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”The Last Airbender Will Be M. Night Shyamalan's Star Wars
M. Night Shyamalan has finished his script for The Last Airbender, the live action movie based on Nickelodeon's epic cartoon, Avatar — and he's told Paramount and Nickelodeon that he thought they had a new Star Wars on their hands. Shyamalan screened a rough teaser trailer at the New York Licensing Expo Night, and we were there. Details after the jump. More »The Triple-Jointed Assassin's Sexy Car Dance
We're back, with even more spoilers. Angelina Jolie proves she's a master of car-fu, in a new Wanted clip that aired during the MTV Movie Awards. Also, there's a brief new synopsis of James Cameron's new movie Avatar, and a new cellphone promo for The Dark Knight that showcases a major plot element. And there's possibly the last Lost spoiler for a while — one regular character will definitely never, ever be back. We also have a look ahead at the remaining Doctor Who episodes, a bunch of new details about J.J. Abrams' FBI show Fringe, and a major spoiler for Marvel Comics' Secret Invasion. Below are a chain of Pandora's boxes of spoilerdom. More »
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Avatar Spoilers 06/02
Here's a new plot summary for Avatar, the new James Cameron science fiction movie which comes out in December 2009: More »Zoe Saldana Talks To io9 About Star Trek And Avatar
We caught up with Zoe Saldana, who plays Uhura in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek. While she couldn't reveal too much about her work in Trek and James Cameron's Avatar, she did give a little bit of a behind the scenes look into both. Plus she addresses whether the skirts in the new Trek will be shorter than in the original series — and gives us hope that by the end of the year, we could have an Avatar trailer. More »James Cameron's Avatar May Be Beautiful, But With A Boring Story
James Cameron's science fiction epic Avatar won't be just another CGI-heavy 3-D movie. Instead, says Cameron, the alien encounter movie starring Sigourney Weaver and Sam Worthington will be more real than regular films, and will revolutionize movie-making. More »Are You Ready To Be An Evil Colonist?
Humans are a plague, shredding across the galaxy and destroying other peace-loving creatures. At least, that seems to be the theme of a number of movies that are coming out in the next few years. I've been wondering what would replace the post-apocalyptic-Earth as the stock plot for "dark" science fiction movies, and the evil-humans-in-space plot seems increasingly likely to rule. Among others, James Cameron's Avatar and the new animated film Terra seem to be exploring this theme, which is a standard plot in written science fiction, but is fairly new to the movies. Click through for details. More »Upcoming Events In Lost And Battlestar Are Guaranteed To Piss You Off
Sigourney Weaver's character in James Cameron's new movie Avatar is based on the most unlikely source possible. And that's not the only movie that has some surprises in store: the Greatest American Hero remake will take some weird liberties with the source material. And Dragonball may commit the ultimate sacrilege. Meanwhile, there are rumors of some developments on Lost and Battlestar Galactica that are guaranteed to upset the fans. All this, plus some hints for Doctor Who, Love Story 2050, Smallville and Star Trek. Your spoiler space begins and ends right here. More »
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Learn Why James Cameron's New Movie Is Called "Avatar"
Welcome back to morning spoilers. We've got some juicy rumors about James Cameron's new movie Avatar, which come with a new photo of an alien life form. And we've got the inside scoop on a shocking plot twist in the Wolverine solo movie, with a few new set photos to back it up. And there's some new Lost scoopage as well. Consider this your only spoiler warning! More »Sigourney Weaver Fights To Save An Alien World In Avatar
James Cameron's Avatar, coming in 2009, is about ecology and greed, says star Sigourney Weaver. She talked to Premiere magazine about what it's like to work with the world's most micro-managing director. And she explained why she's not a science fiction actor. Click through for some highlights, plus an update from director James Cameron himself. More »io9 Talks To Cloverfield Monster Designer Neville Page
We've showcased Neville Page's conceptual artwork and designs before. Now we're psyched because he's finally allowed to talk to us about his design for our favorite recent movie monster, "Clover" (as he calls it) from Cloverfield. Right now, Page is working on James Cameron's Avatar, the movie adaptation of Watchmen, and J.J. Abrams' new Star Trek. But with the new Clovie toy out, all we wanted to do was talk monster. And we got some good answers. Did you know Clover has more than one way to eat? Find out everything you want to know about the Cloverfield monster in our interview with Page. More »
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Get Ready For James Cameron's Space War
We have a brand new plot description for James Cameron's long-awaited Avatar, for your spoilery pleasure. And we also have a blurry glimpse of the filming of Star Trek, if you want to risk eyestrain for the sake of the Federation. We also have exciting spoilers for Star Wars: Legacy, Doctor Who, Lost and Stargate: Atlantis. More »
Avatar Won't Hit For 2 Years
James Cameron's Avatar had its release date pushed back from May 2009 to December, because Fox hopes there will be more 3-D screens by then. We also got our first nickel summary of the movie's plot: An ex-marine travels to another planet and leads a revolution. [Better Living Through SF]
It's Not Our Leaked Concept Art, But We Own It (Sorta Maybe)
Following the excitement and outrage that greeted the "leaked" concept art from James Cameron's upcoming-two-years-from-now Avatar movie, Fox have announced that the leaked concept art is not only not impressive, it's also not real. But if it's really a fake, then why did Fox release cease-and-desist letters to sites carrying the image earlier this week?
Leaked Avatar Concept Art Shows Blue Supermodel
The first concept art has leaked out of James Cameron's Avatar, due in 2009. [From JoBlo.com, via CinemaBlend]
The first concept art has leaked out of James Cameron's Avatar, due in 2009. [From JoBlo.com, via CinemaBlend]








