Science Fiction

What sci-fi TV shows are getting shot out the skies next season?

Well, according to a report on Sci-Fi Wire, 11 cult sci-fi shows are on the edge of a very deep cliff. According to reports, shows including Fringe, Dollhouse and Medium, are in varying degrees of danger of being cancelled for the upcoming Fall season. Sadly, it looks almost certain now that the low-rated Terminator: The ….

Win one of five DVD copies of the groundbreaking Star Wars documentary A Galaxy Far Far Away

I have another great contest this week. Next Tuesday, April 21st, Cinevolve Studios invite home viewers to go deep inside the weird, wonderful universe of the Star Wars phenomenon, when they release the 10th Anniversary Collector’s Edition DVD of the documentary A Galaxy Far Far Away. Created in 1999 by director Tariq Jalil, the film ….

Win a copy of the cult comedy classic Galaxy Quest on Special Edition DVD

On May 12th, 2009, Paramount Home Entertainment will release the cult comedy classic Galaxy Quest, in brand new Deluxe Edition DVD. The cast, including Tim Allen (Wild Hogs), Sigourney Weaver (Baby Mama), Alan Rickman (Sweeney Todd), Tony Shalhoub (Monk), Sam Rockwell (Confessions of a Dangerous Mind), Enrico Colantoni (Just Shoot Me), Daryl Mitchell (Ed) and ….

Batman: Dead End filmmakers return with Hunter Prey

Sandy Collora, famous for producing the indie short Batman: Dead End, recently wrapped an original sci-fi feature film called Hunter Prey. The new film centers on a group of elite intergalactic commandos that have crash-landed on a harsh planet while transporting an alien prisoner. Now they must track down and recapture the escaped creature, and ….

The Scarecrow follows Christopher Nolan to the sci-fi thriller Inception

Marion Cotillard (A Good Year), Cillian Murphy (28 Days Later, Red Eye) and Ellen Page (Juno) are all in discussions to join Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi thriller Inception, which he is writing and directing. Leonardo DiCaprio is already attached to star in the film. Production on the film starts this summer for a ….

Win an invite to the L.A. premiere of The Mutant Chronicles, plus more cool swag from the movie

Mutant Chronicles is now available on HDNet Ultra VOD and opens in theaters on Friday, April 24th in theaters. Just as Thomas Jane and Ron Perlman kick some serious mutant ass in the film, Magnet Releasing and Pressman Films are kicking some major ass by offering the Ultimate Mutant Chronicles Prize Giveaway! One lucky grand prize ….

New poster today and a sequel coming for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot

Paramount has greenlit a sequel to the new Star Trek relaunch, and Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof are set to write the screenplay, according to Variety. J.J. Abrams, who directed and produced the most recent film, will produce the follow-up. No details have been released on whether Abrams will also lens the future ….

Ridley Scott’s sci-fi epic Forever War to be shot in 3-D

Ridley Scott, who’s adapting Joe Haldeman’s sci-fi war epic The Forever War, told reporters in Britain that James Cameron’s Avatar is inspiring him to shoot War in 3-D, according to SlashFilm. “I’m filming a book by Joe Haldeman called Forever War,” said the director. “I’ve got a good writer doing it. I’ve seen some of ….

New Gerard Butler sci-fi thriller Game trailer! More violent than 300?

Well, maybe not. But it’s certainly kinetic. Game stars Gerard Butler as a game avatar from a fictional game called Slayers, who’s had enough. It’s set in a future-world where humans can control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online gaming environments, and Butler attempts to regain his independence, and take down the game’s mastermind in ….

Bryan Singer eyes comic adaptation Freedom Formula: Ghost of the Wasteland

New Regency has nabbed film rights to the Radical Publishing sci-fi comic Freedom Formula: Ghost of the Wasteland, which will be developed as a potential directing vehicle for Bryan Singer (X-Men, Superman Returns, Valkyrie), according to Variety. The movie will be distributed by Fox, which worked with Singer on X-Men 2. Michael Finch – who ….

Win one of two official Alien Trespass movie posters signed by director R.W. Goodwin

On Friday, April 3rd, 2009, Roadside Attractions will release the campy retro-style sci-fi adventure Alien Trespass. To celebrate the release of the film, producers are providing FilmFetish with two official movie posters, signed by the film’s director R.W. Goodwin. You guys know the drill. In order to be entered in the random drawing to nab ….

The new trailer from Casshern director’s next film Goemon

Below is a new trailer for Goemon, directed by Kazuaki Kiriya – who helmed the cult sci-fi epic Casshern. Goemon takes place in 1582. Oda Nobunaga was on the verge of conquering all of Japan, but was forced to commit suicide at Honno-ji Temple by one of his generals, Akechi Mitsuhide. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Nobunaga’s top ….