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This past weekend, Justin Timberlake totally failed to rock our dystopian future in In Time. But the man who brought sexy back is by no means the weakest singer-turned-actor ever to grace science fiction and fantasy — not by any means. The history of SF and fantasy is littered with tons of musician roles and cameos, with varying levels of quality. More »
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We're fascinated by the music video for Willow Smith's song "21th Century Girl," in which she is in a post-apocalpytic wasteland... until she and her friends find an entire buried city, which they lift out of the sand using chains. More »
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This was a year of hard lessons. Movie attendance and ticket sales fell. Television shows struggled and died. Book publishers faced an electronic future. And through it all, some great works of the imagination thrived. What did 2010 teach us? More »
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This year's best movies played with genres in ways that changed their audiences' perceptions. Video-game movies, action movies, heist movies and superhero movies — they all had dazzling reinventions. Here are the 10 best and worst SF/fantasy movies of 2010. More »
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The Hughes Brothers' Book of Eli isn't all post-apocalyptic Samurai sword action and ipods. Mixed in with the violence and sepiatones is one giant religious symbol that we just had to quiz the Brothers about in our exclusive interview. More »
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Spoiler Wednesday! There's a new synopsis for Thor, Pierre Morel talks Dune, and there's news on The Thing. Plus there are nine Book Of Eli clips, and a Kick-Ass featurette, plus The Crazies posters. Plus Lost, Supernatural, Fringe and Chuck. More »
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Ever since Indiana Jones climbed into a refrigerator to escape a nuclear blast, we've all used "nuking the fridge" to describe cinematic implausibilty. But one new movie gives us a much better replacement: the post-apocalyptic iPod. Spoilers below... More »
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An actor confirms he's the main villain in Spider-Man 4 (and whom he's playing.) Lost sources predict Skate/Jate's chances. Thor casting news! First Book Of Eli reviews! Plus Wolverine, Ghost Rider, Buffy, Supernatural, Wolfman, Torchwood, V and True Blood spoilers! More »
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One of Iron Man's comics writers hints at a movie storyline. And there are set pics of Doctor Who and Fringe, plus your first official Scott Pilgrim image. Plus Lost, Book Of Eli, Supernatural, Chuck, True Blood and Smallville spoilers. More »
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Are you prepared for cinematic awesomeness? This year sees a number of movies we're eager to watch, from Christopher Nolan's acid trip to new Iron Man, Predator and Tron films. Here are 20 reasons not to give up on movies. More »
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Dollhouse finale pics reveal who's standing after the apocalypse, and a Book Of Eli featurette showcases Denzel's swordplay. A new Caprica clip shows Cylon body-image issues. Pics from Doctor Who, True Blood, Percy Jackson and Smallville. Plus Lost and Imaginarium. More »
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Last spoilers of 2009! We've got confirmation that Marvel at least considered putting a previously unseen Avenger into Thor. And Denzel Washington gives too much Book Of Eli information. Plus Doctor Who, Lost, The Avengers, James Bond, Dollhouse and Daybreakers. More »
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The days of heroes who talk normally are gone, thanks to the raspy Christian Bale. Check out Denzel Washington's take on a sore-throated hero, in this video peek at the making of Eli. Then watch him disarm 16 post-apocalyptic henchmen. More »
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Denzel Washington's badass samurai walks around gorgeously desolate landscapes in 29 newly released high-res stills from January's The Book Of Eli. All he carries is a sword, a bullwhip... and a mysterious book. More »
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Forget the knives and ditch the guns. All Denzel needs to take on Gary Oldman's Mad Max-style futuristic gang is his mighty bow and arrow. Take a better look at these new stills from The Book of Eli. More »
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True Blood has a whole new cast of monsters, weirdos, and werethings. Rumor has it that Spider-Man 4 has its villain and Lobo its Mane Man. Catch more of V's pilot, plus Heroes, Lost, Book of Eli, FlashForward, and Chuck. More »
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The post apocalyptic future is so bright, all the rag-tag survivors gotta wear shades. The latest trailer for the The Book of Eli looks like it was sponsored by Ray-Ban. Still Denzel Washington has no trouble throwing his machete around. More »
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Spoilers reveal all — like revelatory Book Of Eli stills and a 9 video. New Dollhouse promo pics take the show's title ultra-literally. Plus major Lost casting news. Plus Doctor Who, Fringe, FlashForward, Supernatural, Smallville, V, Heroes and Eastwick spoilers! More »
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One Heroes character gets a death sentence, a Heroes actor may turn up on Lost, and someone's seen the pilot script for Day One. Plus plenty of spoilers for Fringe, True Blood, The Book of Eli, Chuck, and Eureka. More »
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The Book Of Eli, the Denzel Washington-starring post-apocalyptic movie, looks moody, lonesome and filled with rocket-launchers and samurai sword-fights, in its first official trailer. Denzel's honeyed voice, over scenes of desolation and mayhem... it's like I Am Legend done right. More »
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ScarJo brings the full-on bombshell as the Black Widow, in a new Iron Man still. A G.I. Joe poster features Storm Shadow unmasked. Doctor Who set pics include an emotional moment. Plus Gamer, Book Of Eli, Kick-Ass and Fringe spoilers. More »
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Not only is Denzel wielding two fat barrels in your direction, but in the other comics-inspired movie poster for his post-apocalyptic film The Book Of Eli, he's done a lotta serious damage with a bloody machete. Check out the carnage. More »
