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The Cast of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD Told Us Just How Crazy Things Are About To Get

The fact the set of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD is so quiet on a Wednesday afternoon is in direct opposition to the insanity of the show itself. We visited the Culver City set and there was nothing going on in Coulson’s office. Fitz and Simmons’ lab was silent and the common area was deserted. But…

Television Germain Lussier Mar 16

We Visited the Set of The Conjuring 2 and Saw a Master Horror Filmmaker at Work

Watery footprints are scattered around the floor of the humid soundstage. Men in creepy makeup pop out from behind doors. A dark, murky underground basement has been flooded by God knows what and just then, all the lights go out. Yup, it’s about to get real Conjuring up in this bitch. On November 3, 2015,…

Movies Germain Lussier Mar 1

What It’s Like To Step Inside The World of Lev Grossman’s The Magicians

Lev Grossman’s Magicians trilogy has won legions of fans, in large part thanks to its vividly described world. And now, Syfy is bringing that world to life, and we’ve been there. We sat in the front row at Brakebills’ magic lab, hung out in the Physical Kids’ Cottage, and met the cast of The Magicians.…

io9 Kaila Hale-Stern Dec 8

Our Visit to the Mind-Blowingly Realistic Spaceship Sets of Syfy’s The Expanse

Last night, Syfy released the first episode of The Expanse, its space opera based on James S.A. Corey’s novels, and everyone learned what we’ve known for months: This show is going to blow your mind. We visited the set back in May, and here’s what we saw. Everybody knows that the Sci-Fi Channel changed over…

Television Andrew Liptak Nov 23

The Best Little Porno Movie on the Internet [Very NSFW]

The other night, my friend Fivestar said, “Hey, I’m going to be directing a Star Trek gang bang movie, you want to visit the set?” Just in case you are wondering, the answer to that question should always be yes. Warning: This article is very NSFW. Seriously. There are genitals. You have been warned. Fivestar…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 3

Why There’s Still a LOT Of Edgar Wright In Marvel’s Ant-Man

“It isn’t just about getting bigger, but it’s about getting clever and getting more unique.” That’s what Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said to members of the entertainment press during a visit to the set of Ant-Man. We were there, and learned more about Ant-Man—including how it fits in with other Marvel movies. While Ant-Man…

Movies Meredith Woerner and Lauren Davis Jun 22

I Stared Into The Red Eye Of The T-800 On The Terminator: Genisys Set

I’ve been to the Terminator: Genisys set. I witnessed four hot, moderately exciting seconds of walking and talking, touched a time machine, and smelled the T-800 in the flesh. And this involved a lot of emotions balanced with a lot of speculation. Here’s our complete set report. Some spoilers ahead. As we were bussed into…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 25

Everything You Need To Know About The Making Of Big Hero 6

This week, Disney gives us its version of a superhero movie with Big Hero 6. We’ve got all the details on the huggable healthcare robot Baymax and the mashup city of San Fransokyo, plus how anime, Disneyland park mascots, and Clint Eastwood inspired the film. We have already talked a bitabout our visit to Walt…

io9 Lauren Davis Nov 6

The Guardians of the Galaxy Set Got Us Excited For Space Movies Again

Last year, we headed to Shepperton Studios to watch James Gunn film Marvel’s first real space adventure, Guardians of the Galaxy. And we did not expect to get quite as excited as we did. Here’s what we saw, and why it’s good for our new batch of space scoundrels. It’s Still Going To Be A…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 8

All The Secrets Of The Last Ship‘s Devastating Plague Apocalypse

The Last Ship, the Michael Bay-produced show about the disease that wipes out most of humanity, and the one Navy vessel that can save us, premieres Sunday on TNT. The pilot was touted as the biggest TNT has ever done, but can the show sustain that level of action for the rest of the season?…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Jun 19

Chris Pratt Explains Why Rocket Raccoon Is A Tragic Character

We had the extreme fortune of visiting the set of Marvel’s new space adventure Guardians of the Galaxy. And today we’re allowed to give you a little taste of what we learned straight from Star Lord himself, Chris Pratt. On the set of the London Pinewood Studios, we met Pratt, hair blond and cheeks covered…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 16

Why 47 Ronin Could Be “Kurosawa on Meth”

Originally slated for a release in November of 2012, then pushed back to February of 2013 — and finally shoved even further back to December 2013 — 47 Ronin has been a long time coming. But will it work? We visited this fantasy movie’s set, and here’s all of the Japanese madness we witnessed. Back…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 4

