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Peter Jackson’s behind-the-scenes Hobbit video is stuffed with hot Hobbit-on-Dwarf action

Peter Jackson has released his latest video blog from on the set of The Hobbit, and we’re delighted to see Martin Freeman in full Bilbo Baggins costume bossing around a gaggle of Dwarves. We love that Jackson has made these videos a constant during his filming process. We’ve learned so much. Plus we can’t believe…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 4

X-Men: First Class is getting a sequel!

Ready for more teen mutant angst with a period setting? X-Men: First Class is prepping a sequel, although your guess is as good as ours as to when it might take place — we’ve got our paws crossed for the 80s. According to SuperHeroHype, the box office for X-Men: First Class wound up being enough…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 4

R.I.P. Richard Gordon, producer of Fiend Without a Face and countless B-movie classics

You might not have heard of Richard Gordon, but you’ve probably seen at least a few of his movies. He produced a string of fantastic science fiction and horror B-movies with titles like The Electronic Monster, The Fiend Without a Face, The Haunted Strangler, First Man into Space and Devil Doll. He worked with horror…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 3

Garrett Hedlund offered lead role in Akira. Crap.

Here’s some horrible news coming straight from the Hollywood adaptation of Akira. Garrett Hedlund has reportedly been offered the role of Kaneda. Now we can trade in our fears about whitewashing for a new set of worries about the world’s blandest Kaneda to ever ride a Huffy into a futuristic McDonalds. Twitch Film is reporting…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 3

James Bond’s 23rd movie gets an absurd new name

James Bond is back! The 23rd Bond film now has a name, Skyfall. Yep, that’s not what we were expecting either, but at least it’s a little science fiction-y, right? In a press conference today it was announced that Daniel Craig would be slipping on the Brioni suit one more time, with director Sam Mendes.…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 3

Game Over: Amazon Prime Is Officially the Greatest Deal in Tech

Amazon’s Prime service began as a way to get your books and deodorant shipped to your door faster. Which was nice. Now, it’s turned into a cornucopia of digital everything: movies, TV, books. And as it’s grown, it’s turned into something else: the smartest digital ticket around. Amazon’s decision to give out free loaner Kindle…

Commerce Sam Biddle Nov 3

Watch Bella tell Edward she’s carrying his unholy vampire spawn in 4 new Twilight: Breaking Dawn clips

It’s the beginning of the end for Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series. Breaking Dawn Part 1 promises so much for the vampires who sparkle and their clumsy human mates — including one of the most famous sex scenes in literary history, followed by one of the most famous birth scenes! Watch the first clips now! Directed…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 3

Plex Media Center Now Runs on Google TV. Wait, What?

Media center software running on top of media center software seems silly (cue meme), but maybe you really love Plex’s UI that much. Or maybe you love the Google TV hardware, but not the software? Either way, you now have options. Plex’s app is now optimized and available for Google TV, promising access to all…

Movies Adrian Covert Nov 3

Underworld: now with baby vampires, silver whips and super-Lycans!

This new trailer for Underworld Awakening exposes a lot more of the story line. Which may or may not be a good thing, depending on how you feel about adding small children to revive a dead franchise. But hey, Kate Beckinsale…in rubber! Let the Lycan whipping begin! As you can see in this trailer, Selene…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 2

New Immortals clips are so vivid, you can almost taste the oiled torsos

Holy sepiatoned nipples! We’ve got six new clips from new Tarsem Singh’s mythological epic Immortals — plus one exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how they built the massive sets our waxed-Adonises heroes would wrestle in. Above is an interesting look at the world Tarsem and company built for our Greek Gods, plus we’ve got a collection…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 2

Is this Bane’s ultimate weapon from The Dark Knight Rises?

Have set photos revealed the device that Bane will use to bring Batman to his knees in The Dark Knight Rises? Possibly — a collection of photos and blueprints may have just revealed Bane’s dastardly plan for the good people of Gotham. Major Spoilers Ahead… A while back Bane was filmed blowing up a Gotham…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 2

The Cheesiest Thing You’ll See Today: Piranha 3-D actress tweets from the set of Heavy Metal

There’s been talk for years about a live-action adaptation of Heavy Metal, the 1981 animated movie and long-running French comic magazine. And now, apparently, one is being filmed in Belgium — starring Piranha 3-D’s Kelly Brook and Stargate’s Joe Flanigan. Both Brook and Flanagan have been tweeting from the set, and Brook tweeted this amazing…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 2

First look at teen zombie romance movie brings up some serious necrophilia issues

