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The "Jumper" You Didn't See

Over at his website, artist Chuck Anderson is showcasing unused promotional posters from recent "Anakin Skywalker can teleport! And, like, steal shit!" movie Jumper. According to Anderson, the posters were "unused as the client changed direction." That change in direction, apparently, was "No longer wanting to look like a 2008 remake of Xanadu". More posters after the jump. More »

12:30 PM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By Graeme McMillan
4,263 views, 32 comments

Latest by jesustonight: i got the impression alot was cut out,major themes that were set up got brushed over or ingnored . it could just be a bad script more »

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Jumper: Here's Why You Should Skip the Movie and Just Read the Book

Jumper may have made $30 million at the box office this past weekend, but the original book has been out for more than 16 years, and they don't bear much resemblance to each other except for the main character's name and the teleporting. In fact, once the book was optioned and turned into a movie, author Steven Gould wrote a third Jumper novel (the second was Reflex) called Jumper: Griffin's Story, and it's meant to be much closer to the movie. Interestingly, on the publication page inside this third book, you'll find the words: "The character of Griffin O'Conner copyright 2007 by New Regency Films." Ah the tangled web of copyright. We decided to read the original book and compare it to the movie, and you can check out the differences in our spoiler-laden list below. Here's one spoiler we don't mind sharing with the world: The original book is better than the movie. More »

8:40 AM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By Kevin Kelly
4,223 views, 23 comments

Latest by chumleyex: why do they appear to have lightsabers in the movie? Anyone, anyone? more »

movies vs. television

5 Reasons Scifi Does Better In Movies Than In TV

Why is science fiction so much hotter at the movies than on television? People have wondered for a while. Recently, the universally panned Jumper and the blah I Am Legend and Cloverfield have hit big. But the well-received Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is on the brink of cancellation. We explain this strange phenomenon, after the jump. More »

9:30 AM on Wed Feb 20 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
57,657 views, 56 comments

Latest by mickfromoz: A point about Dr Who. Who was produced at the BBC, a government funded TV network and therefore a very different beast from the American networks, and the British commercial ones for that matter. That's not to say the shows more »

Storytelling No Match For Flashy Effects And Marketing Doug Liman proved that he's got a nanotech hide, even though the negative reviews of his two latest projects keep teleporting in. Both Jumper and Knight Rider were panned across the board, but the movie hauled in more than $30 million over the weekend, while the television show raked in huge ratings. More than 8 million people tuned in to watch the show, including the 18 to 49 bracket that advertisers drool for. So chances are high that we'll see both a Jumper sequel, and a Knight Rider series in the months ahead (a replacement for NBC's ailing Bionic Woman?). We just hope they'll stay closer to the source material in a Jumper sequel, and give Knight Rider a tuneup. Either way, we're sure both projects got a huge thumbs up from The Hoff.

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Which Will Suck Less: Jumper or Knight Rider?

This weekend pits the teleporting deadpannisms of Hayden Christensen in the movie Jumper vs. Val Kilmer's monotone as KITT in Sunday's Knight Rider TV movie. So which one will be less sucky? We've already weighed in with our Jumper review, and we've given you a look at some clips from Knight Rider. Will you be watching both, one or the other, or neither? Sound off in the poll below. More »

8:40 AM on Fri Feb 15 2008
By Kevin Kelly
2,188 views, 24 comments

mad science

No, Kids, That's Not How Teleportation Really Works

I know how much all of you wanted to believe that the teleportation effects in Jumper were based on real science, but it turns out tragically not to be true. Popular Mechanics has roped an actual physicist, Dr. Max Tegmark of MIT, into explaining the difference between what Hayden Christensen and Jamie Bell do in Jumper, and what would happen in the real world. More »

1:00 PM on Thu Feb 14 2008
By Annalee Newitz
3,430 views, 10 comments

interview

io9 Talks To Jumper Director Doug Liman

If you charted Doug Liman's directing career, you'd see a big spike in popularity when he jumped from indie films like Swingers and Go right into the Bourne trilogy. He's hoping to continue in the mainstream, high-concept Hollywood vein with his new film Jumper, opening in select theaters today. The movie follows young "jumper" David Rice (Hayden Christensen) as he uses his "jumping" powers to teleport all over the world. The flick took Liman on his own journey to exotic international locations, only this time without superspy Jason Bourne in tow. Read on to get his thoughts on Jumper, as well as details about his next film, about colonizing the moon. He also tells us why Superman's flying is destroying the environment. More »

