Who would of ‘thunk it?’ After 19 years on the small screen, Homer and the entire Simpson clan are finally coming to the big screen. It’s been a long and overdue wait but “The Simpsons: The Movie” will be in theaters July 27, 2007. Moviegoers who went to see this weekend’s premiere of the Ray [...]
Literary Star Wars for 2006
Submitted by: Cougar (SoSF Star Wars Reporter) The Del Rey Star Wars novels of 2006 move into unexplored territories of the Expanded Universe timeline, from a story of one of the most important Sith of ancient times to new adventures set after The New Jedi Order. For a complete listing of titles and release dates [...]
Nemec Returns To SciFi Channel
Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Reporter) Corin Nemec (Stargate SG-1) returns to the science fiction genre tonight (April 1) in the SciFi Saturday original movie “SS Doomtropper.” Unlike his missions with the SGC, in this one Nemec is an American army Captain in post D-Day France heading up a special forces unit that is trying [...]
‘Who Wants To Be a Superhero?’ Casting Call
***MEDIA ALERT*** AUDITION FOR COMIC BOOK LEGEND STAN LEE Contestants Arrive in Homemade Costumes to Prove their Mettle For New SCI FI Channel Reality Series WHO: Mere mortals who believe they have what it takes to be the world’s next superhero show up in their best homemade costumes to prove their worth to comic book [...]
‘Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion’ Debuts As a Hot Item
The new Bethesda Softworks PC and Xbox 360 fantasy single-player RPG “Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion” is opening with rave reviews from players and critics alike. This one boasts of some very creative interaction between the player and game elements with Bethesda Software making the claim that it would take nearly 21 days of continuous play [...]
Superman Returns In 3D?
It looks like when “Superman Returns” to the big screen, it will be the BIG SCREEN and part of it will be 3D. Warner Bros. announced this week that this summer the Man of Steel will be shown on IMAX as well as conventional theater screens and 20 minutes of the film’s action will be [...]
Park To Get New Weekly Gig
We have mentioned the new supernatural show called “Raines” (formally known as “Seeing Red”) in the past on this website and our show. This new Jeff Goldblum vehicle will air on NBC this fall with Goldblum playing the part of a strange and eccentric cop who gets his murder clues by talking to the dead [...]
BBC America Brings On Jekyll and Hyde
Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Reporter) “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” the classic psychological horror/scifi tale from Robert Louis Stevenson is coming to American television as “Jekyll” thanks to Kathryn Mitchell, the BBC America general manager. James Nesbitt (Murphy’s Law) will star as the tortured doctor, bringing the character out of the Victorian era and [...]
Everything You Wanted To Know About Star Wars
How many ewoks does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Okay, how about this? What do you get when you cross a Wookie with a droid? Alright, I’m only kidding with those questions, but have you ever had a legitimate inquiry about the Star Wars universe and simply didn’t know where to go for [...]
Dark Kingdom : The Dragon King – A Review
An Uncle Sam Review: Well, I have just finished watching the 2-part miniseries on The SciFi Channel, “Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King” and I must say I was surprisingly pleased. Being a Norse tale the location scenery was of course stunningly beautiful to look at. However, what surprised me most was the oustanding acting job [...]
Anderson Returns to the Gate
Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Reporter) Richard Dean Anderson (General Jack O’Neill) will make a return visit through the Stargate in season ten to mark and celebrate the show’s unprecendented 200th episode. On the 200th, O’Neill and the SG-1 Team will be serving as consultants to a television series that has remarkable similarities to the [...]
Twin Paramount Casting Call
Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Reporter) Paramount Pictures is aggressively looking for identtical twin boys for “The Spiderwick Chronicles.” They need to be between the ages of 9 and 11 years old. “The Spiderwick Chronicles” is a fantasy feature from the bestselling series of novels written by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. The film will [...]
Film Festival In Search of SciFi Screenwriters
The Austin Film Festival is searching for the best Sci-Fi script containing one or more of the following elements: fantasy, myth/legend, horror, science fiction, surrealism and fantastical storytelling. Enter your script into either Adult/Family or Comedy category, and you may also choose to be considered for the Sci-Fi Award. Winner will receive $2500, and much [...]
Animation Showbiz is a Biz First
SAG gets animated with deal – Guild draws tentative cable animation pact A day after receiving strike authorization from members on its live-action basic cable contract, SAG reached a tentative deal on its animation cable contract. SAG said Tuesday that the new 2�-year animation pact represents a 20% hike in residuals, based on the typical [...]
Elton and Disney Stop Work On Latest Project
Submitted by: Kyle Nin (SoSF Reporter) Disney has announced that Elton John’s new collaboration with them, an animated takeoff of the classic Shakespere story of Romeo and Juliet, entitled “Gnoemo and Juliet” has stopped production. No reason has been give by Elton John or the studio for the cessation of production, but all the crew [...]
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