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The Best Unfilmed Scripts of 2013, According to the Black List
This year’s “Black List” is out — a compilation of all the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood selected by a secret panel of insiders. We’ve hand picked our favorite genre scripts (including Clarity “What if the world woke up tomorrow to scientific proof of the afterlife?”). Take a look at our list, and try to … Continued
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io9Television
The rules of magic on Once Upon A Time make absolutely no sense
Big, big things happened last night on Once Upon A Time. But I’m not really sure what’s happening anymore, I mean does anyone really understand how magic works on this show? First big thing I noticed: LOL NO ONE CAME TO THE BLUE FAIRY’S FUNERAL!!!??? Also why were her legs showing? Is that a thing? … Continued
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Is Alfonso Cuarón’s TV show Believe going to let us down?
One of 2014’s most highly anticipated new TV shows is experiencing a truck-load of problems. J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón’s Believe just dumped its showrunrer and went on a production hiatus. That makes two showrunner exits on this series. What is going on? Deadline is reporting that that Executive Producer Dave Erickson is out as … Continued
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The Doctor is real! Behold a life-size flying TARDIS!
Congratulations humans, we’ve reached the pinnacle of human achievement. We’ve built a flying TARDIS. Now if we could only teach it how to land… Powered by 12 rotors and constructed out of styrofoam. This giant TARDIS was built and filmed by Flyonix. Unfortunately the TARDIS doesn’t last too long in the sky, as you’ll see … Continued
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Operation: The claymation horror short inspired by real life parasites
Stop-motion animation goes full horror as a man named Bob is attacked by bio-mechanical parasites. Check out the creepy short film Operator. According to the director, Sam Barnett, this short was inspired by: “cordyceps mushrooms which infect and control the minds of ants, causing them to climb up as high as possible so that when … Continued
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Everything changed on Wonderland but you only need to see this one clip
Two very important things happened on Wonderland. One involves a female Rabbit character with breasts — voiced by Whoopi Goldberg. Oh and the whole plot flipped, which we think can be summed up in this one, very spoilery, clip. And we thought the White Rabbit looked weird, behold the White Rabbit’s entire family. We met … Continued
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Why this “Disney Villains: the Next Generation” show is a problem
Disney just announced that it’s making a brand new, live-action TV movie all about the kids of your favorite Disney Villains (titled The Descendants). Sounds great, but then we read the premise, and realized some fucked up shit has been happening in Disney World. The TV movie is supposed to be created in the vein … Continued
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And now Kathy Bates’ severed head will watch Roots and sing
Hang on to your witch tits, the midseason finale (which is totally a thing now) of American Horror Story was insane. So insane. Really really insane. Coven could be the campiest/bloodiest AHS series yet, and it’s so good. Spoilers ahead. First up, apologies this didn’t go up last night. Sometimes people fall asleep mainlining Hulu’s … Continued
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Fantastic new Community trailer is truly from the darkest timeline
Apparently Community is releasing a collection of movie-like trailers to hype up the new season. The last video was a little Winger Gets His Groove Back and this one is a lot of Hunger Games. But it’s also a VERY good look at the new footage with a whole lotta Chang. This new season looks … Continued
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Sony expands the Spider-Man films with Venom and Sinister Six movies
Not to be left out of the massive spanning world of comic book continuity Marvel Studios has mastered, Sony is expanding the Spider-Man brand with two new major VILLAIN movies. Yes, Venom is finally getting his own movie, and so is the anti-Spidey gang the Sinister Six. And wait until you hear who’s making it! … Continued
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Earth to Echo trailer feels like the Super 8 we actually wanted
Kids and aliens! It’s a movie staple, unless you are J.J. Abrams and decide that YOUR lovable film of space wonder should be bookended with just so much alien-on-human murder. Thank goodness this new trailer for the indie film Earth to Echo channels all sorts of heart. This film is directed by Dave Green, and … Continued
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Concept art of the blazing mutant you didn’t see in X-Men: First Class
X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn revealed back in 2011 that Roberto “Sunspot” Da Costa, the Brazilian mutant with the ability to absorb solar energy was a “pain in the ass” to film and too expensive. So he had to be cut. But this newly released concept art shows the mutant that could have been. … Continued
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First look at Johnny Depp’s robot creation lab in Transcendence
We’ve been on pins and needles waiting for more information on Wally Pfister’s directorial debut, Transcendence. And now we finally have a glimpse into the world Chris Nolan’s brilliant cinematographer has created. Entertainment Weekly has a collection of images from the new film (see them in high-res at their website). The official synopsis was just … Continued
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Simon Pegg will star in the brand new film from the Monty Python crew
Looks like Simon Pegg has crossed one more genre staple off his movie bucket list: zombies, aliens, Star Trek, Doctor Who, and now Monty Python. Screen Daily is reporting that Pegg has signed on to star in the new movie Absolutely Anything. The film will also star Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and John … Continued
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The World War Z sequel has a director, because life’s not fair
World War Z, the movie that wasn’t really about the book it was adapted from, is getting a sequel and there’s nothing you can do to stop it. THR is reporting that Juan Antonio Bayona, who also directed the not great movie The Impossible, is signed on to direct the sequel. Because the first movie … Continued
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Richard Armitage reveals the dark journey awaiting The Hobbit’s Thorin
Poor Thorin Oakenshield — the would-be King under the mountain just can’t get a break. In The Hobbit, Azog the Defiler kills his Granddad, then he steals the dwarf’s favorite shield… and he’s not done yet. In our interview with Richard Armitage, the man behind the warrior’s hair and nose, we find out just how … Continued
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Meet the new ape army from Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Director Matt Reeves (Let Me In) tweeted out the new Dawn of the Planet of the Apes website, which is hosting an image collection of apes about to go all Braveheart over some human asses. Hot damn. Plus, Reeves also released the news that the first ever Dawn trailer will be released on December 18th, … Continued