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Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D. short film Item 47 should be a weekly TV show

The Avengers DVD will include a brand new Marvel short film called Item 47 — and we caught the first screening tonight at Comic Con. And not only was it funny and sweet, we came away wishing these two S.H.I.E.L.D. agents could have their own TV show. Item 47 is centered around a Bonnie-and-Clyde-esque pair…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jul 14

New Total Recall footage includes lots of shout-outs to the original

How much does the Total Recall remake pay homage to the original? Director Len Wiseman and several of the movie’s stars came to San Diego Comic-Con with footage from the film, showing off the moments that pay tribute to the 1990 action flick. Just don’t expect Colin Farrell to rattle off any witty (or cheesy)…

Movies Lauren Davis Jul 14

Comic Con: Day Two!

Joss Whedon at the Firefly Reunion: “These are the best meat puppets I’ve ever controlled” https://gizmodo.com/joss-whedon-at-the-firefly-reunion-these-are-the-best-5925920 Firefly changed the ‘verse forever – and now, the ten-year reunion just happened at San Diego Comic Con. Joss Whedon looked at his asssembled castmembers and said, “These are the best meat puppets I’ve ever controlled.” High praise indeed.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 14

Resident Evil booth babes handed us a severed human foot

This year’s most gruesome marketing stunt has to be Resident Evil’s Umbrella Corp. severed limb cart, handing out feet, hands and the occasional head. They were spotted on the floor earlier today, but they also showed up at the press line for Resident Evil: Retribution, and they handed us a nice severed foot. Rumor has…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jul 13

Game of Thrones reveals new cast members for Season 3!

Fans have been speculating what characters from A Storm of Swords might appear in the upcoming season of Game of Thrones. At today’s San Diego Comic-Con panel, George R.R. Martin revealed new cast members for Season 3. Martin began the panel by apologizing for the absence of series creator David Benioff and D. B. Weiss,…

Television Lauren Davis Jul 13

We’ve seen Walking Dead‘s Michonne and the Governor in action!

The producers of The Walking Dead announced today their zombie show has a return date: on Sunday, October 14th, we’ll return to the post-apocalyptic South for another round with Rick and his fellow survivors. And this time, they’ll be joined by katana-wielding Michonne and the nefarious Governor of Woodbury. Today at the San Diego Comic-Con…

Television Lauren Davis Jul 13

Joss Whedon at the Firefly Reunion: “These are the best meat puppets I’ve ever controlled”

Firefly changed the ‘verse forever — and now, the ten-year reunion just happened at San Diego Comic Con. Joss Whedon looked at his asssembled castmembers and said, “These are the best meat puppets I’ve ever controlled.” High praise indeed. So now that Joss Whedon has directed one of the most successful films of all time,…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 13

The Creepiest Footage Yet From Bryan Singer’s “Brain Implant” Webseries H+

Bryan Singer’s H+ brings up the biggest potential nightmare with brain implants — what if they get hacked, or hit with a virus? The series already had a preview in L.A. a few days ago — but now, check out an exclusive first look at a two-minute prequel. https://gizmodo.com/in-bryan-singers-h-a-deadly-virus-kills-everyone-who-5925022 Why are one third of the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 13

How Actual Science Can Make Science Fiction Stories Cooler

How do the minds behind Battlestar Galactica, Prometheus, X-Men: First Class, and Torchwood go about juggling science fact and science fiction, to tell a believable story? Bad Astronomy‘s Phil Plait hosted a panel at San Diego Comic-Con yesterday to discuss this issue, along with the making and breaking canon in sequels and prequels. Involving scientists…

io9 Keith Veronese Jul 13

Captain America gown spotted on the Comic-Con floor

First we saw an Iron Man dress with its own glowing Arc Reactor, now Kelsey Michele’s gorgeous Captain America gown design has been spotted in the fabric. We grabbed this photo of a San Diego convention-goer who stitched up her own version of the red, white, and blue number. Maybe we’ll eventually see the whole…

io9 Lauren Davis Jul 13

Neil Gaiman’s writing a prequel to Sandman in 2013

Given the hubbub and sales that Before Watchmen drummed up, it’s not surprising that DC is looking to dip into their modern classics. And at last night’s San Diego Comic-Con panel for the publisher’s mature-readers Vertigo imprint, DC snuck in a bombshell — Neil Gaiman will be returning to his career-making comic The Sandman with…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Jul 13

Has LEGO Bilbo met his match in zombie Frodo?

