How about a little mid-week reboot rage?
Seems that rebooting horror franchises is all the rage (pun intended) these days. And two horror films from the 80's are next in line.
Vaughn Predicts First Class Sequel
April 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Director Matthew Vaughn says that the upcoming movie X-Men: First Class will be to the mutant franchise what Batman Begins was to the Batman franchise.
Verheiden Joins Dark Tower
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Veteran television writer Mark Verheiden has joined the Dark Tower television series. The series will serve as a bridge between the first and second films in the franchise.
Jackson Credits Fans For Saving Fringe
April 13, 2011 By 2 Comments
Actor Joshua Jackson says fans of Fox's Fringe deserve a lot of the credit for helping the show get a fourth season pick-up.
"The fans of the show saved us. They kept us going," he tells E!'s Chelsea Lately.
Walking Dead Ad Placed by Funeral Parlor
April 13, 2011 By 3 Comments
Talk about a case of bad placement!
A poster for AMC's series The Walking Dead was placed next to a funeral parlor in the U.K.
Bean Talks A Game of Thrones Role
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Actor Sean Bean says that one of the things that he likes about his role of Ned Stark in the upcoming HBO series A Game of Thrones is that Ned is a "good man." "I think he's a good man first and foremost," Bean told TV Choice Magazine. "His loyalty and honesty to the King [...]
Yet Another Wonder Woman Costume Change
April 13, 2011 By 6 Comments
Fans weren't happy when the costume for the new Wonder Woman was revealed.
And while NBC made some tweaks to it before filming on the pilot began, it looks like we'll get another tweak or two.
The Martian Chronicles Optioned
April 13, 2011 By 3 Comments
Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles has been optioned by Paramount for a big-screen treatment. According to the Hollywood Reporter, John Davis will produce the adaptation. Davis has previously worked on Predator and I, Robot. This won't be the first time the novel has been adapted. A television series was made in 1980 and director Steven [...]
First Pern Novel Optioned
April 13, 2011 By 3 Comments
Fans of Anne McCafferey's Pern series rejoice.
Writer David Hayter has been tapped to adapt the first novel in the series Dragonflight for the silver screen.
Cooper Could Be Cast in Crow Reboot
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Hot off the success of Limitless, actor Bradley Cooper could be getting ready to take on the lead role on the reboot of The Crow.
Craven: Scream is the Star Wars of Horror Franchises
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At the premiere of Scream 4, director Wes Craven compared the horror series to another popular genre franchise.
Producers Talk About A Game of Thrones
April 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Excited about A Game of Thrones yet? We here at Slice of SciFi are.
As we countdown to the series debut on Sunday, producers David Benioff and Dan Weiss sat down with Blastr to answer some burning questions about the show.
Lessons from Angry Birds
April 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Odds are if you've got a smartphone, you've either downloaded or played Angry Birds.
The game has become a huge hit on both the iPhone and Android systems. But the designers with Rovio Mobile tell USA Today that the game didn't come to them fully hatched. There were a few tweaks made along the way before the game hit phones.
Cameron Sees 3-D As the Future
April 12, 2011 By 3 Comments
Director James Cameron has offered some unique visions of the future to audiences over the years.
And now Cameron says he sees a different kind of future from the fictional ones he's posited over the years. This future is one in which all visual entertainment will be in 3-D.
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