’s happening, and some heavy hitters are involved. Harvey Weinstein and Robert DeNiro are producing the Artemis Fowl movie at Disney, with a Harry Potter scriptwriter on board. Here are all the details, via the press…

See the hard science fiction movie Europa Report on the big screen

We’ve been talking about Europa Report for ages, and it’s been available online — but this weekend, it’s actually coming to theaters! And we’re giving you a chance to see it on the big screen for free on Thursday night. Just click here and use “io9” as a promotional code, then register for either one…

Which reformed villain do you wish would turn evil again?

It’s like a natural law — charismatic villains can’t stay evil forever. Eventually, they join forces with the hero, and often start to stray onto the path of righteousness once and for all. But which reformed villain would you like to see return to the dark side? Please include a picture of this newly redeemed…

First look at pissed-off, magical Julia Ormond in Witches of East End

Behold our first glimpse of the Witches of East End Lifetime TV series, starring Julia Ormond as the witch of our dreams. Based on Melissa de la Cruz’s novel, Witches of East End stars Ormond as Joanna Beauchamp — and thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we now know what this magical series will look like: badass.…

The Elements a Fables Movie Must Have, According to Mark Buckingham

Warner Bros. has put a movie based on the Fables comic into development, and at Comic-Con DC’s Diane Nelson said Fables is a top priority. So when we ran into Fables artist Mark Buckingham, we wanted to ask him what are the crucial things a Fables movie must have, to be called Fables. https://gizmodo.com/f-ck-yeah-theres-gonna-be-a-fables-movie-511315108 https://gizmodo.com/dcs-head-executive-puts-sandman-at-the-top-of-their-817359822…

We call SHENANIGANS on the Insidious 2 trailer

If you saw the end for James Wan’s jump scare spectacular, Insidious then you know [SPOILERS FOR INSIDIOUS], the Dad kind of “gets it” in the end. So you can imagine our confusion when the Insidious 2 trailer looks like business as usual for the Lambert family. SHENANIGANS! SHENANIGANS, SHENANIGANS, SHENANIGANS! Why is Patrick Wilson…

Director Jon M. Chu really, really wants to make that He-Man movie

Director Jon M. Chu is hard at work on both the G.I. Joe: Retaliation sequel and the long-in-development-hell Masters of the Universe movie. While the former depends on The Rock’s schedule, and the latter depends on when G.I. Joe 3 films, Chu is determined to make sure He-Man returns to movie theaters. Chu talked to…

Wolverine concept art shows Viper could have been way more porntastic

The Wolverine pulls back on some of the violence and gore because of its coveted PG-13 rating. But apparently, the Viper, the sexy snake lady who uses her poisonous talents on Logan, could have been a lot raunchier as well. Possibly NSFW concept art below… This concept art from The Wolverine comes via artist Joshua…

Henry Cavill isn’t sure if Lois and Superman can really be equals

Not because she’s a woman — because she’s a human being, and no human can be as powerful as Superman. We caught up with the Man of Steel last weekend at Comic-Con, and asked him about the Clark-Lois dynamic going forward. What he said kind of surprised us. Man of Steel spoilers ahead… The Man…

Kick-Ass 2 clips include a great Ferris Bueller’s Day Off spoof

Here is the first meaty chunk from the Kick-Ass sequel — showing Hit Girl in her new home, with her new dad, and new bag of tricks. When will that murderous scamp quit? Plus get a good look at Jim Carrey’s character, from before he disowned the whole franchise.

How to know whether your house is occupied by demonic forces

If you’ve been paying attention to the hallowed house of learning that is Hollywood cinema, you know The Conjuring offers a scholarly methodology for examining haunted houses. In that spirit, we present these research guidelines for identifying a haunted house before it consumes you and your family. A haunting often starts with “cold spots,” “stink…

New Wolverine movie is not much better than the first Wolverine movie

There’s a meme going around about The Wolverine that says it’s not that good, but at least it’s way better than X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the previous solo vehicle for the indestructible tough guy with the metal skeleton and claws. But sadly, it’s not that much better. Minor spoilers ahead… It’s certainly true that Origins lowered…

The Butterfly Effect gets a reboot for reasons we can’t comprehend

It’s been nine years since Ashton Kutcher seized himself back into his own past by reading, and now the original movie creators of The Butterfly Effect are ready to reboot. Which, LOL, why not? Variety is reporting that the original production companies FilmEngine and Benderspink are developing a Butterfly Effect remake. Half of the screenwriting…

Godzilla director Gareth Edwards explains the symbolism of kaiju

New images and footage from the forthcoming Godzilla movie have us so excited that we’re zooming through the air like three-headed space kaiju. At Comic-Con, we sat down with director Gareth Edwards to talk about his giant monster designs, and the political subtext of this classic anti-nuke tale. io9: Which version of Godzilla influenced your…

What is the weirdest work of science fiction you’ve ever seen?

A lot of science fiction is a little weird — that’s sort of its job as a genre. But there’s weird, and then there’s seriously, stupendously bizarropants. You know what I mean. What’s the absolute strangest work of science fiction you’ve ever seen, read or tasted? No fair listing movies you made in art school.…

James McAvoy Will Play Dr. Frankenstein to Daniel Radcliffe’s Igor

This will be the sexiest Frankenstein movie in the history of the world! Sorry undead Aaron Eckhart abs. We knew that Daniel Radcliffe had been cast to play Igor in the new Fox Frankenstein flick. But now a new British bit of man candy is joining the mad science story. Deadline broke the news that…

Recently Steven Spielberg predicted Hollywood’s model of relying on huge blockbuster movies would collapse. Does the recent string of huge-budget flops mean it’s already happening? Slate thinks so.

Did the new RoboCop movie just replace robots with drones?

You’ve seen glimpses of (and read about) the new RoboCop movie, but we’ve yet to suss out exactly what this remake of Paul Verhoeven’s classic 1987 picture will retain from the original. What does the new RoboCop stand for? According to our interview with the director José Padilha, drone warfare. When RoboCop was made in…

Chris Evans brings pain to the train in a new Snowpiercer trailer

Chris Evans is using his brain to rain pain down on the fascist forces that control the train named Snowpiercer, but what does he have to gain? Will he attain freedom for his fellow passengers, or will the soldiers contain the revolution, making Evans’ hopes in vain? I’ll refrain from complaining, because I maintain the…