This scale model of Bilbo Baggins has been confidently standing his ground at San Diego Comic-Con’s LEGO booth, but trouble may be afoot now that he and Gandalf have been discovered by zombie Frodo. Will a Sting made from plastic bricks be of any use in fighting the undead? Photo credit: Lucia Alba.

io9 Lauren Davis Jul 13

Comic Con: Day One!

The Most Sensational Sights (and Best Things to Buy) on the Comic-Con Floor https://gizmodo.com/the-most-sensational-sights-and-best-things-to-buy-on-5925329 At Comic-Con’s preview last night, we were menaced by cave trolls from The Hobbit, tried on cat ears that are controlled by brain waves, and went into a minifig frenzy with The Hulk and My Little Pony. And that was before…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 12

We saw the first footage of Johnny Depp as Tonto in Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger has become almost a legendary trainwreck at this point — but nobody’s seen a single frame of it. Until today. Delayed until 2013 while the studio scrambles to salvage something from the mess, The Lone Ranger features Johnny Depp as Tonto (wearing crazy white makeup) and Armie Hammer as the titular Lone…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jul 12

Tim Burton shows his childhood scars in Frankenweenie

Frankenweenie was the short film that got Tim Burton fired at Disney all those years ago — and now he’s turning it into a full-length film. Not only is it a passion project for him, it’s pretty obviously the silliest thing he’s done in forever. We saw the first two clips from the film, and…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jul 12

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Star Trek: The Next Generation on Blu-ray

At the end of the July, Star Trek fans get an extra special treat with the release of a high-definition transfer of the twenty-five episode first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Today at San Diego Comic-Con, we had the chance to see an extra-early peak at the restoration process performed on this historic…

io9 Keith Veronese Jul 12

First footage from The Host is a dystopian thrill ride — with one huge problem

After the Twilight panel at San Diego Comic Con, there was a huge surprise — the first footage from The Host, the adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s alien-invasion novel directed by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, Now). And the good news is, The Host looks like a beautifully shot movie with some lovely action sequences. There’s just one…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jul 12

We’ve seen the first 7 minutes of the last Twilight movie!

The Twilight saga is about to come to a thundering conclusion — and we just saw the beginning of the end. We were treated to a sneak peek of the first seven minutes of Breaking Dawn Part 2, and they were both thrilling and amazing. Doubts: Banished. The new movie picks up right where the…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jul 12

This is the most genius Disney villain cosplay we’ve seen yet

Today at Comic-Con we spotted this entourage of malefactors running as some kind of Disney Injustice League. The idea of Gaston scheming with the hunter from Bambi and The Horned King from The Black Cauldron is an absolute hoot. Photo credit: Lauren Davis

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 12

Mondo’s Stunning Princess Mononoke Poster Deserves to Rule Your Wall

Hayao Miyazaki’s brilliant Princess Mononoke has taken on a whole new dark power, in this amazing poster by artist supreme Olly Moss. We’re super proud to be able to feature this Mondo limited edition, produced just for San Diego Comic Con. These posters, a regular version and a variant version, just went on sale a…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 12

Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D. short film Item 47 should be a weekly TV show

New Total Recall footage includes lots of shout-outs to the original

Comic Con: Day Two!

Resident Evil booth babes handed us a severed human foot

Game of Thrones reveals new cast members for Season 3!

We’ve seen Walking Dead‘s Michonne and the Governor in action!

Joss Whedon at the Firefly Reunion: “These are the best meat puppets I’ve ever controlled”

The Creepiest Footage Yet From Bryan Singer’s “Brain Implant” Webseries H+

How Actual Science Can Make Science Fiction Stories Cooler

Captain America gown spotted on the Comic-Con floor

Neil Gaiman’s writing a prequel to Sandman in 2013

Has LEGO Bilbo met his match in zombie Frodo?

Comic Con: Day One!

We saw the first footage of Johnny Depp as Tonto in Lone Ranger

Tim Burton shows his childhood scars in Frankenweenie

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Star Trek: The Next Generation on Blu-ray

First footage from The Host is a dystopian thrill ride — with one huge problem

We’ve seen the first 7 minutes of the last Twilight movie!

This is the most genius Disney villain cosplay we’ve seen yet

Mondo’s Stunning Princess Mononoke Poster Deserves to Rule Your Wall

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