Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Staff Reporter)
Production Weekly is reporting that Bill Pullman is in negotiations to play scifi author Philip K. Dick’s story in a bio-pic that, if it stays true to Dick’s real life ought to be a real trip into the the bizzare and imaginative mind of one of 20th Century’s most […]

Mel Gibson, the controversial director/actor/producer nailed another stake into his cross of self-destruction this past week.
In a drunken stupor, after being pulled over by police for erradict driving behavior, the director of the “Passion of Christ” and the soon to be released “Apocalypto” for Disney, blurted obscene anti-semitic slurs at the police officer who pulled […]

Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Staff Reporter)
Hollywood Reporter is saying that director Bryan Singer (X-Men, Superman Returns) has signed a deal with ABC to develop three scripts for the network. Singer has been given a qualified guarantee that at least one of his pilots will make airtime.
Singer will be directing at least one of […]

Sean Morris (Director/Co-Writer) and Writer Bryan Davidson join us on our next show this Wednesday, August 2, 2006. They have joined forces to create the indie film masterpiece that is “Rainbringer.”
Sean started out directing underground, independent shorts in his home state of Alaska. Even then he showcased a talent for razor-sharp storytelling and […]

The fan produced literary fiction based on Star Trek: Enterprise has released its fourth in a series of stories centering on those characters made popular by the television series that ran for four seasons on UPN.
To read this exciting new installment of the ongoing series click on the “To Boldly Go” Link provided in our […]

Director David Jacobson (Dahmer) is all set to direct the big screen feature of the Neil Moritz adaptated screenplay called “Roadside Picnic” for Columbia Pictures.
The idea comes from a novel by Russian authors Boris and Arkadady Strugatsky and is centered in a futuristic society as crime investigators try and track down a group of smugglers […]

Warner Bros. and Initial Entertainment Group have acquired the Kit Whitfield werewolf novel “Benighted.” Graham King will produce along with Andrew Adamson. Adamson will, more than likely also direct.
The story was originally published in the U.K. with the title “Bareback.”
“Benighted,” an alternate reality story in which 90% of the population […]

TrekWeb.com recently caught up with actress Crystal Allen. She played Orion Slave Girl D’nesh in the fourth season Star Trek Enterprise episode “Bound”. Now, she talks to TrekWeb about her return to the Star Trek universe in the upcoming fan film :Star Trek: Of Gods and Men,” directed by Tim Russ.
Here is the […]

An Uncle Sam Review:
Last night I downloaded and watched the pilot episode of Aquaman on iTunes. The never-before-aired pilot, which was supposed to be the new CW Network’s tentpole show, is just one of many new television programs that the soon-to-be-defunct The WB Network has contracted with the download giant to offer.
As I was […]

Fans need to tell the SciFi channel what they think about The Amazing Screw-on Head pilot episode! If you havent had the chance to watch it yet, head over to their official site and enjoy. While you’re there, please take their survey, but come back here for a more open forum to express what you […]

Source: BBC News
Fantasy novelist David Gemmell, best known for stories such as Legend and Waylander, has died at the age of 57.
Gemmell had heart bypass surgery two weeks ago and appeared to be making a good recovery, according to his publisher Transworld.
His career began in 1984 with Legend, a tale of a fortress under siege. […]

Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Staff Reporter)
Director Neil Marshall’s (The Descent) next foray into his bizzare and disturbing universe will be a film project called “Doomsday.” It is a look at a futuristic post-apocalyptic world in which a group of people must join forces to prevent humankind’s total extinction. The film has been […]

Put Ancestor on The SciFi Channel!
Writer Scott Sigler (Earthcore, Infection Podcast, [Ancestor - Audio]) is the creator of innovative novels, short stories and screenplays. His work revolves around modern science’s dichotomy of simultaneously producing good and evil.
For you who have listened to the Ancestor podcast, your response has been “I loved the […]

Last Tuesday SciFi.com began an exclusive online series of webisodes of the new show Eureka. These short, fast-paced installments, (not shown on television) will debut and be ready for download each week right after the regular show’s program on The SciFi Channel, Tuesday nights.
The linked image below will take you to Webisode #1. […]

TSW (The SciFi World) has a great interview on their website with actress Morena Baccarin. She was one of the stars of Firefly and the movie Serenity and will be guest appearing in several upcoming episodes of Stagate SG-1. Be forewarned there may be some SG-1 spoilers in the interview, but it is […]

