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Disney is Developing a Tron Series for Kids  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 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View)  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.  Photos: Erik Ovanespour, Todd Wawrychuk / © A.M.P.A.S. Posted on March 8, 2010 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Scary Alien Queen Made From Steel  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 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) 
 Reuters 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.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 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) 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.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 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View)  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 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) 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 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) 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: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 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) 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 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Lou Diamond Phillips Answers Fans' Questions Lou Diamond Phillips answers fans' questions for the Syfy channel. He talks about Stargate Universe a bit, as well as his musical career. Lou's SGU character Colonel Telford drives us nuts. He is unprofessional, vicious and totally nuts. Not to mention unlikeable. Then you see Lou on NUMB3RS as the FBI tracker and he's tough but very likable. Why in the world did they write such a terrible character for him on SGU? Funny, no one asks him that question. He's a great actor who deserves better. Take a look: Posted on December 7, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Universal Soldier Returns Fans of the classic SF Jean Claude Van Damme film Universal Soldier will be thrilled to know that there will be a new film in the series, which will star Jean Claude and Dolph Lundren. The new film is called Universal Soldier: Regeneration which certainly explains how Dolph Lundren's character is returning. The film will go straight-to-DVD. Alas, Roland Emmerich won't be back to direct. But who cares? Take a look: Posted on November 27, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Captain Nemo Movie Dead in the Water Variety's Mike Fleming reports that the Captain Nemo movie which was to be directed by McG is dead in the water at Disney. The film has been put on hold and McG has moved onto other projects. The studio confirmed that the studio won't proceed with the film for now, and reps for the director confirmed he has withdrawn. McG will concentrate on other projects that include Dead Spy Running, a Warner Bros. drama that Stephen Gaghan is writing. McG is also attached to Terminator 5, though that movie is on hold indefinitely as the Terminator franchise works its way through bankruptcy court. McG just teamed with Borat helmer Larry Charles on a new NBC comedy.No one had been cast as Captain Nemo, although Will Smith was rumored to be up for the part. Posted on November 17, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Vigilante Entertainment Acquires Film Rights to Black Summer  Variety reports that Vigilante Entertainment has acquired the film right to Warren Ellis's comic book series Black Summer. The comic books are about a group of scientists who have modified their bodies so they can fight crime and government and police corruption.
"Summer," published by Avatar Press in 2007, centers on superhero team the Seven Guns, a group of scientist-adventurers who modified their own bodies for street-fighting in order to take back their West Coast city from a corrupt police force, criminal local government and rapacious private security forces.Ryne Pearson (Knowing) has been tapped to write the screenplay adaption. Warren Ellis also had the film rights to his Gravel comic book series purchased recently by Legendary Pictures. Posted on November 3, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Marc Guggenheim Leaving FlashForward  Co-showrunner/executive producer Marc Guggenheim is leaving
the freshman sf drama FlashForward. That will leave his co-creator/executive producer David Goyer as the only showrunner. The show claims that it was all planned.
The move follows a similar switch last week on CBS' freshman drama "The Good Wife." Showrunner/exec producer Dee Johnson, also brought in after the pilot, has departed, handing the reins to co-creators/exec producers Michelle and Robert King. Because of Goyer's limited hands-on TV series experience, "Eli Stone" co-creator Guggenheim was brought in after the "FlashForward" pilot to help with the launch of the mystery drama based on Robert Sawyer's novel.FlashForward is at a crucial time in the story arc. Fans are interested and like the show and the numbers are good. But some fans are already getting irritated at the slow pacing. We actually think the pacing is just fine and are looking forward to Dominic Monaghan's turn on the show as the mysterious Simon. But staff changes this early on can be problematic. Posted on October 20, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) James Cameron, Benevolent Tyrant The New Yorker has a long piece about director James Cameron and his tyrannical ways on the set of his new SF film, Avatar. The director James Cameron is six feet two and fair, with paper-white hair and turbid blue-green eyes. He is a screamer—righteous, withering, aggrieved. "Do you want Paul Verhoeven to finish this motherf*****?" he shouted, an inch from Arnold Schwarzenegger’s face, after the actor went AWOL from the set of True Lies, a James Bond spoof that Cameron was shooting in Washington, D.C. (Schwarzenegger had been giving the other actors a tour of the Capitol.)Mij -- he sounds kind of like Sybil, only he only has two different personalities. Avatar has had so much hype that we are really wondering if it can really live up to the colossal expectations. It is costing around $230 million to make and will hit theaters on December 18. We can't wait to see it, of course. Posted on October 19, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Roland Emmerich Talks Asimov's Foundation Sci Fi Wire reports that Roland Emmerich (2010) will direct the film version of Isaac Asimov's Foundation trilogy. And he promises not to ruin it. Emmerich says the challenge facing him and screenwriter Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan) is finding a throughline for the film. "There's not one character going through, so Bob Rodat came to me and said, 'I'm like a fanatic reader of ... Foundation,' and I ... talked with him. ... He said, 'We have to consolidate the characters.' And that's what we did, and that's what's worked really, really well in the context. And I think that if Asimov ... would have ... conceived this as a science fiction trilogy or series from the very beginning, he would have done that, too. But he didn't. ... I think in spirit [the movie is] totally Foundation, but it has consolidated characters which go through the three movies."Emmerich said that he knows fans of Asimov hated the film version of I, Robot and that he is respectful of the material. He says he's a total sf geek and has always preferred science fiction movies to disaster movies (which he is most famous for). We'll be interested to see what Emmerich comes up with. Posted on October 14, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Adrien Brody Will Be Hunted in Predators Reboot  The Hollywood Reporter writes that Oscar-winning actor Adrien Brody is gong to star in a reboot of the 1987 science fiction film Predators. The new franchise is being directed by Nimrod Antal and produced by Robert Rodriguez and Elizabeth Avellan.
