io9: Journey To The Center Of The Earth

The Rock is here to guide you into manhood among the giant lizards

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:00:00 PST

The Rock is here to teach you about being a man, while man-handling tiny elephants and riding around on giant bees. The Rock is strong but sensitive, and he's downright eager to guide you over the threshold into a new world of confusing sexuality, in which the scat of massive birds sprays all over people's faces and chests. You want a male role model who's not afraid to give advice about macking on girls, while in a cave full of mega-fauna? That's The Rock. More »

Wild 1969 Japanese magazine art imagines the hellhole at Earth's core

Cyriaque Lamar — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:25:00 PST

Here's something that should appeal to fans of Gōjin Ishihara's profoundly weird children's art. In 1969. a Japanese magazine published these exceedingly intense depictions of life at the center of our planet. Taking cues from Journey to the Center of the Earth and The Lost World, these drawings and diagrams are the strange remnants of some plesiosaur-filled fever dream. I love the heck out of them all.

If Journey 2 is a hit, then who should star in Journey 3?

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:56:00 PST

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Journey to the Center of the Earth starred a ridiculously game Brendan Fraser, who mugged his way through a series of computer-generated situations in 3D. Now the second movie, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, stars an equally "why the hell not" Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Plus an "as long as I get paid" Michael Caine. More »

Possible huge Star Trek casting news. Plus your latest Batman 3 villain rumor. And will Hunger Games be PG-13?

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:00:00 PDT

Today's spoilers include a huge hint about a new Star Trek character, a Tom Hardy Batman rumor, Hunger Games script reactions and Fringe/V set pics. The Host 2 will be 3-D! Fantastic Voyage may have a director! Plus Harry Potter! More »

The Superman reboot might make the jump to 3D. Plus two more big stars are rumored for the Alien prequel!

Alasdair Wilkins — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:00:00 PDT

Zack Snyder says he likes 3D, but still has to be convinced it's the right choice for the Man of Steel. Captain America turns Scotland into Norway...and brings Nick Fury along. See Mark Sheppard on the Doctor Who set! Spoilerlicious! More »

Superman reboot will be telling its own original story. Plus The Hobbit casts starts to take awesome shape!

Alasdair Wilkins — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:00:00 PDT

We're jam-packed with spoilers today, as Zack Snyder talks Superman, Damon Lindelof talks Star Trek, Ghostbusters 3 might be a go, The Hobbit casts every awesome British actor ever, The Hunger Games looks for a lead, and much, much more! More »

The 3-D craze comes to classic science fiction book covers

Charlie Jane Anders — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:30:00 PDT

It's not enough that Peter Jackson's The Hobbit will be filmed in 3-D — now your favorite science fiction books will have 3-D covers too. Are you excited yet? Vintage Classics is reissuing five books with 3-D covers: Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne, The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle and The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Tales by H.P. Lovecraft. And yes, the books will come with 3-D glasses. Says Random House Group Creative Director Suzanne Dean: More »

Take a closer look at the worlds of Splice and Inception, plus new hints about Neuromancer

Alasdair Wilkins — Wed, 26 May 2010 06:00:00 PDT

There are clips and interviews aplenty for Splice. A new trailer takes us further inside the world of Inception. Plus Neuromancer, John Carter of Mars, Doctor Who, Stargate Universe, The Sorceror's Apprentice, and - for old time's sake - Lost. More »

Clash Of The Titans, Journey To The Center Of The Earth Sequels Slated With New Directors

Cyriaque Lamar — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:11:52 PDT

Re-release the Kraken! A Louis Leterrier-less Clash sequel may be out by Spring 2012, to nab Sam Worthington before he starts Avatar 2. A Journey sequel is also in the works for Fall 2011, without director Eric Brevig. [Deadline] More »

Journey Back To The Center Of The Earth

Graeme McMillan — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:30:36 PDT

Brendan Fraser has himself another fantasy movie franchise. New Line, one of the studios behind last year's Journey To The Center Of The Earth, have announced plans for a sequel, with even more 3D monsters. More »

China Supports 3D, Brendan Fraser's Career

Graeme McMillan — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:22:28 PDT

Wondering what the surprise American hit in Chinese cinemas this year is? Journey To The Center of The Earth, the reasonably-successful Brendan Fraser vehicle from this summer. But what made Chinese cinemagoers so excited about the movie wasn't the chance to see the star of The Mummy and Monkeybone go deep, deep underground, but its use of 3D technology. More »