Are you, like me, growing very tired of this continuous onslaught of summer heat and humidity? Weeks of non-spot sizzler upper 90’s and 100+ temps are causing tempers and attitudes to reach that same boiling point.
Well, Uncle Sam has got a cool-down remedy for you. For less than the price of one hour […]

STAR TREK: BRAND NEW! OFFICIAL TV SERIES COLLECTOR PLATES SET OF FIVE!
NEVER BEFORE OFFERED!
It has been many years since the Star Trek property has been represented in the plate collecting field and we’re happy to announce that Creation Entertainment (the Star Trek licensee for apparel, photos, conventions, etc) has been granted the license to produce […]

Well, not that kind of relationship. George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh, long time friends and business partners have parted ways, at least in the ways of business venture.
Clooney has walked away from their production company partnership known as the Section Eight Film Company. George will be starting a brand new company with another […]

This November 3rd prepare yourself for the return of the rosey-cheeked chubby guy in the guise of Tim Allen for a third jump into the Santa legend, officially turning an original good idea into a very bad franchise.
Don’t get me wrong, I love watching Tim Allen act, but after the original film, it got old […]

Source: TrekWeb
TokyoPop editor Luis Reyes is working on the first sanctioned Star Trek manga, “Shinsei Shinsei,” and says he’s worried that TOS purists won’t approve of highly stylized interpretations of the famous characters.
“I’m a fan,” Reyes said at Comic-Con, but the manga-ka was warned by Star Trek executives, “Those fans will kill you.”
CBS Consumer Products […]

“Who Wants to Be a Superhero?,” the reality TV series premieres tonight on The Sci Fi Channel at 9/8c.
Eleven superhero wannabes have created their own superhero costumes and alter-superegos in a competition to be judged by Stan Lee, the master creator of favs like Spiderman and The Hulk.
The motley group of hopefuls have taken […]

Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Staff Reporter)
Brad Pitt will star in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” a story from famed author F. Scott Fitzgerald. The feature, helmed by David Fincher (Fight Club) and co-starring Cate Blanchett, begins production this fall.
The Fitzgerald novel, adapted for the screen by Eric Roth (Forrest Gump), concerns itself […]

Source: LiveScience
Written By: Bill Christensen for
Submitted by: James in Dallas (SoSF Fan)
A New Wave: Scientists Write on Water
A new technology allows researchers to write on water.
The AMOEBA (Advanced Multiple Organized Experimental Basin), a circular tank created by Mitsui Engineering at their Akishima laboratory, is able form letters with standing waves.
This remarkable […]

Source: YouTube™
Submitted by: Johngon (SoSF Fan)
This link takes you to Part II of the Panel. Once on YouTube you will be able to download and watch all Five Parts of the Panel Discussion.

Click on Image to view the Video

We are proud to announce the Blizzard Xfire WoW Summer Movie Contest. With over $23,000 in prizes from AMD, XFX, Sennheiser & ZBoard to be spread among 20 winners in four categories, this is the biggest machinima contest in history.
Whether you are a machinima pro or a complete n00b, this contest has something for […]

Source: CNN Technology News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The company that distributed software called “Kazaa,” which made it simple for millions of computer users to download music and movies over the Internet, has settled global lawsuits brought by the entertainment industry, the industry said Thursday.
Sharman Networks Ltd., which produced and distributed the popular Kazaa software agreed to […]

Written by: Stefan Lovgren (for National Geographic News)
Submitted by: Will (SoSF Fan)
Jules Sylvester remembers getting the call from the producers of the upcoming film Snakes on a Plane. “They said, ‘Boy, do we have a dream job for you,’” he recalled. But Sylvester’s idea of a dream job might not suit everyone.
Sylvester […]

Sam,
Glancing through my TV guide today and then checking the online guides, I see that BSG Season 2 will start screening on Australian television (in all states) on 2 August at 11:05pm. If you could mention this on ’sliceofscifi.com’ that would be good.
David

Hi
Not sure whether this has been mentioned before, but I just received an email from the new line cinema shop - with some (pricey) snakes on a plane merchandise:
Shop New Line
Cheers,
Phil

We just received this press release:
Date: July 26, 2006
Contact: Denise Dorman, Publicist
Phone: (630) 845-4694
Email: denise@writebrainmedia.com
Wolverine Artist George Pratt Reports Stolen Painting at Comic-Con
San Diego, CA–On the final day of Comic-Con, Wolverine artist George Pratt bumped into a colleague who just happened to make the comment that George’s original painting sales “must be going very well.” […]

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