Other stars signed on for the film include Alice Braga, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Walt Goggings, Danny Trejo and Oleg Taktarov. The Hollywood Reporter says Topher Grace is in negotiations to join the cast. Posted on October 7, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) V Television Series Trailer The new V television series will premiere on November 3rd of this year. It will run four episodes before going on hiatus and not returning until March 2010. The Wikipedia entry says V is on a production hiatus until mid-October. The cast includes Joel Gretsch from the 4400, Morena Baccarin from Firefly and Elizabeth Mitchell from Lost. Here's the trailer. Posted on September 28, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Tron Legacy Gets Release Date Tron: Legacy has a release date now: it's December 17, 2010. That's a bit earlier than expected. Reelzchannel says that weekend will also see the opening of The Green Hornet and The Smurfs. Green Hornet was recently pushed back into the December 17 slot, and considering Sony owns both Hornet and The Smurfs, it's likely that one might be moved to another weekend.We can't wait to see Tron: Legacy. Putting it up against The Green Hornet seems unwise, although we'll take Tron over Seth Rogan playing a superhero any day. Posted on September 8, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Syfy Renews Warehouse 13  Syfy has already renewed Warehouse 13, which will get a second season from the renamed network. Rebranded Sci Fi network Syfy has Imagined Greater, and for president of the network Dave Howe and company, the creative gamble is paying off. The network has approved a second season of its original fantastical series "Warehouse 13" with 13 new episodes scheduled to air during the summer of 2010.Warehouse 13 has attracted women viewers: half its audience is female, which is a first over at the former SciFi channel. Women like the numerous strong female leads, and the addition of the youthful computer whiz Claudia Donovan (played by Allison Scagliotti) has definitely been a plus. We also like the mysterious, teleporting Warehouse 13 boss, Mrs. Frederic, played by CCH Pounder, and the new villain, rogue Warehouse agent James MacPherson (Roger Rees). Posted on August 21, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Avatar Trailer Hits Internet The long-awaited trailer for James Cameron's film Avatar is here. Tomorrow has been dubbed Avatar Friday and some fans will get to see a 15-minute long glimpse from the upcoming film. The Telegraph says Cameron promises film is more complex than mean humans killing the blue Navi aliens. "But something that has this spoonful of sugar of all the action and the adventure and all that, which thrills me anyway as a fan, but also wanting to do something that has a conscience, that maybe in the enjoying of it makes you think a little bit about the way you interact with nature and your fellow man."Here's the trailer. Take a look: Posted on August 20, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Wild Rumor of the Day: Justin Timberlake Will Star in New Battlestar Galactica Movie  JustJared.com reports that Justin Timberlake just had lunch with Bryan Singer, who is going to direct and produce the film version of Battlestar Galactica. Jared thinks that Justin may get a part in the film, which is just mind-boggling. But hey, why stop there? How about Lady Gaga as a Cylon, Beyonce as Commander Adama (in a bit of gender bending) and Britney Spears as the new Starbuck? It's Hollywood. It could happen. (Photo: Screenshot from Justin Timberlake's new Givenchy fragrance ad) Posted on August 14, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Bryan Singer to Direct New Battlestar Galactica Film Variety reports that Bryan Singer will direct a feature film version of Battlestar Galactica. Battlestar_fleming Singer has long been intrigued with "Battlestar Galactica" and flirted with relaunching it into a TV series right after he directed the original "X-Men." Back in 2001 I wrote about his plan, which involved teaming with Tom DeSanto to exec produce the series. Singer planned to direct the pilot of the new version of a series that originally launched on ABC in 1978 and ran two seasons. Here is what he said at the time, comments that certainly proved prescient:So if the film is a "complete reimagination" does that mean that all the actors will be recast and the storyline will be completely different? Didn't we just finish watching the entire Battlestar Galactica story on Syfy? Why is there going to be a feature film so soon after the show ended, if it's totally different? It's all most puzzling. Variety says the film is on the fast track and that Singer is getting paid $10 million to do it. Posted on August 13, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Ron Livingston Talks Defying Gravity  Ron Livingston talks about Defying Gravity