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Behold, maybe the only FDR versus werewolves film in history

And now, for something completely different. Well, not that different from Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, but pretty outlandish in the grand scheme of things. Maybe it’s the next Ilsa: She-Wolf of the SS? In any case, here’s the preview for FDR: American Badass! This film promises lycanthrope versions of Hitler, Hirohito, and Mussolini. Also, Kevin…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jan 17

Lord of the Rings manicure forges 10 nails to rule them all

This is by far the sexiest thing we’ve seen all day. And yes, that just so happens to be the Tengwar inscription from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. These lovely nails come to you courtesy of Billy the Brime. [Spotted on The Daily What]

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 17

Movie Posters From a Parallel Universe

Imagine if your favourite films were written and acted during a different period of time: the actors and director would be different, the style it was shot in completely alien. These film posters by Peter Stults are an amazing glimpse into how Hollywood could’ve been. Whether it’s Die Hard featuring Leonard Nimoy, Al Pacino playing…

Movies Jamie Condliffe Jan 17

Watch Kerry Conran’s video pitch for the John Carter of Mars movie that never was

Last week we discovered all about Disney’s various John Carter movies that died out in development hell. Now take a look at the video pitch from Kerry Conran, director the visually handsome but sadly hollow movie Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. Conran was handed the Carter title after Robert Rodriguez dropped out, and…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 16

First footage of Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter shows the Rail Splitter in action!

We can’t wait for the cheesy, delicious action movie Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. We’ve been stacking up rail-splitter puns for months, waiting for the first footage of Honest Abe kicking vampire ass. But until the next trailer comes out, we’ll have to do with this new crop of images, posters and the first ever footage…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 16

If you’re going to defeat a monk, you need zombie crocodiles and self-decapitation

In the Shaw Brother’s 1983 Thai boxing film/wizardry flick/Technicolor brain colonic The Boxer’s Omen, a black magic practitioner battles a meditating monk using his army of bats, crocodile skulls, and floating heads out of The Thing. It’s but another beautifully baffling moment martial arts archivist Sardonicus has brought to our attention. Truth be told, I…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jan 16

The Dark Knight Rises trailer, recut entirely with scenes from Batman: The Animated Series

Inarguably one of the finest Batman narratives of all times, Batman: The Animated Series has been recut to fit Chris Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises trailer. And lo! The whole thing fits like a glove. [Via The Mary Sue]

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 16

Why doesn’t NASA want us to see the first science fiction movie shot in space?

Richard Garriott spent $30 million of his own money to be a “space tourist” aboard the International Space Station, a quest that’s chronicled in the new documentary Man on a Mission, in theaters now. But while he was aboard the I.S.S., Garriott shot an eight-minute movie called Apogee of Fear, which he says is the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jan 16

Lovely Dawn Treader concept art will send you home on a dream ship

Whatever you may think of the Narnia movies, you have to bask in the loveliness of this Voyage of the Dawn Treader concept art. Eustace the Dragon! The sea people! The epic battles! The giant orange sun, which looks like something out of 1970s book cover art. This is the perfect art to end the…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jan 13

Will The Woman in Black live up to its Hammer Horror film legacy?

Did you know that Daniel Radcliffe’s next horror project, The Woman in Black is part of the long, proud tradition of Hammer Films? The latest video featurette from this ghost story not only shows off a bit of new footage, but has Radcliffe and the rest of the cast reminiscing about how late night Hammer…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 13

Man on A Mission takes you into space in one space tourist’s $30 million seat

Watch Richard Garriott — better known in the gaming world as the Godfather to the gaming world, “Lord British” and the son of astronaut Owen K. Garriott — achieve his space dreams in this documentary about one (very rich) man’s journey into the big black. Garriott documented the long process of trying to finance his…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 13

Behold, the 1977 budget breakdown for Star Wars

Want to know how much R2-D2’s slapstick antics cost in 1970s ducats? David Pirie’s 1981 book Anatomy of the Movies dissected the film’s then-lavish $11-million budget, but sadly did not delve into the film’s blue milk budget. Also, check out the amount of bank Sir Alec Guinness would eventually roll in. That crazy hermit was…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jan 13

In The Divide, hell is your annoying neighbors

One of the things that critics of torture porn rarely single out for scorn is the sheer boredom of watching people rape and beat each other for two hours. I can only hope that post-apocalyptic flick The Divide will finally convince the world that indifference is worse than disgust – at least when it comes…

Movies Annalee Newitz Jan 13

Watch Guy Pearce do his best Snake Plissken impersonation in Space Prison: The Movie!

