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Godzilla Minus One Just Made Kaiju History With Its Oscar Win
Godzilla is a titan of moviemaking, but now he’s toppled his loftiest goal yet: award season. Just announced at the 2024 Academy Awards, Godzilla Minus One—io9’s favorite movie of 2023—has won the Oscar for best VFX. The movie overcame strong competition from the likes of Disney—with Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and 20th…
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The World Mourns Dragon Ball Creator Akira Toriyama
The world was shocked with the news that Akira Toriyama—the creator of Dragon Ball and Dr Slump among countless other manga, the character designer on legendary video games like Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger, and one of the most influential artists of our time—passed away. Now, fans and creators across the world are mourning his…
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Meet All the New Emotions in Inside Out 2’s Adorably Agonizing Latest Trailer
Inside Out protagonist Riley is turning 13—and the emotions we got to know in Pixar’s 2015 coming-of-age hit get fresh company in the sequel. In the latest trailer ahead of Inside Out 2’s June 14 release, we meet Anxiety, Envy, Ennui, and Embarrassment… all crucial components of the middle-school experience. The original emotions include Joy…
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Dune: Part Two Lured Christopher Walken Out of His 4-Year Acting Break
As was foretold in Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice” music video, in which Christopher Walken danced to a line from Dune (“Walk without rhythm, It won’t attract the worm”), the actor would be destined to join Frank Herbert’s sci-fi universe in Denis Villeneuve’s acclaimed adaptation. In fact, Dune: Part Two brought Walken out of a…