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Disney is Developing a Tron Series for Kids

Tron Bike


We are very excited about the upcoming Tron: Legacy film. The first official trailer was recently released and it looks awesome. Tron: Legacy will arrive in theaters on December 17th. The BBC reports that there is also a Tron television show in the works. The Disney Channel is making the series for young kids between the ages of six and 14. The BBC says Disney is also working on micro-series. The BBC says, "There are reportedly also plans for a separate 10-part micro-series to be shown in autumn 2011 on Disney XD, the cable channel aimed at young boys."

Posted on March 10, 2010
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Felicia Day to Star in Syfy's Red

Felicia Day GuildFelicia Day (The Guild, Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog) will portray a werewolf-hunting descendant of Little Red Riding Hood in the new Syfy original movie, Red. The film is scheduled to premiere in 2011. Syfy is also developing films around the stories of Aladdin, Sinbad the Sailor and Hansel & Gretel.

In Red, Red (Felicia Day) brings her fiance home, where he meets the family and learns about their business - hunting werewolves. Red' fiance is skeptical until he is bitten by a werewolf. When her family insists he must be killed, Red tries saving him. Red also stars Kavan Smith (Stargate Atlantis) and Stephen McHattie (Watchmen). Red is produced by Angela Mancuso and Vesuvius Productions in association with Chesler Perlmutter Productions.

Posted on March 9, 2010
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Star Trek Wins Best Makeup at 82nd Academy Awards

Star Trek Makeup 2010 Oscars


Mindy Hall, Barney Burman, and Joel Harlow accept the Academy Award for Achievement in Makeup during the 82nd Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA, on Sunday, March 7, 2010. Stark Trek won in the makeup category beating out Il Divo and The Young Victoria. Ben Stiller dressed up as a Na'vi to present the award. You can see a full list of the 82nd Academy Award winners here.

Star Trek Makeup 2010 Oscars


Photos: Erik Ovanespour, Todd Wawrychuk / © A.M.P.A.S.

Posted on March 8, 2010
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Scary Alien Queen Made From Steel

Alien Queen Sculpture


RoboSteel artists created this frightening 8-foot Alien Queen sculpture using 4,000 pieces of steel. Dvice says 90% of the Alien Queen sculpture are from recycled from Yamaha motorcycles. The sculpture is one of several impressive sculptures at RoboSteel.

Posted on March 6, 2010
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Video: Second Trailer for Prince of Persia

The second trailer for Prince of Persia is out and it looks great. Jake Gyllenhaal shows off his English accent and his fighting style. Gemma Arterton shows off a bit of attitude. And the tech team shows off some very impressive CGI. Take a look:



Posted on March 2, 2010
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Restored Metropolis Aired in Berlin

MetropolisReuters reports that 2,000 people braved the cold in Berlin to watch a 2.5 hour director's cut version of Metropolis that was shown outdoors at the Berlin Film Festival.
The 1927 dystopian classic, including 30 minutes from the original feared lost forever, was also shown at a gala performance for 1,800 accompanied by a live orchestra and beamed simultaneously to the outdoor crowd in the heart of Berlin.

"Metropolis," which now runs for more than 2-1/2 hours, forged a template for generations of science fiction cinema and its enduring influence has been cited on films from "Blade Runner" to "Fahrenheit 451" and "Star Wars."

"It's the mother of all science fiction and I could hardly wait to see the 30 minutes they found," said Stefan Kolb, 25, a graphic designer. "It's special to watch this outdoors. But if I could have got a ticket for inside, I'd be there instead."
The Age says the version shown in Berlin was 3.5 hours long so someone is confused about the length of this restored version of Fritz Lang's Metropolis. Kino International's has a website, Facebook and a Twitter account for the restored Metropolis film.

Posted on February 17, 2010
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Lionsgate to Distribute The Last Exorcism

Variety reports that Lionsgate has picked up the U.S. distribution rights to the horror film The Last Exorcism. The film is shot in cinema verite style and was produced by Eli Roth and Strike Entertainment.
Helmed by German director and AFI grad Daniel Stamm, pic was originally titled "Cotton" and stars Patrick Fabian as a troubled evangelical minister who allows his final exorcism to be filmed by a documentary crew.

*****

Project, which shot in Louisiana, has had horror fan sites salivating for months at the prospect of a scary, shaky-cam-style film shepherded by "Hostel" helmer Roth.

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"It's always great to work with our friend Eli, who has played a key role in establishing Lionsgate in the vanguard of the horror genre," said Jason Constantine, Lionsgate's prexy of acquisitions and co-productions. "'The Last Exorcism' feels as close to a real exorcism as anyone would ever want to get -- audiences are going to find this movie scary as, well, hell."
Horror movies are hot acquisitions now, especially if the budgets aren't too big.

