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Go Inside the Worlds of Andrew Stanton’s Sweeping New Sci-Fi Film (Exclusive)
Gizmodo · Feb 23, 2026 · Collected from RSS
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'In the Blink of an Eye,' starring Rashida Jones, Kate McKinnon, and Daveed Diggs, hits Hulu February 27.
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Today, 400 years in the future, and 45,000 years in the past. Those are the three settings of In the Blink of an Eye, the new live-action film from animation legend Andrew Stanton. With this film, the Oscar-winning director of Wall-E, Finding Nemo, John Carter, and this year’s Toy Story 5 tackles a sprawling sci-fi drama that shows the beauty and frailty of life across generations. And, in this new video, you can get a really good clue of how it all comes together. io9 is excited to exclusively debut this brand-new featurette from the film, which gives an idea of the huge scope of the movie and how its deeper meanings impacted its actors, such as Rashida Jones, Kate McKinnon, and Daveed Diggs. Check it out. https://youtu.be/2Fj4GBRaKqg That video does an excellent job of hinting at how these three stories tie together. There’s the Neanderthal story set over 45,000 years ago. There’s a story in modern times about an anthropologist (Jones) who is studying the remains of someone from that era. And then there’s the future story about a woman (McKinnon) on a deep space voyage to populate a new planet. Throughout the film, each time you think you know specifically how it’s going to link together, everything changes, and by the end, everything comes together in an unexpected way that’s even better and more hopeful. Stanton hasn’t made a live-action movie since 2012’s John Carter, which is a mess, but a beautiful mess. In the Blink of an Eye is more focused than that movie, but also not quite the slam dunk you want it to be. However, in terms of a super solid, original movie to watch on streaming? Few are better than this one. In the Blink of an Eye debuts on Hulu on February 27. Will you be checking it out? Let us know below. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.
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