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The sad news of John Hurt’s passing naturally got us thinking about his long career—particularly his many wonderful contributions to science fiction and fantasy films (this is io9, after all). We’ve gathered our eight favorite John Hurt scifi and fantasy…

James Cameron is no stranger to sequels—and he’s better at making them than most, with Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Aliens on his resume. (Whether or not all those Avatar films will continue his streak is a question for another…

A blend of stop-motion and 3D animation, as well as live action, Ainslie Henderson and Will Anderson’s Monkey Love Experiments shares the tale of Gandhi, a lab monkey who catches a TV report on the space race and begins dreaming…

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The Expanse is returning next week, and Syfy is ramping up the hype with its promos—including one simply titled “Why Fans Love The Expanse,” and a recap of season one performed by cats. Most recently, “The Powerful Women of The…

Sad news today, not just for scifi fans, but for fans of great actors: John Hurt has reportedly died at the age of 77. His vast resume encompassed over 50 years, and included works like The Elephant Man, 1984, Alien,…