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Disney CEO Suggests Indiana Jones Will Be Rebooted After Part 5
If anyone knows what’s going on with the universes of Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Lucasfilm, it’s the CEO of all of Disney, Bob Iger. In a new interview, Iger said he expects to make more Indiana Jones movies after part 5… but that may or may not include Harrison Ford. “Right now, we’re focused on … Continued
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Bryan Cranston Is the Leader Zordon in the New Power Rangers Movie
It would take a pretty big actor to be the leader of the Power Rangers, and who better than Bryan Cranston? Lionsgate just announced that the award-winning star of Breaking Bad will be playing Zordon in the 2017 film. Zordon is the ultimate foe of Rita (Elizabeth Banks) and the being that helps train the … Continued
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Kong: Skull Island Will Feature ‘The Biggest Kong Ever’
King Kong returns to the big screen next year and he’s about to get an upgrade. The Eighth Wonder of the World stars in the action-adventure film Kong: Skull Island, directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, and starring Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson. Skull Island is the second film in a planned universe that’s leading up to … Continued
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The Star of How I Met Your Mother Is Directing a Multi-Dimensional Love Story
Hear us out, this is good news. His first two movies are really wonderful! Josh Radnor, the star of the long-running CBS show How I Met Your Mother, has just signed to direct a film called The Leaves, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It’s about a man who ends up in a parallel dimension and … Continued
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Ben Affleck Is in No Rush to Make His Batman Movie
Last week, we were fortunate to visit the London set of Justice League (read about it here). While on set, Ben Affleck approached the journalists in his full batsuit (minus cowl) to talk not just about that movie, but his solo Batman film. Here’s the short version of what he said: It’ll be ready when … Continued
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This Independence Day: Resurgence Art Proves an Alien Invasion Can Still Be Pretty
Round two of our war against alien invaders begins when Independence Day: Resurgence premieres on the weekend of July 4. But The Art & Making of Independence Day Resurgence July 4 weekend has a sneal peak at humanity’s arsenal and the aliens we’re battling, we’re happy to exclusively debut them. This concept art reveals the … Continued
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How Zack Snyder Hopes Justice League Will Save His DC Universe
Last Friday, io9 was among a group of journalists invited to the London set of Justice League. There director Zack Snyder, star/executive producer Ben Affleck, and everyone involved all had one, simple message for us: We know. And we’re trying. They know mistakes were made with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Lessons have been … Continued
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Noomi Rapace Is in Alien: Covenant After All
Ridley Scott’s last Alien film, Prometheus, ended with Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and the head of cyborg David (Michael Fassbender) flying off to continue the story. So it was a surprise when the sequel, Alien: Covenant, was announced and Fassbender, but not Rapace, was in the cast. Now it turns out she is. Deadline reports … Continued
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The Next Ghostbusters Project Is a Futuristic Animated TV Show
The new Ghostbusters film opening next month isn’t just a single movie. It’s potentially the start of a whole new era for the franchise. And we now know the next project in that world, as Sony has announced a brand new animated Ghostbusters TV show to begin airing in 2018. The show will be called … Continued
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Did Preacher Just Defeat the First Season’s Villain?
Yes. In last night’s episode of Preacher, not only was it made quite clear who this season’s big bad guy would be, but Jesse Custer actually defeats him. So, uh… what’s going to happen in these remaining six episodes? “Monster Swamp” was probably the slowest one yet but that didn’t mean it wasn’t filled with … Continued
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Finding Dory Is a Wonderful, Huge Adventure With Emotion to Spare
Finding Dory should not be a good movie. It’s a film the filmmakers didn’t want to make, starring a character who was considered a sidekick, and made more than a decade after the original—an original which was incredibly successful and award-winning, and needed no sequel. But somehow, not only is Finding Dory good, it’s great. … Continued
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The New Pete’s Dragon Wants to Surpass the Original, and Being Furry Is Essential
The dragon has to be furry. That was the first thing director David Lowery thought when he decided he wanted to remake Pete’s Dragon. The second thing was that he did not want to just remake Pete’s Dragon. He wanted to take the story and bring it to a new generation. He’ll get his shot … Continued
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This ‘Secret’ List of Marvel’s Phase 4 and 5 Movies Is Horse Shit, But It’s Fun
When it comes to Marvel Studios, the biggest question is always “What’s next?” Now that Phase 3 is underway, speculation has turned to after Avengers: Infinity War, but Marvel Studios has obviously kept an incredibly tight lid on any plans post 2019. Which is part of what makes this post so funny. A 4Chan user … Continued
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DreamWorks Animation Is Seriously Thinking About Bringing Back Shrek
In the 2000s, you were hard-pressed to find a bigger Hollywood star than Shrek. The lovable ogre had four movies from 2001 to 2010, each making a ton of money, but DreamWorks Animation took a break after that. Now, after the company was sold to Comcast, it seems Shrek will be making his return. Deadline … Continued
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A Twisted Movie Called Doctors Just Got an Amazing Director
There’s a bunch of good news here so let’s get right to it. Mike Cahill, the talented director of the amazing scifi films Another Earth and I Origins, is returning to the genre he loves. He’s helming Doctors, based on a graphic novel by Dash Shaw, and if you don’t know the premise, it’s awesome. … Continued
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J. Michael Straczynski’s Superhero Comic Rising Stars Is Becoming A Movie
The big two, Marvel and DC, have so many movies coming out it’s hard for other superhero properties to stand out. MGM is hoping they’ll be able to do just that with Rising Stars, the J. Michael Straczynski comic they just optioned to turn into a movie. Deadline reports Straczynski, who created Babylon 5 and … Continued
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The New Transformers Movie May Somehow Be Tied to Arthurian Mythology
We know the fifth Transformers movie is called Transformers: The Last Knight. What we don’t know is what the hell that means. Well, a new report claims the title refers to some of the most famous knights in history, specifically those related to the story of King Arthur. This is a very basic plot rumor … Continued
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Are These the Next Two Big Alien Invasion Movies?
The alien invasion movie is a proven subset of the scifi genre. It’s ripe for all kinds of interpretations, from pure action like Independence Day, to social fears like Invasions of the Body Snatchers. Now, there are two brand new, very different alien invasion ships are being shopped around Hollywood. The Tracking Board reports that … Continued
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The New Pete’s Dragon Trailer Looks Absolutely Magical
You wouldn’t be alone if you were skeptical when you heard the words “live-action remake of Pete’s Dragon.” But it seems director David Lowery may have pulled off the impossible—he may have made a live-action remake that actually improves on the animated original. This new trailer is just more glorious proof. Pete’s Dragon opens August … Continued
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Fly Across Some Rooftops in This Assassin’s Creed Behind-the-Scenes Video
When you think of Assassin’s Creed, a very specific image comes to mind. A cloaked assassin, running and jumping across a vast European city, right? In a new clip revealed at E3 in Los Angeles, you can see just how it’s being accomplished in the movie. 20th Century Fox and Ubisoft debuted this behind-the-scenes clip … Continued