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The trailer for the Tim Burton-produced, Timur Bekmambetov-directed Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter has hit the web. After Lincoln's mom is offed by hungry Nosferatus, he decides to build a log cabin out of their fangs. Will there be a stovepipe hat made of garlic? We will see June 22. More »
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Mark Wahlberg doesn't pull his punches these days, and he's decided to come forward and explain just why his Planet of the Apes movie wasn't as good as James Franco's. But who does he blame? More »
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Science fiction and fantasy devoured our hearts and minds in 2011. The year's hit movies, bestselling books and buzzed-about television shows were dominated by genre fare — and a handful of people played a key part in making it happen. More »
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It's kind of hard to imagine that there are more ridiculous design ideas for Tim Burton's Superman Lives than the stuff we've already seen, including the light-up disco suit and the Nic Cage test shots. But some newly released concept art may actually beat everything. More »
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The first ever images from Tim Burton's black and white stop-motion movie are out, and they're already looking like a pair of Burton classics. Take a look at a boy and his reanimated undead dog, based off the short that got Burton canned from Disney when he was just starting out. More »
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We've found the best Halloween decorations in the world, in Riverside, CA. Watch a spectacular homemade light show perform "This Is Halloween" from The Nightmare Before Christmas. More »
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We were a tad nervous after seeing those set photos of Johnny Depp looking Michael Jackson-esque on the set of Tim Burton's Dark Shadows, but the first official photo from the film makes Depp look much more like Barnabas Collins. More »
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What the hell is going on with Johnny Depp's makeup in these new set photos from Tim Burton's movie version of the classic horror soap Dark Shadows? He looks sort of Michael Jackson-esque, in a not-good way. More »
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Tim Burton is returning to his 1984 short Frankenweenie with a full-length, stop-motion, black-and-white remake. It's about an introverted suburban kid who also happens to be a mad scientist...and how far he goes to see his beloved dog again. More »
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When he was building his own street-legal Batmobile, car aficionado Casey Putsch was such a stickler for detail that he used a real turbine for the engine. It's not the stealthiest engine around, but subtlety, thy name is not Batmobile. More »
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Michael Gough, who died today, was one of those actors who's been in a ton of amazing stuff — after a while, you start to see him everywhere, giving amazing performances. More »
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In 1976, a young Tim Burton submitted a draft of his illustrated kids' book The Giant Zlig to Walt Disney Publications. Disney didn't accept it, but it sent an encouraging letter back to the future Batman and Beetlejuice director. Here they are from Letters of Note: More »
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We've posted concept art of the absolutely fabulous costume from Tim Burton's Superman Lives, but how does the suit look on film? Like Clark Kent escaped from a Kryptonian rave. More »
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Holy crap, Nic Cage and Tim Burton's Superman movie would have been one demented discotheque! A new crop of concept art from Superman Lives, the failed superhero collaboration between the two, has surfaced. Showing sparkly new suits, Doomsday and more. More »
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Welcome Children to the weekly (when I get to it) spooky recap of this week in io9. Enter if you have the guts to face the terror that is... More »
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In the late 1990s, Tim Burton was tapped to direct Superman Lives, a flashy resurrection of the Superman franchise. How flashy was it? If these unearthed photos of the costume are any indicator, the film was a Kryptonian Starlight Express. More »
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Seth Grahame-Smith, who's made a very good career writing the macabre into classic literature and history, is now the Dark Shadows screenwriter. Which will start filming, featuring Johnny Depp as Baranabas Collins, as early as January 2011. [Deadline] More »
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Mai, The Psychic Girl was the first full-length manga series to be published in English, and for a whole generation of us it was the first manga we fell in love with. Can Tim Burton do it justice? More »
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Angelina Jolie is reportedly interested in starring in Tim Burton's rumored next project, Maleficent. But is Jolie really the best actress for Disney's most iconic villain? Here's our list of women who have already proved they're worthy of dragon transformation. More »
