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Getting Ready for the Final Battle

This looks like the poster for an awesome science fiction film that we'd like to see: a girl in a giant hulking exoskeletal suit of armor with her comic-effect tiny little robotic pal perched on her shoulder. You've got evil signified by the pouring lava on the left hand side of the background, while fighters triumphantly scream past a proud city on the right. Whatever is happening here, we want to know more. More »

11:45 AM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Kevin Kelly
4,742 views, 18 comments

Latest by n/a: Why are we presuming that the character is a girl? Outside of pre-existing potential reference points, it could be a dude. Personally, I think it is one of the brothers from Hanson. Or it might be Gunter Nelson. more »

jon favreau

Jon Favreau: Iron Man's Look Borrowed from Top Gun and Battlestar Galactica

Yesterday we spoke to Jon Favreau, director of the upcoming Iron Man movie. In the panel before our chat, he showed an extended version of the jet boots scene from the Superbowl commercial for Iron Man, basically to prove that the whole movie isn't cut in that hyperfast MTV style that the trailers show. We see Tony working intimately on the jetboots, soldering wires, getting assistance from a voice-activated lab robot, and then running a test flight... which sends him spiraling into the wall. See what Favreau told us about the highly-anticipated superhero flick, below. More »

12:18 PM on Sun Feb 24 2008
By Kevin Kelly
3,163 views, 7 comments

Latest by n/a: I met him at WonderCon. Great guy! more »

costumes

How Would A Stormtrooper Get Naked?

Annalee is asking costumed fans roaming the halls of WonderCon one crucial question: How would they strip out of their costumes if they had to get naked really, really fast? She caught up with the an intrepid member of the Imperial Stormtrooper squad, complete with his own supply of Nerds candy. Stormtroopers have to eat too, you know. Since he was sitting behind a table, he may have already had his armored pants off, but find out how he'd disrobe in a hurry inside. More »

11:30 AM on Sat Feb 23 2008
By Kevin Kelly
1,829 views, 8 comments

Latest by Annalee Newitz: @Bellatrixie: I wish there were pictures of Troopers drinking tea and eating cakes. more »

iron man

Iron Man Tests His New, Badass Jet Boots

Here's the awesome new Iron Man commercial, shown last night during the Superbowl. You can see mecha-hero Tony Stark taking his new jet boots for a spin, and they look pretty damn spiffy. Plus you get to see him take out a tank nonchalantly with a forearm missile, and deliver a quip from his ginormous garage. It looks like he figures out how to balance out his flight with repulsors, and just check out that sleek suit of silver armor. Iron Man keeps looking better and better. Here's hoping it holds up to the hype. We also have a new gallery of stills, after the jump. More »

8:40 AM on Mon Feb 4 2008
By Kevin Kelly
5,116 views, 22 comments

Latest by origamimavin: wow, i'm really looking forward to this movie. more »

halo

Master Chief Takes Backseat In Halo Movie

The Halo video game trilogy has sold quadrillions of copies, spawned spinoff novels, a new strategy game coming out this year, a clothing line, and along the way has solidified itself as a pillar in the gaming community. So why would you make a movie about the game, but change the main character into a supporting character? More »

11:10 AM on Wed Jan 16 2008
By Kevin Kelly
3,383 views, 18 comments

iron man

Iron Man Fan Film Looks Good To Go

We've already told you about five fan films that blew us away. With more Iron Man on the horizon, a reader (thanks Clive!) has let us know about this fan film featuring the other Man of Steel that looks pretty snazzy. It not only includes Ms. Marvel, the Black Widow, Nick Fury, and a decidedly non-Asian, curly-headed Mandarin, but it doesn't relegate Pepper Potts to her traditional "Oh, Tony!" role. More »

3:00 PM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By Kevin Kelly
3,072 views, 10 comments

Latest by Klappstuhl: Where's Rhodes? :( Also, the only believable role in this Trailer was Nick Fury. Period. more »

iron man

Marvel Really, Really Wants You To Know Iron Man Is Theirs

Marvel Comics has made some high quality wallpapers from the upcoming Iron Man movie available on the web, and we won't argue that they are spiffy, shiny, and gorgeous. However, did they really need to brand the things four times? In the shot above (mega-version here) you've got an awkwardly placed Iron Man logo right under Tony's fist, along with the release date. Do you really want a release date on our computer's desktop? Check out what else is wrong with this picture inside. More »

11:40 AM on Thu Jan 10 2008
By Kevin Kelly
3,093 views, 20 comments

Latest by n/a: @milesfromnowhere: I just realized that we have been operating under a similar system, only we had not formalized it in this fashion. Formalization is simply the byproduct of two librarians living under the same roof with a 400+ DVD collection. We'd more »