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How Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Married Hollywood’s Past and Future
When The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King released into theatres December 15, 2003, it had the feel of a significant moment in Hollywood’s trajectory, not only from a cultural standpoint (it became the second-highest grossing blockbuster ever, at the time) but from the standpoint of accelerating Hollywood’s movement toward capitalising on…
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Avatar’s VFX Artists Prepare to Unionise
2023 has been a union-heavy year, and in the case of Disney, it’s seen the formation of entirely new unions. VFX artists at both Marvel Studios and Disney overall successfully unionized this year, in what some referred to as a “hot labor summer.” Turns out, it’s more of a hot labor year, because the team…
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Our Favorite Toys of 2023
We love toys here at io9, and when we’re not writing about them, we’re probably playing with them. It’s been a killer year for cool nerdy collectibles, so here’s just a few of our favorite things we picked up in the proverbial toy aisle this past year. Lego Lord of the Rings Rivendell This year…
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Avatar 2 Made More Money in 2023 Than Most of Disney’s New Releases
Just when you thought James Cameron might take a break from winning, you realise he’s been beating up Marvel, Lucasfilm, Disney, and Pixar without even trying. Let us explain. We all know that Cameron’s 2022 sequel Avatar: The Way of Water was a massive hit. In fact, it was such a big hit, “massive” probably…