io9 
Enter your username and password.
San Francisco, 1:49 AM
Wed Dec 23
25 posts in the last 24 hours
Tip your editors:
Editor-in-Chief:
Annalee Newitz |
News Editor:
Charlie Jane Anders |
Associate Editor:
Meredith Woerner |
Assistant Editor:
Lauren Davis |
Weekend Editor:
Graeme McMillan |
Contributors:
Joshua Glenn
Stephen Goldmeier |
Ed Grabianowski |
Austin Grossman
Paul Hogan |
Lauren Davis |
Chris Hsiang |
Lynn Peril |
Ann VanderMeer
Alasdair Wilkins |
Graphic Designer:
Stephanie Fox |
Interns:
Tim Barribeau |
Julia Carusillo |
Alex Eichler |
Cyriaque Lamar |
Caitlin Petrakovitz |
Mary Ratliff |
Josh Snyder |
Original material is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution.
Will Smith Starring In Flowers For Algernon?
Rumor has it Will Smith's getting a brain upgrade, as the star of a new movie adaptation of Daniel Keyes' Flowers For Algernon, the novel that's so iconic it's practically become its own genre. More »MiB3: Back In Black Again
We told you it was happening back in April, but now Men In Black 3 has a writer and, if rumors are to be believed, a director. But does it have Will Smith or Tommy Lee Jones? Not exactly... More »Independence Day 2: Waiting For The Right Deal
If you've been waiting for Jeff Goldblum to save the world with his awesome hacker skills one more time, you may be in luck: Roland Emmerich says that the story for a sequel to Independence Day is ready and waiting. More »Great News: An Andrew Niccol Script Replaces I Am Legend Prequel
We've been dreading the mooted I Am Legend prequel reteaming Will Smith and director Francis Lawrence. So we're delighted to hear the duo are instead working on a fantastical movie with a script by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, Truman Show). More »McG's 20,000 Leagues Gets A Rewrite, Luckily Not By Christian Bale
Looks like the tide is turning for McG's undersea adventure. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea is getting a much needed rewrite. But have Terminator Salvation's numbers scared off the mooted lead actor, Will Smith? More »Syfy Takes First Steps Towards Its New Look, With Will Smith
What better way to let everyone know you're going more mainstream than teaming up with Will Smith? Syfy and Big Willie are going to make supernatural crime-procedural magic together. More »Men In Black 3, Actually Happening
They've been threatening to bring back the Men In Black franchise for some time now. And today, Sony revealed that it's absolutely dedicated to bring you more zany aliens pretending to be famous people. More »Will Smith's Brain Can Visualize What's Terrorizing You, Keeps Making Movies
The unstoppable Will Smith is rumored to have a new role as a psychic monster visualizer for children, in the new movie Monster Hunter. More »Can Justin Marks Scrape 20,000 Layers Of Drek Off McG's Captain Nemo Script?
McG saved Terminator Salvation when he hauled in Jonathan Nolan to revamp the script. Now it seems he may exercise the same good judgement with his Captain Nemo movie's tawdry montage-and-angst-laden draft. More »God Steps In To Help Future Summer Blockbuster
Never mind giant robots of superheroes; the future of summer movie blockbusters may lie in a religious mix of Constantine and Indiana Jones, with Sony winning the movie rights to Angels Vs. Nuns novel Angelology. More »Will Smith To Star In McG's Undersea Adventure?
McG is already starting to put the word out (to the press) that he's interested in casting science fiction's most bankable actor in the role for young Nemo in 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. More »Christian Bale Vs. Will Smith! To The Death! Almost!
When we unveiled our 2008 Power List on Friday, you may have wondered what kind of consideration went into such a list. Today, as a special treat, we give you a glimpse into the process. More »Hancock 2 Proves There's No Movie God
I Am Still Legend: Yet Another Crazy Sequel On The Way
Will Smith Has No Idea About Captain America Rumor
Will Smith Is Not Cap, Says Marvel
What Should the "I Am Legend" Prequel Be About?
After the tremendous success of I Am Legend, starring Will Smith as a scientist in a post-apocalyptic, zombie-plague-ravaged New York, Warners is going to follow up with a prequel. Director Francis Lawrence confirmed to Shock Til You Drop that the movie would star Smith, and would take place before the rise of the plague that empties out Manhattan and turns it into a lovely park full of greenery and deer. But what, exactly, will be the plot of this prequel? Lawrence said, "We're trying to figure out some ideas for it." It's not too late for us to influence his decision! So vote now in our poll for what the I Am Legend prequel should be all about. More »How Will Smith Will Save Hollywood
More »Hancock Could Have Been Much, Much Worse
Five Superhero Movies We're Glad Didn't Get Made
Hancock Is A Filthy Dirty Cheater