12:40 PM on Thu Feb 14 2008
By Kevin Kelly
959 views, 15 comments

Latest by guibom: Came on... of course he is digitally put up there (on the Sphinx). It doesn't matter that you didn't create him in 3D. You're still compositing it digitally. Where do we draw the line? It's like in The Fountain. more »

jumper review

Teleportation, Paladins, and Underground Lairs -- What Could Go Wrong?

I'm going to lay it on the line for you: I can't resist a movie with Paladins in it. So as soon as I discovered that the bad guys in the movie Jumper were Paladins? Led by a white-haired, god-talking Samuel L. Jackson? Well, I forgave the flick for a lot of things I probably wouldn't have if the bad guys had been from the NSA or a group of supervillains. But you, dear reader, may not have a soft spot for Paladins — even ones with cool energy weapons and worm-hole expanders. And therefore you might be disappointed by lead Hayden Christensen's squint-acting methods, or by the fact that Jumper's plot moves exactly like its hero does: quickly, in random directions, for little discernible reason. More »

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9:00 AM on Thu Feb 14 2008
By Annalee Newitz
3,466 views, 65 comments

Latest by hitmouse: Jumper (movie) and Highlander 2 both seem to have had a similar ridiculous backstory tacked on to the source material (book, movie resp). I'm not sure which has moved further away from its premise, but Gary Westfahl's review is more »

morning spoilers

The Abomination Has Weird Feet In Hulk Movie

Welcome back to Morning Spoilers, where we dumpster-dive the Internet looking for the secrets of upcoming science fiction. And once again, we're fixating on toys, because a toy fair gave some hints about the uniforms and sets of the new Star Trek, and a new toy gives away the look of a major character in the Incredible Hulk movie. And we have a couple new clips from Jumper. We also give away tons of info about the next episode of Lost. All this, plus Star Wars, Torchwood and Stargate: Atlantis. More »

6:00 AM on Mon Feb 11 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
4,528 views, 18 comments

Latest by admwrlk: My eyes are burning. I wanted to know about the Abomination, but all the spoilers on Lost is just wrong. Jumper can wait for DVD, and then only if my 10 year old needs to see it. Hulk I'll likely more »

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Tom Stoppard's Brutal Law Of Outer Space

Sadly, Jumper, the teleportation movie coming Valentine's Day, isn't based on Jumpers, Tom Stoppard's 1972 play about murder on the moon. But it seems as though the movie may ask the same questions as one of Stoppard's craziest plays: Do our laws apply to someone who can escape from any human jurisdiction? Is morality local or universal? Deep philosophical questions, without Hayden Christensen's pouty acting, after the jump. More »

10:40 AM on Fri Feb 8 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
1,609 views, 22 comments

morning spoilers

Warning: You May Hate Hayden Christensen In Jumper

The first reviews of Jumper are starting to pop up online, and they're not good news for the people who thought Hayden Christensen might be likable (or even tolerable) this time around. The movie features a lot of scenes of people jumping off tall buildings and cliffs, and may leave you wanting to do the same. But fear not: We also have exciting Dragonball info, a new Hulk-related toy spoiler, a Sarah Connor preview, and info on Smallville and X-Factor. More »

6:00 AM on Fri Feb 8 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
5,174 views, 31 comments

Latest by doctor_cos: @Insomnia Bob: +1. "You may hate Hayden Christensen..." you can stop that sentence right there. Still resisting the urge to kill. George. Lucas. "Luke, your father was a whiny bitch." more »

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Anakin To Windu: Don't Tase Me, Bro