the sexy new science fiction thriller series from ABC. The series involves a group of astronauts on a six month mission to tour the solar system on the spaceship Antares. The future has changed some - Roe v. Wade has been overturned and pregnancy tests have been outlawed. The special effects are very good and the series is intriguing so far. You can still catch the pilot here on Hulu. Livingston said they wanted the show to have the "right around the corner" feel - not something that is centuries away. Posted on August 3, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Colin Ferguson and Salli Richardson-Whitfield Talk Eureka  The Fresno Bee has an interview with Colin Ferguson who plays Sheriff Jack Carter on Syfy's hit show Eureka. Jack Carter is not as smart as the other people in the town packed with geniuses but he is plenty capable and he is learning. Ferguson says the writers actually ran out of ideas a couple times during the first two seasons because the far out plots are difficult to come up with. "Look, there are only so many ways I can go 'What?!' before people start assuming I don't know anything," Ferguson said during an interview at the Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa in late April. "It was easier to write the character stupid. Over time, they decided to make the character better. In recent seasons they have done a good job of making him smarter. And, he is still learning."If they missed on a couple episodes we sure didn't notice. The show never seems lacking for originality or humor. Eureka star Salli Richardson-Whitfield talks about the show in the clip below. She says they wove her actual pregnancy into the plot last season. She also mentions the alien encounter that may take place this season. Take a look:. Posted on July 29, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Video: Kristen Bell Talks Astro Boy and the Veronica Mars Movie Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello talks to Kristen Bell and Freddie Highmore about their next film, Astro Boy. Kristen is an old hand at Comic Con, so she talks about cons gone by and the status of the proposed Veronica Mars movie. She says they want to make it, but they have to convince Warner Bros to make the film. Take a look: Posted on July 24, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) David Leslie Johnson to Pen Bug Thriller Variety reports that Orphan scribe David Leslie Johnson is going to write the script for a movie called The Colony. The movie is being pitched as The Birds with bugs. That sounds creepy enough. The thriller is based on a pitch by Stacy Title and Jonathan Penner. It's described as "The Birds" with bugs.There's not a lot of information about The Colony available yet. ComingSoon.net's listing calls it an eco-horror film. Posted on July 22, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Producers Option James Robert Smith's The Flock  Hollywood Reproter writers that Producers Don Murphy and John Wells have optioned James Robert Smith's novel The Flock. The Flock tells the story of a very intelligent flock of prehistoric birds discovered in the Florida Everglades.
Murphy, a producer on "Transformers" with Tom DeSanto and Lorenzo DiBonaventura, discovered Smith and his book by chance. Murphy was on the blog of Eddie Campbell, the artist of "From Hell," an Alan Moore graphic novel whose big-screen translation was produced by Murphy.It certainly sounds like something that could be made into an exciting action/science fiction movie. Posted on July 13, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) The Mystery of Warehouse 13 We watched the premiere of Syfy's Warehouse 13 and found it mildly enjoyable, although it was a bit of a bumpy start. It's sort of like a cross between Friday the 13th and The X-Files, which generally would be a good thing. But something was off: the timing, the writing, something. We also didn't like the mix of old technology with new (the ridiculous two-way communicating devices, the warehouse curator's ancient typwriter keyboard interface to the highly advanced computer system, etc.) If the artifacts are all ancient, then the technology at least needs to be modern or futuristic. It gave off a strange Wild, Wild West vibe which wasn't working. And we still don't understand what Lucretia Borgia's jeweled hair ornament was trying to do. Take over the world? Really? A hair ornament trying to take over the world? The show was co-written by the amazingly talented Jane Espenson and so we'll tune in for episode two to see if they can get the kinks worked out. In this video clip Eddie McClintock talks about the show and next week's guest appearance by Tricia Helfer. Take a look: Posted on July 9, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) SyFy to Remake Alien Nation  Variety reports that SyFy wants to redo the 1989 tv show, Alien Nation. Angel screenwriter Tim Minear is writing the pilot.
