Two sci-fi novels optioned for big-screen treatment
Robert Charles Wilson’s Hugo-award winning novel Spin has been optioned by Olympus Pictures and Rob Morrow’s Bits & Pieces Picture Co. reports Variety.
Spin is the story of a young scientist trying to save humanity from the impending apocalypse of a “spin” that has enveloped the Earth amid realization that [...]
Ford won’t read Indy 4 reviews
His big-screen alter ego isn’t a fan of snakes but it will take more than slithering reptiles to get under the skin of the man who brings Indiana Jones to life.
Harrison Ford isn’t concerned if reviewers love or hate his latest film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal [...]
George Lucas stated in an interview this week that he already has plans for a fifth Indy movie with Shia LaBeouf as the lead and Harrison Ford coming back like Sean Connery did in Indy 3. He also said that he has yet to officially let Steven Spielberg or Harrison Ford know about his [...]
Spectacular Black Cat will have a familiar voice
When the Black Cat makes her debut appearance this weekend on The Spectacular Spider-Man, fans hear a familiar voice bringing Felicia Hardy and her alter-ego to life. Battlestar Galactica’s Tricia Helfer is lending her voice to bring the Black Cat to life, according to TV Guide On-Line.
In [...]
Eureka, Caprica add cast members
Two SciFi original series have expanded their casts.
Eric Stoltz has joined the cast of the upcoming Galactica prequel Caprica as Daniel Graystone according to SciFi Wire. Graystone is a wealthy computer engineer who, after an emotionally crippling family tragedy, uses his technological wizardry to forever change the future of Caprica.
Also [...]
Speed Racer may not take the box-office pole
Early tracking results for Speed Racer are in and it appears that adaptation of the popular animated series may not be sitting at the pole when box-office tallies are released Monday according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Experts estimate that Racer is on a course to gross between $25-$35 million [...]
Grant speeds to Heroes
Brea Grant has been cast as Joy, a woman with superspeed in the upcoming third season of Heroes reports TV Squad.
Grant, who was featured in a guest-stint on the second season of Friday Night Lights, will play a recurring character who encounters Hiro at a museum. According to reports, Joy will [...]
There will be an “Iron Man 2″ in 2010, a film based on the comic book character Thor, as well as the Avengers. “Superman: Man of Steel” will now not be delayed due to the “Justice League of America” film but is geared up for a 2009 release with Brandon Routh back as Superman.
Seth [...]
BBC America’s “Torchwood,” “Robin Hood” and “Little Britian” are now available on iTunes in the United States. After its launch on Tuesday, the “Torchwood” series is #1 and #2 on Top TV Seasons for Sci Fi & Fantasy.
Time Warner is slowly selling off its vested interest in its cable operation after [...]
New Dark Knight trailer debuts
Director Christopher Nolan debuted another trailer for the much anticipated Dark Knight at the recent New York Comic Con. According to a report by Sci Fi News, the trailer clocked it at just over two minutes and featured scenes of Heath Ledger’s Joker putting moves on Rachel Dawes, a scene [...]
Bay calls Transformers rumors “incorrect”
Beyond the fact that production is ramping up to begin filming in June, director Michael Bay said that everything else you’ve heard about Transformers 2 is just a rumor.
“Sorry everyone, everything you are reading [other then we are shooting in Philly] is false,†he wrote on his official Web site. “We [...]
Caspian “true” to source material
According to producer Mark Johnson, the upcoming big-screen adaption of Prince Caspian will remain faithful to the C.S. Lewis source material.
Speaking to SciFi Wire, Johnson said, “I’ve produced a lot of movies that are based on books, from The Natural to My Dog Skip to even The Notebook, and we have [...]
Bloodgood joins T4 cast
Journeyman actress Moon Bloodgood will join Christian Bale and Sam Worthington as part of the cast of Terminator 4 according to the Hollywood Reporter. Bloodgood will play a no-nonsense, battle-hardened member of the resistance against the machines.
The new film in the Terminator franchise is planned as part of a new trilogy examining [...]
Piranaha remake to be 3-D
A re-make of the 70s horror movie Piranha will break new ground when its released in theaters as the first R-rated 3-D film reports SciFi Wire.
The film, directed by Alexandre Aja, will push the limits of on-screen gore and is “the only reason that we’re making that movie,” Aja told reporters.
“We [...]
Ronald D. Moore of “Battlestar Galactica” and “Star Trek” fame is moving to the big screen with a major SF film trilogy for United Artists. At this time the storyline for the three films is not being revealed.