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Why did Green Lantern visit the set of Iron Man 2? Also, there are new G.I. Joe, Kick-Ass, Doctor Who and Torchwood pics. And new Dollhouse/Battlestar Galactica videos. Plus Harry Potter, Book Of Eli, Eureka, Heroes and True Blood spoilers! More »
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Masi Oka's character on Heroes has dispensed so much conventional wisdom about heroism, it gives the entire audience nosebleeds. But now Oka is set to show us the true nature of heroism: via a story about massively multiplayer online games. More »
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It's a bumper crop of Monday spoilers. Michael Bay showed off new Transformers footage. Zoe Saldana talks Star Trek 2 and Ryan Reynolds talks Deadpool. A Book Of Eli action scene described. We uncover crazy Doctor Who rumors and Lost finale details. Plus Thor, Dollhouse, V, Stargate, Heroes and Smallville! More »
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New stills from Denzel Washington's post-apocalyptic Book Of Eli show a barren wasteland of sand and sunglasses huts. But more interesting than all the designer-shade-sporting extras is the fact that Denzel, the bearer of "the great book" plots his course based on his iPod's battery power. More »
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Gary Oldman is going bananas on the set of The Book Of Eli. Watch as his posse (including one Ray Stevenson) have an end of the world shoot-out amidst the rubble they call home. More »
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Give me a Gary Oldman villain over any other baddie, any day. Check out our first glimpse of Denzel and Gary's post-apocalyptic power struggle. More »
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Finally, a decent look at the rough-and-tumble post-apocalyptic action movie The Book Of Eli, starring a very dissheveled-looking Denzel Washington and his magical book. More »
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A French magazine printed tons of new Wolverine pics, and confirmed a shocking mutant costar. Plus there are new Astro Boy and Clone Wars pics, and Push/Heroes clips. And super-minor Doctor Who season five spoilers. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5146850&view=rss&microfeed=true Jennifer Beals is joining the cast of the post apocalyptic thriller The Book Of Eli. Famous for her roles in Flashdance and as the sex addicted Bette Porter in The L Word, Beals should be able to keep up with heavy hitters Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman on set — at least we're hoping so, because I'd hate to get in that acting crossfire. Beals will be playing —I kid you not — "Oldman's sexual prize and [Mila] Kunis' mother, a blind woman doing anything she can to protect her child." Fantastic. [The Hollywood Reporter] More »
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Some new casting calls have come out for The Book Of Eli, the post-apocalyptic film starring Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman. And they hint at some plot snippets that make this movie sound just as violent and demented as you'd expect from the directors of Menace II Society and From Hell. More »
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Spoilers exist in a world of limitless possibility. When you read writer J. Michael Straczynski's explanation of how he and director Marc Forster plan to adapt the novel World War Z, you can just about imagine it. And when Eliza Dushku explains just how out-there some of her new personalities will be in Joss Whedon's Dollhouse, your mind opens like a flower's petals. A new Lost promo poster hints at all sorts of interesting twists (and so does our exclusive set report). There's also tantalizing spoilage on the Denzel Washington-starring Book Of Eli. There are minds-eye-opening spoilers for Heroes, Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Smallville, Wonder Woman and Torchwood. Let the spoilers open a world of forbidden imagination! More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5101756&view=rss&microfeed=true Ray Stevenson of Punisher: War Zone played bad boy Titus Pullo in the fantastic Rome series on HBO. Now he's hooking up with the megawatt cast of postapocalyptic flick The Book Of Eli, which already includes Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman. Stevenson is an awesome madman, and he plays the role of the enforcer who fights his way across the destroyed American countryside. His mission is to kill Eli (Washington), the only person who can save the world. [Variety] More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5100713&view=rss&microfeed=true Sexy little thing Mila Kunis has joined the cast of the apocalyptic bibliophile movie The Book Of Eli. Kunis will star alongside Denzel Washington and his nemesis, Gary Oldman. The movie is set in a broken-down world starved for knowledge, where Denzel travels the globe educating people from his book. Shooting begins in January. [The Hollywood Reporter] More »
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A piece of concept art/poster from the Hughes brothers' post-apocalyptic Western The Book Of Eli has hit the net. It's our first taste of the film, starring Hollywood hot shots Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman, where only the power of knowledge from the sacred book (held by Denzel) can save the masses, and Oldman wants nothing more than to get his greasy hands on those tattered pages. Check out the full poster below. More »
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Someone's put together a detailed synopsis for Transformers 2, based on tons of leaks and set reports. There's also a new Dragonball poster, some Push images, and an exclusive behind-the-scenes video of the filming of Kick Ass. Another Lost set report reveals a shocking plot twist for Locke. And meanwhile, there are casting calls for Lost, Heroes and Joss Whedon's Dollhouse. Plus spoilers for Fringe, The Book Of Eli, Smallville, Sarah Connor and Chuck. Spoilers can help to maximize your Monday morning productivity. More »
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After civilization crumbles and almost all knowledge has been lost, at least people will retain the secrets of method acting, thanks to Gary Oldman. He's playing Denzel Washington's nemesis in the post-apocalyptic movie The Book Of Eli. In the film, Washington plays a warrior who traverses the globe after a terrible cataclysm and saves everyone with knowledge — and Oldman wants to take away his precious book of wisdom. More »
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