"Angel" alum Tim Minear -- no stranger to sci-fi tales, having worked on "The X-Files," "Firefly" and "Strange World" -- is penning the fresh take on the franchise. Fox 21, the alternative production arm of 20th Century Fox TV, will produce.Variety says the show will take place in the 2020s. It's been 20 years since the Alien ship crashlanded on Earth and the alien population has grown to a few million. Posted on July 6, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Another Transformers 2 Trailer As the U.S. premiere date of Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen approaches, the studio is releasing more trailers. Here's the latest one. The film opens in wide release on June 24. Take a look: Posted on June 15, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Finding the Easter Eggs in the Star Trek Movie Trekmovie.com has compiled a list of all the inside jokes, Easter eggs and other references in the J.J. Abrams Star Trek movie. R2D2 even made an appearance in the film -- which we totally missed. R2-D2 LOCATION ANSWER (**SPOILER ALERT**)See the rest of the list here. We did catch most of those, but not all. Posted on June 11, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Brief Sneak Look at The Prisoner We loved Patrick McGoohan in The Prisoner and were a bit worried about what they would do to the remake. But this very, very short clip from reboot starring Ian McKellan (as Number 2) and Jim Caveziel (as the imprisoned Number 6) already has us convinced. We'll be tuning in. Take a look: You can watch a digitally remastered version of the entire series at AMC.com. Posted on June 3, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Leaked Avatar Concept Art  Above is some leaked concept art for James Cameron's 3-D adventure Avatar. It is impressive looking. If you look closer at the art on Marketsaw - which warns of spoilers - you can see a man inside the huge robotic exoskeleton (power suit). (via Vulture) Posted on May 31, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Sleestaks: Mysterious Race in Land of the Lost  The Sleestaks make in apperance in the upcoming film, Land of the Lost that is based on the 1970s tv series. Here's how Will Ferrell's character Dr. Rick Marshall describes the creatures in a postcard from Land of the Lost. "Sleestaks! We finally encountered the mysterious race. They look like lizards, have big, black eyes and a horn atop their head and, most importantly, like Sean Penn, they don't appreciate being photographed!"They look pretty similar to the Sleestaks from the tv show.  Posted on May 27, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Trailer for V V is returning to television as a series on ABC. And this time, Morena Baccarin is the beautiful face of the aliens who call themselves the Visitors and claim to be a peaceful that only wants to help mankind. Ha! They're clearly up to no good. The show stars Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans, Morris Chestnut as Ryan Nichols, Joel Gretsch as Father Jack Landry, Lourdes Benedicto as Valerie Stevens, Logan Huffman as Tyler Evans, Laura Vandervoort as Lisa, with Morena Baccarin as Anna and Scott Wolf as Chad Decker. Here's the trailer: Posted on May 20, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Mega Shark Vs Giant Octopus Trailer  This is one of the most over-the-top monster movies ever. In Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus, the California coast is terrorized by two enormous prehistoric sea creatures as they battle each other for supremacy of the sea. The film's unlikely stars include Debbie Gibson and Lorenzo Lamas. More information about the film can be found here on Asylum's website. Here's the trailer. Posted on May 12, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Cast Reveals Whether They Are Star Trek Fans During press interviews the cast and director of Star Trek were asked if they were Star Trek fans before they signed on to do the movie. Only John Cho and Karl Urban give appropriate answers. The rest are horrifying. Also, J.J. Abrams explains the whole William Shatner debacle. Take a look: Posted on April 29, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Will Smith Inks Deal With SyFy Will Smith, through his production company, is producing a new cop show for SyFy. To go along with starring in summer sci-fi blockbusters, Will Smith, or rather his production company, will be producing a cop procedural drama for the Sci Fi Channel (I refuse to call them SyFy until the actual switchover occurs) called Unfinished Business. It's about a cop who gets "flashes" of memories from the recently deceased in order to help him solve their murders.It sounds like a cross between Chuck and Medium. That could work. Posted on April 20, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Trek Yourself: Turn Yourself into a Vulcan  The Star Trek movie has some interesting online promotions. A website called Trek Yourself lets you turn yourself into a Star Trek character. You upload a photo of yourself and the website will turn you into a Captain, Vulcan, Romulan or Officer. Posted on April 17, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Rumor: Fox May Cancel Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles  Michael Ausiello at EW says multiple sources are telling him that Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has been canceled. However, Fox says they will be officially announcing the fall schedule on May 18th and that no decision has been made on SCC.
