io9: Alien Invasion

Watch the first trailer for the Timecrimes director's new alien invasion movie!

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:55:57 PDT

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Check out the brand new trailer for the alien invasion movie from Nacho Vigalondo (better known for his time-bendy movie Timecrimes.) It features a crashing hangover, the aftermath of a one-night stand... and aliens attacking in four-mile-wide spaceships. More »

Tons More Details About Battleship's board-game-loving aliens

Charlie Jane Anders — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:18:52 PDT

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Hasbro's Battleship movie may be an early contender for the silliest movie of 2012 — and the first trailer seems to have provoked near-universal hilarity — but everybody involved seems to be taking it pretty seriously, at least. More »

Falling Skies' Big Cliffhanger: the Ultimate WTF

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:48:21 PDT

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We pretty much knew that Falling Skies was going to end with some kind of game-changing cliffhanger — it's in the nature of this kind of show, plus the final episodes were clearly leading up to it. More »

Emile Hirsch on The Darkest Hour: It's 28 Days Later with Aliens

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:30:00 PDT

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You've seen the trailer for the next alien invasion movie The Darkest Hour. Now watch star Emile Hirsch explain how he fires his giant electric alien-killing gun! More »

First trailer for The Darkest Hour unleashes lightning-powered alien invaders

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:00:43 PDT

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Watch the first trailer for director Chris Gorak (Right at Your Door) alien invasion flick The Darkest Hour, with Emile Hirsch facing a pack of invisible electricity-hungry aliens. In Moscow. More »

See the alien invaders' deadly lightning attack, in the first image from The Darkest Hour

Meredith Woerner — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:34:11 PDT

It's been ages since we've heard anything about the Timur Bekmambetov-produced alien invasion flick The Darkest Hour. Until now. Take a look at the first ever comic book poster inspired by the movie. More »

10 Reasons Why Alien Invasions of Earth Always Fail

Charlie Jane Anders and Gordon Jackson — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:00:00 PST

If aliens ever appeared in our skies, you'd think the human race would be screwed. After all, any species that's smart enough to travel faster than light would have technology beyond our imagining. But somehow, alien invaders always lose. More »

The electrocuting kiss is our secret weapon in the war against the alien babes

Charlie Jane Anders — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:30:00 PST

Chances are Battle: Los Angeles won't end with a scene like this one, but you never know. So why exactly is that kiss electrocuting the alien woman? Is it just really strong static electricity? More »

Oops! We cloned the Antichrist!

Meredith Woerner — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:00:32 PST

Don't you hate it when you're stealing embryos from a secret government cloning facility and you swipe the Anti-Christ clone? Plus a first look at Nick Frost's alien invasion flick Attack The Block! More »

Basement Jaxx scoring Nick Frost's alien invasion flick

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:00:18 PST

Move over Trent Reznor, Basement Jaxx is all set to provide the score for science fiction's next big sensation: Nick Frost and Joe Cornish's teenagers-vs-aliens movie Attack the Block. More »

The Scene You've Been Waiting For On V

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 06:40:00 PST

What's Morena Baccarin doing with that giant rat? And that baby? Here's an exclusive high-res image from tomorrow night's V episode, in which we finally get the rodent mistreatment we've wanted all along. Spoilers below. More »

First trailer from Steven Spielberg's alien invasion series Falling Skies

Meredith Woerner — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:15:10 PST

Round up the local ET-fighting militia — the first ever video footage from alien invasion TV series Falling Skies is out. We like the look of the aliens, and Steven Spielberg's producer credit. But will the show itself be good? More »

Stephen Hawking Admits that Aliens Will Probably Fuck Us Up

Marc Bernardin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:00:00 PDT

The world's most famous living scientist has confirmed what science fiction filmmakers have postulated since the beginning of cinema: There is life out there in the cosmos, and it would most likely smash us to atoms. More »

