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Alita: Battle Angel’s Interactive Experience Puts You at the Heart of Iron City’s Hottest Competition
One thing fans rarely get to do with their favorite movies is visit the actual sets. Mostly that’s because they were built in a far-off, secluded film studio and destroyed before the movie even came out. But the idea of making that experience possible for fans is one of the seeds that breathed life into … Continued
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Dune Adds Acting Legend Charlotte Rampling to Its Ever-Growing Cast
With every new name that’s added to the cast of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, we get even more excited about seeing the finished product. The latest to join is Charlotte Rampling, recently nominated for an Oscar for 45 Years, but possibly most familiar to io9 readers for her role opposite Sean Connery in 1974 cult classic … Continued
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Anna Kendrick and Toni Collette Will Do Battle on a Trip to Mars
When something goes terribly wrong on a long trip to Mars, two women will go head to head to figure out the best way to survive. The movie is called Stowaway and those women are Anna Kendrick and Toni Collette, the latter of whom has just joined the cast. Variety broke the news, which comes … Continued
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This Behind-the-Scenes Feature Focuses on Glass‘s Most Interesting Character
We did not love Glass, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing there to dig into. This featurette, released by Universal Pictures in promotion of the film, focuses on Sarah Paulson’s character, a rigid, brilliant psychologist who is fascinated by the three “super” people in the cast and is attempting to convince them that they are … Continued
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Men In Black: International‘s Mysterious Villain Is a Mole on the Inside
When Thor: Ragnarok co-stars Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth reunite on the big screen in F. Gary Gray’s upcoming Men in Black: International, they’ll introduce audiences to a whole new side of the MiB. But the heroes’ greatest threat is actually going to be someone they might already be more than familiar with. Aside from … Continued
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Report: Star Trek 4 Might Be Shelved
After years with no updates, in 2018 it seemed like the rebooted Star Trek movie franchise was getting back on track. Star Trek 4 was happening again, and the Trek movieverse’s first female director, S.J. Clarkson, was at the helm. Then, things reportedly got bad with regards to casting. Now, there’s a chance the whole … Continued
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Dave Bautista Is Headed to Arrakis for the Dune Remake
Things just got spicy for Dave Bautista. He’s reteaming with his Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve for the upcoming remake of Dune. Variety reports that the former WWE wrestler turned Guardians of the Galaxy megastar will join Timothée Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson in the upcoming film. It’s based on the classic 1965 Frank Herbert … Continued
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A Would-Be Astronaut Dreams of Space Travel in This Charming Animated Short
A little boy obsessed with space travel suddenly sees exactly what he requires to make that longed-for journey: a coin-operated rocket ship ride sitting in front of a grocery store. Of course, those rickety things can’t really fly—or can they? Nicholas Arioli’s very sweet animated short, an award-winner at multiple film festivals, suggests there’s no … Continued
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In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream About Ripley or Newt Almost Being in The Predator
The ending to Shane Black’s The Predator was weird, wacky, and completely out of left field, introducing a weapon that could change the game in possible sequels. But what if the new killer wasn’t a thing, but a person? From another movie universe? Apparently, The Predator shot two alternate endings that would’ve brought Alien back … Continued
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The Nerd’s Watch: The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Streaming in January
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 television coming to Netflix, … Continued
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John Wick‘s Director Could Keep Doing This Forever
Mr. John Wick is riding a wild assassination train, and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. Chad Stahelski, director of the John Wick films, recently talked to Entertainment Weekly, expressing a high degree of enthusiasm for the franchise and an intent to not stop anytime soon. “I enjoy making these movies because … Continued
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Uncharted Just Lost Its Director Thanks to Another Video Game Movie
It’s game over for Shawn Levy and Uncharted. The director has left the video game adaptation to make another film, a film that just so happens to also be about video games. That movie is called Free Guy and Fox has given it a green light to go into production in April of next year. … Continued
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How Bumblebee‘s 1980s Setting Turned It Into Every Transformers Fan’s Dream
Everything about Bumblebee is totally 1980s, from its time period and music to its first generation Transformer designs and so much more. As they tell it, director Travis Knight and writer Christina Hodson both knew that setting the newest Transformers installment in the decade when the Transformers actually rose to popularity made sense for many … Continued
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Godzilla’s Kaiju Cohorts Grab the Spotlight on These Killer New King of the Monsters Posters
It’s been an outstanding week for Godzilla fans. First, we got a monster-packed new trailer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Then, we got a very fun fan-made remix trailer that looked at the upcoming movie through an old-school kaiju lens. And now, the movie’s supporting cast of “Titans” have their very own stunning character … Continued
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Netflix Will Release Spike Lee-Produced Film About Using Time Travel Against Police Brutality
These teenagers are using science for good. Netflix has announced that it’s pairing up with Spike Lee’s production company to release a feature-length adaptation of Stefon Bristol and Fredrica Bailey’s award-winning short film, See You Yesterday, about a pair of young geniuses who create a time machine to stop an act of police brutality. The … Continued
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Old School Kaiju Icons Collide in This Retro Re-Imagining of the Godzilla: King of the Monsters Trailer
Few things are certain in life, but one constant is this: When there is a new trailer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters out, there will inevitably be a fan mashup that recreates it using footage from Japanese tokusatsu films. This week’s jaw-dropping clash of titans in the second trailer for King of the Monsters … Continued
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6 Actors Who Were Double-Duty Genre Superstars in 2018
It’s not unusual for popular actors to be cast in multiple movies and TV shows in a relatively short time period—but 2018 had an unusual number of performers doing double duty in notable genre projects. Here are six of our favorite ubiquitous faces this year. 1) Ann Dowd, Hereditary and The Handmaid’s Tale A well-known … Continued
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This Artist Has Turned the Movie Poster Into a Science
If you want to master something, do it a lot. Artist Scott Saslow took that to heart when he, a couple years ago, embarked on a project to create one movie poster a day. Now, he’s still making posters, and his work is incredible—minimal but iconic, made with a deft awareness of exactly how to … Continued
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10 Awesome New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Shorts That All Run Under 10 Minutes
Got a minute? Got 10 minutes, more like? We’ve gathered 10 recent sci-fi, horror, fantasy, and animated shorts, ranging from low-budget efforts by emerging filmmakers to more professionally polished works. Two things they all have in common: They’re all very brief, and they’re all highly entertaining. Enjoy! 1) The Lake This animated short by single-named … Continued
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Meet Bumblebee’s Triple Changing Decepticons in 2 Exclusive Videos
Over the course of five live-action Michael Bay Transformers movies, fans have seen a good portion of the characters and oddities that make the franchise so popular. Hell, we’ve even seen the planet killer Unicron. But one thing we haven’t officially seen yet are triple-changers, Transformers that can change into more than two forms, and … Continued