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A Dark Cyborg Bird Of Prey Attacks, In A 5-Minute Clip From Shane Acker’s 9

A new clip from Shane Acker‘s 9 shows us the harrowing confrontation between the last remnants of human society — a clan of rag dolls — and a nightmarish cyber-bird. This is the clip that blew our minds at Wondercon. The new clip also gives us more of a sense of the chaos that rag…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jun 22

Remembering Burton’s Batmania, 20 Years Later

It was 20 years ago this week that Tim Burton’s Batman was released, changing the face of summer blockbusters, superhero movies and even breakfast cereal forever (Okay, maybe not that last one). Perhaps it’s time to relive some Batmania…? Tuesday marks the exact anniversary (June 23rd) of Burton’s movie – a film that broke box…

Movies Graeme McMillan Jun 21

Batmania – The Sequels

As the cliche (doesn’t) go: Where there’s the box office smoke, there’s going to be sequel fire, and Batman’s box office breaking lead to three follow-ups that pretty much define that whole The Good, The Bad and The Ugly idea. Batman Returns There are many who think that Burton’s second Batman is his best, and…

Movies Graeme McMillan Jun 21

Batmania – The Aftermath

The Comics Arguably, Burton’s movie didn’t influence the comics directly as much as give them even more reason to pursue the dark, Frank Miller route they were already taking (Although 1992’s “Destroyer” storyline recreated Gotham City using Anton Furst’s production designs for the architecture of the movie, probably the most concrete example of the movie…

Movies Graeme McMillan Jun 21

Batmania – The Merchandise

In the summer of 1989, you couldn’t get away from Batman even if you tried. Kevin Smith put it best: That summer was huge. You couldn’t turn around without seeing the Bat-Signal somewhere. People were cutting it into their fucking heads. It was just the summer of Batman and if you were a comic book…

Movies Graeme McMillan Jun 21

Batmania – The Movie

Even before Tim Burton took the director’s chair of Batman in 1986, the movie seemed troubled, if not just outright unlikely to ever happen. A Batman movie had been in development since 1980, following the success of Richard Donner’s Superman The Movie and Superman II, with various writers – including comic writer Steve Englehart –…

Movies Graeme McMillan Jun 21

The Composers That Make Space Adventures Epic

Space is silent and vast, but we can’t feel the awe and terror of epic space battles without great music. Here’s our list of the ten composers without whom science fiction would feel as empty as the void. (With samples.) Bernard Herrmann Herrmann is one of the most celebrated composers in Hollywood history, having scored…

Movies Gary Susman Jun 11

Take A Tour Of 9’s Post-Apocalyptic Stronghold

Take a deeper look inside the post apocalyptic animated movie 9, produced by Tim Burton. This detailed look at the rag dolls’ throne room shows what scraps human culture will survive past our extinction at the hands of feral machines. The rag dolls that survive past the end of humanity each have a number instead…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 8

Peer Into The Deadly Eye Of Tim Burton’s Machine Seamstress From 9

A collection of knives, needles and scissors make up the snakelike machines from our future. Check out the first concept art of the mechanical beasties that did what Skynet never could: wiped out the human race. Dread Central as has a closer look at the frightening creature from our post apocalyptic future. This is one…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 5

Discover The Secret Origin Of 9’s Deadly Machines

An explosive trailer for Shane Acker‘s 9 just premiered on Attack Of The Show. It gives the origins of these post-apocalyptic ragdolls… plus why the terrifying red-eyed machines are so determined to wipe them out. 9, produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov, comes out on Sept. 9. (And that other movie called Nine comes…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 19

Post-Apocalyptic Ragdolls Meet A Deadly Machine Predator, In New 9 Clip

Shane Acker‘s animated movie 9 already impressed us with its blend of action and gothy postapocalyptic-ragdoll imagery. But a new clip underscores how scary the film, produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmabetov, will be. Watch it in high-definition here. That weird cyborg bug with the decoy/lure creeps me the hell out, and I don’t…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Apr 20

New Footage From 9 Tore Our Stuffing Out

We’ve been excited about the animated film 9 since we saw the trailer, and we got a chance to see some footage and hear from animation director Joe Ksander and star Elijah Wood. Spoilers! https://gizmodo.com/forget-john-connor-a-straw-man-is-our-only-hope-again-5117511 Writer/director Shane Acker made the post-apocalyptic ragdoll odyssey 9 as a short film while he was a student at UCLA,…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Mar 12

Are Two Movies Called 9 Coming Out On The Same Day?