MS One: Maximum Security — previously titled Lockout — feels like the love child of Die Hard and Escape from New York. In this behind the scenes footage, watch as main character Guy Pearce has a hell of a time channeling both John McClane and Plissken. He’s the new lovable rogue who’s sure to win…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 13

CG-free clip from Planet of the Apes shows why Andy Serkis should get an Oscar nod

Many people forget that behind the screaming CG primate face in Rise of the Planet of the Apes was a human, Andy Serkis. Fox has released this CG-free clip of Serkis losing his damn mind, after James Franco drops him off in the ape sanctuary — presumably as a “for your consideration” reminder. And Serkis…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 12

This image (almost) restores our hope for the Superman movie

Posted on the While we love the notion of Henry Cavill playing Clark Kent, we’re still nervous about Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel movie. Maybe it’s the missing shorts or the rumors that the movies’ third act is a mess, or perhaps we’re still traumatized by Green Lantern? Bottom line: this movie makes us nervous.…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 12

This is possibly the trashiest werewolf movie ever filmed (NSFW)

Oh dear, we may have found a Japanese horror movie that outcrasses Big Tit Zombie. This here is Red Sword, a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood with werewolves, dime-store special effects, and blatantly hornball marketing that would give the late, great Doris Wishman a run for her money. Here’s the plot synopsis, if such…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jan 12

6 new Dark Knight Rises snapshots show off Batman’s Bat-abs

Bathe in the glory of Chris Nolan’s new Batsuit. We assume his Transformer-like torso of nooks and six-pack crannies is for ergonomic reasons. Anyone else getting a mild Schumacher vibe off of this Batwashboard? Plus, here are some more photos that have nothing to do with abdominals. UPDATE: Ok it’s not a NEW NEW suit,…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 12

This Is What Movies Look Like Broken Down by Color and Motion

If you’ve ever wondered how movies vary in color and motion, scene-by-scence, don’t worry any more. Cinemetrics is a project that’s decoding and visualizing films, and you can see it in action here. The brainchild of graphic designer Frederic Brodbeck, Cinemetrics is an attempt to to create a visual “fingerprint” for films. He analyzes the…

Movies Jamie Condliffe Jan 12

The Best Science Fiction Films at This Year’s Sundance

Next week marks the annual return of that indie-movie orgy, Sundance! The film festival that helped launch cult classics such as TrollHunter and Moon is back. https://gizmodo.com/troll-hunter-turns-myth-into-modern-hardboiled-tragedy-5800203 https://gizmodo.com/moon-is-the-best-scifi-movie-of-summer-5302281 To keep you ahead of the curve at your next film-geek name-dropping party, we’ve compiled a list of the most anticipated science fiction, science, fantasy and documentary…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 11

Behold, maybe the only FDR versus werewolves film in history

Lord of the Rings manicure forges 10 nails to rule them all

Movie Posters From a Parallel Universe

Watch Kerry Conran’s video pitch for the John Carter of Mars movie that never was

First footage of Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter shows the Rail Splitter in action!

If you’re going to defeat a monk, you need zombie crocodiles and self-decapitation

The Dark Knight Rises trailer, recut entirely with scenes from Batman: The Animated Series

Why doesn’t NASA want us to see the first science fiction movie shot in space?

Lovely Dawn Treader concept art will send you home on a dream ship

Will The Woman in Black live up to its Hammer Horror film legacy?

Man on A Mission takes you into space in one space tourist’s $30 million seat

Behold, the 1977 budget breakdown for Star Wars

In The Divide, hell is your annoying neighbors

Watch Guy Pearce do his best Snake Plissken impersonation in Space Prison: The Movie!

CG-free clip from Planet of the Apes shows why Andy Serkis should get an Oscar nod

This image (almost) restores our hope for the Superman movie

This is possibly the trashiest werewolf movie ever filmed (NSFW)

6 new Dark Knight Rises snapshots show off Batman’s Bat-abs

This Is What Movies Look Like Broken Down by Color and Motion

The Best Science Fiction Films at This Year’s Sundance

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