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New $70 million Terminator film announced, with one BIG catch

Sci Fi Wire — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:41:06 +0000

Don't be jealous, Tolkien fans! Though the future of that big-screen adaptation of The Hobbit may still be in limbo, we've finally got a resolution to another franchise with a delayed installment. The Terminator—held back from the screen by the bankruptcy of the rights holder—will be back.

Michael J. Nelson Says He Can Riff Movies Forever

Airlock Alpha — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:05:04 +0000

'Reefer Madness' coming to a theater near you Aug. 19

Scott Bakula says Quantum Leap movie is in the works

TrekMovie.com — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:32:08 +0000

While speaking at the “A Leap of Faith — A Quantum Leap Retrospective” panel at Comic-Con last month, Star Trek: Enterprise star Scott Bakula revealed that a movie version of the hit sci-fi series Quantum Leap is in the works. Quantum Leap creator Donald P. Bellisario writing script Bakula told the gathered audience that “Quantum Leap” creator [...]

Why Marvel picked Joss Whedon over Jon Favreau for Avengers

Sci Fi Wire — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:44:33 +0000

Jon Favreau killed with the first Iron Man movie. So why isn't he directing The Avengers? And why was Iron Man 2 so ... well ... disappointing? Turns out both of those questions have the same answer: Blame Marvel!

Disney Acquires Radical’s Oblivion

Airlock Alpha — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:01:39 +0000

Film adaptation will be helmed by Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski

‘Crosshair’ Movie Coming Soon

Airlock Alpha — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:04:34 +0000

Deal was struck over San Diego Comic-Con weekend

JJ Abrams Producing Victorian Robot Movie ‘Boilerplate’

TrekMovie.com — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:26:57 +0000

Time to add another project to the list of things JJ Abrams has on his to do list. Abrams and his Bad Robot Production company are going steam punk. Through Paramount they have picked up the rights to the novel “Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel”, which is about a Victorian era robot. JJ and the Steampunk Robot According [...]

Trek Actor Karl Urban Up For ‘Judge Dredd’

Airlock Alpha — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:47:46 +0000

Bones McCoy could be the man behind the mask of the crime-fighting comic character

Two Strips Of Latinum: The Jensen Project Delivers Goods

Airlock Alpha — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:51:56 +0000

The recent NBC movie is well worth the expense to see it on DVD

New ‘Tron’ Trailer Invades Movie Screens

Airlock Alpha — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:07:56 +0000

See a little more of Jeff Bridges, and what we can expect in this long-awaited sequel

‘Quantum Leap’ Movie Could Be In Works

Airlock Alpha — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:59:19 +0000

Former series star Scott Bakula says there's one on the drawing board

‘Tron: Legacy’ Director Thanks James Cameron For Innovations

Airlock Alpha — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:29:15 +0000

Find out what happens to the iconic characters of Kevin Flynn and Alan Bradley

Genre Movie Makers Still Have Some Lessons To Learn

Airlock Alpha — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:12:49 +0000

Comic-Con panel included 'Thor' writer and past Alpha Waves Radio guest Ashley Edward Miller

Ferrell, Fey, Hill Face Their Nemeses

Airlock Alpha — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:16:10 +0000

Actors talk about who scares them most from upcoming Dreamworks film 'Megamind'

New Avatar TV promo gives 1st look at never-before-seen footage

Sci Fi Wire — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:31:00 +0000

We're looking forward to putting on those 3-D glasses to catch eight never-before-seen minutes of Pandora when Avatar: Special Edition hits theaters next month. But why should we have to wait until August when we can get a taste of some of that new footage now?

Bryan Singer talks to us about those Taylor Lautner X-Men rumors

Sci Fi Wire — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

X-Men producer and writer Bryan Singer cleared up some X-Men: First Class rumors for us at the unlikeliest of places—a church in Hollywood, where he was a guest speaker on Sunday. After the hourlong talk, Singer talked to us about the casting—which he is in the middle of doing at the moment. Kevin Bacon is in; Taylor Lautner is out, for now; Meagan Good is uncertain.