Those awesome rag doll guys (in the animated film 9) may be able to defeat a whole army of killer robots. But now they’re facing the most unlikely adversary – another movie, called Nine. You remember we posted the trailer for 9 recently — it’s an expanded version of Shane Acker’s awesome short film, about…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jan 8

Forget John Connor — A Straw Man Is Our Only Hope Against The Machines

Here’s another animated movie we’re dying to see. Produced by Tim Burton and Timur “Wanted” Bekmambetov, 9 features straw men fighting mechanical monsters in a post-apocalyptic world. See the original short film, below. 9 apparently started life as an 11-minute short film by writer-director Shane Acker, and the whole thing is online: Like March’s Monsters…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 24

Can Tim Burton Convert Over 1000 Hours of TV into One “Dark Shadows” Movie?

One of the weirdest soaps ever to hit the airwaves is Dark Shadows, a late-1960s daily story that spent 6 months as a typical gothic melodrama and then surprised viewers by abruptly introducing ghosts, ancient gods, a sexy vamp named Barnabas (pictured), time travel, and parallel universes. Dan Curtis’ iconic series aired for 5 years…

Movies Annalee Newitz Dec 4

The Dark Knight More Successful Than Ever

Proving that American audiences just wanted a little more chaos in their movies, The Dark Knight is on track to have the highest non-holiday opening weekend in box office history after a historic estimated $67 million dollars on its first day. It’s also taken the record for box office gross on midnight showings. But just…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jul 20

Where Is Batman In The Dark Knight?

Don’t get me wrong; I know that Batman is as much about the gadgets as he is the whole parents-getting-killed-so-he-fights-crime thing. But the last two posters to be released promoting The Dark Knight have both focused much more on the Batcycle than they have the caped crusader; all you can see is his head, on…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jun 28

…And Then WHAT Happened? The Silliest Scifi Plot Twists

Science fiction thrives on suspension of disbelief. When you watch a movie or read a book about space battles and time travel, you’re actively cooperating with the story to make it hold up. But when the story takes a sudden, nonsensical swerve, your suspsension of disbelief can turn into a savage retaliation. Here’s our guide…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 7

The Only Minute Of Burton’s Apes You Need To See

The best parts of Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes remake are like a simian version of 300 . The giant ape army looks totally badass, and the “running apes” special effect still looks cutting-edge. Few films since then have used CGI to create such a convincing non-human society. And the explosion, with the apes…

io9 Charliejane Dec 10

Apocalyptic Weather Hits LA, Movie Producers Take Credit

The producers of The Mist claimed credit for a "dense foggy mist" that swamped Los Angeles on Monday evening. The fog shut down one of two arrival runways at LAX, forcing the cancellation of a dozen flights. Police blamed one traffic fatality on the freak weather. So it may not have been the best plan…

io9 Charliejane Nov 21

A Dark Cyborg Bird Of Prey Attacks, In A 5-Minute Clip From Shane Acker’s 9

Remembering Burton’s Batmania, 20 Years Later

Batmania – The Sequels

Batmania – The Aftermath

Batmania – The Merchandise

Batmania – The Movie

The Composers That Make Space Adventures Epic

Take A Tour Of 9’s Post-Apocalyptic Stronghold

Peer Into The Deadly Eye Of Tim Burton’s Machine Seamstress From 9

Discover The Secret Origin Of 9’s Deadly Machines

Post-Apocalyptic Ragdolls Meet A Deadly Machine Predator, In New 9 Clip

New Footage From 9 Tore Our Stuffing Out

Are Two Movies Called 9 Coming Out On The Same Day?

Forget John Connor — A Straw Man Is Our Only Hope Against The Machines

Can Tim Burton Convert Over 1000 Hours of TV into One “Dark Shadows” Movie?

The Dark Knight More Successful Than Ever

Where Is Batman In The Dark Knight?

…And Then WHAT Happened? The Silliest Scifi Plot Twists

The Only Minute Of Burton’s Apes You Need To See

Apocalyptic Weather Hits LA, Movie Producers Take Credit

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