Major Western inspired theme amusement parks centering on such characters as Wonder Woman, King Kong and Shrek [...]
SAG is taking a page out of the WGA play-book by trying to force the AMPTP into the kinds of negotiations the actors desire by beginning to initiate separate talks and contract deals with some independent filmmakers and studios.
MGM has confirmed that it will release the next Stargate SG-1 film titled “Stargate: Continuum” on July [...]
“Speed Racer” starring Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman and Matthew Fox will be closing out this years Tribeca Film Fest on May 3. The annual event begins on April 23.
“Alvin and the Chipmunks” has become the fastest selling DVD of the year for its opening day garnering more than 2.6 million [...]
New “Dark Knight” trailer to debut tomorrow?
Last year “Cloverfield” set a new bar for viral marketing to build anticipation and curiosity for a Hollywood project. This year, it appears that the upcoming “The Dark Knight” is not only looking to clear that bar, but raise it even higher.
As previously reported, the film has had [...]
The $20 billion leveraged buyout of U.S. radio operator Clear Channel Communications Inc was in jeopardy on Tuesday, with banks increasingly reluctant to provide financing, a source familiar with the situation said.
Ian McKellen (”X-Men”), who played Gandalf the wizard in the three Lord of the Rings movies, posted on his personal blog that he is [...]
Big News: The SCI FI Channel has greenlit the BSG prequel titled “Caprica,” as a two-hour pilot, and has signed “Sin City” star Rosario Dawson to develop “True Believer,” a pilot for a possible series based on the comicbook she co-created.
Director Kevin Lima of “Enchanted,” has opted to helm a project initially passed on [...]
There’s a new Muppet movie on the horizon and Disney has chosen actor/writer Jason Segel (”Freaks and Geeks”) and director Nick Stoller (”Forgetting Sarah Marshall”) to create it.
Take-Two videogame maker is still trying to fend off a take-over effort from gaming giant Eectronic Arts Inc. (EA). This morning (Thurs., Mar. 13) EA made another [...]
Coming very soon, the FarPoint Media channel on YouTube. And, the new weekly Slice of SciFi video show.
The BBC will soon announce the release of a brand new video game based on the current popular “Doctor Who” series.
“Open Season” helmer Jill Culton has been tapped to direct Sony Pictures Animation’s “Hotel Transylvania.” Story centers [...]
Warner Brothers has set a May 22, 2009, release date for McG’s “Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins,” starring Christian Bale as the rugged adult leader of the human resistance fighters.
This year’s Academy Award’s ceremony, the 80th for the grand old Oscar, registered its lowest Nielsen ratings since the show began airing on television nearly 6 [...]
“Street Fighter: Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li,” based on the very popular Japanese video game has been given a go for adaptation as a major film. The cast will include “Journeyman” actress Moon Bloodgood, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Clarke Duncan, Chris Klein and Rick Yune. Also on hand will be martial arts star [...]
Fox’s number one drama series “24,” starring Keifer Sutherland will not be returning to the network until January 2009. The reason? The length of the writer’s strike and Keifer’s 3 month stay in the gray-bar hotel. The network has decided that it wants to air a complete, uninterrupted full season of [...]
At the first Academy Award presentations of the year, 20 computer geeks graciously accepted honors for their work on particle flow simulation technology — stuff that makes water scenes in the movies look more realistic.
WGA leaders have called a press conference for noon today at WGA West headquarters to discuss the tentative contract proposal reached [...]
The end of the 3-month writer’s strike could be coming very soon. It is looking more and more like a deal has been struck between the WGA and AMPTP over compensation of internet and DVD revenue that could lead leaders of the WGA to call for an end to the strike as early as [...]
A a private viewing of the body of actor Heath Ledger is taking place today (Jan. 25) at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Police have set up barricades to keep onlookers, gawkers and especially paparazzi from disturbing his family and close friends who have flown in from Europe, [...]
Star Trek New Voyages episode “World Enough and Time,” starring Trek icon George Takei and the entire New Voyages cast is eligible for a eligible for a Hugo Award nomination at this year’s event. The script was written by Star Trek veteran writers Michael Reaves and Marc Scott Zicree. Members of the World [...]
Savejourneyman.net now has a new message board located at http://savejourneyman.net/forums/.
The boards will be a great tool for us in the campaign to save the show. It’ll be a central location to gather to learn about the campaign and talk about it too.
In the ongoing HD DVD/Blue-ray battle, Toshiba announced today that it will [...]
