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Will Smith’s Hancock Is a Fascinating Mess of a Superhero Movie
The summer of 2008 was a landmark for superhero cinema. That summer started with the release of Iron Man, the film that kickstarted the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It continued with The Incredible Hulk, the second film in the MCU, and then ended with The Dark Knight, a powerful, provocative, ultra-successful Batman sequel that has influenced … Continued
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A Guide to Dune’s Strange and Intense Religions
Prophecies, ancient sisterhoods, a bible that’s orange for some reason. Religion in Dune can be a bit confusing. To help, io9 parsed the main, spoiler-free stuff you need to know before Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation arrives this December. Of course, the biggest question of all might be: What is religion in Dune? That depends on who … Continued
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Dune Gets a Stylish Makeover in These Amazing Fan-Made Illustrations
We’re still at least eight months away from Denis Villeneuve’s Dune (and that’s only if coronavirus doesn’t delay it). We’ve gotten some early peeks at what this version of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi saga will look like, with an emphasis on streamlined costumes and practical stillsuits. But there’s still a bit of room for style. This … Continued
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10 Sci-Fi Action Movies to Watch if You Miss Thrill Rides
We can’t go to theme parks right now. That means no funnel cakes, no turkey legs, no churros, and definitely no roller coasters. What wouldn’t any one of us give to scream our head off on a roller coaster right now? Well, it turns out, you may have one or two in your movie collection. … Continued
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All 9 Planet of the Apes Movies, Ranked
The ongoing pandemic has taught us a lot about how selfish and greedy humans can really be. One might even start to wonder…maybe it’s time to give another species their shot? With a new Planet of the Apes movie in the works, we decided to rank all the entries in the iconic sci-fi series so … Continued
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Donald Trump Thinks He’s the President From Independence Day Now or Something
Who knows. As shared by the Hollywood Reporter, and by the President’s ridiculous Twitter account, Donald Trump recently posted a video, with no context, of the president’s speech from Independence Day. You know the one, about fighting aliens and celebrating how rad Bill Pullman is. Only, instead of Bill Pullman’s face, someone has lazily edited … Continued
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Lord and Miller Have Signed On to Direct Ryan Gosling in the Latest Andy Weir Adaptation
Andy Weir, the author of The Martian, is working on a new book, and, funnily enough, we know a lot more about its film adaptation than we do about the book itself. That book, with the working title of Project Hail Mary, isn’t due out until 2021, but we already know both who’s starring in … Continued
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A Furiosa Prequel Will Be George Miller’s Next Mad Max Movie
The rumors are true. George Miller is working on a Furiosa movie as his next film in the Mad Max franchise. Only, it won’t be Charlize Theron playing the character. Speaking to the New York Times, Miller confirmed that he has begun the casting process to find a younger actress to play Furiosa, working from … Continued
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How Jodorowsky’s Dune Speaks to the Now (Beyond the Upcoming Film)
When the first photos of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune began to surface last month, my first instinct was to rewatch Jodorowsky’s Dune. The 2014 documentary directed by Frank Pavich tells the story of Dune by Alejandro Jodorowsky, aka, “the greatest movie never made.” My thought was watching it again would scratch the itch for my excitement … Continued
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This Back to the Future Reunion Features Timely Sequel Ideas and a Powerful Musical Number
What happens when you reunite the cast and crew behind one of the best film trilogies of all time? Things get pretty heavy. Earlier today, actor Josh Gad debuted the second episode of his new YouTube show Reunited Apart, where he reunites the cast of an iconic movie to help raise money for a worthy … Continued
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An Interrogation Takes a Bizarre Turn in This Clip From Indie Sci-Fi Thriller Proximity
Eric Demeusy is mostly known as a visual effects artist—he won an Emmy for his work on Stranger Things and was nominated for Jessica Jones, and he worked on Game of Thrones too. But he’s also a director (we quite enjoyed his Boba Fett fan film) with his first sci-fi feature on the way, and we’ve … Continued
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M. Night Shyamalan’s Mysterious Next Film Has a Much Less Mysterious Cast
What shocking, unexpected terrors await the people in M. Night Shyamalan’s next film? I can’t say I know. But I do know who’s going to be depicting them. As reported by Variety, M. Night Shyamalan has set the cast for his upcoming, as of yet untitled film for Universal Pictures. The film, which has no … Continued
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7 Things I Liked About David Lynch’s Dune (and 8 I Didn’t)
Earlier this year, I set out to read Frank Herbert’s Dune for the first time. This was for two reasons: 1) to be ready for Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation that comes out this December, and 2) so I could finally watch the 1984 David Lynch film. I’d heard legends of this strange, bloated mess, with fish … Continued
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10 Aliens That Can Just Go Ahead and Abduct Us Right Now
Ever get the urge to just flee the planet? Especially lately? A few years ago, io9 put together a list of the worst aliens to be abducted by, but these days we’re thinking that suddenly jetting away from Earth wouldn’t be so bad. In fact, it could rule—especially if any of these 10 aliens are … Continued
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5 Sci-Fi and Horror Shorts to Help Fill That No-New-Movies Void
No new blockbusters out right now? Don’t worry, they’ll return to theaters (once theaters themselves return) one of these days. In the meantime, why not turn your attention to some new genre shorts; they may be brief, but they’re still capable of stirring emotional reactions worthy of any full-length feature. 1) Until There Was Nothing … Continued
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A Brief History of the Not-So-Brief Wait for Avatar 2 [UPDATED]
io9’s first article mentioning Avatar 2 was published on December 28, 2009. It was during the site’s second year of operation and also the year James Cameron released Avatar, a 3D adventure that would go on to become the highest-grossing movie of all-time. No movie makes that kind of money without there at least being … Continued
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A Borderlands Movie Starring Cate Blanchett Might Be Just What We Need Right Now
She’s already won an Oscar, starred in a comic book movie, and a series of movies based on one of the greatest fantasy sagas of all time, and she was one of the only not-terrible parts of the worst Indiana Jones movie. So what’s Cate Blanchett up to next? Why not a video game adaptation? … Continued
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Bright 2 Might Be Directed by the Man Behind Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
It might not be the Netflix sequel we’d like to see him tackle, but Louis Leterrier is probably going to make Bright 2. Leterrier, best known for directing Marvel’s The Incredible Hulk, recently directed the underrated 2019 masterpiece The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance for Netflix. And while there’s still no word on what’s up … Continued
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Tom Cruise Knows You Can’t Run in Space, Right?
Dangling out of the side of various types of air vehicles and running forever is apparently no longer enough to rustle Tom Cruise’s jimmies. So naturally, he’s going…to space? Deadline reports Cruise is collaborating with both NASA and Elon Musk’s SpaceX—presumably, until Musk decides to randomly financially kneecap this particular venture with some dumb tweets, … Continued
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Sylvester Stallone Has Apparently Been Working on a Demolition Man Sequel in Secret
You know how we’re all largely stuck and home and online saying wild things because it’s not safe to be outside acting like normal people? Sylvester Stallone knows. Apropos of the literal hellscape we’re all currently living through, Stallone recently hopped onto his personal Instagramto, you know, say hello to his fans, but also to casually … Continued