Writer-director James Kerwin’s Yesterday Was a Lie starring (and produced by) DS9 vet Chase Masterson opens in Los Angeles today. The independent film was extremely well-received on the indie film circuit, picking up several awards along the way. The film runs on a limited engagement, so see below for our spoiler-free review of Yesterday Was a Lie.
This week’s edition of Sci-Fi Movies brings us up to date on Avatar, plus new looks at Tron Legacy and new images and videos from Iron Man 2, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. To round it all out we have an update on the Superman franchise and a clarification from Peter Jackson on his two ‘Hobbit’ films. All that and more, including the latest casting bites, images and videos.
The new Syfy miniseries Alice premieres tonight, but there’s much more in Sci-FI TV this week including news on hiatus’ for Fringe, FlashForward and V (and premiere dates for Fox series Past Life and Human Target) plus a U.S. premiere date for Part Two of "The End of Time", the final David Tennant special. Joss Whedon also opens up about the end of Dollhouse (and we have a title for the series finale). All that and more, including the latest television ratings, casting bites, images and videos.
[Spoilers] Is it just me, or is Star Trek-like time travel the new thing for TV? Just a few years ago dealing with hard sci-fi topics was taboo in TV, but these days you can’t throw a rock in prime time, without it jumping into a parallel universe. The latest example came last night in FlashForward, a show co-created by TNG era vet Brannon Braga that also includes Star Trek’s John Cho in the cast.
Star Trek’s new Uhura, Zoe Saldana’s will next be seen (rendered in 3D CGI as the Na’vi princess Neytiri) in James Cameron’s new sci-fi epic Avatar. The actress is gearing up for lots of press for the film, including a live chat today with the director and other stars. There is also a chance for you to submit questions to another Q&A. Details below.
As we have reported before, James Cawley’s production team are branching out from their ‘fan made’ work on Star Trek Phase II, to do a new web series based on Buck Rogers, but this time it is fully licensed and authorized. The show will premiere in 2010 and today they released the first teaser trailer. Check it out below.
This week in Sci-Fi Movies we have a special pre-Thanksgiving edition. And what do we have to be thankful for in sci-fi/genre movies? How about fresh updates on Avatar — including a new interactive trailer — and The Hobbit. Casting news for Thor and rumors for Spider-Man 4. News on potential ID4 sequels (yes sequels) and we’ve even got a trailer for the upcoming Family Guy ‘Empire Strikes Back’ spoof. We have all that and more, including the latest box office figures, casting bites, images and videos.
Sci-Fi TV is back after a week off and this week’s edition features premiere date news for Lost, Chuck, and David Tennant’s final Doctor Who special. There are also two cancellations to report on this week with the news of Fox canceling Dollhouse and ABC letting go of Eastwick. Plus J.J. Abrams talks about Fringe and we have our first look at Michael Shanks as Hawkman on Smallville. All that and more, including the latest television ratings, casting bites, images and videos.
Inside this week’s Sci-Fi Movies you’ll find the first official trailers for both Mathew Vaughn’s Kick-Ass and Louis Leterrier Clash of the Titans, Spider-Man 4 villain news, updates on David Goyer’s Ghost Rider sequel and Bryan Singer’s Battlestar Galactica movie and more, including the latest box office numbers, casting bites, images and videos.
In Sci-Fi TV this week, there’s news on a TV series based on the upcoming film 2012, V premiering strong (and a showrunner change and interviews with the cast), Michael Shanks talking about his role as Hawkman on Smallville, Fringe season two scoops, Steven Moffat talking about the future of Doctor Who and more, including the latest television ratings, casting bites, images and videos.
Star Trek director/producer JJ Abrams continues to build his portfolio of projects in development. Today its being reported that Abrams is producing a movie based on the Micronauts toy line. There is also a rumor that he has another Cloverfield-like project in development. [UPDATE: Plus news on Abrams NBC spy show]
The Steward of missing days. Who is he? What is he doing? Why is he doing it? And what happened on those days that are… missing? Today, TrekInk takes a diversion to check out Roddenberry Productions recently launched a new sci-fi comic series "Days Missing".
In this week’s Sci-Fi Movies, we’ve got news about Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel, confirmation of the casting of Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy in Mad Max: Fury Road, Robert Zemeckis talking about his Who Framed Roger Rabbit sequel and more, including the latest box office numbers, casting bites, images and videos.
In this week’s Sci-Fi TV, we’ve got news about Smallville producers pushing for a 10th season, NBC ordering six more episodes of Chuck, cancellation rumors surrounding Heroes, V original series creator Kenneth Johnson talking about the new ABC series (and his plans for a big screen version), plus updates on Lost and more, including the latest television ratings, casting bites, images and videos.
