Science Fiction

Sci-fi thriller Tomorrow gets bank roll and Josh Hartnett

Worldview Entertainment announced today that it has teamed up with producer Mark Williams and Zero Gravity Management to finance the sci-fi thriller Tomorrow, which is set to be directed by Paul McGuigan (Push, Lucky Number Slevin), with Josh Hartnett (Pearl Harbor, Black Hawk Down, Sin City) attached to star. Tomorrow is a sci-fi thriller described ….

Official poster for the cult sci-fi thriller Monsters released

The official poster for Gareth Edwards’ sci-fi thriller Monsters released. If this film is half as good as it’s buzz, it will kick ass. Monsters, which stars Whitney Able and Scoot McNairy, premieres in theaters on October 29, 2010. Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe ….

Upcoming sci-fi graphic novel from Tron: Legacy director tapped for big screen adaptation

The upcoming Radical Publishing sci-fi graphic novel, Oblivion, created by Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski, has been optioned by Disney for the big screen treatment, according to HeatVision. Kosinski will also produce and direct the feature, along with Radical’s Barry Levine and Jesse Berger. Kosinski partnered with Radical on Oblivion in 2009, and spent the ….

Lost and Alias creator producing period robot graphic novel adaptation

Paramount Pictures, J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot production shingle nabbed rights to the graphic novel Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel, a story centered on a robot set in the Victorian Age, HeatVision reports. Boilerplate was written by Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett, and tells the story of the world’s first robot, who purportedly, in the ….

Skyline teaser poster hits the net

Speaking of the movie Skyline, producers of the sci-fi abduction thriller have posted a sweet teaser poster on the Facebook page for the film. In the sci-fi thriller Skyline, strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, drawing people outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire ….

More aliens heading towards Hollywood

Paramount Pictures has nabbed a sci-fi pitch from first-time writer Bobby Glickert titled Confidential Alien Project, to be produced by Michael Bay and Platinum Dunes partners Brad Fuller and Andrew Form, according to HeatVision. The story is getting the Area 51 treatment, and apparently involves alien abduction. The film will be based on Glickert’s treatment ….

Win a swag bag from the guys behind Mystery Science Theater 3000

Fans of the legendary hit show Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) and internet sensation RiffTrax.com are in for a hilarious night of live comedy on Thursday, August 19 when NCM Fathom, Something Awful and RiffTrax team up again to present RiffTrax LIVE: Reefer Madness at 8:00 p.m. Eastern / 7:00 p.m. Central / 6:00 p.m. ….

Fantastic Fest schedule includes yakuza crime thrillers, cult horrors and martial arts heroes

The sixth edition of Fantastic Fest, which describes itself as a film festival with the boring parts cut out, is scheduled for September 23-30th, in Austin, Texas. The festival announced part of its programming for this year’s event, including: Bedevilled (2010) Director: Cheol-soo Jang, South Korea, 115 minutes If you beat, brutalize, dehumanize and torment ….

Radical Publishing to unveil film project based on Earp: Saints for Sinners sci-fi western at Comic-Con 2010

Sam Raimi is set to direct Earp: Saints for Sinners, an adaptation of a Radical Publishing graphic novel that Mandeville Films partners David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman are producing for DreamWorks, according to HeatVision. The Earp: Saints for Sinners movie will be based on a script by the graphic novel’s co-creator Matt Cirulnick (Paid in ….

Win one of 3 Stargate Universe 1.5 three-disc DVD sets

It’s starting again. That’s right, we’re running a new edition of “Film Fetish Fest,” our celebration of sci-fi, action and fantasy films, where we giveaway everything we can get our hands on… including the kitchen sink. This edition will be better than ever, with brand new DVD sets, 3D modeling software, professional industry tools, cool ….