Science Fiction

Cult sci-fi classic They Live returning to silver screen

John Carpenter’s cult 1988 sci-fi flick They Live is getting a remake from Universal and Strike Entertainment. This was absolutely coming down the pike sooner or later, considering the recent The Crazies and Nightmare on Elm St. remake announcements, and the already released The Hills Have Eyes and Assault on Precinct 13 films (both of ….

New Romancing the Stone film coming to the big screen

Fox is producing a remake of it’s own 1984 action comedy classic Romancing the Stone, and has hired Daniel McDermott (who penned Eagle Eye) to write it, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The original was one of Robert Zemeckis’ early gigs as a director, and turned Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito, into film ….

Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber, Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones Hat, Christian Bale’s Batman cowl and much more up for auction

Mark Hamill’s hero “Luke Skywalker” lightsaber from Star Wars and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back ($150,000-$180,000), the original 82-inch diameter hero “United Planets Cruiser C-57D” flying saucer filming miniature from Forbidden Planet ($80,000-$120,000); three volume presentation First Editions of The Lord of the Rings with Elvish inscription with all three volumes signed by J.R.R. ….

Terminator Salvation the Game coming with the film

Warner Bros. Interactive, Equity Games and Halcyon Games announced Terminator Salvation – The Videogame, a third-person shooter to be released in conjunction with the Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures film, which opens nationwide on May 22, 2009. Based on the upcoming Terminator Salvation film, the game offers players the chance to assume the role of ….

WIN a full sized movie poster from Special signed by Michael Rapaport

This Friday, November 21st, Magnet will release the film SPECIAL, the second movie in their Six Shooter Film Series. To celebrate the release, Magnet is providing us with a full-size movie poster signed by actor Michael Rapaport (currently featured in TV’s Prison Break) and writer/directors Hal Haberman & Jeremy Passmore. Want to earn a chance ….

Make that two more futuristic sci-fi epics for Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. is working on two sci-fi projects with former New Line co-chiefs Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne, according to The Hollywood Reporter. After leaving New Line, the duo formed the Unique Features banner in June of this year, which also funnels it’s projects through Warners. Shaye, along with Unique’s Dylan Sellers are producing Control-Alt-Delete, ….

Win a copy of the classic The Day the Earth Stood Still on Special Edition DVD

On December 2nd 2008, Fox Home Entertainment will release an all new Special Edition of the sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still on DVD & Blu-ray. One of the greatest sci-fi classic films of all time finally gets the special edition treatment it deserves before the remake hits theaters next month. The original ….

Mystery Science Theater 3000: 20th Anniversary Edition DVD review

The Peabody Award-winning, Emmy-nominated cult TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000, which became a pop culture landmark in the 1990s by poking fun at horrible movies of every genre and time period, has been successfully brought back to life by Shout! Factory. On October 28th, the pop culture treasure hunters, released four episodes that have ….

Robotech film gets new writers

Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, TV’s Smallville) are writing a new draft of the live-action Robotech movie adaptation for Warner Bros., according to The Hollywood Reporter. Lawrence Kasdan, who wrote The Empire Strikes Back, wrote a previous version of the screenplay. Robotech was a 1980s anime series that ….