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From her two-pronged headdress down to her pet crow, Sleeping Beauty's Maleficent has always been the baddest of the bad. She's so delightfully evil she may be the first Disney villain to get her own live action feature. More »
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Fresh from the success of his Alice In Wonderland, Tim Burton is staying with 3D for his next project, which is one that he's been rumored to be involved in before: A brand-new Addams Family movie unlike any previous efforts. More »
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If Alice in Wonderland is a hybrid of Disney sensibilities and Burton's dark weirdness, I'm afraid the Disney side is dominant. A 3D remake of Lewis Carroll's classic novels, Alice has a heart of darkness wrapped in a cloying exterior. More »
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Go behind the scenes at a Tim Burton brainstorming session. Stripes, white make-up, Danny Elfman's music, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter — these are a few of his rehashed, reused, favorite things. Watch how Burton dreams up his features. More »
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Rumor has it that 9 producers Burton and Bekmambetov are joining together again to film the new Abraham-Lincoln-vs.-vampires novel, making it the second genre-fied classic to become a film. More »
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Two gothic treasures have lost their dark lustre, according to the Onion AV Club. When asked which pop-culture artifacts they'd fallen out of love with, the Onion AV Club editors fingered Donnie Darko and Tim Burton. More »
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A lot of Tim Burton's early artwork in his MoMA retrospective consists of pitches for movies he never got to make... and they'd make some kick-ass films today. Here are the best Burton monsters and mutants that deserve screen time. More »
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Take a peek into Tim Burton's Museum of Modern Art exhibit and watch little robots do his bidding. Then listen to Burton talk about bringing his art to life, and why his stripey socks keep his brain from floating away. More »
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If you've ever longed to dress like a character from one of Tim Burton's films — or are simply looking for an extremely expensive Halloween costume — check out this Burton-directed fashion shoot, showcasing the dark, quirky looks for fall. More »
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A long time ago, Nicolas Cage started a fan war when he was selected to play Tim Burton's Superman in the final adventure of the Man Of Steel. Now test pictures have leaked of the actor in the blue suit. More »
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The term "Stitchpunk" has quickly been attached to Shane Acker's astounding debut film, 9. But where did it originate? Should we take this new genre seriously? We take a look at Acker's influences and attempt to define the Stitchpunk genre. More »
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Shane Acker's animated movie 9 features nine plucky ragdolls facing an army of beast machines after the human race has died off. We talked to Acker a while back, and he told us nine rules for great post-apocalyptic films. More »
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In most post-apocalyptic movies, we bring destruction on ourselves with our advanced science, and there's a cautionary message about trusting technology. But the lyrical 9 may be the first film that shows good machines fighting evil ones, after we're dead. More »
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This is the last chance to win your own 9 concept art book, featuring scads of amazing images from the making of the film. Give these stuffed warriors of the wasteland a good home! More »
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We've got 9's secret ragdoll-making mad science journal, complete with ink blots, sketches and doomsday prophesies. Flip through our exclusive pages, and check out your chance to win the concept art book. More »
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Can you uncover the mystery behind their new viral site for the apocalyptic movie 9? We've got an exclusive piece of the puzzle, to help you uncover what the rag-doll people are trying to tell you. Check it out below. More »
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Tim Burton has confirmed that his next project will be remaking ABC's vampire soap Dark Shadows, whose rights are rumored to belong to Johnny Depp. This could mean we'll finally see our Johnny Depp vampire dreams come true. More »
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We just can't get enough of Shane Acker's 9 breathtaking robot revolution and carnage, but just for today, lets take a closer look at the little rag-dolls who grew out of humanity's annihilation, with a collection of new stills. More »
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Some of the machines that wiped out the human race in the post-apocalyptic rag-doll movie 9 look very familiar... in an awesome way. Check out our exclusive tripod art from 9, then click through to see the metal beasts sleeping. More »
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