“Chuck” fans will be happy to hear that NBC has ordered up a full season of episodes for the SF dramedy about an IT geek who gets the entire United States security database downloaded into his brain and becomes a secret agent while still working at the electronics store. The series stars Zachary Levi [...]
At the recent FanExpo in Toronto, “Smallville” co-star Laura Vandervoot revealed that at one time, producers contemplated a spin-off featuring her character of Supergirl.    The spin-off didn’t happen and while the show is taking a new direction this fall, Vandervoot revealed she will be back for one episode to wrap up the Kara/Supergirl storyline.
When asked about [...]
Writer-director Alex Proyas (”I, Robot,” “Dark City”) has decided to tackle the Robert Heinlein SF novela “The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag” for the big screen. Proyas himself will adapt the screenplay and direct the film. Proyas is currently wrapping on the new Nicolas Cage thriller “Knowing.”
Tyrese Gibson, one of the stars in [...]
Christian Bale (Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight”) won’t be charged in an alleged assault on his mother and sister, in part because they didn’t want to press the matter but also for lack of sufficient evidence, prosecutors said Thursday.
All 55 Netflix shipping outlets were hit by a severe technical glitch causing an outage. [...]
Imagi International, the same folks behind the production of “TMNT,” will bring “Tusker” to the big screen. “Tusker” is an animated tale about a young elephant’s journey of discovery, heroism and redemption, which intersects with and renews the life of a reclusive old elephant who has always been an outsider. Imagi will [...]
According to BoxOffice Mojo, Monday’s box-office earnings of $6.2 million put “The Dark Knight” over the $400 million mark. The Christopher-Nolan-directed film is the first movie of the year to cross the $400 million mark. Some are speculation that the latest Batman film could topple all-time box-office champion “Titanic.”
Last week, we reported that [...]
Television and big screen star Christina Applegate, only age 36, is undergoing treatment for breast cancer. The cancer was detected on a recent MRI and fortunately has been caught early enough and the treatment regime should get it all. Applegate has been nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her show [...]
Colin Firth has signed on to star opposite Ben Barnes in “Dorian Gray,” the retelling of the Oscar Wilde supernatural classic being directed by Oliver Parker, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Even though “The Dark Knight” recorded the biggest opening weekend in film history and also clocked in with the largest number of ticket sales in [...]
“Hellboy 2″ director Guillermo del Toro and Miramax will produce a remake of the horror-thriller TV movie “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” which centers on a young girl, sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend, who discovers sinister creatures that live underneath the stairs. Comic book artist-writer Troy Nixey will [...]
Former “Jericho” star Lennie James has signed onto the cast of AMC’s update of “The Prisoner.” James will play Number 147, one of several residents in a mysterious village whose clientele includes a former secret agent.
James has spent the last two seasons working on “Jericho” as Robert Hawkins.
James will join stars [...]
The truth is out there…on Supernatural.
This weekend at the ComicCon Supernatural panel, it was confirmed that Mitch Pileggi, who starred as Assistant Director Walter Skinner on The X-Files, will have a guest-role this year. Pileggi will feature in several episodes for the upcoming fourth season as Mary’s father, reports our partner TV Guide [...]
“Hellboy II” villain Luke Goss and Jenna Dewan are attached to star in “Magdalena,” an adaptation of a comic book featuring a hot, holy warrior, according to Reuters. Dewan will play Patience, a woman who discovers that she’s a part of the lineage of female warriors descended from Mary Magdalene who fight supernatural evil. [...]
John Woo will direct comicbook adaptation “Caliber,” to be unveiled at next week’s Comic-Con in San Diego. Story takes place with King Arthur and his knights as 19th century gunslingers in the Pacific Northwest. Production not likely to begin until Woo completes “Red Cliffs - Part II.”
Hollywood producers and the Screen Actors Guild [...]
Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Web site reported that Marvel Studios and Iron Man director Jon Favreau have reached a deal for him to helm the sequel, due out in 2010.
Actor Ricky Gervais (”Stardust,” “Night At the Museum,” “The Office”) will make his directorial debut with a film he wrote titled “This Side of the Truth.” [...]
MGM has acquired and greenlit “The Cabin in the Woods,” a thriller penned by Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard with Goddard signed to make his directorial debut and Whedon producing.
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group has picked up U.S. distribution rights for the CG-animated featured film “Planet 51.” TriStar Pictures will release the film on [...]