Here's the first taser/teleporter fight between Samuel L. Jackson and Hayden Christensen in teleporting-mutant movie Jumper, coming out in a couple of weeks. Other new clips from the Doug Liman (Bourne Identity)-helmed film include a domestic spat between Christensen and Rachel Bilson that turns into a hostage situation. We also learn more about the history of the war between teleporting Jumpers and the Paladins that want to crush them. And we find out that Christensen's fellow Jumper, Griffin, is a bit of a dick. Click through for five more new clips, and a gallery of stills. More »

5:00 PM on Fri Feb 1 2008
By charliejane
41,902 views, 37 comments

Latest by Sharpless: You know, I was right. First clip wasn't worth it. Thanks anyway, Charlie. :) more »

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A Mysterious Sign Snags Our Attention in "Jumper"

Jumper won't be in theaters for three weeks, but you can do the viral marketing dance and comb through its website for clues about the movie. In fact, if you hit the "jump" button and take yourself to Tokyo, you might spot a reference to a certain scifi blog in the background, right next to a strutting Samuel L. Jackson. More »

7:00 AM on Wed Jan 23 2008
By Kevin Kelly
3,829 views, 19 comments

morning spoilers

Find Out Who Kirk Hooks Up With In New "Trek"

Welcome to our crazy TMI wake-up call of spoilers. We have some new info about whom Captain Kirk hangs out with in the new Star Trek movie, plus hints about the plot of Doctor Who season four. Plus some new stills from the teleporting-mutants movie Jumper, below the fold. More »

6:00 AM on Tue Jan 22 2008
By charliejane
3,244 views, 4 comments

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Free Preview of "Jumper" Movie Tie-In Comic

Bored of Cloverfield and looking to jump into the next big sci-fi movie a bit early? Then head over to Oni Press's website and look at the 23-page preview of Jumper: Jumpscars, a 96-page prologue comic to Doug Liman's teleportation movie Jumper (released in the US on February 14th) and get the backstory on the movie before anyone else. A couple more images below the fold. More »

9:20 AM on Mon Jan 21 2008
By grae
1,193 views, 7 comments

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Kill Your Foes With Creative Teleportation

The Hayden Christensen teleportation movie Jumper comes out in a month, and of course there's a video game to go with it. You'll play the Jamie Bell jumper character Griffin from the movie, who has a particular bone to pick with the anti-Jumper Paladins who are trying to track him down: they killed his parents. Of course, when you have the ability to hop dimensionally through space, it makes fighting a lot more fun. You can teleport your enemy next to a hungry polar bear, or into the path of a shark in an aquarium. In fact, why not just teleport them into a brick wall? You could even be extremely sneaky like Hiro from Heroes and teleport them into your dead father's grave. The possibilities are endless.

4:30 PM on Wed Jan 16 2008
By Kevin Kelly
1,755 views, 19 comments

Latest by EGN: @learnesp: Love that Book! I read it at least once a year. We have the effects technology to make a stunning looking movie out of it. But I don't think we have the writing or directing more »

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New Proof That Every Scifi Epic Is Based On Joseph Campbell

Why do so many adventure movies seem to have the same story? A lot of the blame goes to the Hero's Journey, a cookie-cutter spiritual-ish adventure recipe concocted by Joseph Campbell in 1949. Star Wars and many fantasy sagas famously follow this treasure map step by step, but how do other science fiction stories measure up? We score scifi stories on our "Hero's Journey" checklist, after the jump. More »

10:00 AM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By charliejane
5,681 views, 36 comments

advertising

Jumper Teleporting Through Commercials

Advertising has gone so meta that only teleportation can explain it. In this ad, Jumper star Hayden Christensen uses his teleporting gift to throw himself into Serena Williams' computer ad. So basically he's leaping out of a commercial for the film, which is about teleporting mutants, and into an old ad for Hewlett Packard, starring Williams. It's a new mutant kind of advertising synergy, more like cross-cannibalism than cross-promotion. Be very scared. 'Jumper' ad leaps between products [Variety]

9:20 AM on Tue Jan 8 2008
By Kevin Kelly
2,121 views, 18 comments

Latest by natepj: I just saw this for the first time yesterday on TV and thought it was interesting...not so much this commercial itself but rather the new strategy of combined advertising promoting several things at once via a new intertwined format. more »