We’re kind of appalled/enthralled by 50/50 director Jonathan Levine’s new zombie romance movie. Based on the novel Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion, it’s about a young zombie boy in love with a girl, and how that changes the post-apocalyptic hell they’re living in FOREVER. The film stars Teresa Palmer (I Am Number Four) and Nicholas…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 2

The 10 Most Explosively Masculine Captain Kirk Battle Techniques

James Tiberius Kirk: lover, explorer, chanteur, a veritable 23rd-century bon vivant. Captain Kirk has many fine traits, but his martial prowess is perhaps most deserving of our fear and respect. Here are 10 fighting maneuvers that should be enshrined by Starfleet as “The Decalogue of Whooping Ass.” 10.) The Slap-Chop As Seen In: “Where No…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Nov 2

Anne Rice picks a fight with Stephenie Meyer: “Lestat and Louie feel sorry for vampires that sparkle”

Vampire Fight! Seems that everyone’s favorite author of the original fey vampires is throwing stones at this generation’s foppish vampire gang. That’s right, Anne Rice is taking on Stephenie Meyer! There will be sparkles! Over on Anne Rice’s Facebook, the author of Interview with the Vampire has some interesting words about the undead creatures who…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 2

The Ultimate Survival Guide to November’s Science Fiction and Fantasy

Science fiction fans live with one foot in the future — so here’s a sneak peek of November’s science fiction and fantasy. Including new books by Stephen Baxter and Brandon Sanderson. Doctor Who meets the Ice Warriors! The finales of Harry Potter and Twilight hit DVD and theaters, respectively. Plus tons of television, including the…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Nov 1

How many characters will die in Joss Whedon’s new metaphysical love story?

Joss Whedon is a movie-making machine! The Avengers is almost done, his latest project Much Ado About Nothing has wrapped shooting, and now he’s announcing a third movie — a supernatural romance titled In Your Eyes. Since you know it’s been a while since Whedon has killed characters you’ve formed an emotional bond with, we’re…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 1

Bollywood superhero flick Ra.One is like Tron with dance numbers and crotch punches

Well, that’s not entirely true. Calling the new 3D Hindi superhero flick Ra.One the Bollywood Tron or Iron Man would be a bit of a misnomer. The most apt parallel for Ra.One would be Automan, that swiftly cancelled 1983 cop show about a crime-fighting hologram. And like Automan, Ra.One is shitstorm preposterous in all the…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Nov 1

Find Out Which of Your Favorite Movies Are Streaming Right Now

A search engine that tells me if, and where, my favorite movies are available to stream right now. Oh hell yes! With the content licenses changing on a regular basis, having a dedicated search engine to find out if you can stream your favorite movies is a genius idea. CanIStream.it searches the movie libraries of…

Commerce Roberto Baldwin Nov 1

Would you contribute to a Kickstarter campaign to get the new Riddick movie back in production?

The Riddick cast and crew have been locked out of their Montreal studio over unpaid bills — and meanwhile Katee Sackhoff has reportedly been offered the role of a Riddick-tailing bounty hunter. So what’s really going on with the silver-eyed Furyan? TMZ is reporting that Riddick’s return to the big screen is on ice. According…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 1

Peter Jackson’s behind-the-scenes Hobbit video is stuffed with hot Hobbit-on-Dwarf action

X-Men: First Class is getting a sequel!

R.I.P. Richard Gordon, producer of Fiend Without a Face and countless B-movie classics

Garrett Hedlund offered lead role in Akira. Crap.

James Bond’s 23rd movie gets an absurd new name

Game Over: Amazon Prime Is Officially the Greatest Deal in Tech

Watch Bella tell Edward she’s carrying his unholy vampire spawn in 4 new Twilight: Breaking Dawn clips

Plex Media Center Now Runs on Google TV. Wait, What?

Underworld: now with baby vampires, silver whips and super-Lycans!

New Immortals clips are so vivid, you can almost taste the oiled torsos

Is this Bane’s ultimate weapon from The Dark Knight Rises?

The Cheesiest Thing You’ll See Today: Piranha 3-D actress tweets from the set of Heavy Metal

First look at teen zombie romance movie brings up some serious necrophilia issues

The 10 Most Explosively Masculine Captain Kirk Battle Techniques

Anne Rice picks a fight with Stephenie Meyer: “Lestat and Louie feel sorry for vampires that sparkle”

The Ultimate Survival Guide to November’s Science Fiction and Fantasy

How many characters will die in Joss Whedon’s new metaphysical love story?

Bollywood superhero flick Ra.One is like Tron with dance numbers and crotch punches

Find Out Which of Your Favorite Movies Are Streaming Right Now

Would you contribute to a Kickstarter campaign to get the new Riddick movie back in production?

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