Science Fiction

3-D enhanced Resident Evil 4 begins shooting with Prison Break’s Wentworth Miller, Heroes’ Ali Larter, and more

Screen Gems and Constantin Film announced today that Resident Evil 4, titled Resident Evil: Afterlife, has started production in Toronto and will be shot and released in 3-D. Series veteran Paul W.S. Anderson – who produced the recently-released Pandorum – is writing and directing the new film, taking the reigns for the first time since ….

Win a copy of the Battlestar Galactica Downloaded series companion book

Thought I’d end the weekend on a high note with news that the site Slice of SciFi is giving away a copy of the Battlestar Galactica series companion book Battlestar Galactica Downloaded. This official full-color edition follows the first and second seasons, and is packed with exclusive interviews, stunning photos, behind-the-scenes secrets, as well as ….

New photos released from sci-fi thriller Surrogates

Disney has released additional photos from Bruce Willis’ sci-fi thriller Surrogates. In Surrogates, people are living their lives remotely from the safety of their own homes via robotic “Surrogates”—sexy, physically perfect mechanical representations of themselves. It’s an ideal world where crime, pain, fear and consequences don’t exist. When the first murder in years jolts this ….

Tron: Legacy to be released as an IMAX movie

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and IMAX today announced that Tron: Legacy, the intense, high-tech 3D film starring Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde, will be released to IMAX theatres in IMAX 3D simultaneously with the film’s wide release on December 17, 2010. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, Tron: Legacy will be digitally re-mastered into ….

Twilight Zone event to include screenings and pop culture debate marking 50th Anniversary of cult series

October 2nd, 2009 marks the 50th Anniversary of Rod Serling’s sci-fi classic show The Twilight Zone, which almost single-handedly triggered the inclusion of the television sci-fi genre into the pop culture lexicon. On that night, illustrator, author and Twilight Zone scholar Arlen Schumer will be hosting a multimedia presentation called The Twilight Zone Forever at ….

Win one of three copies of Sanctuary: The Complete First Season on DVD

On September 15th, E1 Entertainment unleashes the breakout SyFy Channel series from the writers and producers of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis – Sanctuary. To celebrate the release of Sanctuary: The Complete First Season on DVD, Film Fetish is giving away three copies of the complete 4-disc DVD set for readers to enjoy. PLEASE NOTE: ….

Could Pixar do a Marvel superhero animated feature film now that Disney’s buying them?

Most of you probably know by now that Disney is buying Marvel Entertainment outright. The deal puts Marvel’s list of comic characters into the stable of Disney’s history, expertise and multimedia infrastructure. Some additional details have been released at ComingSoon, regarding the specifics of the deal, including a meeting with Pixar’s John Lasseter with Marvel, ….

Preview the Avatar Sideshow Collectibles licensed figures right here

Sideshow Collectibles has posted images from their upcoming line of Avatar collectibles. Launching the Sideshow Collectibles line from James Cameron’s sci-fi epic Avatar is the AMP Suit Maquette featuring actor Stephen Lang’s baddie Col. Quaritch, created in conjunction with the film’s special effects studio Legacy Effects. The piece was created directly from 3D scans of ….

Female Terminator Summer Glau coming to Whedon’s Dollhouse and season two secrets revealed

Female Terminator Summer Glau will reteam with her Firefly/Serenity mentor Joss Whedon as a recurring cast member on the sci-fi fantasy series Dollhouse, playing a new character named Bennett. Fox also released details of other guest stars on the show’s second season, which kicks off at the end of September: Summer Glau (Firefly, Terminator: The ….