Science Fiction

New images from James Cameron’s sci-fi epic Avatar

Empire has released two new images from Avatar, including the shot above, of the film’s villain, Stephen Lang as battle-scarred Col. Miles Quaritch, piloting a human battleship known as the Dragon, as well as a second image of Sigourney Weaver as Dr. Grace Augustine, a scientist who works with Sam Worthington’s character Jake Sully on ….

Rod Serling Archives to host Twilight Zone 50 Year Anniversary conference

Submitted for Your Approval Celebrating 50 Years of The Twilight Zone is a conference dedicated to the works of Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling. The conference is set for Friday, October 2nd, and Saturday, October 3rd, 2009, at the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College. Ithaca College, where Serling taught from 1967 ….

The Avatar madness is already starting with new video and photos online

Just ahead of the free 3-D footage screenings of Avatar Day, Fox has released a flurry of new peeks at what’s in store when the sci-fi spectacular Avatar hits screens on December 18, 2009. Let’s get right to it. First bit of greatness from Avatar – Michelle Rodriguez posted the first image of herself from ….

Cult sci-fi drug traffic thriller Outland getting the remake treatment

Warner Brothers and Hollywood Gang Productions have attached cult favorite Shoot ‘Em Up writer and director Michael Davis to direct a remake of the cult 1981 Sean Connery sci-fi drug-fueled thriller Outland, Variety reports. Writer Chad St. John (The Days Before) will pen the new project. The original film, which was directed by Peter Hyams ….

Hurt Locker star headed to The Adjustment Bureau

Anthony Mackie, who most recently appeared in The Hurt Locker, has been cast in Universal Pictures’ sci-fi thriller The Adjustment Bureau, which Matt Damon and Emily Blunt are currently attached to star, according to Variety. George Nolfi, who’s making his directorial debut, will helm the movie from his own script, and produce alongside Chris Moore ….

Tickets to Avatar’s free IMAX preview are available on Monday

According to AICN, tickets to the free Avatar preview become available on Monday. I assume they’re talking about the IMAX preview (DETAILS HERE) that James Cameron and producer Jon Landau discussed during the Avatar Comic-Con panel. They also posted the sweet new image above, featuring star Sam Worthington gazing at his own ‘Avatar’ figure, which ….

Trailer for the fact-based thriller The Fourth Kind

Sci-Fi Wire posted this exclusive trailer for the upcoming sci-fi thriller The Fourth Kind, which will be in theaters on November 6, 2009. The Fourth Kind stars Milla Jovovich, Will Patton, Elias Koteas and is directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi (WIthIN, Etat), based on his own screenplay. In 1972, when a scale of measurement was apparently ….

X-Men director Bryan Singer to direct Battlestar Galactica feature film

Universal Pictures has contracted Bryan Singer (X-Men, Superman Returns) to produce and direct a feature version of Battlestar Galactica, according to Variety. According to the report, Singer will be putting his own creative stamp on the project, as Universal indicates that the film will be “a complete reimagination.” Series creator Glen A. Larson will return ….

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse adds a new cast member

Jack Huston – who stars in the upcoming TV witch saga Eastwick – will be fitted for fangs in Summit Entertainment’s upcoming sequel The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the third installment in the popular novel series’ adaptations, according to THR. Huston joins Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Bryce Dallas Howard in the series based on Stephenie ….

Age-restricted trailer for the scriptural sci-fi action thriller Legion

In the supernatural action thriller Legion, a remote diner becomes the unlikely last stand for the survival of the human race. When God loses faith in Humankind, he sends his legion of angels to bring about the Apocalypse. Humanity’s only hope lies in a group of strangers trapped in a diner out in the desert, ….

Cult Cinema Icons: Not Quite Hollywood grindhouse movie trailers

I found this great playlist that was created to honor the recently released grindhouse documentary Not Quite Hollywood. Not Quite Hollywood is the wild, wonderful, untold story of “Ozploitation” films. It irreverently documents an era when Australian cinema got its gear off and showed the world a full-frontal explosion of sex, violence, horror and foot-to-the-floor ….