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You've seen the preview for The Dark Knight Rises and read the synopsis of the teaser footage. Now check out over twenty scenes from the latest trailer with annotations. Anne Hathaway loves symbolism! More »
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A Vancouver casting call for extras has divulged some of the ways the Americanized, live-action Akira will differ from the original Japanese manga and anime source material. What's new? Kaneda owns a bar, Tetsuo's his brother, and, oh yeah, the role of the Colonel is apparently going to Ken Watanabe. More »
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We saw what The Lizard from The Amazing Spider-Man looked like at Comic-Con, but now his scaly excellence has been unveiled to the world in the most ignominious way possible...as a movie tie-in Pez dispenser! Spoilers ahoy!

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Last year, The Walking Dead deviated massively from Robert Kirkman's comic book source material — ending in a giant CG fireball. But will the new season adhere to the original work? Here are a few comic book clues we picked up in the trailers, clips and promo shots! BIG SPOILERS AHEAD. More »
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So you think you know what's going on in the new dinosaur drama Terra Nova? Think again. Some casting calls have come down the pike for a couple of major characters who are going to shake up the prehistoric world. More »
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At a shooting of The Dark Knight Rises in Los Angeles yesterday, Anne Hathaway's Catwoman costume got an upgrade: ears! Spoilers, and so on. More »
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In this week's offerings from DC, the clear winners were two of the Big Three. And on an unrelated note, Catwoman's rack. More »
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Remember that concept animation from the THQ Avengers video game that was cancelled? A trailer for this never-to-game has hit the web and it shows off the heroes' deadly destinations, which you can spoil for yourself in the above video. More »
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Need some clarification on the ending of The Source Code? Director Duncan Jones recently took to Twitter with one of his hand-penned production diagrams. Be forewarned that there are spoilers out the wazoo here. Click on the above to expand. More »
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At DC Comics' relaunch party in Times Square last night, we caught up with Geoff Johns and Jim Lee, the creative team behind DC Comics' brand new Justice League comic. With Justice League hitting the stands today, io9 asked the creators about the issue's big reveals. Spoilers on! More »
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The footage from a scrapped Avengers tie-in video game has hit the web, and the unused animation reveals a villain who we've all suspected has been waiting in the wings. Spoilers! More »
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The Wolverine has been delayed. Amy Pond gets tested all over again, on Doctor Who. A supermodel will impersonate Jeff Bridges. There are tons of set photos for Man of Steel, The Avengers, Supernatural and the Eureka finale. Will Ghostbusters 3 finally happen? More »
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Zachary Quinto has a totally off-the-wall speculation about what could happen in the next Star Trek. In the True Blood season finale, Sookie steps up at last. Plus, massive set footage shows the havocWorld War Z will wreak on Philly. More »
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Man of Steel set photos show not just Superman, but his adversary as well. See more of Thor and the Cap fighting side-by-side in The Avengers. Plus, Joshua Jackson isn't sure what's going on with Fringe's Peter, and there are explosions on the Dark Knight Rises set. More »
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Stephen Lang has become the go-to guy for gung-ho older soldiers, from Col. Quaritch in Avatar to the time-traveling colonist Nathaniel Taylor in Terra Nova. But maybe the most intense role he's played yet is the evil warlord Khalar Zym in the new Conan the Barbarian. More »
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Are some of Doctor Who's trustiest companions coming back in this season's "Let's Kill Hitler"? According to the ever-reliable* British tabloid press, they are. More »
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Man, details of The Dark Knight Rises keeps leaking out of Pittsburgh like they're being held in a Bat-salad strainer. After a still shot of a Batwing-like conveyance leaked online, we're now seeing a ton of man-on-the-street videos of this vehicle in motion. Hopefully this is one big elaborate ploy to distract us from the inclusion of the Batspaceship or BatUFO in the film. More »
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Many people live in fear of being "spoiled" for a story by finding out the ending. But a new study by psychologists shows that people wound up liking stories better if they'd been told spoilers in advance. More »
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Yesterday in Pittsburgh, Tom Hardy braved the summer heat wearing his full Bane get-up to deliver a speech to some bad guys. Also, some new camouflage Batmobiles rolled down the street. Warning: spoilers and supervillain fashion galore! More »
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Supervising director Dave Filoni, producer Cary Silver, and Lucasfilm writer Pablo Hidalgo showed seven clips and revealed and astounding amount of information about the upcoming season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con. Season 4, subtitled Battle Lines, will emphasize and magnify the scope and battles that the last part of Season 3 ended on. "Lots of explosions, lotta boom," said Filoni. More »
