Science Fiction

Diesel teases next Riddick film in development

Vin Diesel briefly alluded to the third Riddick film’s state of development, while being interviewed by GameSpot about his upcoming console game The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena: Maybe we’re too tight-lipped about the next Chronicles of Riddick film, and I think circa the release of [Dark Athena] that’s probably when you’ll start ….

First look at the tech – and budget – behind Avatar…and Titanic coming BACK to theaters in 3D?

The New York Times posted an extended article on the making of James Cameron’s upcoming 3D epic Avatar. It has a lot of info on the film and the groundbreaking technology behind it from Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Jeffrey Katenberg, and Cameron himself. One of the major bits of information was that producers are digitalizing ….

Win five grand in Monsters vs. Aliens’ Monster Makeover Sweepstakes

In celebration of the theatrical release of DreamWorks’ new 3D animated film, Monsters vs. Aliens, which opens in theaters on March 27, 2009, Office Depot and Hewlett-Packard launched the Monster Makeover Sweepstakes, a national promotion where one grand prize winner will receive $5,000 in Office Depot gift cards for an Office Makeover, a trip for ….

Matt Damon to star in sci-fi love story written by Bourne Ultimatum scribe

Universal is looking to work with Matt Damon on his next film project, after the success of the ‘Bourne’ series of films – a franchise which has another sequel in the works at the studio. The distributor is finalizing a deal for Damon to star in The Adjustment Bureau, which is described as a contemporary ….

3-D Re-Animator film in the works, and a first look at Herbert West: Re-Animator TV series

According to horror website ShockTillYouDrop, producer Ray Haboush is developing a 3-D remake of Stuart Gordon’s 1985 sci-fi horror cult classic Re-Animator, based on the H.P. Lovecraft tale. Haboush’s Automatic Media and Halcyon International Pictures will be shepherding the project with Brian Yuzna, producer of the original film and director of its sequels Bride of ….

Amanda Seyfried may take a Sucker Punch for Zack Snyder

Mamma Mia! star Amanda Seyfried is currently negotiating to star in the lead role of Babydoll in Zack Snyder’s action fantasy film Sucker Punch, along with Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Evan Rachel Wood and Emma Stone, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Snyder is also producing with his partner and wife Deborah Snyder. Sucker Punch is ….

Sci-Fi horror Pandorum trailer

Pandorum revolves around a pair of crew members aboard a spaceship, who wake up with no knowledge of their mission, their identities or where the remaining crew members are aboard their ship. The trailer looks like a mix of Event Horizon and Alien – which means it looks great. The film stars Dennis Quaid, Ben ….

Leonardo DiCaprio to star in the sci-fi action thriller Inception

Leonardo DiCaprio is attached to star in Inception, the sci-fi thriller that Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan wrote and will direct as his next film, according to Variety. According to the report, Inception will shoot this year and is set to be released in the summer of 2010, with Nolan and Emma Thomas producing. The ….