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io9MoviesWe’re Feeling ‘Blue Da Ba Dee’ in the Friday Gif Party!
It’s been a long week. Most of us haven’t gotten much sleep. But it’s finally Friday, and with that comes a gif party! Do we have something to celebrate? Could be, could be. But listen to us, here’s the story: About a little blog that lives in a blue world… Be sure to leave your … Continued
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io9MoviesThe Iron Giant Will Pop Off Your Wall in This Vibrant New Poster
Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s Hogarth and his Iron Giant. Artist Craig Drake tackled one of fandom’s most beloved animated films, Brad Bird’s The Iron Giant, for his brand new solo show opening this Friday. We’re excited to debut not just this work, but also a few other … Continued
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io9TelevisionWhich Show Is Crazier: Gotham or Legends of Tomorrow?
Ciao, my cherubic change-of-address forms! So many good questions this week. How the hell did Han Solo figure out Chewbacca’s name if Chewbacca himself can’t even say it? Did Wonder Woman actually need a man to save the day? Why wasn’t Captain America: Civil War called Avengers 3? All that and still more, packed into … Continued
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The Best Comic-Book Movie You Didn’t Hear About At Comic-Con
This weekend at San Diego Comic-Con, Luc Besson talked up his new $180 million movie, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Based on a ground-breaking comic that helped inspire Besson’s The Fifth Element, Valerian didn’t make much of a dent in the Comic-Con noise. According to the New York Times, Besson spoke about … Continued
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io9Watch The Full Diva Dance Opera Performance From The Fifth Element
We only catch glimpses of it in the film, but here you can watch French actress Maïwenn Besco’s entire green screen rendition of the Diva Dance Opera performance from The Fifth Element, in all its arm-flapping glory. The voice you hear isn’t Besco’s (who is lip-syncing), but Albanian opera lyric soprano Inva Mula‘s. The aria … Continued
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io9Crowdfund A Kid’s Book By Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal‘s Creator
Zach Weiner, creator of the smart and hilarious webcomic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, has written a children’s book, and you can help bring it into the world. You can also fund a movie adaptation of one of the web’s smartest comics, a fan film about Harry Potter’s Mauraders, and more! Top image from Augie & … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidThe Fifth Element game that sadly never was
You probably don’t remember The Fifth Element game for Playstation because it was so crappy. And you don’t remember this 8-bit The Fifth Element game because, sadly, it never existed. It’s just a video made by those jerks at CineFix, who keep taunting us with awesome but fake retro game remakes of classic movies. Our … Continued
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Astoundingly Beautiful Concept Art from The Fifth Element
A number of brilliant artists contributed their unique vision to The Fifth Element, including Gaultier and Moebius. But one of the main influences on the film was Jean-Claude Mezieres, the comics artist whose time-travel comic director Luc Besson is adapting. Check out some of Mezieres’ original Fifth Element concept art right here. Mezieres’ art and … Continued
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io912 Aliens Who Came to Earth to Save Humanity
What with wars, destroying the environment, and general imbecility, humanity is constantly getting itself into trouble. More than a few kindly aliens have come to Earth trying to help us change our ways, and for the most part, we’ve tried to kill them. Here are a dozen aliens that, directly or indirectly, tried to save … Continued
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io9TelevisionLast night’s Nikita was one of the best hours of TV I’ve seen in ages
How do you follow up one of the weirdest cliffhangers in television history? With an episode chock full of jaw-dropping moments and one terrible shock. They could have called this “The Last Temptation of Nikita.” This show is going out on an amazing high note. Spoilers ahead… Parts of last night’s Nikita felt like a … Continued
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What’s the sexiest science fiction or fantasy movie of all time?
Escapism is sexy. There’s something beguiling and enticing about the idea of stepping into other worlds and having larger-than-life adventures. So it’s no surprise that so many science fiction and fantasy movies are hella sexy. But which is the sexiest? Please post a picture or clip of your pick for the sexiest science fiction or … Continued
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Tech News
London Will Soon Have Fifth Element Style MultiPass For Public Transit
All of a sudden, it’s the 23rd Century. The UK’s government innovation board has just approved funding to begin implementing an all-in-one train/bus/subway/airline pass in 2014. And yes, they actually named it MultiPass after the thing from the Bruce Willis movie. The plan revolves around a passcard with an e-ink barcode display that would replace … Continued
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io9MoviesFifth Element concept art reveals Prince’s original look as Ruby Rhod
Behold, The Fifth Element costume concept art that Prince thought was “too effeminate” for him. Amazing. Before Chris Tucker stole the show as Ruby Rhod in Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element, the role was offered to another celebrity, Prince. And while it makes perfect sense that the role of the androgynous, sexual firecracker would be … Continued
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What’s the greatest chase scene in all science fiction and fantasy?
Science fiction and fantasy are full of heroic quests and bad guys who want something badly — and often, this leads to people chasing each other. In space, in the air, on the ground, under the sea… But what’s the most thrilling chase scene of all science fiction and fantasy? Please include a picture or … Continued
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Luc Besson still wants to make another Fifth Element
Fifth Element director Luc Besson doesn’t exactly want to make a sequel to his famous space opera — but another film, in the same vein and with the same ideas. Which he would direct. The Playlist asks Besson which film of his he’d like to direct a sequel to, and he responds: The Fifth Element. … Continued
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Superheroes in Bondage, as Photographed by Richard Kadrey [NSFW]
Lela Gwenn had a dream: cosplay as some of her favorite heroes, and then get tied up and photographed by Sandman Slim author Richard Kadrey. The model and writer raised over $4000 on Kickstarter to make it happen, and here’s your first look at the results, exclusively on io9. Warning: Some photos probably NSFW. The … Continued
