Terminator

Seven things you probably didn’t know about Terminator

Cinefix has seven more things you probably didn’t know about the Terminator movies. The most surprising is that they had to dub John Connor’s voice for half of Terminator 2 because Edward Furlong—the actor who played him—grew some pubic hair and his voice changed during filming. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Nov 3

Terminator Genisys‘ Insane Plot Reveal Is A Total Nightmare

Behold the brand new, totally rebooted cast of Terminator Genisys. They look fine. I mean, it’s a cover of a magazine — it is what it is. However, the plot reveal inside the actual magazine issue is a WHOLE OTHER FUCKING MATTER. Spoilers ahead. Entertainment Weekly has Emilia Clarke as Sarah Connor, Jai Courtney as…

io9 Meredith Woerner Oct 29

James Cameron Explains How Terminator Genisys Deals With Aging Arnold

Even though Terminator creator James Cameron is not directly involved in the new film Terminator Genisys, he did give them some pretty plot-pivotal advice—specifically about how this new film could incorporate a 67-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger into the new Terminator franchise. And this explains a lot. Spoilers. This weekend at the LA Egyptian Theatre’s celebration of…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 20

The 10 Types of Fictional Apocalypses (And What They Mean)

The Apocalypse rules pop culture. Half the biggest literary novels these days are apocalyptic, and meanwhile The Walking Dead is a huge hit. Post-apocalyptic stories are what space opera was in the Space Age. But what are they about? Here are 10 types of apocalypses, and what they each signify. Before we get started, a…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 7

Who’s The Toughest Mother In All Of Science Fiction And Fantasy?

Everybody says there’s nothing more dangerous than a mother protecting her young — but some moms go way above and beyond, in their ambition and grit. Some mothers are just unstoppable. But who’s the baddest mother in all of science fiction or fantasy? Please include a picture, poster, book cover, comics panel or clip for…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 23

Shapeshifting Metal Brings Us One Step Closer to the T-1000

Composed of liquid metal, the robot assassin in Terminator 2 could change its shape at will. In boring real life, surface tension makes forming non-spherical liquid shapes impractical—at least until now. New research has yielded a technique that makes it possible to manipulate liquid metal into multiple configurations. In a study just published in the…

io9 Mark Strauss Sep 23

Read Two Shocking Issues Of Terminator: The Last Battle Right Here!

The human resistance dealt a major blow to Skynet in the 2009 movie Terminator Salvation, but the war wasn’t over. The saga continues in Dark Horse’s sequel series The Last Battle, written by J. Michael Straczynski, where John Connor leads a desperate final battle in which he may pay the ultimate price. Spoilers ahead! Oh,…

io9 Rob Bricken Sep 18

Famous Movies Recreated Entirely With Stock Footage

Classic movies have been remade with nothing but stock footage thanks to this video from stock footage company Dissolve. Each “movie” is introduced with a hint, but not the actual title for guessing purposes. I don’t want to brag but *pulls imaginary suspenders* I got them all.

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 11

Three New Terminator Movies Get Release Dates

According to Paramount Pictures, all three of the reboot sequels will be released between 2015 and 2018. The studio announced Friday that the second and third installments of its Terminator reboot sequels will open May 19th, 2017 and June 29th, 2018, respectively. Terminator: Genisys, the creatively named first film in the new trilogy, is still…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Sep 6

Typo Somehow Becomes New Official Terminator Movie Title

Hey, remember how we all thought the new Terminator movie was called Terminator: Genesis? Well, star Arnold Schwarzenegger just Instagrammed a pic of his chair from the set revealing the movie’s logo and the real title, Terminator Genisys. Which is a typo. That is now somehow the official title. There’s absolutely nothing in the movie…

Movies Rob Bricken Aug 6

This Is The 1980s Cyborg Action Movie You’ve Always Dreamed Of Seeing

It’s hard to believe that something as perfect as 1986’s The Eliminators exists — just check out this section, where the cyborg hero removes his legs and turns himself into a tank, to escape from the top-secret evil facility where he was built. And then teams up with a roboticist, played by a young Denise…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 5

What’s The Best (Or Worst) Voiceover Monologue At The Start Of A Movie?

