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Weta explains how they made Man of Steel‘s awesome Kryptonian VFX

Regardless of how you feel about Man of Steel, you have to admit that Krypton’s tech — especially the scene where Jor-El shows Clark the history of his home planet — was both unique and awesome. Wired got the Weta guys to explain how they came up these striking and unique visual effects.

io9 Rob Bricken Jun 28

The Terminator Movies Will Be Remade

Continuing with Hollywood’s spiraling dive into remake hell, Paramount Pictures says they will reboot Terminator in 2015, James Cameron’s 80s science fiction classic starring Arnold Schwarzenegger—who will be back for this trilogy rehash. Photos by Getty Images

Sploid Jesus Diaz Jun 28

There will soon be TWO competing Game of Thrones porn spoofs

You might have supposed that a single Game of Thrones porn movie would be sufficient. Or you might have thought the HBO show is already fulfilling your porno needs. In any case, there will soon be two duelling Thrones pornos. Lee Roy Myers, who’s done porno parodies of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The Big…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jun 27

The Internet Chooses the Movies at This Clever Stoop Cinema

We’ve seen loads of pop-up urbanism over the past few years, from parks to libraries, all designed to turn dead urban space into lively ones. But how do you stop people from immersing themselves in their phone screens in public? By building a larger screen, where they can be immersed together! A group of designers…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Jun 27

Interview with a Vampire director explains how to reinvent vampires

Neil Jordan, director of Interview with a Vampire and Michael Collins, has returned to vampires at last, with Byzantium. Starring a mother-daughter pair of troubled vampires, this movie is everything the supernatural world has been missing for so long. We asked Jordan for the secret to a compelling vampire story, and he told us everything.…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jun 27

What’s the one book that absolutely must be a TV show, NOT a movie?

The other day, we heard that Y: The Last Man is still going to be a movie. But meanwhile, Under the Dome is a hit TV show and Outlander is coming to Starz. What are the qualities that make a book (or comic) better suited to television than movies? And what’s the one book that…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jun 27

Trailer for The Conjuring interviews the family that inspired the film

Jump-scare master James Wan of Insidious is back with a REAL story about REAL ghosts. And to prove the real-life spooky roots for his next film The Conjuring, the studio has re-assembled the original owners of the haunted house from Rhode Island. The Perron family. But does the “authenticity” make it more scary? The Conjuring…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jun 27

Stallone & Schwarzenegger plan a superprison-break in The Escape Plan

Clearly, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger had such a good time working together on The Expendables that they decided to do another. Titled The Escape Plan, it’s all about the duo trying to break out of a prison called The Tomb, which is so futuristically high-tech the cells are clear. Madness! Also, the guards wear…

io9 Rob Bricken Jun 27

First trailer for Reno 911! creators’ exorcism movie Hell Baby

It is certain that Reno 911! (the series) was one of the most insanely hilarious pieces of late night television. But can the fellas behind the Cops spoof pull off an exorcism comedy? Take a look at their next project, Hell Baby, and find out. While we’re VERY excited to see Thomas Lennon and Robert…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jun 27

Why Did Screen Aspect Ratios Change Over Time?

If you ever wondered why screen aspect ratios changed through the history of movies and TVs, wonder no more: this video clearly explains the fascinating story of the many screen proportions that have framed countless moving tales through the decades, from the original silent films to today’s widescreens.

Sploid Jesus Diaz Jun 27

What would the newsstands look like if The Avengers were real?

What would the glossies and gossip mags all be buzzing about if real superheroes destroyed New York City while protecting the world from CG aliens? Probably a lot like this. MediaAvengers Tumblr is building up an online gallery of fake magazine features and covers all about The Avengers. Our personal favorites are the tabloid stories,…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jun 27

How Aspect Ratios Have Changed Over Time Because of Movies

If you haven’t learned anything interesting today, watch this fascinating history lesson on how the aspect ratios we know (16:9, 4:3) became the standard of what we see. For any film geek or ratio nerd, it’s a lovely trip back into time where things can become standard by just doing it for a long time.…