Final Proof That Brendan Fraser's Journey 3-D Was A Cop-Out

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:30:00 PDT

Here's a clip from At The Earth's Core that contains everything that was missing from the Brendan Fraser-starring Journey To The Center Of The Earth 3-D. Subterranean cave people in bikinis? Check. Fire-breathing monster, that inexplicably explodes when it falls off a ledge? Check. A brute named Jubal the Ugly? Oh yeah, check. Peter Cushing doing his Doctor Who impression, showing off his muscles and giving advice on women? Check check check. Brendan Fraser, aren't you a little embarrassed now? More »

Journey To The Center Of Bankruptcy

Graeme McMillan — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:20:00 PDT

Click to viewWe may have liked the remake of Journey To The Center Of The Earth more than we expected, but here's something we don't like so much: 130 special effects artists who worked on the movie have been forced to take the producers to court - and worse yet, involve star Brendan Fraser - to try and get the $1 million they're still owed for their work on the underground adventure flick. More »

Journey to the REAL Center of the Earth

Nivair H. Gabriel — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:21:38 PDT

This Friday sees the release of Journey to the Center of the Earth, the second major film adaptation of Jules Verne's groundbreaking 1864 novel. While director Eric Brevig's sweet 3D imagery depicts the Earth's core as a biosphere in a bubble of lava, the real center of the Earth might be even more fascinating. We've hit the geophysics books and brought back for you . . . a realistic journey to the center of the Earth, and the burning gravitational well you'd really find there. More »

Riding a Giant Geyser in a T-Rex Skull Is Always Awesome

Annalee Newitz — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:42:50 PDT

When I saw an early chunk of footage from Journey to the Center of the Earth at Wonder-Con, star Brendan Frasier was there to tell us what the movie is about. "They fall into a giant hole, and then they have to get back out. That's it," he said with a grin. His goofy, no-nonsense attitude pervades the whole film, and that's what makes it great fun. There are no deep themes, just deep holes; and there are no psychological complexities or scientific realism, just floating rocks and giant meat-eating plants. Journey is the first film you'll see in theaters that uses James "Titanic" Cameron's new digital 3D system, so a big part of the pleasure here is just watching stuff fly at your face. But can you base an entire movie on amusement park sensations alone? The answer is yes, but only if you deploy Journey's unexpected secret weapon: good writing. More »

In The Battle Between 3D And IMAX, We All Lose

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:30:00 PDT

Now that Dark Knight director Chris Nolan has boasted about shooting his bat-epic on IMAX how many will follow in his footsteps and make movies for the big boy screen? Flight Of The Dragon has announced that it will be going the way of the Bat and filming the live-action dragon flick in 4K resolution for IMAX release. And while it's not particularly scifi, everyone knows that once you get the dragons, zombies and superheroes are never far behind. But with the rise of Avatar and other 3D scifi epics (who also combine IMAX screenings with their 3D techniques) are we about to see a rift between 3D and IMAX technology, as Nolan seems to think? More importantly, is storytelling going to take a backseat to 3D and IMAX whizbangery? More »

New Official Details About Hellboy 2, Transformers 2, Heroes And Sarah Connor Chronicles

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:00:00 PDT

Apparently there's something called "spoiler stress" that comes from reading too many spoilers, and it can shorten your life! So handle our new motherlode of spoilers for Hellboy 2 and Journey To The Center Of The Earth 3-D with caution. And don't let all of the crazy spoilers/rumors about Saturday's finale of British time-travel show Doctor Who freak you out too much. We also have some new bits of information about the sequels to Iron Man and Transformers, straight from directors Jon Favreau and Michael Bay. And the producers of Heroes and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles also gave some hints about what to expect, plus there are some new Smallville spoilers. So come on, trade your old age for some spoilers. Who wants to live a long time anyway? More »

3-D Journey Makes Studios Nervous

Graeme McMillan — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:00:28 PDT

For a remake of a 49-year-old movie based upon a 144-year-old book, the movie industry is looking at upcoming Brendan Fraser flick Journey To The Center Of The Earth as a sign of things to come. Why, you may wonder? Well, it's got something to do with another retro technology as well as Disney's tween popstar Hannah Montana. More »