All the Signs that Divergent Might Be Your Next Dystopian Joyride

We were invited to the set of Divergent, the next dystopian future movie for teens. We saw the dark future Chicago, and learned how director Neil Burger would bring this beloved book to life. Here’s everything we saw on the Divergent set. For the non-Divergent fans, this world (created by novelist Veronica Roth) is kind…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 24

All the Details that Prove Ender’s Game is a Unique Space Adventure

Tons of futuristic books are being turned into movies, but there’s still only one Ender’s Game. When we visited the set during filming last year, we saw tons of signs of just how different this film is from all the other space adventures we’ve seen lately. Check out the complete lowdown on our Ender’s Game…

Movies Meredith Woerner Aug 28

All of Your Biggest Pacific Rim Questions, Answered!

io9 was on set for the most anticipated movie of the summer Pacific Rim. And this is what we saw and what we learned about the biggest monster movie of the year. Pacific Rim was shot at Pinewood Studios in Toronto. The scale of this feature is massive, they took over the entire lot. Bits…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 19

Vin Diesel tells us why Riddick is one big game of Dungeons & Dragons

Just how many hells did Vin Diesel have to crawl through to make a third Riddick movie a reality? And what sort of future epics about Riddick does Diesel plan to make? Here’s part two of our report on our visit to the Riddick set, focusing on our interview with the legendary Furyan himself. There…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Jun 19

Monsters! Starbuck! Vin Diesel! Our Epic Visit to the Riddick Set!

After almost a decade of cinematic silence, audiences will finally become reacquainted with Vin Diesel’s Furyan killing machine in Riddick, the third installment of writer-director David Twohy’s film series. We visited the set during filming in March 2012, and talked to the cast and crew. Here’s what we found out. From the outside, the Riddick…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Jun 18

Why Real Steel Is Not “Robot On Robot Porn”

Last summer, io9 headed out to Detroit’s Cobo Arena for a set visit to the upcoming Hugh Jackman robotic boxing flick Real Steel. In this cavernous arena filled with dozens of cheering extras, director Shawn Levy gave us the scoop on why this film isn’t simply “machine pornography” or Rock’em Sock’em Robots. Real Steel is…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 6

Everything You Need to Know about Disney’s John Carter Movie

Can Wall-E director Andrew Stanton capture the pulpy greatness of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ A Princess of Mars, in his first live-action movie? We’ve been keeping all our appendages crossed. Here’s the first inside scoop on Stanton’s John Carter movie — including a first ever shot of the alien Tharks! Last month io9 went to Disney’s…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jul 11

10 Amazing Things We Learned On The Set Of Cowboys & Aliens

Earlier this year, we spent one hot summer day at New Mexico’s infamous Plaza Blanca landscape watching Jon Favreau, Harrison Ford, and Daniel Craig make their alien abduction Western mash-up. Here’s what we learned. Plus two new behind-the-scenes images! While we can’t tell you much (yet) of what we physically saw, puttering around under the…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 29

The Cast of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD Told Us Just How Crazy Things Are About To Get

We Visited the Set of The Conjuring 2 and Saw a Master Horror Filmmaker at Work

What It’s Like To Step Inside The World of Lev Grossman’s The Magicians

Our Visit to the Mind-Blowingly Realistic Spaceship Sets of Syfy’s The Expanse

The Best Little Porno Movie on the Internet [Very NSFW]

Why There’s Still a LOT Of Edgar Wright In Marvel’s Ant-Man

I Stared Into The Red Eye Of The T-800 On The Terminator: Genisys Set

Everything You Need To Know About The Making Of Big Hero 6

The Guardians of the Galaxy Set Got Us Excited For Space Movies Again

All The Secrets Of The Last Ship‘s Devastating Plague Apocalypse

Chris Pratt Explains Why Rocket Raccoon Is A Tragic Character

Why 47 Ronin Could Be “Kurosawa on Meth”

All the Signs that Divergent Might Be Your Next Dystopian Joyride

All the Details that Prove Ender’s Game is a Unique Space Adventure

All of Your Biggest Pacific Rim Questions, Answered!

Vin Diesel tells us why Riddick is one big game of Dungeons & Dragons

Monsters! Starbuck! Vin Diesel! Our Epic Visit to the Riddick Set!

Why Real Steel Is Not “Robot On Robot Porn”

Everything You Need to Know about Disney’s John Carter Movie

10 Amazing Things We Learned On The Set Of Cowboys & Aliens

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