An Alien Invasion Flick From the Director of "Wanted"? Yes, Please

Marc Bernardin — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:30:00 PDT

Sure, there are tons of "take me to your leader" movies on the horizon, but the news that the hyper-stylish Timur Bekmambetov is saddling up to produce The Darkest Hour is good indeed. More »

First Look At Steven Spielberg's Alien Invasion TV Series

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:30:00 PST

TNT has greenlit 10 episodes of Steven Spielberg's untitled alien-invasion series. We've got the first picture from the set, featuring the heavily armored ER doctor, Noah Wyle. Apparently it takes a lot of ammo to kill these space bastards. More »

Mary Tyler Moore Stars In Television's Craziest Alien Invasion Story

Charlie Jane Anders — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:04:39 PDT

Attention Earthlings: You might not make it after all. Mary Tyler Moore is replaced with a walnut-eating, water-breathing alien with eyes in the back of her head. And Dick Van Dyke is the last human alive... for now. More »

An Alien Invasion You Can Write Home About

Lauren Davis — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:20:00 PDT

Artist Franco Brambilla combines combines vintage postcards with computer-generated images of aliens, flying saucers, and giant robots, to give your next alien invasion the same quaint, cozy feeling as your grandpa's Alpine vacation. More »

The Apocalypse Should Be Funny: 6 End-of-the-World Comedy Classics

Sarah Hope Williams — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:00:00 PDT

This year has presented us with a plethora of planet-imperiling scenarios, from Watchmen toTransformers. But despite the promising threats of nuclear war and killer robots, I'm left feeling empty. The Apocalypse used to be fun. What happened?
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Angel And X-Files Alum Takes Charge Of ABC's V Remake

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PDT

Good news for V fans: former Angel showrunner Jeffrey Bell has signed on as showrunner for the highly anticipated remake of the alien drama on ABC. So stop worrying that this is just Scott Peter's 4400 with a new skin. More »

Alien Invasion A Deadly Letdown, According To The New Yorker

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:12:06 PST

It figures. When aliens finally do invade and take over our planet, it'll be just as much an anti-climax as everything else. Are you ready for space conquest with ennui? The New Yorker hopes so. More »

Alien Invaders Who Conquer the Earth to Protect the Universe

Lauren Davis — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:00:00 PST

Aliens don’t always invade the Earth to colonize it or steal its resources; sometimes they’re just looking out for the welfare of the universe, the Earth, or humanity itself.
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Zip Up Your Red Jumpsuits — V's Alien Infestation Is Back

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:30:00 PDT

The creator of NBC's alien-invasion series V has been shopping around a script for a big-screen remake, and it looks like the 1980s aliens may get to give world domination one more try. Latino Review unearthed V creator Kenneth Johnson's spec script, and it sounds pretty true to the series. Find out whether "The Visitors" can be trusted, and how to make one scary alien spawn, after the jump. With spoilers, and creepy alien videos from the TV series. More »

It's Finally L.A.'s Turn To Get Crushed

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:00:00 PDT

We were wondering what would replace plague movies and dystopian futures as the next trend in movies, and it's looking like we have our answer: alien invasions and space battles. On the heels of Universal greenlighting Earth vs. Moon, Columbia Pictures is making Battle: Los Angeles, based on a spec script from Chris Bertolini (The General's Daughter). Battle: L.A. is about "a Marine platoon's encounter with an alien invasion on the streets of L.A.," and it'll have a low price tag, similar to Cloverfield. But no shaky handheld cam, promises producer Neil Moritz. [Slashfilm] More »

Movies That Smash the Statue of Liberty

Kevin Kelly — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:00:58 PST

A trailer for the upcoming movie I Am Legend shows Will Smith and his canine buddy wandering an entirely empty New York City. But that's nothing new. Hollywood has always loved to show one of the most bustling cities on the planet smashed to hell and emptied of human life. More »

Signs Teaches What To Wear In Case Of Alien Attack

charliejane — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:15:00 PST

Must See: V

Annalee Newitz — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:22:24 PDT

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. More »