Some movies just drop you in the deep end, and let you figure out what’s going on. And some movies talk you through it. Opening voiceovers are a major component of science fiction and fantasy movies (see 50 of them here) and they can be wonderful. Or just god-bananas-awful. But what are the best? And…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Aug 1

10 Huge Tentpole Movies That Should Have Been Low-Budget Gonzo Films

It’s the middle of summer movie season. These days, that means tons of movies, designed to bring in the broadest audience to justify their $100 million-plus budget. And sometimes, you can tell these films, deep down, want to be “B” movies. Here are 10 huge-budget movies that would have been more fun with less money.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 9

These Blueprints Expose The Innards Of Your Favorite Fictional Robots

Take a closer look at the workings of androids, cyborgs, and giant mechanical beasts with this collection of technical—but fictional—illustrations. Everyone from the lowliest droid to the most murderous Termintor breaks down to hydraulics and wire. We’ve gathered blueprints, schematic drawings, and cutaways that dive into the mechanized nuts and bolts. These Jaeger blueprints were…

io9 Lauren Davis Jun 27

12 Low-Budget Robot Movies That Are Better Than Transformers

This weekend, we’ll all be watching giant robots turn into trucks and dinosaurs, and it’ll be like fireworks for your brain. But robots can do more than just throw down — they can make us question the nature of existence. Here are 12 mindblowing indie movies about robots that you could watch instead of Transformers.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jun 25

10 Weirdest Origins Of Classic Science Fiction Sound Effects

Nowadays, when people want to add a sound effect to a movie, they mostly just pull up a digital archive, choose a sound, and drag and drop. But in the pre-digital age, people created sounds using whatever objects were close to hand. Here are the 10 most unusual sources for your favorite sound effects. 1)…

io9 Ryan Plummer Jun 13

The Most Gloriously Bad Movie I’ve Seen In Ages

There are plenty of “so bad they’re good” movies out there. But just watch the final two minutes of Storm Trooper, in which a terrorized housewife steals a mercenary’s eyepatch, puts on lipstick, and becomes a mega-badass, and tell me this film isn’t something special. In Storm Trooper, a cyborg supersoldier (John Laughlin) is on…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 19

Which Characters Do You Wish Were In The Same Universe Forever?

Every once in a while, we get to see Star Trek cross over with Doctor Who, or the X-Men. Or RoboCop fighting the Terminator. But which universes do you wish would be combined forever? So that, for example, Star Trek becomes the official future of the Marvel Universe? Please include a picture of at least…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders May 7

12 Excellent Movies That Use VFX To Tell A Story

It’s summer movie season, which means lots of effects-heavy, big budget romps. And it’s easy to feel numbed by all this digital overkill. But when visual effects are used well, they can tell the story instead of distracting from it. Just check out our list of 12 movies that use VFX purely as a storytelling…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 7

May the Fourth Deals, Sarah Connor Chronicles, John Ford

May the 4th means Star Wars deals, the highlight of course being the franchise pack on Steam. 14 games from a galaxy far away for $34, but the individual games are cheaper on Gamefly even before an additional 20% with code MAY20OFF. We’ll post other great Star Wars deals below, and if the weekend brings…

io9 Shane Roberts May 2

Seven things you probably didn’t know about Terminator

Terminator Genisys‘ Insane Plot Reveal Is A Total Nightmare

James Cameron Explains How Terminator Genisys Deals With Aging Arnold

The 10 Types of Fictional Apocalypses (And What They Mean)

Who’s The Toughest Mother In All Of Science Fiction And Fantasy?

Shapeshifting Metal Brings Us One Step Closer to the T-1000

Read Two Shocking Issues Of Terminator: The Last Battle Right Here!

Famous Movies Recreated Entirely With Stock Footage

Three New Terminator Movies Get Release Dates

Typo Somehow Becomes New Official Terminator Movie Title

This Is The 1980s Cyborg Action Movie You’ve Always Dreamed Of Seeing

What’s The Best (Or Worst) Voiceover Monologue At The Start Of A Movie?

10 Huge Tentpole Movies That Should Have Been Low-Budget Gonzo Films

These Blueprints Expose The Innards Of Your Favorite Fictional Robots

12 Low-Budget Robot Movies That Are Better Than Transformers

10 Weirdest Origins Of Classic Science Fiction Sound Effects

The Most Gloriously Bad Movie I’ve Seen In Ages

Which Characters Do You Wish Were In The Same Universe Forever?

12 Excellent Movies That Use VFX To Tell A Story

May the Fourth Deals, Sarah Connor Chronicles, John Ford

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