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The summer of 2010 was a bit underwhelming as far as movies went — but summer 2011's looking like the craziest of them all, with the densest concentration of nerd-candy ever. At least, Jon Favreau is calling it a "bloodbath." More »
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If it's Labor Day, then it's the end of summer - A summer that saw Hollywood bank on the geek vote in a way that it hadn't done before, with a record number of SF and fantasy movies crowding the blockbuster schedule (five of the top ten movies of the season were based on comic books, for example). But did gambling on the nerd dollar work out for the studios? It depends where in the world you are when you ask, apparently. More »
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Why have our summer cinema screens been ruled by the superhero? Are The Dark Knight and Iron Man really two of the most wonderful movies ever made, or is there something else going on that makes people even consider a movie like Hancock acceptable entertainment? The University of Wisconsin's Professor of Film Studies, David Bordwell, has some thoughts on the subject that he'd like to share. More »
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Some new clips from Hellboy II: The Golden Army showcase the softer side of everyone's favorite demon hero and a few of Guillermo del Toro's latest creepy crawlies. Including one gigantic squid monster and a creepy bag-lady demon. More »
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Since history is written by the conquerors, sometimes the conquered require a little backstory. With that in mind, Hellboy fans can get a sneak peak of Hellboy II: The Golden Army with an animated version of the Hellboy II prologue comic that Dark Horse gave out at this year’s Wondercon, in which Dr. Bruttenholm pacifies a young Hellboy on Christmas Eve by telling him a cheery tale of interspecies war. Watch the clip for world-dominating humans, genocidal machines, and an adorably miniature version of our favorite hellspawn, under the jump. More »
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Watch Johann Kraus beat up big red in some new Hellboy II: The Golden Army clips. Kraus is probably the one character I'm most excited about in Hellboy II, second only to all of the creepy and wondrous creatures that come out of Guillermo Del Toro's monstrous mind. Partially because he's voiced by The Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane, but mainly because the idea of having a character whose body was incinerated but their ectoplasmic energy remained without a human host is a fascinating concept from the genius mind of Mike Mignola. Flick through to see the live-action version of Kraus. More »
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An insider tells io9 that Guillermo Del Toro, the monster-obsessed director behind Hellboy II and Pan's Labyrinth, is definitely not doing Hellboy III. Apparently up until a few weeks ago, he was talking about a third installment as a possibility but now this looks very unlikely indeed. Losing Del Toro could ruin the franchise — but could get the director working sooner on a very cool project slated for 2010. More »
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Guillermo Del Toro, who directed Hellboy and Pan's Labyrinth, is back for Hellboy II: The Golden Army this summer. Expect loads more monsters and an evil fairy tale look that the director says is more badass than the so-called "dark" versions of various other comic books getting made into movies. (Ahem Batman.) IGN just posted the trailer, which features this Cthulian monster, as well as dozens of other dreamy crawlies. Watch the trailer after the jump. More »
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