After 27 hours of discussions, negotiations between SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers were suspended yesterday according to the Hollywood Reporter. A federal mediator, Juan Carlos Gonzalez, was unable to get the two sides to agree on a new contract. “As previously authorized by the national board of directors, we will [...]
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Vampires were big business at the box-office this weekend. The long-anticipated debut of “Twilight” had a big opening, taking in over $70 million according to initial estimates. The adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s best selling novel easily outdistanced last weekend’s top money maker, “Quantum of Solace.” “Solace” dropped to second, edging out another debut feature, the [...]
Slice of SciFi #188: Interview with Misha Collins (Supernatural) [ 55:38 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadInterview: This week, we talk to actor Misha Collins about his role as Castiel on the CW’s hit series “Supernatural.”
Just in time for the holiday season comes the perfect gift for the sci-fi fan on your list…or maybe just yourself. Starting Saturday, November 22 and running until December 6, 2008 at midnight Pacific time, we’re giving away one copy of “The 4400: The Complete Series” on DVD. When 4400 alien abductees return to earth [...]
This may not be the best way to win back your fan base and create new fans. Let’s face it–”Heroes” is having a down year. Despite being NBC’s highest rated scripted drama, the third-year series is in trouble. It’s been hemorrhaging viewers since the season premiere, it fired two producers earlier this month and it [...]
Director Peter Segal, who helmed this summer’s “Get Smart,” got the nod from Warner Brothers to direct the upcoming “Captain Marvel” movie according to Variety. Segal has a background in directing comedies, including the Adam Sandler vehicle, “The Longest Yard.” Warner Brothers acquired the rights to make a big-screen version of “Marvel” from New Line [...]
Actress Mila Kunis has signed to the cast of “The Book of Eli” according to the Hollywood Reporter. Albert and Allen Hughes will direct “Eli” which has signed actor Denzel Washington for the lead role. The script, by Gary Whitta and a rewrite by Anthony Peckham, centers on a lone hero named Eli (Washington) who [...]
ABC gave cancellation notices to “Pushing Daisies” and “Eli Stone” yesterday reports the Los Angeles Times. The two series will not be picked up for a full second season and will end production after their thirteenth episodes. ABC president Steve McPherson informed both series of their fate in phone calls yesterday. “He was very complimentary [...]
Last week, we brought you the new teaser poster for the upcoming stop-motion animated picture, “Coraline.” Today, Yahoo! Movies has a new trailer for you to check out. Based on Neil Gaiman’s best-selling novel, “Coraline” will open in theaters in February of 2009. Also just released on Yahoo is a new trailer for the Disney [...]
Citing “creative differences,” Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor have left the production of “Jonah Hex” according to Variety. The two were set to co-direct the movie based on their adaptation of the popular comic books series. Jonah Hex is an anti-hero in stories set in the Old West, horribly scarred down one side of his [...]
Could there be a third installment of “The X-Files” on the big-screen?  Writer and producer Frank Spotnitz says that while this summer’s “The X-Files: I Want to Believe” wasn’t a blockbuster hit, that the case may not be closed on a third installment featuring Mulder and Scully. “There’s a date that looms very important in [...]
The long-awaited “He-Man” movie has a director. According to Latino Review, “Kung Fu Panda” co-director John Stevenson has landed the job. According to their sources, the former Muppet Show character designer and animation artist pitched a new take on the Mattel and cartoon character which got him the job. Stevenson has an extensive background in [...]
Digital software firm Sonic Solutions has purchased Cinema Now, the video download service partially owned by Lionsgate Studios. According to Variety, Solutions bought Cinema Now for $3 million. Sonic plans to use the acquisition to grow its download-to-burn business. It will form a Premium Content Group headed by Mark Ely, Sonic’s exec VP of strategy, [...]
In the next five to seven years, all movies (not just animated ones) will be made in 3-D predicts DreamWorks’ Jeffrey Katzenberg. Katzenberg made the prediction while speaking at the 3DX Film and Entertainment Technology Festival according to the Hollywood Reporter. “3-D is how we see, how we take things in. It’s natural,” Katzenberg said. [...]
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