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eisner awards

Stormtroopers And Movie Stars Brighten Eisner Awards

They've been called the comic industry's version of the Oscars, and this year's Eisner Awards definitely did their best to live up to the comparison, offering those that attended emotional acceptance speeches, awkward celebrity appearances, meandering speeches and even sad memorials to recently-departed industry figures. Oh, and Jane Weidlin leading a troop of Stormtroopers to the stage while the Imperial March played over the PA system. More »

Feature

10:00 AM on Sat Jul 26 2008
By Graeme McMillan
1,254 views, 1 comment

Latest by justhesh: Hooray for Dave Stewart and Nick Gurewitch. PBF and BPRD, two of my favorite acronyms! more »

the spirit

The Spirit Trailer Tries Too Hard To Get Some

Frank Miller is banking pretty hard on the whole "sex sells" idea in this new trailer for his movie of Will Eisner's classic comic book The Spirit. The black, white and red motif looks like a page torn right out of Miller's Sin City, despite the director's protests that he's not copying his first movie. What follows is a parade of "OMG, look at the celebrity hotties in my movie," dotted with some strange acid-hit moments. One thing that does fit in this crazy trailer is eye-linered Samuel L. Jackson as arch-villain The Octopus. I don't know if I agree with the casting, but Jackson's nutso attitude fits in well with this "vision." More »

8:20 AM on Tue Jul 15 2008
By Meredith Woerner
9,546 views, 63 comments

Latest by hellers1155: After I saw the first "Spirit" trailer, I was concerned. Miller's people are sleek and sexy, violent and brutish. Eisner's more »

the spirit

Scary New Look At The Spirit's Octopus

Samuel L. Jackson graces the cover of Comic-Con Magazine as The Spirit's Octopus. Good to see he's sporting the signature gloves, we'll have to let director Frank Miller do the explaining for the fur coat. Jackson, a self proclaimed comic fan, actually brought books for Frank Miller to sign while filming The Spirit according to the cast at New York City's Comic-Con. Full picture, plus all of the Octopus' weirdest secrets (with minor spoilers), after the jump. More »

8:00 AM on Tue May 13 2008
By Meredith Woerner
4,167 views, 18 comments

Latest by Tim Faulkner: @Plague: I just like whores. more »

morning spoilers

Samuel L. Jackson's Iron Man Cameo Is Already Online

People have already uploaded crappy cameraphone copies of Samuel L. Jackson's notorious cameo in Iron Man, and we wouldn't be able to call ourselves spoiler maniacs if we didn't post a copy here. Our spoiler pride also drove us to dig up some new X-Files 2 details and pore over some pretty spoilery new Indiana Jones photos. We've also found out which enemy Batman fights at the end of the direct-to-DVD animated Gotham Knight, and the identity of Spider-Man's latest enemy. We're all about the spoiler pride. More »

6:00 AM on Fri May 2 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
70,073 views, 51 comments

Latest by DoctorVenkman: @Charlie Jane Anders: Thanks for the reply, and for considering changing the title of the post. I love, more »

poll

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
2,252 views, 24 comments

Latest by N/A: I wonder if Samuel L Jackson will be the ONLy character in EITHER show who will be OVER Forty??? more »

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
1,022 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 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 »

Feature

9:00 AM on Thu Feb 14 2008
By Annalee Newitz
3,685 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 more »

jumper

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
41,990 views, 37 comments

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

jumper

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
3,861 views, 19 comments

Latest by N/A: Looks kewl, can't wait, and I'm sure it's io9 cause you know i09 rocks and the movie producers know it!!!! more »

trailers

Jumper Rips Space, Makes Blah Speeches

The new trailer for February's Jumper reveals more about the teleporting-mutants-vs-secret-society movie. We'll get to see how Hayden Christensen's character discovers his teleporting ability as a teenager, and how it's isolated him from everybody, including his cute girlfriend (Rachel Bilson). It also shows why Jumper could rise above the usual cute-young-person-with-superpowers tropes. More »

8:00 AM on Mon Dec 10 2007
By charliejane
135 views, Comment

trailers

Jumper Highlights Secret War Against Teleporters


Our basic human right to teleport around the world on a whim is at stake in Jumper, coming out next February. The trailer, released today, showcases the jarring "scar" special effect which rips holes in reality to let Hayden Christensen bop all over the place. And a secret war between free-thinking teleporters and the repressive anti-teleportation Paladins (led by Samuel L. Jackson) looks like the perfect way to ease into an election year. Secret conspiracies, zapper-batons and double-decker bus attacks add to the paranoid-action-movie feel.
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8:23 PM on Wed Oct 10 2007
By charliejane
77 views, Comment