Posted on February 11, 2010
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Trailer Snip: M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender

The full trailer for M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender will air during the Superbowl. Here's a very small clip from the trailer -- it's too short to judge much of anything, but the special effects and sets look awesome. Take a look:



Posted on February 4, 2010
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Avatar, District 9 Nominated for Best Picture Oscar

Screenshots from Avatar and District 9


For the first time ever, two science fiction films have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar. Both Avatar and District are nominated in that category. Avatar is up for nine awards, including Best Director for James Cameron. It did not receive any nominations for acting or writing, however. District 9 also received nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing and Visual Effects. Star Trek received nominations for Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Makeup and Visual Effects.

Coraline, the film based on the bestselling book by Neil Gaiman, is nominated for Best Animated Film. Director Henry Selick said of the nomination: "It's nice to be taken seriously."

You can see the full list of Oscar nominations here.

Posted on February 2, 2010
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Avatar Now Highest Grossing Film of All Time

James Cameron's Avatar topped the box office again this past weekend. The film is now the highest grossing film of all time, beating out James Cameron's Titanic. Variety reports:
Fox said final figures won't be available until Tuesday, but with weekend numbers for "Avatar" totaling $1.838 billion worldwide, pic's expected $15 million domestic earnings should give the pic enough steam to sail past "Titanic" with a global cume of $1.842 billion.

This latest record comes just after "Avatar" made history over the weekend, grossing $1.29 billion at the international B.O. to tackle "Titanic's" $1.24 billion.
Cameron is now the only man in Hollywood that could get pretty much anything he wants greenlighted. He seems happy about the idea of an Avatar sequel and with these box office numbers, it's pretty much inevitable.

Posted on January 25, 2010
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Avatar Wins Best Drama Golden Globe

Avatar Golden Globes


Avatar won Best Motion Picture - Drama at the 2010 Golden Globes. James Cameron also won Best Director. Zoe Saldana, producer Jon Landau, Sam Worthington, James Cameron and Sigourney Weaver posed backstage in the press room at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards. James Camerson said, "Avatar asks to see that everything is connected - all human beings to each other and us to the Earth." He also said, "If you have to go four and half light years to another made up planet to appreciate this miracle of a world that we have right here, well then that's the wonder of cinema right there, that's the magic." Take a look:



Posted on January 18, 2010
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Zachary Quinto Tweets Star Trek Sequel Release Date

Zachary Quinto, who plays Sylar on Heroes and Spock in the new Star Trek movie franchise, tweeted that the launch date of the next Star Trek is now official.

Zach says:
the flag has been planted. june 29th, 2012. sequel. trek it out.
So there you have it: June 29, 2012. We'll be there.

Posted on January 13, 2010
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Heroes is the Most Pirated TV Show of the Decade

The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Heroes is the most pirated tv show of the decade.
Here's the full list:

1. "Heroes" (NBC)

2. "Lost" (ABC)

3. "Prison Break" (Fox)

4. "Dexter" (Showtime)

5. "House" (Fox)

6. "24" (Fox)

7. "Desperate Housewives" (ABC)

8. "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," (Fox)

9. "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)

10. "True Blood" (HBO)
This is an honor no television producer wants.

Heroes returns to NBC tonight with a two hour presentation. We can't wait.

Posted on January 4, 2010
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Trailer for Iron Man 2

The new trailer for Iron Man 2 is out and it looks great. Robert Downey, Jr. returns as Tony Stark/Iron Man and Gwyneth Paltrow is Tony's loyal assistant, Pepper Potts. Mickey Roarke is clearly having the time of his life wielding dual bullwhips in his role as the new villain, Ivan Vanko/Whiplash. We only see a bit of Scarlett Johansson is Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow in the trailer. Don Cheadle replaces Terrence Howard as Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes/War Machine. Take a look:



Posted on December 17, 2009
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Avatar Racks Up Four Golden Globe Nominations

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association showed some real love for James Cameron's Avatar. The Golden Globe nominations were announced yesterday and Avatar raked in the nominations.

James Cameron was nominated for Best Director. The film was nominated for Best Picture - Drama. James Horner was nominated for Best Original Score. And the film got a Best Original Song nod for "I See You," music by: James Horner and Simon Franglen, lyrics By: James Horner, Simon Franglen and Kuk Harrell.

Interestingly, the none of Avatar's actors received nominations, nor did the screenplay get nominated. Early reviews say Avatar is visually stunning, but that the script is the weakest part of the film.

Posted on December 16, 2009
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