"It's done," maintains a source close to the show. "Everyone has pretty much known for a couple of weeks." Adds a network insider: "Consider it canceled."The finale was terrific but that doesn't mean we don't want another season. It will be a huge disappointment if SCC ends now. Posted on April 14, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Greg Bear to Write Halo Trilogy Locus reports that Greg Bear is writing a Halo trilogy. Greg Bear will write a trilogy set in the world of the science fiction video game franchise Halo for Tor via Richard Curtis, with the first volume to appear in 2010. The series will take place before the events of the video games, and will explore the mysterious alien "Forerunners" who built the vast artificial ring-shaped habitats central to the fictional universe. The Halo games have sold over 26 million copies worldwide.That should certainly be interesting. And it certainly should sell. Posted on April 2, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) The Trailer for Wall-E, Done Watchmen Style What if the trailer for Wall-E was done Watchmen style? Well, for one thing, it certainly makes Wall-E seem like a very different kind of movie than the one we saw. It's pretty funny, take a look: Posted on March 25, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Trailer for Warehouse 13 The Sci Fi Channel is launching a new series in July called Warehouse 13, which seems like The X-Files meets Friday the 13th. Take a look: Posted on March 21, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Sci Fi Prez Talks SyFy Situation  Now that the Sci Fi channel has decided to call itself SyFy (and has been taking quite a bit of grief over the name change), the president of Sci Fi Dave Howe has decided to answer
a few questions about the change.
Why did you change your name in the first place? What's wrong with sci-fi?We not big fans of the new name (it looks like it should be pronounced "siffy" and it's a pain to write), but we will continue to be fans of the channel even if they decide to change the name yet again in the future, to something even worse. Will the new name get new viewers? Clearly the focus groups say yes. Posted on March 20, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Sci Fi Channel Becomes Syfy  The Sci Fi Channel is now know as Syfy. The change comes as the channel seeks to broaden its scope to include fantasy, paranormal, reality, mystery, action and adventure, as well as science fiction. The channel's new tagline is "Imagine Greater." By changing the name to Syfy, which remains phonetically identical, the new brand broadens perceptions and embraces a wider and more diverse range of imagination-based entertainment including fantasy, paranormal, reality, mystery, action and adventure, as well as science fiction. It also positions the brand for future growth by creating an ownable trademark that can travel easily with consumers across new media and non-linear digital platforms, new international channels and extend into new business ventures.Dave Howe, president of the Sci Fi Channel, says the previous name was too geeky. He thinks the new name will get the channel more viewers. He's probably right but the name change doesn't seem to be going over too well with people on Twitter. You can follow some of the comments here. Posted on March 16, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Saturday Night Live: Game Time With Dave and Greg The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) guest starred on Saturday Night Live this past weekend and in in one skit, Dwayne and Bill Hader give some great tips for sniffing out the aliens that are clearly hiding in our midst. Here's "Game Time With Dave and Greg": Posted on March 9, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Total Recall to be Remade  Hollywood Reporter says Total Recall is "totally coming back."
Neal H. Moritz and his Original Films banner are in final negotiations to develop and produce for Columbia a contemporary version of "Total Recall," the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi action movie directed by Paul Verhoeven.Hollywood Reporter says that Moritz hopes to retell the story in a new way using today's improved film-making technology. You can see a list of the other films Mortiz has produced here on IMDB.com. Posted on March 5, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Caprica Sneak Peek Here's a sneak peek look at the upcoming Caprica series from the Sci Fi Channel. The Caprica series is a prequel to the current Battlestar Galactica series. It's set fifty year earlier than BSG and will explain how humans first created the Cyclons. Posted on March 3, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Keira Knightley to Star in Never Let Me Go  Keira Knightley is slated to star in a science fiction thriller from Fox Searchlight called Never Let Me Go. The film focuses on three people who come to realize they are clones grown for the "sole purpose of organ donation."
Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich are producing through their London-based DNA Films banner. Alex Garland, who penned the screenplay, is producing as well. Film 4 is also involved as a producer.Mark Romanek, who directed the compelling One Hour Photo, will direct. The movie will be based on the novel by British author Kazuo Ishiguro. The last major cloning film was The Island, which starred Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson. Posted on March 2, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) |
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