Sci-Fi

Shawn Levy to direct a remake of Starman

Posted 10 years ago

In the mid-80's Jeff Bridges took on the lead role in STARMAN, a John Carpenter film which found an extraterrestrial-being paying a visit to Earth after hearing the invitation found on the Voyager 2 space-probe. Naturally, his space-craft is shot...

20th Century Fox is turning April 26 into Alien Day

Posted 10 years ago

Open up those Calendar apps and start making notes for April 26. The previously unremarkable Tuesday has now been dubbed ALIEN Day by Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products who have turned the date into a massive social media campaign to...

Frank Grillo is not having a good time in this Beyond Skyline image

Posted 10 years ago

The SKYLINE sequel BEYOND SKYLINE has dropped its first new image, of a cowering Frank Grillo in the forest. It was smart of them to lead with Grillo, because he's by far their most sellable element, other than the fact that...

Christoph Waltz & Hong Chau join Alexander Payne’s Downsizing

Posted 10 years ago

The word from Variety is that Christoph Waltz and Hong Chau (INHERENT VICE, HBO's Treme) have landed roles in Alexander Payne's DOWNSIZING, joining the previously cast Matt Damon, Reese Witherspoon, Alec Baldwin, Neil Patrick Harris and Jason Sudeikis. Talk about...

Jake Gyllenhaal to join Ryan Reynolds & Rebecca Ferguson in Life

Posted 10 years ago

Daniel Espinosa's upcoming film LIFE combines an interesting sounding sci-fi premise with a fun and talented cast, but that cast has undergone a bit of a shakeup. LIFE was set to star Rebecca Ferguson (MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION) and...

The UnPopular Opinion: Aeon Flux

Posted 10 years ago

Alex THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We're hoping this column...

Robert Redford will reveal the afterlife in Charlie McDowell’s The Discovery

Posted 10 years ago

I'm always game for a quality sci-fi flick, and Charlie McDowell's upcoming film THE DISCOVERY certainly sounds very intriguing. Many cultures and religions believe in some form of an afterlife, but beyond the faith that it exists, there's really no...

Nicholas Meyer is joining CBS’ new Star Trek series

Posted 10 years ago

STAR TREK fans know who Nicholas Meyer is, but, for those of you not up on your TREK history, you should know Meyer is a major figure in modern STAR TREK lore. He was the director at the helm for...

J.J. Abrams-produced sci-fi thriller God Particle gets a release date

Posted 10 years ago

Paramount has set a release date for GOD PARTICLE, a sci-fi thriller from Nigerian-American filmmaker Julius Onah (THE GIRL IS IN TROUBLE). The studio has announced that the microbudget feature, which will be produced by J.J. Abrams through his Bad...

Ava DuVernay being courted to helm A Wrinkle in Time & Intelligent Life

Posted 11 years ago

Deadline has learned that SELMA director Ava DuVernay is being wooed by Disney and Amblin to helm two different features. According to the site, the Mouse House has offered her A WRINKLE IN TIME, a big screen adaptation of the...

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