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Image: Sony Animation/MarvelIt’s the awards season time of year, and last night was the 2024 Annie Awards. And one of the big winners at the animation-focused ceremony was Sony’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.io9 Interview: Oscar Isaac Was 'All In' on Moon KnightThe 2023 sequel took home seven awards, including Best Picture, Best FX, Best Music, and Best Character Design. It, along with fellow nominees Nimona and The Boy & the Heron, are also up for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards in March. Outside…

Image: Sony Animation/MarvelSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse did a lot of things right, and one of them was its music. That movie had a really good original soundtrack, and its obvious standout is Post Malone and Swae Lee’s “Sunflower.” Releasing a few months before the film came out helped a lot, and it’s one of those songs that’s perfect for whatever mood you’re in. Turns out, a lot of people have listened to that song in the last five years and change, so much that the song’s achieved double-diamond status. Samsung…

POOR THINGS | Official Trailer | Searchlight PicturesNominated for: Best Picture, Actor in a Supporting Role (Mark Ruffalo), Actress in a Leading Role (Emma Stone); Directing (Yorgos Lanthimos), Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Production Design, Writing (Adapted Screenplay)Where to stream: Nowhere yet; Poor Things is only in theaters as of this writing. POOR THINGS | Official Trailer | Searchlight PicturesNominated for: Best Picture, Actor in a Supporting…

Image: Sony Pictures/MarvelEver since Sony revealed it was working on a solo movie for Madame Web, folks have had questions. Why her? How is this going to connect to whichever Spider-Man is swinging around now?io9 Interview: Oscar Isaac Was 'All In' on Moon KnightIf you’ve watched the trailer, one of the questions may be when this movie is set. Superhero movies typically keep things in the relative present, but Entertainment Weekly’s recent preview notes that Madame Web is set in 2003. That effectively makes it the first…

Image: NetflixJustin Carter is a weekend editor that covers entertainment for the io9 section on Gizmodo. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri, and you can follow his coverage here. Story ideas and tips can be sent to [email protected]’s Eat a Chocolate Xbox ControllerThe top story:Even as the industry was being hit by layoffs and a general sense of uncertainty, animation was in top form throughout 2023. Between established tentpoles including Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and the Mario movie, and the original fare…

Germain Lussier is a senior reporter covering entertainment on the io9 section of Gizmodo. He lives in Los Angeles, specializes in film coverage, and is also our lead film critic. You can follow his coverage here, and email story ideas and tips to [email protected] Fans Tired of Marvel and DC? Superhero Fatigue at NYCC 2023The top story:The movies of 2024 bring with them more uncertainty than we’ve seen in a very long time. After over a decade of superhero and franchise dominance, 2023 broke the mold. Of the…

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In mid-March during the Oscars, Netflix’s Pinocchio took home the award for Best Animated Feature. During his acceptance speech, co-director Guillermo del Toro said the animation medium was ready to be taken to “the next step,” a statement that was meant to be inspiring after animation was belittled at that very ceremony just minutes prior. The category presenters were dismissive of animation overall, basically calling it kiddie fare that parents have to suffer through just to shut their kids up.Spoilers of the Week: July…

Fans of genre movies had an absolute blast in 2023. Hollywood studios and streamers alike provided us with a seemingly never-ending slate of excellent fare. The animated films were fire. Some superhero films were super. And along the way, there were lots and lots of happy surprises. Below, you’ll find io9's picks for…Read more... Fans of genre movies had an absolute blast in 2023. Hollywood studios and streamers alike provided us with a seemingly never-ending slate of excellent fare. The animated films were fire. Some…

Screenshot: Sony/MarvelWith great Lego animating power comes great responsibility, apparently. Or so 14-year-old Preston Mutanga discovered after his elaborate, Lego-animated recreation of the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse trailer went viral. Instead of just receiving praise from Spider-Verse producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller over Twitter, Mutanga was instead brought in to help direct part of the movie—namely the film’s Lego sequence, of course.This Week's Toys Are Straight From a Multiverse of Marketing…