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Stargate's Commander Makes Movie For Genius Kids
Star Trek: Voyager's holographic doctor, Robert Picardo, joins John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Michelle Gellar and James Earl Jones in the animated feature Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey. Picardo calls the movie not only entertaining but educational. The film explains quantum physics and breaks down protons, photons, animatter and the big bang theory. What kind of kids are going to watch this movie exactly? The release date is Decemeber 2009. [Scifi]
Star Trek: Voyager's holographic doctor, Robert Picardo, joins John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Michelle Gellar and James Earl Jones in the animated feature Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey. Picardo calls the movie not only entertaining but educational. The film explains quantum physics and breaks down protons, photons, animatter and the big bang theory. What kind of kids are going to watch this movie exactly? The release date is Decemeber 2009. [Scifi]
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simulacra
One-Eyed Robot Short Wins Silver Medal, Blames It On Depth Perception
The 35th Annual Student Academy Awards were handed out last Saturday, and our favorite little science fiction short, Simulacra, got the Silver Medal for animation. The filmmaker Tatchapon Lertwirojkul is attending the New York School of Visual Arts and has a background in architecture, which is apparent in his amazing attention to detail in the landscape of his future world. Simulacra is about a sweet silver robot on a mission to save a little flower in an industrial future world, with a twist. More »
next avengers
The Avengers Fight The Terminator -- And Lose
The new trailer for The Next Avengers: Heroes Of Tomorrow shows more of the dystopian world after the android Ultron has killed most of the Avengers... and it looks very Terminator-esque. Even more than in the first trailer, we get more of a sense of the stakes involved in the battle between the Avengers' kids and a suddenly badass Ultron. The son of Captain America and Black Widow, the blond daughter of Thor, Black Panther's son, Hawkeye's son and Giant-Man and Wasp's son combine with a elderly Hulk and Iron Man to avenge the death of their parents and become the next Avengers. Good to see a white-haired Hulk still screaming, "Hulk is strongest there is." The Next Avengers: Heroes Of Tomorrow comes to DVD September 2.
fly me to the moon
Scrappy Little Flies Save The Apollo 11 Mission
A trio of flies follow their hearts on board NASA's Apollo 11, and end up saving the lives of America's first moon-walkers in the animated movieFly Me To The Moon. Follow Nat, IQ and Scooter as they dream big and end up sharing a space suit with Buzz Aldrin (who voiced his own CGI character). Other familiar voices include Tim Curry and Christopher Lloyd. The movie, coming out August 8, is more proof that animated movies are going through a scifi fad, with Wall-E, Space Chimps, Planet 51 and Escape From Planet Earth coming out this year and next. [Fly Me To The Moon]
new york comic-con
Watch a Cylon Interrogation and the Venture Bros. Preview
Earlier this week, you read our take on the Battlestar Galactica panel at this year's New York Comic-Con, but now - thanks to NBC/Universal's Hulu - you can watch it for yourself. And, also thanks to the wonder of the internet, you can read just why panel moderator Marc Bernadin stayed away from the tough questions. Both of those, plus the exclusive NYCC Venture Bros. preview, under the jump. More »
takashi murakami
We had a chance to see the amazingly eye-blistering @ Murakami exhibit in Los Angeles a couple of months ago before they packed everything up and headed to Brooklyn. The same exhibit is now on display at the Brooklyn Museum until July 13th, and is definitely worth checking out. We nabbed a few moments with Takashi Murakami and found out about his influences, his impressions of the show, and how his brain works when he's creating something. Check out our interview down below.
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Murakami Tells io9 About His Secret Love For J.J. Abrams
We had a chance to see the amazingly eye-blistering @ Murakami exhibit in Los Angeles a couple of months ago before they packed everything up and headed to Brooklyn. The same exhibit is now on display at the Brooklyn Museum until July 13th, and is definitely worth checking out. We nabbed a few moments with Takashi Murakami and found out about his influences, his impressions of the show, and how his brain works when he's creating something. Check out our interview down below.
