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This Featurette Shows Off More Of the Impressive Tech Behind Gemini Man
Before the release of Ang Lee’s experimental, strange thriller Gemini Man, most of the talk was about the technology behind the film, which saw Will Smith playing opposite a younger, more babyfaced Will Smith. Since release, discussion has instead been about, like, is the movie any good or not, but the technology remains impressive. In … Continued
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DeWanda Wise Will Fight Dinosaur Clones in Jurassic World 3
After the middling reception Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom received, it seems as if Universal’s banking on the return of a number of classic characters from the Jurassic Park franchise to lure people back into theaters. But the studio’s also game to bring some fresh blood into the dinosaur-laden fray. Variety reports that She’s Gotta Have … Continued
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Report: The Matrix 4 Adds…Neil Patrick Harris!?
The digital world of the Matrix has added another surprising name to its new cast. Variety reports (and THR has since also posted) that A Series of Unfortunate Events and How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris is the fourth cast member to join the recently announced Matrix continuation. No details about his … Continued
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Sarah Connor’s Terminator: Dark Fate Entrance Is the Energy You Need This Monday
Enter a new work week like Sarah Connor: plowing directly into your tasks with all the force of a 4×4 smashing right into an evil robot. Paramount just dropped a new clip from the upcoming Terminator, depicting the moment Sarah Connor reacquaints herself with the latest iteration of the Skynet threat. While we’ve mostly seen … Continued
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In This Sci-Fi Short Film, a Man Uncovers a Powerful Secret Inside a Bank Vault
As we saw in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, strange things can be hidden inside bank vaults. Sometimes, they have the ability to change the world. Dust has released a short film where a man is given a key to a mystery that threatens everything he ever knew. Box 616 is the latest sci-fi … Continued
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8 More Stories About People Battling Their Own Clones
Will Smith’s new film Gemini Man may not be wowing critics, but it’s based on a storytelling conundrum that’s as old as time: What would you do if you had to fight your own clone? We’re looking at some of our favorite examples of duplicates who’ve had to duke it out. Whether it’s through the … Continued
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The Matrix 4 Is Uploading Aquaman and Us Star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Very little is known about what exactly is going to happen in The Matrix 4 but now we know one of its new stars. Variety reports that the very busy Yahya Abdul-Mateen II—who played Black Manta in Aquaman and Adelaide’s father in Us, and will soon be seen in HBO’s Watchman and as the new Candyman—has … Continued
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An Inspector Gadget Reboot Is in the Works From Disney and a Pair of SNL Writers
Go-go-Gadget remake! Disney is working on a new live-action version of the popular 1980s cartoon Inspector Gadget, with Aladdin producers Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich on board along with Saturday Night Live writers Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell, who’ll tackle the script. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news. Besides the excellent cartoon that children of … Continued
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The Nerd’s Watch: The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Streaming in October
You can get comprehensive lists of everything coming to streaming services anywhere. But half of those titles you don’t care about, and the other half are terrible. Where’s the good stuff? io9 is here to help. Below you’ll find what we deem to be the best sci-fi and fantasy movies and TV coming to Netflix, … Continued
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Time Travel, Monsters, Aliens, Butts: Our 10 Favorite Films of Fantastic Fest 2019
The 2019 edition of Fantastic Fest, which wrapped up yesterday, once again lived up to its name. Over the course of several days I saw movie after movie and, after 19 total, there was only one I considered “bad.” That’s pretty fantastic. Everything about Fantastic Fest this year lived up to that standard though. You … Continued
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Well, Uh, There It Is: The Heroes of Jurassic Park are Back for Jurassic World 3
From the way things are going in the universe of Collin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World, the humans are all but done for now that the dinosaurs have made it off Isla Nubar and are running around in densely-populated areas. But the latest casting news about the next Jurassic World film suggests that maybe, just maybe, there … Continued
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Here’s A Mildly Confusing Update About Indiana Jones 5
“Is that still happening?” you ask. We, uh, we think so? Indiana Jones 5, which was initially slated for next year before being pushed back to 2021, is a movie that may or may not be happening, that we’ve had precious little news come out of even though all the principal players—Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg—insist … Continued
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The Story Behind That Delightful Ad Astra Cameo
Ad Astra is a thoughtful movie, a cosmic Heart of Darkness featuring Brad Pitt as a quiet and calm astronaut searching for his father. Serious business, in other words. But even serious business needs a little fun. As explained in a new story by Entertainment Weekly (and the spoilers here are only minor, so no … Continued
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We Need More Near-Future Space Exploration Movies Like Ad Astra
In the lead-up to Ad Astra’s release, many have called it this year’s Interstellar. The two films boast some similarities—a title referencing stars, the prominence of a space-faring father’s relationship with his grown child, threats to the Earth’s environment—but the two projects are quite distinct from one another. Ultimately, the pervasive comparisons between Ad Astra … Continued
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The 20 Wildest, Coolest, and Most Unique Films We Can’t Wait to See at Fantastic Fest 2019
It’s that time of year when some of the most insane, original, and glorious genre films in the world descend upon Austin, Texas for Fantastic Fest, one of the world’s foremost genre film festivals. Over the past 15 years, some incredible films have played Fantastic Fest (see some previous coverage at these links) and 2019 … Continued
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New Jurassic World Short Shows Just How Screwed the Humans Are Now
The Jurassic Park/World franchise has long flirted with the idea that humanity’s hubris in reviving dino-kind would inevitably lead to said dinosaurs wreaking havoc on the whole world, not just a remote island park and/or research facility. Now, in the wake of Fallen Kingdom’s set up, a new short finally delivers on the idea of … Continued
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Sci-Fi Miniseries Restoration Feels like Altered Carbon With a Case of the Body Snatchers
Seems like any other day. You head to the doctor to undergo a routine digital back-up of your consciousness, but find yourself suddenly trapped in someone else’s body. That’s the premise behind Restoration, an Australian sci-fi miniseries now available to watch for free online. Created by Stuart Willis and Matthew Clayfield, Restoration is a five-part … Continued
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Ad Astra Director Broke the Rules of Space for Brad Pitt’s Acting
It’s no surprise that most movies and shows don’t follow space logic. Even works like Firefly or Gravity, known for attempting a sense of realism, bend or break the rules. Director and co-writer James Gray may have promised Ad Astra will have the “most realistic depiction of space travel” ever, but he did make one … Continued
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Matt Reeves and Netflix Team Up to Adapt Sci-Fi Novel Way Station
The Batman director Matt Reeves isn’t just focused on the cowl, he’s also heading to deep space. Netflix has announced that Reeves has secure rights to Clifford D. Simak’s sci-fi novel Way Station, about an immortal war veteran who is humanity’s only link to alien life, with plans to turn it into a film for … Continued
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Harbinger Switches Studios, Putting a Valiant Cinematic Universe in Question
Bloodshot then Harbinger. Bloodshot then Harbinger. That had been the plan to kick off a Valiant Cinematic Universe for years. And while Bloodshot starring Vin Diesel is in the can and on its way for a 2020 release, that second piece of the puzzle just went in another direction. The Hollywood Reporter just broke the … Continued