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With A Dance With Dragons, the long-awaited fifth book in George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series, coming out in just two weeks, anticipation is running high. But some people already received their copies early. More »
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Is "spoiler culture" ruining the twist ending? That's pop culture scribe Chuck Klosterman's argument in an essay over at Grantland. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5812858&view=rss&microfeed=true Spoilers! Last night's Game of Thrones ended with a shocking death that many viewers didn't see coming. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that a lot of fans who hadn't read the books felt betrayed. Some are threatening to boycott the show. But HBO is confident they'll come back: More »
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In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, John Barrowman quelled any worries that Captain Jack Harkness' pansexuality would be tamped down for American audiences. More »
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An anonymous tipster has sent us what appears to be the pilot script for FX's adaptation of Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Oeming's cop-and-superheroes series Powers. It reads like the real deal, complete with a heaping dollop of cable grime. More »
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Like a lovable grandpa spoiling the surprise birthday cake at the family dinner, Marvel's venerable Stan Lee spilled the beans on Marc Webb's Spider-Man reboot. He revealed not only his cameo, but confirmed one epic fight scene involving lizards. More »
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The Wachowskis' Cloud Atlas movie gains some major stars. New Men In Black III pics feature a pop-art icon. A new Transformers 3 trailer gives a glimpse of John Malkovich. A Total Recall cameo is revealed. More »
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Start your day with spoilers! Amazing Spider-Man set photos reveal the villain's practical make-up. Woody Harrelson joins Hunger Games. Could Tom Welling be a Marvel superhero next? The Highlander reboot is still alive. Will Neil Gaiman write more Doctor Who? More »
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The Dark Knight Rises is currently filming in India, and a photographer snapped this set picture of a mysterious green pool. More »
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Zack Snyder has finally cast the villain for his upcoming Man of Steel. Is it Toyman? Metallo? Doomsday? Atomic Skull? Composite Superman? The Galactic Golem? More »
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What's going on in these set photos from the new Doctor Who series? Fans are speculating that they show a major event in the lives of the mysterious time-traveling alien, the Doctor, and his friend Amy Pond. More »
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Marc Webb's high school-set Spider-Man reboot is currently filming, and a new set report suggests that the movie's showdown will be a lot more dramatic than the jazz-handed previous installment. Spoilers ahead... More »
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In the wake of the death of Johnny Storm, the Fantastic Four are getting both a new member and a name change. Today Marvel announced that Spider-Man would be joining the ranks of Reed Richards, Sue Storm, and Ben Grimm, starting in FF #1, which comes out March 23 with the creative team of Jonathan Hickman (script) and Steve Epting (pencils): More »
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One of the biggest questions people have asked about the io9 redesign is: How will you deal with spoilers? Allow us to explain. More »
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Rockne S. O'Bannon helped create the classic "aliens among us" series Alien Nation, and his show Farscape frequently dealt with cultural differences among aliens. So it was a pleasant surprise to see O'Bannon writing an episode of ABC's V remake. He wasn't exactly able to rescue the show from its usual incoherence, but at least there were a number of thought-provoking moments. More »
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Details of David E. Kelley's Wonder Woman pilot are leaking out, revealing all of the nips and tucks Diana Prince went through to be a relatable heroine of 2011. More »
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Tom Hardy might not be the only Inception star who is joining The Dark Knight Rises, as Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in talks for a role. We've got confirmation that Anne Hathaway won't just be playing Selina Kyle. Now that Henry Cavill is Superman, the search is on for Lois Lane - and some familiar names are being rumored for the role. An Ender's Game movie takes shape, James Cameron still wants to do Battle Angel, a third Bill & Ted is very much a possibility, and more on the swashbuckling adventures on Doctor Who! More »
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Oh my God. Just when you thought The Cape couldn't get more sublimely ridiculous — or should that be ridiculously sublime? — television's best pajama party introduces a new supervillainess who rocks a slinky red dress and uses her quantum brain to blow shit up. More »
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The other members of the Thundercats are looking a lot more anime-inspired in their new cartoon incarnation. But the character who's undergone the biggest changes by far, is the beloved the mascot of planet Thundera, Snarf. Here's the first look at the new version Snarf... whose speech patterns may be very different than what you're used to. More »
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How did digital artists create the ballet-centric body horror of Black Swan? This neat visual effects featurette showcases the film's many strange changes. It contains massive plot spoilers, so caveat viewer. More »
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