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newt
Species Extinction Goes Cutesy in New 3D Pixar Flick "Newt"
What is it with Pixar and its cutsey-poo apocalypse movies? In a big announcement yesterday about upcoming Pixar offerings, the studio discussed Newt, the wacky little "mad about you" tale of how the last two blue-footed newts on the planet don't get along — but will have to breed to reboot their species. The two are brought together by scientists hoping to save the nearly-extinct newts, and lovable goofiness ensues. More »
mad science
Suspended Animation Now Possible -- Using Sewer Gas
Scientists have unlocked the secret of suspended animation, a state of "undeath" where the body's metabolism shuts down but all major organs continue to function. Hydrogen sulfide, also known as sewer gas, may be the miracle substance that finally allows humans to stay alive in a frozen, non-aging state. In science fiction, of course, suspended animation is used by astronauts to travel across great distances in space by putting their bodies into suspend mode. Suspended animation could also be induced in dramatically injured people to prevent them from dying while being rushed to the hospital. What's truly amazing is how simple it turns out to be. More »
monsters vs. aliens
50 Foot Tall Alien Kicks Monster Ass
Dreamworks Animation is pitting monsters against aliens in its cleverly titled film Monsters Vs. Aliens, due out next year. Why didn't they stick with the original title of the comic it's based on? Rex Havoc and the Ass-Kickers of the Fantastic is a much cooler sounding movie. Reese Witherspoon will be voicing one of the "monsters" as Ginormica, a girl who was hit by a meteor on her wedding day and grew to be 50 feet tall. More »
anime
Sneak Peek at Cyborg War Romance 'Appleseed: Ex Machina'
We've already mentioned the John Woo-produced anime sequel Appleseed: Ex Machina and spoken with director Shinji Aramaki, but Warner Video was on hand at WonderCon, handing out a billion postcards to remind people that it comes out DVD on March 11th. They even had a screening of it on Saturday night during WonderCon, although it faced stiff competition from parties featuring costumed fans and tipsy publicity reps. If you missed that, then peek at the clip below and find out what the world of Appleseed is all about. More »
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triviagasm
The Mach 5 Could Kick K.I.T.T.'s Ass
While folks are still reeling from the two-hour jolt of pain that was Knight Rider last night, you might as well start pinning your hopes on the upcoming Speed Racer movie if you want a quality story about a boy and his car. Although the Mach 5 is being upgraded with a lot of CGI elements, you'll have to pry that original steering wheel with all the alphabet-buttons on it from our cold, dead memories. Put your mental pistons to work and find out more about the car and the show in our Speed Racer homage below. More »
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Teleport Into The Secret History Of Tron
With Jumper opening today and everyone abuzz about teleportation, it seemed like the perfect time to remind everyone of another movie about teleportation: Tron. The device that zaps Jeff Bridges into the video-game world is actually built to teleport matter from one place to another. Learn the secret history of Tron, after the jump.More »
Wall-E Meets Peter Gabriel
You may not want to shock the monkey, but you could find yourself dancing with the cute robot. Peter Gabriel is doing some music for the soundtrack of Wall-E, Pixar's new robot movie. He's creating a couple of new tunes for the occasion, plus putting "some glue" on things he's come up with previously. In a video blog entry, Gabriel describes the movie, including the fact that humans look like "flat blobs in armchairs," due to bone deterioration in space. [CinemaBlend]
You may not want to shock the monkey, but you could find yourself dancing with the cute robot. Peter Gabriel is doing some music for the soundtrack of Wall-E, Pixar's new robot movie. He's creating a couple of new tunes for the occasion, plus putting "some glue" on things he's come up with previously. In a video blog entry, Gabriel describes the movie, including the fact that humans look like "flat blobs in armchairs," due to bone deterioration in space. [CinemaBlend]
star wars: clone wars
Attack of the Badly-Drawn Clones in New Animated Star Wars Series
Somebody, somewhere may be excited about the upcoming Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated movie and TV series. Unfortunately, it's not the animation experts at animation blog Character Design. Or the Star Wars fans on that site. More »
interworld
What's Happening With Neil Gaiman's Interworld?
Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves' Interworld has been optioned by Dreamworks Animation a decade after they first pitched it to Hollywood. The story of a boy who can travel between alternate universes is now in the lovely world of development. Although whether that's development hell or development utopia remains to be seen. Click through for the tortured history of Interworld. More »
See Every Single Episode Of Futurama Starting Tonight
If you've been wondering what to do with yourself between now and the end of the year, you might think about tuning in to the Cartoon Network, where you can watch every single episode of Futurama starting at 11pm tonight, and running until 11:30pm December 31st. If you've got a massive hard drive attached to your DVR, this is your chance to load it up with the hijinx that have been going on over at Planet Express and save yourself the DVD costs.
If you've been wondering what to do with yourself between now and the end of the year, you might think about tuning in to the Cartoon Network, where you can watch every single episode of Futurama starting at 11pm tonight, and running until 11:30pm December 31st. If you've got a massive hard drive attached to your DVR, this is your chance to load it up with the hijinx that have been going on over at Planet Express and save yourself the DVD costs.
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