This week in Sci-Fi Movies, we’ve got announcements for new movies based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Doc Savage, Conan character descriptions, details on how The Avengers and Thor will connect and more, including the latest box office numbers, casting bites, images and videos.
This week in Sci-Fi TV, we’ve got you covered with the first eight minutes of the new ABC series V, David Goyer taking full showrunning duties on FlashForward, some updates on Lost, Justice League casting news on Smallville, a scheduling change for Dollhouse and more, including the latest television ratings, casting bites, images and videos.
In the 1970s, between the end of Star Trek The Original series and the first Star Trek feature film, Gene Roddenberry developed a number of sci-fi TV pilots, which aired as TV movies, but never made it to series. Now Warner Brothers has made Genesis II and Planet Earth available via their video-on-demand DVD program. See below for our thorough review of both titles.
In Sci-Fi Movies this week, we’ve got updates on several of the X-Men franchise films (including, Wolverine 2, First Class, Deadpool and Magneto), an update on Spider-Man 4 by director Sam Raimi, news of Green Lantern pulling production out of Australia, Jon Favreau talking Iron Man 2 (and why he’s not directing The Avengers), Roland Emmerich on the possibility of an ID4 sequel and more, including box office numbers and the latest casting bites, images and videos.
In Sci-Fi TV this week, there’s confirmation from Fox that they will air all 13 episodes of Dollhouse this season, extended details on the pilot episode of V and possible casting news relating to original series star Jane Badler, Leonard Nimoy returning to Fringe, a rumored major death on Heroes and more, including the latest television ratings, casting bites, images and videos.
Last week Star Trek director JJ Abrams conducted a Q&A at a press event promoting the upcoming Star Trek DVD and Blu-ray releases. TrekMovie posted a partial transcript, which covered what JJ said, not related to the home video releases. Video from the event is now available online, which includes poritions related to the DVD and Blu-ray releases (which was previously under media embargo). Watch it below
This week’s Sci-Fi Movies columns features updates on Sony’s Spider-Man 4 and Venom spinoff, casting news for Robert Rodriguez’s Predators, Bryan Singer expressing interest in returning to the X-Men franchise and more, including the latest casting bites, images and videos.
In Sci-Fi TV this week, we’ve got a look at the new Doctor Who logo, plus the latest filming updates (including new set images), news on a potential early premiere for Chuck season three, a time slot change for Heroes, new details on the BSG movie “The Plan” and more, including the latest casting bites, images and videos.
In addition to JJ Abrams (see previous story), writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman were also on hand at the Paramount Home Video press day. The pair took a lot of questions about the Star Trek sequel as well as their other projects, and we have full details on all of it below. Plus there is some late breaking news that the pair are producing a new Hawaii Five-0.
Tonight Leonard Nimoy returns to Fringe as William Bell in the episode "Momentum Deferred" (FOX: 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Today FOX released a transcript with this week’s conference call with Nimoy, where he talks about the role and also his other JJ Abrams collaboration, Star Trek. We have some of the more interesting excerpts below, plus a special video all about William Bell.
Tomorrow night Leonard Nimoy returns to television for his second appearance on the FOX show Fringe, the show created by the Star Trek team of JJ Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. We have more details, a first look, a promo video and some excerpts with a new interview by the actor below.
This week’s Sci-Fi Movies column features updates on the Clash of Titans (including new images of the cast), an official date for Transformers 3, David Goyer talking about Ghost Rider 2 (plus a brief update on Magneto), and much more. We also have all the latest casting bites, images and videos, including lots of new stuff from Avatar.
This week in Sci-Fi TV Saturday, we’ve got details on NBC downgrading Day One to a miniseries and Primeval being revived for a fourth season, plus our first look at David Tennant as the Doctor in The Sarah Jane Adventures and much more, including all the latest casting bites, images and videos.
In the early 1970s Gene Roddenberry developed a number of sci-fi TV series to be his big follow-up for Star Trek, but none of them got past the pilot/TV movie stage. Next week Warner Bros will be releasing two of them on DVD for the first time: Genesis II and Planet Earth. We have details and clips below
Last week ABC debuted their new sci-fi show FlashForward (co-created by Trek vet Brannon Braga), with Star Trek’s new Sulu John Cho on board as part of the ensemble cast. Cho is now promoting the show, but of course is also being asked about Star Trek. Cho comments on the status of the sequel and if he (or the other actors) will be able to juggle their busy schedules for the next Trek.
This week’s Sci-Fi Movies column includes the first details on Robert Rodriguez’s Predators, updates on Ghost Rider 2 and He-Man, plus updates on movies based on Venom, Silver Surfer and Daredevil, along with the latest movie news, casting bites and images and videos, including the first image from Simon Pegg’s Paul.