Science Fiction

Robots from Jonathan Mostow’s sci-fi thriller Surrogates revealed at New York Comic Con

Disney previewed Pixar’s Up and the Bruce Willis sci-fi thriller the Surrogates at New York Comic Con, over the weekend. Up director Pete Docter and producer Jonas Rivera walked the audience through three very extended clips from the new animated film, and explained the some of the technical challenges in creating the movie, including how ….

Will Hamilton or Schwarzenegger appear in Terminator Salvation? What don’t you fucking understand?

I attended the Warner Brothers panel at New York Comic Con on Saturday, and Terminator Salvation director McG led the audience through some of the current developments in the production. During the panel’s Q&A, a fan asked if the current media blitz over Bale’s verbal lashing of director of photography Shane Hurlbut has hurt the ….

Cuddly Terminator T-800 and Watchmen Rorschach and The Comedian toys?

Yet more Watchmen goods have popped up online. I found this unique line of toys while browsing rapper Common’s blog. He had posted images of the Terminator Salvation line that Medicom is releasing. For those of you who don’t know, Common is co-starring in the film as Barnes, one of John Connor’s closest allies. When ….

Robert Patrick to attend panel for Alien Trespass at New York Comic Con

A lost Sci-Fi epic’s recently been unearthed! Not seen since 1957, this film by legendary producer Louie Q. Goldstone is essential viewing for anyone who considers themselves a science fiction fan. Be one of the first of this generation to glimpse vintage Alien Trespass broadsides and meet the creator, veteran X-Files director R.W. Goodwin as ….

Warner Bros. to preview Watchmen, Terminator Salvation and Friday the 13th this weekend at NYCC

Warner Bros. sweeps into New York Comic-Con with three of their biggest film projects of 2009. First up is Watchmen, based on one of the world’s most celebrated graphic novels, Watchmen is the film fans have been waiting for for decades, and you’ll be getting the latest scoop from Dave Gibbons, the original artist behind ….

Classic Twilight Zone episodes to screen at NYCC this weekend

In this screening and presentation, Arlen Schumer will introduce five classic episodes of The Twilight Zone and address the questions they raise. Rediscover what The Twilight Zone has to say about Identity, Man’s Obsolescence, Science and Superstition, Suburban Nightmares, and Time. While The Twilight Zone is 50-years-old this year, the landmark series is still poignant ….

More details on the Dollhouse New York Comic Con sneak peak

Joss Whedon and Tahmoh Penikett will guide fans through a sneak peek of the first act of the highly anticipated premiere episode of Dollhouse, which launches on Friday, February 13th on FOX. Dollhouse stars Eliza Dushku, Tahmoh Penikett, Fran Kranz, Dichen Lachman, Enver Gjokaj, Harry Lennix and Olivia Williams. Mini posters from the show will ….

Summit Entertainment to preview sci-fi thriller Knowing, war film Hurt Locker and Astro Boy with “surprise guests” at NYCC

Summit Entertainment brings exclusive new footage and some surprise guests from its exciting 2009 film lineup, which includes: Knowing in theaters March 20, 2009 From visionary director Alex Proyas (I Robot, Dark City) comes a gripping action-thriller of global proportions, about a professor (Nicolas Cage) who stumbles onto terrifying predictions about the future – and ….

Behind-the-scenes featurette about AMC’s Prisoner remake – and FREE streaming episodes of the original U.K. series

A few sites have been posting this material, and I just had to share why I’m excited about it. AMC has been posting behind-the-scenes video interviews and clips about the making of its upcoming mini-series remake, based on the short-lived 1960s cult classic sci-fi TV series The Prisoner. James Caviezel stars at No. 6 (the ….

Check out this wild new video promo for Fox Friday’s Terminator and Dollhouse

El fuego your Friday! Sci Fi Wire posted this video that Fox TV released as a new promo video for its upcoming Friday-night lineup, which consists of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Joss Whedon’s new action thriller Dollhouse, that’s an homage to grindhouse movie trailers, complete with psychadelic color warps and out of sync ….

Blair Witch director working on paranormal thriller called Savant

In an interview on Tuesday with SCI-FI Wire, Blair Witch Project director Daniel Myrick said that he’s developing a film project titled Savant, described as a paranormal thriller, which he says would be his biggest movie to date. He told the site: “Savant is about this guy named Jeremiah Stark who is incarcerated in this ….

Pixar’s Up and Bruce Willis’ sci-fi thriller Surrogates sneak peeks at New York Comic-Con

Walt Disney Studios will present films from their 2009 slate, including Up and Surrogates, at New York Comic-Con, on Saturday, February 7, 2009, beginning at 2:30PM, in the IGN Theater at Javit’s Center. These previews are usually attended by cast members, however other than Up’s director Pete Docter, none were listed in the panel preview ….

Futurama: Into The Wild Green Yonder world premiere at New York Comic-Con

The world premiere of the latest Futurama film, Futurama: Into The Wild Green Yonder, will be this Friday, February 6, 2009, at New York Comic-Con. The screening begins at 5:30PM in the IGN Theater, and is free for all attendees of the convention. More about Futurama: Into The Wild Green Yonder All the other galaxies ….