Trek Nation comes to Science

Science celebrates the 45th anniversary of one of the greatest television franchises of all time, Star Trek, with the world-premiere two-hour event, Trek Nation. This tribute follows Gene Roddenberry’s son, Rod, as he explores the impact of his father’s singular vision for the future. Through interviews with fans, including George Lucas, J.J. Abrams, Seth MacFarlane, ….

New action drama No Ordinary Family bringing super powers and free t-shirts to Comic-Con 2010

ABC has a series of San Diego Comic-Con 2010 events planned to celebrate its new action drama, No Ordinary Family – all of which take place on Saturday, July 24th. Things commence at 1:00 p.m., when Michael Chiklis and Julie Benz will be available in the No Ordinary Family booth (#3921) to autograph full-sized posters ….

New Batman animated feature to premiere at SDCC 2010 plus some cool poster art

Batman: Under the Red Hood will have its world premiere screening during San Diego Comic-Con 2010, presented by Warner Home Video, Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment, and Warner Bros. Animation. Batman: Under the Red Hood is the eighth entry in the ongoing series of DC Universe animated original feature films. In the film, Batman faces his ….

Universal Pictures to exclusively preview sci-fi thriller Skyline at San Diego Comic-Con 2010

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, and Rogue Pictures will present an exclusive look at the sci-fi thriller Skyline, which is produced and directed by the Brothers Strause (Alien vs. Predator: Requiem), whose company Hydraulx has provided visual effects for Avatar, Iron Man 2, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and 300. In Skyline, strange lights descend ….

Lost star and Underworld director to attend panel promoting new Hawaii Five-O TV series at Comic-Con 2010

Executive Producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (Star Trek), along with Peter M. Lenkov (24), Director Len Wiseman (Underworld), and stars Daniel Dae Kim (Lost) and Grace Park (Battlestar Galactica), will attend a panel called The “Aloha, Earth” panel, which will take place on Friday, July 23rd, in room 6BCF from 10:15-11:15AM, where they will ….

Avatar success leads to renewed interest in sci-fi projects Ion, Pacific Rim, Logan’s Run and more

According to HeatVisionBlog, Fox 2000 Pictures is circling an original spec script by Will Dunn titled Ion, which is generating interest from several studios. Channing Tatum is attached to star in the project, with Ridley and Tony Scott attached to produce. Ion centers on a man who travels to different Earths and dimensions in order ….

Tron Legacy, Green Lantern, Cowboys & Aliens, Batman, Last Airbender, A-Team, Star Trek and more headline Vegas Licensing Expo

According to a report on THR, film studios will be squarely focused on tentpole franchises at next week’s Licensing International Expo, which will be celebrating its 30th anniversary. The Licensing International Expo runs from June 8th through the 10th, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, and will feature attendees from the worlds ….

Batman 3 confirmed for 2012, adding to biggest summer for sci-fi/comic films ever

Warner Bros. has set July 20, 2012, as the release date for the third Christopher Nolan Batman film, according to HeatVisionBlog. This even though there’s no title or start date for the project. According to the report, the studio is not even in pre-production yet, and Nolan still completing post work on Inception, but apparently ….