Shroomin' At The Center Of The Earth

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:02:52 PDT

Check out the lush details of these huge mushrooms at the center of the earth, from the new Journey To The Center Of The Earth movie, which comes out July 11. I'm actually quite curious to see how this will look in 3-D, along with the giant flying piranhas, man-eating plants, "glow birds" and dinosaurs. Which will all supposedly be "photo-realistic." Click through for a gallery of new stills (including dino pics) and new details about the film. More »

Jungle Disco Around The Roast Dino Head

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:30:00 PDT

This summer's remake of Journey To The Center of the Earth can't possibly be as pulptastic as this 1999 TV movie version, starring Treat Williams. Sure, the new Brendan Fraser vehicle will be 3-D and have actual special effects, but will it have jungle women doing a super-choreographed dance around a roasting dinosaur head? I didn't think so. Another clip, below the fold, showcases more things the new Journey won't have: matriarchs in Bette Midler-esque red feather headgear, jealous stone-axe-waving husbands — and lizard people who want to watch two random humans do the nasty in exchange for a piece of weird cantaloupe. More »

Red Hot Kissing Pic From Next Week's Lost!

Charlie Jane Anders — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:00:17 PST

Are you ready for the most shocking plot twist in Battlestar Galactica's final season? Will you know what to expect in the final two seasons of Lost? Can you see the writing on the wall for a budding romance on Jericho? Reading spoilers isn't just a guilty pleasure, it's all about being prepared for every eventuality. Click through to start pulling together your spoiler preparedness kit. More »

What's Causing the "Earth Without Us" Craze in New Scifi Movies?

Annalee Newitz — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:30:50 PST

Following on the tail of the hit book The World Without Us by Alan Weisman, and the documentary Life After People, Hollywood seems determined to make scifi movies that explore the same theme. Certainly we've had "Earth without most of us" flicks like I Am Legend, but two movies that were on proud display at WonderCon, Wall-E and Journey to the Center of the Earth were literally about an Earth that has no humans at all. In Wall-E all the humans have flown off in spaceships, left the garbage bots to clean up their messes, and have never returned. In Journey, the main characters discover an "Earth" that has never evolved human life. Why are we so obsessed by alternative Earths without humans right now? I've got four reasons why. More »

Monkeybone Hatred Reigns in "Meet the Creators" Panel for "Journey to the Center of the Earth"

Kevin Kelly — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:00:29 PST

At the panel about Journey to the Center of the Earth, Brendan Fraser was on hand, along with producer Charlotte Huggins, "3D expert" Ed Marsh. Brendan Fraser spent most of the time extolling the virtues of James Cameron's new Fusion camera system, which they used to make this. Despite being sick, Fraser spent a lot of time talking to fans and joking about the movie, which he gleefully described like this: "They fall into a hole, they try get out of a hole — that's the movie! We needed some carnivorous plants in there to give them something to do!" Find out more. More »

There's Great Cellphone Reception At The Center Of The Earth

Charlie Jane Anders — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:00:34 PST

Journey To The Center of the Earth, the least dreaded SF remake on Hollywood's slate, will be just as cheesy as you'd expect, judging from this new trailer. Brendan Fraser brandishes his monkey bone, meaning there are tons of goofy faces and zany slapstick moments. And the CGI dinosaurs and glowing fairy birds will probably look killer in 3-D. Plus, did you know there's tons of natural light at the center of the Earth, and awesome cellphone reception? Well, now you do. More »

What Movie Remake Are You Dreading Most?

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:20:17 PST

The fact that another science fiction remake is announced every week doesn't mean Hollywood has run out of ideas. It just means nostalgia is the mind-killer. And it's only going to get worse, now that the Omega Man remake I Am Legend was such a huge success. So which planned remake makes you want to firebomb your local cineplex? Click through to vote. More »

Brendan Fraser Plunges Into Our Bowels

charliejane — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:20:23 PST

A family-friendly new remake of Journey to The Center of the Earth will probably make us wish we were stuck in the Land of the Lost. Brendan Fraser plays a geologist who explores a hidden passage through the Earth's crust after he receives a mysterious message in an ancient artifact. He discovers a world of strange creatures. Click through for production stills, and reasons to dread this film. More »