Science Fiction

Blu-ray release of Star Trek: The Original Series giving hardcore Trek fans exclusive this weekend

Owners of Star Trek: The Original Series on Blu-ray will be able to access daily reports from FEDCON, Europe’s largest Star Trek convention, for direct download from the disc’s BD-Live portal. Apart from the additional information and exclusive videos and trailers provided via BD-Live, videos of the highlights at FEDCON will be available for download. ….

Viral campaign for sci-fi show Flash Forward explained (at least to me)

During Lost’s 100th episode last night, which I thought was one of the best episodes in a long while, there were a number of mysterious on-screen references to something, before and after commercials, that totally eluded me, in between the amazing new clips from Star Trek, Transformers 2 and Terminator Salvation. At one point, I ….

New shots and storyboards from Terminator Salvation

Sci-Fi Wire has posted an exclusive behind-the-scenes image and storyboards from Terminator Salvation, which opens May 21st. The new images include storyboards and a new set image, as depicted in the Terminator Salvation: The Movie Companion book, due in stores on May 1, 2009. The storyboards illustrate key action from the initial attack by a ….

Rodriguez directing Predators, Machete, Sin City 2, Nervewrackers and live-action Jetsons at home in Austin

IESB today confirmed a previously reported story by Bloody-Disgusting, that Sin City director Robert Rodriguez will reboot the Predator franchise for Fox. The new film is titled Predators, and Rodriguez will apparently direct and produce the new project. He discussed Predators and other high-profile projects he’s developing at a news conference earlier today at Troublemaker ….

State of Play director to take on Isaac Asimov sci-fi classic

State of Play director Kevin Macdonald is attached to develop and direct The End of Eternity, Variety reports. The Isaac Asimov futuristic sci-fi tale The End of Eternity describes humanity as being controlled by a ruling class called The Eternals, members of which can manipulate time to alter history and prevent disasters or wipe out ….

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 ….