Movies Casey Chan Jun 26

Honest Trailers boldly suggests Independence Day might be flawed

I’m not sure how I feel about the Honest Trailers guys’ latest offering, which seems to suggest Roland Emmerich’s stirring docudrama of the human spirit, Independence Day, might not be the undisputed cinematic masterpiece we all know it to be. I don’t even know how that’s possible, frankly. I mean, without ID4, how else would…

io9 Rob Bricken Jun 26

The Sonic Secrets That Bring Pixar’s Latest Movie To Life

For a totally animated flick, it’s the sound masters behind the scenes who are really responsible for bringing a movie to life—every squeal, sigh, and clunk is key. Thanks to the people over at SoundWorks, we get to see (and hear) the steps it took to give a literal voice to Pixar’s newest film, Monsters…

Movies Ashley Feinberg Jun 26

9 Deadly Vacations (That We’d Still Like to Take)

It’s summer time, which means we’re going on vacation! Too bad all the places we want to visit are fictional… and would probably kill us. But who cares? We’d rather die in the claws of a T-Rex, or listening to an alien Diva sing, than in Florida (sorry, Florida). Here are the nine deadliest vacation…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jun 26

Peter Jackson reveals the extra scenes in The Hobbit: Extended Edition

Did anyone think the The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey movie was too short? Yes, three people did, and they happen to be director Peter Jackson, screenwriter Philippa Boyens and producer Fran Walsh, who have revealed some of the new and extended scenes which will be included in the film’s upcoming Extended Edition Blu-ray set. According…

io9 Rob Bricken Jun 26

Behold the First Images of the Official Lego Back to the Future Set!

Brick News has obtained photos of the official Lego Back to the Future set, including the minifigs for Marty McFly and Doc Brown. As you can see, it’s more elaborated than the version approved by Lego Cuusoo but not as pretty. Not even close. You’ll be able to create all the three versions of the…

Movies Jesus Diaz Jun 25

What’s the best movie that failed at the box office?

We were depressed to hear early predictions that Pacific Rim would be a box office bomb. Let’s hope it’s not true — but there have been plenty of decent or great movies that underperformed in theaters. What’s YOUR candidate for the best movie that audiences just didn’t show up for? https://gizmodo.com/is-pacific-rim-destined-to-be-an-epic-flop-576879105 Please include a poster…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jun 25

Is Pacific Rim destined to be an epic flop?

This is heartbreaking. Early tracking suggests that Guillermo del Toro’s long-awaited “robots vs. monsters” movie Pacific Rim is gaining less audience interest than Grown-Ups 2, which opens the same weekend. Legendary Pictures “risks losing a lot of money” on Pacific Rim, Variety warns. According to a sobering Variety article: Early tracking for the film is…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jun 25

Why Return of the Jedi Was the Most Grown-Up Star Wars Movie

Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi isn’t just the film that ties up the Original Trilogy with a bow — it’s also the most grown-up of the original three films, because the series matured along with its audience. That’s what director Richard Marquand claimed, in a rare interview, anyway. Den of Geek posted a…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jun 25

Weta explains how they made Man of Steel‘s awesome Kryptonian VFX

The Terminator Movies Will Be Remade

There will soon be TWO competing Game of Thrones porn spoofs

The Internet Chooses the Movies at This Clever Stoop Cinema

Interview with a Vampire director explains how to reinvent vampires

What’s the one book that absolutely must be a TV show, NOT a movie?

Trailer for The Conjuring interviews the family that inspired the film

Stallone & Schwarzenegger plan a superprison-break in The Escape Plan

First trailer for Reno 911! creators’ exorcism movie Hell Baby

Why Did Screen Aspect Ratios Change Over Time?

What would the newsstands look like if The Avengers were real?

How Aspect Ratios Have Changed Over Time Because of Movies

Honest Trailers boldly suggests Independence Day might be flawed

The Sonic Secrets That Bring Pixar’s Latest Movie To Life

9 Deadly Vacations (That We’d Still Like to Take)

Peter Jackson reveals the extra scenes in The Hobbit: Extended Edition

Behold the First Images of the Official Lego Back to the Future Set!

What’s the best movie that failed at the box office?

Is Pacific Rim destined to be an epic flop?

Why Return of the Jedi Was the Most Grown-Up Star Wars Movie

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