“Star Trek The Experience” closes its doors on September 1, 2008 after an eleven-year run. Negotiations between CBS, Paramount, Cedar Fair (owners of The Experience) and the Hilton failed to keep the attraction open. The Hilton Hotel felt that more money could be made using the space for something other than the Star Trek [...]
“Star Trek: The Experience” is ending its 11-year run at the Las Vegas Hilton on September 1, right after The Official STAR TREK CONVENTION, which runs August 6 to 10, 2008.
Wesley Snipes will be allowed to leave the United States to work on two movies while his lawyers appeal his tax convictions, according to Federal [...]
Director Guillermo del Toro told reporters during a Hellboy press junket that his first “The Hobbit” movie will stick strictly to J.R.R. Tolkien’s original “The Hobbit” material, however, the second film will take in a wide range of materials from the Tolkien universe inlcluding many of Tolkien’s own notes.
Critics are labeling Heath Ledger’s final performance [...]
NASA scientists said on Thursday that Martian soil gathered and analyzed by the Phoenix Lander appears to contain the requirements to support life. The key word at this stage of the research is “appears”, with NASA agreeing that further work would be needed to prove it beyond any reasonable doubt. However, things are [...]
Galactica producer not hopeful for Emmy nod
As most of us know, Battlestar Galactica is one of the best hours on television. While garnering critical and fan raves and drawing Emmy nods for its superlative special effects, the series has yet to breakthrough and garner a much-deserved Emmy nod in the best drama categories (including [...]
Writer/director Andrew Stanton, who is reportedly working with Disney/Pixar to develop a film based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “John Carter of Mars,” denied to SCI FI Wire that a decision has been made on whether to shoot the movie as an animated feature, a live-action film or a mix.
Fans got an early preview on Sunday [...]
Ever Carradine (”Women’s Murder Club”) has joined the cast of SCI FI Channel’s original series “Eureka” in a recurring role as the free-spirited sister of Sheriff Carter (Colin Ferguson). Show returns with new episodes beginning Jul 29.
Microsoft Corp’s CEO Steve Ballmer said the company will not seek to make a bid for other Internet [...]
Universal Pictures will make “The Last Call,” based on the Vasilis Lilos graphic novel of the same name. The story tells the tale of two teenage kids who, while taking a joyride, get hit by a train. Intervention by an interdimensional soul carrier, allows them to try and solve a mystery that, if [...]
“Iron Man” star Robert Downey Jr. is currently in negotiations to star in another SF feature film titled “Cowboys & Aliens.” It centers on an Old West battle between the Apache and western settlers. Downey would star as Zeke Jackson, gunslinger and former Union Army officer. The SF happens when an alien [...]
It’s that time again for AFI 10 Top 10 this year. We count down the top ten movies in Animation, Fantasy, Romantic Comedies, Science Fiction, Western, Gangster, Sports, Courtroom Drama, Mystery, and Epics of all time. The list will be unveiled on June 17, 2008 on CBS.
We reported earlier this year that Jack Black [...]
3-D blood, beasts and breasts for Pirahana 3-D
While filming hasn’t begun yet for Pirahana 3-D, plans are already underway for ways to utilized digital 3-D technology to enhance audience’s experience.
“So we’re probably going to start [Piranha] up shortly and we’re developing some stuff with Joe Dante (director of the 1978 Piranha and the classic Gremlins) [...]
Listed are a compilation of quick news events that have occured over the last week (or will be happening soon) in the entertainment industry. Slice of SciFi New Briefs covers all aspects of SF, genre-related news, entertainment business, gaming, technology, real science and other interesting topics that all geeks like us love to know [...]
Bryce Dallas Howard is in negotiations to replace Charlotte Gainsbourg in “Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Gainsbourg was originally set to play Kate Connor, the wife of human resistance hero John Connor, played by Christian Bale. The actress had to bow out because of scheduling conflicts with another film, [...]
The SCI FI Channel will be moving into a new market this year. The genre network has plans to begin airing soon in Russia.
“Iron Man” rockets into outer space for real this time without icing up when the blockbuster film gets a special viewing aboard the International Space Station!
Why is Ghost Rider Johnny Blaze [...]
Christian Bale (”Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight”) has agreed to star in all three of the new Terminator films as the grown-up rebel leader John Connor. The first (4th) film titled “Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins” will premiere in theaters May 22, 2009.
The discovery of a “frogamander,” a 290 million-year-old fossil that links modern [...]