‘Inception’ In, ‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ Out

Airlock Alpha — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:55:27 +0000

Christopher Nolan's latest rules the box office

Hugh Jackman Wants Taylor Lautner As Wolverine

Airlock Alpha — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:50:19 +0000

X-Men actor supports Team Jacob for 'First Class' casting

Sylvester ‘Doctor Who No. 7′ McCoy could play Bilbo Baggins

Sci Fi Wire — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:30:00 +0000

Sylvester McCoy, who was edged out by Ian Holm for the role of Bilbo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, may get a chance to show us his furry feet after all. An inside source has confirmed that McCoy will play "the second biggest lead" in the upcoming Hobbit prequel opposite Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis.

Preview of LeVar Burton in ‘The Jensen Project’ – Sci-Fi TV movie airing tonight

TrekMovie.com — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:10:03 +0000

Tonight Star Trek: The Next Generation’s LeVar Burton will be seen in a family TV movie with a sci-fi theme "The Jensen Project", on NBC. The film is actually a ‘back door pilot’ that could result in a series. We have a preview and commentary from Burton below to get you started. Burton on Jensen Project The [...]

Preview: ‘Inception’ Great For Dream Weavers And Genre Fans Alike

Airlock Alpha — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:34:03 +0000

The latest from Christopher Nolan stars Leonardo DiCaprio

Toy Story’s geniuses help rewrite, reshoot Tron: Legacy

Sci Fi Wire — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Hold onto your Identity Discs, those psyched for the upcoming sequel Tron: Legacy. Pixar, the company known for giving soul to inanimate objects like the lamp Luxo Jr. and the unicycle Red (to say nothing of the robot WALL-E) are reportedly being called in by Disney to give some soul (specifically in the form of "character, emotion, and theme") to the House of Mouse's tentpole movie of this holiday season.

Edward Norton Replaced As Hulk In ‘Avengers’ Movie

Airlock Alpha — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:36:35 +0000

Marvel Studios release statement about dropping actor, Norton responds

Brilliant Doctor Who Christmas special stunt casting: Dumbledore

Sci Fi Wire — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:45:00 +0000

Doctor Who Executive Producer Steven Moffat says that the upcoming Christmas special will be "your favorite Christmas movies at once"—and to make sure we love it, he's gotten the episode an awesome guest star. Michael Gambon, best known for playing Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter franchise, will be putting in an appearance.

Edward Norton responds: Losing Hulk role ‘makes me sad’

Sci Fi Wire — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:30:00 +0000

So Edward Norton won't play the Hulk in The Avengers. We heard Marvel's side. We heard from Norton's agent.

But what does the actor himself have to say?

Here's what Norton posted earlier today over on his Facebook page.

Marvel dumps Norton as Hulk: Sorry, but you’re not a team player

Sci Fi Wire — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:45:00 +0000

The madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets, right? We're wondering whether the same will be true for Ed Norton, who recently learned that he WON'T be back as the green giant in The Avengers.

We'd all been awaiting the news that Norton would be returning in the role, even thinking it might be confirmed at Comic-Con next week, when Marvel Studios President of Production Kevin Feige made this startlingly candid announcement:

New images and updates from Tron: Legacy

Sci Fi Wire — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:24:34 +0000

A bunch of new images from Tron: Legacy just came online, courtesy of Empire magazine. You can see them below. As with everything else we've seen from Tron, they're looking pretty awesome. We've also got new details about the film, including how uber-director David Fincher is suddenly involved. Read on:

Extended Avatar re-release won’t include a Na’vi sex scene

Sci Fi Wire — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:05:12 +0000

Some would say that if there's a movie that the world doesn't need more of, it's Avatar! But "more" is exactly what Fox and writer/director James Cameron will be giving us later this summer, as they've announced today that they'll be gracing us with Avatar: Special Edition, which will hit theaters worldwide on August 27th, Variety reports.

What, No X-Men Future For Taylor Lautner?

Airlock Alpha — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:48:37 +0000

E! Online says recent rumors of 'Twilight' star not true

Taylor Lautner Heading To ‘X-Men: First Class’?

Airlock Alpha — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:22:38 +0000

'Twilight' star may be on his way to Xavier's school for the gifted