How the Runaways Movie That Never Happened Helped to Fuel Iron Man 3

Before Drew Pearce co-wrote Iron Man 3, he was working on a screenplay of Brian K. Vaughan's amazing comic The Runaways. And before that, he created the superhero sitcom No Heroics. He talked to io9 about how those projects helped lead to Iron Man 3, and also addresses Iron Man 3's most controversial twists. Maximum…

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Karl Urban reveals the softie inside Star Trek's Bones

Karl Urban is back as Leonard "Bones" McCoy, the curmudgeonly doctor with a heart of gold and a crap-load of sass, in Star Trek Into Darkness. How does one man spout so many outlandish metaphors without getting kicked off the deck of the Enterprise? We asked Karl Urban, and he told us about delivering a classic "Dammit, …

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Still confused by Cloud Atlas? Infographic & featurettes break it down

There's an awful lot going on in Cloud Atlas, the time-spanning, super-ambitious movie that's out on DVD and Blu-ray today. Six time periods, tons of characters, the same actors playing different characters, all cutting back and forth. So here's a super handy chart and some featurettes from the DVD, to explain it to…

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Simon Pegg explains why the new Star Trek movie is all Kirk's fault

What does the "Darkness" refer to in the Star Trek Into Darkness title, and why is it all Kirk's fault? In our exclusive interview, Simon Pegg reveals why Starfleet should never become a military organization, along with what the hell he's wearing (and drinking) when he's off ship. Spoilers ahead...

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Europa Report: At Last, a Space Thriller Worth Taking Seriously

Europa Report is hands down the most painstakingly accurate space movie we've seen in ages. You want some semblance of realism in the story of a three-year journey to Jupiter's Moon Europa? AND a gripping narrative, you got it. Here's out first impressions, along with an exclusive look at the brand new poster.

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The Secrets of Star Trek Into Darkness' Future Cities

One of the most striking things in Star Trek Into Darkness is its depictions of the future versions of London and San Francisco, centuries from now. The film's designers and visual effects people didn't just create brand new cityscapes from scratch, they re-engineered the existing spaces, as our exclusive interview…

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Exclusive: The Mandarin figure readies his war on Iron Man

Sir Ben Kingsley the ACTION FIGURE! We've got the exclusive sneak peek at Tony Stark's new nemesis from Iron Man 3, The Mandarin. Complete with camo pants, rings, weapons and a fabulous pair of stomping boots, come get a face full of Mandarin.

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Scotty hits the bottle in a brand new Star Trek 2 featurette

How has Scotty been keeping himself busy since the last Trek movie? With whisky, of course. Simon Pegg brings out the booze for the return of Montgomery Scott, in this exclusive new featurette about the world's greatest starship engineer, and what he gets up to in Star Trek Into Darkness.

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Shane Black Tells Us How Tony Stark is Being "Phased Out" as Iron Man

The trailers for Iron Man 3 show us a shiny new Iron Patriot, a whole army of floating armors... and Tony's mask broken and burned. So is Tony Stark being replaced? And why does Tony spend so much of the movie out of his armor? We asked director Shane Black, and here's what he told us.

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