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40 Unseen Moments From Your Favorite Movies

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:00:59 PST

Just as you finish up your t(of)urkey leftovers, we thought we should share some movie leftovers with you. Say, 40 deleted scenes from movies like Star Wars, The Dark Knight and Star Trek? Click through for excised joy.

Star Wars
Whether it's Han Solo's unseen girlfriend, Anakin preparing for a podrace or a very human Jabba, these ten clips show that George Lucas' space opera was more fun before it was edited.

Star Trek
Klingon torture! William Shatner's original death! Skydiving Captains! Ten clips to give you a good feeling about what you've missed so far.

Robot Movies
Never mind the Transformers, it's the Terminator material amongst these five clips that are must-sees. Especially the Arnold bit from T3.

Super-Heroes Can Save Us
Fifteen clips from Iron Man, Hulk, the X-Men movies as well as Batman and Superman's long careers on celluloid to remind you that sometimes, deleted scenes can add little to a movie - and sometimes, they can add an entire character. Go check out the Superman clone you've never met before.

Super-Heroes Can Save Us

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:00:45 PST

Various Deleted Scenes from Tim Burton's Batman:

Batman Takes A Wrong Turn from Batman Forever:

Alfred Explains The Secret Of The Batcave from Batman Forever:

Dick Lives Up To His Name in Batman Forever:

Gotham Television Has The Greatest Announcers in Batman Forever:

Original Superman The Movie Ending:

Luthor's First Superman Clone From Superman IV: The Quest For Peace:

Frankly, We're Not Too Sure, But It's from Spider-Man 2:

Bruce Banner Finds Alternate Employment from The Incredible Hulk:

Bruce Turns Emotions Into Science from The Incredible Hulk:

Full Length Version of Ambush from Iron Man:

Full Length Version of Finale from Iron Man:

Storm and Jean Bond in X2: X-Men United:

Beast Recites Shakespeare from X-Men: The Last Stand:

Jubilee At The Museum from X2: X-Men United:

Indiana Jones Will Be (Mostly) CGI-Free, Designer Tells io9

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:04:00 PDT

Will Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull feature Indy ducking CGI boulders and reacting to greenscreen aliens? Not according to production designer Guy Hendrix Dyas, who also worked on Superman Returns and X2: X-Men United. We just talked to Dyas, who says he built all of the movie's sets, with little or no greenscreen. More details, and a gallery of Dyas' designs from Superman and X2, after the jump.

Many people had feared that George Lucas' involvement in the new Indiana Jones would mean another spate of greenscreen craziness, along the lines of the three Star Wars prequels. But Dyas says:

There really wasn't much CGI. We built all the sets... We built all of the [moving stone staircases, converging stone pillars and other pieces] so it was very nice.

You can see from looking at these images from Dyas' portfolio that he's designed and built some very elaborate sets for earlier movies, including Magneto's cell in X2. It'll be interesting to see Indy go head-to-head with the 100 percent CGI Speed Racer, also opening in May. [Guy Hendrix Dyas]